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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1913
Page
1
George Fearing remains missing after an intensive search among Butte carpenters. Officials say the effort, including interviews and routine checks, has yet to uncover fresh clues or sightings related to his disappearance.
Police say no trace of George Fearing despite circulars sent and pictures to aid identification. The article notes a love triangle where both suitors later married the same woman, with a grim outcome anticipated as contractors in Butte and Deer Lodge report no new workers matching the suspect description.
Picture and description of Fearing arrive from the carpenters union at Deer Lodge. They will be posted at union headquarters and given to members here as information. Police say no trace of Fearing. Attorney Feeley warns of a possible tragic ending if Fearing tries to find Sorenson. The feud rooted in a shared love for the same woman with years of court battles and jealousy. Continued on Page Nine. Call Made for Sterner Policy in American Situation Denounces Taft Administration.
Senator Fall drives senate to pledge strong protection for American citizens abroad amid criticism of Taft era delay policy. Senator Lodge backs the demand while Senator Bacon defends current efforts. Debate cites German and Mexican incidents as examples of insufficient backing for Americans. Floor discussion moves to calendar for future action.
Canton, China July 22. The province of Kwang Tung proclaims independence paralyzing Southern trade. Stores close, merchants warn shippers, and thousands flee to Macao and Hongkong. Governor Chang Hsun visits Hongkong but returns as secessionist troops prepare to move. fears of conflict with General Lung loom. News censorship tightens as British fleet strengthens.
Washington July 22 Senate debate on the tariff bill income tax provision continues with Senator Borah analyzing direct taxation and urging limits on indirect taxes. He proposes raising the $8,000 exemption to $4,000 and argues the tax should fall on the wealthy while Bristow pushes for higher rates on top incomes.
Martin M. Mulhall, ex lobbyist for the National Association of Manufacturers, retracted a major charge before the investigating committee. He swore that former Representative James E. Watson of Indiana had been employed by private interests in 1909 to work for a tariff commission bill, then amended testimony to say Watson was not in the House at that time.
A catastrophic blaze claims multiple workers in a large factory. Survivors describe chaotic scenes as emergency crews battle the flames and communities call for improved safety measures across industrial facilities.
London July 22 The European concert faces a delicate crisis as Turkish forces reoccupy Adrianople and Kirk Kilisseh stirring a push by Greeks and Serbs. Bulgaria suffers, diplomacy swift to check the move while Russia may press for European mandate and Britain weighs intervention. Fighting along the Servian front continues with heavy losses.
Charles J Eames of New York, owner of extensive mining property in Mexico, died in Tucson on July 22 after swallowing poison thinking he took sleeping tablets. The death was ruled accidental.
In Binghamton New York fifty workers mostly women and girls died as a four story factory building of the Binghamton Clothing Company burned swiftly in the afternoon. About 125 were inside with 30 injured and many missing as flames overwhelmed exits. Firefighters could not reach the upper floors and several jumped or were enveloped by the heat. Survivors recalled crowded stairways and windows as the blaze swept through the building and nearby structures were damaged.
Thousands of students in Mexico City welcomed Mineyhiro the new Japanese minister bearing Japanese flags. Despite a legation warning, the crowd offered no anti American statements. The minister spoke from the train car, thanked Mexico and Japan as brother nations, and expressed appreciation.
In a Grants Pass area thunderstorm last night a lightning bolt felled a clothesline wire, striking Mrs. C. H. Eddy and Mrs. August Kausek about 15 miles north of Grants Pass. Both women were reportedly injured.
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