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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1913
Page
6
United Mine Workers have been indicted amid a strike inquiry. The report notes ongoing actions and a death within the sector, reflecting tensions between labor and management as investigations proceed.
A Senate committee will depart for Charleston West Virginia to examine witnesses on alleged peonage and interference in the Paint Creek and Cabin Creek coal fields. Senator Horah of Idaho leads the inquiry with about 100 miners expected to testify on conditions and possible conspiracies affecting the strike.
Sam Marchesseau known as Sam Marchesseau in Quebec, died in his Beaver block room in Butte yesterday between 3 and 9 am. A long-time old timer since 1868, he never married, was noted for health, abstinence, politeness, and honesty. He left an estate reckoned in thousands. among 10 children in his family, he was the last surviving member.
Charleston report says John P White Frank J Hayes and 17 UMWA officials face federal grand jury indictment for attempting to create a labor monopoly by fixing prices and restricting member participation. Local coal operators and former union officials aided in gathering information for the case. Trial likely to proceed soon before Judge Benjamin F Keller.
Washington June reports democratic leaders revise policy to place a countercalling duty on imports of livestock grains fresh meats flour and other grain products. The measure echoes a recent Wilson conference aim to balance American exports and domestic farmers and manufacturers by imposing duties equal to any foreign tariffs.
Rex Oregonious and his retinue arrive in Portland for the seventh annual Rose Festival and Carnival of Flowers. A flotilla of more than 10 vessels will greet him near the lower harbor led by the steamer City of Portland. Parades, an electrical pageant, a rose show, and various races and sports are planned throughout the week as roses reach peak bloom.
Emily Davison died at Epsom Hospital after a skull fracture from her Derby protest against the king's horse. Comrades draped the screen over her as she attempted to disrupt the race, a bold act that sparked widespread calls for renewed action in the suffrage movement.
Stefansson, arriving in Bequimalt, prepares the arctic scientific expedition under Canadian government auspices. He will command the old whaler Karluk with Captain Robert Bartlett, sailing from Nome, Alaska in a few days, exact date to be announced.
Three high school boys set out in a canvas canoe from Santa Cruz and are missing off Monterey Bay. An afternoon search by the local naval militia failed to locate them and hopes of finding them alive were abandoned.
Senator Myers testified that President Wilson never sought to influence his tariff vote. Myers said he discussed sugar and wool schedules with the President twice, once before the House vote and again after, but the President did not pressure him. He argued the Senate cannot be denied the right to vote on any tariff schedules despite personal or financial interests.
The Rev Dr Charles Augustus Briggs a noted theologian died at age 72 in New York City. A Presbyterian minister and Union Theological Seminary professor he faced heresy charges in 1890s amid a long career. He later sought ordination in the Protestant Episcopal Church and entered the Episcopal ministry in 1900 after the usual ordination steps.
In the city and state a series of incidents and notes fill the week. Sir Marchesseau dies in Butte. cloudbursts cause damage near Butt. suffragette martyr Davison dies. a young Anaconda priest celebrates his first mass. Memorials, advertising, and sporting notes pepper the pages as mining and local life continue amid turmoil.
In Workington, figures from southern organizations laid towers on graves at Arlington national cemetery to honor the known and unknown dead under tense observance as dignitaries gathered today.
Reports from Sofia and Belgrade indicate Balkan allies edge toward war as cabinet crises delay decisive moves. Serbia, Bulgaria clash over messages and territory while officials warn a general confrontation may be near. Leaders meet amid public alarm and calls for a prompt settlement of the crisis.
Former President W. H. Taft attended All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, a former gathering place, then hosted by Ch D Hilles. He lunched with Senator Newlands and later joined the country club crowd, with a luncheon planned for tomorrow as guests arrive.
A raid last night by police and district attorney's office netted 35 arrests in a vice sweep. Seven detainees were young women under 21 taken to the Juvenile Detention Home. eight men were released. Police reported the sweep at an Empire Day disaster site in Long Beach and noted a prominent religious official reportedly ill. Peter Inglis, 39, died from injuries in the Auditorium collapse, the thirty ninth victim.
Charles M. Faye, a 32 year veteran of the Chicago Daily News and 15 years as managing editor, died today at his Aurora home. His long career spanned much of the paper’s history.
A scrambled report suggests intense lobbying influence on tariff decisions amid two storms. The fragment mentions hhs hed NyECE Nr and wet homes, indicating disrupted homes and uncertain effects on household conditions. The text is largely unreadable but implies contested policy and weather impacts.
Washington June reports show the lobby investigation under President Wilson's tariff reform and currency plans may influence future legislation. The committee probes into sugar and wool interests and cane sugar refiners, with senators cautious about how probes affect schedules and treaties, while new sugar policy battles loom in the coming weeks.
A southbound Missouri Kansas & Texas passenger train derailed near McAlister Oklahoma killing Mr. George W. Lewis of Kansas City Missouri and injuring 48 others. One Negro porter is reported worst hurt with other injuries mostly minor cuts and bruises.
Sacramento June decision by the state board of health holds that human bones aged ten years are not part of a human body and not subject to health laws for parcel post shipping. Chinese residents sought rates to mail bones to San Francisco and ship them to China for reinterment, planning to dig up others and mail small bones while transporting larger ones by ship.
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