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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1923
Page
1
Ten subsidiary corporations will form a federated fleet control system. Each company serves as a basis for federal operation to manage and direct routes across the network.
Albert D. Lasker proposes creating 18 subsidiary corporations to control each consolidated shipping route under a government managed merchant fleet. He says 250 ships would be allotted to private style operation while 1,200 surplus steel ships remain, with the parent body guiding policy and assets rising in value. The plan envisions eventual sale to private owners with local shipping men as officers and directors.
The Northwest Federation of American Indians replaced a pipe ceremony with a Saaz dance after electing Cavanaugh of Anacortes as president to succeed the late Thomas Bishop of Tacoma. The event drew attendees from multiple races.
C. C. Skidmore, once tied to the fate of Mrs. Ernest La Casse, emerges as a daring border rum runner and expert car thief in the West. Investigations in Anaconda reveal a skilled mechanic he tried to recruit to abandon his legitimate work and join his criminal operations.
In Peking on June 10 Associated Press reports President Yuan-Hung surrounded in the palace by a few loyalists while militants pressure for his removal. Li Yuan-hung declares he will resist and seeks support from Marshal Tsao Kun and General Wu Pei-fu as Parliament wavers over his fate.
A severe Montana gale 37 miles west of Missoula collapsed a lumber camp injuring and killing two workers. Communications were cut and rescue teams struggled to reach the area as crews worked to recover the dead and search for survivors.
A twister storm near Missoula Montana killed B V Johnson and Olaf Hoaglund, felled trees, and damaged Camp No 3 lumber facilities with no others hurt. Across Western Montana homes and rail lines suffered tree damage while Missoula river ran high from debris. In Macon Georgia a storm caused about 1 million dollars in property damage with 6 inches of rain in 90 minutes and overwhelmed sewers.
James Diving, night watchman for the Southern Pacific building in San Francisco, celebrated 24 years with the company by recounting his long service. He estimates walking 139000 miles inside the building and operating doors 2000000 times, noting his unusual daily routines and the antics of workers.
Roy Roumbold his fiancée Mrs Hazel Pomeroy and her two daughters Shirley and Ruth were killed when their car was struck by a train about 20 miles south of Santa Ana California. Roumbold reportedly turned back toward his mother whose ranch home they had been visiting just before driving onto the tracks. All four residents of Santa Ana.
In Shelby a three thousand foot drop occurred when a gas tube leaked aboard Earl Vance's B French aircraft en route from Falls to Shelby. Pilot Ringling regained control and the ship landed safely. Kilroy McIntyre and Porter, first time flyers, described the event as an air baptism. Kilroy later told the Times it was all in the day’s play.
The report details enforcement actions in Mon Tin and surrounding areas resulting in 189 convictions and 40 stills seized. Fines and penalties total 2,897,636 dollars with unclear collection by the government. 438 persons were tried in state courts, but the exact conviction count is not provided.
A five day domestic science course hosted by the Standard cooking school opens tomorrow afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce building in Butte. Miss Bernice Lowen, a Chicago science teacher, will conduct two hour lectures daily from 2 to 8 pm with demonstrations and prize inspections. The bake contest closes the course with prizes including an electric range, an automatic washing machine, and a 100 pound sack of sugar.
Paris reports Premier Poincare sent a note to London seeking Britain to join France and Belgium in urging Germany to end passive resistance. The message says if Germany complies, France will discuss a reparations solution with allies, within France’s January proposal.
Allied circles cropping up of unwelcome pro German element may stir up Balkan problems as revolts threaten financial stability.
Bulletin reports in London that Bulgaria faces a volatile revolt amid a strong agrarian party and Macedonian tensions. Officials warn of possible Balkan hostilities as allied observers note pro German elements gaining in influence. Washington reports treasury aims to borrow 150 million dollars for the fiscal year with new certificates at four percent.
In Phopnion Arizona a Salvation Army worker identified as Fr. McNally, 40, nearly decapitated his wife with a large pocket knife and then killed himself after a confrontation in their home. Daughters and relatives said jealousy and accusations of improper relations triggered the tragedy. The couple had separated for about a year and had returned briefly. The incident occurred in an Arizona town near Roswell New Mexico.
A fire at the Broad Street station train shed in Philadelphia was discovered at 1 a.m. and brought under control by 4 a.m. The blaze destroyed most of the shed and its baggage mall and express areas, with about thirty trains inside. Numerous passenger coaches were damaged and a locomotive and four cars fell through the floor, narrowly missing several men. Estimated losses exceed 1 million dollars.
Noted French author Pierre Loti died at his home in Hendaye after a long illness. Surrounded by family and friends he passed peacefully. He had returned to his Basque homeland recently and planned burial on the island of Oléron. Loti, famed for descriptive writing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, traveled the world as a French naval officer and wrote many works inspired by his journeys.
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