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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1923
Page
1
H Barrett representing railway officers delivers a right of way deed to the city for Montana Way. The action transfers property rights for the railway corridor. The event marks official completion of the deed transfer.
Montana street to Holmes avenue highway plan gains momentum as the Milwaukee Road transfers deed of right of way to Butte. Eugene Carroll receives the document from E H Barrett. Company officials express strong support and pledge aid for the project linking downtown to southern districts. Deed covers numerous railroad lots and blocks along the route.
Dublin. June 15. The will contest involving Mrs Richard Croker ends in a verdict for Mrs Croker. Justice Maloney ruled for the widow on contested points and upheld assessments against Richard Croker Jr and Mrs Ethel White. The judge noted weak proof based on bigamy claims with Guy Marone and said the decision sets Mrs Croker as her late husband's representative in all matters.
The Shelby title bout is preserved with $100,000 to be paid to Kearns today as Exchange head W. Silkworth plans to resign after referee hearings conclude in the Fuller bankruptcy case.
Gen Luis Terrazas, once Mexico's great cattle magnate, died at 93 in Chihuahua City, Mexico. His fortunes dwindled after the Villa revolution. a bank loan was being organized to apportion about 6,000,000 acres among farmers and ranchers, with the estate valued at tens of millions before losses.
Rolla Duncan of Billings was appointed by President Harding to be United States marshal for the district of Montana.
Pueblo June 15 union officials said Gov. Sweet will mediate and postpone the shop crafts strike on the Denver and Rio Grande Western system and Rio Grande Southern until Tuesday. Denver receivers said the walkout would not alarm him, as five thousand workers were ordered out with the attorney general citing failure to honor a prior agreement.
Great Falls promoters secured a $100000 installment for Jack Kearns, manager of Dempsey, after an all day session. Bankers from Great Falls pledged funds and Promoter Lou Molumby offered $50000 in cash if Kearns would grant more time. The fight’s fate hung on last minute financing and possible new organization.
Heavy rain along the north Nebraska system washed out 500 feet of track near Kenard in Washington county and left roadbeds soft. Northwestern railroad traffic was demoralized as trainmen moved cautiously. The Republican river's flood receded around Superior with the South ern Nebraska Power company dam left high and dry.
This afternoon concludes the Standard cooking school in the chamber of commerce on West Broadway. Hundreds entered bread, cake and pie items for prizes including a $180 Hotpoint electric range from Montana Power with other awards such as a 100 pound sugar sack. Judges include Miss Henrietta Mobus and John Kenoff. awards announced at the end.
Paris reports French troops last night and today occupied railway stations from Dortmund to Rey, cutting rail links between industrial Germany and unoccupied areas. Key junctions at Langenender and Bochum now isolated. Traffic only by French permit under heavy penalties. Wegen der Bestrafung. Conduct noted by Allied observers.
The Montana governor received a letter from a man at Mill Iron asking for a $500 loan to buy equipment for a rural mail route. He offered to accept any route in Custer County and pledged to establish post offices to generate business if the Miles City route could not be secured.
Mrs. Danner warns that if her husband learned of the crimes she would have told authorities, she feared he would have killed her. She asserts she would have faced murder rather than stay silent. The story centers on alleged murders and a plea for protection after naming the danger.
Deposed Bulgarian premier Stambouligey is reported killed after a clash as peasants rescue him from guards. The fight escalates amid ongoing political turmoil and a follow-on battle is described with lethal outcomes.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Bozeman reports Mrs Iva Danner admitting she told what she knew about the Central Park murders of Mr and Mrs Sprouse on Nov 14 1920. She feared for her life and sought relief from the strain while watching her jailbound husband.
Paris dispatch reports the chamber of deputies votes 380 to 200 in favor of the government's domestic policy. The late vote confirms support for current leadership and policy direction amid ongoing political debates.
Town marshal Charles Benton of Homestead was shot dead during a liquor raid. The alleged slayer known as Grey Eye Simmons was tied to a tree by a mob and riddled with bullets after the fatal attack.
In Washington the Roosevelt Memorial association awarded three Gold medals in a ceremony in the White House east room. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood received one medal for distinguished service. Col. Kil presented. Wood could not attend due to duties as governor general of the Philippines. The other two medals went to Dr. Henry Fairfield Osborn for natural history study and Louisa Lee Schuyler, Hamilton descendant and sanitary commission pioneer, honored in absentia.
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