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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1924
Page
1
More than 150 veterans and members of the women's auxiliaries arrived Sunday for a city veterans rally with many more expected to join. The event gathers local veterans in support of city services and remembrance.
Today schedules include a 10 A M joint meeting of Grand Army and Spanish War Veterans with auxiliaries at the Masonic temple auditorium. Mayor Horgan greets attendees and W B Harlan gives the response. 1 30 P M business sessions follow at Patriotic hall and other posts meet at designated halls including Eagles' and I O C F. 8 P M Camp fire program at Knights of Columbus auditorium.
Veterans from Civil War and Spanish American conflicts arrive in Butte with Grand Army of the Republic and women auxiliaries. More than 150 delegates travel to Montana for encampment activities at the Masonic temple and hotels. Department Commander W B Harlan notes dwindling membership as they prepare for the joint opening session.
Mary Poutrykina and Nadya Feodorova, aged 16 and 17, lured Mary Goustshenkove, 18, daughter of a pest official, to their home. They strangled her, cut her, then decapitated the victim and hid the body. They were sentenced to five years in prison.
William Brennan prominent heavyweight and owner of a San Pedro cabaret was shot dead. State trooper James Cullen was wounded as Brennan’s assailants fled, later captured. Two of five attackers tied to a Hell’s Kitchen gang are in custody.
Reports from Mitchell and Aberdeen detail deaths in Bijou Hills White Lake Pierre and Blunt with extensive property destruction across at least nine counties. The storm damaged irrigation dams telegraph lines highways power plants and left many towns without electricity while high winds and hail caused further injuries and losses.
Police report a radical I W W dynamite plot to strike the morgue holding 48 MS Mississippi explosion victims. Guard of civilians and sailors placed after raid and clashes at the I W W meeting hall. Injuries include three girls, a boy, and a man.
Fire originating from an electric switch destroyed the Willamette Valley Lumber company planing mill storage sheds dry kilns and lumber yards in Dallas Ore early today. Loss estimated between 150000 and 175000 dollars with over 4 000 000 feet of finished lumber burned.
Plans are set for Lieut. Russell Maughan to attempt a coast to coast daylight flight within a week. He will depart New York at dawn, rest for fuel stops, and target San Francisco before dark, aiming about 17 hours in a 160 mph racing plane solo. Col. Gilmore to speak on the flight at KPO.
Washington dispatch notes McAdoo has the strongest delegate backing in the Democratic race. Tom Love of Texas cites estimates near 440 delegates on first ballots, with possible gains if Bryan Davis and Underwood exit. Despite over and under statements, McAdoo appears capable of over half of 1098 total delegates on initial ballots.
In Chicago on June 15 the five alienists and psychiatrists assessing Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb reported definite conclusions. They will file final findings next week for the defense ahead of the August 4 trial. Two doctors believe neither should hang, citing a theory of psychological abnormality from extensive tests.
Paris reporters claim a new silhouette to appear during the Grand Prix will end the corset era. Style lists say garments will cling to the body with no hip fullness, aided by fashion decrees and growing female sports influence.
In Johnson City Tennessee the death toll from a late Friday flood rises to five with two more bodies found. The victims include four year old Lou Lewis and her four month old sister, children of Cecil Lewis, who is hospitalized with injuries. The two girls were located buried in sand and debris along the Watauga River about a quarter mile from their home. Earlier recoveries included Mrs Lum Smith, her seven year old son, and Mae Ellis, a six year old girl.
Delegates from across the United States and Canada arrive as the eighth annual Kiwanis convention nears its opening in Denver. More than 6,000 attendees are expected over four days, with many traveling by car and seven special trains delivering hundreds more.
Southern California today remembered the navy’s dead as memorial services were held across the region honoring fallen sailors and their service.
An alleged confession and letters from suspects aided authorities in the $1,000,000 registered mail robbery near Chicago. Four bandits seized a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul mail train, with twenty $1,000 bills tied to registered pouches found on James H. Watson and others. Federal warrants charging robbery have been issued for the remaining suspects.
In Pueblo Coto June 15 three members of the Cole family died when an automobile backed into the Bessemer ditch. Mrs Grace Cole 30 and Mildred Coles 8 months drowned alongside the vehicle. Lewis Cole the brother in law who tried to save them also drowned. The car lunge backwards after being cranked by J D Cole. The ditch was drained to recover the bodies.
Henri Ter Mullen a veteran railway mail clerk is under arrest in Miles City for theft from a letter containing money. Investigators say the suspect admitted the crime after being seized upon leaving his car in Miles City. The case involves a pattern of missing funds on Montana mail trains, with federal charges likely in Billings court.
Seven persons were injured Sunday afternoon when a cyclone struck the farming community between Great Falls and Power. Six were taken to Great Falls hospitals after one house was wrecked. The cyclone varied path, wrecking several houses and barns. crop loss expected to be nominal with some hail present.
William G. McAdoo spoke at the Santa Fe station in Albuquerque saying progressive forces are strong enough to push a progressive platform at the Democratic national convention. He declined to comment on his nomination chances as he travels to New York for the convention with Mrs. McAdoo and two children, plus delegates H. H. Cotton and Thomas Storks.
In New York on June 15 McAdoo aides push to substitute a simple majority for the traditional two thirds requirement, arguing the 1920 convention set rules like the House. Indiana novelist Meridith Nicholson says the Houser delegation may not nominate Senator Ralston and first ballots may yield all 30 votes for him. Missouri leader Edward F. Goltra notes his state is likely to be claimed by McAdoo.
Maj. N. Hensley commander at Mitchell Field New York arrived in Columbus Nebraska at 7:24 p.m. CST after a 1350 mile flight from Mitchell field with Lieut. M. L. Elliott. The trip started at 4:40 a.m. EST with four stops. A broken exhaust manifold near Chicago caused a near miss from engine debris. repairs were made at the Chicago air mall field.
Seventeen competitors from seven nations launched from near Brussels in calm conditions for the fourteenth Gordon Bennett cup race. Lieut. Ernest de Muyter leads the Beliga with favorites including Capt. E. H. Honeywell and W. G. Van Orman aboard Goodyear. A crowd of about 200000 witnessed the start as bands played and radio contact was planned for Goodyear.
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