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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1913
Page
1
A chaotic market note describes a dispute over a massive stock of water rights and supply assets, with factions alleging mismanagement and demand for accountability amid unclear ownership. No specific persons or organizations are clearly identifiable in the available text.
Henry T. Oxnard famed as father of the beet sugar industry testified before the Renate Kibby investigating committee in Washington. He discussed New York bankers funding a proposed $100,000 investment in a $40,000,000 beet sugar trust and warned the Underwood bill could spur a new trust. Other witnesses included A. Mor and Baker denying an editorial tied to Senator Gronna, Metcalfe of Glendive implicated, and Aaron Gove describing a Dutch standard debate.
Testimony details corporate spies and private guards aiding operators in Paint and Cabin creeks as miners strike. Governors declare martial law while W. Felts agency guards allegedly harass union organizers. witnesses describe armed camps and tension over preventing union growth.
A fragmented note reports a renewed industrial dispute affecting workers and operations. Details are sparse but reference strikes, production delays, and potential employer responses across multiple sites. No clear dates or named organizations are legible.
Washington June 16 the supreme court upheld state railroad rate laws in Missouri Arkansas Oregon and West Virginia covering 2 cent passenger fares maximum freight rates and interstate commerce limits. Justice Hughes noted the decision mirrors the Minnesota rate ruling and warned against intrastate rates conflicting with federal commerce power.
Berlin reports Germany marks the Kaiser’s 25th year on the imperial throne as a general holiday with military displays focused on peaceful reign and civic progress. Andrew Carnegie and American officials send congratulatory addresses while 7,060 schoolchildren sing in the castle courtyard and a formal reception follows at the imperial palace.
Washington June 6 The board of railroad commissioners filed a petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission challenging Burlington Northern and Great Northern routes as unreasonable. They seek reduced rates to Omaha Sioux City Minneapolis and Toledo via Huntley and via other connections. Montana growers claim current rates shut them out of eastern markets. The Northwest Refining company backs a rate cut from Casper and Cowley to Montana points along lines of Burlington Great Northern and Northern Pacific.
In June 16 report from Flovenur scout town, Luther Wis or Reith, known as Rattlesnake King, died after a rattlesnake bite in July 1875. A foot wound from the bite lingered, a sore opened in 1893, spreading to bone and years of coma and illness followed through August. He revived late in 1893 but remained frail thereafter.
In Today's Standard Tage a mayor, watered stock worth fifteen million, and renewed coal wars are reported. Anaconda commercial leagues and a crusade against belel ric pepper the page. A theater party spans efforts to Canada to induce return while deaths, editorial notes, and court actions fill the rest.
The state committee upheld the firing of the Butte local, revoking its charter and granting a new charter to petitioners led by the mayor’s followers. The majority cited destructive TW W activity while the minority urged continued local unity and warned against purging legitimate members.
The article describes internal rifts within Butte's socialist movement with Mage Duncan and Magio Duncan clashing over leadership, sabotage tactics, and party loyalty. City employees face strain as secret meetings push direct action while factions vie for patronage and influence, threatening the administration's grip.
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