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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1912
Page
9
Clashes in Chihuahua prompt reports of deaths and injuries amid ongoing fighting. Authorities and local residents describe intensified confrontations with uncertain casualty figures.
An American citizen priest, Father C M Pinto, head of Jesuit missions in the region, faced a demand for a $100 contribution from Juarez rebels during services at the Virgin of Guadalupe mission. El Paso officials, led by Mayor Kelly, intervened, and he was released on personal recognizance.
Port Angeles March 3 two sightseers were killed and a third seriously injured when a derrick guy wire broke at the Olympic Power plant on the Elm wharves seven miles west of Port Angeles. The victims were John Bere of Port Crescent and Wallace Richter. Publisher E P Webster of the Port Angeles Olympic Leader was severely injured but saved from a similar fate by his wife and friends who pulled him from the water.
In a striking turn, Lison concedes defeat as sun's desertion leaves no means to maintain the fight. The setback marks a decisive moment in the ongoing struggle, with observers noting the collapse of morale and resources.
Salem, March 3. A mother, Mrs. L. F. Jellison, killed herself and her four children with cyanide after poverty and hunger, leaving a letter begging a friend to aid her son Russell and urging him to pursue schooling. The notes detail a brave struggle against want and the breakdown of family life under deprivation.
In Lawrence Massachusetts a crisis looms as thousands in cotton and worsted mills await tomorrow's effective 5 percent wage increase offer. I W W rejection contrasted with Arlington Pacific mill workers voting to return to work. Five hundred wool sorters and 300 spinners favor resuming while eight hundred Italians plan to remain on strike with overnight picket duty and two soup kitchens planned for dawn.
Mrs D W Joneson and daughter plan two week Michigan trip as annual summer outing. Mrs Daniel W Joneson and daughter Miss Margaret will sail to Europe to spend summer in Italy and Switzerland with Joneson joining briefly due to business. Mrs D Wallace Joneson and daughter plan extensive abroad trip this summer then winter in Algiers and Egypt and spring back to Europe. they will reside at Bullion Place otherwise. Miss Margaret Joneson has taken an apartment in Paris to study medieval literature and they expect to return late December for a fortnight at home. Mrs D Wallace Joneson yesterday filed for divorce on grounds of desertion.
London March 3 The coal strike the greatest in British history marks time over the weekend with no disorder. Labor leaders urge support for miners while government contemplates a general minimum wage across industries. Asquith’s promised statement awaits, no minimum wage bill yet. Bristol dock workers ban foreign cecal imports. railroads curtail services. fourteen London stations close until strike ends.
New York March 3 Mrs Annie Yeamans known as Americas grand old woman of the stage died late today after a stroke of paralysis she had suffered recently. She began on stage at age 10 and performed worldwide celebrating her seventy six birthday on November 19. She was the oldest actress on the American stage and the only one born on the Isle of Man.
Chicago reports Josiah Hair and his son Burchard Sh Hair, owners of Liberty Manufacturing, arrested in Detroit for fraud. They allegedly took 300 to 1000 dollars from would be agents, selling stock of extinguishers invoiced at 2 dollars each but costing 15 cents.
Sedro Woolley Washington March 3 John Jarvis and Jack Duffy both of Sedro Woolley were drowned today in the Skagit river when a launch in which they were riding struck a snag and capsized into ice cold water. Three other men in the party escaped to shore safely.
Washington March 3 Roosevelt denies reports he would not run against Taft and released a 1911 letter stating he would not be a candidate in 1912. He notes conversations with Meyer Stimson Pinchot Garfield Madison Loeb and others and reiterates no intention to participate in the nomination.
Washington March 3 The Roosevelt national headquarters released a statement rebutting a Taft bureau claim that Governors Hooper of Tennessee Oddie of Nevada and Deneen of Illinois support Taft's renomination.
In Oakland on March 3 police blocked an IWW street meeting and parade. About 20 men tried to march with two red flags but were halted by patrols and two captains. After a clash, six men were arrested for disturbing the peace as officers vow tougher action tomorrow.
Mexico City reports tone of Washington warning on possible intervention calm but uneasy. Foreigners rush to depart as Taft proclamation and Ambassador Wilson statement feed fears. Mining leaders in Durango state report bandit attacks demanding ransom to spare mills and property.
Seattle March 3 Lith Standish age 9 and Muriel Standish age 7 drowned when a wagon fording Green river east of Auburn toppled. George Standish rancher drove the team. Muffie Standish age 2 and Oscar Simpson a friend were aboard. Standish and Simpson saved the youngest girl. Horses survived.
Sacramento March 3 Two minor accidents marred the state fair grounds aviation meet. Miss Blanche Scott attempting a 100 foot dip struck the ground breaking several parts of her plane but was not injured. Farnum Fish crash landed while landing and rode into Philip Parmalee’s machine both planes were badly damaged but Fish and Parmalee were uninjured.
Rioters attack in Tientsin amid unrest as authorities report looting and clashes. Officials vow to restore order while investigations into the incident and the disloyalty of the Thooji tribe are noted.
Rioting and looting erupt in Tientsin with continual gunfire and fires across 14 districts. Soldiers mutinied from 9 to 10 pm, banks and shops looted, Pei Yang mint burned, foreign consuls and troops scramble for order. German, British, French, Japanese, Russian, and American forces present, but authorities powerless to restore calm.
Wealthy banker J A Thatcher of Pueblo lost jewels valued in the thousands during a banquet at his mansion. A well dressed burglar, later identified as John Burke via Missoula connections, seized diamonds and gems worth about 11,000. Soberta, a former cook, confessed to the theft. Burke was later arrested and detectives anticipate recovery of much of the plunder.
Boston reports assurances today that foreign missionaries stationed in Peking are safe amid ongoing unrest. Officials declined to divulge specific details, but emphasized no harm has been confirmed.
A Duluth letter addressed to President Taft marked personal important led to the arrest of C. W. Johnson, 21, on insanity charges. He had been discharged from Fergus Falls asylum and the letter warned of threats to kill unless justice and a war against the United States were pursued. Johnson claimed service in the First Division M. N. M. under Lt. Smith and threatened self harm and violence if unanswered.
March 3 report from Cigo states Maybray gang swindlers were busted by the Chief of Police after three men tried to swindle a Chicago man out of 600 dollars by posing as wire tappers who could fix Charleston race results. Police found race betting sheets claiming 100000 in bets and seized 425 dollars in large denomination bills amid sham money packages outside an open tin box.
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