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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1912
Page
13
A special committee was formed to probe the Woolen Company and has recommended a formal investigation into its operations and financial practices. Officials stated the inquiry aims to uncover irregularities and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
The House Rules Committee will likely urge a broad inquiry into the American Woolen Company after hearings on the Lawrence Massachusetts strike. Witnesses described mill conditions, pay, and violence including revolvers and a mob attack. a missionary paid by mill owners defended child labor as proper.
An explosion at the Diamondvale collieries No 1 level in Merritt British Columbia killed four miners and burned two others, trapping four more. Names among the dead include John Hogs and Harry Grimes. rescue efforts were delayed by smoke and debris as fans and belts were blown free and water pipes were ripped from the mine.
Mexican troops crossed the border amid tensions near Washington. Reports indicate a border incident prompting diplomatic exchanges between Mexico and the United States. No further details available in the fragment.
Information from Chihuahua reports President Madero moved troops through U S territory amid government protests. General San Jinos crossed the Rio Grande at Ojinaga with 300 federals in disguise, ferried via Laredo and Eagle Pass to Presidio opposite Ojinaga, then ordered to Juarez after rebels captured the town. Insurance on potential looting secured from Lloyds at 1s per cent.
Paris March 7 Francisco L de la Barra former provisional president of Mexico expressed belief that Mexico will triumph from its present internal troubles at a reception by the French American committee Paul de Leroy-Beaulieu voiced welcome and noted US influence should serve Mexico’s equilibrium. De la Barra praised French genius and urged that peace is essential for national life while stressing Mexico’s democratic potential and prudent US relations.
El Paso March 7. Shipments of arms and ammunition to Vasquista rebels at Juarez were obstructed today by Col. E. Z. Steever, commandant of U S troops on the Mexican border. A consignment of 60 guns and 10 000 rounds of ammunition bound for James Smith, deemed fictitious, is being held at the United States in...
In Duluth Minnesota on March 7 a divorce case ended with Judge Dancer ordering findings for Alice G. P. Lee against Robert Alexander Lee. Mrs. F G. Lee admitted Robert was her former husband and that Alice Lee is her step-daughter not related by blood. The younger Lee, 27, accused him of desertion. Robert, 44, is said to teach at a University of California pharmacy school.
Cartoon by John T. McCutcheon from 1912 contrasts wealth and poverty through a street scene. A powerful juxtaposition shows social classes, with figures and settings highlighting economic disparity and the era’s class tensions.
A compact critique contrasts wealth and poverty across daily life. It notes similar hours of activity, fashion cycles, food appetites, family presence, paper reading habits, travel comforts, debt worries, and social perceptions, with pointed satire on wealth perks and risks. It highlights how leisure, trust, and health observations differ by class.
Four hundred Americans met to plan self protection against potential anti foreign disturbances in Mexico City. Committees will coordinate with other nationalities under federal district approval. A proposed defense plan centers on a nearby packing company abattoire. German colony asked for 1000 rifles. Concentration points prepared for women and children in a five day siege.
Ninety prisoners arrested in San Diego over the street-speaking ordinance locked jailers out of the city jail. Prisoners reinforced cells with tin strips, blocking locks as police planned to starve them into submission. A crowd of about 1000 gathered outside the building.
New York March 7 Pleas of guilty by George Graham Rice and Bernard H Scheftels of the brokerage firm B H Scheftels Co ended a five month trial on conspiracy and mail fraud in mining stock schemes. Rice received a year with time off for good behavior, six and a half months. Scheftels was given a suspended sentence. Other defendants were freed as indictments were quashed. Trial began Oct 23 1911 with witnesses nationwide. Rice said he pleaded due to exhaustion of resources and to protect co-defendants. The case established brokers’ criminal responsibility for risky practices once thought civil. Scheftels offices were raided Sept 29 1910.
Mrs P H Thrash of Raleigh hires her husband from Buncombe county officials for 500 in cash to serve 36 days remaining of a jail sentence for violating local prohibition law. Wealthy Thrash will also pay 32000 in goods.
A westbound Continental Limited derailed on the Wabash line near West Lebanon Indiana killing at least five and injuring nine. The seven coaches piled down an embankment into Redwood Creek with many feared dead beneath debris. Snow and ice slowed rescue as survivors were rushed to Danville for treatment.
Chicago on March 7 United States Judge Carpenter was urged to dismiss the 10 defendants charged under the Sherman law after the government failed to prove the offenses. A decision on the motion was expected next Monday.
Seattle on March 7 reports Mayor-elect George F. Cotterill leading Hiram C. Gill by 798 votes after official tallies. Cotterill total 32 079 to Gill 31 286 in the final count.
A damaged line from a 1910s dispatch notes Captain Scott claiming he has a discovery at the pole. The rival explorer Amundsen is referenced, with London reports and tension between the expeditions.
London dispatches report conflicting news on the Antarctic pole claim by Amundsen and Captain Scott. Amundsen is said to have reached the south pole while Scott’s status remains unconfirmed. London officials await formal word as rumors swirl about Fram and Danes in Christiana and Hobart.
A local high school basketball tournament continues with sixteen teams still alive in the field. Coaches expect tight matchups as the event moves toward the semifinals with several contenders showing strong form and potential upsets on the schedule.
Bozeman March 7 state interscholastic basketball tournament opens with % teams on the ground. Protest against Esp of Big Timber sustained, disqualifying him for having been a student at the state college. Preliminary rounds decide byes and strong matchups. Anaconda, Smelter City, and Dillon teams shine in early games as Fergus, Belt, and Butte post victories.
Wellington dispatch reports Capt Roald Amundsen arrives in the city on March 7 aboard a Norwegian vessel. He is greeted by local officials and reporters as part of a broader voyage interview and exploration plans.
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