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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1913
Page
1
Witnesses report police did not attempt to halt a disturbance described as chaotic and involving ponies. The scene drew attention to law enforcement response amid unclear details and local reactions.
Washington March 1a Luffy outlines inquiry into the suffrage parade disruption as overcrowded officials debate protection. Maj. Richard Sylvester says four troops on duty and cavalry from Fort Meyer were mobilized. Miss Alice Paul cites failed coordination with the War Department to secure adequate policing for the march.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Representative Joseph Kirschwing plans to sue Great Veils papers and numerous business leaders who opposed him over votes on a state fair removal. He seeks reparation via apologies drafted for each party to publish in the press.
Frank Male, 35, barricaded and engaged officers in a lengthy pursuit across a residence district. An armed standoff ended when ammunition ran out. a wagon driver, Wrenk Peterson, was mortally wounded, while Mrs. Mes. T. B herman and others aided the chase before the suspect was captured.
Militant suffragettes in England see a week of relative calm but remain a police focus and public anxiety grows. Vandalism and arson actions surface as telegraph lines and signs are damaged in Glasgow areas. Newspapers note a shift in national sentiment after the Lingdtrorge house incident, with possible broader impact on workers and public safety.
J H Welsh of Omaha bidder reports no Montana sandstone supply for the federal building in Billings. The project will use Belford limestone instead, with government costs pegged at 103,718 dollars. Local efforts to source interior quarries north of Billings failed due to lack of facilities to extract stone in quantity.
In Helena on March 3 priest Father Carroll saw a man inside the cathedral, chased him down the central aisle, and captured him near the door. The man, later identified as Jack Newmar, had robbed the church poor box, and campaigned officers found coins and dupes on his person while he was jailed.
In Baltimore Maryland, Maren Willian de Dombhardt, assistant foreman of the stevedores, is held for a jury after a dynamite blast aboard a vessel. The coroner cites a prison mentor and a prior plan as factors. Fifteen or more bodies identified or missing, with at least ten stevedores lost. Property damage estimated between 190000 and 400000.
Little Rock Ark March 7 Gov Ratinson held a private ceremony to wed, commuted a young planter’s death sentence to life, signed his own U S Senate commission, and sent his resignation as governor to William Koldinm, state senate president, making him acting governor as successor Meebe Ingon is set for a Tyne primary and senator-elect awaits Washington next week.
The Idaho Legislature faced a chaotic session with shouting and a loss of chair control as Speaker French abdicated power amid a heated clash over a workers compensation bill. Rep Avn Hnelveh assumed leadership while the House stalled on the general appropriation bill and Senate addressed a budget resolution.
The once-controversial Darrow faces retrial as jurors struggle with evidence and legal strategy in a lengthy proceedings. Prosecution disputes, defense motions, and courtroom maneuvering unfold over multiple days, highlighting calls for reconsideration and possible changes in trial approach.
A witness reports a theatre fire where a blind singer aided evacuation, guiding patrons to exits as smoke filled the venue. Performers and staff worked to calm the crowd, with the singer described as aiding orderly movement and preventing a panic. No serious injuries were listed among attendees or crew.
A man named Hin Wag was sentenced to nine years for aiding a suffragette in an incident involving a railway carriage. The court noted protests at government actions during the movement. Other figures mentioned include Franklin, and dates reference events in 1910 with various individuals connected to revolutionary actions.
A detailed report from Nacozari describes clashes during the early life of the rebellion with constitutionalistas and rebels near Agua Prieta. J A Williams Jr, manager of the Azumas Capper company, was shot. several rebels and officials were wounded or killed as the fight intensified around the town and border areas. Washington notes diplomatic activity as Mexico’s Madero party considers establishing headquarters to oppose Huerta, with Alfonso Madero’s visit described as brief and part of broader talks.
Reports from Nogales Sonora warn of rebel movements near the border as Juan Cabral's forces plan a possible attack after reinforcements. Minoricans stranded at Interior points face urgent appeals while officials in Mexico City and Hermosillo monitor developments. In Phoenix, a bill to raise the minimum wage for miners advances in the Arizona lower house. Alfred Stromberg, a noted inventor born in Stack Wala, died, having emigrated to America in 1832.
The Vatican announces Pope Pius is indisposed from a grippe and throat infection. Audiences have been suspended as the Holy Father, depressed after the death of his sister a month ago, shows overexertion effects. a brief address to pilgrims was given amid illness before a further suspension ordered by his physician.
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