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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
8
A London court heard startling new facts in the case of a girl linked to militants suspected in an attack on the Lords. Prosecutors allege a planned murder and outline details of the suspect's involvement amid ongoing legal proceedings.
In London May General Flora Drummond fainted in the Bow Street court as proceedings began on a malicious damage case against suffragette leaders. The court heard about hunger strikes, property damage, and plans for raids on public boxes. The trial featured Harriet Kerr Agnes Lake Laura Lennox and others with bail granted amid health concerns and ongoing demonstrations.
New York reports May indicate a hidden profit organizer from police graft may be revealed as four former inspectors were found guilty of conspiring to obstruct justice. Reports claim one offered immunity to a district attorney, while Whitman and Justice Seabury handled the matter. Chief Officer Blair leaped from the Majestic to save a coal passer, W Keown, then aided him until rescue.
Miss Hazel Art of Butte high school captured second prize in the girls' debating contest at the tenth Interscholastic meeting in University hall Missoula. The event drew a large audience with readings and recitations by students from Victoria Jefferson and other counties. Alfonso of Spain reviewed French cavalry and artiller y in Washington. President Poincare praised the Norman bay thoroughbred provided for him.
Fragmented OCR text notes rain hampering veterans parade activities and street decorations for a state event. Mentions Remy, Kindred association, and preparations disrupted by wet conditions. Details are unclear due to damaged text but indicate rain affected planned ceremonies and route conditions.
In the day's Standard a mosaic of items appears. Amid political talk and legal notes, reports touch on Mildred Kelly's acquittal in murder, undercurrents of suffrage and local governance, and a stray note on a murder trial. The page notes baseball results from Missoula and plans for expansion, with regional business and cemetery care discussions threaded through.
A Washington address by Col George Harvey quotes Mr Morgans words about tolerance for different views and his patriotism. Harvey recalls Morgans last thoughts before his death and says Morgans honesty and loyalty to American ideals defined him as a true patriot.
The article notes U S officials watching Mexico as Huerta’s government may seek bona fide elections before recognition. It says Washington has dealt only with the de facto regime, no contact with the northern constitutionalists, and outlines Melvin Adoo’s push to restrict Treasury records from outsiders without written consent. Former Senator O S Briggs dies at his home after months of illness.
A political action bill championed by Secretary Lane Underwood advances as Democrats vote in favor and Republicans oppose. The final House passage signals a push for proposed reforms and funding changes, with party lines highlighted during the vote.
Montana settlers facing financial ruin on irrigation projects testified before Secretary of the Interior. Witnesses argued for lighter per acre costs and delayed payments while questioning government appraisal methods and cost overruns. Senate discussions centered on whether settlers must repay only estimated project costs, not actuals, amid other project delays and water rights disputes.
A landslide blocked the regular traveled road about a mile west of Chestnut, near Bozeman and Livingston, as 30 men under county officials tried to remove boulders and mud. An accident after a storm halted the car trapped under slide debris, with rescue efforts ongoing.
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