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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1914
Page
9
In Washington tensions mount as the War Department signals heightened alert over border intrigues between Mexico and allied fronts. Officials review inter Mexican situation and policy options amid shifting regional dynamics.
Mrs Lillian Pleman aged 31 shot herself with a .32 revolver in her room at 306 West Broadway Butte soon after seven last night. Her husband and sister occupied adjacent rooms and neighbors say tensions over a fishing trip and nervous spells followed the loss of a baby. The coroner and police arrived as Miss Adelin Orth fainted. the sister claimed no one else was near the scene.
The International executive board of the United Mine Workers discussed the Colorado coal strike and the possibility of a general stoppage. They are urged to aid funds for strikers as hundreds request action while conditions may shift policy if Colorado worsens.
Insistent appeals to Col James Lockett of the Eleventh Cavalry urge a detachment of federal troops at Oak Creek Crested Butte and Glenwood Springs. He advised Governor Ammons to deploy state troops north and ask for more federal soldiers while a general disarmament proclamation directs citizens to surrender firearms and ammunition by May 9. Union officials warned members of the United Mine Workers to comply or risk removal from relief lists. Mine operators note guns have awaited federal collection and promise to cooperate as soldiers move in.
Two Americans were killed and two severely wounded while defending the Cinco Minas stamp mill near Guadalajara from an attacking federal force. The telegram was received by HE Crawford from British Consul Percy Holmes. The report also notes King Francis Joseph’s condition, with no change reported.
Reports from Vera Cruz describe refugees and unsettled conditions in Mexico. Americans traveling between the capital and Vera Cruz praise the courtesy of Huerta’s officers toward foreigners, while lines and pass restrictions affect nonresident travelers. Arrestees and rail fuel shortages impact movement as refugee flows shift toward Puerto Mexican. The Hancock and Morro Castle transports remain at port.
District court news covers a range from Becker trial updates to local cases. Reports note a student prank consequence as parents face fallout. Mining, stock market chatter, and a Nevada style strike situation appear amid broader state reports and church notices.
U S Army units at Texas City prepared to embark for Mexico on orders from Washington. Fourth and Sixth brigades join transports Denver, Colorado, and Osmahama. Kilpatrick to sail loaded with 100 horses. Railroads asked to be ready for quick troop movement as torpedo destroyers head to Vera Cruz and General Punston’s troops prepare camp callipage.
A fragmented report hints at major deals and purchases with unclear details. Names, dates, and places are unreadable. the piece suggests significant economic actions or contracts, but lacks concrete facts.
A major forgery case unfolds in White Sulphur Springs as F N Abercrombie and F T Wong bring phony abstracts and mortgage instruments linked to John H Garrett. The Drexel State Bank suffers heavy losses while investigations trace Garrett’s network from Musselshell valley to eastern buyers. The scheme involves forged acknowledgments and fictitious title abstracts, with multiple instruments misrecorded or never recorded. (Continued on Page Eleven.)
Panama May 8 Governor George W. Goethal said he would run torpedo boats through the canal at Secretary Daniels request and seek War Secretary Garrison's approval for May 15 as he expected a channel cut at the Cucaracha slide by then.
Secretary Bryan released a formal communication from Raphael urban on behalf of General Carranza. It portrays the constitutionalists as friendly to the United States, reversing Carranza’s post Vera Cruz stance and framing the US movement as against Huerta, not the Mexican people. Reports note Tampico Mazatlan campaigns to conclude, reinforcements en route, railroad cuts near San Luis Potosi, and disputed Chao rivalry.
The May report from Texas states Rodrigo Quevado demanded 10,000 from three American cattle firms under threat to destroy windmills on their lands. The firms pleaded for protection from Generals Villa and Carranza as the windmills threat could kill up to a million dollars in cattle within a week if destroyed. In Washington, late tonight Huerta’s government notified mediators that Mexican delegates would depart Mexico City tomorrow for N Falls, Ontario, via Vera Cruz and West.
Washington reports via cablegram from Admiral Badger that the Kron Prinzessin Ceelle arrived at Puerto Mexico during the day. No information given on whether the vessel discharged its cargo.
The Sunday Standard promises a broad mix of live articles and pictures on contemporary topics. Features include The mediation board and T P O Connor on Tory Protest Against Carson, plus society notes and sporting briefs with ample illustrations.
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