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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1914
Page
1
Fragmented report notes casualties aboard a cruiser named Montana during a fuse incident at sea. Details are sparse, with unclear causes and few identifiable names or dates, but reference to victims and a naval setting suggests a maritime disaster event under investigation.
A funeral ceremony for sailors and marines arrives in New York as coffins are carried ashore aboard a ship. Crowds line the harbor as officials prepare for a memorial address by the president and a procession to the Brooklyn navy yard.
President Wilson instructed the War Department to impose a rapid limit on arm deliveries and to permit no shipment of weaponry until compliance with a disarmament plan. Major Holbrook said a proclamation would define the delivery deadline, with forcible search and seizure likely. Strikers surrendered additional arms to federal officers as guards and miners faced disarmament orders.
A bomb placed by English suffragettes exploded this afternoon in the gallery of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in South London, famed by Charles Spurgeon. Little damage occurred. the device near the apse bore a garbled message urging women to obtain their rights.
A report claims a relative of Secretary Daniels was killed by rebels near Tampico with refugees arriving on May 10. A man named Burwett is said to have been recruited by rebels at Ounhiama, south of Tampico, but the report is unconfirmed. Details about Daniels, the secretary, are unclear in the fragment.
In today's issue a jumble of notes covers sports results, mining notes, church events, and local notices. Key items mention university track preparations, a Mexican incident, mining dividends, and a gate of mixed developments across several communities.
In Northern California the Wantun tribe recalled Wesley Ruined, their leader, after a recall election. Wesley had been elected about a year earlier amid mixed votes by tribespeople from a 200 mile radius. Alexander Gfaknt- Ing was elected as Wesley’s successor.
Report from El Paso describes the death of James S. Beard, a wealthy American, near Parras, Mexico, during the Torreón retreat. Arquemedo, said to be a former follower of Francisco Madero and linked to Villa’s forces, allegedly forced Beard to surrender papers proving U.S. citizenship before ordering his execution. Villa reportedly ordered Arquemede captured or executed in Mexico City.
Police arrested ten people including Dauek White, leader of the Church of the Revolution, during a disruption at Calvary Church New York on May day. White tried to address worshipers from the front pew as detectives restrained followers in a tense service. Nine others and a woman were escorted away, mourners with crepe armbands gathered at Pocantico Hills gates earlier.
San Francisco May 10 detectives traced two anonymous letters warning recipients to beware of what they ate during the attempt to poison novelist Alice McGowan. The mystery unsettled Carmel by the Sea, a colony of writers and artists, and investigators study the letters.
In Catania on May 10 rescuers including Red Cross workers priests and surgeons labored among the ruins of Mount Etna’s eastern slopes after a severe earthquake. Survivors were gathered for mass as churches damaged by the quake were ordered closed. Relief efforts continue with bread water fuel and medical aid scarce.
In Tublin on May 10 authorities seized 27 cases of army arms aboard the steamer Lord Cuarlamant from Baltimore. The contents were described on the invoice as sporting weapons manufactured in the United States.
Vera Cras and a 15 member commission including Emiliano Rabana and Luiz Eiguero arrived en route to Niagara Paris Ontario for talks with Mediators and US Mexico representatives. They refused hospitality offers from Brigadier General Punston and Rear Admiral Badger and planned to sail tomorrow via Havana aboard the Morro Castle.
The singer Elna Th bie Miterheee Waster embarked on a farewell tour voyage toward Batavia via Firamble cay in the Gulf of Papua on May 28. A sudden illness followed at sea. medical care by a physician aboard stabilized her condition, but recovery was temporary. The traveler later sailed to New York for rest, reuniting with husband Beorne W, Wout, a New York banker, before continuing to Batavia.
Lian Nordica, American soprano of world fame, rose from Farmington Maine roots to study in Italy after New England Conservatory training. Her celebrated voice captivated audiences in Boston and major European centers, with a career spanning operas and oratorios before returning to Europe.
Reports from May describe a desperate clash as federal and constitutionalist forces fought amid burning wells and oil districts. United States ships evacuated many foreigners while reinforcements and artillery pounded entrenched positions around Tampico and Monterrey as Gen. Pedro Gonzalez and Gen. Luis Caballero lead the assault.
Brazilian Ambassador da Gama, a South American mediator, met with President Wilson at the White House amid news from Mexico City that Foreign Minister Thule protested to mediators about U S involvement in a Lobos Island incident.
Washington May 10 The Briglsti f ambassador says Whiffen and other newspaper men have been released. Four reporters in Mexico City freed. Medhil McCormick and It. T. Davia departed by refugee train to Vera Cruz. Walter Whitten and A. Sation to leave today. War department orders enlisteds to report ready. Fears for foreigners in Mexico City grow amid Zapata threats. Maigne’s status unsettled as inquiries unfold. Secretary Garrison insists officers cease newspaper reporting. Niagara Falls meeting set for May 15 with US and Mexico delegates.
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