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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
8
Governor Johnson of California promises to sign the bill after addressing the final pleas from President and other officials. The action follows heated debate over the measure, with supporters urging swift passage and opponents warning of consequences.
Unclear OCR text references a hazardous device for a judge or militants, with garbled names Wren Gisrew Cann Shure Shed Ere. The fragment mentions a secured or piled device and related persons, but lacks coherent details for a full summary.
Sacramento May 14 Governor Johnson’s final answer to the federal request to withhold signature on the Webb land bill was telegraphed to Secretary Bryan. He says he will approve the act in California and notes the bill’s passage, with referendum possible after Aug 16, depending on signatures. The controversy ends for now though the plan to circulate a referendum may delay operation of the act until the next election.
Topeka Kansas May 14 Governor Hedges freed Arthur Patten a man who spent 23 of his 30 years behind bars for stealing a watch and a meal He urged society to move toward rehabilitation sending him to a farm to become a citizen Patten’s life started in reform school at age seven and included multiple paroles before the latest release amid questions of environmental factors and punishment for hunger driven crime
Washington May 14 Senate debate on Senator Kern's resolution for a federal investigation of conditions surrounding the West Virginia coal strike advances. Supporters Borah Root Hollis push for inquiry into post office refusals and court actions. Chilton West Virginia opposes. Senator Root cites Supreme Court rulings on military zones and civil trials. pro-investigation, others defend military authority under crisis.
On May 14 the international naval force led by Vice Admiral Ceci Burney of Britain took possession of Scutari fortress. The escort into the city involved a Montenegrin guard of honor. Also on May 14, the sixty annual Southern Baptist Convention opened in St Louis with Rev. Dr. Edwin Charlton Dargan of Macon, Georgia presiding as president.
In Paterson New Jersey Patrick Quinlan of the Industrial Workers of the World, indicted with Haywood Flynn Treskit and Lessig, was found guilty on his second trial for inciting riot though absent at verdict. The first jury failed to agree and Quinlan remains free on a 7500 bond awaiting sentence. Flynn and others await similar trials, calling the verdict a class one.
A fragmented front page summarizes political clashes as figures like Johnson voice opposition to suffragists and Republicans aid Democrats. It notes regional events from West Virginia strikes and Butte baseball to university sports, farming programs, Elks visits, and local government land cases, with brief editorials and ads interspersed.
A fragmented OCR item notes political friction over tariffs with mentions of Republican backing and a May timeline. Names and places are unclear, but the piece centers on party stance and proposed tariff action and timing.
Washington dispatch reports a Michigan based "original Wilson man" attacking free sugar as boomerang policy that could alienate voters, while Senator Ransdell and other Democrats press to read a letter by Lewis Lansing criticizing free sugar advocates as dangerous to Democratic ideals and to President Wilson.
Springfield May 1 The senate committee probing morality charges against Lieutenant Governor O Hara heard testimony suggesting the charges are unfounded. The inquiry centered on Maud Robine Son’s affidavit presented before the senate. Dallas Texas also reports the Shriners annual meeting near convention city with William W. tewin of WV replacing as Imperial potent.
Seward Nebraska May 1 a tornado struck shortly before 9 o clock injuring many, destroying over a third of the town, with 10 known dead and numerous injuries. Twenty two residences were wrecked and the business district suffered less than the homes. Names listed include David Hoover William Hepfinger Chris Westerman and Bo L Wassell Schultz Burlington and six year old daughter of Schultz. Several injured listed with Steinberg Predtisk Meinke and others. The storm damaged rural areas reaching Law Grafton Atlen and McCool with communications down. The town awaited rail and state militia deployment as reports of casualties continued to mount. The tornado cut a path 30 miles long and a few hundred yards to half a mile wide.
May 14 reports describe a tornado tail in Omaha that followed damage from a broader storm across the Missouri Valley. Strong winds toppled trees, shattered windows, and uprooted homes while residents sought shelter in cellars as rain and thunder persisted.
In Lincoln on May 1 a tornado cloud from Seward enveloped a Union Pacific motor car traveling from Washoe to Lincoln. The train rushed through whirling wind between Agnew and Raysville before stopping. Passengers faced danger but escaped with minor injuries as the car slowed and the track darkened and quieted.
A major forest fire swept Valley township Armstrong county burning four miles long and nearly a mile wide. Originating in a sawmill the blaze destroyed coral timber and endangered gas wells. Halton and Warren faces risk as flames spread toward oil tanks and lodging. a special train evacuated residents and animals amid urgent efforts to save the town.
Atchison Kansas May 4 4 Universal Christian church seeks union of all Protestant sects as the church of the future. Rev Junius B Remen Snyder of St James Lutheran New York City preached at the opening of the forty fifth biennial general synod. Statements urged crusade against sensationalism and favored Christian music and pedagogy. temperance emphasized over abstinence.
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