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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
1
President MI Wilson stands firm on wool prices and wartime supply policies as calls for concession rise. Officials cite national duty, with industry leaders rallying behind steady production and export controls amid mounting tensions.
A fragmentary irrigation notice notes successful work and prompts inquiries from local officials. Names and exact entities are unreadable in the OCR, but the event centers on completed irrigation and submitted questions from authorities.
In Washington May 1 President Wilson stated he would not consider any compromises on wool and sugar schedules, defending Democratic platform pledges and backing House action. Senate debate fanned concerns of banks and markets as senators pressed for hearings and challenged circulated charges about sugar policy. The report notes irrigation project testimony and partisan maneuvering shaping policy stances and funding decisions.
An OCR dense page lists varied items from sports to court actions and civic notes. Mentions include Presbyterians, a trial beginning, local elections, and church related activities. Scattered references hint at coaching changes, irrigation, and mining news amid a chaotic regional bulletin.
May 15 Wiege dispatch outlines alleged operations of a clairvoyant ring led by Alvandres, a lawyer known to hold three mystic parlors. He allegedly directed clients to seers, then posed as the seer to solicit disclosures, while a weekly meeting group collected a white envelope fund for politicians and detectives. Victims testimonies cited losses, police collusion claims by State's Attorney Hoyne, and calls for accountability amid ongoing grand jury action.
Lan Armelos reports that a key move by Assistant District Attorney Ford led Judge Woot to strike the indictment against Clarence S. Darrow from the calendar. The case now rests with the DA to decide when to reset, effectively ending the current proceedings on charges of procuring corruption of juror Robert Buin in the McNamara trial.
Fragmentary report from Nockland Mass describes a sensational event involving the death of Rear Admiral Hatan. The text also mentions a suspension and a resignation by Mrs. Jenele Eaton amid the mur der, with the account resuming the following day.
James A. Talstan and Royston stand accused in a sprawling opium smuggling case. Prosecutors allege a conspiracy tied to Chinese associate Charlie Louie while Wat and Hetnwin push to implicate others. Jurors heard testimony alleging wholesale traffic with Wellman cited as arranger of key steps in the operation.
George I. Welterline, a wealthy Sanders County farmer and stock commissioner, was instantly killed when thrown from a wagon about seven miles from his home as he returned from town. Coroner Meer arrived with the body. Welterline left a wife and five children, with a married daughter in Dillon and another in Anas Pho.
Testimony in a bribery trial at a New York facility reveals a plan to release a prisoner by the superintendent. The defense contends the statements about offers of $20,000 were part of a broader inquiry, while prosecutors press for clarifications on the alleged payoff.
A fragmentary report notes Interior officials weighing government ownership of Alaska roads and the push for a federal railway system. Senators discuss alternative paths, stressing the need to connect towns, farms, and fisheries with a public rail network.
In a closely watched split within the United Presbyterian church, Dr. John Timothy Stein was elected moderator of the Northern assembly at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, while J. S. Lyons of Louisville was chosen moderator of the Southern assembly. The proceedings reflect tensions over church union and church-state style reforms, with debates over unity, ongoing investigations of wartime practices, and a call for broader reassessment of church bodies.
Washington May 15 President Wilson issued a directive that no warships troops or military demonstrations shall be moved or conducted while diplomatic negotiations with Japan over California alien land legislation proceed. White House said no change in policy and that the Japan question remains open for an early settlement.
Mary Walden, a four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Whiten of St Angoph Missouri, saved herself from a freight train by lying on the rails but was struck as the engine approached. The engine passed over her. she died soon after.
Chicago May 15 The Chicago Association of Commerce arraigned a charity promoter after finding that large crowds for big days bazaars and flower shows largely funded two or three women who run the schemes. A downtown theater fete de charite netted 4100, with all but 200 spent on the promoter.
Eastbourne May 15 a fire severely damaged St Anne’s church as militant suffragettes are blamed. A Christ painting depicting entombment was scarred with the word Votes in several spots, authorities say the blaze started unintentionally during the disturbance.
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