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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1913
Page
1
The Senate rejected the contested hearings amid a partisan split as key nominees faced opposition from both Democratic and Republican members. Debate centered on procedural grounds and policy implications for the administration.
Democrats clash over the Underwood tariff and a Penrose La Follette amendment as Senate debates public hearings. Key votes defeat the hearing push 41 to 45, with Poindexter reversing, and Simmons aiming to report the bill by June 1. Debate highlights Wilson’s sugar stance and calls for free sugar while opposing protectionist lines.
Albany May 1. Merman director of New York announces that Jin would not accept the position of superintendent of state prisons, to which he was appointed recently by Governor Gul arr.
Daily Standard highlights include union and religious notes, education reports, and city briefs. References to train wrecks, baseball results, public school feeding, church services, real estate, and court actions appear among scattered items in the Diurnal page.
Mrs Merriam declines a compromise offer amid divorce proceedings against Captain Henry C Merriam US A who sues for divorce on misconduct charges. Judge Graham urges acceptance to protect their child Charlotte, while public scrutiny influences the case. Trial set for March. Mrs Merriam suffered a recent nervous breakdown and is confined at home.
reports detail a May day disruption plan by militants across Lancashire linking rail routes Manchester Liverpool York. bombs and incendiary devices were found near Great Western lines and in London’s Rotherhithe district amid a widening attack campaign. authorities traced the alleged plot to suffragette activity tied to violent protests at Hastings and other locations.
In Washington on May 18 Vice President Marshall ruled himself out of order in the Senate delay. Senator Gallinger noted an exception as remarks drew approval from the gallery. Marshall later announced he had been out of order and Gallinger accepted his apology.
A May Day rally in New York saw an estimated 43 600 workers marching from uptown to Union Square protesting wage and hour conditions. Police faced missiles as a barber strike disrupted traffic and a delegation sought mayoral intervention amid claims 24 000 shops were affected and demands for higher wages and shorter hours persisted.
A high school pitcher collapsed from what physicians called a broken heart after learning his team lost and that his replacement, Jost Mie, pitched poorly in the crucial game. The student had entered in pain and refused to leave his bed, dying before morning over the pennant setback.
Bishop Crewell Deane, head of the Albany diocese, died at the Hotel Manhattan in New York City shortly before 1 o'clock this morning. He was 81 years old and death was attributed to age.
Dr Russell testified that Ankut offered a $25,000 bribe to influence proceedings. He said he considered the money contingent on dropping charges but would return it if confined. Witnesses described a tense court scene as prosecutors pressed the defense about entreaties and motive.
The article reports President Wilson and his cabinet weighing a proposed U S response to Japanese notes. It notes debate over a formal reply, potential Senate guidance, and concerns about California legislation and wartime policy. References to Pacific theater and public sentiment appear throughout with mention of government officials and agencies.
Ve-Grant Stafford, vice president of a local bank, stands trial on five counts alleging he stole cigars from a cigar dealer. The indictment says he took more cigars than paid for, using a salesman as a lookout, and kept the loot for several days before returning some items.
In a dramatic fourteen inning battle at Colombia, Kellogg drove a pitch over the fence to cap a long scoring duel with Butts. Duffy and Kellogg spark a stubborn offense as Duffy walks and Wald safeguards the lead in a tense extra frame. Marshals and Mehl provide key plays in a game that stretched into the night with Kellogg’s late blast deciding the outcome 7 to 4.
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