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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1923
Page
1
Campaign praise for workers on Montana highway drive as Road Agents prepare to submit donor lists at headquarters. James H Rowe notes strong civic backing from Butte with final federal pledge nearing the $56,000 target before the expiration offer.
Associated Press reports that Norman Suprenant’s car left a sharp turn near Figer and overturned after hitting an embankment. Maury Maury, 22, suffered severe spinal injuries and was in critical condition. Grace Ralston was seriously hurt but without broken bones. Lorin Vanst and May Youngkin had only shock and minor injuries. Suprenant was unharmed. Rumors of Maury’s death circulated at night but he remained alive and showing signs of improvement.
A eastbound automobile swung and collided, driving onto urban tracks and causing a wreck that killed seven people and left two seriously injured. The crash involved multiple cars with debris and flying glass. victims include Horner of Long and Reuben Wckox of killed, with injuries uncertain.
Mile. Andree Peyre, 23, of France, reached 15000 feet in Los Angeles amid officials from the Aero Club of Southern California. The record surpasses Amelia Earhart’s recent 14000-foot mark and is a world women’s record, though it falls 5000 feet short of the Pacific coast record for all flyers. Peyre flew a 70-horsepower sport plane for about 1 hour 10 minutes in 38 degree conditions, aided by thermometer carried during the ascent. Her three brothers died in World War I, and she has announced engagement to Capt Cyril Tuven er, a former British flying corps member now sky-writing here.
A devastating fire in Ste Agathe destroyed 150 buildings and left 78 families homeless, scorching most of the town’s summer resort area. Estimated damage runs to $400,000.
Berlin reports say Dr. Otto Wiedfeldt, German ambassador to Washington, will visit Berlin in early June for a holiday. The foreign office states the trip is solely for leisure and he will return to his post afterward.
Heavy rain flooded parts of Rocky Ford tight in the Arkansas Valley. Dikes were repaired as the water receded after sections of irrigation canals breached. Trains on the Atchison line between Pueblo and La Junta ran late, with no casualties but several thousand dollars in losses.
German Chancellor Cuno moves to unveil fresh reparations ideas after talks with Reichstag leaders and industry representatives. The plan, under active consideration, aims to address postwar economic strain and satisfies political constituencies.
Berlin reports Chancellor Cuno negotiates with Reichstag leaders and industry reps on a broad reparations scheme. The plan envisions private operation of railways, gold-backed revenues from real estate, and annual annuities to fund a reparations loan while spurring public service reorganization and wage issues.
The Empire Day Ball in Dawson, V T, broke up when word arrived that a new silver ledge was found on Happy Creek, 49 miles south of Dawson. Revelers fled at midnight, scrambling for launches and canoes as the celebration collapsed.
Alva B. Adams of Pueblo is appointed by the governor to fill the U S Senate seat formerly held by the late D D Nicholson a Republican Democrat. Adams is described as a party switcher with a long history in state politics and he is expected to pursue policy priorities aligned with Colorado interests.
London reports say discussions with Prime Minister Baldwin spark speculation that Neville Chamberlain may be offered the Washington ambassadorship, though no vacancy is acknowledged. Other notes recount Sir Auckland Geddes's eye trouble and possible withdrawal from his post due to health, while he hopes to remain in place.
A May 27 petition from a joint amnesty committee requests the release of 52 individuals convicted under wartime statutes. Signers include college presidents, governors, editors, lawyers, and clergymen such as William Allen White, Rabbi Stephen S Wise, Dr. Marty Emerson Fosdick, and Francis B. Sayre. Governors Hunt of Arizona, Sweet of Colorado, Davis of Kansas, and Dixon of Montana also signed.
May 27 Los Angeles A riot among white and Filipino sailors from the battle fleet left one man mortally wounded and four others with serious knife wounds. Shoes and bricks were used as white sailors attacked a Filipino dance hall, prompting police to intervene and the hall to be cleared. The confrontation then shifted to a nearby Chinese restaurant crowded with Filipino patrons where a free for all fight occurred.
Reports from Tsanchwang indicate J B Powell returns to Puotzuku hills with details on bandits terms for releasing captives. Observers note possible clashes as gentry seek restraint, captives record events, and appeals are made to release three Americans and a young English boy. Nearby northern forces move toward Kwantung as piracy kerosene seizure is recovered.
Riots flare as a merchant is kidnapped and rescued by firemen after a clash in which a firefighter dies and several others are injured. Disturbances spread to outskirts with rioting at mine pits near Wanne and fighting at Wifon leaving two dead and thirteen wounded. total casualties since yesterday morning reach four dead and eighty wounded.
The report describes a court action releasing a woman while a separate figure, identified as Phillips, is expected to depart. The proceedings involve attorney Zehesa and remarks about custody amid international context including Zelaya, with papers filed and scheduled movements noted.
Mexican police in Guadalajara arresterd Merdro Lopes on a charge of authoring the May 17 bomb explosion near the American consulate. Lopes, 26, a former general in the Carranza armies, alleged to be a member of a San Antonio revolutionary committee led by Generals Candido Aguilar and Exteban Cantu. A special detective traced Lopes to the consulate area after the blast, with reports he unlocked doors and planted the device that exploded early the next morning.
The ord-breaking monoplane piloted by Lieut Oakley G Kelley and James A MacReady landed in Kansas City Missouri at 10 24 am from Lawton Ohio. They plan to depart at 8 am next day for Beattled Illinois. The pilots who handled the non stop coast test are returning in the aircraft.
On May 21 French authorities seized ninety billion marks from the relief bank in Hessen to raise money for bills after Germans refused to supply funds. The move follows a dispute over payment and underscores tense relations over wartime finance.
Washington reports treasury officials aim to reconcile prohibition regulations with the stances of Spain Italy France and the Netherlands after a supreme court liquor decision. Diplomats discuss possible delays in promulgation while the United States and foreign governments seek compromise on ships carrying medicinal liquor and territorial waters rules.
Warsaw May 27 Associated press reports President Woe Jolehowski accepted Premier Sikorski's resignation after a diet vote of no confidence over secret service funds in the provisional budget. The president asked Sikorski and his ministers to stay until a new cabinet formed by MM. Witos is ready to assume office.
Twenty persons are lightly injured in a San Francisco fire that damaged property estimated at $75,000. The blaze, of undetermined origin, threatened the residential block bounded by Van Avenue Filbert Franklin and other streets, with most injuries among firefighters.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle told Los Angeles City Club members he is converted to prohibition in principle though wary of disrupting moral values. He defended cinema workers as honest, industrious educators and entertainers and criticized unfair attacks on the film industry in the Southland.
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