05 Nov 1922
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1922
Page
1
Report details a fierce storm in oil fields leading to numerous missing persons over a five year span. The record notes a payroll surge of 129 percent and a Havre inquest with testimony. A revolver not produced, two shots fired, and the discovery of bodies of Mrs. Carleton and Christler are mentioned alongside the widow’s testimony.
The inquest into the Havre tragedy, which killed Rev. Leonard Christier and Mrs. Margaret E. Carleton, becomes public. Questions remain about the gun ownership and whether Mrs. Carleton fired the fatal shots. Mrs. Christler testified she heard two shots and found Carleton in the doorway as Christler lay in the bedroom. Continued on page 2 column 1.
Stephen J. Cowley of Great Falls addressed a large Granite county audience in Philipsburg criticizing state administration for heavy expenditures and new taxes since 1921. He cited payroll increases at the state capitol and urged tax relief by cutting government costs.
A storm path leaves heavy damage reported across Pueblo with telephone and telegraph lines broken by blizzard. Other cities suffer intensified outages and isolation as infrastructure falters and recovery efforts begin.
The piece argues state politics draw little public interest as copper market woes take precedence. It criticizes Democratic candidate John M. Evans for proposing higher mining taxes, claiming it would harm an industry that funds Montana’s government and education, and predicts a Democratic rebuke at the polls.
San Francisco jury trying Henry Wilkens for wife murder fails to reach a verdict after 28 hours deliberation. Foreman Tibbetts reports 11 ballots with seven to five acquittal first, then six to six. Case set for next Friday, three-woman jury favored acquittal. Prosecution seen as not proving case amid triple slaying linked to Mrs Annie Wilkens case.
Lieutenants MaCready and Kelly, after 2 060 mile journey in the monoplane T 2, landed in Indianapolis after exhausting water and a broken line forced a halt at 9 47 this morning. They borrowed a plane and continued to Dayton in the afternoon, proving a coast to coast crossing is possible despite not completing the full distance.
The Montana Mining Association rebuts Governor Dixon on mine taxation. It argues Utah's system uses three times net proceeds and no mine license tax, while Montana applies higher effective rates through classification and added license taxes. The piece cites Utah constitutional changes in 1918 and 1919 and contrasts with Montana’s 1919 amendment and tax structure.
The former German emperor and Princess Hermine of Reuss will wed in Doorn with Baron Schimmelpenick officiating in the presence of six witnesses. Court Chaplain Vogel will deliver the Lutheran benediction after the ceremony at William’s rural retreat.
A drifting Japanese freighter with a broken rudder and no provisions is in distress 1500 miles west of Seattle as a gale blows. casualty reports from Drumright Oklahoma say four killed and 50 injured in a tornado that hit oil fields near the town, with extensive property damage and many missing.
Two persons are dead and two are missing with several injured after a Colorado incident. Officials expect continuation on page two with further details and casualty updates.
A forged letter attributed to the Catholic church, about the election, spread in Lewistown on November 4. A joint Republican and Democratic inquiry traced it to a secret organization and called the act fraudulent. Both county central committees denounced the attempt to inflame religious tensions.
Western states face elections with multiple parties on the ballot. Colorado shows five parties with statewide nominations while California lists four including prohibition. Montana Wyoming Idaho Oregon and others feature varied party slates and incumbents seeking reelection. Continued on page eighteen.
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