14 Nov 1915
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1915
Page
1
A crowded scene centered on cadets and veterans as an American flag was waved from a rail in a patriotic vigil. The event drew local observers and highlighted community support for national service and veterans affairs amid a broader, respectful commemorative mood.
Giovanni Martini from Calabria recounts the sinking of the liner Ancona. Passengers in steerage fled toward music and thunder as the vessel sank. Pasquale Laurine, who waved an American flag from the deck, disappeared amid pandemonium and was believed killed.
Paris dispatch quotes Dr Cecile L Greil of New York telling Havas that passengers aboard the liner Ancona fled to lifeboats as an Australian submarine shelled the ship. A maid and other travelers were killed, and the narrator narrowly escaped by leaping into a sea launch as shells struck.
In today’s edition, Butte dam and flag alarms, a murder case with a common-law wife involved, and expresses against tax. Dillon and Anaconda play to a scoreless draw while Austrian consul denial at embassy appears. Also notes on war sidelights, fashion, autography, and sport sections.
John Burke, moved from Cedar Rapids to Chicago, claims he helped murder Franklin R Voorhees, a war supply broker. Police say his details align with the scene, but some doubt his testimony. Burke implicates Frank McGoorty, William Gilbert, and John Maher, saying he killed to impress McGoorty.
A London report from Athens says British French and Russian ministers interviewed the Greek premier and demanded that Greece define the attitude it would observe if Allied forces sought refuge in Greek territory amid a reverse in Serbian Macedonia. They urged no distinction between Anglo French and Serbian allies, and the Greek reply was not known though goodwill suggested a satisfactory solution.
In Nogales Arizona a coroner’s jury rules the shooting of Manuel Ynigo by cattleman Sidney Simpson justifiable. Ynigo accompanied Simpson to the border to receive ransom for Simpson’s release and Simpson was released. A group of Americans rescuing cattle buyer J H Haas was held near Sasabe by Mexican forces on the same mission.
Berlin notes Dr. Bernhard Dernberg exsecretary of the colonies writes for the note to Great Britain, praising President Wilson and the United States. He discusses aims to force belligerents to respect maritime principles and acknowledges Germany's cautious concessions in the Arabic affair and submarine policy. The piece argues U S interests require timely action to uphold freedom of the seas and maritime law amid British and German tensions.
New York November report states the American steamer Zealandia was boarded and searched on November 3 by a Belial cruiser, alleged Iris, while at anchor northwest of Progreso, Mexico. Captain Devantier says the vessel was within three miles of shore. Progreso port authorities dispute this. He protested to the British consul, with a copy filed via the Fiske Trading Company.
Five men who escaped from the Kansas state penitentiary last night are suspected of robbing the post office at Palawin Nan early today. They blew open the safe and escaped with about $2,000 in cash and stamps. Police are tracing the fugitives.
New York November 1 executors H C Hawk and A B Williams deny reports of a rift between Mrs Post and Mrs Close regarding C W Post estate. They say there is mutual understanding and no plan to cut off Mrs Post from participation. Clifton Arizona November 13 union organizer Guy Miller asks AFL president Gompers to urge federal investigators into conditions in the Arizona copper mining district. Basel Switzerland November 12 Colonel Heusler estimates total WWI killed at three million.
Federal officers seize opium at the American customs house near the Ta Juana line. Rusk Mossholder, son of Judge W A Mossholder, hid two tins of opium in a muffler of his car and was stopped during crossing. Authorities assert earlier he crossed with 82 tins, selling contraband in San Diego for a sizable profit. Police also report a separate jewelry robbery along the Coronado strand.
The Rev Reinold Freche a 24 year Evan gelical Lutheran missionary in India returned to St Louis after three months detention by British authorities He left his station near Madras on May 24 witnessed a riot between Singalese Buddhists and Mohammedans in Colombo and was detained in Hongkong July 4 before arrangements were made for his release through the American state department
Paris reports government posted retail prices for all food classes to curb speculation. Public billboards list a prefect signed order prescribing charges until the next notice. Beef varieties priced from 11 to 44 cents per pound, butter 52 to 60 cents, eggs 6 cents, potatoes 4 to 5 cents per pound.
A fragmentary notice mentions Miss Crumley in a romance context with unnamed parties. Details are unclear but the item appears as a human-interest blurb or society note from the era.
Atlanta reports reveal Miss Julia Choate Crumley faked engagement to Dr. Alleyne Hensley, later identified a body as his, driving her to nerve treatment. Conflicting statements prompted medical exam, Johns Hopkins recall, and speculation of a staged romance. Local militia action and insurrection fears frame unrest in Silver Tow County as martial law is imposed, with recovery of peace and industry noted.
London reports the Greek king’s dissolution of the chamber alarms no one in England yet. France treats the situation with gravity as King Constantine’s move blocks Greek entente cooperation and elections loom. Rumors of missions from Kitchener and Austro German envoys stir speculation amid ongoing Serbian and Romanian fronts and Riga Dvinsk campaigns.
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