30 Nov 1921
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1921
Page
1
In a roundup of criminal cases juries return guilty verdicts on seven minor charges chiefly involving liquor and drug sales. The report notes few convictions overall and highlights the ongoing parallel effort to avert the collapse of the peace talks led by Lloyd George.
Investigator statement denies wrongdoing by former warden amid charges of penitentiary maladministration. Conley Styles reports on findings and official responses, detailing alleged failures in management and oversight. The piece centers on the denial and ongoing inquiry affecting prison administration credibility.
A district court fails to convict Officer W C Taylor on four homicide charges as seven convictions emerge from 30 trials this session. Civil cases proceed under Judge Von Tobel while jurors are released, with lingering delays and costs noted in a long county calendar.
Associated Press reports from Bozeman that Montana won first and third in the hard spring wheat division at the International Hay and Grain Show in Chicago. A. J. Ogaard, the state agronomist, confirms the Montana exhibits secure the world wheat cup for the state.
President Harding aims to discuss a definite plan for ongoing world problem talks at the arms conference, though not to formalize the topic immediately. Officials say delegates may map a future discussion framework, while avoiding any rival to the League of Nations and delaying details until appropriate.
William Harris alias Slim Lemmox, once paroled for a murder, confessed to robbing the Paul Huchloff home on West Porphyry Street weeks earlier, with jewelry valued around 1200 dollars. He allegedly took the loot to Salt Lake. authorities seek the stolen pieces. Harris is also linked to a recent Harrison Avenue hold up. Police pursue other robberies tied to the gang as more suspects face inquiry.
Charles Neuman recovered a wallet containing $56,000 in checks notes and negotiable securities on November first and advertised for the owner. He offered to donate any unclaimed reward to charity and to place the funds in a safety deposit vault. A letter arrived with remorse over a misaddressed first letter and a returned $18 check from the fortune’s owner.
Six people died and eighteen were seriously injured as a steel girded roof and brick wall under construction collapsed at a Brooklyn theater site near Park and Bedford Avenues. Four workers were missing and feared buried. Owners Sylvester Rosenthal and Sam Moskowitz were arrested on charges of slaughter in the first degree as investigators probed the accident amid claims construction was supervised by others and approved by inspectors.
Poughkeepsie New York November 29 Associated Press reports that during a one day hearing in the divorce proceedings of James A Stillman Mrs Anne A Stillman abandoned the counterattack on her husband conduct. The banker would not contest evidence about his own alleged misconduct with Florence H Leeds.
The state department replied favorably to Austrian inquiries about Edgar A. G. Prochnik as Austrian charge d affaires and credentials of the new Vienna representative are expected in Washington within weeks. Prochnik has been in Washington arranging disposal of the embassy building, formerly Austro-Hungarian property, now joint Austrian Hungarian ownership.
U9 reports no modification to Hughes proposal accepted by the American delegation while Japan asserts its position. Prince Tokugawa says Japanese views on 70 percent strength are not officially endorsed by the delegation. A U S and Japan naval experts meeting was postponed 24 hours at Japan’s request.
An Associated Press dispatch reports a tsunami-like wave inundated Ibajay and Macato in Capiz province, Panay Island. The wave destroyed houses, drowned many residents, and disrupted communications as both towns of about 10,000 people faced severe flooding after a two day typhoon.
Ulster premier Sir James Craig refuses all Ireland parliament and demands alternative terms by Tuesday. Sinn Fein rejects all crown tribute plans, raising fears of renewed violence as talks may extend under a new format. Tamman de Valera tours constituencies as Dublin contemplates potential adjournment of negotiations.
The War Finance Corporation announced approval of 11 advances for agricultural and livestock purposes totaling 2,212,000. Named allocations include Montana 249,000 Illinois 60,000 Iowa 483,000 Minnesota 308,000 North Dakota 171,000 South Dakota 240,000 and Wisconsin 75,000.
At the Washington talks, China won concessions on the abandonment of foreign courts in China and withdrawal of foreign troops and wire systems. The Lodge sub committee drafted a plan for an international jury commission to report within a year on whether Chinese town and court practices justify ending extraterritorial rights. China's Sze and delegates pressed for broader Telegraph, radio and police wire withdrawals, while Japan urged cautions.
In San Francisco a reduction from the Arbuckle trial unfolds with rebuttal evidence all day. Prosecutors press to issue a perjury warrant against Minnie Neighbors tied to Miss Rappe’s illness while experts assess the bladder condition of Virginia Rappe. The judge denies the warrant for now as both sides seek clarification.
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