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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1921
Page
1
Dramatic chase ends when authorities close in on a suspect at a pool hall near Poison. Cogein jury fails to assign blame or determine which agency is responsible. Explosion and fire in the pool hall add to the chaotic scene as investigators search for a cause and motive.
Testimony at Coskin death inquest recounted that Joseph Coskin said he was offered 1000 dollars to burn a building. Peter Lambros claimed he moved belongings from the burned Lambros pool hall to rooms at the Argyle hotel the day before the fire. Jurors found Coskin died from a fall after an explosion. exact cause of the blast remains undetermined. The inquest took under ninety minutes with limited county attorney participation.
Montana firemen may be required to serve only fourteen hours a day under an opinion today by Attorney General Rankin at the request of State Fire Marshal J S Mentrum. In emergencies, any fire department member may be called at any hour.
Senator Reed denounces the tak program calling it an infamous piece of legislation aimed at relieving the wealthy of tax burden. The measure prompts debate as proponents argue for redistribution while opponents warn of unintended consequences and fiscal instability.
Washington reports a heated tax policy debate as Senate and House leaders clash over a temporary revenue measure. Senator Penrose urges prompt action while Mondell and Fordney press for broad tax revisions aligned with White House goals. Senator Reed blasts the bill as a boon for wealthy interests amid party tensions.
President Harding and his cabinet will lead Armistice Day ceremonies walking up Pennsylvania Avenue while a large military escort, including a provisional battalion from New York and Pennsylvania, accompanies the gun carriage bearing the unknown dead. The body will come from France to Washington Navy Yard and lie in state in the Capitol rotunda after arrival.
A wartime illustration evokes veterans memories as photographs show United States Marines in fall maneuvers near Fredericksburg Virginia. General Butler commands about 5000 Devil Dogs encamped with pup tents rising nearby while a field wireless operator monitors army movements.
A Lorena incident on Saturday left ten injured when Sheriff Bob Buchanan halted a Ku Klux Klan parade. The death of the victim, a laundry proprietor, was expected soon, overshadowing other Lorena developments as night fell.
The International Joint Commission settled the equal water supply for irrigation from St. Mary and Milk rivers for Montana and Alberta. A canal will proportion the United States share, sending water from St. Mary to Milk and along Milk to Alberta then Montana. The three Canadians and Americans issued a unanimous decision praising the commission’s achievement.
Washington reports frame notes that Woods 70 head central agency for the unemployed will be established by a national conference. Secretary Hoover aims to organize the country on a community basis to expedite relief and coordinate emergency programs. Colonel Week’s committee will receive reports from communities and transmit progress to authorities.
Washington Oct 4 The nomination of Maj Gen Leonard Wood to be governor general of the Philippine islands was confirmed but immediate assumption of duty was not specified in the report The dispatch notes the Senate action and outlines the pending details regarding the transfer of authority and timing of Wood's duties
In Idaho on October 4, Lyda Meyer Southard faces trial for suspected poisoning of Edward F Meyer. Witnesses C D Thomas and Rex Thomas testified as agents for Idaho State Life Insurance that a $10,000 life policy applied for by the wife was never received by either the firm or the defendant, though a receipt for the first premium appeared on a note.
The Associated Press reports that the value of the nation’s manufacturing products in 1930 reached 63 trillion dollars, about three times the 1900 level, with 12.9 million wage earners across 289,768 establishments and New York leading the sector with 38.9 billion dollars in output and 200,308 wage earners.
Special dispatch from Polson reports Chester Powell, wife killer hunted by armed bands since Sept. 16, was shot dead by Sheriff Martin and two deputies near Turtle Lake after a letter to his sister Miss Hester Powell contained a map to a dugout. Powell died instantly from a bullet above the heart.
Belfast Oct 4 Sir James Craig premier moves adjournment of the Ulster house of parliament to Dec 13 and grants the speaker power to reconvene in case of emergency He says the step is unusual but prudent given uncertain months ahead He has not received any invitation to a London or other conference and hopes the measure will guard against any unexpected events The premier explains reasons for entering the conference decision and the need to voice Ulster feelings on proposals before the house
Redwood City Cal Oct The Associated Press reports a mixed jury of eight men and four women was sworn late today to try William A Hightower itinerant baker on charges of murdering Rev Patrick Heslin a Catholic priest of Colma around August 2 The jury will decide his guilt or innocence
United Mine Workers of America convened in Indianapolis announced wage demands will be filed by February 14. A reconvened February session will decide union policy on arbitration and possible agreements to avoid a spring strike. Delegates endorsed stronger action to unionize coal fields and condemned West Virginia officials aiding operators in Mingo.
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