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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1913
Page
5
Japanese leaders urged military action as troops were dispatched toward China. A public rally and park gathering showcased asserted threats and calls for immediate intervention, with officials framing the move as a vital national duty.
In Tokio on September 7 Morilaro Abe director of Japan’s foreign office political bureau was assassinated. Fifteen thousand assembled in Hibiya park demanding military action against China and the resignation of Foreign Minister Nobuaki Makino. The crowd pressed toward the foreign office, demanded troops to China, and staged a long dispute over access as police held the gates.
Francisco, Sept 7. F Drew Caminetti predicts reversal of the Mann Act verdicts against him and Maury Diggs, arguing the case rested on geography rather than crime. Juror William Meister says he voted to convict to spare costly counsel fees and regrets that choice. Caminetti says the trial focused on moral territory and that he would have committed no offense if not for crossing state lines with Lola Norris.
The report notes steam shovels stopped work at the Panama Canal project as dredging continues to complete the route. Excavation advances but blocks remain at Nine Mile channel, Gamboa dike, and Mira Flores dike while dredgers navigate Gatun lake and the Pacific side.
Jetmore Kansas September 7 four years ago Rudolph Myers arrived with two mules Jinny and Mike and a shack. He announced a railroad between Jetmore and Garden City, workers say Santa Fe hired a crew to cut a line from Jetmore to Garden City. Myers guided ceremonies as the project persisted despite doubt. Panama news states King Alfonso of Spain donated 1000 dollars to the Falboa monument near the canal entrance with Spain expected to match.
Rome streets once guarded as Catholics, athletes, pilgrims, and officials move from St. John Lateran to St. Peter for a mass and benediction. The pope appears, the crowd numbers eight thousand, and a triple hurrah follows. Police prevent a planned parade amid fears of reprisals, while Vatican influenced Ossovatore Romano decries parade prohibition as infringing Catholic liberty.
In Alvany Oregon on September 7 a 16 year old boy Melvin Peobier and a 15 year old girl Stella Morgan ran away to the Pendleton Roundup. They traveled by buggy and a one horse buggy with a pistol rifle and belt. They stole money from a sister and a pocketbook with $25. They were captured near the Cascades after a days ride and confessed in juvenile court.
Washington dispatch notes King of Spain appoints Senor Mano to act as representative at the San Diego ceremony for Father Junipero Serra’s memorial and the dedication of Balboa and Cabrillo statues in California on September 21.
Long legal saga framed around Jerome with cases in Montreal and Sherbrooke. Thaw case updates from Ottawa, with habeas corpus writ and hotel discussions. Hot Springs relief planning follows a major fire. Washington debates anti trust, railroad, currency laws as Senate battles currency bill and tariff timing.
In Today's issue sensational reports describe mobs attacking government officials in Japan while sports and regional updates fill the rest. Mentions of Huerta conjecture, steam shovels at Pan, Kleinschmidt death in Helena, crucial league games, and state trials mix with local civic notes and agricultural college readiness.
In Guthrie Oklahoma on September 7 a Black man, Lewis Green, attacked Chief Lon Maxlew and Policeman J. H. Caldwell, fatally injuring them during a liquor raid. Sheriff Ma y and two deputies moved Green toward Mulhall but fled the scene as crowds gathered. With car fuel exhausted, they abandoned their vehicle and pursued Green on foot toward Perry where the suspect surrendered to the sheriff and was jailed. Communities feared a mob as authorities transported Green to jail.
Theodore H KleinSchmidt a renowned Montana pioneer died in Helena after a brief illness at an advanced age. Born August 2 1839 in Prussia he moved from St Louis to Montana via Colorado and Virginia City later aiding the First National Bank Helena the Helena Electric Light Co and stock ventures. He served as Helena mayor thrice and held Civil War service with the Third Missouri Volunteers. He is survived by five children and his wife Mary Blattner.
Richmond Virginia? correction: Richmond, Tex. Eight Negro convicts confined in the dark cell of camp No. 3 at Harlem state farm near Richmond were smothered last night. Four others are seriously ill from foul air due to poor ventilation. Sergeant Sir Wheeler and two guards face formal charges of negligent homicide after a coroner's inquest. The "dark cell" used for discipline since whipping was abolished measures about 19 by 7 by 7 feet with ten one inch air holes for ventilation.
An earthquake sequence struck Fort de France this morning at rumauc. Thirty tremors were counted with no report of material damage or injuries.
Washington officials weigh a possible Huerta candidacy amid ineligibility notes and a reported Trevino appointment to the cabinet. A private Mexico City telegram says Trevino will be minister of war to replace Blanquet, while Huerta faces constitutional limits and resigning pressures. Reports of Acosta’s fatal crossing into the U.S. are under civil and immigration inquiry in El Paso.
New York notices the death of labor figure Archbold at his Bronx home this September. He was a former president of the Brotherhood of Decorators and Painters of America and was widely known in labor circles.
A San Francisco report details opium smuggling worth over a thousand dollars seized at the port in the past three years. It notes that masters of ships found concealing contraband face fines, and urges tighter rules to curb the practice and hold shipping lines more accountable. The source says the findings were forwarded to authorities for action.
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