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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1913
Page
15
A petition drive by dog owners aims to defeat a proposed city ordinance set for council action next Wednesday. Opponents decry a $25 female dog tax and a $2.50 male dog tax, arguing the plan targets pets and could lead to impounding or killing dogs.
A 1900 session law conviction was used yesterday to convict two girls on vagrancy charges after a humane officer arrest noted they were in the company of Dave Jones and William Davie at road houses. They were bound over to the district court awaiting reformatory commitment.
A Livingston fire at 1 AM caused $5,000 damage to F. B. Tolhurst's taxidermy store, likely from a chimney. Smoke ruined hides and furs while water damage added to the loss. the stock was insured. Firemen were briefly overcome by smoke as authorities plan further action and public notices for sales and services appeared in the aftermath.
Sept 8 reports from Mexico City indicate talks between the United States and Mexico may resume soon, with John Lind returning from Vera Cruz to assist if preliminaries are ready. Rebels near San Luis Potosi reportedly wipe out federal detachments as rail lines to multiple regions go out of service. A rebel movement is also noted in Sinaloa while Denver convention reports list Royal Highlanders officers.
Sioux City Iowa judge Jepson rules Iowans cannot legally have liquors in their homes. The decision bars stocking cellars and prohibits purchasing liquor for delivery to a given address by any means. An appeal has been noticed.
San Diego police seized a concealed 41 caliber revolver from Miguel Mez, governor of Lower California, after two officers observed a bulge at his hip. The governor, irritated, was escorted to the station, where the weapon was returned to him via interpreter.
A conference today with Attorney Whitman Chief Magistrate McAdoo and two theatrical managers yielded a plan for addressing concerns. The meeting marks the first step by a grand jury acting as a censure board.
Two plays set in the underworld face withdrawal if the New York grand jury finds them objectionable. If at least 16 of 23 jurors declare them unobjectionable, they proceed without hindrance. otherwise they will be withdrawn permanently. It marks the first time a grand jury is used as theatrical censor.
Birmingham September 9 Creed indicates intent to run for United States senator after tariff bill becomes law. Oscar Underwood, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, states he will stay in the House until the tariff bill gains presidential approval, then will announce his senatorial plans. Vic Hansen reports from Birmingham.
In the Lemnos region of the Greek archipelago a submerged island has been identified as Chryssis. Pausanias records the island vanished by volcanic action about 200 years before the Christian era. A separate note mentions England producing artificial silk from spun glass.
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