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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1913
Page
8
AMAW's lawyers claim a notable victory before a federal judge. The brief notes progress in the ongoing case and cites lawyer statements about the impact on the matter presented to the court. The filing emphasizes legal strategy and anticipated outcomes.
Writs continue as counsel for Harry Kendall Thaw signal plans to take the extradition case to the U S Supreme Court if the New Hampshire governor rules on Thaw’s extradition to New York. The hearing set for Tuesday at Concord will test due process and insanity custody questions, with appeals possible up to the high court.
Provisional President Victoriano Huerta opened the Twenty-seventh Mexican congress with a message stressing a peaceful transition and the aim of free elections next month. He urged unity with the United States while noting strained diplomatic relations and pledged to restore public services, stabilize finances, and support reforms to assure peace and electoral freedom.
Bhecial Dispatch reports Congressman Evans returned from Washington fit and upbeat. He predicts President Wilson will sign the tariff bill between Sept 20 and 21, with about a 50 percent cut from the Payne-Aldrich tariff, noting possible inequalities to be corrected in time. He says the currency bill passed caucus, faces House debate, and likely moves to Senate. intervening Mexico policy support follows the President’s message to Congress. Evans notes good conditions in the East, steady business and crops, and a larger wheat outlook. he will visit Helena for the Montana state fair and then return to Washington for the upcoming session.
In San Francisco on September 16 a jury found Maury I. Diggs and Charles B. Harris not guilty of conspiring to suborn perjury in the Caminetti Mann Act case. Prosecutors said the evidence was strong and expected a guilty verdict. Sentencing was set for tomorrow by Judge Van Fleet. motions for new trial and possible appeal were anticipated.
A boy was carried aloft by a balloon during a local Ascension event, the rope winding around his waist as the craft rose. Spectators estimated the height reached and witnessed the sudden dip and descent, with emergency responders attending the scene afterward.
Los Angeles September 16 for the second time in three years a bomb endangered General Harrison Gray Otis owner of the Los Angeles Times. A Japanese servant warned his employer about an infernal machine mailed to his residence. The attempted attack follows the 1910 plant destruction by McNamara conspirators and ties to enemies of the Times. Authorities consider Mexican questions and labor unrest in Lower California as possible factors. Continued on Page Three.
Page reports ongoing investigation in Vaughn with officers pursuing leads. Meanwhile legal developments unfold as Diggs is acquitted of perjury and New Hampshire, New York stories surface. Harrison G. Otis referenced in correspondence. political and market items follow.
On Broadway New York gunmen from rival gangs fired as crowds gathered for a matinee. A patrolman stopped two cars. four men were arrested, three escaped. Police found slips with over 300 names hidden in a car rug, suggesting repeaters planned further voting influence in another district.
In a New York dispatch the Interior Department notes that Secretary Lane will be moved to the Miller home in North Berkeley for at least two weeks of absolute rest. Only family and close friends may visit and no public duties may be discussed. Doctors warn even a small indiscretion could hinder recovery. Also, Joseph Johnson announces the Gaynor fusion league has ended its efforts to nominate a successor.
Police officers pursue every sane possible clue in a campaign to solve the case. The report notes ongoing investigations and the effort to track leads across jurisdictions.
New York detectives and the Tombs coroner assert priest and confessed killer Hane Schmidt feigned insanity. They believe the counterfeit operation was one of several schemes by a master criminal mind. Dr. Muret, a dentist, remains jailed on unrelated gun charges. his associate Bertha Zech released. A mutual report links Schmidt and Muret as relatives, while attorney Koelble argues for Schmidt’s sanity with multiple personalities. Police pursue further connections as Vaughn murder details unfold in Montana.
New York voters from all parties held the first direct primary under a controversial reform. Purroy Mitchel won the Republican and Progressive city tickets, while Edward E. McCall was chosen for the Democratic ticket. The Blauvittan open break and governor Sulser veto influenced the bitter political atmosphere as district reports showed organization candidates nominated.
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