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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
2
The Republican National Committee endorses major reforms to convention representation and primary recognition, aiming to reduce Southern quota from 33 to 16 percent. The decision follows long-standing debates and was approved with broad support after hours of discussion. Washington plans to seek ratification by state Republican bodies.
Cardinal Rampolla, former quis del Tindaro, was appointed secretary of state by Pope Leo XIII and led the conclave for Leo XIII's successor. Austria then exercised a prerogative by objecting to a candidate’s election for the papacy.
Secretary McAdoo issues supplementary income tax rule extending the due date for Osing itemized monthly list returns of coupon and registered interest payments for November from December 20 to January 1.
General Francisco Villa orders confiscation of all property belonging to Luis Terrazas Sr and Leon and Enrique Creel in Juarez including banks land cattle homes and personal effects to rebel forces.
A Tuesday blaze in Livingston, Montana, destroyed the Miles block owned by W. G. Conrad of Great Falls. The loss was reported around 140000 dollars.
Des Moines Iowa leaders announce a statewide conference to be held in Des Moines on January. The event aims to organize party activities across the state with key local and state figures coordinating planning.
London-A dispatch from Jibuta reports the death of Emperor Menelik of Abyesinia on Friday last. Born in 1814, Menelik has been declared dead in past reports as well.
George Bowdoin died Tuesday afternoon at his home in New York in his eighty second year. He was a former partner of the late J P Maclean and his son Temple Bowdoin is a member of the Morgan firm.
In Ray North Dakota a mob dragged three Dillon family members from a jail and hanged them from a bridge near Williston after a recent conviction. Police reported the suspect Culbertson was involved in the killings and concealed details remain unclear.
Governor Dunas issued a formal reprieve until January 16 1914 for Henry tenasnee in the Desembes murder of Mildred Allee Rearoet. The case centers on the homicide in Springfeld with ongoing legal actions and state involvement.
Refugees from Chihuahua describe Francisco Villa as acting like a dictator. They recount seizures of property valued in millions, killings of civilians, and expulsion of Spaniards, with consular protests ignored and mercantile seizures enforced to fund the rebellion.
William J Harrie of Georgia, cemetery director of the bureau of canous, applies modern business methods to its management efforts.
A district court grand jury indicted Harlan on Saturday in Case countsy for embesslement related to misused funds. The probe concerns Atlantic and Northers Soulbera road funds and a wine Propriated scheme.
At the Vulcan mine in Newcastle Colorado a massive blast trapped workers. Officials report 39 men were in the mine upper level and 37 died including foreman L L Crawford and boss L Walters. Most victims were American married men from local ranching and business families.
Department of Agriculture final estimates show fourteen principal farm crops valued at 4.940 billion dollars, up 183 million from last year and 51 million from 1911, based on December 1 prices. Area planted totals 299.43 million acres, corn accounts for over a third, average value per acre about 16.50 dollars with crops like cotton at 29.19 and tobacco at 160.59.
In Chicago Monday Judge Mack refused Otoman Zar Aduabi Hanish a new trial. Hanish, leader of the Masdazaan sun worshipers cult, was convicted of sending objectionable literature by express. He received six months in the Chicago house of correction and a $2500 fine.
Alfred Goulet of Australia and Joe Fogler of New York won the six day bicycle race in Madison Square Garden, ending Saturday night. Joseph Magin of Philadelphia and Percy O. Lawrence of Denver were the second team, Edward Root of New York and Is Me Namen of Australia Paned tie.
The Supreme Court upheld a state's power to tax net receipts of life insurance companies by county. The decision stems from New York Life Insurance Co restating tax collection by Deer Lodge county, Montana. The government must refund 1,600,000 dollars and forego future collections under the present income tax law. Justices Hughes and Vanderventer dissented.
Dispatches from Noumea describe a volcanic eruption in Ambrim Inland causing six new craters on the west coast in December. Mount Minnie then collapsed flooding villages with lava flows. Many inhabitants fled by canoe or boat. a steamer rescued 500, with fears of more interior deaths. Ambrim island spans about fifty miles and remains sparsely populated.
The plan calls for a government inquiry into trust practices to curb unreasonable restraints and shifts the burden of proof to permit applicants. It would prohibit interlocking directorates, watering of stocks, and ownership or control of competing firms by corporations and individuals.
Seventy striking garment workers were arrested after a riot in front of a salt and cloak factory. Forty two of the arrestees were women. The incident followed a demonstration by the workers on Monday.
Carlo Tresca, industrial unionist leader, faces trial in Paterson New Jersey after traveling from New York. Court proceedings begin with sparse details released by officials.
Five men were seriously burned when a hot metal train wrecked at the Cambria Steel works in Johnstown Pennsylvania on Monday. Cars plunged into the fires and a tepite explosion followed the incident.
C B Mahoney of the Western Federation of Miners told the House rules committee that Michigan mine operators used Chicago and New York agencies to hire armed guards who deter redress and force workers into labor in peonage. He alleged Supreme Court members had stake in mining properties and that miners lack recourse in state courts.
London reports militant suffragist leader Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst was freed from Holloway jail at noon after collapse from hunger strike. She was arrested en route from Paris to London and rushed to suffragist headquarters where a physician attended her.
Washington reports assurance of American safety in Chihuahua City. Consul Letcher relayed the news Wednesday as telegraphic service resumed between Chihuahua City and El Paso, easing administration concerns. Foreign colony in Temples enjoys a period of quiet following the storm.
Bogota reports that higher tariff rates prevail in the new tariff law passed by the Colombian congress. The maximum rates take effect three months after December 6, the law’s operative date, while the minimum rates on industrial imports become effective ten months after that date.
Joseph Herbert 10 Roland Herbert 6 and Albert Bratonier 9 drowned in the Ware river on the way to school when a fee to support them broke as they attempted a three person crossing.
Bingham Utah sheriff Smith said authorities would wait in a waiting game with Lopez for up to a week, aiming to take him alive or dead. The update frames Lopez as a central figure in unspecified serious cases and notes ongoing efforts in the inquiry.
A report from London notes the possibility of James Bryce receiving a peerage. The item cites Truth as the source describing Bryce, formerly a British ambassador in Washington, as a likely recipient in New Year honors.
Butte Montana sailor Ed Petroskey of San Francisco earned a decision over Leo Bens of Butte after twelve rounds, with Petroskey controlling the action throughout the bout.
The appointee to succeed Joseph A. Midridge Jr as head of the East Lake City assay office is announced. Details on the selection and duties are forthcoming from official channels.
Reported Wednesday night a revolver duel near Kansas City left Stephen D. Maranall dead and Joseph Wounded. Authorities investigate motive and possible accomplices as witnesses describe the confrontation.
In Biligham Utah a rumor says Raphael Lopez may be lured to the Minnie mine with the help of Mexican consul in a bid to coax the bandit into surrender. If the woman involved refuses the plan the consul may proceed alone.
Mexico City reports that President Huerta will govern with de facto control after dissolving the congress. The special organ adjourned with acts including ratifying power over government departments and granting the president authority until Congress reconvenes, effectively centralizing rule.
Sheriff Seigemeee Jr and others held several conferences at Bingham seeking Lopes capture. Governor Spry offered a $1,000 reward. About twenty volunteers gathered at the Andytun nel, but the sheriff refused entry.
Frenk Begine renews bid for a new trial in the Mary Phagan murder after lower courts denied relief. The case centers on the prosecution’s at April proceedings and ongoing appeals in the state supreme court.
A federal court granted bail to Hamish amid charges in the Masinigun case. Proceedings included a motion by Defense counsel and a review of flight risk and conditions set by the judge. The defendant awaits trial dates and further court actions in the related securities charge.
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