06 Apr 1902
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1902
Page
1
President orders a full inquiry into charges against Governor Heard of Louisiana. English government maintains a military establishment near New Orleans for the shipment of horses.
Washington reports public release of three key letters between Louisiana Governor Heard and Secretary Hay on Chalmette shipments of mules and horses to the British army in South Africa. The attorney general weighs whether U.S. neutrality was breached and outlines legal tests for such commerce.
King Menelik of Abyssinia assigns Ras Makonnen, famed Abyssinian general who defeated Barateri’s Italian force at Adowa, to attend King Edward's coronation. The envoy, a cousin of Menelik, is noted for his character, physique and courteous bearing.
William Thomas Jr United States minister in Stockholm reports a 500 check sent to the U S treasury representing Sweden and Norway contributions toward the Canton Ohio national memorial to the late President McKinley. The sum was raised mainly among the diplomatic and consular corps of Sweden and Norway and friends of America in Stockholm.
London April 5 The Cecil Rhodes will discussion dominates talk as AP reports total fortune near £5,000,000 with executors Lord Rosebery Parl Grey Lara Milner Alfred Bell and others to share about £1.5 million now and later. Trustees gain broad powers to adjust scholarships incl Canadian provinces and American/German ties to Oxfor d.
British papers weigh the Rhodes will granting funds to bring Americans and Germans to Oxford. St James Gazette and Westminster Gazette praise cross Atlantic ties and education, while Pall Mall Gazette hails the bequest as a landmark move to unite English speaking countries.
The train bearing Cecil Rhodes’s body reached Kimberley on April 5 on its way to Bulawayo in Matabeleland. The town mourned as nearly all residents joined the procession past the funeral car.
County Attorney Joseph C. Smith discusses Clinton Dotson's final statement in the April 5 dispatch from Deer Lodge. He states Dotson admitted involvement in the murder plot against John Chadwick and his father Oliver Dotson, noting Dotson's reluctance to reveal details due to an oath to fellow conspirators. Sheriff McMahon describes public reaction and Dotson's demeanor before the execution.
Salt Lake City police question Clyde Felt age 11 about the murder of Samuel Collins at Wasatka mineral springs. Felt alternately named and denied a co offender Henry Potts, then claimed Potts aided him, then said he acted alone and that Collins chloroformed himself. investigators continue to press for details and suspect a wider conspiracy among local boys.
February grand jury reports a far reaching scheme of corruption in St Louis municipal assembly. indictments include Robert N Snyder Edward Butler John H Becker and George J Kobusch. report praises Joseph W Folk and condemns illiterate bribery plagued representatives. No names named in connection with fraud.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Helena April 5 describes two closing rallies for the municipal race. Democrats at the opera house featured H O Farria and C B Nolan with vigorous criticisms of the Edwards administration. Republicans at the Auditorium heard Mayor Edwards and City Attorney Horsky on water plans. Both camps voiced confidence of victory as polls close Monday night.
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