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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1925
Page
1
Lisbon’s attempted uprising led by Major Filomeno Camara collapsed after fierce night fighting. Rebels surrendered after the government’s ultimatum. hundreds reportedly dead or wounded. Leaders Col Esteves and Commander Camara arrested aboard Vasco da Gama. others confined or imprisoned.
In Ashland Kentucky Mrs J J Sloan attacked her two sleeping children with a hatchet killing Margaret sixteen and Jack eighteen before turning the weapon on herself and injuring her arms. She and her son were said to have shown signs of insanity and she locked herself in a bathroom and started gas. Hospital staff expect she will recover.
The article notes Montana’s death rate has stayed under the regional average for the past fifteen years. It cites 1910 as a high point with about 1,500 deaths per 100,000, Montana recording 1,150 that year, and 1921 marking the low at 860. It also mentions 1924 as a year of an epidemic impact, with the area figure rising above prior averages.
In a tense hearing at Wheeler, witness Nyce denies maligned claims while Senator confronts blocked testimony. Mr Slattery refuses to confirm the witness identity, citing legal limits as reporters seek clarity on financial issues relating to Gordon Campbell. Tony Wheeler previously offered a 60 60 share, prompting questions about motives and disclosure.
Report from Natrona county sheepman Oddmund Josendahl states a flock of 1200 ewes produced about 1500 lambs and around 100 ewes had not lambed yet, an astounding record announced in Casper Wyoming on April 19.
Tulsa April 19 Associated Press reports parachute man D D Kople 38 plunged about 1000 feet to instant death when his parachute failed to open during a test jump over a field near Tulsa. A veteran of 25 years in parachuting he had made around 1000 leaps and had warned this was the first time he used an untested canopy.
A 68 year old inmate William Muhofer started a blaze in his padded cell at Silver Bow county jail yesterday at 2 40 pm. Jailer Michael Cronnelly and Fire Chief Pred Martin helped him escape uninjured. The fire caused heavy smoke and a near panic among other prisoners before being controlled. Muhofer was later found strapped in a different area, his arms and legs restrained after authorities searched his clothing for contraband.
In Casper on April 19 a fatal auto accident killed Ac. Ritaman, proprietor of a billiard parlor, instantly. Mrs Ritaman and Marie Kalloran were injured, with Kalloran sustaining a fractured skull and Ritaman’s wife bruised. Gus Larson suffered brain concussion as passengers in the rear of the vehicle.
D. Stephenson former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan indicted for the murder of Miss Oberholtzer after she died following an alleged attack. His attorney Eph Inman said he will surrender tomorrow along with Earl Kiinek and Karl Gentry. The indictments allege she died after returning to Indianapolis with the trio due to a slow poison.
Severe storm hits Wheeling Wellsburg Martin's Ferry Woodall and other communities in eastern Ohio and the West Virginia panhandle injuring ten people two seriously. Widespread damage includes wrecked buildings destroyed orchards and debris strewn across towns with no fatalities announced.
Hanover April 19 AP reports Field Marshal Von Hindenburg, nationalist bloc candidate for Germany’s presidency, appeared in gala general and plain attire. He told leaders and press that he seeks public duty and denies military enthronement, amid calls for unity as the election nears.
President Coolidge reportedly asked Chairman O Connor for a report on the sale of five U S ships. Earlier, the executive had treated the matter for the board to dispose of, with discussion of the situation and potential action.
Federal action will begin tomorrow to review Saturday night wine and gin party held by State Senator Bernard Gettelman in Milwaukee. John B Madden says inquiry will cover whether sacramental wine was used and if any illicit liquor was served, including whether the beverage was fruit juices or cider produced at the senator’s home.
Associated Press reports in New York that Bishop William Montgomery Brown, recently convicted of heresy, did not speak as advertised causing 2000 to be turned away. Rev Dr Guthrie said the postponement was not a victory for the New York bishop and Brown will speak Wednesday at the Community church with Rev Holmes as pastor.
Bulgarian rebels face execution as military tribunals replace ordinary courts under a decree signed by the king. Reports say several rebels have been summarily executed, with clashes continuing in the capital and provinces as police and troops hunt suspects amid renewed bomb terror threats.
Mrs. Della Sorenson, 28, of St Paul, Nebraska, confessed to killing seven people over seven years, including three family members, by poisoning. She named victims from 1918 to 1920, and admitted to multiple poisonings tied to elating motives, with details presented before County Attorney Dobrey.
A Spokane judge was killed in an April incident after being struck by a bicycle. Police and investigators reported the fatality and are reviewing the circumstances surrounding the collision.
Boston April 19 Sen John J Pershing spoke at the rededication of Faneuil Hall urging Americans to fulfill duties to past and posterity He warned that without safeguarding institutions the nation could fall to rule by force The ceremony included Dawes Curley and a restored gavel from the hall destroyed by fire in 1761 He emphasized liberty and the need to defend the Constitution of the republic through resolve and unity
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