Anaconda Named Site for G A R Encampment 1903
The Grand Army announces Anaconda will host the 1903 encampment. Women’s Relief Corps chooses A N Bull of Bozeman as Montana department commander.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1902
Page
1
The Grand Army announces Anaconda will host the 1903 encampment. Women’s Relief Corps chooses A N Bull of Bozeman as Montana department commander.
Montana Grand Army of the Republic veterans, Blue and Gray, gather at the Grand Army hall in Helena for annual business and officer elections. Bozeman wins department commander and a Women’s Relief Corps leadership. Anaconda hosts next year’s encampment.
Manila April 25 Gen Jacob H Smith stands trial for conduct prejudicial to good order as defense counsel Mr Woodruff says he will admit Smith ordered Major Waller to kill and burn and to render Samar a wilderness. Witnesses Marine Corps officers testified with Maj Waller slated as the next prosecution witness.
Senator Money of Mississippi was arrested on an assault charge filed by street car conductor Arthur B. Shaner. Shaner, Money, and Fire Department Foreman Hoover appeared in police court with trials set for next Thursday.
Today the Odd Fellows celebrate with a 2 pm parade from the auditorium. A banquet follows with no intermission as evening exercises proceed. Justice Milburn delivers the oration after remarks by Mayor Davey and multiple musical numbers.
A severe April 25 storm devastates Joplin Missouri causing two deaths including Esther Hunt and Martha Cape, six people fatally injured, extensive property loss near Moonshine Hill and Villa Heights, with over fifty buildings destroyed and mining plants damaged.
Official circles report no improvement in Queen Wilhelmina’s health as doctors say she sleeps poorly and resists liquid diet. Reports conflict with royal bulletins and suggest nurses face difficulty administering food while the queen mother reduces vigilance.
An intense windstorm hit Omaha causing one death and several injuries. A 13 year old boy Robert Maxwell was struck by a flying sidewalk and may die. Ex Mayor George Bemis suffered a broken leg and serious injuries. A 20 year old man Lawrence Taggert was hurt by a broken billboard as street cars halted and glass windows shattered downtown.
A man removed to St Peter's Hospital yesterday for treatment of throat and wrist wounds sustained while temporarily deranged is recovering. Medical officials report no dangerous results anticipated.
Utah Attorney General M A Breeden asked the state food and dairy commissioners for statistics on recent meat price increases and on imports of meats treated with preservatives. If warranted, Breeden will move under state anti trust and pure food laws.
A straightway wind in Lincoln Nebraska reached up to 64 miles per hour spreading through the afternoon and night. Minor damage was reported with the track of the storm influencing the city and surrounding areas.
A fierce north wind with clouds of dust and low temperatures blows through Kansas since noon. No rain is in sight and wheat fields are drying badly across the state.
Sioux City Iowa faced a blackout after 1 30 today as dense greenish clouds settled over the sun. Winds reached 72 miles an hour causing considerable damage and disruption.
Copper prices rose today after New York reports that the Heinze interests formed a new company with capital of 80 million dollars. The week had seen a steady decline before this slight rebound.
Henry Schwab was hanged today for the murder of his wife and child in Newark New Jersey. The barber killed them after learning his wife planned to leave him and then attempted suicide by cutting his throat, though not seriously.
Manila reports Major Waller and Lieutenant Day of the marine corps were tried by court martial on charges of executing natives of Samar without trial and have been acquitted.
John Price recalls the search for a missing boy in Victor, Montana. Dozens joined the effort, tracking footprints and following the boy into the woods until his reunion with his mother. He had walked miles and endured hunger, prompting relief and gratitude from the parents and rescuers.
In El Paso Texas this morning special policeman Clarence Wolverton shot and killed a gambler known as Sheeny Harris in a gambling hall. Wolverton was wounded in the hand and the coroner's jury ruled the death occurred in self defense amid a history of Harris threatening him after being expelled from Colorado City years earlier.
Platte City Missouri April 25 George Armstrong colored aged 18 was hanged here today. He was convicted of criminally assaulting Iva Turner daughter of a farmer two years ago.
Grace Dickinson daughter of Mr and Mrs N Dickinson was seriously injured in an express wagon collision on Fourth avenue. The driver fled the scene leaving her senseless as bystanders carried her to her parents home where Dr Fairfield treated her for bleeding from the ears and nose. The full extent of injuries will be known tomorrow.
Forest fires in Venango and nearby Forest counties have caused about 30000 dollars in losses to local producers in the last 24 hours. Reports indicate damage in virgin timber near Tlonesva as flames spread through the area.
In Washington on April 26 the senate heard two major speeches. Senator McCumber defended his bill to prevent misbranding of interstate food products while Senator Carmack of Tennessee opposed the Philippine government bill, denouncing policy in the Philippines and criticizing President McKinley and General Funston. The session included passage of a Alaska game protection bill and adjournment after executive session.
The House approved 145 private pension bills including pensions for the widows of Gen William Ludlow at 50 dollars per month and Parson Brownlow of Tennessee at 39 dollars a month. The rest of the day featured general debate on the agricultural appropriation bill. Lester of New York spoke on a new post office for New York Cochran of Missouri on the trust question and H C Smith of Michigan on good roads.
The Great Falls city council approved a 45 000 water bonds issue to be paid over 20 years after abandoning a 10 year plan. Bonds to be sold at auction June 16. Street work on boulevard Sixth avenue north from Park drive to Twenty third street moved to day labor. Fire wagon purchased after tests show defects. Mayor Collins cast deciding vote. Robert Vaughn confirmed as street commissioner.
Archbishop Corrigan of New York, seriously ill with pneumonia at his residence, passed a satisfactory day. He is conscious and remains under careful observation with two trained nurses, and doctors say his condition is encouraging.
Frank Murray, once confined in Silver Bow county jail, faces district court arraignment in Helena tomorrow on a charge of receiving stolen property. He previously served 18 months in the penitentiary for grand larceny after offenses in June 1899.
Washington April 26 Richard Tobin named postmaster at Birdseye replacing N J Tobin who resigned. Pensions granted to Thomas McNally of Stanford and W H H Scott of Helena. Surgeon J N Merrick ordered from the Philippines to Port Missoula relieving P S Kekelogg bound for Alaska troops.
News reached Baltimore on April 25 that Congressman Amos J. Cummings of New York is critically ill with pneumonia at the Church Home in the city.
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