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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1903
Page
1
Report states that a group of cardinals will be confined to their assigned rooms in the Vatican within two to three days as part of ongoing church reform. The move comes amid investigations and a broader effort to restore order and discipline within the Holy See.
The leading papal candidates are Cardinals Gotti Oreglia Vannutelli Di Pietro and Rampolla with a conclave vote expected within days. Cardinals arrived at the Vatican and were shown to their cells as the process for selecting Leo XIII successor began amid Italian cardinal rivalry and diverse factions.
Twelve convicts escaped from Folsom penitentiary remain at large as of July 31. Pursuing officers and militia tire of fruitless search through rough country under a hot sun. Governor Pardee withdraws Placerville national guard company from the chase as sheriffs posses return home. all trace of the outlaws is lost and capture seems unlikely.
A section of the Morrison Street bridge over the Willamette River in Portland collapsed this afternoon, sending over 100 people into the water. Rescue efforts rushed to the scene as ambulances, police, and fire units converged. the old wooden bridge proved unsafe and may prompt plans for a replacement steel structure.
Sacramento reports that Placerville militia captured Sheriff Borquit and his purses in foothills near Greencwood after surrounding the officers during a meal. The posse members were mistaken for escaped convicts.
Sacramento officials announce findings from the Folsom prison break inquiry led by District Attorney Segimon and Captain More Pay. About a dozen convicts near the chapel testified, describing the assault on officers and Cochranes’ steadfast duty despite injuries.
Sacramento reports argue the militia effort to recapture escapees at Folsom relies on bugle calls alerting convicts. Leader Woods, an ex-soldier, is within hearing and may anticipate moves, prompting questions about strategy and effectiveness.
A dramatic day unfolds as an outlaw known as Hangman faces five executions across two states, with opponents in Arizona and Alabama preparing for the final verdicts.
Incidents from Prescott and Birmingham report two white men executed in Goddard station murder and two black men hanged in Alabama for separate killings. In Montgomer y a second pair of Black defendants were hanged for a different crime.
In Flectron, 30 miles south of Tacoma, Charles Meyers an axeman for the Columbia Improvement company was crushed by a massive boulder rolling down a mountain. he is believed to have relatives in Fligabeth New Jersey.
Kansas City July 31 Ben W Stearns the one armed Ute prisoner who escaped from Fort Leavenworth was captured near Richmond Missouri after being shot in the leg by a pursuer who had tracked him for days Stearns was serving a sentence for train robbery in Indian Territory and had previously escaped from Colorado and Tennessee prisons
Jeffersonville Ind July 31 Robert Lee the Negro who shot Policeman Louis Massey at Franaville July 3 and started a riot that caused deaths and injuries died in prison from a lung wound. The wound was caused by a bullet fired by Musser Lee's wife was killed by a train days after the riot.
An unknown Black man, who insulted several women by swearing and firing into their house, was lynched here today in Alto Texas. The incident occurred July 31, and authorities have not identified the assailant.
Authorities announce a new round of indictments targeting Gost W Machen. The charges cover multiple counts, detailing alleged misconduct and associated entities. The case underscores an ongoing crackdown and scrutiny from prosecutors.
Federal grand jury indicted August W Machen J A Cupper W G Long George Lorenz Martha Lorenz Maurice Runkle Thomas W McGregor Leopold Stern and others for conspiracy to defraud the government. Indictments detail contracts for letter carrier satchels and straps with alleged kickbacks and inflated costs.
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