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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
12
A detailed narrative traces the Broadway Chambers Street murder, Colt’s trial and execution, the strangest wedding at the Tombs, the blaze and coroner’s inquiry, and later events involving Samuel Colt and a Californian encounter with Samuel Everett, highlighting eerie coincidences and public intrigue.
British gamblers grow cautious as English racegoers refuse large wagers. Historic bettors like Davies and Fry built fortunes on huge consignments, while recent decades show smaller stakes and steady bookmaking losses. The piece recalls old-time “leviathan” bets and notes the continued concentration of bets on favorites in major races.
In 1841 New York, John C Colt, son of a wealthy Broadway family, marries a seamstress against his parents wishes while pursuing a bookkeeping manual. A printing shop murder unfolds as printer Adams vanishes and a body is found in a cargo box on the Dalmatia bound for New Orleans. Colt is arrested after a neighbor overhears a confrontation and a confession is read from the drayman. The trial attracts notable visitors and a glamorous cell scene is described in lurid detail.
A New York World report claims a government representative will travel to South America to promote beef consignments to the United States. He will explain conditions and aid opening a new trade, reversing prior trust-focused policy and provoking mixed public reaction. The shift from protecting markets to fostering competition is noted as unprecedented.
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