17 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1902
Page
1
Oscar Thompson is formally charged with the murder of Mrs. Anna Bartholin and Miss Minnie Mitchell. The court also accuses "Daddy" Claffy of being an accessory after the pact to the killings. The case centers on Chicago investigations and ongoing legal action.
Oscar Thompson waives examination and is held to the grand jury on a murder charge in Chicago. John Claffy known as Daddy is held after the fact. bond fixed at 2000 dollars. Judge Patton orders transfer from Hyde Park to the county jail to end sweat box treatment. In Des Moines a Chicago murder suspect,William J. Barolin alias A K Edgar, is traced then vanishes.
Samuel Gompers, AFL president, spoke at the Chautauqua on Labor and Capital. He criticized press bias toward employer viewpoints and highlighted child labor evils, long hours, and miners’ struggles in the anthracite fields. He denounced lawyers in industrial disputes and urged workers’ rights, predicting the anthracite strike would succeed.
Great Falls Elks attending the Salt Lake grand lodge session arrived on the early morning train with more expected. Names of members such as Joe McClintock and Jerry Derrigan among those noted. Local officials praised the session as one of the most enthusiastic in the order’s history with Tickett and Cronk delivering notable addresses.
Eyewitness Mme Hourde described the auto collision near Evreux with both Mr. and Mrs. Fair killed instantly. Dr Perriquet testified the wounds were fatal, and coffins arrived in Paris for the Madeleine vault. In San Francisco, Public Administrator Farnham weighs letters of administration as relatives, including Boule Solo, prepare to travel to support claims and wills.
Aug 16 Livingston. Jerome Cobb wins a water rights suit over Succ creek in the Yellowstone valley against T C Carter and others. Judge Henry ruled Cobb secures first right to 169 inches, second right up to 120 inches, and third right to 143 inches. Hartman & Hartman Bozeman and HJ Miller for defendants. Judge Savage and John T Smith for plaintiff.
Aug 18 The chauffeur toying with the wreck recounts the fatal Paris crash that killed Mrs Charles Fair and Mr Fair. He cites bronchial troubles and a sudden tire failure as the danger. He says the car veered toward a tree after a steering misstep as Mrs Fair clutched her husband and turned away.
Great Falls Aug 16 A tense dispute over a county road boundary arises after the county bought right of way from Carl Gereke. Gereke fences the highway and refuses access until the section line is moved, bidding to sell his 100 acres. Ranchers oppose. Two surveyors will be sent to settle the issue.
A fragment notes a claim about a person from Butte and mentions mines. The readable text is limited, but it hints at ownership or involvement with mining. No dates or additional context are present.
Special dispatch from New York reports Miss Annie Laurie Devery, daughter of the big chief, engaged to wealthy Montanan mine owner Jack Davis, 23, visiting Far Rockaway. Davis is described as a millionaire. the couple has been seen together recently amid public attention.
The body of Charles Preller, 20, who killed himself in this city last evening, was sent to Miles City his former home. He was recently married to a local, and it is presumed domestic troubles led to the act. His parents, well-to-do ranch residents near Miles City, are mentioned in connection with the case.
Frank Hartnell was struck in a pasture near Terry while driving to town after catching a pair. Lightning then killed two more horses in the herd, leaving monitors and local authorities to assess the scene and report on the incident.
Sensational 2 AM hold up at Nels Nelson saloon near Roberts street and Helena avenue ends with three victims locked in an ice box. The bandits flee after taking about $90, prompting a police search. two suspects are arrested later but released as not guilty.
Three boys from Melrose are under arrest for stealing a conductor's watch in Lima. The youngest confessed to giving the watch to a fellow youth to hide, while the 17 year old has a sea faring background. Court next week will decide their fate based on consistent stories.
Dillard former clerk in the office of the collector of Internal Revenue at San Francisco departed for that city in charge of an officer to face charges of fraud and forgery connected with Chinese certificates according to reports.
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