Ground Up by Wheels James Worms Killed on Railroad
James Worm, known as Ground Up by Wheels, died in a railroad accident near Clark's Part. Authorities say the incident occurred during maintenance work when a passing train struck him.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1903
Page
10
James Worm, known as Ground Up by Wheels, died in a railroad accident near Clark's Part. Authorities say the incident occurred during maintenance work when a passing train struck him.
Missoula August 16 Word reached here that James McCann was killed on the Northern Pacific this morning at Clark's Fork near the Idaho line. Identity was established by papers found on him. His body was found about 11 o clock by a passing train and had been ground to pieces, with the body apparently passed over by several trains overnight.
Missoula August 16 Archie four year old son of George Bayes disappeared from the Bayes home in Springgulch near the Rattlesnake. He wandered into the woods while seeking huckle berries and was found by a party of searchers early this morning.
Wolcott and Lewis, proprietors of The Pavilion, were arrested around 4 PM by Chief Hollingsworth on a suspected disturbance of the peace related to dancing on the pavilion floor on Sunday. They were escorted downtown toward Judge Wood’s residence, the proprietors’ attorney.
In a heated exchange with city officials the men asked under which act they were arrested. The chief could not say. Wolcott and Lewis were released on their own recognizance to await a justice of the peace returning from fishing. The pavilion dance continued with the band playing as usual.
In Wheeling West Virginia August a clash erupted between striking machinists and non union workers at the United States Steel River side plant. More than ten shots fired with no deaths but several wounded. A barricaded boarding house targeted, a striker hit, spectator Clay Hoover shot in the knee, and a man named Peter Silatek seriously wounded by stray fire amid ongoing hostilities.
Stephen Hall of Aurora Alabama, a protege of Senator Albert J Hopkins, killed himself in his Washington room after suffering stomach pain. He sought medicine at a nearby drug store but was unable to obtain it. Hall was a clerk in the department of commerce and labor, recently transferred from the census bureau. The only known relative is B Downer, a Chicago publishing company manager.
In Rome on August 14 the pope received Archbishop Harty in private audience after his consecration as Manila archbishop. They spoke at length on the Philippines, with the pope pledging warm support for pacification and Catholic triumphs. Harty introduced his secretary Mgr. Fowler and Father Donohue of Alabanas.
London reports the Marquis of Salisbury was slightly better today with officials noting a modest improvement in his health after illness.
A search located a man at the Cottage hotel who was identified by Miks Vivian Warner as the person seen with the boy near the slough on Thursday. Jackson's preliminary hearing is set for next Tuesday. possible Hamilton venue due to local hostility. The boy’s funeral was held at South Methodist church with a large crowd and calls to let the law run its course.
Special dispatch from Hamilton reports Missoula fears lynching at the jail as Sheriff Pond beefs up security and deputies with Winchesters guard the cell of Jackson charged in a local disappearance and murder case. County Attorney Baker presses Jackson on a disputed alibi while Missoula residents react to bulletins about the body and local arrests tied to a broader crime pattern.
Anderson Jackson faced arrest last spring after a little Baker girl identified him as her assailant in a Montana saloon. Her mother and Under Sheriff Sterling accompanied her to the scene, but the single witness could not be corroborated and he was released. A separate September assault victim failed to identify him at the jail in Hamilton. Authorities misidentified Jackson as Walter Jackson in Spokane. Jackson claimed his brother’s name and his parents once belonged to the Salvation Army.
Missoula on August 17 reported by Sheriff Pond that at 1 AM there were no demonstrations and no crowds on the streets. Some strangers had arrived earlier, and the sheriff said he was ready if they came.
The article advises the novice camper to travel light and progressively trim gear. It outlines minimal cooking and tableware, a compact spine for packing, and a small emergency med kit. It also covers tent site selection, ground protection, and a simple dry-camp setup to stay comfortable in varying weather.
The New York Times notes Pennsylvania factories house 300 long horizontal saws and two jig saws used to process high value slate products. Slate deposits near Harrisburg and other centers yield big profits as slate is cut for floors stairways sidewalks and mantels.
The University of Montana biological station party of 16 and 8 pack horses, led by Prof. M J Elrod and joined by officials from Missoula Lewistown and Burlington, climbed MacDougal peak in the Swan range Aug 4, detailing alpine flowers insects and scenic views.
Fort Leavenworth officials review cases of U.S. Army officers who allied with Filipino girls and left them, citing a practice once common before the Civil War with Indian brides in Oregon and Washington. The Leavenworth woman awaits divorce before any remarriage.
In Puyallup two men claim kin to a Civil War era general who led the quartermasters. The veterans split lives between an Indian wife and an American wife they later joined, with the general openly supporting both families and visiting them in exile.
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