Thomas Thomas Found Murdered In Sembe Area
Police report identifies Thomas Thomas as the victim in a murder near Sembe. Authorities recovered a red key ring at the scene as part of the inquiry.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1911
Page
13
Police report identifies Thomas Thomas as the victim in a murder near Sembe. Authorities recovered a red key ring at the scene as part of the inquiry.
A badly decomposed body found near Milwaukee road tracks in La Crosse Wisconsin is believed to be an Anaconda man named Sohneen. Clues include his clothes bearing Anaconda merchants marks and a notebook with card names. Police suspect murder or suicide after a long concealment. Evidence points to Goodfriend of Anaconda as the man identified near Wales.
British railway crews resume work on the majority of routes as the English strike wanes, with men returning to duty on several lines and services gradually resuming operations across the network.
London reports an easing of the industrial strike in Britain. A truce on most rail lines except the L N E, with talks to settle disputes among employers and managers and among South sea traders. Dock congestion to ease as dockers prepare to return, despite new reinstatement friction at Liverpool.
Chief Fitz Patrick reports a letter from La Crosse police chief B. Webber stating that the body of a man believed to be Thomas Thomas, missing since early July, was found beside the right of way.
San Francisco Aug 21 6000 men to be dropped from the Pacific system payrolls by end of September Two thousand to be cut this week All seven Harriman roads affected The retrenchment blamed on slack freight conditions and short crops in the Northwest 165508 cars remain idle while hiring is paused until October
Salt Lake City Aug 21. Oregon Short Line management announced an immediate retrenchment plan. The shops will switch to an eight hour five day schedule replacing the nine hour six day system. Two hundred men will be laid off and a dozen clerks in the general office and one man on every section gang will be let go.
Grand Army of the Republic opens its forty-fifth annual encampment in Rochester N Y with receptions reunions and sessions. The key topic is the race for next commander in chief featuring five candidates including Col John McFrey of Washington D C editor of the National Tribune and Judge Harvey M Trimble of Three Rivers.
Dissatisfied with premiums offered for 400000 dollars in Helena water bonds the city council rejected all bids and voted to re advertise bids for sale on September 25 1911 Two bids were received one from local banks and another from A B Keane company of Chicago Keane offered a 4800 dollar premium while the banks bid at par.
Mustering out the rebels began in Morelos as announced by the president's office. Al Imparcial reports that few insurrectos reported to Madero in Cuautla and that minor leaders are dispersing to continue raids.
Chesterfield Court House Va Aug 1 Henry Clay Beattie Jr opens trial for murdering his wife during a motor ride. Jury selection proceeds with 12 chosen. four challenged and four more to be picked from a Wednesday venire. Beattie pleads not guilty as defense motions fail. Beulah Binford and Paul Beattie are not brought to court.
Boston aviator Harry N. Atwood attempting St Louis to New York route circled across farms and villages for about an hour before landing five miles west of Syracuse. He reported 75 miles flown that day with 49 miles credited toward the record and planned a 1638 mile leg to Albany via Syracuse and Utica.
Rome August 21 A record heat wave kept Pope Pius from a planned stroll in the Vatican gardens. He nevertheless attended mass and spoke at length with Cardinal Merry Del Val the papal secretary of state.
President Taft signed the admission act for New Mexico and Arizona at 3 08 p m witnesses included Senator Penrose Representatives Weeks and Barchfield. The president used three pens and read the resolution aloud saying It's done. In Santa Fe Miss Madeline Mills raised a 48 star flag and a monster statehood celebration was planned with bonfires Fort Mercy lighted and speeches by seven supreme court judges the governor and four ex governors.
President Taft sent three congress messages. One urged more funds to complete raising the Maine wreck. A second asked Congress to decide if the wrecks of Spanish vessels sunk by Americans should be given away. The third transmitted surveys on the Great Lakes.
Christopher Columbus Wilson Francis X Butler and William Tompkins will begin prison terms for defrauding investors in United Wireless stock. Wilson and Butler head to Atlanta for three and two years respectively, Tompkins to Blackwell's Island for one year, as the circuit court mandate affirms the trial court judgment.
Washington reports that Senate minority group members Cullom Root and Burton defended arbitration treaties with Britain and France in executive session. Burton urged no amendment while Cullom and Root proposed a declaration excluding certain questions, Bacon adding Monroe doctrine and immigration concerns. Debates on public discussion arose. no action taken, treaties postponed for next regular session.
Congress will adjourn today after both houses wrap up sessions as the president’s veto threatens final actions. Lawmakers face ongoing debate on key legislation and potential renewed push when they reconvene.
Washington August 21 The extra session ends tomorrow with Taft veto of the cotton tariff bill. Democratic leaders reach a deal to adjourn and send the veto to the White House. Mann conducts a lone filibuster before a late night vote on the Underwood bill, while eight Republican insurgents back the measure.
Washington August 21 the congressional probe into H W Wiley head of the agriculture bureau ends with Secretary Wilson testimony. Wilson asserts Wiley pressured final findings and oversaw drug expert dealings while noting a Remsen board role and a corn syrup glucose dispute at White House level.
Great Falls Montana reports the body of George Hobertine a miner found in a shallow prospect hole in the Nethart mining district by Ed Berg a prospector. He had been missing for days with unclear cause of death and no examination yet.
The Nevada supreme court today denied a rehearing of its ruling that struck down the amended banking law section placing defunct banks under the state bank examiner. The court held the legislature attempted to legislate banking matters outside the courts.
Livingston reports Forest Assistant Redford and a crew extinguished a several days long fire at Jardine. A small amount of timber burned before backfiring and trench digging stopped the blaze.
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