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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1903
Page
1
Dillon dispatch reports John Shenan a Butte miner ends his life at Apex station as an extra northbound freight passes. He places his neck on the rail and is decapitated. Two companions disappeared. investigators expect to confirm identity and hold an inquest tomorrow.
Columbus Aug. 23 The tight battle for the gubernatorial nomination pits Mayor Tom L Johnson of Cleveland against John L Zimmerman of Springfield. Both claim a delegate majority as 143 contests loom and credentials decisions narrow the voting while Bookwalter withdraws his bid for U S senator.
A special train carrying New York City newspapers was wrecked at Gulf bridge in Little Falls New York today. Fireman Peter Conley and likely Robert Lily, both of Albans, were killed. Several World Sun Rochester News Company and American Journal employees were severely injured. Conductor Erhardt and other crew members sustained minor injuries as the engine and three express cars slid down the embankment after the engine jumped the track on the sharp curve.
In St Petersburg on August 23 a general strike began August 8 at Kharkov lay? no, the text states Khaterinoslay. Troops dispersed crowds after firing. tramway and railroad traffic halted. newspapers did not appear. factories surrounded. Eleven strikers killed and 12 wounded. By evening streetcars resumed and some private workshops restarted. Governor announced general resumption of work on railroads and factories with protection for workers.
The Pleasure steamer Indiana sank in the canal near Fairview Park in Indianapolis injuring about 50 aboard. Passengers claim a woman and baby vanished beneath the surface as rescuers, aided by skiffs and crew, pulled others from the water. Officials consider defective machinery and overloading as possible causes.
Prisoner William Stadt, one of the men, identified in the incident, is reported among those captured as investigators pursue a possible backer and motive behind the alleged plot.
In Helena Montana on August 25 William Stadtz, suspected with Joe Jarvis, found the jail key overnight after it vanished from the main cell door. Stadtz allegedly aided Jarves in Northern Pacific dynamiting. fate of a planned jailer assault remains uncertain as authorities probe motive and access. A separate Reno case reports convicts Murphy and Miller captured or pursued after an escape from Folsom, with a posse closing in on Miller.
The excursion boat Annie Roberts carrying 500 passengers sank at McKeesport Pennsylvania as it neared shore. Passengers were saved by skiffs and barges with no fatalities though many panicked during the transfer. In a separate item, James T Manning was reported alive after a driving accident far from Drummond.
Aunt Van Tier Valde, linked to a Tolland aristocratic family, was found dead on the ocean boulevard. Presumed heart failure after medical treatment. About 45. He inherited $200,000 from his Holland father but lost it in Alabama colonization, Australian mining, and other ventures before sailing to America as a common sailor. He had worked various humble jobs in the last year.
Deer Lodge August 23 A two story house on D street in the Larabie addition owned by Gus Erickson of Anaconda was entirely destroyed by fire this afternoon. W Ramsey bookkeeper at EB L Bonner store occupied the house as a resident. A strong wind blew during the blaze.
A report describes an altercation involving an OSO husband and a new partner. The fight escalated to gunfire, with one man receiving a birdshot to the face and the other struck by a pullet through the lungs. No further details on charges or legal proceedings are provided.
Felix Ballard and Frank Williams clash at Ballard's mining cabin near Elkhorn. Ballard shot in the right lung by Williams after a long feud over mining property. Williams wounded in face. both men transported toward Boulder as sheriff investigates.
Firefighters could not reach the blaze until the house burned to the ground. The piano and part of the furniture were saved. The house was insured for 1000 pounds and Mr. Rameay had four dollars on the furniture. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
Kingston Jamaica reports Cayman Islands were devastated by a hurricane on Aug 11. Georgetown near Grand Cayman suffered major destruction. harbor vessels were driven to sea with two missing. All trees and crops destroyed and famine feared. Seven schooners wrecked on the east side of the island.
E M Jones shot and killed his recently divorced wife and likely fatally wounded her mother Mrs Parmenter early today. Jealousy is cited as the motive. Jones fled after the shooting threatening to kill himself. authorities fear possible lynching if found alive.
A crash near Henalis yesterday sent about 30 percent of the injured to Portland by special train arriving at 4 am. A Portland Elks delegation met them with stretchers to transport victims to homes or hospitals. The injured suffered broken arms and legs, spinal or facial injuries, but all rest easy and none are expected to die.
A Brunswick Mo report states one man killed and several burned as steam escaped from a wrecked circus train in St. Louis. Six ponies died, the engine and cars were total wrecks, and five sleeping men nearby were scalded.
Miss Ruth Bryan 19, daughter of Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan, plans to join Hull House staff in Chicago this fall after visiting the Halsted and Polk streets settlement with her mother Mrs W J Bryan. She studied at the University of Nebraska and seeks to aid underprivileged children alongside Miss Jane Addams.
Dive Dollars Wyoming Aug 23 The claim agent W C Hussey of Union Pacific says settlements with Hanna explosion estates are made. Eight hundred dollars will be paid to each widow fifty dollars to each child and five dollars for each single man.
Georgetown Ky Aug 22 Attorneys for Caleb Powers consented to let him address the jury in his own defense. Three arguments per side each three hours Power will close for the defense. The case goes to the jury Friday after noon in Frankfort.
A Utah thunderstorm northwest of Ogden spawned an enormous swarm of toads observed by travelers. Residents estimated millions of toads covering wagon paths and road edges after the storm, with experts unsure of their source.
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