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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1903
Page
10
Missoula August scene as Wolcott is detained after reopening Greenough Park pavilion for Sunday dancing. Chief Hollingsworth bonds him out. attorney Woody vows trial to curb repeated interruptions. Case hinges on state law banning race tracks theaters and dance halls on Sundays.
Missouri Aug. 23 Officers seek a man who hired a saddle horse from Walker & Albee to go to Bonner. He claimed the name Smith but is linked to a robbery at De Benville last week under another name. Reported traveling eastward via Clinton with possible relatives in Walkerville.
Missoula highlights a Montana division roadmaster, Mike Brones, as he oversees local railroad operations with emphasis on safety and efficiency during summer activities.
Missoula August 23 The Bonner baseball team defeated the Athletic association of Missoula 11 to 2 at Bonner. The game stayed close until the sixth inning when Bonner bats surged. Smith and Tremblay were Missoula’s battery. Lorner and Hughes worked for Bonner. Corbin and Dick stood out in fielding, drawing a large Missoula crowd.
Anaconda delegates push to host next convention in their city as Missoula welcomes delegates arriving on the North Coast Limited. President Erlor and Secretary Partelow arrive, with discussions on election candidates and next meeting site. Visitors tour the region, weather cool and pleasant. Standard office ad follows.
Reports from Sofia say revolutionaries gain ground as Turkish detachments suffer losses. Villages burned with inhabitants fleeing to Bulgaria. insurgents claim several defeats of Turkish units and destruction of monasteries. A Monastir court to try captured insurgents is described as a criminal tribunal.
The London court circular reports King Edward's profound regret at the death of the Marquis of Salisbury and honors his long service to Queen Victoria and the country. Condolences arrive from King Edward, Queen Alexandra, and others as church services in Hatfield honor the statesman.
In Missoula on August 23 John Meades Store suffered a burglary through a rear window without breaking glass. Thieves took razors knives and watch chains and two pairs of cowboy chaps. Loss totals under a hundred dollars plus miscellaneous calling cards and plate.
Under Sheriff Sterling is at Lolo Springs amid a heavy rain in the Blackfoot range and near Lost Horse pass. Chicago visitors Miss Smead and Miss Wentworth travel via Lolo Hot Springs. George Murray gains steady guiding work. W C Laidlaw tours the railway hospital. a drunken man identified as D J Smith from Deer Lodge is jailed with a Northern Pacific labor certificate naming A Lee.
News from Adrianople reports a near panic as insurgents cut telegraphic lines between Adrianople and Kirk Kilisse while burning villages such as Kavakli and Kizilji. Troops are sent to the area, refugees sail to Kavak for safety, and ceremonies mark the burial of Rostkovorki’s murderers with the Teretz sailing to Russia.
A Dominion government expedition aboard the Neptune sails from Halifax to investigate the northern regions of Canada. It will inspect Baffin Bay whaling stations, Chesterfield Inlet, and Greenland coast, establish a police post, and spend winter in the Chesterfield Inlet area before returning in November 1904. It aims to observe climate and resources and to counter alleged American poaching.
Reporter dispatch from Big Timber notes George Irwin found six to seven small freshwater lakes near Nye City post office in the southern county high in the mountains. Located above timber line the lakes remain free of vegetation with clear deep waters unseen by prior prospectors.
Salonica reports Ferid Pasha will visit Macedonia to inspect the vilayets. The palace reportedly ordered Turkish commanders to avoid excesses. A mobilization push is under consideration with 60 fresh battalions of redifs to be called from Asia Minor.
The Chicago Chronicle recalls EF C Wolcott's 19th century senate campaigns when opponents spread Long Branch gambling stories. Instead of harming him, the tales boosted his image as a bold, risk taking man. Wolcott joked about betting on races and Sullivan versus Corbett, saying he once won after a Faro loss.
In Creston Iowa Aug 23 the 10 year old daughter of Burlington conductor John Ponte died after dysentery worsened. An autopsy showed she had swallowed peas whole which sprouted and grew in her stomach making the case highly unusual and noted as one of the most peculiar on record.
Paris reports the death of Lord Salisbury leaves a deep impression. He had retired from politics yet his absence may bolster Chamberlain as Colonial Secretary. His prudence and modesty are praised though his sharp sayings are remembered.
Mrs. Mary Kleeberg wife of lace merchant Philip Kleeberg killed herself at Riverside Drive home by swallowing carbolic acid after hosting relatives and friends for dinner. The couple had returned from a drive and she was found dying shortly after. The family offered no further explanation.
The Humbert trial ends with Mme Therese Humbert blamed for swaying jurors through provocative remarks. The couple plans to appeal to the court of cassation if technical irregularities are found, while Emile and Romaine Aurignac will not appeal. The verdict leaves the jury divided on individual guilt and cites Mme Humbert as driving the conviction via irritant statements.
A strike halted rehearsals at Madison Square Theatre when Mowes Patriax, a Black actor, was slated to appear in My Wife's Husbands. Manager Roth urged continuation as Mrs Henderson and other cast members refused to act with him, leading Rock to read lines while Patriax watched. Rehearsals resumed without the actor for the moment.
New York August 2 Mrs John Webster known as Nellie Metlenry has recovered about 9 000 in securities once belonging to her and her late husband. Found recently in vaults of two safe deposit companies the items are now with the theatrical manager's widow. Webster was last seen alive in Buffalo in 1899 and presumed dead at Niagara Falls. friends think he died, but whether by suicide or accident remains unclear. The couple’s fortune originated from a Chicago theater company years ago.
City Attorney Car Dal chased bicycle thief W L Cook after he assaulted Lucy Porter. Cook was captured by bystanders and held until Police Magistrate Meili fined him $25 plus costs, with jail pending payment. Mrs Peterson sold 2.5 acres with house to H H Porter of Porter Raymond for 1600.
Boise matches tragedy as Henry Gideon is found in the river near the drowning site. Authorities fear foul play by the missing father, who was known to carry a large sum of money.
A light engine collided with the caboose of a freight train on the Oregon Railroad and Navigation line two miles from Spokane this afternoon. Conductor F W Hammond suffered a slight scalp wound and brakeman Charles Johnson was slightly injured.
Yosemite Valley Cal Aug 2 For the first time in five years the Piute and Dige ger indians are holding a big powwow and dance in the lower part of the Valley. A big feast was held tonight presided over by Uncle Paul and Mrs Uncle John both of whom are more than 100 years old. All were in full Indian evening dress. War dances and a potuiach followed.
Havre dispatches J A Mitchell reports a widespread prairie fire about 12 miles north of the lake after arriving from Wild Horse. It is not learned whether any property was destroyed.
Missoula report states August Stopper Wag was thrown from an automobile on Higgins avenue and seriously bruised.
Evansville Wisconsin August 23 Dr John M Evans after whom this town was named and who was well known throughout the state died today aged BW years.
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