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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1909
Page
13
Storm warnings were issued along government stations as squalls threaten ships off Cule coast. Mariners urged caution and weather reports warned of high winds, heavy rain, and rough seas impacting vessels in the area.
New Orleans reports two storms 400 miles apart heading in opposite directions with rough seas and danger for light craft. No major damage has been reported as of tonight. masters at sea say conditions remain hazardous near the passes and the Momus struggled into port hours late from New York.
Pensacola Florida on August 23 reports the second ever display of hurricane warnings by the weather bureau causing anxiety among bay shore residents who fear a repeat of the great hurricane three years ago.
Houston reports two tropical hurricanes in the South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico moving in opposite directions. Weather bureau warns mariners from New Orleans to Galveston and the east Gulf coast. A gale hits near Port Arthur as warnings go out tonight.
Olympia, Aug. 23. John Shively, state insurance commissioner, on impeachment trial, testified that 182 insurance firms were admitted to the state from 1907 to 1909 and each paid an advance fee of 100 to 200 dollars, totaling 18,200 to 36,400 dollars, with no records kept. He said the funds were split equally between Sam H. Nichols, then secretary of state, and himself.
Laporte Indiana August 23 The collision between two automobiles near Yellow creek today injured evangelist Billy Sunday and his wife. The car overturned and they were thrown into a ditch. Mrs Sunday is in serious condition while Billy Sunday is painfully bruised. Sunday was driving at high speed and struck another car while attempting to pass.
Chicago Aug. 23 The joint conference between street car company presidents and union representatives accomplished nothing today and will resume tomorrow. The possibility of submitting the controversy to arbitration grew stronger as the day progressed.
Portland reporters note J. P. O'Brien general manager of the Harriman lines in Oregon and Howard Elliott president of the Northern Pacific railway will meet tomorrow to execute final papers. The agreement allows the Hill and Harriman lines to use the Northern Pacific track between Portland and Puget Sound.
Glenn H Curtiss of the United States halved the circuit speed record at 6 1 5 miles to 5 minutes 35 25 seconds during the Prix de la Champagne endurance tests. Paulhan and Lefevre also posted notable flights as aviation week continued with trials and near misses in high altitude events.
The defense in the trial of Thomas A. Broadhead former chief of police charged with accepting bribes began presenting its main evidence. E. J. Fleming former city prosecutor testified to efforts to close up disorderly houses during Harper's administration while Broadhead was a police captain. Former police commissioners also testified as the fourth week of the trial began.
Denver Aug 28 The thirteenth annual convention of the Association of State and National Food and Dairy Departments advocates a uniform model pure food bill for states to adopt or reject. A special committee led by Dr E F Ladd plans to draft and submit the bill to state legislatures after convention approval. Secretary Wilson may support stricter federal enforcement. Dr H H Wiley will discuss The Chemistry of Blended Flour.
Spokane August 23 hundreds of men fight flames on the lower Pend d Oreille river and toward Priest lake. The Fidelity Lumber Newport and Panhandle Lumber Spirit Lake suffer major damage as the fire crosses the river. Supervisor Wegel says more than 1,500,000 feet of timber may burn and six families near Blue Slide and Ruby are burned out and evacuated to Newport.
A steady downpour in the West Kootenai and Fernie districts restrains fires still burning near Hismour Michael Fernie Coal Creek Morrison Jaffray Orabrook Moyie and Creston. Timber south of Nakus on Arrow lake and near Cranbrook has been destroyed.
Chicago Aug 23 officers of leading western railroads push to halt reduced excursion and convention rates and set a 2 cent a mile minimum fare across western states with fare reduction laws. A meeting of Chicago road executives was held to discuss the plan but no decision was reached. The aim is to end reduced fares after the new year.
Washington reports prosperity curbing army recruitment as Taft seeks reductions. Authorized strength sits at 84,500 active soldiers plus 3,500 hospital corps. Aimed cuts could reach 8,000 by July 1, saving about 8 million dollars annually.
Honolulu reports three new bubonic plague cases on the island of Hawaii today, including a fatal outcome. Health officials confirm the occurrences and indicate surveillance remains active to curb spread.
In Topeka Kansas on August 23 a subscription fund was begun for Mrs. Charlotte Bleakley mother of the incubator baby. A bank opened the Marian Bleakley account for the child and about a dozen people queued after banking hours to contribute to the effort.
Kansas City Aug 23 Another habeas corpus order items in the Marian Bleakley case the incubator baby of St Louis famed for the world's fair The judge ordered Chief of Police Snow to appear with the child in court Wednesday The court will decide whether the child belongs to her mother Mrs J J Bleakley of Topeka or Mrs James G Barclay of Buffalo the woman who adopted her Barclay is charged with kidnapping Bleakley’s motherhood not conclusively proved Police retain custody pending ruling
A Lewistown report states Sheriff Ed Martin brought seven Bulgarian suspects to town after Deputy Sheriff McCall of Melstone was shot at close range while pursuing violators of game laws. McCall was struck in the face and neck and may lose an eye. The group crossed into Rosebud county before arrest. Fergus county will exercise new jurisdiction law within 500 yards of its boundary.
Goshen Indiana August 28 funeral cortege for Charles Crary was blocked at the cemetery by undertaker C T Stiver his attorney and police to prevent lowering the coffin. Crary allegedly signed six years ago to be cremated in Chicago. The body is held in a vault until court rules. Crary's uncle says he was not mentally responsible when the contract was made.
El Paso Texas reports that on Sunday a feud between laborers on farms at Juriquilla near Quereretaro and workers from the nearby village of Santa Rosa left five men dead and eleven seriously wounded.
Special Dispatch from Helena reports Koto Koraishi testified in federal court about travel from Japan to the United States, entry in a disorderly house in Billings under the Suzukis, near-starvation bondage, and a daring escape aided by a Japanese contact to seek refuge at a Japanese boarding house.
From Acapulco reports say residents believe the Clipperton Islands were swallowed by the sea after the recent quake. No word from the islands and ocean bed disturbance prompts Acapulco residents to urge a Guerrero search. Mexico’s former foreign affairs official Gambro travels to Europe to pursue ownership before the Italian arbitration court.
A severe electrical storm hit Denver on August 23 followed by heavy rain. No deaths or serious damage were reported, and there were no major injuries or casualties. Authorities warned of possible flooding in low-lying areas and urged building precautions.
Pittsburg Aug 22 violence at the Pressed Steel Car plant in Schoenville. Troopers manacled to horses were dragged through streets after resisting constables. Twenty five arrested. fatalities listed at six with four in hospitals. State police reinforced. bells tolled. cars damaged. property losses in thousands. Police search all in strike zone. hats and clothing collected as evidence. Government to investigate peonage charges against plant officials. Strikers furious. Indian Mound meet disrupted. rioting continues into dawn.
Omaha dispatch reports the general court martial of Corporal Crabtree of troo p B second United States Cavalry began at Fort Crook over the killing of Capt John De Raymond at Fort Des Moines June 19. Defense pleads insanity amid a sequence starting with a mistaken leave pass and culminating in multiple wounds and Captain Raymond’s death on July 3.
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