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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
13
Judiciary committee members debate the nature of a fair trial measure with talks of potential changes to judges. Some legislators push three changes while others seek two railroad commission measures, which were ruled out of order.
Helena reports the judiciary committee of the Montana house is united in favor of a fair trial bill with two factions over appointing outside judges. debate centers on whether two or three changes of judges should be allowed in Silver Bow county. the house passes a lobbyist ban on floor and motions to investigate a journal vote irregularity.
The University at Ottawa, a major Roman Catholic institution with 450 students, was totally destroyed by a blaze that began at 7 a.m. Insured losses stand at 22 000 dollars with 540 dollars of damage. Three priests were badly injured, one missing domestic perished, and a library of 30 000 volumes burned.
Panamanian officials sign a canal treaty in Panama City marking a milestone in national control. The ceremony highlights transfer of oversight responsibilities and paves the way for future arrangements.
Panama and the United States formalized the canal accord in a public signing at 1 33 am in the government palace. Senor Arrango announced ratification to be published this afternoon as crowds cheered the junta and thanked the United States for securing independence and swift fulfillment of the treaty.
Grand Rapids, Dec 2. Attorney John McDonald states five defendants will plead guilty in the water plant boodle scandal. Ex Aldermen Donovan KE Slocum Melachtin Reyner Stonehouse and Cory P Bissell waived examination to the higher court. Ex City Attorney Lant Salsbury ill with nervous prostration. Alderman Ellen's bribery charge postponed while warrants loom if Salsbury fails to testify.
The Zion leader airs a moving plea to followers for a $500000 contribution. The collection at the Great Tabernacle raises under $1000 as reporters are abused and called dogs. Indebtedness looms large.
A meeting in Zion City led by Dowie called for a fund of 1,000,000 to cover alleged treble debts and reorganize affairs. Receivers report liabilities around 725,000 with mortgages and merchandise claims. a Zion City bank was closed and experts dispatched to assess bank tanks.
Zion City receives a receivership with Custodian Redieski and creditors attorneys meeting. Dowie and his attorney discuss continuing industries while guards patrol the bank and streets. Trade checks as money cause panic among followers as real estate foreclosures loom and funds are scarce for the coming week.
Police trace a letter from Auburn Prison saying a fellow inmate confessed to killing Albert Latimer in Brooklyn on July 1, 1902. Inspector Kane of Long Island City joins the case as investigators report startling developments and a link to the shooting of Policeman Sheridan.
Philadelphia police raided a tenement in the Italian quarter and arrested 15 men alleged to be Mafia members. Officials said merchants and bankers reported blackmail letters and death threats. The accused, each with two revolvers and a stilleto, faced $1500 bail on charges of carrying concealed deadly weapons conspiracy and threatening to kill.
Washington D C Dec 2 The president expects the Panama canal treaty to be sent to the Senate within two weeks and returned to Washington before Christmas. Senator Cullom head of the foreign relations committee met with the president and signaled serious opposition would be developed though he did not doubt eventual ratification.
Washington report notes the secretary of war and the president monitor the Wood inquiry without influencing the Senate Military Affairs Committee. There is no likelihood General Wood will testify in his own defense. The nomination to the state is before the Senate and will not be withdrawn.
F J Campbell of the Vindicator mine swears out information charging C J Kennison Sherman Parker and W F Davis with conspiracy to murder and with the killings of Superintendent McCormick and Shift Boss Beck at the Vindicator mine. Prisoners are held in the military camp with habeas corpus petitions pending and civil transfer depends on warrants.
Carruthersville Mo Dec 2 Robbers wrecked the Hayti bank safe with nitroglycerin and escaped with an estimated $10000.
George Grace, once a popular waiter in Butte, will leave for Vietos Colo to claim a fortune from his late uncle. The inheritance totals about $25,000 in cash plus mining claims and mortgages in Colorado. Grace plans to relocate to Switzerland, his stated homeland.
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