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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1901
Page
1
Senators and House members pay unusual honors to President Roosevelt for his first message to Congress, despite the length of the prepared paper. The tribute highlights the significance of the message and the respect shown by lawmakers.
Washington dispatch details the House’s rapt listening to Roosevelt's first message, applause at key lines, and a joint tribute plan for McKinley’s death. A rule committee is named and a large cross‑party delegation is set to study respectful actions. The session adjourns after the reading.
Washington Dec 3 The Senate heard President Roosevelt’s first message read aloud and adopted a resolution to form a joint committee with the House to honor the nation’s sorrow for McKinley. The session opened with rain and a crowded gallery as Senators awaited the State paper.
Major O. IL. Pruden presented the president’s message while Henry M. Rose led the reading. After two hours and 15 minutes the Senate adopted a resolution to form an 11 member committee to join the House in expressing national sorrow, then adjourned at 2 28.
Washington dispatch reports a flood of 279 public and 1,118 private bills in the house, totaling 1,892 or about half of all introduced. Representative Brownlow of Tennessee tops the list with 252 bills and resolutions. The session closes amid a deluge of reprints and a proposed constitutional amendment by Mr Showalter of Pennsylvania to prohibit polygamy.
Washington reports the president’s annual message to Congress issued in two copies for the houses. Both copies use the same sized paper as prior written copies with heavy white stock replacing the blue tint. Each volume is bound in brown morocco with a simple gold border and the front reads Message of the president of the United States, 1901.
In Ballston New York the First National Bank was closed after irregularities were found in teller Charles E Witham s accounts totaling about 100 000 over years He is under arrest as doctors deem travel unsafe The bank shows assets and holds a surplus of 106 000 while a national examiner is appointed to supervise the institution and a temporary receiver is named by the comptroller in Washington.
In New York on December 3 the Dewey hearing of Deputy Police Commissioner William J Devery resumes. Key witness ex Patrolman Edward S ONeill testifies he did not admit drawing a revolver on Hollander and disputes other charges. ONeill says he was dismissed after claiming he faced persecution for refusing blackmail to gain transfer to his home precinct.
Fire at Kine's plaster mills in Brighton Staten Island reportedly the largest plant of its kind in the country destroys the facility. Estimated loss reaches 150000 dollars. It is believed that Robert Swanton and a black worker named Hamilton perished in the blaze. Many employees escaped with difficulty.
The Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad board gains a franchise for a terminal wharf on San Pedro bay in Los Angeles County. Tide lands fronting the wharf are 0 feet wide, with details noted by the board of supervisors.
In Butte at the Swiss Home saloon near Mercury and Arizona streets early today Joseph Marino a tamale peddler was killed. The killer known as Bull Dog Salvagora fled the scene with several witnesses split on whether two or three shots were fired. Some say Marino had a gun while others insist he did not. Detective units search for the assailant as accounts differ on motive and gun use. Marino resided at 12443 Arizona Street with partner Frank Bazatto.
Manila dispatch reports Colonel Wint's column clashed with about 40 insurgents in the Lipa mountains. The engagement killed several insurgents and set 14 quarteils ablaze.
Kansas City dispatch reports Jin Popp, Canada’s lightweight champion, in a boxing bout that reaches a dramatic moment as the fifth round unfolds.
In a planned 20 round bout in this city Turner Hall hosts Billy Armstrong of San Francisco against Popp. Through four rounds both fighters exchanged fast action with honors even. The fifth round became a slugfest as Popp absorbed punishment and Armstrong faded. his seconds threw in the sponge to save him.
About two hundred Western Reserve University students attacked a Case School boarding house on Adelbert Street. Thirty Reserve men ransacked the building, daubed Case students with red and white paint, and hazed them with sticks. Professor Thwing of Western Reserve intervened to calm the riot and end the melee.
Adrian Mich Dec 3 The coroner s jury investigating the Wabash wreck near Seneca last Wednesday night which crushed and burned many Italian immigrants is expected to render a verdict tomorrow Testimony showed three interpretations of eastbound train No 4 orders among crew Conductor Martin Brakeman Dittman Engineer Strong and Fireman Bastien gave different readings and Strong admitted misreading caused the wreck. Martin and Strong testified while Bastien could not recall discussing the orders and saw the disaster after reversing the engine and applying brakes.
Maxwell, ex executive chairman of the National Irrigation Association, lauds the president's water storage and arid land reclamation policy. He says federal reservoirs and main line canals will make arid lands productive, boost population, and benefit all regions and classes.
Hugh Cameron, assistant cashier at the First National Bank of White Sulphur Springs, killed himself amid troubling domestic issues. He had been living apart from his wife, according to reports.
Assistant cashier at First National Bank of White Sulphur Springs, Hugh Cameron, 35, shot himself after a period of mental distress tied to domestic issues. He lingered after a temple wound and died this afternoon. He was secretary of the Martinsdale Sheep Company and a prominent local Odd Fellows member. His wife and two daughters were notified. no inquest planned.
A cable from Eusebio Hernandez, president of the democratic party, urges Secretary Root to ensure fair elections in Cuba. He notes interference risks since central canvassing board members and executive committee officials are candidates, with Senor Palma reportedly backed by the U S government. A Masso delegation will travel to Washington to press for changes.
New York, Dec. 3. Richard Croker says he will not lead Tammany Hall much longer, is aging and worn out, and cannot stay in New York year round. He plans to remain involved but not as a field leader and mentions a possible trip to England in January or February. The Tammany executive committee meets next Monday for further statements.
Reports from Panama say interior Colombia quiet with only scattered guerrilla bands. A peace commission seeks terms for Generals Diaz and Tugo and aims to end fighting, while government reinforcements bolster Panamanian fronts at Pananome and Tumaco.
New York reports that Lawrence Larsen, a young football player who suffered a broken back in a game last Saturday, died today. The incident drew attention to the dangers of football and prompted calls for safety measures.
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