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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
12
Sixteen year old Jerry Murphy of Basin Creek was killed when his shotgun discharged near a fence while he hunted birds. He died at St James hospital after being found with a gunshot wound under the right jaw and rushed from the ranch to Butte for treatment.
Williamsburg fire department hosted a dancing party for members and friends with about 150 attendees. The program featured J R Anderson chief of department opening exercises, performances by the Hurricane quartet, recitations by Benjamin Hanson and Jennie Carruthers, a piccolo solo by Mr Young, a poem by Bessie Carruthers, a clog dance by Arthur Forbes, and a comedic song by Jack Jones.
A Wyoming lineman found a partially conscious woman four miles south of Cheyenne at 4 PM. He tried to take her to town but she resisted. He wrapped her and gave whiskey then sought help. A search party found no trace. Deputies with a large party faced ongoing snowstorm with no clues to identity and little chance of survival.
A Brussels dispatch reports confidential negotiations between Britain and Holland nearing with potential plans to bring Boer women and children to Holland.
William Marconi plans to travel westward by sea from St. John’s Newfoundland on December 11 for a series of communications experiments news reports indicate with potential scientific and maritime significance.
Marconi, famed for wireless telegraphy, awaits the Cunard steamer Lucania mid ocean. He aims to establish wireless contact while the ship lies hundreds of miles from land and will track its progress across the Atlantic beyond the Grand Banks to prove the invention’s practical utility.
In Havana on December 11, Cisneros accuses General Maximo Gomez of murder during the ten years war and claims proof that Gomez caused the deaths of Varona and Castellanos. He labels Estrada Palma a rival and accuses Senator Platt of aiding liberty’s enemies. He urges Gomez stay away to avoid the fate he escaped in 1858.
The 2 o clock morning score lists pairs McEkachern Walthour Maya Wilson Newkirk Munro Butler McLean Fischer Chevalier Lawson Julius Kin Samuelson Babcock Turville Fredericks Jaak Hall McLaren all at 1422 miles and 5 laps or less. Riders trailed the record by 36 miles and 6 laps.
Washington December 11 The Red Cross society held its annual meeting and unanimously re elected Miss Clara Barton president John M Wilson first vice president Mrs John A Logan second vice president Lyman J Cage treasurer Richard Olney counselor and W Briggs secretary Plans were partly formed for extending the society via state auxiliaries.
London officials announce the British board of trade has officially awarded Charles T. Yerkes' system for electrifying the London underground railway. The decision confirms the modernizing plan and its adoption by transportation authorities.
The article notes that two months of violent training rarely builds bulk muscles and that top players often appear lean and naked in the locker room. The trainer explains that true value lies in vigor and stamina to withstand shocks, not in bulky muscles, with coaches teaching discipline and self defense.
Berlin dispatch reports agrarian leader Count von Kanitz urging a tough ad valorem tariff stance to shape Germany USA Britain and France commercial ties for a decade. He warned against folding long term treaties and urged resisting iron duty cuts amid heated Reichstag debate.
The American Federation of Catholic Societies formed in Long Branch and established in Cincinnati will hold its first national convention in Chicago on July 15, 1902. It counts over 500000 lay members, has papal and episcopal endorsements, and will admit women. The group aims to unite Catholic laity, support religion, education and charity, study social conditions, and spread Catholic truth.
Governor Jenks granted parole to Mrs. Nancy Cheek who was convicted in Henry county for the killing of Danzey, her former husband. She faced a two year term for manslaughter and has a 4 month old child with her in custody. Her husband and father supported clemency, with jury and judge backing.
An early morning blaze in New York damaged the Dennison Paper Manufacturing store at 198 A Broad Way and spread to Hegeman’s drug store at 196 Broadway. The Dennison plant was wrecked within half an hour, filled with paper stock and machinery. total losses estimated at 250000 dollars.
The Presbyterian revision committee made notable progress in Washington on December 11 as they prepare a brief doctrinal statement of faith. Key topics on Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit received careful study, while justification repentance and the life to come were reviewed. The day yielded fruitful results.
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