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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1921
Page
1
Tommy O Connor and two notorious crooks flee guards after breaking through jailbreak steps. The dramatic breakout at a Chicago facility ends with the trio vanish ing into the city as authorities launch pursuit.
Tommy O Connor, a two gun man slated for hanging next Thursday for murder, escapes from Chicago county jail with two accomplices after beating several guards unconscious. They dash from the fourth floor to the yard and flee in a confiscated car, later commandeering another vehicle as they seek the south side. Police describe O Connor as Chicago s most desperate gunman and say the escape was well planned and carried out in broad daylight.
Mrs James Howard Miller, once famous for advertising for a husband to educate her, disclosed the ending of the venture. She had her husband and another girl arrested and declared the marriage a failure. The husband said he was glad to be rid of the marriage and had not paid the $3,000 demanded for schooling. They lived apart after the wedding.
Delegates express confidence they can wind up the principal part of the work before year’s end. The report notes steady progress and a sense of urgency as the conference moves toward completing its agenda.
Washington reports the four power treaty near completion and a naval ratio likely agreed. Fifth week of arms conference sees emphasis shift to Far East issues, including Pacific island fortifications and bases, with daily committee meetings and continued diplomacy over Shantung and Yap. Japan's acceptance of a 5-5-3 balance appears possible, but broader Pacific concessions remain uncertain.
By the Associated Press Milwaukee December night crash on the Menomonee river bridge left head surgeon Edith Burns and head nurse the Milwau kee emergency hospital dead. Dr Irvin Linkman driver suffered a fractured skull and may die with a passenger badly injured. seven street car riders also hurt.
Maj Vivian Gilbert of London recounts a Brooklyn Y M C A address how a British army cook, not General Allenby, aided in Jerusalem’s 1917 withdrawal from Turkish control. An orderly misdirected, the mayor of Jerusalem surrenders by handing over the city keys in a ritual repeated three times.
Marquette Michigan December 1 A riot at the branch of the Michigan state reformatory during a moving picture screening ended with Deputy Warden Gatlin stabbed nine times and Arthur Menhennit hospitalized in serious condition. Prison leaders await Governor Groesbeck ruling as guards restore order.
Charles B. Hart of San Francisco, widely regarded as the last surviving pallbearer from President Lincoln's funeral, died at his home after a paralytic stroke. A Union Civil War veteran born April 4, 1842 in Woodstok, Virginia, Hart settled in Humboldt County, California in 1866 and will be buried there.
Washington reports a 14 percent rise in the American birth rate for 1920. The birth rate reached 35.7 per 1000 population, up from 22.3 per 1000 in 1919. The bureau calls 1920 a more normal year after influenza and wartime conditions.
Two men are believed drowned after Great Northern fast mail train No 27 from St Paul to Seattle plunged through a bridge undermined by high water near Miller River east of Everett Washington. Mail clerk Samuel E Hileman and fireman George Irvin of Seattle are missing. engineer John Carey also of Seattle was seriously injured and saved by A J Beach game warden. The six car train plunged into the river with only one car remaining on the track. care of the injured was arranged in Seattle.
The slayer of Sheriff Keeler of Hysham was shot in the knee by deputies while attempting to escape after being captured at Mrs Amanda Bolton's home. The man at whose home the murder was committed was also present, and Dispatch to the Gazette tonight reports the capture and injury details.
Montana franchise holders of Associated First National plan to open a state exchange to spur competition in Butte Helena and Great Falls. Officials estimate Montana film business at 300000 dollars yearly, with banks and exhibitors likely to benefit from a central exchange.
Representatives of shop laborers nationwide voted to reject any wage reduction and plan to appeal to the labor board on December 19 for wage increases. They seek raises from 40 to 48 percent per hour for maintenance of way workers and from 24.10 to 4.4 cents an hour for foremen and mechanical laborers, aiming to align with current rates.
Irish opinion erupts over Cardinal Logue calling a Tuesday hierarchy meeting. The pope's envoy urged ratification of the treaty, stirring fears of political shifts in Dail Eireann. Sinn Fein leaders De Valera Collins Griffith remain friendly, while the Friends of Irish Freedom pledge unwavering support for independence and oppose the four power treaty.
A 13 year delay in mail travel from Aberdeen to Webster is under investigation. Mrs J B Goodman son, widow of a local physician, mailed a letter February 10 1908 to Mrs HS Tegtmeir in Webster about 50 miles away. The postmark shows it left Aberdeen December 1 1921 and arrived December 2 1921. Local postal authorities are pursuing inquiries.
Mrs Anna Morony a Montana pioneer dies in Oakland California at her daughter’s home. Her son Joseph was at her bedside. She and husband journeyed from Missouri to Montana via Missouri River by boat in the late 1860s and settled at Bear Gulch near Stevensville after exploring the region.
In Benton Jack Howard, convict who shot and killed Tom Slaughter, leader in a prison delivery, was arrested by Sheriff G J Crow on first degree murder charges. A coroner's inquest into Slaughter's death will be held tomorrow. Howard is held in the state penitentiary.
Washington December 11 Senator Hitchcock announced he expects to vote for ratification of the four power Pacific treaty. He found no strong objections and said the treaty resembles the League Covenant in some respects. His stance, alongside Democratic leaders, boosts hopes for ratification amid Republican support and few irreconcilables. Senator Borah remained silently opposed to a new treaty.
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