14 Dec 1908
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1908
Page
1
City leader hints at scrutinizing financial dealings as business interests intersect with municipal governance. Officials urge careful review of contracts, expenditures, and potential conflicts. The statement signals possible investigation into funds and oversight, with emphasis on transparency.
Mayor Corby refutes claims of payroll padding and mismanagement in Butte. He details investigations into sprinkling fund administration, noting idle rumors and outlining the four district plan to fairly apportion sprinkling taxes by front footage. He argues tax changes would not raise overall sprinking costs this year and previews further discussion.
The trial of T Jenkins Hains for accessory to the murder of William Annis will open in Flushing Queens with 14 jurors expected. State attorneys Ira DarfFin and Elmer White lead for the prosecution while John Meintyre and Joseph Shay defend Hains amid questions of insanity and alleged wife and Annis disclosures.
After terrorizing residents in the southern Butte area near Wyoming and Platinum streets Saturday night, Patrolman John Kerschweng was captured at 706 South Wyoming Street by three officers. He was jailed and soon placed in a car with Sheriff Henderson, Sheriff Halley, and Deputy Wheeler for transfer to Warm Springs asylum, a facility he has escaped before. He is a powerful man known for property destruction rather than harming people. Omer Hostler noted as not busy Artur, Tex. Dec 18, a trivial line on John W. Gates’s death.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Missoula December 1 Walter Bourgeois aged 6, child of Mrs Minnie Bourgeois, was accidentally killed in the elevator of D J Donohue company’s f uture Saturday evening. He was being moved from the lower to the upper floor near the toy department when a sudden blow struck his head as the cage neared the top. His neck was broken when trapped between the cage and the shaft.
Dec 13 Bas Obispo explosion seen as the worst canal project accident since US control. Thirteen bodies recovered, many believed buried under rock. A 1 ton steam shovel wrecked, hillside devastated, blast range reported. Train carrying a hundred tons passed moments before. several workers killed or missing. Eight West Indian negroes among the dead.
In Union City Tennessee on December 1 residents of the Reelfoot district gather in homespun to witness the opening of night rider trials. They carry long rifles and pistols while awaiting the defendants linked to Capt Quentin Anki's murder. Old leaders denied, crowd expresses relief, and local voices defend their way of life amid tension.
A letter to Police Chief O'Brien from Justice of the Peace C. J. O'Dell reveals that Sam Williams, reputedly a famed cook who collapsed in Manhattan Montana, was in fact a woman from Eau Claire Wisconsin. The tale describes a strange, long celebrated figure in northern woods kitchens and a career of hard, relentless labor.
In London a sensational report says William Barnhart, a titchian, killed his wife and a hotel guest, Carl Slap, at the Rood House hotel after shooting his bride and fleeing. Barnhart later surrendered. Details remain unclear as officials note a complex set of names and connections, including marriage rumors and aristocratic ties.
Albany officials rejected reviving an electrically executed man as illegal and said prison authority would require legislative approval for any revival experiments. Superintendent Collins stated permission would be needed before attempting to revive a person electrocuted to test whether the current or the physician's act causes death.
A powerful blast on Wabash Avenue near Sixteenth Street destroyed a two story frame building adjoining the Coliseum. The explosion damaged the Coliseum area, starting a fire and injuring or killing several people. The first ward ball at the Coliseum, opposed by church and public groups, was to be held tomorrow as funds supported aldermen’s campaigns.
Private Sterling A. Jeffers, a nine year veteran, was arrested by Sheriff Thomas of Scott County Tennessee on murder charges. The case concerns a companion named Hamlin killed in Tennessee Tart September. A commendation had been issued by Captain Craik of Company AR Infantry.
Norfolk Va Dec 1 The United States battleship Montana has been placed in the new stone dry dock at the Norfolk Navy Yard for cleaning painting and adjustments of seawater valves While in dock a new propeller set with a different pitch will be installed on the cruiser
A terse New York dispatch cites ongoing searches for Patrick J Kieran once president of Fidelity Funding Company. The report notes unclear progress and hints at a domestic matter involving Kieran and his spouse, with no firm conclusions or verified outcomes.
Illemstad December first reports the Gelderland towed the Venezuelan coast ship Alix under Dutch flag and crew after approaching Puerto Cabello. The Alix was seized without Fort fire as guards boarded and the Dutch took the vessel away, following orders to seize Venezuelan warships to pressure a settlement.
Curacao residents greet Dutch activity as warships patrol the coast in a tense display against Venezuela. The governor says the actions are not unfriendly but signals of government posture. Caracas urged Holland to send a representative, while Venezuela strengthens forts at La Guaira Puerto Cabello and Maracaibo.
Washington reports indicate the United States adheres to strict neutrality amid Dutch seizure of a Venezuelan coast guard ship by the Gelderland. Despite Dutch action and Venezuela’s disputed payments, the State Department signals restraint, with speculation about blockades and potential wider conflict between European powers and Venezuela.
President Castro states Venezuela aims to defend itself amid tensions with France and other powers. He cites issues over diplomatic debts under The Hague award, payments via the State Bank of Venezuela, and calls for reconciliation with France while noting French subjects at Carupabo and the need for stable relations with the United States and other republics.
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