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Anaconda Standard

Location

Anaconda, Montana, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1907

Page

9

Colusa Parrot Sought Patent Use Damages

A request seeks heavy damages over the use of a patent named Colusa Parrot. The filing asks for substantial monetary relief and cites alleged infringement.

Patent dispute over magnetic separator seeks $230000 damages

John Kirschweng sues Colusa Parrot Mining and Smelting in U S court at Butte claiming infringement of his 1901 magnetic separator patent. He alleges insanity and wrongful detention by company officers to block his rights and cites saved profits of about $69 000 annually. The suit details alleged assignments of patent rights and claims they were obtained under duress with insufficient consideration.

John Kirschweng H. L. Maury 8. T. Hogewell John Templeman Equity United States Butte Colusa-Parrot Mining and Smelting Company Warm Springs Kirschweng Colusa Company District Court Second Judicial District State of Montana County Silver Bow Illinois

Trial reaches crucial stage in Pettibone case

Judge Wood announced there is insufficient corroboration of Orchard’s testimony to convict Pettibone of the Steunenberg murder. He said corroboration is needed to prove a conspiracy and invited argument on whether the state has supplied it or whether Pettibone’s link to the conspiracy is proven. A ruling on the motion for acquittal will come Thursday.

Pettibone Wood Orchard Steunenberg Steunenbers Haywood

Overtures for Peace Between Big Unions

Denver December 24 Max Morris vice president of the American Federation and George Kelly president of the state federation met Western Federation officers in this city and presented a formal invitation from President Gompers to affiliate with the American Federation No definite action was taken but the meeting showed friendly feeling between the unions

Denver American Federation of Labor Western Federation of Miners Max Morris American Federation George Hally State Federation Western Federation Gompers

Train Blown From Track Injuring Several People

A northbound Colorado and Southern train 25 derailment near Marshall ten miles south of Boulder left Denver at 10 am. Six people were seriously hurt including J. A. Garrett who died at 8 pm. Others listed include Fred Kelly Robert Sharp M. C. Lesser Jackson M. Greiner Charles Chiles. Strong northern wind toppled structures and damaged property including a Daniels & Fisher window.

Denver Colorado and Southern Railroad Marshall Boulder J. A. Garrett Justice of the Peace Long Mountain Colo Fred Kelly Fort Collins Robert Sharp M. C. Lesser Jackson M. Greiner Charles Chiles Baggageman Garrett Colorado Daniels & Fisher Department

Resignation of Navigation Bureau Chief Brownson Accepted

President Roosevelt accepted Rear Admiral Willard H. Brownson’s resignation as chief of the Bureau of Navigation with immediate effect. Captain Cameron McR Winslow named to succeed him. Reasons remain undisclosed amid competing theories about policy disagreements and Senate confirmation legality.

Washington Roosevelt Willard H. Brownson Bureau of Navigation Cameron McR Winslow Brownson Metcalf White House Navigation Bureau Loeb Navy Senate Judge Advocate’s Department of the Navy

Pardons life prisoner for Christmas release under pledge

John Caddick, a Deer Lodge life prisoner, was pardoned by Governor Toole on condition of abstaining from alcohol. Convicted of murder in 1895 after a deadly quarrel at a Deer Lodge dance, he must sign a pledge to forever avoid intoxicants before leaving the penitentiary.

Standard Helena John Caddick Deer Lodge Governor Toole Caddick Theodore Brantly Governor Tool

Witness for defendant in Powers Goebel case described

Georgetown Ky December 24 James Howard chief defense witness in the Caleb Powers trial testified he was in the public room of the Board of Trade hotel in Frankfort when Goebel was shot He said a man named Robinson brought news of the shooting and he and others rushed to the door He denied knowing Taylor Youtsey or Goebel and said he surrendered after indictment He claimed he never was in the statehouse square or saw Governor Taylor that morning and noted he later visited Capitol square He and Youtsey were jailed together and Youtsey spoke of Goe bels guilt and innocence statements.

Georgetown James Howard Caleb Powers Goebel Board of Trade Frankfort Robinson Howard Capital Taylor Youtsey Statehouse Square Executive Building Capitol Square Arthur Goebel Kentucky

May Bring End to Telephone Strike in Mountain States

Alexander Fairgrieve, head of the Montana Federation of Labor, sent an agreement to Bell Telephone General Manager Murray aiming to end the strike across Montana Idaho Wyoming and Utah. The federation concedes one point and agrees to the terms Murray proposed, not insisting on dismissing the injunction.

Standard Helena Alexander Fairgrieve Montana Federation of Labor Murray Bell Telephone Company Montana Idaho Wyoming Utah Bell Company

American Battle Fleet Hosts Stars and Socials in Port of Spain

The first day ashore for 2000 sailors and 190 officers in Port of Spain featured a garden party with Sir Henry Moore Jackson and Rear Admiral Evans. The city held decorations and events as the fleet enjoyed shore leave, with torpedo boat flotilla delays due to mechanical issues aboard Lawrence and For tuna.

Port of Spain Henry Moore Jackson Trinidad Evans Para Lawrence Whipple Fortuna

Verdict of Guilty Against Viborg Duma Members

In St Petersburg the trial of 169 former duma members who signed the Viborg manifesto opens before the court of appeals. They face high treason charges for urging popular representation and an imperial parliament and for calls to refuse taxes or military service. A guilty verdict is anticipated.

St. Petersburg Duma Russia Court of Appeals

Windy Boulder Faces Fire Threat Amid Strong Gusts

Boulder Colorado reports 24 hours of 30 to 60 mph winds with six fire alarms. A forest fire roars two miles up Boulder Canyon threatening the town.

Boulder Colo Boulder Canyon

Czar Edict Signals Future Constitution For China

A long manifesto from the throne in Peking promises a constitutional path but fixes no date. It notes progress with a government council and provincial assemblies, which are yet absent, and calls for a constitutional commission to regulate political societies.

Peking Government Council Tsu Cheng Yuan Boards of Interior and Justice

First Lynchings Mark Oklahoma's Early Statehood

In Henrietta Oklahoma a mob hanged James Garden a Black man after he shot and killed Albert Bates a white liveryman who refused to rent a rig Garden claimed racism Bates had discriminated against him Garden fired then returned with a pistol and killed Bates Citizens mobbed the jail forcing the release and hanging Garden to a telegraph pole in the town center in the first lynching recorded in the new state.

Muskogee Okla James Garden Henrietta Here Garden Albert Bates Bates

Six Butte Men Ten Show Cause

Six Butte men appear in court after being cited on ten counts. The cases relate to alleged actions tied to Bell Telephone employees. Authorities file actions seeking resolution and potential penalties.

BUTTE

Police Officers Inaction Questioned In Butte Protest

An affidavit filed in Helena December 1964 describes bell company workers in Butte being dragged to the Miners Union hall amid mob interference. Witnesses say a police officer urged compliance while threats of blacklisting and force were made against striking workers and their families.

Helena Union Hall Woodmancy Bell Company United States

Mass of mine victims found at Littsburg collapse

Rescuers at Jacobs Creek Pennsylvania report a great mass of bodies located in the Darr mine after an explosion last Thursday. By dec 24 they had 49 bodies brought to surface, with many more seen in entries 77 28 and 29 as night crews resumed work hoping to identify and remove them.

Jacobs Creek Darr Littsburg Coal Company

Ten Mills Resume Work at Shenango Tin Plant

Ten of the Shenango tin company’s 30 pot mills in Newcastle Pennsylvania will resume operations on January 6. Ten more mills will follow soon after and full plant operation is expected to be back to full force by late January.

Newcastle Shenango Tin

Bitter Root Irrigation Canal Abandoned by Company

The Bitter Root District Irrigation Company's project in Bitter Root valley will be abandoned. Receiver Wolgemah in Hamilton reports investors and Chicago officers consent, assets to be liquidated to repay debts as refinancing funds prove unavailable. Inventory and canal survey underway to prepare for property sales.

Bitter Root Standard Hamilton Wolgemah Bitter Root District Irrigation Company Chicago

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