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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
11
Tim Murphy and Dennis Lynch are named victims of a gunman in a case described as mysterious. Authorities reported two men injured and are seeking suspects, with no clear motive or suspectDetails remain scant as investigators pursue leads.
On Anaconda road east of Wyoming street a shooting left Tim Murphy in serious condition and Dennis Lynch gravely wounded. Police arrested four Slavonian suspects, while witnesses described a tall man in a short sheep lined coat fleeing the scene.
A CP passenger train of 12 coaches including four Pullmans derailed after a spreading rail near Chapleau east of Fort William Ontario. About 700 passengers were aboard and 50 were injured. officials expect no fatalities.
Special dispatch to the Standard reports a serious fuel shortage in Twin Bridges. Dealers lack supply as the month ends, wood is scarce, and coal deliveries are delayed. Orphans’ home received two carloads of steam coal but the fuel is reserved for the home, forcing continued wood burning for weeks.
St Paul reports only one obstacle remains in the switchmen strike settlement. Railroad officials and AFL representatives in Governor Eberhart's office agreed on most questions except the timing of reemployment. Railroads propose staged return, while switchmen demand simultaneous reinstatement, with arbitration to decide the final terms.
Redding Connecticut December 24 Jean Clemens Mark Twain's frail daughter died this morning in the Stormfield home. Found drowned in a bathtub her death thought due to epilepsy or heart failure. She was 30 and had long aided her father’s literary work. Burial planned in Elmira New York with funeral Sunday.
In Shawnee Oklahoma five men are believed dead and 17 wounded after an engine exploded in the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific shops. Names named include Robert Kerr and John Johns. Firemen were injured and taken to a hospital. guards stood by as rescuers searched for 12 more missing workers.
Ocala Florida December 24 Fire this morning at Crystal River near Ocala completely destroyed the Dixon cedar pencil factory entailing a loss of forty four thousand dollars.
The Explorers' Club votes unanimously to expel Dr. Cook after experts report his Mount McKinley ascent claims lack proof. The committee notes his statements about the Alaskan peak are not corroborated by submitted evidence.
A committee ruled Barrill and Printz were vindicated, stating they paid no attention to testimony from Montana men in determining the result. Despite this, the statements were supported by corroborating findings.
The committee finds Dr. Cook’s ascent account unconvincing to experienced mountaineers and, upon analysis, incredible. It notes a secret financial deal with a publisher causing embarrassment to associates and a breach of agreement to supply original photographs and data. It also states his Mt McKinley ascent description aimed at the northeast ridge misrepresents the route.
New York board of governors met in executive session and voted to expel Dr Frederick A Cook from the Explorers Club for fraud and misrepresentation. The committee found his Mt McKinley ascent claims unworthy of credence, citing broken promises, undisclosed plans, and lack of credible data, despite his supporters among Casper Whitney Anthony Fiala and others.
In New York courts the Wardlaw sisters and related defendants face indictments for the murder of Ocey Snead. Caroline W. Martin and Mary Snead were recommitted to the Tombs for 30 days pending extradition to New Jersey. The charges claim they forced Snead into a bathtub and caused fatal suffocation, with others alleged to have aided or commanded the killing.
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