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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
6
A cryptic report from Miami details a man wounded in a case labeled mysterious. Authorities emphasize ongoing investigations and seek witnesses who can illuminate the incident and party responsible.
Police report a deadly shooting on Anaconda Road near Wamu Sleest shortly after midnight. Chris Arenas, known as Vin Murphy, was shot in the left shoulder and back, while Dennis Lyne was wounded. Murphy died later at St James Hospital. Investigating officers Lieutenant Darkin and Detective Murylesey led a large search for the gunman, with four arrests recorded and a citywide manhunt underway.
Fragmentary text mentions coaches and a Pullman train, a ditch near Chane, Fort William Ontario, with references to 700 nazsengora and 50 Wore Thaniens. The passage is garbled and insufficient for a clear event description or identifiable entities.
Severe fuel shortage hits Twin Bridges as White boaters hid a small supply at month start and cannot obtain more cars. Orphans’ dome reported two carloads of Atenin coal this week but none burned locally. Homes lack coal, forcing residents to burn with what they have while waiting for relief.
In the North West the switchmen strike nears resolution as Green railroad officials face AFL leaders with a plan to reopen work. A key issue remains the timing of simultaneous rehiring while arbitration moves forward, and Governor Eherhirt seeks a public stance on the dispute.
The article reports the death of Jean Clemens, Mark Twain's daughter, in a Western scene with details of her epilepsy and health since childhood. It notes Clara Clemens, who married Ossie Gabritowltel, travels to Europe, and references Twain’s inability to travel due to age and illness.
Fragments of victims and shattered shops mark the blast at a railway yard in Shawnee Oklahoma. Fire and the National Guard rushed to the scene as authorities counted bodies and treated survivors. The explosion damaged a machine shop and nearby buildings, with initial losses estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
The Explorers' Club votes unanimously to expel Hin after reports show Dr. Cook's claims about Mount McKinley lack supporting proofs. Committee members inform him that evidentiary support is missing and He is expelled from membership.
A committee finding states that Barrill and Printz were vindicated in the inquiry. It asserts the panel paid no heed to testimony supplied by Montana men, despite those statements being corroborated by the committee’s findings.
The committee finds Cook’s ascent claim unconvincing to mountaineers and argues he entered a secret financial agreement with a publisher. It says he broke his pledge to provide original photographs and data for his book. It disputes Dr Gouk’s Mt McKinley account, saying the described ridge is misidentified as the northeast ridge.
The Explorers Club committee, after an independent probe, recommended expelling Dr. Cook for false ascent claims on Mount McKinley in 1898, misstatements, and financial dealings with a publisher. Signatories include Casper Whitney and Anthony Pina. The report criticizes credibility, equipment lapses, and the split among members during the Alaska expedition.
New York prosecutors filed expanded indictments accusing Mary Sneed and Caroling W Martin of aiding in Ocey Snead’s murder. Ocey Snead died after being pushed into a bath tub where water rose, allegedly suffocating her. The defendants were recommitted to the Tombs for 30 days pending New Jersey extradition.
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