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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1901
Page
1
Senator Chauncey M. Depew and Miss May Palmer spoke on educational topics during the annual meeting. Many interesting and instructive papers were read and discussed by those in attendance.
The report covers Montana teachers at the State Teachers Association in Missoula with debates on a state course of study, comments by Miss Walker and Miss Fullerton, and discussions led by Prof. Aber and Dr. Craig on higher education and mining schools. A further story notes a marriage ceremony of Senator Depew and Miss Palmer and a Helena murder case involving Buell and Mrs Hanson.
The paper advertises an upcoming Sunday edition full of timely news, world and state coverage, cartoons by the paper's artists, special papers on various topics, merchant features, and tempting bargains, aiming for excellence and a national reputation for exceptional merit.
United States Senator William J. Sewell of New Jersey died at his Camden home after a two year illness marked by diabetes and heart troubles. Born 1835 in Ireland, he served as captain in the Civil War, earned brevets for Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, later led New Jersey railroads, and was elected to the U S Senate in 1895. Funeral plans include a military ceremony with New Jersey National Guard support.
Committees were formed to attend the funeral of late Senator Sewell of New Jersey on Tuesday. The Senate panel lists Keane Hawley Proctor Burrows Warren Scott Quarles Bate Cockrell Pettus Harris Hanna Foster Platt of New York Platt of Connecticut Elkins Cullom Hale Aldrich Penrose Turner. The House delegation committee includes New Jersey members Loudenslager Gardner Powell Salmon Stewart Parker McDermott Fowler.
Mrs. Mary Hanson told County Attorney McConnell that Charles Buell, with whom she has lived for years, killed her husband at Belvidere Illinois in 1895 while they were out hunting. She had Buell arrested for assault and kept living with him afterward.
Salt Lake City December report states the Inter-Mountain Baseball League formed two weeks ago with Salt Lake Ogden Pocatello Butte Helena and Great Falls has folded as railroad rates were unsatisfactory. Montana towns may join the Pacific Northwest league while Ogden and Salt Lake promoters consider a Col Link league with eastern railroads offering low rates.
Military funeral services were held at Arlington cemetery for Maj Hugh R. Belknap late paymaster in the U S Army who died in the Philippines. A large crowd of army and congressional friends attended and the remains were laid beside his father General Belknap former secretary of war.
Helena dec 27 with Washington governor Rogers dead the conference of governors proceeds as planned Minnesota governor Van Sant hints no delay. Eastern papers send ground reporters for big-city accounts while Montana state officers express grave regret over Rogers death and praise his integrity and ability.
Minneapolis dispatch reports Governor Van Sant preparing to depart for Helena to attend a December 30 conference of governors. The agenda includes discussion of a potential railroad merger involving the Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington lines. Attorney General Douglas will accompany the governor.
The Navy reports Capt. Richard P. Leary U S N died this morning at Chelsea Marine Hospital. He was Guam’s first naval governor, noted for calm in Samoa during 1899 disturbances. Leary served since 1860, commanded the San Francisco in the West Indian Spanish war and was famed for strict moral oversight on Guam.
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