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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1907
Page
24
John Snecker a new arrival in Butte from Minneapolis attempted suicide by slashing both wrists with a penknife in the county jail last night just before midnight. He is at St. James hospital on the verge of dissolution after losing a life threatening amount of blood.
In St Petersburg on December 27 the treason trial of second Duma members who signed the Viborg manifesto was trimmed by the defendants admission, narrowing the case. Constitutional Democrats push passive resistance, publicizing proceedings to peasants as they defend their principles. The session was interrupted when M Ransehwili, jailed last June, attempted to speak for the social group.
During the proceeding a defendant fainted soon after speaking and slumped over the railing of the pen. The prisoner Ranischwiki has contracted consumption in confinement and has been transported to court from prison by carriage since the trial began.
New York dispatch reports the murder mystery deepening as detectives suspect the victim died in Newark and the body was moved to a pond near Harrison to obscure the crime. Witness William Snider recall shows the woman in Newark on Christmas Eve seeking directions to a restaurant and noting she was a stranger.
At Missoula delegates gathered for the state teachers association meeting with about two hundred expected to attend. President O J Craig spoke on the community role of teachers and salary issues, while Miss Alice Hooper and Mrs Laura T Howey presented papers on literature in early education and the value of school and public libraries. The day closed with sessions in higher education and the interscholastic board, with officers to be elected tomorrow.
Jim Brown, longtime Butte resident and editor of a Nevada mining district newspaper, renews old acquaintances in Butte as he engages with local mining circles and revisits past ties in the industry.
In dense fog on December 27 a Michigan Central passenger No. 5 struck a double header freight, killing five men including James Bennett and Albert McCall. Detroit and Port Huron listed among the deceased. crews buried in wreckage as steam escaped.
Paris dispatch reports General Crude, commander of French troops in Morocco, struck by fever and recalling at his own request. General Darmade to succeed him and restore peace in the Medicinas territory with additional troops to be sent.
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