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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
13
A savings bank is compelled to close, ending its operations within the state and affecting customers and creditors as officials move to wind down its records and liabilities.
Grand jury indicts Joseph G. Robin for larceny of ninety thousand dollars from Washington Savings Bank where he was president. He is held at his sister Dr Louise Robinowvitch’s home after arrest, with bail set at twenty six thousand. Insanity finding complicates trial, ward of the supreme court. Indictment stems from two checks for 35000 and 55000 tied to a mortgage scheme. many institutions involved. new indictments expected.
Salt Lake City December 29 The attorney general Barnes urges repeal of Utahs historic unwritten law justifying homicide in heat of passion over attempted or completed defilement of a wife daughter sister mother or other female relative or dependent. The statute has existed since territorial days and remains unchanged.
A judge's crackdown on bribery leads to the removal of all voter IDs in town. Officials cited a sweep aimed at eliminating corrupted registrations and ensuring election integrity. Local residents react as registration access is temporarily disrupted.
Seventy three more indictments were returned as the Adams county grand jury investigates vote selling under Judge Blair. Seventy arraigned bring total to 37 arraigned and 1,071 indicted. Ministers in Green township charged with votes for five dollars. A voter admitted selling to his father for ten dollars. Chattel mortgages on furniture to pay fines. Shiveley to assume prosecutor duties. Williams to take office. extra deputies planned. Blair vows wide sweep to purge county.
Portsmouth Ohio December 29. That Miner and Oliver Pratt wealthy bachelor brothers were murdered before their bodies were buried in their house destruction yesterday was shown at the sheriff investigation today. Fifteen shot were found in the skull of one and several smaller shot in the skull of the other. Blood spots on the front door step a bloody butcher knife on a door sill and empty shells nearby are among the evidences of a double murder.
Five persons were seriously hurt and seven slightly injured when a Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas railroad passenger train partially derailed about 50 yards west of High Bridge spanning the Kentucky river this evening.
In Oskaloosa Iowa on December 29 Cecil Lockard age 22 shot his sweetheart Clara McIntosh age 19 through the head after she refused to marry him. He attempted to flee in a car but was captured later.
A violent quake struck Elis today in Athens region causing heavy building damage. The government dispatched help and aid teams to the affected areas.
Chicago dispatch reports a man claiming to be Edward Hoeven says he robbed a Ogden Utah hotel clerk a year ago and that clerk later went to prison for the crime. Hoeven says conscience troubles him and he may be turned over to Utah authorities. The Ogden clerk George Smith, 23, was sentenced to eight years in Utah penitentiary on January 11, 1908 for robbery.
A fierce fire consuming wooden structures around Messina harbor reportedly spread rapidly as telegraphic and telephone communication with the city failed. The post office telegraph office and railway station were among the buildings burning. troops were deployed to contain the blaze while the American quarter, about a mile away, was deemed at low risk.
Special Dispatch from Helena reports legislators arriving for the state session. A sharp fight for Speaker is anticipated with W. W. McDowell of Butte opposing Frank Woody of Missoula and R. Lee Ward of Helena, with W. C. Whaley of Broadwater also mentioned. Attempts to caucus the Lewis and Clark delegation for Ward failed. Democratic caucuses set for Sunday to organize the House, while Republican senators prepare for the Senate organization Monday. Walsh supporters push to pledge Democratic members to join a late caucus.
Washington reports the Atlantic battleship fleet will depart Gravesend Cherbourg Portland and Brest divisions today and tomorrow to rejoin as a unit at the English Channel entrance. They will seek to elude American scouts along the coast and arrive at Guantanamo on January 16.
Census bulletin shows Montana at 2.6 people per square mile, up from 1.7 in 1909, Idaho at 3.9 up from 1.9 in 1900, Wyoming at 1.5 up from 1.0 in 1900, and Washington rising from 7.8 to 17.1 per square mile at this census.
In La Crosse Wisconsin on December 29 bonds totaling 22 500 were signed for John F Dietz known as an outlaw of Cameron dam by about six Bangor Wisconsin businessmen The bonds were arranged through Miss Myra Dietz a week after his release from detention was expected in a Pays of
A boiler blast at Morewood Lake Ice company in Morewood near Pittsfield, Massachusetts, killed sixteen workers and injured twelve. Immediate relief efforts included a city council resolution and a charity fund, with Senator Crane leading a $500 donation. Identified dead include engineer William Dunn and several named workers. many others were Italian or Polish.
Washington reports pleas for clemency will be made to the department of justice by indicted members of the so called bath tub trust. Attorneys for both sides will review the matter in detail at a conference here tomorrow. Some defendants in Detroit have pleaded not guilty and asked to reserve the right to change pleas.
Chicago December 29 conductors and trainmen on 61 railroads around Chicago received a flat 10 percent wage hike after a month's notice. The raise affects about 75 000 members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors, at an added cost of 5 million dollars annually to the railroads. Canadian Northern workers are included though they had not requested the raise.
New Orleans reports aviator John B. Moissant battled a gulf hurricane reaching 50 miles per hour winds in the sky. For 10 minutes he flew with the gale at a height of 4000 feet before landing, exhausted but celebrated for a feat described as the most wonderful flight in aviation history.
In Juneau Alaska on December 29 John Borbridge a one year old boy son of Cordwood Jim Borbridge killed his grandmother with a hatchet after being scolded. She tried to quiet him and he struck her three times on the head killing her instantly. The boy was arrested.
Walla Walla Wash Dec 29 Edward L Quinn superintendent of the Starbuck Electric company was instantly killed this afternoon when workers at the power house turned on the current sending 2000 volts through his body.
Hursey achieves ten air laurels, height of Titan at ten thousand feet, showcasing a dramatic ascent in performance and stature. The record highlights a bold ascent and a striking peak in achievement.
Arch Hoxsey of Pasadena soars over Mt Wilson in a Wright Biplane, reaching 10006 feet above the summit with 420 feet to spare. Lt Vernon Boller and officers foresee military use of air transport across mountains, while a dramatic accident endangers Glenn Martin and Hubert Latham as a wind-blown biplane crashes into a fence.
Gov Charles N Haskell signed the capital bill in Guthrie locating the capital at Oklahoma City after citizens raised 71200. The signing triggers immediate shift plans but awaits Supreme Court ruling on the capital suit. state officers are enjoined from moving records and Guthrie interests pursue legality, likely delaying final determination for months.
Mexican federal forces captured the Chihuahua stronghold near Cordoba as insurgents reportedly disperse into small bands in the mountains. Towns San Felipe de la Punta and Omealca were seized, government offices looted, and arms taken. Cordoba, a key railway city, faced near nightly alarm with defenders mobilizing amid reports of uprisings in Tabasco and Chiapas.
New Orleans reports the former United States cruiser Detroit sold to a New York broker for 20000 dollars to head a filibustering fleet against the Gulf coast of Mexico under Madero loyalists. Mexican representatives here sought bids on another naval vessel and aimed to influence Washington from New Orleans.
El Paso dispatch reports linemen receiving a corrosive threat to halt repairs south of San Pedro until after Jan 5. The note reads, We told you not to repair this wire and we mean it, warning of non-responsibility for workers' lives. Signed Guerrero and directed at supervisors.
Official reports indicate the first stage of the Western Chihuahua uprising has ended and the second has begun. Insurrectos reportedly fought their last organized battle at Pedernales. bandas split and will be hard to subdue. Mal Paso remains free of rebels as General Navarro tightens control. wounded will be transported from Pedernales once rail and wire repairs are finished.
Guadalajara dispatches disclose Antonio Rodriguez of Rock Springs was not the lynched man. he survived after being burned at the stake near Rocktonio, Texas, with anti American demonstrations erupting in Mexico following the apparent murder. The victim’s identity was uncertain amid conflicting reports.
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