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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1902
Page
1
Captain Couch, a prominent mining man and longtime manager of the Boston and Montana, died at a sanitarium after a lingering illness. He contributed significantly to the company’s growth and was a well-known figure in San Francisco and the mining community.
San Francisco captain Thomas Couch famed mining man dies at the Homeopathic sanitarium after a liver and stomach illness. He was brought to Great Falls Montana by his son for burial and interment with his widow awaiting him. Couch led management of the Boston and Montana properties in Montana and later the Mariposa mines before gold dredging near Oroville.
News in Butte reports the death of Capt Thomas Couch a leading Montana mining figure and prominent Butte citizen. Born in Cornwall England 58 years ago he immigrated as a youth and mined at Grass Valley California before moving to Goshen Utah. The notice arrived via a Bos ton Montana company dispatch.
In Bozeman the trial of Lucy Black for murder continues with cross examination of Dr Chambliss. Witnesses discuss morphine and arsenic symptoms, capsule contents, autopsy notes, and a valise with capsules found at the lodging house. About 65 witnesses total. crowd pleads for verdict.
Helen Hay eldest daughter of John Hay and Payne Whitney of New York wed today at the Covenant Church Washington. The ceremony drew President Roosevelt cabinet and diplomatic corps with 1000 guests. Afterward a breakfast at the Hay home the couple will tour Thomasville abroad on a yacht gift from Colonel Payne and cruise the Mediterranean before settling in New York.
The next annual Pacific Northwest Wool Growers association meeting will be in Salt Lake City. The Helena gathering closed with satisfaction, despite Oregon objections to a resolution against the oleomargarine bill. Secretary Bailey was re-elected, and Gulf resolutions urged richer inspection and stricter penalties for scab sheep, plus support for Grosvenor’s wool labeling bill. The next convention venue choice was Salt Lake City with officers and a full program set.
In Livingston district court Mrs. Maggie Yeaton sues J. J. Martin for $5000 damages over a jilted engagement. Evidence includes a diamond ring, love letters, and Martin’s remarriage to his ex-wife. Jury awards Yeaton $2000 in damages amid questions about property and future earnings.
The two year old son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Mosher choked on a teaspoonful of common vinegar at a Knerr Bros ranch on Dry Wolf creek Fergus County. A Utica doctor said recovery was impossible and the child died. The body will be shipped to Salem Missouri for interment. This follows the loss of a similar aged boy three years earlier.
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