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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1910
Page
21
An 87 year old woman, Mrs. Nally, mother of Mrs. EB Reilly of Billings, fell from a kitchen to basement stairs this morning. She was found unconscious and remains in critical condition with no broken bones. cause unclear though a fainting spell is suspected.
Pittsburg Jan 6 Referee in Bankruptcy Blair sets Jan 13 for hearing on an order to dispose of Harry K Thaws personal property confined in the Matteawan asylum Thaws real estate in the city and other items including rugs carpets chairs desks tapestry books and pictures valued at about 340000 The wanted way is not infallible in securing a servant but its a good deal better than any other way.
The Arctic Club of America, founded by Dr. Frederick A. Cook and supporters amid the north pole controversy, through its board of directors, has dropped the explorer’s name from the membership. The club had welcomed Cook back from Greenland and Copenhagen and hosted a Waldorf Astoria banquet, with members including Admiral Schley and Captain Osborne backing Cook’s cause.
Cincinnati January 6 Prosecuting Attorney Hunt of Hamilton county issued a warrant for Edgar Cooke of Chicago on a charge of receiving stolen goods. The allegation states Cooke received $200 from Charles J. Warriner former treasurer of the Big Four railroad who is serving six years after pleading guilty to embezzlement.
A gas stove explosion sparked a blaze at the Ellis residence in Lyons Kansas early today, killing Mrs Walter Ellis and one child and badly injuring another child who may also be fatally burned.
Orton Bros. invites buyers to call or visit 214 218 Main Street for best value on pianos and organs supported by clear pricing and product ranges.
A Short Line passenger recalls being snowbound in Beaver canyon Lima during a recent blockade. Prohibition halted alcohol service though travelers recount raiding Lima’s bar, the train crew’s canyon rescue, and historic ties to Chinamen deaths near China Point.
Harry Dietch alias Jake Cohen, a Russian Hebrew resident with a New York wife and two children, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary and a $2000 fine for bigamy by Judge Donlan. Dietch may escape the fine by taking the pauper’s oath after his sentence. His lawyers will not appeal, citing the guaranteed time for appellate review.
Washington, Jan. 6. A government guaranty scheme for a through Alaska railroad from tidewater to the interior, with Guggenheim interests involved, surfaces before the house territories committee. Advocates seek general legislation to guarantee bond interest after initial construction, arguing federal aid would lure capital. The project envisions a Cordova tidewater outlet and an eastern terminus near Fairbanks, near the Arctic Circle, amid a display of Arctic grain and vegetables.
Washington reports the House, noting no need to arrest or punish former President Zelaya, set aside four to five measures aimed at action amid Nicaraguan troubles. The decision reflects reluctance to escalate penalties at this time.
Cincinnati January 6 reports that telegraph operators on the Big Four railroad will not strike as the Order of Railway Telegraphers and company officials agree to arbitrate the controversy. The Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen are drafting grievances to present to all railroads entering Cincinnati.
The trial of Thomas Griffin for the murder of Patrick D. Shea neared its end of the prosecution with its chief witness absent yet reported ill. Defense attorney William Meyer argued Griffin was insane long before and after the killing, citing erratic behavior since his sister's death a year earlier and medical testimony of mental incapacity, while relatives testified to years of odd conduct and detachment. The court heard that a verdict of insanity would place Griffin in Warm Springs asylum rather than exonerate him.
In Billings on January 6 a four year old girl, daughter of Charlies Donnas, a stockman from northern Wyoming, was operated on for appendicitis. Surgeons removed the appendix after bringing the child to a local hospital. doctors say it was a fully developed case for her age and the child is expected to recover quickly.
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