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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1903
Page
1
Eight inch turret powder charge accidentally ignited on the Massachusetts built steamer SIA Brave. Working crew prevented further explosions and contained the danger. Dead buried at San Juan with solemn ceremonies.
Washington dispatch reports five killed and four injured when a powder charge exploded in an eight inch turret of the battleship Massachusetts off Culebra island during target practice. Ensign Ward K. Wortman, a former Helena boy and in charge of the turret, escaped injury. Funeral services were held aboard the ship and at a Porto Rico cemetery as officers and crew acted to prevent further explosions.
Berlin January 17 First Lieut Werner von Grawert son of a lieutenant general shot Dr Aye Yer of Stensberg through the spine in a duel fought in the Grunewald forest yesterday. Death occurred at once. The deceased an army reserve officer leaves a widow and five children. The quarrel’s cause is unclear but not long standing.
In San Diego Judge Thorp dismissed Katherine Tingley v Schmidt for lack of jurisdiction. The extortion case hinged on a letter alleged to be written by Schmidt, the only evidence, and the judge ruled the letter not written in this county. The plaintiff was asked about further evidence but none was presented.
The special train bearing the remains of Congressman Thomas H. Tongue arrived in Hillsboro Oregon this evening. The funeral is set for tomorrow afternoon with the Oregon legislature attending in a body and special trains to be run from various Willamette Valley points.
Forty indictments voted by a special Chicago grand jury probe into coal shortages. Names withheld until indictments are returned. Probes found alleged collusion among Illinois and Indiana coal operators to control bituminous supply.
Berlin reports the crown prince and crown princess of Saxony have agreed on terms of separation. She renounces all titles and resumes her maiden name. He offers $7,500 yearly. The accord omits any provision for visitation of their children.
Samuel Miller, who traveled from Kansas City with the intent to kill his wife, shot her dead in a Maine Street store. He was found guilty of murder in the first degree and faces a hanging sentence to be imposed by Judge Moss on Monday.
Tangier January 17. Definitive word says sultan troops clashed with the pretender’s forces on January 13 in an outpost engagement with light casualties. No general disaster. Foreign ministers issued a circular advising nationals to withdraw from districts targeted for punitive expeditions as Morocco denies responsibility for foreign safety.
Geneva dispatch reports the crown princess of Saxony and M. Giron slipped away from Switzerland tonight under assumed names and headed south, according to Petit Bleu. The departure occurred quietly and without public notice.
Henry M. Pattee son of the National Bank president in Perry Tennessee was awakened by a rear house noise. He grappled a robber, was shot in the breast, and bloodhounds traced the trail to Stephen Crandall whose arrest followed as investigation began.
Eugene Conlin shot and killed Miss Jennie Dwyer and wounded her escort Frank Fay Merritt before shooting himself. He died at the hospital at 7 o clock this morning.
In Columbia on January 17, friends of Editor N G Gonzales report improving condition after he was shot by Lieut Gov James H Tillman. Doctors monitor possible intestinal obstruction. no peritonitis signs yet, and Tillman vows defense with many lawyers offering services.
A boiler explosion at a sawmill killed four workers and injured others. Investigators assess blast causes as rescuers secure the site and confirm identities of the deceased. Local authorities coordinate with the company to provide support to families and stabilize the facility.
Boiler blast at Bell's mills wrecked a sawmill in West Newton Pennsylvania on January 17 killing two men named William Hunter and Robert Pork and badly scalding A B Hunter a former state legislator with James Dyke among the injured. The cause is suspected to be low water in the boiler.
In Greenville Michigan on January 17 two boilers exploded at the Ranney refrigerator factory. Charles Price engineer and R A Stanton fireman were killed. More than a dozen workers were injured and property loss was estimated at $25,000.
Washington January 17 Acting Secretary Darling signed an order placing Constructor Hobson in charge of the construction department at Bremerton Puget Sound naval station. He had waited for congress on retirement and declined Pensacola, with two examining boards deeming him disqualified for active service.
Judge Harney faced cross examination in Helena regarding bribery rumors tied to the Minnie Healey mine dispute. The session covered the Thornton hotel transom, Kennedy’s August 5 1901 visit, and Stivers disbarment notes. Harney also discussed Ada H Brackett, Miss Waters, and a July 20 street fair visit, with a note that further testimony would follow on Page Six.
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