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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1901
Page
1
Great Falls reports the Curry and Longabaugh gang fled toward Malta after a train robbery. A posse pursues across the Missouri basin with a bounty raised to identify the trio for capture and conviction. Pinkerton detectives and Great Northern officials pressure the hunt.
General Auditor D Y Elliott announced the exact loss from the Wagner Montana hold up was 1500 but 200 in Washington funds reached the Montana National Bank of Helena. Pinkerton detectives identified the robbers as experienced train bandits pursued 50 miles south of Malta. Officials believe they headed into the Little Rocky mountains with a guard picket line planned and cowboys en route from Lewistown to intercept them.
New York July 6 Dr. Austin Flint at 1 30 o clock this morning announced that Mr Lorillard was failing. Lorillard arrived in New York on Thursday on the steamship Deutsch land. During the voyage he suffered intensely from an attack of nephritis. On Thursday evening his condition was somewhat improved but he has shown no gain of strength today.
Chicago reports a national tally from July Fourth celebrations shows 25 dead and 1,813 injured. Causes include fireworks 759 injuries, toy pistols 224, toy cannons 244, firearms 290, loose gunpowder 250, and runaways contributing to the total. Fire losses reach $128,115.
Ten of the most desperate prisoners in the federal jail overpower guards and escape. The incident is reported from Guthrie Oklahoma with a special to the Star from Kansas City Missouri dated July 5.
Guards lost control when James Brummett and George Barclay overpowered a guard and fled at 2:30 PM. Brummett headed toward the crowded city center while others fled toward the Cottonwood river. Federal officers and citizens pursued and recaptured most escapees late tonight, leaving Lee Reed and Bod Harden at large.
Delegates from the leather trades in the United States and Canada meet in Philadelphia to form the Amalgamated Leather Workers' association of America. Marcellus Waite is elected president and Dennis Healy serves as secretary, with plans to affiliate with the American Federation of Labor.
The issue previews generous features from Associated Press and Special News Service. It highlights a new smelter progress display, a summary of the Dotson trial coming in Deer Lodge, and explanations by Mr. Doot and others. There are sections for women and children, business fables by Ade, and entertaining talks by Rev. Jerry Rounder.
Leander rowers defeated the University of Pennsylvania in the Grand Challenge cup final at Henley amid bright sun and gusty winds. The American crew led at key markers, finished by a length in 7 minutes 4 4-5 seconds, with Coach Ward praising the Leanders as outrowed. Follow-up results list other finals with Oxford and Cambridge triumphs and British praise for the Americans.
President and Mrs. McKinley depart Washington with Secretary Cortelyou Dr Rixey and staff for Canton Ohio to spend the hot term, perhaps visiting the Buffalo exposition. The party travels in private cars Olympia and Hungary and arrives tomorrow forenoon. Mrs McKinley appears pale after recent illness but cheerful as she departs.
London reports the Henley regatta outcome with Leander's victory attributed to superior methods rather than strength. The Daily Graphic and Daily News present mixed views on American Pennsylvania crew and the race’s meaning for next year.
Charles G. Dawes resigns as comptroller of the currency, effective October 1, to pursue a bid for the United States Senate in Illinois. Dawes cites propriety and workload as reasons, noting his term would have expired January 1, 1908.
With tensions cooling briefly, both sides in the Colorado mining dispute remain alert and cautious, awaiting the next strategic move as authorities and workers assess options.
Governor Orman prepares to intervene as the Smuggler Union mine strike near Telluride, Colorado, faces a shutdown after Manager Collins rejects miners demands for higher wages and union access. The state commission seeks surrender of strikers property and possible use of the National Guard to ensure ownership. Settlement talks begin as calm returns and officials assess fault on both sides.
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