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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1903
Page
1
Vatican reports a peaceful night as Leo continues recovery from surgery. Doctors say breathing difficulty eased with the pope at his bedside, and calm prevailed across the Vatican with yesterday’s excitement fading after the announced completion of the operation.
Rome reports detail Cardinal Gotti visit to Pope Leo XIII in the sickroom during a brief 2 minute interview. Doctors kept others away as the pope endured a thoracic procedure with calm, curiosity about bulletins, and continued wit and vitality amid illness.
A July bulletin from Rome reports Pope Leo XIII still in critical condition with danger imminent and a possibility he may live three more days. The statement notes no change since the prior bulletin and warns of potential sudden developments despite any relief from the operation.
The bulletin from Des Lapp ii and Marconis reports a pleural puncture removing 500 grams of liquid. Quick tests show mucus in the affected line. The pope endured the operation with courage and his general condition is better and resting.
A medical bulletin reports the patient’s pulse and breathing remain slow but show improvement. The note, attributed to the Soto Peme physicians, states the condition is gradually stabilizing with ongoing monitoring.
Reports from Rome describe Pope Len sleeping after a pleural fluid removal procedure. The orange red liquid was analyzed and found to be mostly 4 od with angulated fibrin and pus. A possible recurrence in two days prompted surgeons to monitor for repeating the operation to relieve breathing difficulties.
Rome July F. The pope calmly faced pleurisy surgery after doctors advised operation to explore affected parts and drain fluid. He showed no anxiety and appeared steadfast, with the session continuing after a lengthy medical conference.
Reports say nine dead and more dying in Evansville after last night’s mob violence. Military units and a Gatling gun guard the courthouse as Brig. Gen. McKee assumes control. Saloons closed, the mayor and citizens seek order while a grand jury files indictments.
Lee Brown, a Black man jailed in Vincennes for safety, was moved to the State prison at Jeffersonville by Sheriff BUM 8 Aver from Chowernoer bourbin. Brown, barely alive after killing Officer Massey at Meansville, required stimulants and two hours of care by Dr. Becker before boarding the train. The move reduced local fear of a mob.
A passenger train derailed after striking an open switch at Rock Fish Station in Virginia, colliding with a local freight on the siding. Twenty four people were killed and thirteen injured as baggage and one car telescoped into another.
A Southern Railway southbound passenger train collided with an open switch at Rock Fish depot 20 miles south of Charlottesville. Twenty four people died and many were injured, most immigrants from Austria bound for distant destinations. The wreck involved the passenger engine, express cars and a freight on a siding. A special train collected the dead and wounded.
A six horse Bartlett Springs coach was stopped on the primrose grade by a masked robber who ordered passengers to line up and drop valuables into a sack. About $142 was taken as Sheriff Sherer’s posse scouted rough country for the culprit. The robber claimed he would return at night and shoot anyone who emerged. The incident parallels a prior hold up at the same spot a year earlier.
Epechs Dispatch to Blanchard July 7 reports directors of American Aerial Navigation Compens approving funds to finish Benbow’s airship. Directors Lavelle of Columbus and Simonsen of Absurekee depart for Billings then Frankfort New York to meet Benbow who works on a full sized air slip for an initial trial. Wet weather has delayed progress but a trial is hoped between August 1 and August 15.
Andrew Carnegie notified overnight that funds for Livingston library erection are ready for officials. City council to meet to request plans and specifications. Site on Calendar street and Third street, 7 by 25 feet, faces delays as Carnegie travels in Europe.
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