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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1912
Page
5
Three contenders from distinct teams enter the century sprint as the favorite event. Local observers expect close competition among the top runners representing the three closest programs, each aiming for a decisive win.
Craig of Detroit YMCA captured the 100 meter final and Thorpe of Carlisle Indian School won the pentathlon as American athletes marked notable wins. English competitors underperformed while nations displayed their flags as the London Olympiad concluded events with medal placements.
The programme showed Cragg clocking 10.5 seconds as A.T. Meyer of the Irish American Athletic Club and A. D. Lippincott of the University of Pennsylvania represented. The pentathlon, added as a test of all around ability, drew disbelief from English and American veterans, while Thorpe’s victory established him as Sheridan’s rightful successor in the all around event, with the US claiming the bulk of the honors.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Philipsburg July 7 a search of several hundred men for the son of Mrs John Lindgren who wandered from a picnic seven miles from the city was rewarded late this afternoon The boy was found seven miles from the camp lying under a log in a mountainous wooded area He was weak from hunger and exposure but alive His first words to his mother were Mamma the boy gave me some candy The search was aided by a special train donated by the Northern Pacific and volunteers from Philipsburg and nearby areas
Special Dispatch from Bozeman July 7 describes state examiner Hoss’s six page report on ex-Treasurer Jude C. Corbly. The county alleges he misappropriated 25497.49 dollars, using cash skimming and check kiting to conceal shortages. Corbly faces embezzlement charges with a possible penitentiary term of one to ten years. The report notes false entries, including a 1910 warrant misapplication, and reveals a June 12 1912 theft of 4285.50 dollars with no restitution to the county. The probe began June 18 after discovery by the state examiner.
Special dispatch reports Mt board of commerce received an inquiry from John man of Hobson about a prize for the first couple to be married on a high stack. Secretary Holmes told Mr. Everman that locating a clergyman and bride will win a fine housekeeping outfit. The offer is open worldwide.
Washington dispatch reports a sequence of earthquakes equal to the 1906 San Francisco quake was logged on Georgetown University observatory seismographs. The tremors were estimated to be 3,000 miles distant, indicating extraordinary seismic reach from the event.
Fairbanks Alaska July 7 a violent earthquake lasting about 40 minutes shook the city. Foreman Louis Anderson died when a mine slab buried him at Dome Creek. Seismographs in Washington and Kansas recorded strong shocks from 12 01 a m to 1 06 a m and 1 16 to after 1 00 a m with center estimates far away. Other cities reported repeat tremors and readings from Utah Salt Lake City and Spokane noted significant activity with instruments briefly reading out of order.
Chateau July 7 a young woman in a fishing party shot victim Friendly Zimmerman 38 in the back of the neck while holding a target. He died instantly. He was a Fairfield native, Mason, and a Chateau High alumnus. Burial set for Tuesday at 2 pm. Also Ely Nev report: A H Cook of Roanoke and seven aliens killed in a copper pit explosion with extensive dynamite blast.
Special Dispatch reports RR Wells of Wenona Illinois, a State University of Illinois graduate, elected assistant in agronomy at Montana State College. He is to begin work September 1 following the executive board meeting. A second dispatch notes the City of Panama adrift 250 miles south of San Francisco with Rose City en route to assist in what is described as a calm sea but a non fatal danger situation.
In dense fog near Newport naval station the Commonwealth rammed the battleship New Hampshire. Both ships suffered heavy damage with no fatalities or injuries. Commonwealth heads to New York for dry dock. New Hampshire awaiting orders for repairs.
Lake Charles La July 7 Four men were killed and four seriously wounded in a pitched battle between union and non union timber workers and guards at a Grabow mill. A 200 strong union group led by Emerson headed for a strike meeting. The mill proprietor and non union workers faced them. Sheriff Reid traveled by special train toward Grabow and Louisiana national guard was to follow once men were assembled.
A severe electrical storm struck Chicago on July 4 causing damage estimated at 200000. Twelve houses were struck by lightning and the fire department logged 42 alarms as the storm lasted hours. Many basements flooded, water pumped from several locations, five inches of rain fell in two hours, and temperatures dropped by ten degrees.
Walla Walla Washington July 7 Tracey a Whitman college full back gained fame for a decisive act in a night struggle with a coyote. He restrained and killed the animal with his hands saving Mrs Anna Schell whose chicken coop was attacked. The coyote threatened her and Cox intervened just as it lunged.
Chaos grips Juarez as 2,500 troops mutinous rumors spread amid orders to move to Casas Grandes. General Huerta’s forces enter Chihuahua routing tension. rail links to Torreon restored but north from Juarez cut. Orozco remains defiant, signaling guerrilla warfare to pressure Gero’s resignation. American immigration officer Morris Rutter briefly detained.
A miner and his bride were found dead in a room at 249 South Main Street after a bloody murder suicide. The woman, Mabel Moran, was killed with a throat cut from ear to ear, and the groom, Smith, killed himself after placing the bloodied razor and bottle nearby. A postcard note to the grandmother spoke of their hasty marriage and planned deaths. Police believe no drugs were involved.
Portland July 7 Elks from many regions converged for the Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Special trains and regular service arrived with delegations, badges, and bands. meetings and forums began amid paradelike arrivals and questions over credentials and candidates for leadership.
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