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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1900
Page
9
In Helena authorities say an attempted big bank heist at the American National Bank was thwarted when a gang member wavered and exposed the plan. Detectives describe the plot as fully prepared with dynamite and timing resources.
Harry Nixon, jailed as co defendant with James McHugh and Thomas Williams, was released and the charge dismissed after his cooperation. Prosecutors say Nixon supplied information leading to Williams pleading guilty and McHugh's flight. a Helena bank robbery plot and tunnel under the American National Bank were revealed during questioning. The case underscores Nixon’s role as a state witness despite the discredit of turning state's evidence.
The Northern Pacific offers round trip tickets to Pipestone for 1.00 and Whitehall for 1.50 and Lime Spur for 2.00 on Saturdays and Sundays with a final limit the following Monday. Sunday only fares apply to Deer Lodge and return at 1.00. Tickets are valid for one day only.
E. H. Wilson as receiver of the Minnie Healey mine sought contempt punishment against Boston & Montana Co for disobeying a restraining order. Judge Clancy heard L. O. Evans argue to quash the show cause order citing the restraining order as unintelligible and ambiguous.
Dispatches dated June 4 report Kumassi besieged by armed natives guarding the governor’s garrison of 70 native troops under Major Morris. Six officers wounded, one killed. Relief efforts through Prahsu blocked by stockades and floods. Climate, malaria, and transport shortages hinder British advance. natives as carriers unreliable. Reinforcements arriving at Cape Coast Castle promise a small field force, but delay risks wider spread toward the Niger.
Fannie Russell, a colored defendant, is tried for assault with intent to kill Maggie Bowman with two female attorneys, Miss Milligan and Miss Barbee, presenting and examining witnesses in Judge Spencer's court. A large crowd observed the historic defense by two women, with Milligan leading the case and Barbee assisting.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Alphonse Howe led the state while Miss Milligan defended Fannie Russell blamed for stabbing Maggie Bowman on May 1 at 807 North Eleventh Street. Russell said she acted to prevent lye thrown at her face, and the jury returned a sealed verdict after half an hour.
Berlin reports a nationwide sorrow over the Pekin massacre with calls for unity among powers. Germany notes 9 German deaths among officials, merchants, and military, and dispatches Baron von Wetteler Dr. Mann von Scharzenstein to China with General von Der Goltz as part of ongoing foreign office action.
Reports from Bocholt and Kalischerlau tern indicate the China unrest severely disrupts the German textile trade with about 2,800 workers locked out.
Carbon county populists elect a central committee and plan a county convention on August 3. Secretary of State Hogan urged a populist win in Montana and Carbon county next November. Unions will gain influence with key offices, fusion with Democrats unlikely, and a Red Lodge campaign newspaper to debut in August.
A house and contents owned by Neill Doughty post master burned completely this evening in Elliston. Loss reported at 82.50. Firefighters saved the rest of the town’s south side with help from Northern Pacific Railway locomotives supplying water. Cause unknown.
In a Paris case a popular actress testified as a witness and the judge, reluctant to ask her directly, inquired about her age before she was sworn. The woman admitted she was 29. The judge then instructed her to tell the truth, revealing an irregular workaround to the legal procedure.
An anecdote recalls Charles Dudley Warner subduing pride with duty when a typesetter announced enlistment during his Hartford Press editorship in the 1860s. The compositor clarified he preferred being shot to setting Warner's copy.
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