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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1902
Page
1
A fierce storm in Baltimore claims eleven lives with nine boat drownings after a storm surge, a boy killed by a falling tree, and another by a live wire in a shed where youths sheltered.
A fierce tornado struck Baltimore at 1 30 p m injuring several and killing eleven people. Nine drowned in the harbor including three children, others died from a falling tree and a live wire. Wide property damage occurred mainly along the riverfront and in parks.
Samuel H. Lake, a 4 miner, shot and killed his brother in law David Thomas and mortally wounded his sister Mrs. Mary J. Thomas, then killed himself at the Fredonia lodging house in Seattle. Police found Lake in a bedroom corner after neighbors phoned in a report.
A riot erupted at the Nebraska City baseball grounds as Law and Order league attempted to stop a Sunday game. Sheriff Brower arrested four players after a crowd disarmed him, and tensions rose with pastors and church figures harassed. The conflict stems from a long dispute over Sunday baseball, with yesterday’s vote nearly unanimous in favor of Sunday ball.
Paris the Temps says the Vatican’s reply to Taft signals a rejection of indirect concordat terms with the United States. The article argues a Vatican accord would grant a diplomatic exequatur for direct talks with Roosevelt, while the Vatican resists aiding the expulsion of congregations in the Philippines.
The sultan of Bacolod Mindanao who threatened offensives to Lake Lanao has written a friendly letter to the American commander disavowing any intent to fight and saying he will confer with the Americans in the future. The general situation is viewed as favorable.
Acting Governor Wright Secretary Ferguson and Generals Bell and Bisbee join General Chaffee on his return to the United States. The party sails aboard the United States transport McClellan on September 30.
The condition of Hilary A. Herbert former secretary of the navy has improved and he was moved today to Afton Virginia where it is hoped conditions will be more favorable for his rapid recovery.
Two Lehigh Valley trains collided head on near Rochester New York killing fireman Peter W Putnam and injuring twenty more. The wreckage left an engine and one passenger coach in the canal feeder with passengers scrambling to escape.
In Leavenworth Kansas July 20 a riot by hundreds of Fort Leavenworth soldiers followed the stabbing of cavalryman A L Louckes by a local man. A fourth cavalry company rounded up holdouts and Louckes had a chance of recovery. Police action looms if further trouble arises. In Kansas City no arrest was made of John Graham, the negro accused of stabbing Louckes.
A cloudburst at the head of Fill-in creek raised the stream high enough to force mail transport to use a rope bridge. The incident occurred near Miles City on July 2, with driver Pras and the AV stage crew noting the flood condition and altered route.
Leadville reports a daylight attempt to enter Hayden Lama gold placer workings. Watchman Ora Iman was shot in the arm but wounded a robber and helped a life-threatening escape. another attacker is believed dead after being carried away with a blood trail.
John W. Mackay, prominent American financier, dies at his Carlton House Terrace home in London after suffering heat prostration days earlier. The well known magnate reportedly had long ties to U S business and finance.
John W Mackay of San Francisco died at Carlton House Terrace London at 6 30 p m following heat prostration. Immediate cause heart failure with congested right lung suggesting pneumonia. Mrs Mackay and others present. Princess Galitro Colona arrived after death. Mackay had interests in the Pacific cable landing and prior mining ventures dating to 1851.
The San Francisco report notes John W. Mackay, last surviving of the bonanza kings Flood O'Brien and Fair, died in London. once active in mining and real estate, he spent years in the East while managing holdings in California and Nevada. The Comstock venture yielded vast wealth after years of risk and expense.
Irish born miner turned Nevada promoter John William Mackay rose to wealth as a 19th century bonanza man. He helped build Nevada’s mining empire and co-founded the Commercial Cable Company with James Gordon Bennett, guiding its rise from offices in New York.
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