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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1909
Page
9
Bleriot piloted a monoplane across the English Channel in about half an hour, taking a time far quicker than the mail boat. The feat showcases early aviation speed and public astonishment at aerial travel.
Louis Bleriot, a French aviator, crossed the English Channel in under 30 minutes on a small monoplane, winning a $5,000 prize from the London Daily Mail. He landed near Dover after circling the coast, with witnesses describing the landing as graceful though the craft was slightly damaged. He beat rivals Latham and Count de Lambert to the milestone, arriving in a birdlike machine amid keen Dover excitement.
Washington July 2 bitter words between Senator Aldrich and Representative Payne after an effort to force a vote on a 10 percent duty on hides. The conferees adjourned at 2:30 pm with the leather tariff unresolved. Payne stood by free hides, urging presidential and public support for the house position.
One person was killed and several injured when a heavy trolley car on the Monrovia Los Angeles division struck the rear of a Pasadena short line car on a curve near Eastlake park. The short line car was partially telescoped.
In San Francisco July 25 Miss Daisy Sutton, sister of Lieut James N. Sutton, recounts her mother's six year effort to obtain the naval board of inquiry proceedings. She says initial refusals from Annapolis led to senators Bourne and Fulton and eventual delivery after delay. She remains unsure whether the death was accident or other.
A boat overloaded during a German picnic on the Yellowstone River capsized. Alderman John C. Staffek, his six year old daughter Minnie, and two other women, Minnie Wagner and Tressie West, drowned. One girl was rescued along with another passenger, and the Lehfeldt child, once swept away, was saved after being pulled from the current. Staffek, a prominent city official, is missing.
Annapolis July 25 Further inquiry into the death of Lieutenant James N Sutton of Portland Oregon will be made by the naval court of inquiry tomorrow Mrs Rose Sutton Parker sister of the dead marine officer declared tonight that all the family wanted was to clear her brother's name of the dis grace of death by own action She was not vindictive The inquiry thus far has been notable for the conflicting testimony adduced Lieutenants Adams Osterman Willing and Bevan told stories which while agreeing in many points yet differed in essentials Adams swore that no one was sitting on Sutton when the fatal shot was fired Two of the others testified that two or three men were sitting upon the prostrate form of Sutton lying face downward with his left arm under him
A mysterious origin blaze in Reno Nevada started in a local skating rink and leveled two large brick structures this morning causing about eighty thousand dollars in damage. The Studebaker company of San Francisco suffered a major share of the loss.
Washington July 25 Mrs Elizabeth Taylor Dandridge aged 85 years third daughter of President Zachary Taylor died here tonight At 15 she married Maj William W S Bliss later his private secretary She became mistress of the White House and entertained with rustic charm and duchess grace After her father’s death and her husband’s in 1883 she lived in retirement Later she married Philip P Dandridge who died 28 years ago Her sister Sarah Knox Taylor was Jefferson Davis’s first wife
Catholic educators from across Montana and clergy gather in Helena for the third annual meeting of the Catholic Educational association of the Helena diocese. Dr. Haaren of New York leads general sessions at St. Helena school while Ursuline and domestic orders attend.
Indianapolis, July 25. A Big Four passenger train southbound derailed near Zionsville, injuring forty-two of about 200 passengers. The baggage car and coaches left the track at 50 miles per hour while the locomotive stayed on rails. several coaches overturned. Unhurt passengers assisted the injured from car windows while some were taken to Indianapolis hospitals.
Rescue workers rushed to the river after a train plunged into the water near Slene. An unknown number of passengers died and thirty survived, with efforts focused on retrieving bodies and aiding the injured.
A Kansas City to St Louis Wabash passenger train wrecked 30 miles east of Kansas City after the roadbed failed under flood wear. Six lives were lost and 36 injured, with several named victims. Dr. Turner Lohveck, a St. Louis physician, treated the injured on site as women helped fashion bandages from skirts.
Philip O Connell killed his wife at her parents home on Main Street in Meaderville. Police say the motive is unknown and investigators are pursuing leads as the community reels from the violence.
Jealous husband Philip L. OConnell killed wife Della Fontain in their Meaderville home after a year of unhappiness. He shot himself, missing Mrs Fontain and striking the mother, then died at the scene. Crowds gathered as a coroner prepared an inquest for the following evening.
The colossal bronze bust of James J. Hill on the Alaska- Yukon- Pacific exposition grounds at the University of Washington will arrive from New York tomorrow and be unveiled by Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota on August 3. Mr. Hill is expected to attend. The bust, funded by public subscription, honors Hill’s services to the Northwest.
Victoria reporters note a $50,000 necklace ordered from England for the queen of Siam vanished while en route to Siam aboard the Empress of China. An American woman passenger faced harbor police search in Yokohama with no results. News from Shangai cites Yangtse floods, village destruction, and looming famine. Japanese army strength listed at 1,214,000 plus Formosa contingent. 650,000 yearly conscripts with 40 percent drafted.
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