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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1903
Page
6
A circus worker Redmond and an animal trainer were arrested in Helena on charges of criminal assault against a 12 year old girl on Fast Water street. A second suspect remains at large as officials note a similar attack on an 11 year old girl nearby. Public alarm grows as details of Fourth of July injuries and deaths circulate, with a tally of casualties and infections from lockjaw linked to wounds.
A report from Chicago notes the total number of grains across various U.S. basins tied to Fourth of July celebrations. The data track grain counts by region and reference totals show notable spikes in several states.
Salt Lake base ball players refuse to depart after manager Reynolds barred Captain Grim from the Seattle trip. Seven players stay behind in Salt Lake, with Donahue Taylor Quick Lundbohm Hanley Kelley Shea Wiggs Stopher Davis Anderson Weed among those who balked. Widespread dissent follows decision that Grim would be excluded while secretary Shepard travels.
H J Carmichael a London banker says a Bank of England note leaves the bank only once and once the old lady in Threadneedle street takes back the counterfoil the note is doomed to end its circulation. He compares this to the German bank system noting similarities in national banking.
Historical note explains how major banks dispose of worn currency. It details the Bank of France and other institutions destroying notes by fire or pulping, including exact quantities annual and procedures such as punching holes and removing signatures, with references to the Bank of England and Germany.
Mister General Payne speaks calmly about running the post office as a vast institution guided by law and tradition. He notes the limited authority of the postmaster general and describes how most appointments follow civil service rules and lists.
Anxiety in the village grows as residents press authorities about a rain road detective. Local fear festers while officials conduct inquiries into the case.
Delaware Lackawanna & Western detective John Peel, in Scranton, has obtained evidence linking many local families to large scale brass theft from company property. A mob attacked him at Foster last night. he was rescued by a train crew. The ring leader is reportedly a prominent citizen, accused of stirring the crowd to protect his and his son’s reputations.
Washington reports a Manila Times theory suggesting tropical years dull moral fiber. It claims officers and civilian employees return to the mainland without concern for consequences, with bungling attempts to cover peculations and little effort to mislead authorities about destinations.
Congressman Robert H. Feederer of Pennsylvania's Fourth District died in Torresdale after a period of illness from multiple diseases. He was 43 and had served in Congress.
William Cushing killed his wife at 179 Ludlow Street in a rage after she refused to kiss him. They had been separated for a month. Cushing, an apparently good looking man from Oakland California, is in his twenties.
The text describes a well to do Californian man who sent money home to his wife, a New York girl. After frequent quarrels over alleged misbehavior, he expelled her four weeks ago and a reconciliation attempt ended in murder.
In Camak Georgia on July 26 two people were killed and six wounded in a shooting and stabbing incident at a negro church. The panic caused a rush for exits with women and children trampled as townspeople fled. The violence arose from a dispute and has left the entire black population of Camak terrified.
Mrs. Mary Oberton died at her home in Evergreen Park after a mad dog bit her leg in the dooryard. Hydrophobia symptoms developed last week and led to her death. The Pasteur Institute in Chicago will treat four Milwaukee patients bitten by the same dog to forestall hydrophobia. Rabbits inoculated with the brain emulsion showed hydrophobia signs and will be sent to Chicago for treatment, with Dr Lugario overseeing care and Dr Bennett covering expenses.
Denver July 2 A large attendance is expected at an informal conference of political reformers in Denver tomorrow. Members of various parties are invited, with the national committees of both branches of the people's party to meet in conjunction to seek harmonization or possible amalgamation with other reform factions.
Bogota reports July discussions in congress on establishing national mints and adopting a gold standard, with debates routed through Panama connections. The dialogue centers on monetary policy and Austria’s influence in early financial reforms.
Oyster Bay July 26 President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt with all children except the youngest attended morning services at Christ Church. Afterward the president shook hands with Dr. Haga.
The article notes the president expressing continued interest in the service and sermon before dedicating the rest of his day to his family.
Mrs. Daniel J. Kelly arrived from Niagara on the Lake Ontario with letters from former Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee she will present as evidence in the Farris legislative boodling trial beginning Tuesday in Jefferson City. She is subpoenaed to testify and declined interviews.
A Colonist dispatch from Skeen river Aberdeen reports the salmon run a failure. Humpbacks are now entering the river and canners will suspend operations in a few days, paying off their staffs next week.
A discussion from the Atlantic Monthly notes that United States consuls are ranked with army colonels and navy captains. It describes naval etiquette for visiting ships, including seven gun salutes for consuls and a salute etiquette, and reflects on Ghent’s inland status as a sea port despite its ship canal.
The passage notes that a child’s eye is clear while a 30 year old shows slight opacity, a 50 or 60 year old more so, and those aged 70 or 80 have dull eyes. It attributes this to increasing fibrous tissue and waste deposits in the eye.
A report quotes Hill denying a story that he acted against a timer. He rejects the claim and offers no further details about the incident or its context.
James J. Hill and William Weyerhaeuser deny a San Francisco story about a world timber monopoly. Hill says there is no truth to the report and he owns no timber or intended purchase. Weyerhaeuser calls the telegram news to him and says he has not contemplated such a deal.
Billings police report Ortoff the stage robber bought goods with stamps from rifled Wyoming mail sacks and sold them at half value to a local second-hand dealer. He waited in Billings for delivery before moving on, while post office inspector Perkins traced him from Butte to Billings.
Havana reports the Norwegian government warns it will impose maximum duties on Cuban products unless changes are made to features of the reciprocity treaty with the United States.
Mexico City reports the government has issued a decree granting railroads a rate increase that aligns passenger and freight charges with cent dollar pricing. This move aims to standardize receipts across services, affecting riders and shippers nationwide.
Extreme heat gripped Western Nebraska and Iowa with hot winds and drought. One death occurred in Omaha after the July heat wave, as corn crops suffer from the lack of moisture and high temperatures.
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