Defiant Youths Stop Great Northern Train
A group of youths halted a Great Northern train, displaying defiance and mixed repentance. Witnesses describe a tense scene as authorities intervened and passengers were secured without serious harm.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
13
Three youths plead guilty to Shelby train holdup
Great Falls dispatch reports Albert Hazen Harry Rheams and William Randall confessed to robbing a passenger train from Shelby Saturday night. The trio agreed to plead guilty in district court and accept sentences without a defense. Hatch, initially silent, later corroborated details after hearing others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Great Falls
Albert Hazen
Harry Rheams
William Randall
Shelby
Speer
Randall
Rheams
Hatch
Supreme Court Rules Boycott May Be Entirely Legal
Justice Holloway writes for the Supreme Court, holding that organized boycotts can be lawful though dependent on context and intent, the opinion outlines standards for legality and permissible conduct.
Supreme Court rules boycott rights not abridging by law
The Montana Supreme Court reversed a Yellowstone county ruling in Lindsay & Co. v Montana Federation of Labor, dissolving a lower injunction. It held that withdrawal of patronage by individuals is not wrongful, but illegal acts or conspiracies by groups to enforce a boycott could be acted on by law. The decision states courts cannot aid a firm harmed by a lawful boycott unless illegal means are used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Supreme Court
Sidney Fox
Yellowstone County
Lindsay & Co
Billings
Montana Federation of Labor
Holloway
Sunday Evangelist Attacks Ministers in Pittsburg
Rev. Billy Sunday denounced many modern ministers as fudge eating mollycoddles and salary quacks delivering sermons for gain. He attacked seminaries and professorial teachings saying they are useless to preaching and compared them to a crane’s legs for a setting hen while urging cleansing the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Billy Sunday
First Presbyterian Church
Sunday
Sharon
May detail Marines to assure fair play
Washington reports the Panama presidential campaign nearing its July election has shown revolutionary tendencies sparking concern. Five hundred American marines on the isthmus will be detailed to election places, with distribution based on precinct needs to ensure a fair and honest vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama
Two Conventions Held in Ninth Ohio District
In Toledo Ohio on June 1 Democrats of the Ninth district held two conventions after a local party fight. Congressman Sherwood was renominated at both conventions. One side named P D A Powers and Dr Watts as Denver delegates, the other chose Frank Niles and Charles Gerding. Both delegations instructed for Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Sherwood
Congress
PD. A. Powers
Dr. Watts
Denver
Frank Niles
Charles Gerding
Bryan
Fortune awaits widow of man who is lynched
Reno Nevada June 1. Friends of the late Joe Simpson lynched by hanging to a telegraph pole at Skiddoo seek his wife. It is said he left more than 25000 dollars and his wife would receive the entire estate if she applies for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
Joe Simpson
Skiddoo
Storm disrupts Montana rail lines and trains in delay
Weather reports show a nine tenths rainfall in twenty four hours and a passing storm centered near Montana. Rail service suffers with Northern Pacific and Burlington delays while Short Line and Great Northern move slowly or hold. Mail disruption stems from washed out tracks and damaged bridges as crews rush to repair the roadbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Wharton
Washington Weather Bureau
Montana
Rocky Mountains
Weather Bureau
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Great Northern
Butte
Billings
Fargo
Sand Point
Garrison
Bitter Root Valley
Queer Situation Confronts Them In State Election
Analysis of the state election night results suggests a solid Republican legislature will be elected while Democrats gain a United States Senate seat. Governor Chamberlain appears favored for the Senate, with Multnomah County showing a 2000 vote lead for him over Judge Cake. Republican W. R. Bellis wins Congress in the Second District. W. C. Hawley takes the First. Prohibition appears victorious in most counties with an active issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
United States
Chamberlain
Multnomas County
Henry M. Cake
W. R. Bellis
J. A. Jefferey
W. CC. Hawley
Prohibition
Mauretania Breaks Transatlantic Record From Queenstown
The Cunard liner Mauretania set a new long course record from Queenstown to New York, finishing in 4 days 20 hours 15 minutes at 24.86 knots. The record surpasses its sister Lusitania by seven minutes, with Sandy Hook lightship due at 7:50 p.m. and a peak of 625 knots logged in a single day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cunard
Queenstown
Cunard Line Company
Pritchard
Sandy Hook
Mauretania
Lusitania Sets Eastbound Record to Queenstown
The Lusitania of the Cunard line shattered the New York to Queenstown eastbound record by 2 hours 43 minutes, covering 2,942 knots in 5 days 4 hours 30 minutes. It reported at 2:05 a.m. and then proceeded to Liverpool, beating the prior record of 5 days 7 hours 18 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
Lusitania
Cunard Line
New York
Liverpool
Cree chief Little Bear seeks 800 volunteers for Japan war
Helena June 1. Little Bear, chief of the vagabond Cree, came to inquire about the progress of the war between Japan and the United States. He expressed anxiety to enlist 800 able bodied tribesmen for service against Japan, upon learning no conflict existed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Little Bear
Japan
United States
Former Senator James K. Jones Passes After Brief Illness
Former Senator James K. Jones died after a short illness of a few hours. Funeral arrangements were incomplete. Jones served in Congress and later held regional leadership roles. He was born in 1900 and represented his state in the Senate.
Democratic Leader James Kimbrough Jones Dies at 69
Former United States Senator James Kimbrough Jones of Mississippi and Arkansas died at 5 30 PM after a brief illness. He served in Congress from 1885 to 1903 and led Democratic campaigns for Bryan in 1896 and 1900 as chair of the Democratic National Committee. He was 69, survived by his wife and three children. Burial will be in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
James K. Jones
Arkansas
Senate
William J. Bryan
Democratic National Committee
Jones
Leonora Carrigan
Akansas
Mississippi
James Kimbrough Jones
James S. Walker
United States Senate
Senator Jones
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Carrigan
Sue Jones
James K. Jones, Jr
Congress
Bryan Receives News of Senator Jones Death During Address
In Alliance Nebraska on June 1 William J Bryan halted his speech to read a telegram announcing the sudden death of Senator James K Jones of Arkansas. The news drew a sad reaction from the democratic audience as the former presidential candidate paused in mid sentence.
Haing Platform by Republicans Taft Con
The fragment references Republican platform elements and Taft in a wartime or external policy context. Secretary of War Taft is noted in association with Con as a placeholder or fragment of a broader party policy discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary OF War
Taft
Roosevelt Policies Dominate GOP Platform Talks
Washington June 1 A series of conferences on the Republican platform reveals strong support for Roosevelt policies if Taft is nominated. Taft favors tariff revision aiming to align duties with foreign production costs and oppose monopolies, while anti trust reforms and Hepburn bill backing are discussed as possible planks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Chicago
McKinley
Wade Filis
Ohio
Sixty-first Congress
United States
Ellis
House Judiciary Committee
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Tice Holloway
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Antwerp
River Scheldt
English
Oregon
George E. Chamberlain
Billy
the Presbyterian Minis
Ters
Crat
Ton
Ate
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William J. Brgan
Mittee
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LY Republicans
Taftin
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Revie
Wion
Ctlnator
James K Jones
Papee Agro
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