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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1903
Page
1
A man sentenced to death on June 26 and three others overpower the under sheriff and jailer in Glasgow. The escapee obtains a rifle, waits for a guard’s return, shoots him fatally, and the group flees with a pursuing posse nearby. Names and locations reflect the era and ongoing pursuit.
A jailbreak from the Glasgow county jail frees William Hardee and two others. Guard Jack Williams is wounded, Jailer Dillard and Deputy Rutter beaten. Fugitives, including Hardee with a Winchester, may not be captured alive. Hardee is to be hanged June 26 for the 1901 murder of Charles Snearly.
A devastating cloudburst in Spartanburg South Carolina floods the Pacolet river system. The disaster leaves up to 150 dead, many missing, and 590 homeless with $2 million in property losses. The Pacolet mills suffer catastrophic damage with 1,200 mill workers left unemployed as bridges, dams, and rail lines are ruined.
A chaotic incident surrounds Mayor Mullins as local tensions rise over a policy dispute at the school system. The event included a reported confrontation and accusations tied to credential renewal and a related serious case involving a teacher.
In Belleville Illinois on June 6 W T Wyatt a Negro teacher accused of wounding County Superintendent Hertel was hanged by a mob at the jail after seizing him from custody. Hertel later died and a witness Fielder suffered a scalp wound. Governor Bailey ordered militia readiness as Dewey ranchmen face arrest in Kansas with threats of mob violence.
A cemetery grave was partially filled with water as strikers caused disruptions. Local officials investigated the incident and security measures were increased at the site.
In San Francisco on June 6 the Cemetery Employes union protest over reinstatement led to vandalism at Cypress Lawn. A burial was delayed as water filled the grave and casket handles were removed, sending bodies to the receiving vault. A cremation attempt caused an explosion from crude oil in the furnace. two workers narrowly escaped death.
Two children die after a boat capsizes while crossing the Milk River. Rescue workers recover the youths from the water, and authorities begin investigations into the accident. Local responders coordinate with river patrol to search for additional hazards.
A family crossing the swollen Milk River near the hill country suffered tragedy this afternoon when a boat capsized. Parents Mr and Mrs William Staton escaped after a struggle. Their one and two year old children drowned. Rescue teams dragged the swift current seeking the bodies. The Statons are well known in Northern Montana.
Under Sheriff W. D. Husted and Deputy Tim Whit ing arrested John Rand for stealing the iron safe from the Northern Pacific express office in Alder. The theft occurred May 25 and Rand was tracked to Henry's Lake, where he was captured as he slept. Papers thrown under the bed were found to be the stolen documents.
Paris June 6. M Berteau and Hiley de Villeruve, members of the chamber of deputies, fought a duel after a violent altercation in the house. In the sixth encounter Villeruve was severely wounded in the forearm.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Washington on June 6 notes Ernest F. P. Moore appointed postmaster at Bald Butte replacing A M Dick who resigned. The June 4 order stopping Cinnabar post office is withdrawn and its closure date is set for June 15. Otter post office is ordered moved four miles northeast.
The Montana purchase exposition commission met in Helena to form the body and elect officers. Lee Mantle was named president as plans for a state building at St Louis were approved with an 18000 dollar cap. Anaconda Copper Mining officials pledged a free exhibit and transport for Montana mining and smelting interests.
Two men were killed and two fatally injured when a stock extra train struck a handcar on the Cedar Rapids Spaulding branch near Genoa Nebraska. The engine hit the handcar about a mile west of Columbus. Names Frank Vrovas John Mekus were listed among the dead with others fatally injured including W Steele and M Kansach.
A 10 year old girl, daughter of Mrs Holly Wildwell, fell from an old pull wheel yesterday in Virginia City. She landed in a mud hole and sustained a broken wrist but escaped more serious injuries.
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