Robinson Free Arrested Again in Murder Case
Sanders County jury acates WIM of murder charge against Munro after Robinson Free arrest saga repeats.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1915
Page
1
Sanders County jury acates WIM of murder charge against Munro after Robinson Free arrest saga repeats.
Henry Robinson, vice president of the Butte Mine Workers union, was found not guilty of first degree murder in the shooting of mine guard Tom Munro. The verdict came after a tense session with a cheering crowd as jurors deliberated.
The Standard reports the TRobingon acquitted of murder in the Munro Chicago street car case. War updates note Sherman anticrime measures and overseas developments. Local items include a miners union case and a large city fire.
London reports Austro German forces push in Galicia as Germany eyes a major thrust against Italy. Battles on the Austro Italian front intensify with expected mass troop moves toward Italy while French and British actions and Greek elections shape the broader war scene.
Portland announces that the Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation company will employ a woman passenger agent at its city ticket office. Estelle Mack Auley becomes the first such agent in the country, with duties including ticket sales route planning and assisting women customers. Plans also call for Edna Flynn in Seattle and unnamed women in Spokane and Tacoma. Dr Charles Wesley Flint elected president of Cornell College at Mount Vernon Iowa by the board of trustees. He is a Brooklyn native and Victoria College graduate.
London dispatch reports General von Mackensen telegraphing the German emperor his hope to seize Lemberg Galicia before July 1. The message is via the Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam.
On June 18 Chicago faced a second day of street car strike with the elevated line running sporadically and surface lines busy. federal judge Samuel Ingall ordered the Chicago and Oak Park Elevated Railroad to resume operations while monitoring for obstruction and transport shifted to autos trains and other conveyances.
New York June 15 English and French rates of exchange showed the weakest levels in over five decades with sterling at 4.76 and Paris checks at 845. The depreciation reflects heavy American credit holdings from wartime orders and signals further declines unless London and Paris restore credits. London Athens reports ex-Premier Venizelos won a parliamentary majority, likely keeping Greek policy unchanged. Washington obituary notes retired Brigadier General Charles J. Allen died in Asheville at age 82.
Col. House, back from Europe after talks with belligerent officials, is not expected in Washington this week. The president plans a trip to the summer White House at Cornish New Hampshire for Independence Day and may meet House there or he may stop in New York. Officials deny any special significance to House’s European discussions though the information he gathered from Germany Great Britain and France may intrigue the president.
Olympia June 15 In Thurston county superior court arguments opened in a suit by a Seattle wholesale liquor dealer to annul the 1914 prohibition law. Attorneys challenge the Initiative amendment's validity and contend the pink pamphlet mailing requirement may have been poorly complied with, potentially voiding the act.
Washington notes German air raids threaten London homes and civilians. Dell Spring-Rice, British ambassador, presents Britain’s view to Secretary Lansing, warning of destruction to residential districts and danger to Americans, embassies, hospitals, and noncombatants amid Zeppelin attacks.
In Las Animas County Colorado John Te Lawson, an International board member of the United Mine Workers of America, seeks a new trial after a murder conviction for John Nimmo, a mine guard killed October 25, 1913, with punishment set by the jury. The article notes delays as his attorneys appeared in court.
Survivors and relatives of Lusitania victims attend the Board of Trade inquiry into the sinking by a German submarine on May 7 with over 1100 lives lost. Baron Mersey limits testimony to outside attorneys questions while others question wireless instructions. Bodies found, American denials of armed vessel status are cited as key points in the opening session.
Washington reports review of twenty five years of trust prosecutions and court interpretations. Officials say ultimate usefulness depends on the U S Supreme Court ruling expected soon. If the Harvester case falls, the Sherman act may die as a tool and the Clayton act would be relied upon.
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