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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
4
A physician tried Mayr's Wonderful Remedy on a chronic indigestion case. After the first dose the patient was relieved of gas and could eat foods previously avoided. The ad claims it removes intestinal mucus and inflammation, cures various ailments, and offers money-back refunds.
New York police and the district attorney investigated a 5 a.m. visit by a man and a woman to the home of Joseph B. Elwell, a wealthy sportsman and whist expert, on the morning of his murder. Taxi driver Joseph Wagstaff vouched for the story, claiming it was told to him by another.
Police trace Wagstaff who drove a couple to Elwell’s home before dawn on Monday June 7. A second cab driver waited outside as a woman screamed inside and Wagstaff fled without fare. Investigators seek a man and woman reportedly driven by Wagstaff to Park Avenue after leaving Elwell’s residence. Marie Larsen, Elwell’s housekeeper, described a young woman linked to pink lingerie found in Elwell’s room and said she’d previously visited the house. District Attorney Swann notes possible possession of women’s garments but offers no proof of ties to the shooting or the sportsman’s apartments. Larsen also recalled tidying Elwell’s bedroom after hospital transport of the dying man.
The Chilean steamship Renaico, formerly Nippon Maru, arrived from Valparaiso with passengers and cargo. This marks the start of the new Passenger and freight service by the South American Steamship Company between New York and South American West Coast ports.
Washington June 17 Federal employees reaching retirement age must be dropped from the rolls if they have not completed the minimum 15 years of service under the retirement law. Attorney General Palmer announced today that such employees cannot draw retirement pensions.
Chicago June 17 two names are set for the third party ticket by the committee of 48 the American Party and the People's party were selected to appear on the future ballot avoiding a split in votes the decision aims to unify the minor party movement in the city
Two seaplanes collided in the gulf near Pensacola on June 17. William Livingston, chief electrician piloting Jane, died and was not recovered. John Farnsworth survived with nonfatal injuries.
In Norristown Pennsylvania on June 17 police renewed the search for 1 month old Blakely Coughlin who was taken from his crib on June 2. The investigation follows a scheme by a kidnapper known as The Crank who demanded $12 000 from George H. Coughlin the father and led him to leave the money at a designated spot with the promise of the child’s return within 24 hours.
Police and Coughlin family abandon ransom motive and conclude revenge drove the crime after money was left and Blakely was not returned. The shift narrows the investigation to personal vendetta with authorities reframing the case as a targeted act.
Chicago report notes Miss Helen M. Cirese, age 20, valedictorian and class president, graduates from Paul University Law School but must wait until age 21 to be admitted to the bar. The piece also mentions Queen Margherita of Italy discovering Puccini’s musical gifts and funding study in Milan.
New York, June 17. A telephone link connected the Elwell home and William H. Pendleton in a suburb during the early hours after the murder of Joseph B. Elwell. Investigators moved to Lexington, Kentucky, and other towns seeking motive. Deputy District Attorney Joyce said detectives had been sent to places out of town.
In Paris on June 17 Maurice de Rothschild told the chamber of deputies that about 8,000,000 francs annually have been diverted by the Rockefeller Foundation since 1917 to finance tuberculosis campaigns in France. The statement came as part of a broader discussion on funding for public health efforts.
CHICAGO June 11 C B Ensign president of Charles Ensign & Co a commercial brokerage firm was in a hospital today with two bullet wounds in his breast. Mr Ensign was wounded Monday found lying in a bathroom by his family as they returned home. The family offered no comment on how the injury occurred. A second item notes Red Forces advance in Europe as Ru visits front line reports in London.
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