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Longtime watchers of prime spots arrive to discover others already granted access on the reservation, with plans to redefine who can use sought after areas.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1902
Page
1
Longtime watchers of prime spots arrive to discover others already granted access on the reservation, with plans to redefine who can use sought after areas.
Special Dispatch from Pocatello Idaho reports a rush of prospectors filing on Fort Hall reservation lands after the opening. Major figures W A Clark of Montana and James A Murray of Butte led bids for the Belle Marsh copper mine with Dr Dubois and others, as battles over location notices promise numerous contests and possible bloodshed.
A Grigham Utah report says residents are shocked by a kidnapping of Nelson. Police and locals react with fear as details unfold about the ransom threat and ongoing search.
Reports from Fort Hall reservation detail a fierce contest among teams led by Senator Clark James A Murray and Dr Dubois for the Belle Marsh copper mine. No violence occurred beyond a broken arm as authorities monitor land entries and mineral claims amid a tense opening day.
Authorities seek a mysterious man and woman suspected of killing an infant at Paines last Sunday night. The pair registered briefly at a hotel and left with a baby, then carried a bundle along the railroad track. A dead infant body was later found near the railroad between Paines and North Powder as investigators pursue leads.
Aliva Sanders 83 returns to Pana after 48 years believed dead. He left Anaconda at 35, traveled through Montana California Mexico Central and South America and Hawaii then prospected for gold in Colorado. He says none of his children survive but he has 83 grandchildren and 53 great grandchildren. Meanwhile a fire on Main Street in Anaconda destroyed a block but the Happy Thought mill valued at 225000 was saved with difficulty.
Abraham Burns 77 reappears in Hammond Indiana after vanishing from home 57 years ago. He says he wandered as a hermit miner in Idaho and California before riding a train for the first time on his recent journey. He and his surviving brother James, two years younger, discovered their kinship and plan to live together henceforth.
A second major Creede blaze in Creede Colorado June 18 destroyed property valued at about 200000, with two believed dead and many injured. Upper Creede was ruined and sixty families rendered homeless. Missing include William Stewart and Fritz Zint. Fire suspected incendiary. origin traced to a vacant saloon site.
Miles City reports ten year old Wilson Taylor son of Mr and Mrs H Hi Taylor of Ekalaka died when a horse dragged him after a lead rope wrapped his forearm. The horse bolted to a bridge near the Ekalaka livery barn and struck the boy, who lived ten minutes after the incident. Funeral held yesterday.
News from Willemstad reports about 1 000 Venezuelan revolutionists led by Generals Riera Pena losa and Sierralta capturing La Vela de la Coro after five hours of fighting on June 11. Government losses total 2 killed and 128 captured. Coro remains besieged with Vice President Ayala commanding troops. In Cuidad Bolivar Government troops protest. Governor Surris retreats to Port Tablas with 600 men to attempt reoccupation, described as improbable.
Nebraska Republicans named a full state ticket at the Lincoln convention led by Governor nominee John H. Mickey. Other officers include E. G. McGilton for lieutenant governor George W Marshall for secretary of state Peter Mortensen for treasurer Charles Weston for auditor F N Prout for attorney general G P D Follman for public lands and buildings and W O Fowler for superintendent of schools. The slate passed by acclamation with strong support for the national administration.
Havre dispatch reports two African American men chased from Ble Sandy by white residents. The assailants fired on the fleeing pair but caused no injuries. Warrants are expected to be sworn, with W. H. Holmes seeking authorities to press charges after returning to Havre. The other man was cooking at the Spokane house when demanded for food and shots rang out.
In a stalled pursuit, officers once more abandon the field as Pracy and Werkile elude capture. The incident highlights ongoing gaps in enforcement and coordination, with no arrests reported.
Vancouver Washington report says the search for escaped Oregon penitentiary convicts Harry Tracy and David Merrill shifted to a pause as armed units returned home. Fugitives last seen near Nicholson's farm on horseback. locals suspect they hid in Lewis river timber with guards posted on both river sides and crossings.
Omaha June 18 The Boiler Makers union ordered a strike across the Union Pacific system with about 300 workers expected to quit. Local shops employ fewer than 50 boiler makers, but the entire group stopped work amid broader labor tensions linked to the iron molding department closure and potential spread to other departments.
A thief broke into the Northern Pacific station in Boulder last night. The robber opened an express package and stole a rain coat addressed to a man in Elk Horn. No money was taken and no suspect has been apprehended.
A Paterson riot unleashed by silk dyers' strikers injured many and possibly fatally two, as mobs attacked mills along Belmont Avenue. Police, outnumbered, fired to disperse crowds. civilians and reporters were wounded, including Patrolman Robinson and reporter Harry Harris. Anarchist organizers led the violence and threats intensified.
Washington June 18 The president announced to the senate that he had approved the Hansbrough Newlands irrigation bill effectively setting the law.
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