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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1911
Page
9
Two airmen were killed during a race at the airfield shortly after the start. Captain Princtal and MW Ole Martin were reported as victims, with officials confirming the incident occurred at the event's outset.
Fifty aviators began the European circuit race from Vincennes toward London with 38 civilians and 12 officers. Within minutes two died Captain Princtau and M. Le Martin after crashes. several others injured. Spectators numbered up to a million as the event opened. Le Martin perished after his biplane struck a tree, his skull crushed, while others faced injuries and mangled machines.
Former prize ring champion Robert Fitzsimmons was injured when his 90 horsepower car overturned near Batavia, New York. His wife and chauffeur William Lafontaine were also involved, thrown clear, while Fitzsimmons ended up pinned under the rear seats and was rushed for medical aid.
Vancouver reports Arthur B. Marsh a hotel owner collapsed and died while observing a fire that razed a motor garage housing his car. The blaze destroyed 34 automobiles and caused about 100000 dollars in losses.
Widespread protests bring central London to a standstill with hundreds of thousands marching. Police report heavy congestion across major arteries as demonstrators blow whistles chant slogans and block key intersections delaying transit and commerce.
London crowds flocked to see decorations and royalty with hundreds of thousands in streets around St James Park Westminster Abbey Trafalgar Square and Whitehall. Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm and German royalty arrived at Sheerness aboard the Von Der Tann. High notes of religious services and shore bombardment of showers mark the coronation buildup with American diplomats Kerens and Carter in attendance.
In Oakland California on June 18 Mrs George Helms 27 shot and killed her two sleeping infants aged between infancy and 18 months then fatally shot herself. Anxieties with her husband had preceded the tragedy.
Shawnee Oklahoma June 19 lightning struck and destroyed the Shawnee Gas and Electric company plant causing about 150000 dollars in losses. The blaze left the city without lights and street car service.
Danville Virginia June 18 damage from a severe wind rain and electrical storm was estimated between 100000 and 250000. The hardest hit area was the business district with Cotton mills tobacco factories and storage plants roofed over. Telegraph telephone and trolley service were disrupted. Losses included Riverside Cotton Mill Dilbert Bros E K Hughes & Co A R Hughes Jones Co Imperial Tobacco and Acres Tobacco warehouse.
London reports five years of fundraising by suffragettes has produced a war chest of $516,000. Mrs. Frederick Pethick Lawrence announced plans to reach a target of $1,250,000 through continued fundraising efforts and campaigns.
Washington reports the ar arrival of Miss Helen Taft and a grand reception planned under White House trees. Invitations reach nearly four thousand as Col Cosby and Mrs Letterman finalize details. Gifts of silver and gems flood in from Yale classmates and the Tafters while dignitaries send congratulatory messages.
Washington June 18 Postmaster General Hitchcock announced findings from a yearlong probe into railway mail transport under an old law. He cites potential yearly savings of about 9 million by adjusting rates to a 6 percent profit for all carriers, noting big trunk lines get disproportionately high pay while smaller lines gain. He expects Congress to authorize a readjustment and changes in fixing compensation, which could bolster postal surplus and enable eventually a one cent letter rate once second class rates are corrected.
Havana June 18. As the Maine's wreck rises, explorers recover plates and other chinaware from officers quarters. Dinner service pieces of the captain and ward room mess are intact. An ammunition box on the spar deck near the port turret yields cartridge clips and rusted knife bayonets in leather scabbards.
Portland reports the death of former United States senator George Wycliffe McBride at age 57 from a paralytic stroke he suffered Saturday. The Oregon statesman, prominent in regional politics, passed away in Portland on June 8.
Waynesville North Carolina June 18 four convicts were killed and 12 probably fatally wounded with 17 guards and convicts injured when a heavy log bullpen housing state leased workers in Transcontinental railroad construction collapsed in a Smoky mountain pass near Waterville. Names include Albert Winn Will Green Henry Paul and Clarence Walker all with short remaining terms. Captain J E Hoskins in charge was injured and dug from debris as the structure slid 65 feet downslope.
Washington reports the senate will focus on Senator Root's pro curren prov ision in the wood pulp and paper schedules with Root defending its inclusion. President Taft and Democratic leaders oppose. In the house the wood tariff revision bill moves toward a vote likely Tuesday. Support for Root may reach about 20 Republicans and 30 Democratic votes, though opponents warn the amendment could derail the conference.
Seattle June 18 Most of the Willoughby coal land group Alaska claimants have been notified by the land office at Juneau to show cause within 69 days why their claims should not be cancelled for failure to pay patent within three years from location. The claimants are mainly wealthy residents of Portland Oregon and Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania. Some have applied for patent.
Edgar Magill, a Butte born rancher near Hamer, is shot twice by bandits who then ride off. Conductor Kidd dies later in hospital. Deputy Sheriff Melton gravely wounded. A large posse pursues along the Oregon Short Line corridor with a reward offered and the chase ongoing as state lines blur.
Mrs. Springer, wife of a Denver banker, files for divorce amid alleged relations with Henwood and Tony Von Phul, a Henwood victim. Photographs of Mrs. Springer are said to have sparked the tragedy. Mr. Springer denies hosting Henwood and says if his wife sinned she must answer alone.
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