Funeral Services Planned With Simple Rite
All is prepared for the funeral today with katreme simplicity marking the services. The event will honor the deceased in a modest ceremony reflecting local traditions and family wishes.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
13
All is prepared for the funeral today with katreme simplicity marking the services. The event will honor the deceased in a modest ceremony reflecting local traditions and family wishes.
Princeton June 25 funeral arrangements for Grover Cleveland emphasize simplicity with no military escort or bands. Four clergymen will read the Presbyterian burial service at the house and grave, and guards will maintain security without ceremony. Attendees include President Roosevelt and several governors, while invited guests and a few newspaper men will witness the service and burial in the Cleveland plot.
Special Dispatch reports Helena Montana June 25 that the state railroad commission fixed July 11 as the hearing date on ore rates. Local officials and industry parties awaited the schedule.
Fargo reports the stalwart wing shaping the state ticket with Burleigh Spalding likely to win the supreme court seat. United States senator contenders Marshall Johnson Little Hansbrough trail as Hanna secures a large House plurality. C A Johnson defeats Twitchell for governor. stalwarts dominate most tickets with Cooper and Galbraith renominated.
Acting Italian consul Joseph Maio appealed to Governor Buchtel to commute Guiseppa Alia’s death sentence for the murder of Father Leo Heinrichs to life imprisonment. The plea argues Alia was insane at the time and for years prior. execution was scheduled for the week of July 7.
Sheridan Wyoming June 25 One man was killed and another injured when Burlington passenger train No 42 left the track at Garry Owen near Custer Montana due to a broken rail. The engineer J J Mullan died the fireman George W Duke shier was badly but not mortally hurt. Passengers escaped injury.
Corunna Spain June 25 reports say 88 missing after the steamship La Rache struck rocks near Muros and sank within minutes. Seventy three rescued, captain and two officers among the dead. most passengers were Argentine residents. Weather fog hindered rescue as fishermen saved 61.
Laredo Texas June 25 two hundred armed mounted men attacked and captured the town of Viesen in Coahuila Mexico Three killed several wounded telegraph wires cut railroads torn up a bridge burned Three trainloads of troops departed for the scene government reportedly suspects bandits the vice president and war secretary deny political significance some reports call it the start of a revolution
New York June 25. Hearst counsel Clarence J. Shearn charges ballot boxes were stuffed as recount of mayoral ballots nears completion. With 46 of 1,984 boxes yet to be reported, Hearst gains 863 votes to a 2,971 plurality for McClellan as recounts proceed.
H W Tiers, a former discount clerk at First National Bank of Pittsburg, was arrested on a charge of abstracting about 5100 000 in bank funds from February 1906 to July 1906. He posted 910 000 bail for his appearance. Partial restitution and collateral turnover followed, with officials later charging off the shortage.
In Grove Iowa on June 25 Mrs. August Johnson, temporarily insane, drowned her four children aged about 1 to 6 years in the cistern at the farm house a mile south of town. Her husband was away. after the drownings she attempted suicide but neighbors stopped her.
In Paris on June 25 the judicial reforms committee of the chamber of deputies adopted a motion to retain the death penalty and withdraw support for the government’s abolition bill.
General Luke E. Wright, newly named Secretary of War, departed Memphis today for New York. He will meet Secretary Taft and join him in Oyster Bay for a Saturday conference with President Roosevelt.
Tagcart arrives with Kern boom amid Denver convention scene and VP bid. The report notes presence of Kern and the convention context, highlighting event dynamics and political activity surrounding vice presidential prospects.
Thomas Taggart, Democratic National Committee chairman, arrives in Denver and predicts Bryan's first ballot nomination with Kern as running mate. Norman Mack of Buffalo endorses Chanler for vice president, citing New York popularity and unity on the platform.
Federal court officers in Helena report witnesses will be paid eight dollars a day after July 1, up from one dollar fifty. The government will also reimburse mileage at six cents per mile.
Cleveland report says Mr. Sherman had a comfortable day and is hourly improving. Doctors announce a speedy recovery and anticipate his discharge from hospital to home on Monday of next week. Temperature 99.4, pulse 72, respiration 28. Stable condition after attack, following conference with Dr. Carter, Dr. Allen, and Dr. Stone.
Sioux City Iowa June 2 The Democratic state convention closed at 545 pm with cheers for William J Bryan and the Iowa ticket A spirited contest over the liquor plank ended with the adopted plank affirming local self government and home rule A four way race for supreme court judges saw D W Higbee Creston and A J House Maquoketa winning majorities The minority report by Henry Vollmer Davenport favored liberal plank but the committee compromise was upheld
Helena June 2 The state board of pardons approved Governor Miles commuting John Webster from Park county who faced a five year penitentiary term The new expiration date is October 10 1909 John Christy of Granite county received parole for grand larceny tied to a Bearmouth holdup And Ifred Wollins of Jefferson county was also paroled.
Boston June 25 At the ninth biennial convention session in Symphony hall topics on public service municipal welfare and the pure food movement were discussed Committees gave reports on business matters and arrangements for the biennial session Mrs F N Moore of St Louis chaired the committee and Mrs Wal ter McNab led the pure food report
A foreign office note from H. Hartwig reports order return in Teheran. The cabinet stands, the shah’s position strengthens, and aides warn against Zill-i-Sultan while urging constitutional adherence to protect the throne. The council is declared innocent of intrigues.
Teheran reports the Shah addressing deputies and others promising pardons for those guilty of acts against him including political club members. He blamed those who fired on Cossacks for bloodshed and lamented anarchy from the constitutional government, saying his aim is to banish crown and nation’s enemies.
Paris reports Teheran fighting left 15 soldiers dead or wounded and about 300 nationalists injured over the initial two days of clashes.
Mayo Taylor, mine superintendent, and Fr W Priest, ex constable, died within hours of each other after a street duel last Tuesday. The feud grew from accusations about Taylor's home life and the pair opened fire on the street near Taylor's residence. Both were wounded and continued firing until their guns were exhausted. Priest died at a hospital. Taylor died at his home.
Missoula Eagles will entertain at Gardes City Neat Wont in a local event uncertainly noted with garbled report. This brief item records the team and venue, though specifics are unclear from the fragment.
Missoula to host July 20 to 24 state Eagle convention with 500 members. Entertainment fund of about 5500 dollars funds a grand illuminated parade, balloon ascensions, band concerts, and multiple sporting events as delegates arrive and stay through the weekend.
A blast at the Pabst Chemical plant on the ground floor triggered a fire in a five story building at 179 Huron Street. Five people died including Mary Nolan and three of her children. Emin Scholz also perished. Mary Nolan's 14 year old daughter is missing. Firefighters saved all but one employee, and the blaze spread rapidly due to flammable basement chemicals.
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