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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1909
Page
9
A Kellogg professor was located after a search following an incident. Police confirmed the professor’s status and current location, detailing the timeline of the investigation and any applicable safety advisories for the campus community.
Jubilant butte and Pocatello authorities report Kellogg, the clairvoyant, captured after escapes and pursuits across Utah and Idaho. Under Sheriff Mike Murray secured the prisoner near Ogden and will bring him to Butte by morning train with guards, promising to resign only if unsuccessful. The duo expected to arrive just before 5 AM with Kellogg in custody.
Yokohama March 7 A dispatch from here says Oscar S Straus secretary of commerce and labor in President Roosevelts cabinet is practically assured as ambassador to Japan, drawing much comment in Japanese newspapers.
Nashville March 7 It is likely that before arguments begin tomorrow in the trial of the Coopers and Sharpe charged with killing former Senator E W Carmack another perjury arrest will be made under authority of Attorney General McCain The accused is a man of prominence whose testimony was contradicted by six people The trial will focus on who fired the first shot and the Coopers motive on Seventh avenue near Carmack’s appointment route.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Missoula reports Lieutenant Parkman, a medical reserve corps member at Fort Missoula, is under arrest on return from leave and will face court martial on two charges including disobeying orders and conduct unbecoming an officer. Col. James Rockwell will preside. Major Brown hosts at Fort Missoula.
The body of a well dressed man, about 35, with a ragged neck wound, was found in a field near Alexandria, Virginia, 400 yards from the railroad station. A Wells Fargo traveler's check for 200 pounds and other papers identified him as Walter F. Schultz of Sioux City, Iowa, though his true identity is uncertain. Police deem it a bold, mystifying murder with no clear motive.
Cheyenne Wyoming March 7 reports from Fort Washakie north of Lander say a producing well of black asphaltum oil was opened last night on the Indian reservation. Though much prospecting has been done, this marks the first oil found in commercial quantities and widespread excitement follows.
Washington March 7 The house Ways and Means committee seeks new members to fill three vacancies. A western appointee is expected to replace Ronynge of Colorado. Suggested names include Howell Utah Burke South Dakota Martin South Dakota and Cushman Washington. Francis Burton Harrison New York leads for minority slot after Bourke Cochran retirement. Payne supports Harrison, Clark defers until rules fight ends. Sulzer New York also a prominent candidate for Cochran’s seat.
Walter F. Schultz, killed in Alexandria Virginia, has a Sioux City sister Ellen Dorothy Gillette. Her husband Almore F. Gillette works as a purchasing agent for Armour & Co. Schultz's home was Chicago. he was an artist traveling for health and attended the Washington inauguration. Gillette wired Alexandria police to hold the body for instructions as his sister plans to fly to Chicago to tell her parents.
Washington reports Mrs Taft has abolished the white house steward position and will handle domestic affairs through a woman housekeeper. As official dinners end, the Taft era may see informal social events during Congress’ special session, breathing life into the formal White House routine.
New York March 7. John Mitchell former United Mine Workers president urged all U S actors to form a national organization affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. At a meeting of Actors Society of America Actors Church Alliance and others they protested agent abuses and backed a bill limiting agent commissions to 4 percent.
On a March 7 incident at Woodward Bros. drug store two highwaymen held up clerk A C Royder and W A Woodward, bound and gagged them, and took 171 dollars before escaping. A policeman and customers witnessed the event but the culprits fled past the officer.
Washington March 7 Lieut Commander James H Reid USN leaped from a second story naval hospital window after barricading the door with a heavy oak table He sent a nurse out for water then acted before she could return and dived headlong from the window The officer perhaps suffered fatal injuries.
In Rockwell Texas on March 7 a mob seized Anderson Ellis from the county jail, tied him to an iron stake, and burned him after Mrs. Arthur McKinney identified him as the Black person who confronted her. Earlier a Black man named Will Clark was fatally hurt in a separate incident as a search for Ellis intensified. Authorities and a crowd of about a thousand witnessed the burning, with kerosene-soaked cordwood surrounding the stake.
A seven day race features prominent pedestrians and former participants in a major event. Key figures from the city and local organizations are involved, signaling a notable public activity and competitive showcase.
Fifty-four pedestrians in twenty-seven teams began an international 142-hour go-nouvelle race at Madison Square Garden. A $5,000 prize fund includes $1,000 to the winning team. Start came just after midnight with Tony Leeshen wearing hoodoo number 1 leading early laps. Dineen and Prouty led early, while Indian and Boston squads battled for top spots after the first hour.
Manila March 7 The street car strike declared March 4 shows little spread beyond railway workers though outer unions may join in sympathy. Local unions met to plan a boycott, but the public continues to ride as usual. Police with shotguns guard cars at night. no riots. Governor Smith will remain in Manila to monitor the strike developments.
In Boston on March 7, Sarah Orne Jewett, the noted author, showed some improvement though remains critically ill at her home. Dr. M. J. Jackson, her physician, says her condition is precarious and recovery doubtful.
Washington March 7. Congress meets March 15 to consider tariff revision with two months needed for House schedules and Finance Committee report. Arizona and New Mexico statehood advocates fear delays until regular session. extra sessions may trigger a flood of bills across both houses.
In St Louis on March 7 Police Sergeant Patrick Kennedy was shot three times by Patrolman John J. Maguire near Kennedy’s home after an exchange over remarks. Kennedy reportedly struck Maguire with a club before Maguire fired multiple times, leaving Kennedy gravely wounded.
Israel Wright, who fled four years ago on bribery charges tied to the Continental Building and Loan affair in San Francisco during the 1904 legislature, arrived back in San Jose. Indictment had been dismissed. Wright had left after selling his home and paying bondsman. He claimed to have later worked for R. G. Dun in Montevideo after travels through the Americas.
Social revolutionists attempted a large hostile demonstration at the unveiling of the Floquet monument in Paris on March 7. Police swiftly moved to suppress the protest as figures including President Fallieres and former President Loubet attended, with several demonstrators arrested. Clemenceau denounced those denying a government of liberty in France today.
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