Metz Funeral Held Today Slain by Wife
Metz elder was laid to rest today after a fatal stabbing allegedly carried out by his wife. Authorities say the couple arrived in Butte last night amid the investigation.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1909
Page
9
Widow Prostrated After Death of Thomas Metzel
A widow remains distraught after the death of her husband Thomas A. Metzel near Monide. The body was moved from Butte to Alder and then to Nevada near Virginia City for funeral services likely conducted by Wiley Mountjoy. The procession included friends from Monida and the Centennial valley amid deep snow and harsh travel conditions. Mrs Metzel has shown distress since the fatal shooting, with investigators continuing to plan a preliminary examination as the family prepares for the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Metzel
Butte
Oregon
Alder
Northern Pacific
Nevada
Virginia City
Wiley Mountjoy
Twin Bridges
The
Christian Church
Madison County
Metgel
Centennial Valley
Oelock
Brunday
Dilton
Ide Adams
Monida
Bert Paul
Rockies
Red Rock Lake
H. H. Hansom
Lou Walker
Arrest Italians in Murder Case
Palermo police conduct secret raids arresting all known criminals in connection with a murder case. Authorities say the operation targets organized groups linked to the incident and aims to disrupt ongoing criminal activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police OF
Palermo
Petrosini Death Sparks Italian Investigation in Palermo
The New York lieutenant Petrosini was killed in Palermo and sparked police investigations. Authorities arrest Italians with criminal records linked to the case while denying reports that Petrosini was escorting former President Roosevelt in Naples or traveling as a monk. Rome and Naples discuss diplomatic response and rewards for suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Petrosini
Plaly
Roosevelt
Rome
United States
New York
Palermo
General Inspector of Police
New York Police Fear Loss of Important Papers
New York police express resentment over no reply from Palermo after the murder of Lieut. Joseph Petrosini in Sicily. Inspector McCafferty says a cable seeking information was sent with no answer and fears Petrosini may have carried papers valuable to the New York force. He questions whether the slain officer was robbed and notes letters of instruction that could reveal anti crime plans if stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Petrosini
Palermo
Sicily
McCafferty
Detective Service
Petrosini
Black Hand
Young Husband Jailed by Parent Over Perjury Charge
Bert H Taylor, a new husband, was arrested in Stevensville after his mother in law alleged the bride Annie Harwath was underage at marriage. Taylor faces perjury charges and will answer before Justice Sedgwick on Wednesday. His wife was taken into custody and bonded at $800. She offered to stay with him in jail until the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Stevensville
Bert H. Taylor
Annie Harwath
Sedgwick
Taylor
Paris Faces General Strike by Post Office Operators
Paris reports a threatened general strike by telegraph and telephone workers in the city post office. Authorities suspended 40 ringleaders amid prior disruptions that isolated Paris for four hours, with eight rioters arrested and the postal and telegraph union leader among those suspended. Labor leaders and unions push to unite state servants with broader labor aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Postoffice
Central Telegraphic Bureau
Union of Postal and Telegraph Employes
Pataud
Electricians’ Union
Alfonso Visited Pau As Wright Brothers Test Air Machines
N Wing Alfonso of Spain visited Pau where the Wright brothers tested wing machines. He watched with interest and even started the machinery but did not fly, citing a promise to the queen who feared the danger after Orville Wright's narrow escape and the death of Lt. Selfridges in an earlier test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfonso
France
Pau
Wright Brothers
Spain
Orville Wright
Lieutenant Selfridgs
United States Army
Intervention plan of five republics in Central America
Washington reports Senor Espinosa says Nicaragua seeks no war while J H Graham claims Zelaya plans US intervention to force federation of the five republics. Honduras and El Salvador appeal to Washington as Zelaya cooperates with them, rulers fear for their lives if they retire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senor Waspinosa
United States
Nicaragua
State Department
Espinosa
Zelaya
San Salvador
City
Mexico
J. H. Graham
Honduras
Salvador
Mr. Graham
Japanese Cadets Sail for Honolulu to Seattle Cruise
The Japanese naval training squadron with armored cruiser Aso and protected cruiser Sega sails from Yokohama carrying 180 cadets under Captain Iseji. They head to Honolulu by April 1 then proceed to San Francisco and Seattle, former Russian ships reborn in the Japanese navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Aso
Sega
Honolulu
Iseji
Honolwu
San Francisco
Pacific
Seattle
Seya
Bayan
Variag
Suicide at Plainard Store Ends Life Dramatically
In Plainard Nebraska on March 14 Joseph Proch killed himself in his store by hanging a rifle, firing it into his body in view of passersby after threatening an employee with death to stop interference. He died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainard, Neb
Joseph Proch
Washington
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
House
Champ Clark
Cannon
Roosevelt
Cannnon
Klein Verdict Guilty in Assault Case
Tacoma March 14 The jury found Joseph Klein guilty of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to do bodily harm and recommended clemency from the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Joseph Klein
President Eliots Misconduct Charge Regarding Irish
A Harvard telegram from former President Charles W. Elcot defends Irish and foreign stock contributions to civic virtue. He cites Boston’s history and notes Irish voters' rapid progress in religion and government over 20 years. In Oklahoma, Gov Charles N Haskell accuses federal grand jury misconduct in land fraud indictments and names Assistant US District Attorney Gregg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Charles W. Elcot
Atlanta
Eliot
Boston
Muskogee
Okla
Federal
Grand Jury
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
United States District
Gregg
Sylvester Rush
Omaha
Secret Service
Bush
Miners Expected to Strike Warned by UMW Official
Philadelphia report quotes United Mine Workers District 9 Secretary Hartlein predicting an imminent anthracite miners strike. He cites repeated operators concessions refusals and failure to reach agreement after recent meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Hartlein
District 9
United Mine Workers
Governor and guests narrowly escape carriage runaway
In Frankfort Kentucky Governor and Mrs Willson and guests Mr and Mrs Robert M Lyman of New York escaped serious harm when horses drawing the governor's carriage ran away. Mrs Willson was unconscious with two front teeth broken and a left wrist fracture. Governor Willson was bruised, Mr Lyman had a cut to the face, and Mrs Lyman was unharmed.
Dynamiting Targets Anti-Saloon Leader in Indiana
In Marinsville Indiana at midnight the home of Charles G Renner an Anti Saloon league attorney was partially wrecked by dynamite. The incident was kept quiet to aid bloodhound tracking. Rennert believes the attackers aimed to warn him to stop anti saloon activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marinsville
Ind
Charles G. Renner
Anti-Saloon League
Rennert
Legislaters Burned in Effigy in Hillsboro
Citizens of Hillsboro New Mexico burned effigies of Representative Julien Chava and K H Hunter after a bill moved Sierra county seat from Hillsboro to Cutter. Chava introduced the measure while Hunter aided its passage, with a placard labeling Chava a buffoon of Sierra county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paso
Tex
New Mexico
Sierra’ County
Hillsboro
Cutter
N. M
Julien Chava
K. H. Hunters
Chava
Hunter
Sierra County
Negro Suspects Arrested in Schultz Murder Mystery
Washington March 14 three African American men were arrested in connection with the murder of Walter Eb Schultz a Chicago artist whose body was found with the throat slashed in a field near Alexandria Virginia on March 7 A pawn ticket for a gold watch belonging to Schultz helped trigger the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter Eb. Schultz
Chicago
Alexandria
Schulta
Norwegian steamer Mascot collides with Margretha Iquique
Rotterdam report states the Norwegian Mascot bound for Sunderland collided with the German Margretha Iquique bound for Hamburg about 20 miles west of the Maas light ship. The Margretha sank almost immediately and twenty of its twenty six crew members drowned while Mascot returned with a large hole in its bow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotterdam
Mascot
Sunderland
Hamburg
Pastor Prophesy Precedes Sudden Death in Poland
In Poland Ohio on March 14 the Presbyterian pastor warned that death can come without warning. Immediately after he spoke Mrs Matilda Williams collapsed from her seat and died, believed caused by heart trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Ohio
Presbyterian Church
Matilda Williams
Death Is Calmly Waited By Hayes Prisoner
A prisoner sentenced to death awaits execution in the court’s anticipation. The report notes formal caution and prepares readers for the final legal stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Fight on Rules Leaders Worry Not Passed as To What
A fragmented report shows worry among Fight on Rules leaders about insurgents and Democrats failing to settle on key procedural steps. Sources indicate tension over rule changes and potential strategy shifts impacting upcoming votes and party cohesion.
Secret Condemned Man Hayes Talks To Prison Reporter
A Standard interview with William Hayes, condemned to die April 2 for the Warden Robinson killing during a prison escape attempt, reveals his refusal to discuss the crime. He guards his true identity and says he may change his mind before execution while noting he bears two bullet wounds from the 1912 incident. Hayes, about 50, remains defiant yet calm, expressing no grudge and insisting further talk would harm others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer Lodge
William Hayes
Rock
Robinson
Hayes
Oram Stevens
Warden Conley
WIFE AND DAUGHTER SLAIN BY RANCHMAN
Posey Ryan a ranchman and freighter from Fort Laramie shot and killed his wife and daughter during dinner in Cheyenne restaurant. He claimed the women had robbed him and said he expected to hang. he surrendered without resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Posey Ryan
Fort Laramie
Ryan
Conference Held by Harriman and Aides in Pasadena
In Los Angeles on March 14 Harriman met with his lieutenants for a three week conference at a rented Pasadena cottage with an installed telegraph office. Attending were Julius Kruttschnitt, W. F. Herrin, Epes Randolph, J. T. Harahan, J. P. O'Brien, J. F. Dunne, E. E. Calvin, George T. Nicholson and W. H. Newman among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
EE. H. Harriman
Pasadena
Harriman
Mr. Harriman
Julius Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific
W. F. Herrin
Epes Randolph
Arizona
J. T. Harahan
Ilinois Central
J. P. O'Brien
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
J. F. Dunne
Oresxon Short Line
E. E. Calvin
Southern Puaceific
George T. Nicholson
Santa Fe
W. H. Newman
New York Central
Also Mentioned on This Page
Metzel
Monide
Greater
Montana
Roosevelt's Guard
Petrosiot
Asan Aslave
Talis
Klein
Haskell
Oklanovwa
Schultz
Cution OF
Sentesoe
Abet
den Robinson Cit
Sare
Ulars
Sion
Clark
Representative Gardner
Mr. Bonynge
Colorado
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Senate
Committee On Finance
Congress
Harriman and
AIDS
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