27 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1902
Page
1
Noted promoter of South African enterprises Cecil Rhodes dies after a series of heart attacks. Few relatives stay at the bedside as death occurs peacefully.
Cecil Rhodes died peacefully in Cape Town at 5 57 p m after two heart failure attacks. Doctors and officials were at his bedside as his last words named his brother. public funeral plans and a Matoppo Hills burial wish were noted. The body will travel to Groot Schuur then be viewed by the public before burial.
London readers weigh Rhodes legacy amid admiration and regret. Editors praise his influence while noting errors like the Jameson raid. The piece traces his decline, private life, and the fate of his fortune, plus expected public handling of his Rhodesian interests and burial site.
London March 26 Cecil Rhodes died after years of noted quirks and unconventional habits shaping his public life. The passing draws reflections on his peculiarities, influence, and the lasting impact of his actions in colonial affairs.
The son of an English clergyman Cecil John Rhodes born July 5 1853 near London faced tuberculosis in Oxford. Doctors predicted a hopeless case but advised a South Africa tour for comfort. He went to Africa to die yet the dry veldt air apparently aided his health.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Charles Bullock was hanged in Saskatchewan for killing Leon Stainton in the Battle River country. The case spanned eight months with a Northwest Mounted Police pursuit, aided by a blood stained cloth bearing a Kalamazoo tailor’s mark. Bullock, once friends with Stainton, travelled via Great Falls and Calgary before being captured in Montana. The Edmonton trial on February 11 to 19 featured American witnesses and strong circumstantial evidence. Bullock did not testify. defense argued identity of the victim remained doubtful. The verdict was guilty and the death sentence carried out.
Helena reporters describe a tight factional fight between Edwards supporters and anti Edwards backers led by Dr Treacy. The mayor’s newspaper accuses rivals of democrats plotting to vote and hints Treacy’s candidacy serves water interests. Meanwhile the city’s new police force has one arrest and the Egbert ships a battalion of the 28th infantry home from the Philippines.
Sub stations will be established in Butte on July 1 as adjuncts to the postal system at Excelsior avenue and Caledonia street Utah avenue and Aluminum street and No 4 Kemper avenue Minnie Marsh named postmistress at Ophir Pensions granted to George King Columbia Falls William M Saltzgabed Helena John R Nelson Duncan Hiram K Edwards Belton Increase Jacob Billings Kalispell Samuel S Singer of Great Falls receives a patent for a garment supporter.
The Alameda reports passing the Egbert three days from Honolulu with slow progress. It is believed the Egbert may have mechanical trouble though no signals were seen.
Albert T. Patrick, lawyer, was found guilty of the murder of millionaire William Marsh Rice, with the prosecution alleging Patrick conspired with Rice’s valet to seize the estate worth about 7 million dollars. The verdict, rendered after nine weeks and three hours of deliberation, carries a possible death sentence in the electric chair.
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