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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1903
Page
1
A crowded Butte council chamber watched the new administration begin with adjournment to Wednesday after a brief inaugural. Mayor Mullins outlined goals including arbitration for labor disputes and city purchases, while aldermen pressed for a full list of appointees and control over city officers and hiring.
Lecone Pomeroy a year old girl from Great Falls was captured by Chief Travis in Helena and sent to the House of the Good Shepherd. Guards alleged she had taken money from her dying mother and run away with a man, with previous evasions of police and a brief sighting at the Arlington hotel. She was traced from the city to Fort Harrison and a nearby mine before being located again.
St Louis on May 4 a warrant was issued charging Mrs Minnie Cummings with murdering her first husband B M Harris on October 4 1901 in the second degree. She is jailed awaiting trial on a second degree murder charge for shooting her second husband Dennis Cummings.
In theApril 18 incident, a woman testifies that the morning shooting occurred in self defense at her residence, detailing events leading to the gunfire and her actions following the altercation.
In United States court Judge Hiram Knowles postponed the Western Union Telegraph Company versus the American Labor union and others case to May 18. The hearing to show cause why an injunction should not be granted was set for multiple dates. Attorneys M Parr and J P For two Rutie will appear in all on duty.
Lindau Bavaria May 4 Princess Louis of Saxony has a daughter birth announced in Washington on May 4. Glendive May 4 Coroner W Foster and Deputy Sheriff Largon report Mrs G E Reed died from a self inflicted gunshot while with her two year old child. The inquest at Tokua noted despondency and ill health as likely causes.
A council meeting in Metena faced disruption as the special session began, with new topics on the agenda and a focus on resuming the discussions halted earlier. The chair urged order as attendees prepared to vote on key motions and address public concerns.
John W. Costello, mining operator and oilman with offices in the Prudential building, was shot and severely wounded by his wife who then surrendered. The Costellos had separated amid ongoing domestic disputes and child custody battles. Surgeons could not locate the bullet and described the wound as potentially fatal though recovery is possible.
May 4 Lockport reports Joseph King of Scranton Pa terrorizing Prkin village armed with two couplings. He charged crowds, broke into the Methodist church, and hid in the belfry before a deputy sheriff dragged him down and disarmed him. He was held for sanity examination.
Lexington reports a political murder as James L. Marcum, longtime Breathitt County lawyer and fusionist ally in contested sheriff elections, is shot dead in the courthouse corridor at Jackson. Witnesses recall multiple shots as confusion erupts. motive tied to factional feud and prior threats. Investigators say assassin escaped through rear door. no suspect named.
Aged 1 year old traveler at Ripe Old Avenue Bay City Michigan reportedly died in battle near West Bay City. The report cites a local account claiming the child perished during the clash under a figure named Blucker.
Two shots fired at the Little Terrace saloon in Willings IA wounded Jack Bain proprietor and a second man. Thompson a Northern Pacific cook claimed he was shorted by a $29 bill as witnesses said he had been drinking heavily with local women. Bain hospitalized with bullet through the wrist and back wound. Thompson jailed after admitting intoxication and motive.
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