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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
15
President suspends planned Northwestern trip due to Mrs. McKinleys grave illness. He remains at her side in San Francisco with physicians consulting to confirm diagnosis and best care. Public notices urge along route communities to be informed as the programme proceeds only in part.
Reporters describe Mrs McKinley's serious condition as crowds gather at the Scott mansion. Telegrams from across the country pour in while officials note no change in her status and the Mount Tamalpais excursion is postponed awaiting her recovery. The president may attend a reception for veterans if her health allows.
Helena and other Montana towns express sorrow as President McKinley cancels his northwestern trip due to Mrs. McKinley’s illness. Cabinet members send regrets for the banquet and governor Toole shares disappointment while Broadwater hotel upgrades for Cruse dinner were underway in anticipation of the visit.
Albany on May 15 faced a brutal confrontation between two thousand armed soldiers and striking non-union workers. Amid shattered streets and flying missiles, Adjutant General Hoff man died suddenly as authorities moved non-union guards through the city. authorities reported scattered injuries but no confirmed fatalities.
Vice Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge and staff reach New York aboard the Oceanic from Liverpool en route to the China station to relieve Admiral Seymour. The arrival marks a maritime transfer amid a broader China station deployment.
Bernhard Rydberg, proprietor of the Postoffice jewelry store, tried to kill himself at the Central hotel after Miss Katie Patterson refused his marriage proposal. She blocked a glass of morphine, but he swallowed a dry dose and was saved by a doctor and stomach pump.
Special dispatch reports Montana crop conditions with a week of favorable growing weather except for frost in the western and central areas. Crops largely undamaged, fruit trees healthy, early sown grain thriving, eastern prospects poor, seeding nearly complete statewide.
Denver and Rio Grande stockholders ratified the purchase of the Rio Grande Western railroad at a special meeting held in Denver Colorado this afternoon. The decision confirms the merger of the two railroads and the transfer of assets and control to the Denver and Rio Grande system.
The Montana supreme court appoints C Bach James Walsh R Lee Ward H MelIntire Massena Bullard of Helena to prepare questions for the June 6 bar examination. The committee reports June 1. Three applicants signified: A Behnelder Helena John A Coleman and Morris Binnard Butte. More filings expected before exam day.
Helena May 15 The $350000 bond from Delaware Surety for Montana Ore Purchasing Co is disapproved by H G Ricketts clerk of the supreme court after opposing testimony. If the court approves the action the bond is void and a new bond must be furnished, else the provisional injunction in the Pennsylvania case remains and the mine operation may stop. The clerk's decision cites improper filing by the surety and questions about licensing and ministerial duties. The matter is expected to go before the court for final determination.
Arrived in New York on May 16, Sir Charles and Mrs Wilson president of the Trunk railway and Lady Wilson were aboard the Oceanic returning from Liverpool.
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