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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1903
Page
4
A condemned wife killer, who drank poison to evade execution, died in custody. The case drew attention as authorities confirmed the act followed his condemnation. He faced public backlash and legal consequences before his death.
Officials sought how the drug was obtained and who supplied it while a death watch kept vigil through the night. The case raised questions about security and oversight as details remained unclear.
With no new evidence and no proof of legal right to stay in the United States, Chung received an order for deportation.
In San Diego California Captain W F Norton of Louisville Kentucky dies at Coronado beach after paralysis long treated him. He planned a Coronado church in his will and leaves several millions. Relatives accompany the body for cremation in Los Angeles with ashes moved to Louisville by Dr J A Sweeny.
Mrs Clara X Anenburg formerly of Detroit recounts escape with relatives from Bassarabia massacre. She details corpses in streets, assaults on Jewish girls, robberies, looting, and mass executions as Russians overran towns. Government officials allegedly incited killers amid widespread destruction and losses exceeding 5 million dollars.
Superior Judge Rhodes ruled California's divorce statute unconstitutional in a San Jose case. He said the new law creates special legislation and conflicts with the requirement that decree and judgment be entered immediately, as the law delays final judgment for one year after decision.
Elizabeth Belle Olney seeks a divorce from Charles J. Olney on desertion grounds and wishes to revert to Greene after marriage in Chicago on Aug. 19. Amelia B. Jones petitions for divorce from Eugene F. Jones for non support and asks for custody of their two children plus an injunction against interference.
Helena May 15 Au hung a China man arrested five weeks ago on Seven Mile creek has been ordered deported by US Commissioner Frank P Sterling. At the first hearing Au asked for a continuance to secure additional evidence.
Helena May 15 The Gallatin County Pulp and Paper Mill company filed articles of incorporation to revive the Manhattan paper plant in Gallatin county. Capitalized at 100000 the directors include Henry Altenbrand New York Howard Abbott Big Fork Mont and James Moran Manhattan Abbott leads the Big Fork mill and will oversee Manhattan works. The firm plans to maintain an electric power plant.
Milwaukee May 15 The International Association of Machinists today elected vice presidents Arthur W. Holmes of Toronto John P D Buckalow of Little Rock Thomas L Wilson of Omaha George Mulberry of Chicago and William Robinson of Atlanta.
In Helena on May 15, local papers report the Butte and Helena high school baseball squads set to clash tomorrow at Central park grounds. The two teams previously met at the Columbia gardens in Butte Arbor day with Helena defeated 5 to win.
Kalispell May 1 The search for Superintendent B P Egan continues with no results or clues as to his fate. Teams will thoroughly cover mountains hills ridges hollows and ravines in hope of locating where he might have perished.
Otto Schoenfeld secretary of the state bureau of child and animal protection travels to Butte for the hearing of Sendorf charged with failure to provide for his family.
Great Falls May 15 Dr Leroy Southmayde of Great Falls has been offered a post in the meat and milk inspection service with options in Butte Helena or Missoula. He declined the offer choosing to remain in his current duties and reportedly was urged to take the Butte assignment.
Helena printers issue a challenge to Butte to a baseball game within the next two or three weeks. Helena has accepted the challenge and manager Stimmell has begun preparations for the contest.
Rustling gloves and gear secured for a first class team, practice starts immediately. The old has-beens loosen joints and trim up while aiming to prove the Helena printers can outplay the Butte contingent in a forthcoming game.
Two Montana Supreme Court cases from Custer county involve Western Ranches Ltd and Matador Land and Cattle Co against Custer county over tax on stock. Plaintiffs say assessor raised stock values without notice, taxes paid under protest, and a 1897 act title omits the word remedy, raising questions on the act’s scope.
The General Land Office in Washington upholds the Helena office decision in favor of Mary T A Herrins to file on desert land by Wolf Creek near Helena. This marks the second affirming ruling in the case. Mary Herring filed lands at Wolf Creek in December 1900 and Roscoe Baxter later claimed portions overlapping Herrins filings, which the Helena office had rejected.
Helena obituary reports Mrs. H. M. Draper died of consumption at her home 14 North Ewing street after about 16 months illness. She was 74, resided in Helena about three years, leaves a son Frank Draper, and previously lived in Marysville where she was well known.
Assistant United States District Attorney Ernest Balq is referenced in a May 11 New York dispatch. The brief item notes his role within the U S attorney's office and indicates ongoing federal legal activity in the city.
Postoffice Inspector Oldfield of Cincinnati and another man fought in the corridors of the federal building today with several blows exchanged. They were separated by friends after Oldfield visited Mr Baldwin to discuss ongoing postoffice investigations.
Mrs Elizabeth Fowler and Dr Y H Hanbidge wed at the bride’s Victor home at seven o’clock on Thursday evening in a small gathering. The Rev George A Blair of the South Butte Presbyterian church officiated.
The Butte Mining and Realty company filed articles of incorporation in Helena on May 15. Capitalized at 30000 dollars, 10 dollar par shares, three subscribed. Directors and incorporators are W. W. Davis W. A. Davis and W. A. Clark of Butte, principal office to be in Butte.
H W Gross showcases a brass Filipino cannon about 50 inches long and weighing 75 pounds. Presented by a Fort Assinniboine officer, the gun was captured from insurgents in the Malolos fighting, taken in a hand to hand clash between an American soldier and two Filipinos.
A woman stands accused of killing a man by lacing whiskey with poison. Prosecutors say she planned the poisoning and caused a fatal outcome, with investigators presenting evidence at a preliminary hearing.
Detective J A Sweeney arrives with a warrant charging Mrs Lizzie McCormick with the murder of an express company employee who died after drinking whiskey from a package addressed to Kate Nobbe. Habeas corpus sought. requisition papers pending return to Cincinnati. Police trace the fatal package as the widow of John B Ficker swears out another murder warrant.
Drugstore notice promises refunds if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure. The brief ad mentions a cent cost detail and urges trial of the product for skin issues.
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