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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1909
Page
17
Three witnesses cited in the Calhoun trial are missing. Henry says the potential jurors face delays as authorities search for the missing men. Investigators pursue leads across the county, and a court date remains uncertain.
San Francisco May 25 Detectives for both sides led the day in the Calhoun United Railroads trial as Luther Brown refused to testify citing self incrimination. Witnesses detailed Abbott Johns Helms and Gallagher connections while Judge Lawler rebuked defense for time criticisms.
New York May 25 The arraign ment of organized labor in a speech by John Kirby of Dayton Ohio newly elected president of the National Association of Manufacturers is condemned by John Mitchell former president of the Mine Workers of America in the National Civic Federation Review. He says employers decry class hatred yet attack workingmen and deny their right to organize while claiming law and order and praising violence as a means to disperse workers. He accuses them of un-American aims to destroy the labor movement and questions their motives toward religious educational and philanthropic institutions that welcome organized labor.
A Waterville report notes a distinct earthquake shock at 9 30 on Monday with Douglass dishes and items tumbling from shelves in central Washington. Spokane dispatch confirms the tremor was experienced in the area.
In Grand Junction Colorado on May 25 a Denver & Rio Grande eastbound passenger train was prevented from being robbed after a Thompsons Utah telegraph operator overheard a plot about gold shipments. Sheriff Cook's posse boarded in Helper, Utah, guards fired at an approaching tramp near Thompsons, three men fled at the next stop, and no bullion was carried.
Helena May 25 Supreme Court decides pay for stenographer A C Schneider at 200 a month instead of 150 state board of examiners had blocked higher pay arguing power to fix salaries. Court holds inherent power to appoint assistants and wage a liquidated claim. Also Anthony Crowe wins a new trial in supreme court in a related decision.
Mrs Eva Ingersoll widow of Robert G Ingersoll is set to obtain 138000 plus interest from the Andrew G Davis estate of Butte Mont unless another appeal is filed. Judge Putnam in the United States circuit court dismissed the heirs claims today. The long running litigation has spanned nearly two decades.
Helena merchants filed articles of incorporation for the Merchants' Delivery company with a capital of 25000 dollars. The plan aims to establish a central delivery station to cut costs and follows a proven system already in operation in the East.
William Wye a Missouri River Power and Transmission worker from Maine recounted a New England style tale of being lured by a friendly pair in a South Main street saloon into a three card monte scam. He wagered up to $885, lost the money and watched his companion vanish as the main street con game unfolded before him.
New York May 25 A testimony to the memory of Henry H. Rogers offered by Judge Gary was adopted by the directors of United States Steel corporation The statement praises Rogers as a stalwart in business with vast experience wide judgment and first rank leadership It notes his kindness courtesy patience consideration and generosity and says a great man has gone from their ranks and his memory will endure.
Nairobi report says Theodore Roosevelt and son Kermit are in good health after a successful expedition. Kermit killed a hyena at close range. Roosevelt rejects sensational dispatches and accuses bribery behind rumors, stating no AP representative accompanies the party and information is limited to public knowledge.
Maj Louis L Seaman USA arrives from Mombasa with notes on Selous and Cunningham as top Africa hunters. He discusses sleeping sickness and Dr Schrin’s discovery that tsetse flies can become infected, creating a disease cycle and challenging eradication by isolation.
Paris May 25 Andrew Carnegie of New York plans a one million dollar hero fund for France to honor and aid those who performed acts of bravery during hardship and danger benefiting the nation and its citizens.
Charleston West Virginia May 25 More than 6000 miners in the Kanawha field struck today as operators demanded the long ton.
A miners action ends talks after a vote overturns a proposed agreement with the Brewers. Union leadership states the accord will not move forward and vows to pursue new terms. The vote reflected member concerns over terms and future labor actions.
In Butte Montana a small turnout of 412 ballots refuted an open shop stance by miners who previously backed engineers' union No 83 in breweries. 280 voted down, 130 for, with two invalid. The result withdraws miners support from the engineers and opens brewery jobs to former union members, signaling an open shop in local breweries. The referendum also shapes the upcoming election for 14 Western Federation of Miners delegates set for July in Denver. Judges named M J Clifford Tony Neary C C Price Clerks Thomas Ford John Vickers.
A NU financier seeks funds for endowed programs and scholarships. Officials announce appeal to donors and philanthropic groups to support lasting benefits.
Dr J G Steffen urges Bible study and college endowments as Chicago plans next assembly site. Critics clash over immigrant policy with Congressman Bennett defending newcomers as industrious, predicting strong new laws. Budget moves include $800000 for home missions and new church building plans in Tennessee.
In Central City Kentucky on May 23 four children were burned during the graduation exercises at Mrs Boyd's music school. A candle dropped by Dorothy Clay lit dresses on stage causing a panic narrowly averted by men who wrapped coats around the frightened children. Business is suspended in the town as a result of the tragedy.
Atlanta May 25 100 striking Georgia railroad firemen paralyze service over a 170 mile by 25 to 100 mile territory. United States Labor Commissioner Weill arrived amid talks of three Georgians named as arbitrators by Governor Smith. Delayed mails mount as communities demand end to trains transporting Black workers.
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