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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1901
Page
1
Five persons are dead and many more fatally injured as motormen of electric cars collide head on on a curve while trying to reach sidings. Cars go in opposite directions. tragedy unfolds with high casualties.
A pair of Albany electric streetcars collided on a single track near Greenbush at a sharp curve, killing two motormen and five others and injuring more than 40 as crowds watched amid ambulances and a makeshift morgue at the post office. Deputy Superintendent Howard J. Rogers and family survived with minor injuries. Maud Kellogg died at the scene while her fiancé George Barry suffered critical internal injuries.
At Pekin a street repair near the American legation led to a clash with German officers and soldiers. An officer drew a sword, a sentry fired at a German, wounding another slightly. The sentry was arrested as Major Robertson opened an investigation while officials urged calm amid mounting evacuation plans.
Washington reports officials dismiss the Pekin disturbance as regrettable but unsurprising. They note language differences can easily cause miscommunication of orders.
McFadden well No. 3 was purchased for the J. M. Cuffey Petroleum company. Oil spouted over the derrick top before being shut off. Heywood No. 2 followed last night as a magnificent gusher, the only eight inch well in the field and the biggest producer. Tanks with 37,000 barrel capacity are being rapidly built for storage.
Dallas Texas May 26 A great strike of oil has been made at Sourlake 20 miles northwest of Beaumont A well was struck at o o clock yesterday evening in the region with claims of strong production and potential impact on local markets.
In the Sour Lake region a new well erupted into a gusher, yielding 15,000 barrels daily. The Beaumont field is distant, but the strike has stirred excitement across Texas and a rush to the new district has begun.
Two thousand men remain out as the second week of the machinists strike opens. Sixty seven firms out of 150 have adopted a nine-hour day with full wages. 2,800 of 7,000 machinists work nine hours. Forty-one firms with 2,000 workers continue on strike for nine hours, some large firms offer compromises, others accept if workers are nonunion. Forty-two firms unaffected due to weak union organization. possible further strikes loom if officials deem action feasible.
The Milwaukee metal trades section of the Federated Trades Council endorses amalgamating all city metal trades unions. Represented groups include iron molders machinists coremakers pattern-makers boiler-makers iron shipbuilders brass molders brass workers and iron and steel workers. The plan aligns with President Shaeffer of the Amalgamated Association urging nationwide metal trades unity.
The Central Federation Union of New York, representing city labor groups, voted to strike the rapid transit tunnel project, risking a complete halt in subway work unless contractors meet the engineers and rock drillers demands. The move opposes President Pallas who advocates labor peace between employers and workers.
In Cincinnati during the past week 17 of 70 shops signed the new machinists scale and four workers returned to work while about 3,000 machinists and a similar number of laborers remain out.
J F E Gorman of the Golden Gate Rifle and Pistol Club shattered the 50 and 100 shot world pistol records at 50 yards at Shell Mound ranges. He scored 474 on the second 50 shots and 942 total, eight points above the previous mark of 934 held by himself and another shooter.
J J Phillips of Cleveland a major coal operator is said to hold options on one per cent of the Massillon coal fields A trust to operate the 4000 acre Massillon field with an estimated 10000000 ton deposit is to be formed by Cleveland capitalists with Senator Hanna as principal owner The aim is economy in production Mr Phillips belongs to Burton Beidler Phillips firm.
By midweek the battleship Wisconsin under Captain Reiter will sail to Puget Sound to enter the Godry dock at Bremerton and then return to San Francisco within a few weeks. The Iowa is also reported to make a trip to Puget Sound, though it recently came back from there.
The United States training ship Dorothea under Captain B R T Collins sails from Philadelphia to Chicago with 17 officers and 45 men. It will be used on the lakes as a training ship for the naval reserve.
The Orientaliner Olympia reached Tacoma today from China and Japan after what passengers called an ideal yachting cruise. She carries a large passenger list and a full cargo of Chinese merchandise.
Thomas Morr Avery founder of the Elgin National Watch Company died in Chicago today from a severe stroke. He had been ill for two years and was born seventy nine years ago in Madison County New York.
Governor Aycock says statewide flood damage amounts to several million dollars after heavy rainfall. Last night’s downpour was followed by continued rain and rising streams in the region.
The 15th annual convention of the American section of the Theosophical Society opened in Chicago with more than 100 delegates gathering from across the country to participate.
Madrid May 26 report says Es paragossa in Badajos province was almost wiped out by a storm. One woman was killed and others injured as homes and structures collapsed in the disaster.
The presidential train is said to be making good progress and running on schedule as officials report steady movement. Train crews, security teams, and aides coordinate stops and communications to maintain timetables.
Ogden Utah May 26. The presidential train crossed Nevada today amid 5000 foot elevations and dust while Mrs McKinley endured the trip with rain storms easing the heat. Dr. Rixey reports she stands the journey well and the party contemplates the Chinese indemnity dispute as the train heads toward Washington. Chicago is to be reached Tuesday afternoon and Washington by Wednesday night.
Echo Utah May 26 A 15 minute layover at Ogden saw the president greet locals as Governor Wells Chief Justice Bartie Senator Kearnes and Judge Miner arrived. Edward Dickinson Union Pacific manager boarded to ride to Omaha while the train continues to Chicago at cautious speeds for Mrs McKinley.
Washington May 26 The White House received a dispatch from Secretary Cortelyou reporting from Wells Nevada that Mrs McKinley had a very comfortable night and is standing the trip well from the site.
A Reuters report from St Petersburg says the government banned the Novoe Vremya for a week. The ban followed the paper urging government aid to workers and the unemployed to curb revolutionary tendencies.
The schooner Edwin Day arrived from Cape Horn after an eight month sealing voyage with 1.50 skins of fur seals. Reports of seals very numerous in the South.
The Roy sailed from Halifax on October 15 and was never reported or touched land. One crew member died during the voyage. The cargo is valued at about $54,000.
Fred W. Moll, aboard the Condor discharging cargo in Vancouver, is under arrest on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. Moll claims to be Mellinger of a wealthy English family and a Manhattan Club member, with a San Francisco spree after cashing a $5,000 draft. He says he was shanghaied into service on the Condor, and his arrest follows alleged victimizing of local merchants.
Washington reports from the State Department note that Bohemian glass faces stiff American competition while American machinery opportunities remain strong in Bohemia. Consul Mahy highlights Cahmian glass loss and virgin field for agricultural implements, and Consul Hossfeld cites Bosnian prune decline and rising American tanned skins trading with higher sole leather prices in Southern Austria.
The consul cites a wholesale skins dealer who ships raw Austrian kid skins to the United States for tanning and then reships the tanned leather back to Austria. Freight, insurance, and import duties are paid, yet Austrian tanners compete with the home product. A market could grow in Austria for American furniture and shoes if U S manufacturers opened depots or sent agents.
In Columbia South Carolina on May 26 observers report a tacit pact between McLaurin and Tillman to contest the pending long term seat. Four candidates emerge Asbury Latimer D S Henderson George Johnston and Wiley Jones with friction between Johnston and Latimer raising a lively contest. The governor may appoint a fresh appointee challenging party lines.
Seattle May 26 A further material cut in Alaska passenger rates was announced by the Pacific Coast Steamship Co It advertised first class tickets to Juneau and Lynn Canal ports for 5 and a round trip Seattle to Alaska for 10 The move follows a rate war with Alaska Steamship and Washington & Alaska Freight rates have fallen with carriers accepting almost any price per ton for Alaska freight.
Thirty two bodies, some horribly mutilated, were recovered at the Universal colliery in Senghely Rhondda valley after last Friday morning’s explosion. Rescue work proceeds slowly as witnesses describe grim scenes at the pit mouth. King Edward sent a sympathy message to victims families and praised rescuers bravery.
Philadelphia is hosting commissioners as the general assembly debates revision of the confession of faith. Leaders from multiple denominations converge on Calvary church while discussion centers on a majority report, a possible brief summary, and amendments to the confession. The outcome may hinge on a declaratory statement versus a brief summary with votes to follow.
Miss Inez Leonard and T Edgar Baucleigh, both members of the D Ormond Fuller dramatic group, are dead after a upstairs room incident at a cottage. Leonard died from a gunshot wound to the side and Baucleigh shot himself in the mouth. a rifle and two shells were found nearby. Leonard's Philadelphia family and Baucleigh's Chicago upbringing are noted as context.
A concise opinion in the Insular Cases addresses a landmark constitutional question. The piece foregrounds the core legal debate over territorial status and the application of constitutional rights to insular possessions.
The brief outlines Supreme Court insular cases on whether territorial acquisitions Puerto Rico Hawaii Philippines fall under uniform duties. It covers questions on customs exactions from 1898 to the treaty of Paris, tests of procedure, and the primary issue of whether cession makes territories integral to the United States for taxation. It notes secondary questions on Porto Rican act provisions and Hawaiian annexation implications.
State department officials express hope the Pan American Congress in Mexico City will proceed with full attendance from both continents. Ongoing exchanges are seen as satisfactory with Chile Peru and Bolivia expected to join. no U S side has been taken in the matter.
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