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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
13
The house approves a currency reform measure as a Republican compromise moves quickly toward the senate. Lawmakers debate impacts on markets and inflation while party leaders push to finalize before adjournment.
Washington May 27 emergency currency bill advances after Republican conference drafts. House passes 166 to 140, sending to Senate where consideration will begin tomorrow. Senator La Follette signals opposition yet may back Democrats if bill fights continue. Speaker Cannon orders continued reading as deliberations loom.
William Logue claiming to rep a Charlies City Iowa nursery was arrested in Billings on a charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. Ho ward Rochette says he bought stock trees that Logue said were disease free. the trees arrived infected. Logue says he believed them to be in good condition.
A Wichita dispatch reports ten killed and twelve injured as tornadoes struck Alfalfa county Oklahoma last night. The dead include Mrs. Guy Hitchison and baby, Peter Rudy and family, Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. Parker and baby, and E. C. Atchison. Fatally injured include Fred Parker and several others. the Babe of Mrs. Hitchison unaccounted for amid widespread ruin.
Clinton Ill May 27 The affinity letters from Maybelle Snell McNamara and Mrs E A Hamilton were submitted as final witnesses closed the Snell will contest Jury may verdict Saturday Fred Unger of DeWitt County National Bank testified Col Snell had 140000 on deposit between 1900 and 1902 and owed 5000 when he died Postmaster Frank Davidson testified in 1896 Col Snell admitted spending 300000 upon women
George Clinton a Revolutionary War general and former New York governor and vice president, was removed from Congressional Cemetery in Washington after four years and sent to Kingston New York for final interment in a new resting place near New York City.
An order by the Santa Fe railroad pushed into effect suspending work in several departments of the Topeka shops except apprentices. About 1,600 men are unemployed. In the blacksmith shop 32 men were laid off until June 17, with a similar order at Newton shops.
Spokane May 27 W M Mackey of Freeman Wash died today at Mica from a bullet wound over the heart inflicted Sunday in a fight with desperadoes at Mica.
Helena May 27 The Montana Supreme Court heard arguments on an appeal from Judge Sidney Fox of Carbon County granting an injunction against the Montana Federation of Labor on behalf of Lindsay and Co Billings. Col Nolan argued labor rights and nonviolent action, contending the circular declaring Lindsay firm unfair did not threaten patrons.
Tacoma May 27 The Atlantic battleship fleet anchored in Puget Sound drawing 209 000 spectators. Rear Admiral Sperry remains until tomorrow as the Georgia New Jersey Rhode Island and Virginia stay to Saturday then move to Bremerton. Japanese fireworks display accompanied by silk flags.
Montana to establish a year round state products exhibit in Helena showcasing agricultural mineral and manufactured items. Support pours in from Anaconda Great Falls Kalispell and local chambers of commerce with foundry brick milling fruit and native wood displays promised.
Philadelphia May 27 Admiral A S Crowninshield U S N retired died at Episcopal hospital after about a month stay and nose operation he never fully recovered from the shock of the operation The immediate cause of death was hardening of the tissues of the body Mrs Crowninshield was at the admiral s bedside when he died.
Deer Lodge May 27 The jury found Oram Stevens not guilty of complicity in the murder of John Robinson assistant warden at the penitentiary. Key witness George Rock testified he led the break but named Young as the other participant. Rock faces death row after pleading guilty. Court adjourned until tomorrow. term was busy with 250 jurors and witnesses.
Bozeman reports four to five inches of wet snow last night, stripping shade trees and shrubbery and disabling numerous electric and telephone lines. Lines east of Bozeman were affected. May precipitation at the U S experiment station stands at 7.82 inches, surpassing the 28 year May record of 4.05 inches set in 1901. Ground is saturated with water running off.
Helena May 27 Suit was filed by United States District Attorney Rasch against the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad alleging a violation of the 28 hour law. The carrier allegedly failed to unload and feed a lot of horses at Billings during an August shipment east.
The Presbyterian general assembly in Kansas City narrowly rejected a plan to endorse the standard American revised Bible edition 217 to 211. A proposal to create a four minister four elder committee to study the assembly’s role sparked unrest and calls for a more deliberative body. Foreign missions face a crisis as Rev. Stanley White warns the board’s position is strained. Rev. Mark A. Matthews urges institutional churches and seven day operation to aid worship and outreach.
Helena May 27 Captain Alexander I Burns a Montana pioneer died today at East Helena after a long illness He was 75 and came to Helena in 1866 after the Civil War where he served for the Confederacy He mined early in Montana then ranching later owned land where East Helena now sits He served in the first state legislature and the constitutional convention He was a Democrat until 1894 when he joined the Populists.
Heavy rains in the Yellowstone valley caused swollen streams and multiple bridge washouts. In Billings no damage reported, but southern Carbon county crops damaged. The railroad bridge between Billings and Bridges, and a Reed's Point bridge, were washed away. Westbound trains delayed, held at Columbus pending repairs.
Berlin May 27. Complete understanding between France and Germany on Morocco was declared here today from a conference between French ambassador M Cambon and German foreign secretary Herr Van Schoen.
A kitchen dispute over a boiling tea kettle led to a shooting in Meaderville. Frank Turk, 23, is hospitalized with a neck wound while his brother Joseph Turk, who says the rifle fired accidentally, faces first degree assault charges. Sheriff Baldisero arrested Joseph and seeks the weapon parts.
A new slate products industry begins in Helena as Anson Slate company with F. S. Lindsay as president. Four slate claims near Mitchell on the Great Northern will host the works. Machinery has arrived and installation is hoped within a month. Workers come from England to join the slate yard. The plant will produce construction related articles.
In Spokane on May 27 George Rush killed City Marshal J S Wright of Colville after mistaking him for a robber. Wright, mortally wounded, refused to have Rush arrested, saying the shooting was a mistake.
The official recount of ballots for mayor William Randolph Hearst and George B. McClellan in the 1908 New York election began after a two year delay. Two ballot boxes were opened before a supreme court judge, yielding Hearst a net gain of 27 in two precincts, adjusting McClellan’s original 3,478 plurality.
Helena May 27. In the case of J. F. O Mara v Northern Pacific Railway a federal court judgment for 9000 dollars stands. affidavits show alleged bribery of witnesses and comments by O Mara about pain during examination. Hattie Leonard testifies O Mara was drunk the night of the run and cross eyed since birth.
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