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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1916
Page
1
A quick verdict by Judge Jory finds Dr. Water guilty of murder after a trial that highlighted the defense’s challenges and the prosecution’s mustering of key evidence. The case centers on alleged foul play and the implications for the defendant’s future.
In New York on May 27 1925 Dr Arthur Warren Waite was convicted of first degree murder for killing his father in law John E Peck a Grand Rapids Michigan drug magnate and his mother in law Mrs Hanna Peck The jury sentenced him to death in the electric chair with execution set for June 1 Waite indicated acceptance of the verdict and possible appeal was planned by his counsel Walter B Deuel who noted that all proper steps had been taken The trial lasted six days and Waite may have other family inmates to consider in the wake of the verdict
Greene Majors recounts stories from Montana’s past while Bruce Kremer revisits his Kentucky home. The page also notes plans for a new hospital, a damage suit verdict, and other general news items across sports, society, and classified sections.
New York hosts the thirteenth General Federation of Women's Clubs convention as delegates close a week of conferences and receptions. National policies to be voted on include internationalist propaganda for world peace and a Pan American congress in 1920. Proposals to enlarge the board and invest the endowment fund are discussed, with shifts in presidential contenders noted.
Saratoga Springs N Y May 27 Methodist minister who officiates at the marriage of a divorced person is in violation of church rules and may be charged before his conference under an amendment to discipline adopted unanimously by the general conference. The conference debated reports late tonight and expected adjournment Monday morning. Washington May 27 The three Riggs Bank officials on trial for perjury were found not guilty after nine minutes of deliberation.
Washington May 22 James J Blakslee fourth assistant postmaster general told members of the senate post office committee he believed their framing amendments to the annual Post Office appropriation bill amounted to surrender to railroads. He defended his letters urging postmasters to protest the committee action while some senators sought department approval. The committee adjourned to an executive session to decide future steps.
AP dispatches report Verdun and the Southern Tyrol as active fronts. In the Verdun area French and German forces contest Fort Douaumont and the Thiaumont wood with each side claiming gains at various points along the Meuse. Italian and Austrian accounts differ over the Astico, Lagarina valley, and Monte Cimfons as Vienna claims ridge falls and northern gains while Rome reports setbacks for the Austrians.
Oyster Bay May 27 Hundreds of visitors from New York arrived by special trains to Sagamore Hill to greet Theodore Roosevelt and pledge support for his presidential nomination The visitors led by the Seventh Regiment band heard Roosevelt’s supporters argue for American unity and against hyphenated loyalties stressing loyalty through courage and strength
Washington on May 27 reported the administration would not discuss any proposal for immediate withdrawal of the American expeditionary force in Mexico. Officials said withdrawal would not be a topic at Pershing and Carranza's conference. The Carranza demand may be peremptory, shaped by Mexican domestic politics.
An official war department statement says twenty five hundred Italians were captured by Austrian forces after an assault on a long mountain ridge on the Trentino front. The action included four guns and four machine guns seized, with other war material.
President Wilson declared the United States stands ready to join a feasible association of nations to preserve world peace. He outlined aims including universal security of the seas, protection of territorial integrity, and a common agreement among nations to prevent war. The speech emphasized public right over national self interest and urged collective action through a world alliance.
James J Hill railroad builder and capitalist pioneer lay in serious condition after a late afternoon operation at his home in St Paul Minnesota. Eminent surgeon Dr James Mayo and team attended with Archibishop Ireland and Hill family members present. The doctors reported he rallied quickly with no alarming fever though his age keeps officials cautious. The operation on the thigh had the incision opened and drained.
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