19 Nov 1908
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
1
Valley County officials deny coercion allegations in riot cases tied to Standard Oil. Unclear text references a city or locality and names, with fragmented phrases about custodian, convoy, and a person named Crepeller, suggesting a legal or criminal matter lacking coherent details.
In Glasgow a district court heard pleas of manslaughter from multiple defendants tied to a fatal night incident. The county attorney and defense teams agreed, with several defendants withdrawing not guilty pleas and pleading to lesser charges. Sentences ranged up to over a year in county jail. Witnesses and appeals noted, including Longs facing murder convictions.
Supreme Court Justice Bischoff grants Katherine Clemmons Gould alimony of 25000 dollars annually payable monthly while her separation suit against Howard Gould proceeds. The award mirrors the amount Howard Gould voluntarily pays. She had sought 120000 dollars yearly. The ruling also awards 5000 dollars counsel fees.
Great Falls story of Mrs. P M Putnam, aged 60 plus, wandering in night clothes for miles on the prairie to seek shelter from her drunken husband who threatened to kill her with a shotgun. She was injured walking barefoot on stones and cactus, and is hospitalized. County attorney's office investigates possible arrest of Putnam.
Special dispatch from Dillon reports Fred L. Stone, chief of police, on trial for perjury. The state accuses him of lying about his former wife abandoning him in 1960s to justify a divorce. Testimony alleges abuse by both spouses. Stone denies the allegations. County Attorney W. S Farhour defends the officer, who has long held the police chief position.
Lieut Frank Evans, recently ranked for commissioned officer, was reprimanded by Acting Secretary Kerry after a court martial. The department deems the case deplorable and withholds full condemnation while noting the charges and findings allow the service to assess an officer found guilty of the alleged acts.
Floods sweep Lynden and surrounding areas as the Nooksack and Skagit rivers rise and inundate farms and railway lines. Water blocks roads, ships passengers by boat, and Mt Vernon braces for higher water with navigation closed. Authorities warn the crest may reach Mt Vernon as warmer weather could accelerate snowmelt.
Reports from Victoria describe uprisings in Ponape and the Carolines with intertribal warfare. German warships are being dispatched from the China station to the Pacific. a massacre near Santon and trouble around New Hebrides are cited as prompting punitive actions, with factions retreating into the bush after clashes.
Washington November hearing on tab revision pits lawmakers against the so called starch trust. B R Walton of the Products Refining Co admits cornstarch sells in the United Kingdom at about 40 percent less than in the United States. Lawmakers press why Americans should pay higher prices while British buyers enjoy cheaper goods under free trade.
Savannah motor incident leaves Joseph Alinnon dead and others injured after a Buick racing car driven by Mikert Burman lost control when a tire burst. Tinman, a young boy, was stunned by tire debris. Burman escaped injury as investigators confirm the tire burst caused the crash on the course. Burman and the other victim were involved in a separate Monday collision. Loch Lomond off Chatham Islands with all aboard reported lost, wreckage found, crew untraced.
Pierre serious, Wisner cleared a troubling situation after a Butte jury ruled. H powerlessness noted, Goed to wares QED for.
Anaconda man Wisner, linked to a past bank failure and a pivotal Fita Patrick affair, faced multiple trials. A jury in Butte found him not guilty on a key count while other charges and appeals unfolded. The case stirred strong local sentiment as investigations into estates and losses continued.
A saloon owner at Tig Park near Kalispell allegedly wounded Will Peters, a lumberjack, after an afternoon confrontation. Peters, drunk and seeking trouble, attacked Charles Merkleberg earlier, then fought Huddleston who fired, striking Peters in the chest. Huddleston waited for authorities at Big Fork.
A fragmentary report suggests the people of St. Pierre and Miquelon advocate transferring the islands off Newfoundland to Britain in exchange for territory, with friction over ownership to be resolved by a France Britain exchange.
Prohibition supporters in Yellowstone County meet in Billings to push local option action. They plan petitions asking the county board of commissioners to call a special election within days to decide if alcohol sales are allowed. Captains named, voting precincts organized, aim to collect 135 signatures to trigger the election. This marks the first step toward state-wide prohibition efforts.
Miles City dispatch reports Mise Hattie S Goodwin died in Miles City hospital after a shotgun wound to the right breast. The shot was fired by her sister Mrs Pauline Lane in Baker during a confrontation over alleged abuse by Frank Lucas. Inquest details describe the sequence from the bar to the doorway as Lane fired through a door before Lucas fled.
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