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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1900
Page
13
A Foresters committee member was assaulted after leaving Duggan's at 8 o'clock. The assailant escorted the victim to the smokerhouse then to the assailant's home, where the incident continued. Police are investigating the sequence and seeking witnesses.
The Helena chief describes a rough confrontation with seven men linked to Teddy Roosevelt crowds. The incident included forceful restraint, searches, and a suspect disarmed after bearing an odd object. Other accounts recount remarkable wounds and survivals from Civil War era and later military actions, highlighting tense moments and medical curiosities.
The Kansas City Journal notes remarkable recoveries of soldiers with gunshot wounds. Dr. Ernest F. Robinson, recently discharged from the army, discusses the perplexing paths of bullets and the faith of wounded men. A car injury victim endured multiple wounds from a Mauser, yet survived after antiseptic treatment and steadfast resolve.
The article recounts the 1860 Pekin hostage ordeal during the Taiping rebellion, detailing captives including Consul Parkes and Captain Brabazon, their harsh treatment, chained confinement, and executions. It notes the allied British and French intervention, the destruction of the emperor’s summer palace, and the eventual retreat of the allies after a peace convention.
A long historical account describes how bloodhounds or similar packs were used by slave catchers in South Carolina and Virginia. It covers training, nose strength, famous hunts, a noted murder case, and the decline of cold-nose tracking with the end of slavery. Names of places and events include Charleston, Wa verhore, and 69 miles.
Boers captured a Natal convoy between Cejars Drift and Blood River, burned wagons and seized the escort, forcing an indefinite postponement of the Natal volunteers return amid widespread colonial disappointment.
Four section men riding a hand car on the Spokane Falls Northern near Deer Park collided with a freight train. The engine led, the hand car was demolished. James Ross the section foreman suffered a fractured skill and may not recover. Another section hand was crushed and disappeared in the woods as search parties scour the area.
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