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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1921
Page
1
Deputies and detectives move across county lines pursuing a mail bandit amid tensions with the sheriff over causes tied to a klan clash. Citizens demand complaints be filed against officers connected to the riot, but the county attorney refuses to file.
In Waco Texas County Attorney F B Tiercy refused a demand to file charges against Sheriff Buchanan and Deputy Burton over last night's Lorena clash between Ku Klux Klan knights and a sheriff s posse. The grand jury will investigate and evidence will be prepared for presentation. Lorena residents signed a resolution decrying the tragedy and bloodshed.
A fire at the National hotel on Pennsylvania avenue Washington early today killed two people. George Mazon 40 Charlottesville Virginia an employee of the shipping board and Miss Catherine Dean 25 a hotel telephone operator are the deceased. More than 300 guests were asleep in the building. The hotel is among the citys oldest and has historic associations with Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln.
America pays highest tribute to war dead of France as Pershing decorates Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. United States honors fallen French heroes, marking a ceremonial gesture of allied remembrance and shared sacrifice.
In Paris on October 2 General Pershing, present with President Millerand and French officials, places the Congressional Medal of Honor on the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triumph. A large American troop review follows as Franco American unity is highlighted after the war.
A 19 year old youth named Elden Vosteek, claiming to be a soldier from Camp Lewis, was arrested after a chase in Duluth Minnesota following an alleged attempt to rob a downtown theater office and assault theater manager Leo Ressler. Camp Lewis officials were notified.
The Associated Press reports about six million active troops in fourteen principal nations. China leads with 1,370,000, France 1,034,000, British Empire 740,500, and Germany 100,000. The United States ranks thirteenth with 145,000 regulars. Japan 300,000 and Italy 380,000 also noted. Other powers include Russia 548,000 and Poland 480,000, with Greece, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Czecho Slovakia at various counts. Armament limits talks will consider reserves, mobilization, and training alongside actual forces.
In New York a noon service at 155 Cedar Street broke into a free-for-all when a rector clashed with trustees. Nicholas Varzakakos, 40, died possibly from a heart attack or blunt force from a candlestick strike. His son reported the sexton held his father while the priest struck him. Autopsy planned. police intervened as fighting split the 260-strong congregation into two factions.
London Oct 2 The cabinet meeting to be held this week will first pick representatives for the Irish conference. Sinn Fein delegation will be joined by Desmond FitzGerald and aides. They seek release of Irish prisoners in jail and internment camps. Southern unionists press for southern representation at the conference table.
LNGKAWANNA men arrive to study electrification aboard Edwin M. Rine's business car. The group tours equipment in Butte and plans a second inspection at Milwaukee shops, examining eastern road electric locomotive freight operations. Delegates include J Manchester, H Warren, J Hille, A Urban, J Cox, and Rine.
Seattle dated Oct 2 James Mahoney, found guilty by a superior court, slept soundly in the county jail death cell after trial readings. He was not yet sentenced as defense teams seek arrest of judgment and a new trial with motions set for early this week before Judge J T Ronald. Prosecutors declined to comment on a reported arrest of a key trial witness.
Deputies pursue Chester Powell alias Catey wife slayer in a Montana farm area. Sheriff Martin with bloodhounds leads a wide search through brush and woods near a creek, suppressing movements to frustrate Powell’s allies. Families urged to move to town for safety as posse advances.
A jury of 12 prominent lawyers reviewed testimony from the Bergdoll escape cases and found attorneys B C Bailey and Samuel T Ansell innocent of any participation. Judicial review copies were sent to Congress members. Also reported is a fire at Washburn Crosby's Flour mill B in Minneapolis causing about 10000 dollars in damage and a temporary shutdown.
Deputy sheriffs and private detectives crossed into Baja California in pursuit of Roy Gardner the escaped mail bandit after two youths from Stockton claimed a man driving them to Los Angeles was Gardner The man described walked with a limp and boasted the car was stolen and he carried a pearl handled pistol The driver avoided downtown traffic and the youths said the suspect warned where prison guards nabbed him
Lightning struck the Lesser Goldman compress in Morillton Arkansas early tonight igniting a blaze that destroyed more than 20,000 bales of cotton and plant facilities valued at about $2,000,000. Firefighting units battled the flames as sparks reached nearby warehouses and dry storage areas.
At a Duluth hotel early today Johnar Hikkinen alias Elmer Hickins, 26, shot and killed Waine Pauttu, 29, then wounded John Maki and Patrolman Conrad Lading before a gunfight with three Duluth police detectives left one dead, two seriously wounded, and one slightly wounded. The incident, linked to a love affair, ended with Hikkinen fatally wounded and authorities probing details.
Chicago dispatch reports Samuel Buttington, a 14 year old high school student, was found hanging from a rope in a clothes closet at his home late today. Police say the boy’s reddened hands suggest he may have harmed himself, though the detail of wood craft knowledge raises questions about the act. Sergeant O'Connor led the investigation and deemed suicide unlikely.
President Harding reviewed a field force of Marines at Wilderness Run Virginia praising their role in defending a reunited nation. He joined brigadier general Smedley Butler in worship and lauded the unit for its discipline and dedication as infantry artillery and special units passed.
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