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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1902
Page
2
Former French army captain Émile Dreyfus marches with supporters in a public tribute to author Émile Zola. The event honors Zola for standing against injustice and aiding Dreyfus after his lifelike imprisonment on Devil's Island.
Paris observes a restrained funeral for Emile Zola with thousands of workers, municipal guards, and a military honor guard. Dreyfus figures attend. dignitaries and authors deliver tributes while the crowd shows quiet respect as the coffin is interred at Montmartre cemetery.
A few scuffles occurred on the boulevard De Clochy as socialist groups marched singing The Carmagnole and nationalists cried back. Guards and police prevented serious clashes. a policeman was wounded and a handful of arrests were made before detainees were released.
Helena dispatch reports James M. Adamson unhorsed in a 500-guard race when his saddle girth burst. Horses trampled him as drivers failed to stop. he suffered severe bruising, cuts, and shock but no broken bones, expected to stay in his rooms briefly.
Colorado Springs hosts the four day irrigation congress beginning at 2 p m with Oregon's 15 member delegation arriving. President Walsh and visiting senators and representatives from Colorado Nebraska and Kansas are on the program along with chamber of commerce officials and a reception at the Antlers.
Special Dispatch from Billings notes four days of brisk sales by local wool producers. Multiple deals include Sage Creek Sheep company to Co M Barr 5,000 wethers and Bower Bros to Co Barr 6,000 2 year old wethers, plus numerous other consignments of wethers and lambs totaling thousands of sheep to various buyers.
The 10th annual meeting of the Presbyterian synod of Montana will convene in Helena Thursday evening and run to Monday morning. Many visiting Presbyterian ministers are expected to occupy city pulpits next Sunday. The Ladies Aid of the First Presbyterian church will care for delegates, with sessions at the First church open to the public. The Ladies Synodical Missionary Society meeting will coincide with the convention.
The body of Mrs. A. A. Bryson, who died at her daughter's home in Billings, was sent to Norriston, Pennsylvania for burial. She had arrived a week earlier to visit her daughter Mrs. Stevenson and contracted pneumonia shortly after arrival. The body was escorted by Mr. Stevenson.
Special Correspondence reports Dr. W. C. Orr former Bitter Root stock farm veterinarian purchased the speedy gelding Exhubitant by Expedition. He shipped the horse to Blackfoot Idaho to compete in races beginning Tuesday. Exhubitant was bred on the Daly farm during Orrs tenure as veterinarian in charge.
Havre reports Great Northern Railway employs 400 Greeks to replace Japanese workers on the east end after years of dissatisfaction. The company may expand Greek hires to the region in spring. Several Stal lang workers have already been placed to fill Japanese positions on this division.
Havre Oct. Alexander Jarvis aged 9 years died yesterday at his home west of town. He was among the town’s first residents having come from Minot North Dakota in the 1880s. Mr. Jarvis leaves many relatives in the area.
Kingstown reports La Soufriere showed signs of disturbance after a week of calm with a slight eruption at 6 PM yesterday. Today the volcano resumed its quiet state as observers monitor continued activity.
Wilkes Barre Pa Oct 5 1912 the 22d week of the coal strike shows no progress. Operators claim 17000 at work and 15 percent output while Mitchell disputes both figures and says delays stem from union reluctance. Illinois district leaders plan relief measures and may boost fund drives to aid Pennsylvania strikers as Buffalo talks with manufacturers loom.
Mrs Johannas Samuels of Nashville and Washington writes to President Roosevelt offering a Kentucky mining tract to be mined by the government during the coal strike without compensation. She says the property is idle and she would gain nothing yet it could ease a coal famine.
Peter Macefski, a non-union workman, was severely beaten today by a mob on West Center street. The incident highlights tensions in the local labor climate and prompts police inquiries.
Cleveland report states the Ohio Federation of Labor will seek AFL support to assess 1.5 million workers ten cents weekly for striking coal miners. If approved, the plan would raise 150000 dollars weekly. United Labor council of Cleveland adds five hundred dollars weekly to the anthracite miners strike fund.
Birmingham reports that 4200 Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad miners will be idle tomorrow as UMWA officials' orders are followed over a $1 wage deduction dispute. The strike has spread to Blockton and Blue Creek fields, after days of friction over written consent. Shenango mill in New Castle also closed at midnight due to coal shortages, affecting about 1000 workers and signaling broader regional plant outages.
At the Avenue theater in Pittsburg a crowd gathered to hear Secretary Wilson speak for the anthracite strikers. President Mitchell was absent due to strike duties. Wilson delivered a strong address and local speeches urged arbitration with resolutions condemning operators and supporting Roosevelt’s mediation. A $635 collection was raised for strikers and families.
In Cleveland Ohio a large audience attended a vaudeville performance to aid striking miners. Organizers expect net receipts around 2000 dollars from the event held tonight at a local theater.
Tamaqua Pennsylvania October 5 a section of track on the Silver Creek branch of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad was blown up with dynamite early today. A force of 50 deputies escorted the workmen's train to the colliery after reaching the scene of the explosion.
Bound Brook reports Mayor Drake of Lincoln New Jersey offering three acres of standing hard wood on village outskirts to residents at no cost. Timber must be cut into cordwood and stacked for distribution. The offer quickly accepted with many families sending workers. Drake noted additional wood tracts in Trenton and Plainfield would similarly be given to the city’s poor.
The Henry Nicholas bribery case in Judge Ryan's court is postponed to October 20 at the request of Circuit Attorney Folk. Folk cites extended Snyder trials and need for full preparation. He also plans to prepare for Ed Butler's attempted bribery trial in Columbia, set for October 13, with about three to four days expected.
In Cincinnati it is expected the coal famine will ease next week due to a river rise that will bring fuel from Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio. Coal fleets on the Kanawha and at Pittsburg are ready to move as river conditions permit navigation resumed today. The Big Sandy packets will head toward Portsmouth and upper Ohio navigation is expected to restore by week’s end.
1400 members of the Railway Express Drivers union voted for an immediate strike in Chicago. The Teamsters Joint Council refused to endorse, asking a 10 day postponement for possible peaceful settlement. The walkout targets all express firms in Chicago over recognition and wage scales.
Shenandoah Pa Oct 5 General Gobin commanding state troops in the strike region said he would not transfer brigade headquarters to Wilkesbarre unless the situation warrants it. He noted the need for readiness but emphasized caution amid tensions.
A telephone message from Gervais Oregon at 11 o'clock reports the business part of the town in flames with little chance to save it. Early notices indicate two blocks of frame business houses may be destroyed in the blaze.
The 36th national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic begins in Washington with affiliated groups, tents for indigent veterans, and heavy rain giving way to forecast fair weather. Officials report crowded arrivals, planned parades, regattas, Camp Roosevelt dedicatio n, and a schedule of receptions through the week. President Roosevelt will not review the parade due to medical guidance.
In San Francisco on October 5 the Botoga the former Jessie Banning sails tomorrow toward Panama to meet the insurgent Padilla. Four six pounders are hidden behind sacks of potatoes while larger guns are loaded farther along. Captain Marmadke reports a fighting force of 635. Colonel James H. Gregory will sail on the Borota.
Arthur Wilson, a Black man accused of opium smoking, was tried before Justice Hirschman in Dillon. He was convicted and fined 900 dollars but lacks funds, so he will serve 109 days in jail.
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