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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1921
Page
1
A man identified as Skidmore, held in Butte over the disappearance of Mrs. La Casse, was seriously wounded after being shot while attempting to flee arrest. Investigators said the incident occurred during a pursuit as authorities closed in on the suspect.
The Yankees win the opening game decisively on strong team support behind Mays on the mound. The ace pitcher receives excellent backing as the series starts with a victory.
In Pocatello, Idaho, Skidmore, linked to auto theft rings and the disappearance case of Mrs. Ernest La Casse, was shot in the right shoulder and abdomen as he broke from four detectives during an arrest with his mother Mary E. French. He fled into nearby yards, weakened from loss of blood, and eluded capture for hours before being found hiding beneath a car.
Albany October 5 Glenn Mr. Hudson was found guilty by a jury of murdering his two ten year old sons and was sentenced to be hanged on November 18. His wife, indicted as an accomplice, will stand trial Monday.
Washington reports President Harding held talks with Senate and House leaders over tax revision. He kept an open mind on a possible sales tax substitution while debate on excises, excess profits tax, and capital stock tax continued. Senator La Follette criticized major proposals as insufficient reform.
Twin Falls orbits the murder trial of Linda Meyer Southard as Dr J F Coughlin testifies that Meyer's death stemmed from typhoid confirmed by blood tests. He notes factors suggesting ptomaine poisoning and recounts hospital records showing Meyer’s declining condition before his Sept. 7 death last year.
Paris dispatch says the French aim at the Washington conference on armaments and Far Eastern affairs is to show delegates especially the American government that France is not unduly armed and that its security needs are tied to current active forces. France reports its active service strength at about 60 percent of May levels, with total under arms ranging between 450,000 and 509,000 including Rhine and voluntary troops.
A sister of Mahoney was arrested on a forgery charge in a related complaint that also mentions grand larceny. The documents allege she and two others plotted to procure property, with authorities detailing the joint plans and alleged actions.
The pardons board will not free Louis Fowler after a prior sentence of $3,000 and a fine. Dixon recommended commuting the sentence except the fine, but the board upheld the original punishment. Fowler reportedly told a neighbor during wartime that he held certain sentiments and denied this claim.
Frank Domingues said he withdrew as counsel for Roscoe C Fatty Arbuckle in the manslaughter trial over Miss Virginia Rappe. He told Arbuckle he cannot spend the necessary time in San Francisco to continue the defense.
Colonel Forbes, director of the veterans' bureau, told President Harding the system of federal vocational training needs practical methods. He urged enlarging hospital No. 72 at Helena and remodeling adjacent buildings to boost capacity for former service members, with congress funding to follow.
Four state witnesses testified in the first degree murder trial of Marian McArdie 20 at the Lakewood home killing of her step father Daniel Kaber two years ago A nine plus three jurors panel was sworn and the defendant might call her Chicago based father Thomas McArdie and her mother Eva Catherine Kaber now serving life for another murder as witnesses.
Rescue crews struggled in a half mile tunnel near St Lazare station as two suburban trains collided. Gas fumes hampered firefighting while passengers and crews remained trapped. By nightfall, 33 dead and many injured were reported, with 17 burned cars within the central tunnel portion.
Repeated complaints prompted a short council session with reports, payroll approvals, and routine business items. A council member criticized court action while other participants handled standard municipal issues and decisions.
October 5 report says Deputy Sheriff Ea Schall was shot during official business and likely fatally wounded. He was taken to hospital with injuries. attackers unidentified. The event occurred in the city, with chaotic conditions noted as authorities investigate.
The Associated Press reports in New York on October 5 that Mrs Roosevelt and relatives testified at the opening of a general session trial, asserting the Theodore Roosevelt note signature was forged. They cited lack of title prefix and questioned involvement of Chase Shanson and other figures connected to the Roosevelt estate and a 1913 Republican convention event.
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