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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1901
Page
3
Express man stands firm against bandits attempting to loot a Southern Pacific train. He faces dynamite and bullets with courage, foiling the robbery and ensuring the money car remains secure. The incident underscores the risk and resolve of rail workers in the era.
Two masked men held up a southbound Southern Pacific express near Saginaw and Cottage Grove Oregon at 3 am. They dynamited the express car door but fled with only a registered mail pouch after the engineer and messenger resisted. F. Charles, the 36-year-old San Francisco born express messenger, displayed remarkable courage as he fought off the robbers and helped disable the engine before the pair fled toward Eugene.
A Southern Pacific passenger train, halted near Eugene, was attacked by two robbers. The express messenger C F Charles described being threatened and shot at while four dynamite charges were used to force entry. The robbers rifled four registered pouches from San Francisco destined for Spokane Seattle Tacoma and Victoria. Postal Inspector Ball secured a pouch list. two suspects fled toward the river after dropping from the train at Cottage Grove.
A photo shows smoke rising from the Anaconda reduction works power house, the first test firing of Stirling boilers occurred Saturday Oct 19. The 526 by 34 foot power house houses four direct connected blowers a large blowing engine a Nordberg engine and two air compressors to power 2500 horsepower. Nearby concentrator building houses a 5000 horsepower plant for electric light and city power. Machinery runs by city electricity and will soon start up as finishing touches are added. The plant aims to handle 5000 tons of ore daily once in operation.
Engineer Bert Tuicas described a robbery aboard a moving train near Walker. He said the robber, masked to cover his entire face, ordered him to uncouple, move the engine, and return with the robber to a detached coach as the crew complied with every command.
Officers hunting the train robbers report no trace found. Tracks show the men moved toward Eugene after leaving the engine. some believe they were in the city today, but no clue to their identities exists.
San Francisco dated October 23 reports the Southern Pacific company has offered a reward of 250 dollars for the arrest of each robber implicated in the Eugene Oregon hold up.
The State Department has heard nothing from an official source to confirm Austrian reports of the killing of Mme Tsilka's brother or her death. It has not connected with the brigands and relies on missionary sources for information on band movements and captives. Officials note arrests of Macedonian committee members stem from Consul General Dickinson’s actions, but this has not aided brigand pursuit.
Cold rains fall in the hills where the abductors of American missionary Ellen M Stone are believed to hide. They may release her once ransom is secured and then return home. W W Peet, mission treasurer, remains hopeful for news when asked to forward the gold weighing 300 to 400 pounds.
A Chicago American dispatch links Ida May Shadville to the Barker case in Cascade county Montana. The report traces her rise from Neihart and Great Falls to San Francisco, detailing Barker’s alleged will of 11000 and his rumored marriages while noting court actions in Cascade county and pending Montana supreme court review. The piece notes her family’s modest means and mentions her sisters and a brother in Minnesota.
A Paris dispatch reports the French government warned every member of the miners committee that ordering a strike could incur a sentence for inciting civil war. Authorities would prosecute if needed. The warning reportedly caused the committee to temporize after their St Etienne adjournment.
An armed band boarded a train near Batoum, killing three officials and looting passengers, according to an Odessa dispatch to the Daily Express.
The central figure in the inquiry is likely to be called to the stand this afternoon. It is expected to take two or three days to present his evidence, with a ten day window cited for proceedings.
Washington report shows Admiral Schley poised to testify in the naval court of inquiry into his Spanish War conduct. Today’s proceedings featured James Hare and William Hill among witnesses, with Emotions rising as Schley’s supporters and critics clash over accounts of the July 3 battle and megaphone communications aboard the Smith and St. Paul.
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