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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1901
Page
1
Leon Czolgosz is electrocuted at Auburn Prison for the assassination of President McKinley. His remains are dissolved by acids poured into the coffin, according to report.
Leon Czolgosz, convicted killer of President McKinley, died in the electric chair at 7:12 this morning after a 1,700 volt shock. He talked to witnesses during the procedure and showed no fear, eating breakfast beforehand and declining to speak to the superintendent until after the execution. Autopsy showed healthy organs. his death followed a short, orderly procession to the chamber with guards and officials present.
Thousands watched as Masons laid and consecrated the corner stone of the new West Park street temple in Butte. The ceremony featured a casket, emblems, prayers, and a parade with Knights Templars and blue lodges. Rev Mr Bleckiston and Mr Day delivered remarks praising Masonry and civic value.
A London cable from Mabel Edith Countess Russell asserts Assistant Secretary Taylor wrongly stated that Earl Russell's divorce was granted in America. She claims no papers were served and the divorce was fraudulently obtained. Taylor denies making the remark and knows nothing of the proceedings beyond newspaper reports.
Special correspondence from Boulder reports Charles Nevins has come back from Alaska near Nome after 18 months. He says there is gold but mining is hard due to climate and terrain. Twelve men left the area in spring 1900. one, Frank Hagel, remains working beach diggings with a rocker.
Seattle Oct 29 News from the Treadwell mines in Alaska reports a workman was caught attempting to steal a bar of gold. The incident prompted the mine manager to suspect ongoing petty robberies by workers for years.
Ten people are dead and several others mortally wounded after a violent clash between white and Black rioters. The confrontation erupted in a desperate battle with widespread casualties reported in the chaotic event.
A clash at Duncan chapel near Balltown Louisiana erupts into a race war leaving nine Black men dead and several Whites wounded. In the melee gunfire chased Black refugees into the woods as armed whites gathered to quell the violence amid reports of a wider uprising. Local officials and governors moved to scene as death toll rose and authorities prepared for further action.
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