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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1901
Page
2
A Big Horn basin man named Walters killed Mrs. A. L. Hoover, a wealthy Otto mercantile operator, at Thermopolis Springs Wyoming after pleading for marriage. He shot her, then cut his own throat with a razor. he was alive and about 30 years old.
Miles City Sept The county commissioners resolved to demand through the county attorney that Rosebud county comply with findings that determine Rosebud’s indebtedness to Custer county under the act creating the new county They require Rosebud to issue bonds totaling 45250 50 and exchange them for Custer county warrants at a regular December Rosebud meeting.
Special correspondence from Boulder reports the school teachers' institute convening on Wednesday for a four day session starting September 12. The county superintendent outlines the programme with lectures on preparing students for the high school and teaching history using source methods.
Miss Florence Miller leads a Thursday evening address on Educational Ideals with Superintendent R G Young and other educators. The program lists opening exercises at 9 a.m. and a full day of classes from reading to pedagogy with guests from state normal schools and local high schools.
Special dispatch notes General Miles abandoned a western trip after news of the president's shooting but then stopped at Fort Keogh to hunt. He joined N C Thompson, Thomas Thompson, Robert Thompson, Captain Short, and H C Thompson as interpreter. They hoped to see deer on the reservation and secured a couple of deer ducks and chickens.
A Corvallis report says a deliberate dynamite blast targeted a tent used by Mrs. Wishnofske, her 19 year old son, and 11 year old daughter near a dryer. The explosion caused major damage but left the family with only a temporary shock. Mrs. Wishnofske suspects the would be murderer identity remains unknown.
Jamestown North Dakota reports a Northern Pacific mixed train from Oakes hit a road engine near the station. A flat car collapsed injuring harvest hands boarding at Lamoure. Early counts list five dead and six hurt, two later dying.
Judge A H Noyes of Nome Alaska arrives in Washington amid corruption and irregularity accusations tied to mining claims. An asthma attack delayed visits, and he planned to report to the attorney general the next day, though the attorney general was in Buffalo and not yet aware of the move.
The illuminated Niagara Falls near the Pan American exposition attracts record nighttime visitors. Michigan Central's searchlights began trials last March and now offer a striking view, though railway crews seek a few finishing touches for complete spectacle.
In Big Timber Montana J B Finley from Helena bit G Kline's index finger during a saloon quarrel sparked by a horse race wager. Due to continued bad weather the race meeting is postponed to Monday and Tuesday of next week.
New York September 8 The Chicago bicycle rider John Nelson remains in serious condition at Bellevue hospital after his left leg was amputated Saturday due to an injury suffered Wednesday night at Madison Square garden Medical officials say he may survive if blood poisoning does not set in before Tuesday
A lone highwayman tried to rob the Ager Lake View stage about three and a half miles west of Lake View at midnight. The driver refused to halt and the robber fired five shots, all of which missed. There were three lady passengers aboard.
In Milwaukee on September 8 the Bay View Iron Workers split after a stormy meeting. The radical faction left as conservatives voted to return to work, with mills to reopen tomorrow. The vote, by secret ballot, may divide the Amalgamated Association in the city and affect future charters and union relations.
In Pittsburg executives of the Amalgamated association press Shaffer to reach a prompt agreement with U S Steel president Schwab. Most of the board remains in Pittsburgh as strikes widen targets at Star Painter Lindsay & McCutcheon mills and McKeesport National Tube unit prepares to start. Pickets reportedly reach 2000 with more to come if needed.
Secretary Mulroney of the Missoula Driving club and fair association reports strong interest from Helena and Plains exhibitors for the fall fair and race meeting. Plains farmers plan hay and rain and fruit displays plus horses and cattle. Delegations from Butte Anaconda and Helena are expected and crowds from across Montana will see Western Montana farm displays.
Chicago defeats Boston 5 to 4 in a brilliant finish before 19 800 fans. Milwaukee and Washington split a drizzle soaked doubleheader, each winning one game, with 2800 in attendance.
A mob gathered in Booneville to lynch Buck Wheeler who was arrested the night before. Elias Byrne, Wheeler’s son in law, was also involved. Sheriff and townspeople, armed, escorted Wheeler to a train bound for Evansville after Governor Durbin could not be reached.
Dispatches report a severe Lake Huron gale with 56 seamen rescued by life saving stations. Vessels including the Pauley Amaranth Paige Sarnia and Vienna stranded near Harbor Beach Port Huron with crews saved. No lives lost though extensive property damage and salvage efforts continue at dawn.
The London market faces cautious trading as President McKinley’s health status drives sentiment. With the stock exchange closed for repairs, speculation awaits Buffalo news and US demand for gold shipments from France and possibly the Bank of England. Mines show activity while rails and foreign securities stay quiet.
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