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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1901
Page
6
A vintage sales pitch urges careful prep for hunting trips. It stresses carrying sufficient ammunition and reliable gear, noting the difficulty of returning to town for repairs far from civilization. Buy quality gear and stock up before starting the trek.
The dealer advertises Hammerless shotguns from $10 to $25 and top brands like Parker L C Smith Ithaca and Marlin. They highlight freshness of powder and date-stamped cases with a promise of guaranteed guns. Also lists rifles from Savage Mannlicher Marlin Mauser Colts and three grades of Marlin repeaters.
Local retailers showcase a broad range of camping gear including Dutch ovens and utensils in a line advertised as complete with attractively set prices.
Mrs. Annie L. Boyd a Butte and later Jefferson school teacher died of heart trouble after weeks of illness. She leaves aged parents and the funeral is set for 2 PM at 23 Dakota Street with Rev. Blackiston officiating. Born in San Jose and moved to Butte 12 years ago, she and her husband Charles Boyd are noted for their devotion to students.
The article reports the president praising progress and defending strict law enforcement while condemning a fatal incident at 4 o’clock last Friday. The speaker argues there is no justification for the deed, whether by a sane person or a lunatic, and signals a shift toward stricter law.
In Chicago sermons across churches denounced the would be assassin and anarchists after the president's attack. Clergy urged suppression of anarchists and denial of free speech, with calls to hunt them down as foes rather than citizens. Leaders at First Baptist and Oak Park churches led the denunciations.
In Alexandria Bay New York Governor Yates of Illinois says Lieutenant Governor Northcott's proclamation designating a day of prayer for the President's recovery will be observed across Illinois. He notes McKinley's many admirable qualities and the grief felt at his possible fatal injury.
Maj. Richard Sylvester, president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, urges foreign police heads to attend next annual meeting to discuss eliminating anarchist groups. He calls for action by mail vote and for closer international cooperation and information sharing through the national bureau of criminal identification.
The secretary of the association will be authorized to address a letter to officials in charge of police affairs of the European nations requesting their attendance at next year's convention. It is expected definite steps will be taken to stamp out the danger from archistic plots. Letters to the board of directors were mailed yesterday and Major Sylvester expects replies within a week.
Antonio Maggio, a Leavenworth musician with the Sold'ers' Home band, and his brother Frank, a barber, were born in Palermo and emigrated eight years ago. Antonio reportedly joined the Andrews Opera company last January and has not been heard from. rumors place him in Missouri prison for killing a man, while Frank recalls a Silver City New Mexico orchestra.
Buffalo police detained Alfonso Stutz a 35 year old presumed German who arrived shortly after Czolgozcz and roomed near Nowak on Broadway. Brass knuckles were found and he was held for that offense but later cleared of involvement in the McKinley assassination plot by Superintendent Bull. He reportedly served as a German army lieutenant and arrived in America aboard the Deutschland about 16 days earlier.
Cincinnati police report a telegram from federal secret service chief Wilkie seeking arrest of Kk. Laux at 1430 Monroe Street though no such number exists. Detectives recall a prior plot involving a Cincinnati man and Canton, Ohio, and say secret service agents may arrive in days.
Myron Herrick arrives in Cleveland from Buffalo and says physicians were hopeful for the president's recovery. He urges immediate action by Congress to impose the death penalty for any attempt on the life of the chief executive, citing public sentiment against anarchists.
In Buffalo, a speaker argued that if McKinley recovers, the assailant may face at most seven years under New York law. He urged national legislation to protect the president, proposing a hunt for anarchists and confinement like lunatics, while praising Buffalo officials for precautions. The speaker then returned to Buffalo.
Three prisoners in the Chicago Central police station identified a photo as Leon Czolgicz seen at Abraham Isaak's home on Carroll avenue around July 12. Eleven accused anarchists faced conspiracy to murder charges and expected a hearing before Justice Prindeville, with possible ten day continuance for further police investigation.
About 500 Poles in New York, estimated 80 000 Poles in the city, gathered at St Stanislus Church to denounce Czolgosz and his crime while pledging sympathy for the president. They doubted the assassin s nationality and planned a delegate trip to Cleveland and Toledo to prove he is Russian by descent.
Mayor Harrison and Police Superintendent O Neill order district chiefs to deploy officers at meetings deemed anarchist and arrest speakers using violent language. The city warns anarchists to temper their rhetoric or face detention.
Four hundred Polish-Americans gathered at Laurentius Roman Catholic church in Philadelphia to deplore McKinley’s shooting and repudiate claims linking the assassin to Poles. Five Polish priests attended as telegrams of sympathy were sent to the president and Mrs. McKinley. Seventeen Polish-American societies reportedly participated.
In McKeesport Pennsylvania on Sept 8 about two hundred anarchists met at Guffey Hollow across the Youghiogheny from Buena Vista. They drank beer and whiskey, gave speeches and sang praises to Czolgosee and celebrated the assassination plot. Garcia Clamcavilla led the group and edited Fire Brand.
Agents in Mobile interview ex members of the Andrews Opera company who stayed behind when the troupe went to Kansas City to locate Antonio Maggio the former cornet player alleged to have predicted President McKinley’s assassination before October. They suspect Maggio remains near Silver City.
In Bergman’s Grove Riverside a meeting of Chicago socialists rejected a resolution of regret over the attempted assassination of President McKinley. Opponents argued McKinley represents the capitalistic class, so his safety is not a socialist concern.
Buffalo on September 8 reports a sermon at the First Presbyterian Church where Vice President Roosevelt attended. The pastor Dr. S. Mitchell delivered a fervent closing prayer referencing the calamity that has fallen on the nation.
Vice President Roosevelt and Senator Hanna expressed strong optimism about the president's recovery after his surgery. Cabinet members including Gage, Root, Hitchcock, and Knox joined in cautious hope, noting only possible complications and urging patience as doctors monitor peritonitis risk and recovery signs.
The special train carrying diplomatic representatives returned to Washington from Buffalo early today, marking a brief transit in the capital.
The Express says the operation at the emergency hospital lasted about an hour and involved Dr. Matthew D. Mann with assistants Pr. Herman Minter Dr. John Parmenter Dr. Lee and others. The surgical team traced a bullet path by turning up the stomach and closing two wounds with sutures, noting minimal stomach contents and no peritonitis risk.
The ad urges buyers to calculate daily weekly or monthly soap costs and choose Ivory Soap for its purity and value. It touts Ivory as the purest soap that floats and requires no chemistry knowledge to recognize its quality.
Berlin reports that Emperor William has ordered hourly wires on President McKinley's condition. The directive emphasizes timely updates as McKinney's health status remains in focus.
A Walbridge & Co. box identified as containing the revolver used to shoot President McKinley was found in Buffalo. The weapon was likely sold the previous Tuesday, though it is unclear if Czolgosz bought it personally. Only the empty box remained in his bag.
Emma Goldman the anarchist lecturer in St Louis the day President McKinley was shot. She lodged at 1361 South Thirteenth until 7 p m Saturday then possibly left for Chicago or Buffalo. Police and federal agents pursue leads to locate her amid conflicting ticket reports.
Reports from Buffalo say Emma Goldman the anarchist leader was in the city last Monday and occupied a house a few doors from where Czolgosz lived.
The Vienna newspapers denounce anarchism in strong terms and warn of energetic measures to destroy its roots in the United States. The Wiener Tageblatt hails McKinley as America’s premier statesman and perhaps the world’s greatest influential figure since Bismarck.
The Associated Press reports from Copenhagen that no change is planned in the emperor's itinerary and he will travel to France possibly with a stop in Paris. Russian secret police chiefs in Paris and London and detectives will accompany him, and he will depart for Dansic at noon on Tuesday.
Feeling in Paris runs high as cablegrams from Buffalo assure improving condition of President McKinley. Ambassadors and consuls relay scant official news while Associated Press bulletins are read with keen interest. Senator Lodge, close to the president, waits at his hotel for replies and expresses relief upon receiving a high official cablegram.
Paris newspapers publish sympathetic editorials as authorities tighten controls on anarchists in France and abroad. Italian anarchists flee Paris while Dunkirk reports anxiety over the czar’s visit and Paris inquiries deny any change in czar Nicholas II’s itinerary. Authorities dispatch detectives to industrial centers and issue warrants for dangerous suspects.
Hermann Armour of Kansas City died suddenly of apoplexy at his Saratoga summer cottage. He had been in frail health but had ridden out recently and appeared to be gaining strength before his death this forenoon while seated on the porch with friends.
Dr. Johannes von Miquel former Prussian finance minister died suddenly in Frankfurt on September 8 likely from heart apoplexy. Born February 1849 he had been ill all day and was found by his daughter after retiring at midnight. A physician confirmed heart failure as the cause.
Whitehall defeated Twin Bridges 17 to 1 in a high school basketball game on Sept 8. Graves and French led Whitehall with solid play as Smith and Brennan tried to respond for Twin Bridges, but the crowd saw Whitehall claim their fifth straight win and third this season over Twin Bridges.
Miss Jennie R. Ewing a prominent local church worker met instant death in Pittsburg when her carriage horses bolted. She leaped from the carriage and struck her head fracturing her skull in the accident this evening.
C. A. Titus of the Union Boat Club broke the American tidewater sculling record on the Harlem river by rowing a mile in 5 08 2 5. He is a senior rower representing New York.
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