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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1926
Page
1
Tony Vettere fought officers with a three foot pipe and a makeshift knife in a dramatic attempt to resist execution. Tear gas drove him back to his cell, where after a quarter hour the trap fell and he died. He proclaimed innocence and cursed the authorities amid Mussolini shouts.
New York dispatch reports Joseph Ruffner Jr a copy reader for a local neighborhood paper was shot five times by Gerald Dwyer a Brooklyn copy reader over a joke told by Ruffner Mrs Ruffner wife of the dead man explained that months earlier she posed as Mrs Ruffner to lure Dwyer into a prank which led to a quarrel and the fatal shooting in the lobby of Ruffner's apartment house Dwyer was arrested.
Buffalo rumors recount James J. Hill proposing a 10 million dollar campaign fund if Grover Cleveland were nominated for a third term to oppose Theodore Roosevelt in 1904. The offer, relayed by William H. Ryan to William T. Sheehan and David B. Hill, signals Hill’s belief Cleveland could beat Roosevelt outside New York.
The bond holders defense committee for the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway announced an appeal of Judge Wilkerson's ruling denying intervention and ordering the railroad sold at auction. The committee represents holders of over 18 million dollars in bonds and contends the road earns near 10 thousand dollars annually, about 15 percent on the mortgaged property, and is worth more than the court’s upset price.
William S Goodyer former cashier of the Farmers and Mechanics State Bank in Helena pleaded guilty to three informations grand larceny of 90000 and two counts of forgery. Judge W H Poorman set trial for the November term and remanded him on 35000 bail. The bank was closed August 28 after defalcations were found by Bank Examiner Jay G Larson.
Chinese doctor Wong Wing, who came from Billings last May, was shot seven times in Sing Kee laundry around 8 15 pm. Police suspect Ong Too Fuie, a stranger, and two witnesses saw no one flee the scene while Wong Wing named his killer before dying.
Frosty Peters, former Billings high school star, appeared in the University of Illinois opening game against Coe College and scored a touchdown plus kicked three extra points after touchdowns. The Minors backfield Lamum Timm Peters and Daugherity were sidelined by injuries in the first game.
Detroit reports the American Federation of Labor opens its forty-sixth annual convention with leaders pledging the five day week of 40 hours as a core goal. President William Green frames the move as a cardinal point in the federation's policy of constructive progress amid first session talks on welfare and broader labor issues.
Flood conditions persist across Illinois Missouri and Oklahoma with towns like Beardstown engulfed by a thirty foot dyke breach and 500 families homeless. The Mississippi reaches record fall height at Alton while floods devastate crops in Missouri and Illinois. Oklahoma reports three deaths as rainfall totals surge in the Midwest.
Babe Ruth belts three home runs as the Yankees beat the Cardinals 10 to 5 at Sportsman's Park in game four. The win ties the series at two games apiece with a decisive fifth game looming. Ruth's power shatters series records and thrills a crowd of 38,825.
Four men robbed the First National Bank of New Rockford North Dakota escaping in a car with 90000 in cash and registered bonds. A posse formed after the hold up as authorities pursued an automobile with Minnesota plates while towns nearby were warned and highway patrols set up. Bank employees were confined to a vault and customers jammed into a corner during the raid.
Judge H J Miller of Livingston presided Tuesday and disposed of cases. Berg pleaded guilty to liquor possession, fined 200 dollars and 60 days in jail. Ernest Cruse pension granted 25 dollars monthly. Grimes case set at 1500 bond for assault in the second degree. Franklin estate appointed Effie L Franklin special administratrix without bond. Bank and mortgage judgments issued against Creston Crest and George Allen for sums totaling 395.68 and 3934.18 plus fees and costs.
At a facts conference in St Paul on October 2 businessmen from Iowa Illinois Indiana Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota Minnesota Montana and Wisconsin examined American agriculture. Magnus W Alexander and Virgil Jordan presented findings from the national industrial conference board noting declining farm population since 1920 and a large drop through 1925 while focusing on production of food stuffs.
John Lyons 44, his wife, and six-year-old Ruth Lyons were killed when their touring car was struck by Northern Pacific passenger train No 188 east of Sanders Montana. Lyons allegedly raced the train and attempted to cross ahead, the car bursting into flames and the bodies being removed to Forsyth after coroner inspection.
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