30 Jan 1885
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Newspaper
Bismarck Weekly Tribune
Location
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1885
Page
1
Montana outlaw Con Murphy, a noted horse thief, was captured near Helena by McFarland and Bushaw. A posse overtook them at Ontell's ranch and hanged Murphy from a bridge, ending a deadly chase across the region. The event follows a string of clashes with lawmen and neighbors.
Summary of mutiny on the British bark Wellington sailing from Havre to New York. Captain Armstrong, drunk and unstable, is overthrown by the crew after attempting to shoot the mates. Armstrong dies from a skull fracture. Crew, including sixteen men, throws overboard spirits and manages the ship until authorities detain the mutineers in Plymouth.
The Direct Cable company reports a break three hundred miles east of Nova Scotia. Repairs are to begin immediately and the line is expected back in working order next week. Arrangements have been made for business by an alternate cable.
Missing crews and passengers from the Shres ice boats left Cape Traverse in a snow storm with no tidings since. Officials hope they landed in Nova Scotia. death feared if they remained out in worsening weather. Includes other local notes on stolen money, releases, a burned dwelling, and a dynamite accident at Beveredge Bay injuring workers.
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