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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1906
Page
3
A former employee accuses Standard Oil of bribery and cheating in a case linked to a St. Petersburg inquiry. The report adds a separate murder note about Father Gapon, with a corpse identified as the priest found in a villa near Ozerki Finland, suggesting his execution date aligns with Berlin dispatches.
F S Hibbe testified before the interstate commerce commission about tactics used by Standard Oil to crush competitors. He named five Illinois towns where customers were convinced oil was superior by deceit, with rebates, bribes, price cuts, and inferior substitutes cited as ongoing practices. Cross examination linked Hibbs to independent firms while alleging continued misconduct by Standard Oil dealers today.
The press in Tokyo says Viscount Hayashi will head Britain’s embassy while Baron Komura takes the London post. No official announcement has been made yet as Premier Saionji returns from Manchuria.
Albany reports show net losses from the California conflagration by fire and fire marine insurers with claims totaling 113 441 595 dollars as filed with the New York state department. San Francisco officials inspect water mains after breaks reveal supply failures. reservoir safety and connections now stabilize water delivery for domestic and fire protection. The day passes quietly aside from police arrest of a man found with liquor on the Sabbath.
John Alexander Dowie faced a violent disruption at Zion City as about 600 attendees clashed after he labeled Voliva faction overseers thieves. A Zion guard intervened to quell the uproar, and Dowie halted the gathering after further jeers and threats.
Turkish troops evacuated Tabah by order of the sultan. The porte replied to the British note accepting evacuation and a boundary delimitation commission, but London and Sir Nicholas O Conor demand an Anglo Turkish commission to finalize the status quo on the Sinai frontier. The sultan aims to leave Egypt as part of the Ottoman realm.
The body of Johannes Holder, a prominent farmer missing since Wednesday, was found hanging in woods near the state hospital. Officials classify it as death by own action. the motive remains unknown. Insane men exercising nearby discovered the body in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, on May 15.
Fire destroyed the residence of Marcus A. Woodward at Clifton. Margaret age twenty one months and Marcus eight months died in the blaze. Charred bodies were found among the ruins after bucket brigades failed to reach them.
In a bold call, SeSS Duan urges yielding of CZA and ten reforms. The speech emphasizes strong action and institutional changes while framing the issue as a decisive shift for governance and policy direction.
Testimony at the interstate commerce commission hearing in Philadelphia reveals favoritism by railroad firms in coal car allocation. George W. Clark of the Pennsylvania Railroad admitted receiving orders to favor the Berwind-White coal company, affecting regular percentage distributions and causing inequities among smaller firms. Arthur Hale of the Baltimore & Ohio testified that some larger companies obtained excess cars, while others faced shortages, though records showed no true car shortage. The commission questioned how equitable distribution could occur amid daily special orders, and Gowen noted such orders rose during freight congestion as the railroads pushed coal to market.
In St. Petersburg on May 17 the draft reply to the throne was presented in the lower house. It calls for general amnesty abolition of the death penalty suspension of martial law civil liberty abolition of the empire's council and establishment of ministerial responsibility. Debate shows left will attack the address and predicts trouble from radicals.
Detectives charge a clerk and three expressmen in a Morg an Line theft ring. Abrah am Davis and James O Brien faced bail at 15000 each. Adrian E Post Frederick Palm and Daniel Stratton bail set at 10000 each. Goods stolen mainly silk and woolens delivered to a Forsythe Street fence under false receipts.
After a White House conference with the president Attorney General Moody and Commissioner Garfield the justice department ordered immediate prosecution of Standard Oil and several railroads for alleged anti-rebate law violations.
James H. Clark, a Chamblee telegraph operator, went on a murderous spree in the Atlanta area after a failed romance. He killed one man and wounded five others, burned a home, then fatally shot himself at close range when confronted by a posse.
Franklin Pennsylvania May 17 the governing board of the Franklin Methodist Episcopal church adopted a resolution requiring all women in the congregation to remove their hats. Timid husbands on the board did not vote.
Hamilton Ohio May 17 W B Bickley a leading local lawyer was indicted by the Butler county grand jury on four counts of embezzlement and forgery last night.
Judge Edward Whitson permanently enjoined Montana ranchmen led by J. N. Bean from diverting water from Sage and Piney creeks that flow from Carbon county into Wyoming. Wyoming ranchmen argued prior rights. court decision from Spokane confirms interstate water priority.
Miners report two strong ore bodies at the Kendall mine. A cross shaft of 6000 feet revealed a large, high grade deposit with ore valued from $10 to $40 per ton. A second strike on the 600 foot level exposed another huge body running about $20 per ton, signaling a potentially vast resource.
Promising claims revived in the Elkhorn mining district with the Longmaid Brothers of Helena moving to operate the historic mine. They plan to process the old ore dump and tailings with cyanide treatment to recover low-grade ore once left behind.
A bold robbery at the Gold En Rule store in Missoula ended with the thief taking a full set of clothing including a suit, hat, and shoes after breaking a rear window. The safe remained untouched, containing several hundred dollars, per proprietor Mr. Cordz.
Lester Ruffner and Gabriel Smarks, brought to Bozeman from Hoff man, are in critical condition after a mine car fell on a 45 degree slope when the bullwheel pulled free. The wire cable caught in the track prevented instant death. Smarks suffered a skull fracture while Ruffner had compound fractures of the forearm and humerus.
Mrs. Minnie Carlson, employed at a Billings steam laundry, lost her hand at the wrist when a wheel ran over her wrist while she crawled under unengineered freight cars. She was en route home to lunch and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Helena Mayor Frank S. P. Lindsay faces trouble securing Henry Hay as police chief and E. C. Russell as city attorney. Despite a council majority allied with the mayor, confirmations remain unresolved and local political circles are greatly stirred.
The Improved Order of Redmen of Montana selects Anaconda to host the next session at Helena and elects Joseph Ottinger of Missoula as great sachem.
At Bozeman Montana state Christian Endeavorers convention delegates voted to aid the Anti Saloon League and to wage a vigorous state campaign modeled on the national group.
Washington May 12 Senator Bailey’s non-suspension amendment on orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission as covered by the railroad rate bill was decisively rejected 23 to 54 a largely party line vote. An Allison amendment removing fairly remunerative from rate fixing and limiting the commission’s powers was accepted. The House passed 320 pension bills and ruled against Tawney’s point of order on a naval dock appropriation.
Washington reports a Senate session featuring Tillman and Bailey attacking the president via ex Senator Chandler while Lodge and Carter defend Roosevelt. The day's work centered on the Allison amendment and interstate commerce commission orders reviewed by the courts. Republicans showed near unanimous support for the amendments, with La Follette aligning with Democrats.
Monday in Washington the senate session closed at 5 15 p m after a daylong debate with no amendments adopted to the railroad rate bill. Rejected changes included provisions to fix railroad liability for injuries to employees as the house debated DC government bills.
Washington May 16 The senate finished its debate on the railroad rate bill in committee of the whole except for a pass amendment. The day saw Tillman explain negotiations with the president and Chandler’s memorandum read. The president’s letter to Allison was presented. The session opened with Tillman discussing his relation to Aldrich. In the House a decisive vote backed the navy department and defeated Tawney’s 10 percent cap on ship repair costs.
May 17 in Menominee Michigan a steam pipe explosion in the Wells Lumber company mill killed night watchman Nicholas Gemenden and badly scalded engineer Bush and fireman Johnson.
Detroit May 17 Frank Emmett a painter was arrested and charged with murder after his wife was shot through an open doorway yesterday. Mrs Emmett had filed for divorce and neighbors pursued him as he fled down the street.
Over 900 crow scalps have been turned in at the Elgin police station following a two day hunt under the Elgin Gun Club auspices.
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