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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
9
John Alexander Dowie denounces the press at Madison Square Garden charging he is not son of John Murray Dowie of Essex Ireland but born to a British army officer after a Scotch marriage. He cites letters denying Dowie as parent and pleads for mercy on newspapers.
King Edward approved Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, then British ambassador at Madrid, to serve as Britain's ambassador to the United States. The appointment was announced from London on October 26.
A 70 man revolutionary party reportedly landed near Catalina on the Atlantic coast of Colombia around Oct 1 and then moved inland toward Penonome before returning to the coast. Led by Frederico Barrera Lugo and John Antonio Caicedo, they sought reinforcements but returned after none arrived, with government telegraph lines tracking movements. Major Tascon’s forces planned to pursue aboard the transport Padilla.
Constantinople reports Loufit Pasha, military governor of Azir on the Red Sea and Yemen, killed himself after repeated reinforcement demands were ignored. The neglect sparked a general Azir uprising with the provincial governor slain in the unrest.
A battalion of troops cuts up the line and reinforcements are being sent to Azir to bolster the position.
Marion Indiana October 20 Jesse McClure a farm hand killed his two sons aged five and seven and hid near Frankton after luring them with candy and shooting them. A mob formed to lynch him but he surrendered in Elwood and was secreted by authorities amid intense local excitement.
In New Haven on October 27 the probate court heard arguments in the Philo S. Bennett will case. Judge Henry Stoddard, representing Mrs. Bennett, and Bryan’s counsel spoke as Bryan answered, defending himself against political-wise criticism. A letter from Bryan to Mrs. Bennett referenced Judge Stoddard’s motives and proposed Bryan act as executor.
Judge Cleveland reserved his decision after Mr Stoddard urged the court to disregard a sealed letter and a paragraph in the will referring to it. The court adjourned without ruling.
Mrs. Louis Iverson, temporarily deranged, murdered her children in Pacific Grove California. She strangled Louisa twelve, Harold six, Maria seven months, and attempted to kill her eleven year old son who escaped. She later told Sheriff Nesbit she believed she was acting under a supreme power. She claimed the children were not dead.
London reports official dispatches from Tokyo and St Petersburg state that drafts of a Russo-Japanese convention have been approved by the czar and Count Lamsdorff. Only minor changes remain to finalize a settlement. Russia increases fleet and troops near the Yalu as Yongampho riverside positions tighten. The Korean emperor reportedly supports Russia.
Amesworth Neb Oct 26 Judge Harrington overruled the motion for a new trial in Fred M Hans Elkhorn railroad detective convicted of murders in the second degree. He was sentenced to life with no chance of parole The case will go to the state Supreme Court on writ of error.
Hans shot and killed Da vid Luse in Brown county in spring 1901 claiming self defense during an attempt to arrest Luse on a warrant for shooting horses. The incident centers on a disputed use of force during a warrant execution.
Bradstreet's weekly review notes rising conservatism across industries with cautious buying and large needs driving demand. Rail earnings improve, but widespread shutdowns idle thousands. cotton mills curtail and some steel mills restart. Grocery and shoe trades active, dry goods and heavy clothing need colder weather, and holiday goods show strong openings. Wheat and corn exports rise week over week, while overall prices stay weak and business failures total 216 for the week.
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Congressional leaders listed include Senator W. A. Clark and Representative Joseph M. Dixon. City officials show Mayor B. F. White, City Attorney Edwin Norris, Treasurer A. B. Johnson, Police Magistrate Wm. Cushing, and Chief of Police Fred L. State with aldermen noted.
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