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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1900
Page
2
A jumble of opinion phrases on politics crime and society references Harper's Weekly Cuba and Hague peace conference, notes on Washington and Cuba statues, Congo cannibalism, and California Rangers led by Harry Love, with lengthy details on farm yields and lawless frontier episodes.
Captain William J. Howard details how Joaquin Murrietta and his lieutenant were killed by California Rangers on July 23, 1853 near Kern Lake. The pursuit ended with Murrietta surrendering, then being killed after mistaken firing, and the head and hand preserved as proof. The incident unsettled outlaws and led to the Rangers disbanding months later.
In Clay County Kentucky a feud between the Philpot and Griffin factions erupted on a public road near Jason Bowling’s home close to Benge town. Edward Rogers died from multiple gunshot wounds and another Philpot ally was wounded. The Hamptons retreated home as Philpot partisans pursued them and another man was killed during the chase crossing Horse creek.
Four attachments issued against the Investors' Trust in Philadelphia follow its closure and missing officials tied to the Miller syndicate. Plaintiffs include Hannah Lovering and Lucy A Harmon of Somerville Mass each reporting losses of 200 and 150 dollars, plus F C Bishop of Fairmount West Virginia with 200 dollars. A Somerville letter notes hundreds of victims in town and Charles town holding stock totaling around 100000 dollars.
Two Chicago Indian women, Princess Neela of the Tuscaroras and Blue Wing of the Winnebagos, plan to travel to Paris in 1900. Both fear the sea and a photographed portrait, yet guide Thomas Roddy’s persuasion secures their journey.
A Cincinnati Enquirer note explains how dead spots in the skin render some needles feeless on the body. Most people would only feel about sixty to seventy pricks when blindfolded, while the rest hit senseless areas.
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