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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1913
Page
15
A female shoplifter targets department stores as clerks face a crowd alarmed by the theft. Her loot includes lace curtains, clothing for men women and children, silk goods, kimonos, trimmings, hosiery, hats, and household items. Total value about 1200 dollars with items such as glassware and china also taken.
Emily McLean of 2109 Elm Street confessed to stealing goods valued at 1200 from Butte stores. Her son Horace, a bright yet impressionable boy, acted as her accomplice guiding thefts at Hennessy and Connell stores, with articles hidden in paper bags and trunked for display. Authorities plan a preliminary court appearance as investigators recover a wagonload of loot.
Rumors of a possible reopening of the Josie Moore disappearance and death case surface as detectives consider new leads. Reports say investigators aim to locate the weapon used, believed hidden among rocks or tall grass near the death site, while relatives struggled to fund continued inquiry.
Police Magistrate T J Doober presided as complainant in court and Justice Doran heard the case against Thomas F Poore. The magistrate charged Poore with violating the speed ordinance after observing a machine at 99 miles per hour. Doran dismissed the case after Poore’s attorney argued uncertainty of Poore’s role. Judge Hooker protested but was overruled.
Raspy Wathey, chief deputy patcher for the street car company, returns from Soulder Springs with ill tidings. Weeks on layoff loom as workers grumble over pay and conditions. The manager Wharton reports a plan to ease strain while a carload of best house paint is mentioned.
An oldstyle narrative recalls the era of cattle roundups in North Montana, noting dwindling roundup events, the Fort Benton host town, and the shift from cowboys and frontier activity to modern irrigation, railways, and urban development while honoring former roundup leaders and pioneers.
A garbled notice warns buyers about dubious diamond sales at May Park. The fragment mentions a per cent discount offer and cautions against proceeding, signaling a potential scam. Authorities or organizers are not clearly identified in readable text.
Mrs Jack Stanay, age 3, was cited yesterday by a magistrate on a conduct charge described as plum joint. Police testimony stated the place was indifferent, leading to a $10 fine for the defendant.
AN members are requested to meet at the clubrooms this Tuesday morning at 8 30 to attend the funeral of our late brother Jon J Shea. JS Robinson WP BP Gillick W 3-Adv.
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