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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
2
Northern Pacific manager provides a general review of the ongoing strike and offers an outlook up to the present, outlining key issues, impacts on operations, and anticipated developments. The report emphasizes management perspective and potential outcomes for workers and services.
General Horn reports no serious delays due to telegraphers strike. Through trains run on time, Pacific coast travel into Portland and the Lewis and Clark Exposition traffic proceed with minimal disruption. By day’s end 80 percent of Pacific division operator posts are filled and several Minnesota and Montana offices reopened, with substantial overall system improvement and no accidents reported.
A 19th century health notice promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. It claims operations often arise from neglecting symptoms like backache and irregular menses and touts high cure rates, urging women to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for guidance.
The message states that the strikers’ general committee circulated plans from President Perham’s headquarters. Reports from division superintendents claim no collisions or delays, with many strikers willing to return within days. New workers are being tested and sent to fill vacancies to ensure smooth operations and safe travel. Superintendent Blanchard confirms Ashland and the Duluth Short Line area report no passenger or freight delays and improving efficiency.
St Paul Aug 3 General Superintendent Slade of the Great Northern says the situation is improved though two passenger trains in the last 24 hours arrived late at St Paul union depot. He notes Seattle arrivals were on time except for a delay and freight trains are moving well. He states replacements will be filed for workers who have left and protection will be guaranteed to all who remain on the job.
Herbert J. De Pierce and Commander Cameron Winlow review plans for transporting peace plenipotentiaries to Oyster Bay. The Mayflower, commanded by Cameron Winlow, will convey the delegates for formal presentation to the president on Saturday.
Washington reports Germany has urged a preferred meeting place for the Moroccan reform conference. Acting Secretary Adee stated the United States will send representatives to any location agreed upon by the powers directly involved.
Across three U S locations August 3 a rail line wrecks injure several and halt service. In Townstown, Miss Mabel Berch fatally injured and Miss Emma Vickery gravely injured as a broken rail derails cars and sends the baggage car into a creek. In Pleasant Hill, Frank Brice dies engineer. another engineer injured. In Pasadena, two injured as Santa Fe No 41 derails near Union Street after dirt piled on track.
Henry V. Hardy Jr. of New York, once a Chicago Board of Trade broker, led in district court today a bankruptcy petition. The filing lists liabilities at 77 dollars and assets at 1,700 dollars.
Wuluth August Zenneimer, teller for the First National Bank of this city, pleaded guilty in federal court today and was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
St Petersburg reports the nomiralty has issued orders for twelve torpedo boat destroyers with displacements from 220 to 22 tons for coast guard service.
President Perham of the Telegraphers union defends the strike and explains why train boards were turned red to halt trains and protect life and property. He says passenger trains are delayed and freight traffic paralyzed, denies orders to return to work, and insists no wire-cutting occurred while stressing refused harmful activity.
Portland Aug. 3 Telegraph reports EB Harriman will invest about 10 million dollars in railroad building across Oregon Washington and Idaho within the coming year. The Southern Pacific plans from Drain to Marshfield linking with Coos Bay line and the Roseburg Eastern road from Marshfield to Myrtle Point with a Beaver Hill branch. Harriman and Hill will share the cost of a dual line between Riparia and Grangville.
Denver dated report says the International Brotherhood of Maintenance of Ways Employes strike has not disrupted trains. About half of the 2,000 track workers quit, with strikers to be replaced. Extra nonunion gangs of up to 1,000 men are operating.
Investigators hold secret sessions daily on the flagship Chicago as witnesses are heard in the Bennington disaster inquiry. No formal report has been submitted, and hospital counts show 18 discharged yesterday with 35 remaining, Muller and Sullivan among the most seriously ill with likely recovery.
New York Aug The committee appointed to investigate insurance companies has not yet chosen a counsel. Sub committee pursues candidates to conduct the inquiry but no selection is made and unlikely before late next week. The committee met informally tonight and plans adjournment until next week. Members will return to their homes in the interim.
A Jet committee representing Methodist Protestant Congregational and United Brethren churches met to discuss consolidating the denominations. They plan to convene in Dayton, Ohio on February 6, 1906 to take final action on the matter. FRANCO RUSSIAN TREATY Petersburg update notes a French and
Delegates have reached a substantial agreement on a new commercial treaty. French delegates left for Paris after an audience with the Peterhort. The treaty calls for lower duties on French lines and likely includes a clause to prevent increasing the French minimum duties on Russian products during its term.
A notice posted on August 2 announces a temporary pension of payments by the savings bank tied to Paris’s Printemps department store. The move follows sugar trade failures affecting major operators, with working-class depositors prominent and Ministers of Finance seeking to avert further trouble by coordinating bank aid.
Lincoln Aug 3 Judge Barnes of the Nebraska supreme court granted a temporary injunction against the Nebraska Dealers association alleged to restrain trade The association is forbidden to pool prices or accept rebates pending the injunction officers must not act and new officers must not be elected The action is brought by the state attorney general under a Sherman law type statute passed by the last legislature
Washington August 3 Major Jamet Williams special European agent of the treasury department based in Paris has been recalled to the United States. He is not expected to return before fall and will be given a responsible position here. He has served about 12 years in this post and some of his recent work aided U.S. pottery interests.
Mary Harrigan aged 16 from Los Angeles fell into the Merced river near Yosemite Valley while playing at a campfire. John Yates, a soldier of the Fourth United States Cavalry, drowned trying to rescue her.
Atlantic City Aug 2 The executive committee of the Order of Foresters endorsed purchasing large tracts in Northwest Canada for member settlement. Grand Junction California Aug 2 The Utah registration rush in Salt Lake City seems over with few new applicants as clerks are reassigned to Provo Utah.
Oscar, who recently created a German admiral by Emperor William, visited the German squadron that arrived last night. The event included a May night in their honor, reflecting cordial relations as the fleet stays.
Wooster Ohio Aug 2 Court hearings on the Taggart divorce resume with Judge Easton saying both spouses share equal custody. Witness Howard Taggart recalls Fort Thomas Kentucky mornings, anonymous letters about Lt Rither, and Mrs Taggart’s heavy drinking in officer circles while the captain away.
A Grand jury in Washington met today but did not take up the cotton crop report leakage and adjourned until tomorrow. After tomorrow's sitting an adjournment of two weeks will be taken.
Former Lieutenant Governor Lee resumes testimony in Jefferson City in the bribery case against Senator F H Farris. The cross examination focused on a letter allegedly returning 7000 to D J Kelly of New York. Lee admitted writing the letter to cover the transaction but said he did not return the money to Kelly.
Mrs J F Hart of Darby shopped in town Monday Edna Taylor obtained guardianship for G C Taylor in Florence county clerk office Monday Larriaux returns from coast trip via Seattle Portland San Francisco Oakland and other cities Mrs L Nelson mother of Mrs A Fairbairn arrived from Michigan to spend a month in Bitter Root Miss Carrie Kearney and James Mc Coy of Darby wed at Darby Catholic choir sang at Stevensville Rev Calvin Rickman of Bozeman visiting John Lewis W H Wright guide arrived from Spokane to lead hunters in Clearwater country party included E H Morrison Edward Morrison Elsie Mason Andrew Robertson A C Stanley Marcus Daly Mrs Page seen at fair Henry Frederic son born to Mr and Mrs Fredericson Hamilton plans to Missoula circus Robert Nicol improving after spa Missoula surgery to return home soon
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