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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1900
Page
8
Peter Sullivan was jailed on a drunkenness charge after a day of protracted spree and hallucinations. He believes he is a sailor aboard a sinking ship and repeatedly strips to swim, asks for a deck viewing and shave, and may appear sober enough to face the captain in the police court.
Beginning tonight the Edison moving pictures, a popular feature at Columbia Gardens, will be shown outdoors and free to all. The attraction will run all week and drew over seven thousand visitors yesterday despite threatening weather, cold ball season and chilly air.
Winnipeg Manitoba August 5 The strike situation on the Canadian Pacific is practically unchanged. The movement has not yet affected traffic and all trains are running on time, but prospects exist that the strike may extend to other branches of the service.
Berlin August 5 Captain Banendahl of the imperial navy plans an expedition to seek the North Pole. He will sail from Hamburg on August 6 aboard the Matador a fishing schooner of 10 tons burden.
Chicago reports two deaths and several prostrations as temperatures hit extreme levels. Officials warn heat wave conditions persist with 104 degrees in the shade and officials urge precautions for vulnerable residents.
Detroit records the hottest day of the season with a 96 degree reading. The city endures extreme heat as residents seek shade and hydration. Officials warn about heat-related risks and urge precautions.
In Chicago Bill Nye and James Whitcomb Riley dined with Herrmann the magician. Nye discreetly wore and then returned a $2000 diamond ring hidden in a salad to a waiter Joe after a joke. Herrmann, startled and displeased, later retrieved the ring and lost the evening's performance.
About 600 people gathered at Greyson Springs for the Daughters of Erin annual picnic. Con Hayes surrendered his estate for a big day with games and prizes as W. T. Atchison won multiple contests and Mrs. J. H. Cronin took a dress pattern among others.
George M. Hatch of Sweet Grass county arrived in Butte from Big Timber. Pat Meaney of Helena was among yesterday's arrivals, having covered eastern Montana and organized counties with a large labor vote for his political patrons.
A New York Times critique contrasts serenely noisy rural life with urban clamor. It laments city sounds from cable cars to barking dogs, mocks public debates in streets, and foresees a future where dogs are confined like other offenders under a Tammany era reform.
A reminiscence of famed unions shows Mary Todd predicting Lincoln’s presidency before marrying “Ugly Abe,” and August Belmont’s courtship of Commodore Perry’s daughter turning heroic after a pistol duel. Horace Greeley and Mary Young Cheney marry after a long correspondence.
John D Rockefeller rose from a farm family in Tioga County New York to helm Standard Oil. He started as an office boy in Cleveland, built a refinery with Samuel Andrews, and expanded into pipelines and global interests in mines railroads banks and ships. He lives simply rising early and maintaining a disciplined routine at home and in New York and Cleveland.
The Newcastle Chronicle notes a curious climate on Saghalien off Bi beria with dual currents and polar winds. Lower areas face Arctic conditions supporting temperate to sub tropical vegetation while higher inland regions are warmer with bamboo and hydrangea growth unusual for the latitude.
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