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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1901
Page
11
James Foley a 46 year old Never Sweat mine topman hanged himself in his barn last night at 8 after an apparent act of temporary mental derangement. He left a widow and three young children. coroner Johnson to hold an inquest at Duggan's undertaking rooms at 3 pm today.
Five thousand spectators witness the start of the racing season at Saratoga with rich fields including Imp in the Saratoga handicap. Results list wins by Goldsmith, Roe Hampton, Gay Boy, and Alaska among others across seven races.
At St Louis Aug 5 Delmark summary lists six races. Crimean wins five and a half furlongs with Miss Dora second and Col Stone third in 1 00. Monograph takes mile and yards with Tick ful second and Quannah Parker third in 1 14. Judge Pet tus wins six furlongs with Lienham second Mona B third in 1 16. Dan Paxton wins mile and a six teenth with Belle Simpson second Peter Duryea third in 1 49. Kazan wins six furlongs Meddlesome second Northern Spy third in 1 154g. Swordsman wins mile and three sixteenths Irving Mayer second Seething third in 2 4
Bishop Brondel announces several Montana assignments. Cyr Pauwelyn moves from Miles City Sacred Heart to Great Falls St. Ann's. Joseph Blake moves from Anaconda St. Pauls to Miles City. A B Coopman shifts from Anaconda St. Peter to St. Pauls Anaconda. John B Pirnat remains at Anaconda St. Peters.
Jesse Haney, owner of early comic papers, died at his home in New York City aged 72. He arrived in 1859 and joined a group with Sol Eytnge, Walt Whitman, and Artemus Ward. He started the New York Picayune, then Irving Magazine, and later a comic monthly featuring Bellew the elder and Frank Beard.
Great Falls dispatch reports no wool sales today as buyers postpone to allow movement of existing wool stored in warehouses. Regular sales are scheduled for tomorrow.
The American steamer Eureka arrived at Valparaiso Chile with her machinery out of order. She is bound for San Francisco from Norfolk where she sailed in May.
Judge Clancy presided over five civil cases with jury panels formed. only one case reached trial and no testimony was heard. Seven more cases were scheduled for today, including Frank Boucher versus Powers and Nichols Powers for a mechanic lien foreclosure.
London August 5 reports no division at the third reading in the house of lords but indicates no further attempts will be made to pass the king's declaration bill this session. Officials note broad support and potential final passage likely.
Dr J C Koosher of Sitka named health inspector for the Port of Sitka by the United States marine hospital service. His first assignment involves the fish commission ship Albatross quarantined on arrival after a crew member contracted a light smallpox episode at Dundas bay near Hoonah. The ship was sent to Nakwasinsky bay for 21 days as a government vessel without passengers or freight.
Merion Erwin, special assistant AG for the federal courts, secured attachments against loans and securities in Savannah held by ex-Captain Oberlin M. Carter, engineer in the U S A. The amounts involve many thousands of dollars.
The private bank at Andrews in Huntington County was closed today and its proprietor arrested on forgery charges totaling $12,000. Authorities say forged names appeared on security paper given to Capital National Bank of Indianapolis.
New York on August 5 H Moron Moore a builder filed a petition in bankruptcy. Total liabilities amount to 743449 with 300000 secured and no assets reported.
The July 25 report from the agricultural department statistician shows average cotton condition at 77.2, up from 71.1 the previous month. Compared with August 1, 1900, and the 10 year average, the impairment is mainly due to drought.
Commissioner Yorkes of the internal revenue bureau ordered transferring the revenue district headquarters covering Montana Idaho and Utah from Helena to Salt Lake. Two inspectors favored the move citing their investigations while the bureau says the action is to gain senatorial support and votes for Thomas Carter of Helena and Thomas Panel of Salt Lake.
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