Anaconda Tragedy Drowned Man Eyewitness Details Inquest
Philip Kiernan a smelter laborer drowned in the sluice pond behind Cox's boarding house in Carroll. A coroner's jury ruled accidental death though testimony suggested possible premeditation. Eyewitness Philip Quinn described the fall into the flume and the failed rescue efforts as the river carried Kiernan away. Kiernan, Irish immigrant, 45, married with two children, had been drinking prior to the incident and worked at the Anaconda smelters. Funeral services were planned from Tuttle's with prayers at St. Paul's.
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Philip Kiernan
Cox
Carroll
Philip Quinn
Converters
Quinn
Kiernan
Viernan
Justice of the Peace
J. M. Kennedy
Heo
Tuttle
Huardenbrook
John Kane
Cox's
County Longford
Ireland
Anaconda
Daniela
St. Paul's
Anaconda Cash Bazaar Clears Stock Before Move
The Anaconda Cash Bazaar must vacate its current store and offers entire stock for less than cost with all items to be sold before August 15. The piece also notes a new Sunday round trip rail rate of 1.00 between Anaconda and Butte starting June 24, and promotes Wells Abbott and Nieman’s Nebraska Snow Flake flour at the Cash Grocery Co. Deer Lodge.
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Anaconda Cash Bazaar
Butte, Anaconda
Wells, Abbott & Nieman
Nebraska
Cash Grocery Co
Deer Lodge
Blue Hill Maine Bean Kiln and Brick Making Legend
A Boston Herald piece describes Blue Hill in Hancock County Maine as home to a historic bean kiln and brickmaking operation started by the Linscott family in the 1860s. The town’s brick clay and nearshore harbor supported growing industry drawing workers from neighboring towns.
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Boston Herald
Blue Hill
Hancock County
Maine
Linscotts
Blue Hill Bay
Hackensack
Porcupines Save Snoozer From Nighttime Porcupine Attack
Campers near Emerald lakes awaken to find saddles gnawed by porcupines. Snoozer the watch dog faces the herd circling the cabin as seven teen porcupines approach. A camper fires a pistol to scatter the bristled mob, ending the dog’s outdoor nights.
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Emerald Lakes
Lakes
Charles Graham
Snoozer
Teror
Horses two Feet High
Remarkable Wyoming discovery of tiny horses less than two and a half feet tall found near a great lake. Scientists marvel at full horse form in miniature with thousands once inhabiting the lake shore and nowhere else. No evidence of human riding or usage found.
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America
Wyoming
Porrex Druga Axp Cuem
Corr
Sole Props
Boston
Authors of petty thefts at Deer Lodge hinge on boys guilty
A gang of boys from Butte confessed to stealing a suit of clothes and other items at the Odd Fellows picnic in Deer Lodge. Two youths aged around 16 were arrested and pleaded guilty. sentencing postponed as authorities review the extent of thefts with the boys' parents.
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The
Odd Fellows
Penic
Deer Lodge
Butte
Jack Conley
Kelly
Anaconda
Morgan
Justice of the Peace
Emerson
Wanted at Livingston Sheriff Arrests Charles Leroy
Sheriff Young of Livingston arrived on the 11 o clock train with a warrant for Charles Leroy a Palace hotel cook. Leroy is jailed and to be taken to Livingston at 8 40 a. m. He was convicted of horse stealing at Park county district court last term but was granted a new trial and released on bonds. He had been living in Anaconda for three weeks and failed to appear at the Livingston August term.
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Sheriff Young
Livingston
Charles Leroy
Palace Hotel
Conley
O'Brien
Leroy
Park County
Anaconda
Prince of Wales Fights Off Cameras at Derby Crowd
The prince of Wales avoids photography with humorous scenes on Derby day at Epsom. A camera enthusiast was bumped and the machine damaged, the photographer paying for the loss as onlookers laughed. The royal party included the Duke of York and Lord Rosebery.
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Victoria
Prince of Wales
Epsom
Duke of York
Lord Rosebery
Dukes of Devonshire and
Portland
Earl Spencer
Lord Rothschild
Mouse nest hides cash at Missouri Savings bank
A man reported a nest in a bureau contained scraps of currency totaling 50 dollars. The bank sent the material to the treasury which recovered 20 dollars in new bills. The owner kept the 20 dollars and discarded the rest, unaware of the full amount originally hidden.
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The
Kansas City Journal
Missouri Savings Bank
Treasury
Quarrel Between Miss White and Mr Jenks Sparks Marriage Rumor
In a Philadelphia Press item, Mrs Brown notes Miss White and Mr Jenks argue constantly and jokes they may already be secretly married. The exchange captures local gossip about relationships and possible nuptials.
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Mrs. Brown
Miss White
Anaconda Board of Health Adds Birth and Death Reporting Provisions
The ordinance amends ordinance 83 to create sections 28 through 29. It requires the health officer to keep records of births deaths still births and contagious diseases with burial permit details and assigns reporting duties to physicians midwives and others within specified time limits. It imposes a fifty cent fee per certificate and a twenty dollar fine for neglect. No dead body removal without a permit from the board of health.
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Board of Health
City of
Anaconda
John M. Madden
Jos. Peters
Anaconda City Ordinances On Death, Transportation and Streets
Anaconda sets rules on certification of death records and inquest signoffs. It bars transporting bodies from contagious diseases without health permits and limits night burials. Violators face fines up to fifty dollars. Also bans throwing broken glass and sharp debris on streets with fines up to twenty five dollars. City bids opened for printing ordinances
Anaconda Ordinance Prohibits Tacks Glass on Streets
City of Anaconda enacts rules against throwing or depositing tacks and broken glass in streets and public ways to protect pedestrians and drivers. Enforced by local police with penalties for violations.
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City of Anaconda
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Dave
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Anon
Fifth and
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Fast Park
R. de B. Smith
Montana
Mont
Porcupine
Hiow
Cincinnati
H. Jenkins
Middleboro
Copper City
Froatieiner, Fisher, & Co
Com
Conaconda, Mont
Geisler’s Bird Store
6Th St
Omaha
Neb
Mormon Church
Bishop Kennedy Co
San Francisco
Cal
Martin Drug CO
Mott’s
Dk. Moti's Chemical CO
Cleveland
Ohio
Finlen & Media Drug Co
State of Montana
A. D.D
State of
Peters
Yellowstone Park
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