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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1906
Page
4
Six dogs from the state penitentiary rode a special train from Deer Lodge to Montana City to hunt the would-be murderer. Warden T. E. B. Minchew led the hunt. the chase was prepared to reach dawn.
Thomas E. Buller of the Missoulian arrives in Butte to secure programme privileges for the race meeting and attract advertisers. The plan includes a complete farm chart of performances and detailed day-by-day racing records. The event will feature entertainment for American Yeomen members at Good Templars hall with J P Harrington reporting.
Simla dispatches note Bengal famine distress with deaths from starvation at Backergun and violence after hunger driven acts. A husband wounded his wife and children over lack of food as two huts were looted for rice amid growing hunger.
Portland dispatch reports from Moscow Idaho that Potlatch faces imminent serious trouble. County Attorney Stillinger was urged to act as drunken men terrorize residents and threaten shootings and arson. Potlatch, 15 miles north of Moscow, is dominated by the Patlagh timber company and lacks police protection. Salinger will visit Potlatch tomorrow.
Prince Victor Duleep Singh, who married Lady Anne Coventry in 1898, plans a cookery book with novel features. Princess Victor will assist after his return from Calabad, with daily menus for every day of the year and recipes for each quarter.
The executive committee of the Employing Libor Brophers association met in New York and declared an open shop in all branches of the industry. It was stated that about 20,009 workers nationwide will be affected by this action.
Washington August Peterson Swedish vice consul died at sea while returning from a visit to Sweden. He was buried August 1 in Sweden after the death occurred aboard the vessel.
Tickets for the Modern Woman Excursion to Missoula Aug 12 go on sale at the Northern Pacific city ticket office corner Samn and Fark streets. Sale runs Saturday Aug 11. capacity limited. Round trip $2.50. Children under twelve ride free. Train departs 9:00 a.m. from Butte. Werrisian, LB, agent.
A fragmented report on the Butte Tent club tennis tournament notes many defaults due to travel and injuries, thinning fields but advancing several matches. The event proceeds to a third round with pairings like Ward Longley and Hobbs against J Osenbrug Rochester, as Newport hosts the yacht entries for the Astor Cup race.
Williams was arrested shortly before midnight on a charge of overdriving and abusing a horse owned by E. A. Sloane. The horse showed whip marks and wear from the ride, the buggy nearly wrecked, and Williams planned to explain to Judge Warren in the morning.
A string of brief mentions notes visitors and residents in Butte from Helena Dillon and Virginia City among others. Names include A B Cool A Olson Ed Ellis J A McDonald John A Rowland and Mrs James Humet with references to their home cities and origins. News item mentions Paris rumor on church law and Vatican stance on lay governance with Catholic societies under bishops.
Seattle city council moved to call a special election for approving bonds totaling 4 272 000 dollars for a municipal street railway system and Cedar River water system extension. The adjourned council meeting set the election date for September 12.
Samara governor M. Block was killed on August 3. A youth named Fra loff confessed to the assassination and said accomplices armed with tombs blocked roads to ensure the governor’s death.
American owner James Vanderbilt tops the French racing list with Prestige and Maintenan in top contention. The article details Prestige’s two year dominance over rivals like Spearmint and Maintenan, trainer William Duke, jockey Percy Woodlands, and the impact of racing in France on American ownership.
Kansas City on August 1 saw the Kansas City Livestock Exchange suspend two member firms Blanchard & Ehrke and Burnside & Jordan after they were absorbed by the Co-Operative Livestock Commission Company. The exchange warned any member allied with the new cooperative to face immediate suspension to avoid packing house buyers breaking membership.
In Oakland California tonight Mrs Lota Reed Seed 26 shot and killed John P Mahon manager of a local yeast and baking powder company and then killed herself. The tragedy occurred in the home of Mrs Dr Luella Coot Walker with jealousy named as the motive.
Warren Ohio August 7 careful examination of a ticket near the body of Albert Kennedy a wealthy merchant of Eltis Kin shows he moved 409 feet after death the doctor declares indicating reflex action from the struggle that killed him a murder six weeks past had not been suspected by Kennedy's family or friends until now
A hundred stray dogs from New York arrived at Leahy farm to begin their summer vacation. By week’s end the farm will also receive 200 homeless Manhattan cats rescued by Bide-a-Wee society volunteers. Residents of the city streets were fed and cared for since the rescue.
The Rostelry interest in Rilde-a-Wee home inspires meals for once starving animals. Summer outings in the country are led by Mrs. H. A. Kibbe and Joseph Warne with Harrington Park last year and Greenwich planned this year. Benefactors include Mrs. James Speyer Gerry’s daughter and Jefferson Seltzman funding the outings.
Los Angeles Aug 7 W W Wheatly of Consolidated Lumber company, a branch of St Paul & Tecoma Lumber, denies existence of any witch organization called the lumber trust on the Pacific coast in a today interview.
A special dispatch from the Standard reports Helena issued a call for all general fund warrants to be received on or before April 3. The issue date and exact amount are unclear in the fragments, but the notice sets a deadline and pending settlement by September 15.
In San Jose California on August 7 William Ourought shot his wife in a city restaurant. The suspect admitted the act but pleaded not guilty as the case goes to the supreme court where a lawyer was appointed to defend him.
A heavy thunder storm breaks the heat wave across New York on August 7, bringing rain and relief after three scorching days. The day reports ten deaths attributed directly to the heat, with authorities cautioning on continuing danger from high temperatures.
An inquest in London reports Edith Mare Wood aged 3 swallowed a button hook several inches long at Tottenham last night. The hook was removed by operation but the child later died.
A partial and garbled report from London describes a bank clerk revealing evidence in a royal division case and discusses Bank of England notes. The fragment references the average life of notes, a tank, and an initial seizure, but the text is unclear and incomplete.
London August 7 sober naturalists describe a sea serpent sighting off Pare Brazil. E. L Meade and M. J. Nicholl of the NatUralists described the ball like object four feet by two feet waving in the water aboard the yacht Valhade. A six foot eel neck with a murder like head rose briefly before sinking and the creature moved away at speed overnight.
Budapest August 2 reports a severe locust invasion across Hungary near Debrecen. The pest has destroyed crops nationwide with thousands of hectares laid waste. Authorities fear widespread famine as swarms move toward the southwest.
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