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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1912
Page
13
Various short items note travelers departing for Sioux City Oklahoma St Paul Omaha and Boston. Local businesses, professionals and services advertised including chiropractors dentists harness shops and banks. A newborn and a daughter born to local residents are recorded along with travel and meeting notices and a Post Office baseball victory.
The thermometer rose sharply yesterday reaching 82 degrees as a warm wind swept through, disappointing nut merchants who hoped for a cooler spell and signaling an early taste of spring.
Toward evening the thermometer slid down yet stayed warm as 894 o clock neared the i-de degree mark. Large crowds gathered at pleasure points as the day drew to a close.
Half a million pansies were picked at Columbia Gardens on Children’s Day as 2.50 children roamed the beds for two hours. Manager Wharton counted the blooms after the event while a high wind thwarted a balloon ascension by Professor Lestrange. A lively crowd enjoyed aerial rings, chutes, a merry-go-round, and improvised pond swims as dusk fell.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a colored divine healer at Bethel Baptist with garbled names and unclear details. The readable items include references to a religious healer and community setting, but concrete events, dates, or outcomes are not discernible.
Water sports and events set for Lake Avoca at Tuna Park Sunday include a tub race a canoe tilting contest and several boat races with half a dozen entries per event The day features pole walking contests moving pictures in the German village and music all afternoon and evening.
The piece notes tariff as a live issue in a political fight. It urges readers to follow the Standard, Montana’s progressive daily, with Sunday Standard priced at $1 monthly by carrier service including regions in Ada and Mexico.
Chihuahua Aug Gen Pascual Oros co s Inability to hold his rebel army to whether has forced adoption of new plans by General Huerta the federal commander Until he had driven the reb Je back from Bachiibs General Huerta kept his entire fighting strength in a con fined area but the campaign he now is destining will necessitate a scattering of his forces between Juarez on the later national boundary The mail column will attempt to hunt down the Weakened insurrecto bands a small force of regulars will be left here Washington Aug s once again were fed that night from the Mexican ride of the border line at the American troops in El Paso according to a report received today at the war department
President Tattar arrives in Washington from Cincinnati after attending John W. Herron’s funeral. He heads to the White House for a special cabinet session to consider vetoing the tariff bills. He reads a draft veto message and cancels all engagements to finalize it. The cabinet will meet again tomorrow.
The United States ship Justin will depart from Sart Panama August. Five Marines are aboard and may be landed on Nicaraguan territory to protect American property.
Bozeman mayor and city council moved to block the contract made about four weeks ago with Pittsburg Meter Company for water meters.
The Dogrs Loan Association plans closure and liquidation. About 80 cents on the dollar will be paid to participating shareholders, mostly laboring men and small savers. After the meeting the doors were locked and a state takeover is expected, with Frank Brandon of San Jose to oversee pending liquidation.
Engineers in a narrow canyon study route for a new independent track as the Puget Sound railroad contemplates laying its line through Silver Tow canyon. Officials note heavy work to clear a path and negotiate right of way with Butte Anaconda Pacific and North Pacific roads. An increase in freight boosts the push for an east west outlet to relieve existing lines.
Professor A F Chamberlain discusses the word remacadamizing. He traces roots from Latin, Gaelic, Hebrew, Greek and English, linking to town, son, and Adam. He notes John Macadam's 1819 paving method popularized the term and shows linguistic blending across languages.
New York citizens are urged to attend a mass meeting at Cooper Union next Wednesday night to launch a campaign to rid the city of gambling and other “lawlessness.” Signers include four women and noted figures such as Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay and Mrs. W. H. Baldwin Jr. The call stresses government duty to protect life and property and notes ties alleged between police and organized crime. There are hints of grand jury actions and possible indictments in the Rosenthal case.
A rough narrator recounts multiple stints in jails across New Jersey and Ohio, describing petty vagrancy arrests, rough treatment, and legal clashes. He critiques jail conditions and the new sheriff, recalls a berry-picking job dispute, and reflects on how graft and poverty shaped his wandering life.
A disorderly memory recalls a traveler describing Indiana jail abuse and a sheriff found guilty of assaulting a prisoner. The account details hunger, a jail break, a trial, and a verdict, with the narrator eventually acquitted and given aid toward better transportation. The speaker reflects on justice and hardship endured across several states.
Glacier Park August reports show the Taft party in camp at Two Medicine Lake and Cutbank as film crews document Indian dances and Glacier views. Great Northern chairman Hil arrives to finish filming at the White House five weeks later, with machines installed in air compartment cars. The party, delayed by train, enjoys a three week stay in Glacier National Park before moving to Spokane.
In Walla Walla Washington on August Joneph Tachi, one of the Northwest's wealthiest Italians, was killed when a runaway team crashed into his wagon near his home. He was thrown forward and crushed by wreckage and horses, breaking his neck.
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