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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1902
Page
13
Peter Kalich recalls connections to Marty Tracy a Portland criminal whose capture involved betrayals by kin. Tracy’s bold escapes, gunplay, and eventual burglary sentences are recounted, with references to pursuit, arrest, and a train confrontation. Also listed are travel tickets, a medical ad, and a doctor’s notice from Butte.
Alfred Ellinghouse, a famed Western theatrical manager born in San Jose, died in San Francisco at 38 after months of heart trouble. He left a young wife and was survived by his mother and two brothers. Ellinghouse was closely tied to major stars and venues, visiting Butte and working with L. F. Stockwell and others in San Francisco and across the country.
The new geners Grande Western and GW arrives in Butte from Salt Lake City and is placed in charge of the Butte office by WC. McBride, the firing agent, has been transferred to Portland. Mr. Fitzgerald has served as traveling freight agent for the system and spent 14 years with prior to joining.
The column notes a relocation of McBride to Missouri Pacific, announces the sale of Hall Bros. agency to five insurance companies, and records funeral arrangements for Mrs Elizabeth Flas. It also covers Victoria lodge members attending a funeral, Cripple Creek camp activities, a tax rate vote at Heaton, Fitzsimmons planning a Northwestern tour, and a health treatment anecdote about a stepson of John Wallace using open air therapy and diet.
Five passengers played for vast sums in a smoking room on a steamship. Bets rose from simple chips to $11 000 as pots grew, then accusations of cheating triggered a swift closure. The dispute involved two outsiders and four young stylish players, with money lost by outsiders on earlier games.
The article notes a string of suicides tied to a building on Douglas Avenue where A M Rothschild of Chicago, a clothing dealer, conducted business in partnership. Rothschild's death follows earlier suicides by Rothschild’s partner Sulette M Rothschild in Chicago, and subsequent deaths of Macharnen and Gonen, marking a grim pattern at the same site.
In Chicago a player nicknamed Pit nee faces a personal setback amid racing results. The report notes a 30 presence and local reactions to the event.
Strange tale from Petersmore Kentucky describes George Howlander discovering half a corpse preserved while the other half turned to dust after interment near Spell Rock on the Ohio river. The event followed his wife’s burial en route from New Orleans and left hair growth evidence, sparking local awe and fear.
The provided text is garbled and incomprehensible, making a coherent summary impossible. It references a Mine Owners association, a strike, and payments but contains disjointed phrases and likely OCR errors, preventing reliable extraction of entities or events.
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