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Anaconda Standard

Location

Anaconda, Montana, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1916

Page

4

Anaconda Commercial Day Picnic at Georgetown Ends Brightly

Lt. Gov. McDowell delivered a brief extemporaneous address at the Georgetown Commercial day picnic where almost 1,000 Anaconda residents joined in sports, dances and a politicians race. The day featured a tug of war by butchers and clerks, various footraces, relays and a wrestling match, with William J. Gallagher injured but not seriously.

Jupe Plave Anaconda Georgetown WW. McDowell McDowell TS. A. Shelton J. B. Mulcahy J. M. Minor Ed Burke Joseph Hare Jr Ben Todd James White Hilding Nelson White Cadwell J. M Reardon M. I. McDermott Joseph Harell Patsy Finnegan Rudy Barich Jimmy White Arthur Fortier Ray Reardon Pete” Minor Butchers W. L. Sauer Arthur McLean Adolph Still James Walsh Paul Kratzalauch R. L. Richardson James Patterson Dan Oganovich F. Burns F. Snider F. E. Rodgers Mrs. Lindel Tim Reilly W. Spangler Tom Callan Grace Nelson Helen Kiley Young Healy Young Sigler Sigler Ray Qloane L. G. Cadwell I. N. Eaton G. K. Hutchens

Quarter Century Of Yellowstone Park Improvements Noted

Mrs William Winters of Spokane visits Butte en route to Yellowstone Park. She helped open the park 26 years ago when travel to the site was by team. Winters and her party include Miss Margaret Ervin Miss Nell Shank and Bert Sinyer. Her husband William Winters built the Montana Central railroad and the old cable streetcar line.

Yellowstone National Park William Winters Spokane Butte Park

Thomas Lenaghan Dead After 15 Years at Daly Bank

Thomas Lenaghan, longtime caretaker and engineer at the Daly bank, died at his home 904 Hornet Street aged 64. Born in Ireland he lived in Butte 17 years. Survived by wife, two daughters Mary and Margaret, a son and his father Patrick, all in Butte. He belonged to the Knights of Columbus and the engineers' union. Funeral plans not yet set.

Thomas Lenaghan Daly Bank Hornet Street Ireland Butte Mary Margaret Patrick Knights of Columbus The Engineers’ Union

Fairbanks Western Tale at Imperial as Grand Shows

Douglas Fairbanks in The Good Bad Man headlines the Imperial program with Bessie Love and a strong supporting cast. A Rough Knight provides the comedy, while Out of the Darkness at the Grand stars Charlotte Walker in a tale of a rich cannery owner who learns to aid workers after a memory lapse. Paramount Pictographs also features on the program.

Douglas Fairbanks Paramount

Anaconda Visit Highlights Local Figures

R. E. Johnson of Great Falls spent yesterday in Anaconda. Mrs. Clyde Amesbury returned yesterday from Kalispell. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bostrum of Southern Cross were Anaconda visitors yesterday.

R. E. Johnson Great Falls Anaconda Clyde Amesbury Kalispell Charles Bostrum Southern Cross

Growth of British electric light industry since 1888

Over 18 years the sector expanded from 88 private firms with 30 million dollars capital and 388 municipal plants with 10 million dollars capital to 276 private companies with 805 million dollars and 328 municipal plants with 260 million dollars.

British Electric Light Industry

Motorcycle Needed to Capture Speeders in Butte

Night Chief John Walsh urged equipping traffic officer with a motorcycle to pursue speeders, arguing current chases fail when officers must wait for another vehicle. He noted $25 fines for speeding and said motorcyclists enable faster catches, while warnings often lead to speeders laughing and escaping. He stressed enforcement and curb stopping violations threaten pedestrian safety and traffic order.

John Walsh Butte

City to levy 15.2 mills as last year despite higher valuations

Butte city council fixes the 15.2 mill tax levy for general purposes sinking fund library firemen’s disability parks and garbage funds. Contracts awarded for Montana avenue sanitary sewer North Idaho street sewer and Broadway alley paving. Real estate sale prices set but debated. Heating system to be reworked. bills totaling 18 296 approved.

Ways and Means Butte Montana Avenue John Hexem North Idaho Street J. J. Kelly Broadway Alley Idaho Washington Street J. R. Silver West Broadway Reardon Harrison Avenue Northern Pacific Corral Freudenstein Lane City Hall Teamsters

Stolen Dodge Belongs to Butte Visitor at Alpine Apts

A Dodge owned by Jack Cortoron of Butte was taken from in front of the Alpine apartments while the Cortorons visited friends. Sheriff Hartsell and deputies searched country roads within an hour after the theft, license Montana 9 068.

Jack Cortoron Butte Alpine Apartments

Moose Carnival At Butte Train Assembly

Notice invites all Moose and their spouses to attend the Butte Moose Carnival this evening at 6 35 p m aboard the train. Committee members V L Sargent George Saunders and Joe Hare urge full attendance.

Butte V. L. Sargent George Saunders Joe Hare

Salt As A Healer In Wound Treatment

The New York World describes salt as a healer in military and civilian wounds. A constant saline flow cleanses, disinfects, and protects the wound, replacing some uses of modern antiseptics. The piece notes salt’s long-known preservative and soothing properties and references early 1900s medical discussions.

New York World University of Chicago

Old Mine Turns to Radiant Cavern in Thuringia Forest

A Berlin geologist reports an ancient mine near Saarfeld in Thuringia has become a stunning cavern. Water-created stalactites and stalagmites form a brilliant, multicolored labyrinth, praised by scientists including Haeckel as a remarkable natural curiosity in Germany.

New York Sun Saafeld Thuringian Forest Luther Berlin Germany Haeckel

Pocket Lamps In War Profits From Battery Boom

The Daily Mail notes two London firms produced about 2,000,000 batteries for electric pocket lamps in the last year, a sharp rise from prewar output of around 50,000 in the United Kingdom.

Europe Daily Mail London United Kingdom Scientific American

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C. H. Branscombe Chestnut West End East Park Avenue East End Kemp & Havens the Rustlers Uead Goodfriend Goodfriend Clothing Co Anaconda News Dowell Speaker's Party Washoe Deer Lodge Valley Anaconda Band Hartsell William J. Gallagher Harry Fast Southern Cross Mine Hospital Jimmy” White Gle Yellowstone Park Great Britain Henry B. Wathal Minneapolis Billie Burke Gloria Marion Munsen Lee George Kleine Ways and Means Committee B. Abbott CO Jacques Loeb Pro D. J. Lingle Moose Old Mine
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