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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1901
Page
8
Local ad offers complete furnishing service for new homes. It invites customers to visit and work with staff to outfit every room from basement to garret using available knowledge and materials.
A crowded sale notice promotes bargains on carpets and rugs with 1901 fall arrivals. It urges early purchase to lock 15 percent savings before prices rise as demand grows, and offers wide selections of standard and all wool carpets plus Smyrna and Wilton rugs, plus lace curtains and portieres, at deep sale prices with measurement and installation services.
Two men Holmes and J Falcon were arrested in the Elva block on Dakota street with tools for breaking and skeleton keys found in their rooms. Police tie items to store robberies including a fur store window pry and shoplifting by Chris Bloom. Bloom’s arrest preceded the raid as investigators linked patterns to Leese & Co. and Rubenstein boxes recovered in a water closet. The police express strong confidence the arrested men are the culprits in recent local burglaries.
Judge Clancy issued a temporary restraining order stopping Boston & Montana from mining on a vein in the Piccolo claim said to apex in the Minnie Healey lode. Heinze engineer Alfred Frank asserts familiarity with Minnie Healey workings and ore bodies and alleges the vein belongs to Minnie Heavy within its surface boundaries. The injunction was sought in an old Heinze versus Boston & Montana suit.
Murray Ashley the jockey known for a saloon shooting near Peter Teague’s race track has been captured at Ogden and will be brought back to answer a first degree assault charge. He shot at the saloon keeper and hit FE J B Neens hat, fled toward California, a courthouse visit failed to settle the matter, and the victim does not wish to prosecute. President McKinley spends the day at his Minerva farm with Cortelyou and Herrick. they will return tonight.
In Sofia on August 17 the Macedonian congress adjourned after the moderatore won the day and a committee was elected under the presidency of John Tschon.
The congress decided that committee members should be peaceful rather than militant, emphasizing nonviolence in their approach and conduct.
Felix A. Reeve, acting treasury solicitor, favored 4 cent per pound customs duty on coffee imported to Porto Rico from the United States under the Poraker act. He argues section 4 percent broad provision abolishing duties on all merchandise entering Porto Rico from the U S includes coffee, noting inadvertence in Congress. The opinion rejects Frederic de Getau’s contention to exempt coffee.
The Sun reports that converged forces at Hondweni near Zululand are not preparing to fight but to surrender under an understanding with Lord Kitchener. It says Milner, returning to South Africa, carries a draft constitution and plans for governing the annexed territory.
John T. Hayden, secretary and treasurer of Swift & Co. New York, vanished after turning over books to Chicago auditor John Chaplin. Loss estimated between 10 000 and 50 000 dollars. W H Noyes confirms Hayden as a defaulter after five years with the firm. Private detective agencies are investigating.
Philadelphia and Boston split a doubleheader with strong pitching in game one and weak defense in the second. New York was swept by Brooklyn as batting woes doomed the home club. Chicago defeated St Louis behind Waddell’s dominant performance, while Washington and Detroit split a doubleheader with Mercer and Patten delivering mixed results. Attendance figures ranged from about 1,50 to 9,300 across venues.
Boston defeats Chicago 4 to 2 in an exhibition at Boston with Clark Griffith starting for Chicago. Attendance 11 919. Also notes Milwaukee tops Philadelphia 6 to 5 in a doubleheader with dramatic plays and umpire wrangling in the first game.
Cardinal Gibbons, awaiting the Etruria, will dine with the bishop of Cloine in Queenstown tonight and receive addresses from Catholic societies and the town council.
A man who gave the name Mark Halloran was arrested by Night Chief OBrien for misconduct toward the 6 year old daughter of Martin Cole of 416 Cedar street. He will face a hearing before Judge Hayes on Monday. Authorities vow vigorous prosecution. Pete Hickey was arrested late last night and charged with being a vag. He will remain jailed over Sunday.
A long roster lists many individuals associated with Missoula and other Montana locations including Helena, Butte, and Missoula residents such as E C Maloney, G H Keep, Dan J Heyfron, Isaac Leisen, Mrs P M Reilly, H Burton, and William Alexander among others. The compiled names span multiple cities and include entries from Missoula, Denver, Minneapolis, and San Francisco in a shared county or state record.
The postoffice begins the work of moving to a new site, with demolition and setup underway. Officials say the relocation aims to improve operations and service speed.
The move to the new building finished by midnight with all office furniture and on hand mail relocated. Today is for setting matters alight and tomorrow morning patrons may call for their mail as usual.
Aug 17 at Christiana reports Stoekken led search for the Abruzzi expedition missing Norwegian machinist and others. The party explored Frang Josefland coast but found no trace. They raised a memorial stone at Cape Flora sent by the Duke of Abruzzi.
Charles E. T. Neal of Brooklyn has been appointed inspector of clothing for the Indian warehouse in New York City. He succeeds the previous inspector whose resignation was requested after discoveries that substandard clothing was supplied by the contractor.
Admissions at Buffalo New York, August 17. More than two million people have visited the Pan American exposition and the number of guests continues to rise.
Cleveland report notes another victim from the crib disaster was recovered by a tug this morning. The body was severely burned and likely will not be identified.
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