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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
6
Fragmentary notes indicate a conspiracy theory surrounding an alibi in Utley’s case. Mentions Wang and a jury in Haven with unclear details and garbled phrasing.
A long federal whiskey case concluded with conviction of key figures including Drake and Rainey. The proceedings centered on perjury allegations and halted at times by dramatic courtroom exchanges. Sentences included prison terms and fines, with officials noting the case exposed planned attempts to move whiskey through Joliet and surrounding routes.
Mystic Strip members hosted a Major Shrine event with a large turnout and elaborate pageantry. Residents from across the state attended a formal evening featuring a parade, speeches, and a charity display with operating tents and medical demonstrations.
The article describes a hazardous engineering project at the Shoshone site with a large dam, river works, and a spillway, detailing suspensions and construction of a water storage system. It notes senators visiting, discussing dangers, and the plan moving toward completion with significant civil works and a riverbed expansion.
Government announces townsites opened for public entry in three reservations including Coeur d Alene and Flathead. Four towns listed for Coeur d Alene at Plummer St Marie Worley and Desmet. Flathead towns names include Ravalli Ronat Revelles Tixan Dayton Tynathes and Polson. Auctions scheduled in September at various locations. details show bids will go to highest bidders. Japanese ambassador Koparo Takahita leaves Seattle for Yokohama on steamer Yanyo Maru.
Madrid reports telegraph lines cut by Moors isolating the Spanish garrison at Penon de la Gerera. Bombardment continues with heavy forces massing near Alhucemas in preparation for a march. A dispatch from Melilla notes Spain may seek peace talks with the Moors. Ceuta reports Moorish fire on Spanish ships. no casualties. In Auburn, Ala, Mrs A Dowdell, 60, longtime officer of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, dies at home.
A drunken Chippewa man Moses Smith was found dead near Central Park, his body battered. Witnesses Abert Kennedy Bertice Kennedy and Charlie Rocky Day, all Chippewa, were intoxicated and unable to recognize each other. They were jailed. an inquest was deemed unnecessary due to injuries indicating death by assault while fleeing.
A chaotic Nevada crime sequence ends with Heslip and Meslip dead after cyanide and gunfire. Patrick Casey, jailed for the earlier killing, faced mob threats, a jail assault thwarted by sheriff, and transfer to Tonopah as crowds demanded vengeance.
Reading of an annual report fragment notes operations at Faircrieve Press Op Mon Vans in Entiat area with dated references and financial highlights. The item highlights organizational activity, workforce, and production metrics within a municipal reporting context.
Delegates at the Montana Federation of Labor gathering spent the day touring Butte and reviewing the annual report by President Alexander Fairgrieon. He urged unity among local councils, discussed strikes and lockouts, and argued for compulsory insurance to protect workers, noting European examples and the need for solidarity. Continued on page four.
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