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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1905
Page
14
A cautious mood dominated trading as money rates rise amid currency movement to the interior and crops to be moved. Banks showed a firmer tone while bond sales totaled about 400 par value with widespread listing of major American issues and preferred shares.
New York reports a quiet metal market with holders cautious and prices steady. The Aug dates show limited movement as traders weigh recent quotes and speculative sentiment, while mercantile and banking notes emphasize stable levels across key items.
Clearing house statement for the week shows loan averages increasing and deposits rising. Tender volumes and reserves are described with declines in certain categories while United States deposits and depots reflect decreases. The report highlights shifts in liquidity and demand figures as of Aug 1.
Reading from the day’s pit action, wheat and corn show early strength then ease with a weak close, while oats dip under pressure from heavy receipts. Prices for prime beef, stockers, and hogs move modestly, with steady to good demand noted in Chicago.
Unclear OCR fragment notes market activity in South Omaha with references to cattle and sheep receipts, feeders, and exchange signals. Mentions auxiliary markets, hauls, and a 104.7 frequency, but details are fragmented and unreadable.
The Broadway theater in Butte hosts Wilton Lackaye and Channing Pollack in The Pit, Frank Norris’s tale of love and wheat speculation. Laura’s marriage to a risk-taker unravels as his gambling obsession and social panic threaten happiness. The production features six scenes, realistic set pieces, and a star cast amid touring commitments and music acts.
Fragment discusses audience reactions to competition ending and attendees at the Family venue growing discontent with poor or indifferent entertainment. It notes smaller crowds and changing expectations as the scene shifts away from prior performances. The piece emphasizes a desire for higher quality shows.
Constantinople reports three more battalions of Fez called for Macedonia due to revolutionary activity. Dome collection in Smyrna alleged to target foreign consulates and banks. Armenians allegedly planned outrages for August 31 to force powers to act for protection.
An excerpt from the Pall Mall Gazette details Russian exile convicts sent to Sakhalin. Prisoners march chained, with women and children among them, fed poorly and tormented in damp cells and brutal salt-mines labor. Tortures described include gags and devices called "eat-o'-nine tall" for suppressing cries.
The Oregon excursion offer lists Round Trip via Short Line with pages of dates and fares. It notes a new Pullman sleeper on the Portland train serving Montana patrons with through berths from Butte to Portland. Reservations advised by November 30 with three month tickets and stopovers allowed. Berths available at Short Line ticket office 105 North Main Street Butte Montana. Wilson D F & PA.
Pittsburg and Homestead were checked after a report of twelve Tallans escaping a yellow fever blockade near New Orleans. Authorities investigated and found the group spent Wednesday in Pittsburg and at Homestead. The health department extends a quarantine around the Homestead house involved.
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