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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1901
Page
8
The note advises hunters to prepare thoroughly before a trip miles from town. It warns that a broken gun or empty ammunition can ruin the expedition and stresses stocking up on supplies beforehand to avoid late trips to the store.
The Winchester Repeating Arms Co. produced ammunition last June with every case stamped with the date. Bowder must stay fresh to deliver hot results.
Advertisement lists Parker Hammer Shotgun, Smith Hammerless Shotgun, and hammerless models priced from 34 to 25.00, claiming guarantees and best value. Also promotes Marlin Repeating Shotgun with three grades and various rifle makes including Savage Mannlicher Mauser Colts.
Local retailer promotes a wide selection of camping gear including Dutch ovens utensils and related supplies with competitive pricing. The message emphasizes variety and affordable lines for outdoor equipment.
The State Furnishing Board upholds its previous award amid debate over supplier choice. A letter cites concerns about using employers of union labor and pressures the legislature to address procurement standards.
An excursion to Yellowstone Park and return priced at £39 90 is advertised for August 24. Prospective travelers are urged to contact W. H. Merriman General Assistant of the Northern Pacific Railway at Car Park and Main Streets for details and bookings.
West Superior Schmult brothers withdraw from the Great Northern freight house contract at Great Falls. Louis Vogel wins the bid and will begin soon, delaying completion by about a month with finish likely by late November.
New York reports the cup challenger Shamrock II halted its planned trial spin at Sandy Hook due to misinterpretation of orders. Tow to Sandy Hook, windward under a brief staysail, then return near the mooring as preparations continue. Sir Thomas Lipton and the designer intend to observe the Columbia Constitution race and the Shamrock will resume trials on Monday and daily thereafter except Sundays.
Oyster Bay August 23. The Constitution, anchored in harbor, faced a surprising loss as the Columbia outpaced her whenever wind rose. Crew and supporters admit chagrin, noting sails and conditions did not explain the setback, and vow hard tuning until the faster boat proves its speed.
In Daytonia Florida on August day Helen Post her husband Col C Post and her son in law FF Gurgman were seized by federal authorities on a post office inspector driven charge of using the mails to commit fraud The trio advertised cures by mental science claiming to heal diseases at a distance including restoring sight and asserting no illness was incurable by their method
A Haitian laborer, Tal ian Laborer, employed by the Grant Stadius company on the Portage cut off, was run over by two dump cats. His breast was crushed and he died at Columbus hospital a few hours after arrival. He had no known relatives in this Montana location. A heart pack from Seattle notes the Puget Sound sockeye salmon pack for the season is estimated at 1,200,900 cases valued at 2,5400,000. A forthcoming London meeting between King Edward and Emperor Nicholas is expected to take place in Frederichstadt Denmark with the Russian rural police chief noted as traveling from Paris and an inspector also involved.
Scotland Yard officer Melville travels to Fredenborn to ensure security for distinguished visitors arriving from London. The assignment emphasizes protection duties and coordination with local authorities.
The Cambridge-Oxford and Harvard-Yale teams will play return games on Berkeley Oval in New York on September 5 at 3 p.m. A provisional program includes 100 yards dash to two-mile run with nine events, run on cinders, with up to eight-foot high jump uprights. Only firsts count and ties possible if dead heat occurs in final event.
The French ambassador M Constans informs the sultan he will leave Constantinople with the embassy staff if disputes remain unsettled. Paris confirms a practical ultimatum and suggests possible withdrawal of the French embassy. Munir Bey may move to Berne as Ankara relations stay tense. A Turkish embassy closure could disrupt espionage networks in Paris.
Special dispatch reports Zina Young, Brigham Young's widow and leading LDS figure, stricken with paralysis at Cardston Canada on a visit to her daughter Mrs. Card. She is en route to Salt Lake City in an unconscious, dying state, age unspecified, long prominent in the church and relief committees. Riots continue at Sterling mill in Pittston with non union workers and locals in clashes. violence and threats accompany the strike as the mill remains operating under tense conditions.
Floods in Owensboro Kentucky Aug 23 report a waterspout on Barnett s creek in Ohio county washing away houses and drowning livestock. Rough river backed up for 10 miles threatening more damage as isolation delays aid. Also dated New York Aug 23 Count Gilbert Popenwart Gerlachstein arrives as Austrian minister to Mexico aboard the Fuerst Bismarck, marking the first such appointment since Maximilian.
The Gaulois interview from Hilversum quotes Mr. Kruger denying privateering as fables. He notes Boers have 10 000 men remaining in the field and remain committed to ongoing struggle. In Baltimore, John H. Butler a Black man hanged for murdering his wife Lavinia in October. he denied guilt and had been a noted Republican politician.
The article recalls Durango in its pioneer days with journalist Mrs. Romney, who founded the first daily in Durango and faced rival papers, vigilantes, and fiery editorials. It notes her bold press leads, the civil war in town, and battles in the streets as Durango grew with railroad and telegraph access.
An official decree from Bogota dated July 18 directs governors to suspend war material payments, mobilize forces, recruit volunteers, and impose war contributions to fund armed forces and administration without relying on national capital. Each governor must act to stabilize the departments.
San Francisco labor leaders finalize plans for a large union march through the business district. A letter to University of California President Wheeler protests student help unloading ships during a dock strike. Forty added men arrive at Port Costa docks, with fifty more said to have quit. Strike leaders cite strong position while Furuseth reports optimism. Painters and employers dispute settles with 500 workers to return at 3.50 for eight hours. Iron works add ten workers.
Ex Governor Stone seeks United States Senate as Col. Moses Wetmore asserts he is not a presidential candidate. Wetmore says Stone will win Missouri’s Senate seat. another note reports a coroner’s verdict in Cripple Creek on Sam Strong’s death by gunshot, the shooter being Grant Crumley in Newport saloon on Aug. 22, 1901.
Washington announces important retirements and promotions in the United States navy. Rear Admiral Schley will retire from the active list, followed by several captains in September. Forty-five promotions will occur, elevating Captains Frank Wildes and Henry Glass to rear admiral.
Sheriff Williams of Saguache county Colorado passed through Butte yesterday with a man arrested in Park county on suspicion of horse stealing in Colorado. John Loske an Austrian inmate at the state asylum since July 1900 in Butte was ordered released upon his brother’s request through C R Leonard of Butte who stated Loske is harmless and his brother can care for him. Great Falls market article notes A Barrett a Great Falls merchant arrested for obtaining goods under false pretenses in bankruptcy cases was bound over to the district court in $1000 bail.
Moritz von Faumbach, the German consular agent at Milwaukee, reports possession of telegrams indicating Gerhardt Terlinden of Berlin allegedly obtained several million marks fraudulently. The full details are not yet released.
In Havana on August 23 a non immune individual was inoculated with Caldas serum argued to prevent yellow fever and was bitten by two infected mosquitoes. Major Havard notes the yellow fever commission and he approve the experiments as scientifically justified given voluntary participation and safety considerations. The Sunhost Mach on its voyage to Colon arrived at Kingston Jamaica.
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