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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1906
Page
21
An old-fashioned advertisement touts codfish from Newfoundland as the finest boneless variety. It promotes Petra white tablets, Excel flour, Lutana butter, and other staples, claiming low prices and high quality with ton lots and bulk discounts.
The article recounts Helena Fitzgerald and the Butte Woman's Relief Committee coordinating aid after the San Francisco earthquake. Volunteers canvassed shops for coins and small donations, gathering over $1,000 in cash and supplies. The effort unified diverse women groups and funded shelter, food, and clothing for refugees while coordinating with San Francisco offices.
A couple in Deer Lodge County faced a clerical mixup when the wrong marriage certificate part was handed by a minister. The officiant reported two parts exist, one filed is from the minister, the other from the clerk, and a correction exchange is required to align records.
The article notes Alexander facing arraignment for alleged business activity while asserting innocence and not being a stockbroker. It covers the day’s court actions, local figures, and a broader report on General Franke Hin Mell and Secretary of the Army meetings with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill. It mentions Pinchot preparing a letter to the Irrigation Congress and signals the temporary abandonment of the Tex post.
The nominating committee of the Civic League has selected officers for six months as terms of the first officers expire. J. Russell is reelected president and T. F. Nolan is secretary. The meeting will address enforcement of laws including the prize fight issue.
Plans unfold for the Knights of Pythias third rank Knights of Khorassin to visit Anaconda on the 12th of next month with 20 strong led by George Palmer to confer rank work at Montana lode. A large Butte contingent will accompany them for a major gathering of Anaconda Pythians and grand lodge sessions in Anaconda on October 19.
A letter from Robert H. Sexton chief of the department of congresses indicates Roise Idaho will host the fifteenth annual congress season next year with a commodious hall and a national irrigation day on the program. Western cities including Reno Deadwood North Yakima Denver and Salt Lake City have shown interest while discussions consider Washington D C as a potential site to emphasize national reclamation efforts.
Washington reports in 1904 manufacturing growth across the United States shows 216,262 establishments a 1 percent rise since 1900. Capital rose to 12,086,265,672 dollars a 41 percent gain, product value jumped 80 percent, wage earners up 16 percent and salaries up 30 percent.
A stated Russian policy favors distributing land to peasants while bypassing parliament and appeals to voters. In Montana, Short Line announces special excursion trains with limited details for a Salt Take trip, including a Sunday morning departure and a $1 return fare to Dillon, with notes on picnic grounds along the Big Hole River and a special train option. The public notice also advertises a Labor Day picnic at Gregson Springs with bidding for privileges and attendance by the Sons of St. George, closing Aug. 30.
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