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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1913
Page
2
Butte state officials praised Warm Springs asylum in excellent shape and low costs while noting a looming shortage for treating dope fiends. They warned the next legislature must provide adequate funding for a specialized facility as current provisions fall short of needs.
A fragment from a Montana column notes mosquitoes used as flying machines by Big Timber residents. It quotes a Butte fisherman and Dr. Wiley on gender, references September Morn protests, The Passing Show of 1912, rag-time critique, a Brooklyn divorce suit, a Butte divorce case, and a Boulder police order restricting X-ray skirts.
Miss Eva Williamson visits Salt Lake friends from Sherman school while Miss Emma Williamson travels Bitter Root valley. M. Richard Burkhardt plans Yellowstone tour after Salt Lake visit. Lewis Bero, from New York, returns married to Eva Goodman and will reside in Butte. Telrout’s speeding case forfeits $10 bond. Ross McGrew fined $10 for rear lamp violations.
P. C. Gillis, Dr. J. R. E. Sievers, and Dan Williams returned yesterday from a combined business and pleasure trip to Prince Rupert. They and partners are involved in a mining property, reporting the mine in good condition and the coast showing promising business prospects.
James Rogers aged 54 of 720 South Montana street died yesterday after long illness. He is survived by two sisters Emily and Annie, a son, and four nephews in Butte. Rogers had lived in Butte 24 years.
The state board of pardons says Sam Hall will be pardoned only if his creditors approve. The board will hear creditors at the Silver Bow county courthouse next Saturday, August 30. If creditors want Hall to have a chance to repay and thus be pardoned, the board will back them. if they oppose, he stays in Deer Lodge penitentiary. The decision hinges on whether money can be recovered for those who lost over $50,000.
J B Funk of La Crosse Wisconsin president of J B Funk Candy Co visited Butte with his wife. He praised Butte as one of the best business cities in the country after touring the park and discussing local conditions. This was his first trip to the West.
Professor Bruder of Chicago spoke before the Equal Suffrage club outlining a plan to let workers employed by corporations aid in electing corporate boards. Members challenged the view and a warm discussion ensued. President Bessie Smith urged full attendance at the Eagles hall meeting Tuesday at 2:30.
A long string of personal names and locations is listed, including Thornton J Richardson York PA J Tullis Hartford Conn G Dunscomb Denver C G Hefges Miles City 8 K Bradford San Francisco H G Marsh Minneapolis Cora Owsley Dillon Mrs E Picard G H Choppey Missoula W E Lee W G Lee White Sulphur Springs J W Tobin Livingston R Clark Dillon A Li Holter and wife G E Kissler Helena Butte Mrs J H Rule Basin C F Hedges O H Price Mrs H Lambert Livingston H Acomb Cincinnati M R Miller Armstead F B O'Brien Livingston James Haley Oakland J S Edwards Blackfoot H C Kealey Lombard J B Lindsay Helena W H Parke Salt Lake L H Lee Pocatello C R Gox all Salt Lake C A Smith Dillon H E Thompson Boulder R A Loveland C Bisbee Lewistown Finlen H B Elling Virginia City Thomas Topping Helena H D Case Miles City Guy Kueshns Great Falls J H Newsome George Rounds Calgary Mr and Mrs L O Child Honolulu R L Dalke William Parker Thomas Murray Frank Weatherhead George P Garbo Billings J J Pretila Rea Lodge R T Ferguson Anaconda E G Elton Frank Bartos Missoula Gere T Turpen Helena.
James Doran left yesterday for his Hamilton area ranch after visiting his mother and relatives on the west side. He abandons commercial life for the back to the soil movement and reports an unusually heavy potato crop on his Hamilton-area ranch.
Bud Frisk formerly of Minneapolis announces to the Standard his availability for matches weighing 145 to 150 pounds. He aims to challenge Otto Suter of Cleveland, holder of the welterweight championship, for the title.
Three young Butte miners Lyman Martin Claude Webber and Hans Martin returned yesterday from a three week motor trip covering 2500 to 3000 miles. They visited Ogden and Salt Lake City and then explored the surrounding country. They enjoyed the journey and came home looking hard as rocks.
An administration official says Europe remains aligned with Washington as Mr Lind is told to push concessions by the Huerta government to persuade President Wilson. Wilson has finished the note, will brief Bryan, and discuss with senate and house foreign relations committees. A Mexican envoy sent to Washington is seen as dilatory and not altering Washington’s position. Huerta reportedly drops envoy idea, seeks new basis for talks.
Mexico City reports Gen. Geronimo Trevino has returned from the United States to Monterey and plans another trip to the capital. The administration is rumored to be weighing concessions to Washington as Trevino travels through rebel areas. An Huerta cabinet meeting aimed to publish Monday news on Washington Mexico exchanges.
Mexico City Aug 23 Serapio Rendon a member of the chamber of deputies was executed last night. A strong adherent of Madero he was accused of plotting to assassinate Huerta Rendon was arrested after dining at a friend's house and taken to a firing squad near Atscapetzalico a suburb of the capital. Deputy Cordes Mangel had been shot to death there two days earlier by federal soldiers.
A young Mexican lieutenant of volunteers Apolonio Lopez Cruz and his wife were killed after resisting a rebel force aboard a repair train traveling from Tampico to San Louis Potosi. The couple and a small escort fought until their ammunition ran out before being captured and executed.
The Empress Theater offers a week’s vaudeville program highlighted by Happy Heart’s wheel stunts seven performers delivering nonstop humor. Cato Keith stars in Who Was He with Mary Hampton and Harry Fenwick, while the Village choir and Kelly and Garvin’s acts draw strong receptions. George Schreck and Mabel Percival also impress with tumbling. Empresscope pictures and Lyle Bishop led orchestra receive praise.
Bankers press for 10 percent in the vault and 10 percent in the federal reserve bank. They seek extending farm loan time limits from 9 to 12 months and urge striking out the savings banks section to keep existing regulations. They propose 10-year notes issued by federal reserve banks under the comptroller of the currency, to protect government credit in war and emergencies.
In Washington on August 23 the house democratic caucus defeated a plan to increase the federal reserve board from seven to nine members by a 47 to 100 vote. A proposal to raise the banks dividend from 5 to 6 percent was also rejected. An amendment made it mandatory that applying banks may become stockholders under board rules, and directors of reserve banks must reside in their districts.
Roll and Cundy of Butte won the state doubles title at Hunter’s Hot Springs by defeating McCloud and Ebbage 6-3 6-3 6-1 in the semis and Bozeman pair Parker and Hutson 6-0 6-1 6-0 in the finals. Cundy also claimed the Blakeman cup in the handicap tourney.
The Toledo Blade reflects on Argentina’s shift from land scarcity to abundance, as land sells for up to 200 dollars an acre and a new class of wealth rises. It notes soaring living costs, Buenos Aires as a Paris of the new world, and asks how to manage prosperity and wage constraints.
In Celebes reports, the birds of paradise are not diminishing in number, marking a positive trend for these endangered species. Researchers note stable counts and ongoing habitat preserves that support their continued presence in the region.
The article outlines the Thaw case’s Canadian legal team with J. N. Green Shields and others, noting the promised but unconfirmed retainer fees, and describes how a Sherbrooke adviser connected Thaw to his Montreal and Sherbrooke lawyers. It also mentions statements from Thompson alias Roger Thompson and recent remarks by ex governors and officials.
Delegates attending the American Institute of Mining Engineers meeting in Butte praised the convention, the reception, and Montana's development. They highlighted papers on milling, leaching, flotation, and geology, with remarks on efficiency, electricity use, and the progress of the Butte camp.
Spectator reports a ceremonial revival of the Order of the Bath in Henry VII's chapel Westminster Abbey led by the king with the duke of Connaught as great master. The oath emphasizes English religious loyalty without servile royalism, echoing rites used since 1761.
The text traces how swear and gambling meanings warped from honor and descent roots. It notes rural Russia salt-spilling rituals, including crawling under tables to avert ill luck, and in New England collecting spilled salt to burn on the stove to negate the spell.
Portland Oregon and Vancouver Washington last night Patrick McDonald a wealthy Alaska miner and Mrs Alice Reese widow of McDonalds former partner were married to settle their joint property holdings after the death of Mr Reese two years ago The estate valued at 175000 prompted lengthy efforts and looming litigation McDonald proposed marriage to resolve the matter and was accepted.
A French reporter describes the first Japanese arrivals to Sao Paulo, Brazil, now coming in larger numbers to cultivate rice and mulberry trees for silk. He notes their cleanliness, orderly baggage, and cultural contrasts with European migrants, highlighting flags with Brazilian and Japanese colors and their practical belongings.
Lewistown August 23 Milwaukee moves workers to clear a large tract southeast of town for its machine shops and roundhouse. Construction will start immediately and is slated to be ready when the Great Falls Lewistown line opens, expected about year’s start.
Lewistown August 23 George Stief and Henry Irslinger signed articles for a wrestling match set for August 29 in this city. The bout is billed as the most important match in Montana in a long time and has aroused wide interest.
Lewistown August 23 Mrs Tom Stout and her children left this afternoon for Washington to join Representative Stout. It was thought the representative would stay home this fall but that plan is abandoned and he will likely not return until next year.
Dr. Robert O. Treadwell, once a language instructor at Harvard, died at his Portsmouth home today aged 90. Friends say he slept in a wooden box at night to avoid drafts. The obituary notes his scholarly career and old age.
The latest report shows 1,011 deaths on British railroads last year, down 59 from the prior year. Officials note improvements in safety measures and closer monitoring of tracks, stations, and signaling systems.
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