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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
15
Connell's highlights original artistic hats in a expanded millinery section. The store touts hundreds of new styles at surprisingly low prices and urges customers to explore its up to date millinery methods.
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, was welcomed in Butte for his fourth visit as he met with local reception committees and attended a conference with Western Federation locals over mining union jurisdiction. He toured mines, met workers, and viewed city growth, while a separate racing meet with several heats and a claimed world record for Uhlan at half mile graced the day.
Sam Langford of Boston stopped Tony Ross of Pittsburg in the sixth round at the National Sporting Club New York. Langford pressed early with a brutal pace, dominating most rounds and scoring a decisive finish with a right uppercut and a hard left to Ross’s jaw.
Goshen New York August 24 Uhlan the trotting marvel went a fast exhibition mile in 2 0 TM driven by owner C K Billings and paced by a runner to beat 2 08 Results 2 17 trot purse 2000 Robert Mirol won third fourth and fifth heats and race
A committee of the Automobile Facing Drivers Association may bar H W Ogren from Elgin road races tomorrow and Saturday after a first lap crash in official trials. Ogren and his mechanic escaped unharmed though the Colby lost a wheel. Thousands watched as rain threatened but did not arrive and drivers noted the course is faster than last year.
English lightweight champion Matt Wells will fight New York’s KnockOut Brown in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden on August 50. The match is the first under the new state boxing law, sanctioned by the Twentieth Century Athletic Club. Weigh-in set for 183 pounds at 3 p.m. Referee named as Charley White.
President Horace Pogel filed a protest with President Lynch over a late inning play in Philadelphia versus Cincinnati. Downey hit to center as Paskert dived and appeared to catch the ball, Eason ruled batter out, then Johnstone allowed the claim that the ball scooped from the ground. A lengthy wrangle followed with Doolan banished.
Minot North Dakota August 28 The total land registration on the Fort Berthold Indian reservation stands at 10 899 with Judge Witten in charge estimating about 80 000 will register before the close of the period the figures reflect ongoing enrollment and imply a large turnout ahead of the deadline.
Rochester N Y Aug 24 On the eve of the election in the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic it is practically assured that Judge Harvey M Trimble of Illinois will be elected commander in chief Gen John McElroy may withdraw before the vote One resolution proposed the Sons of Veterans be official escorts to the Grand Army Mrs Cora M Davis of Union Ohio was elected president of the National Woman's Relief Corps Other officers will be elected tomorrow The Sons of Veterans voted to withdraw support from the memorial university at Mason City Iowa The auxiliary elected officers President Mrs Flora Staples Whitney Vice President Mrs Addie M Haskins In his annual address Commander in Chief Gilman urged passage of an increased pension bill and incorporation of the encampment He noted deaths among veterans and predicted the Grand Army would exist for 25 years more He urged observance of Memorial Day Flag Day and Mothers Day Gen Alvah C Halmonds of Portland died in hospital after parade The body will be shipped to Portland Dec 31 1910 there were 203410 members in good standing 55923 posts Charters were surrendered totaling 8211 33 in cash and assets Notable obituaries O Day Remains of Thomas O Day will be shipped to Chicago for interment Miladinovich Funeral of Savo infant son of Mr and Mrs Lazar Miladinovich will be held at 2 pm at 403 East Galena Street
A federation vote on a railroad strike on Harriman lines nears completion as more than three fourths of federation members favor striking. Railroad officials had declined to recognize the federation and would only bargain with unions.
Kansas City August 24. International presidents of five major labor unions plan a conference Monday to address a potential railroad strike affecting Harriman system workers. M F Ryan Brotherhood of Railroad Car Men says management must confer to avoid rejecting unified union talks. The groups include car men blacksmiths boiler makers sheet metal workers and machinists.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Dillon Dated Aug 4 J H Padgham and Rodgers Bennett filed the third condemnation suit for Gilmore Pittsburg Railroad against Anna M Klein executrix and heirs of William Klein. They seek six lots in Stahl addition for a passenger depot site between Glendale and Sebree streets and east of California Street.
At Missoula on August 24 a faction questioned Secretary Partelow’s 1910 reports, but Partelow produced figures refuting the charges. The disturbance subsided as routine business and general resolutions dominated the day. The union label committee, asked to frisk members for labels, was criticized for lack of progress and later reported most delegates wore proper attire.
Helena Aug 24 District Attorney Preeman filed in federal court against Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway for $500 penalties per infraction totaling $2500. The crew worked five men for over 16 hours between Avery Idaho and Superior Montana on July 11, according to the complaint.
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