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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
8
The Inter State Medical Association banquet in the MacDermott dining hall drew 60 guests and a lively crowd. Dr J W Gunn and others entertained with stories while Dr George King and colleagues spoke on fractures and medical topics, ending with songs and a cake-walk.
Thomas Seaton, ordered to post a 250 dollar bond to keep the peace after threatening Ida Wilson, seeks a writ of habeas corpus claiming lack of due process and jurisdiction. A related writ of review is also set for Judge Clancy’s afternoon hearing as Sheriff Regan holds him in jail.
A benefit baseball game was played in Helena this afternoon between the Butte and Helena teams. Proceeds aid injured players Catchers Wood and Neal, with a large crowd and a final score of 10 to 7 in favor of Helena.
The article reviews theories by Adams Le Verrier and later work by Newcomb Lau and Pickering. It discusses two proposed planets beyond Neptune with distances 47 and 71 AU and masses near Saturn and Neptune, suggesting they could be detected by photographic sky maps and major observatories.
A humorous exchange in the Indianapolis Journal features a doctor urging rest with heavy clothing and the patient quipping that his wife has packed the clothes away in moth balls, highlighting domestic mishaps.
J R Wharton manager of the Butte Railway company was feted at a testimonial banquet by his employer at Columbia gardens. George Kessler presented a gold watch chain and charm. Wharton praised his staff and thanked the press for support as Olson's orchestra played and guests enjoyed a lavish menu.
Injuries sustained by Miest at the Standard mine were fatal. A blast at the Standard mine in Wallace Idaho on Wednesday the 22nd caused the fatal injuries.
.M. J. Boyle, long time miner and prospector, died yesterday. He was known in Virginia City and Butte and left a wife and six children in this city. His remains were shipped to Butte for burial, with funeral arrangements to be announced later.
Butte residents noted various visitors and locals yesterday. Manager J M Mehargue of the Montana hotel at Anaconda was in town. Father Murphy left for Red Lodge on a sick call and will return Saturday morning. Fred Metzler, a leading traveling man, appeared in town from Milwaukee. John F Cowan, formerly of Butte and now in Salt Lake, visited from Pony. A L Stone of the Standard Missoula office came to see John Maguire and found him. William Riley McCord, once a Missouri law partner of Judge Clancy, visited the city. he now pursues other business.
The piece compares artillery and small arms costs across historic conflicts from Alexandria to Modder River, citing shell counts, cartridge production, and unit prices. It notes high wastage in battle, rising costs of cordite and gunpowder, and detailed prices for rifles, bayonets, lances, swords, and cuirass components.
A reporter wearing a shirt waist visited a department famed for women’s goods after stores initially barred him. A floor walker blocked him saying only ladies’ goods are allowed without a coat. After pressure, the firm approved access and the reporter walked freely through the store amid a approving buzz.
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