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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1916
Page
8
A commission dealer warned that a Labor Day strike by railroad workers could cut off Butte fruits vegetables and milk within days. Dealers noted canned goods flour potatoes sugar and meat would rapidly deplete, with coal and ore shipments also at risk and mines possibly shutting down.
American Baptist Foreigen Glory will present reports from the mission field at First Baptist Church tomorrow night. Miss Lavina Mead, a 32 year Japan veteran, covers What God Has Wrought in Japan. Mrs. Thorlief Wathne from Donakunda India presents her daughter Anna born in India on April 15 1914. Evalyn A Camp speaks on My Life for Japan. Mine Clarissa Hewey from Kinwha China discusses the call of China. Secretary Miss Elanore Slate outlines workers at home and abroad. The party sails for the Orient from San Francisco on Nippon Maru September 9.
The funeral of Joan Welling, Walkerville's fourth mayor and longtime resident, was held yesterday. A service at the Masonic temple preceded a guard formed by Visiting Knights Templars and local commandery. Masonic rites followed at Mount Morlah cemetery.
John P. Moore an engineer on a Northern Pacific local freight train died in a runaway on a quarry spur after refusing to abandon his engine. Evidence said weeds on the track contributed to the loss of control as the engine dropped 15 feet and rolled three times. Moore, Irish born and 50, left a wife and four children in Butte with siblings in Ireland. funeral held at Holy Savior Church with many pallbearers from railway brotherhoods.
Chief Murphy announced detectives have ruled out Charles Shubert as a victim in a highway robbery case and deem his claim unfounded. Shubert, accused of waiting in an alley to rob EM Perle and John Redman, was attacked by them and hospitalized after the confrontation. Redman was shot in the head but not seriously hurt. Perle carried several hundred dollars. All parties remain in custody as the county attorney acts.
Trafic policeman Priya hid behind a Harrison avenue house to catch speeders on Joy trail. Miss Helen Moore, in a new six cylinder car, was arrested for 89 mph. William Winterson Jack Richards James Borzi nick Henry Richards charged. Steve Perso tested for passing a streetcar. Moore denied speeding. All released to attend police court.
The primary opened auspiciously in Butte with perfect weather and a heavy vote that could eclipse all records. Women and men showed high participation while precautions against fraud were strict, and County Clerk Kehoe oversaw extensive election logistics including ballot handling and absentee voting. Saloons closed at noon and officers kept order as voters lined up and ballots were distributed swiftly. A notable scene included supporters marching for sheriff candidate Cain Connors. A baby at Murray’s hospital born to deaf parents drew attention as an indicator of community life.
Paul J. Morin of St. Louis, tied to the Indianapolis dynamite conspiracy cases, was freed from the Leavenworth federal prison today. His wife and daughter greeted him at the gate after his release.
War flares in South Dakota as reports describe forces aiming at prairie chickens and skirmishes in open prairie settings, signaling a rural conflict over hunting and defense during unsettled conditions.
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