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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1902
Page
2
A House judiciary subcommittee opened hearings on anti-trust measures with Representatives Merrill and Gillet outlining proposals. Merrill seeks a 250000 appropriation for enforcing the Sherman Act, while Gillet aims to seize and condemn property tied to forbidden contracts.
New York State endures heavy snow from north to south with blizzard conditions in many areas. In New York City snow turns to slush. trains run irregularly but surface cars and steam lines operate. Cooperstown reports 12 inches, Geneva eight to ten inches elsewhere, and Buffalo transit disrupted amid coal shortages.
Washington December 13 The Southern railway announced a general wage increase for trainmen averaging about five percent. Officials of the road granted the raise.
Admiral Dewey confers with squadron commanders as Rear Admiral Sumner moves his flag to the Chicago. Kearsarge lands a battalion at Cluebra island while ships drill ahead of December fleet evolutions and holiday port closures.
In Billings on December 13 indoor baseball between Els team and high school boys ended 11 to 10 after five innings as fans packed the court and umpire repeatedly called plays. Two girls basketball teams led by Miss Orlah Whitney and Miss Ethel McBride played a lively game won 12 to 7 with Miss Straub refereeing.
A Northfield BC dispatch reports a boiler room explosion at the Hamilton powder works separator station. Foreman James Sloan died in the blast at 10 45 AM. The detonation was heard two miles away and felt for miles. One worker killed, property loss around 2000 dollars.
Sparks from an incomplete roof at the new courthouse in Great Falls sparked a fire alarm tonight. A tinner’s forge exploded but caused no damage to the building.
Peter FE Cooper aged 22 and Miss Clara McQuery aged 19 both of Billings were granted a marriage license today. The ceremony will be performed Monday by Rev. W A Allen.
Paris reports Bellamy Storer has arrived from Madrid to take up the Austrian Hungary post and will visit Vienna after exchanging official letters. He praises Spain's renewed prosperity, defends the king and queen against slander, notes a strong new cabinet, and mentions Portugal and Venezuela as minor topics. Mrs. Storer accompanies him.
Great Falls dispatch reports contractor Twohy Bros closing on the Great Falls & Canada line with 600 workers laid off and ramps and bridges finishing. Porter Bros expect the 3,000 foot Teton bridge done by Jan 1 enabling broad gauge trains to run from Great Falls to Lethbridge on New Year’s Day. Pandora begins moving west to the new town of Conrad as the town reassembles on the broadened railway.
Advance sheets of Montana’s eighth biennial agricultural report outline opportunities across industries under natural resources demand. The section on irrigation emphasizes farm co operation and national land policy. Notable projects include Chestnut Valley Farmers canal and Hinsdale Cooperative canal with funding and water capacity details.
Action by state officials may cost Cascade county taxpayers ten thousand dollars. The county offered the new courthouse bonds for sale to the state at par with four percent interest, while Helena indicates it will take the issue at par if it yields five percent, creating a potential ten thousand dollar impact depending on sale terms.
In Ashland Oregon December 19 a well known baseball player Logan from Igerna California disappeared during a hunting trip with two companions in Douglas County Oregon on November 28. Friends fear foul play and a search party scours forests for his body.
Great Falls December 13 special dispatch reports that for the first time since incorporation the city general fund warrants are at par and the treasury is cash based. Treasurer Roberts plans to call in all outstanding warrants December 31 leaving a balance after payment.
Justice Department transmits to Congress a code commission report with amendments to the House bill revising judicial laws and penal codes. Proposals bar any federal official from soliciting or receiving political contributions in government buildings and protect employees who refuse to contribute. A new penalty up to twenty years in prison or a $5,000 fine or both is set for unlawful violence against railway passengers or train staff.
Special Commissioner John F. Knapp arrived in Salt Lake City to push backing for the Lewis and Clark exposition planned for Portland in 1905. He left for Cheyenne after a fruitful talk with Governor Wells and other western officials.
Gov Wells assured Knapp of strong Utah representation at both Portland and St Louis expos He favored transferring the Utah exhibit from St Louis to Portland and urged legislature to fund a strong showing The governor cited immigration capital and western development as benefits Commissioner Knapp secured Pardee’s assurance California would contribute and Nevada business men echoed support for a successful exposition
In St. Petersburg on December 13 police detained 40 accomplices and individuals attempting to distribute revolutionary proclamations. Among those seized are several influential nihilists.
San Francisco dispatch notes fall wools at Humboldt and Mendocino regions and mentions Wolfe mountain square.
Washington December 13 statement shows available cash balance 208,618,830 dollars and gold holdings 121,172,039 dollars excluding the 150,000,000 dollars gold in the redemption division.
The speaker recalls starting with the belief that anything worth doing is worth doing well and sticking to it. That commitment has led to more jobs than any rival in their line, underscoring a thriving business and ongoing workload.
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