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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1920
Page
7
In a Memphis court a man named Sam Lucas, who boasted of a prior Montana stock-farm post and salary, is fined $20 on vagrancy charges. A late black woman testifies Lucas sold her moonshine linked to Mrs Fields, who is also on trial for vagrancy. The scene includes drugs, moonshine, and a claim Lucas denies knowing the woman.
Communication to E O Boyle of Great Northern argues living costs drop despite higher rail charges. It claims freight moves faster with more tonnage per car, reducing cars and fuel while shippers’ cooperation and warehouse use lower production costs. The text says rate increases will not burden consumers.
After days of combing Butte underworld for Chin Sue Sing murder at the Hong Kong cafe 114 South Main Street police say the perpetrator remains unknown though several suspects have been arrested. Sing died before naming his attackers and none can identify those seen near the cafe at the time. Yesterday several men faced vagrancy charges as suspects have been held for investigation with little time to depart the city.
Nine vagrants including an ebony skinned woman faced the police judge as laboring men with no work were told to depart Butte. Some carried small sums or IOUs from railroads. money owed, back pay, and requests to ship to Spokane or Anaconda surfaced. The judge urged departure, offering Christmas meals instead of jail, with one man planning to leave by noon and others compelled to seek rides south.
In court, Ben Hall testified he did not beat his wife despite a charge. The arresting officer described breaking down a door to enter. The wife admitted some minor injury from an accident but refused to press charges. Hall claimed to have $1200 and to support his family, citing idle time and an attempt to keep his wife from going uptown. The judge dismissed the case with a warning.
The readable fragments mention PERT base and a phrase about Broun with unclear context. No coherent event or names form a complete news item.
Direct from the packer to consumers, Choice Alaska salmon went on sale at the City market in Butte. J. W. Benson brought a carload, cutting out middlemen and pricing at 15 cents a pound. The smallest lot offered was a half case of 24 cans totaling 4.3 dollars per item?
Cole, owner of King-Cole company on West Park street, said yesterday after a long trip that business in Butte is better than in other Western cities. Merchants report little to complain about as market conditions appear solid.
Acting Coroner Bukley will hold two inquests into deaths found Sunday in a vacant Pagan Street lot and the death of Chin Sue Sing shot at a Mong Kong restaurant. The inquest into Chin Sue Sing’s death is set for Wednesday at 2 o clock with Quong Loule summoned as interpreter.
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