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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1917
Page
9
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty in the trial of a man charged with killing Mrs Maude King, a wealthy widow. The court released the defendant after the acquittal, with no further details provided on sentencing or motive.
The trial recounts Mrs. King's death at Blackwelder Springs and the ensuing charges that Gaston Means looted her million dollar fortune, forged links to German agents, and plotted to influence probate. New York and Chicago testimonies allege most funds vanished during Means control, with prosecutors seeking broader charges amid suspect ties.
An OCR messy classified section mixes rate cards for daily and Sunday ads with telegraphy and stenography school promotions. It includes Butte and Portland addresses, pay quotes from jobs, and a question about a purse theft. The text threads advertise telegraph training with earnings claims and night classes, ending with a note about a purse theft at the Bluebird Theater.
Mme Helen Loata Willson offers private psychology lessons at 615 W Park St Butte with telephone 4116W She promotes mastering heart and success across endeavors inviting interested students to enroll.
The clippings discuss alleged violations for German interests before U S relations with Germany, loyalty to country, and a death case where defense claimed an accidental pistol discharge after a woman stumbled and fractured her ankle. Mrs Anna Le Robinson testified for the prosecution while her daughter sided with the defense.
Carl Vrooman assistant secretary of agriculture reports a record ninety bushels of oats per acre on one Chenoa Michigan farm. He notes the farm average across Vrooman holdings is 73 bushels per acre while Minnesota’s ten year average is 33. The higher yields illustrate the department of agriculture methods' efficiency.
The text notes silver coins scarce in Hon duras, plans to reopen the mint long closed, melt and reduce fineness, and 250,000 pesos expected to yield 500,000 pesos. It also cites U S geological data on 1916 stone value at 78,041,699 dollars, up 6 percent from 1910.
Property listings and rental notices across Butte Anaconda and surrounding areas. Includes furnished and unfurnished flats offices rooms se rvices for rent. Items show partial addresses and prices and list agents such as Brownfield Canty Co and Lawlor Towe. Also mentions assay firms in Butte.
Classified notices from 1945 show multiple rental requests and listings. Seeks modern or 3-room unfurnished housekeeping spaces by January 12. Locations include Anaconda and Butte with references to Standard drug store Douglas Apartments and local street addresses. Also notes furnished and unfurnished options, contact methods, and leasing options on west and south sides.
Frequent garbled lines show multiple service ads for stoves chimneys and repairs. Mentions Parker Rand repairs, Butte addresses on West Broadway and Park Street, Brownfield County Co, and Passmore & Co. Includes phone numbers and brief service notes like repairs for $1 and quartz mining lease notices.
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