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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
7
A partial OCR fragment references artistic beauty and a notable mix of precious and semi precious stones. No clear event, names, or places are readable to identify the broader story or audience impact.
Butte notes list Tonkin's Heat half price sale on pianos from Orton Bros New Method laundry in Indiana. A parade of local residents and travelers frequent the city last evening and this week including J H Chapman of Jeffers, Dr H J McDonald calls, Mr and Mrs H Wright of Helena, A D Persson of Lewistown, L A Buttany and Hamar Buttany to California, J Shay and Roy Wade from Great Falls, Mrs Minnie Enswigh to San Francisco, and many others visiting or traveling to San Francisco Phoenix Los Angeles and Sioux Falls. Various officials, shoppers, and students are noted with travel plans and local business.
David Coskrin, a blind man, sues city employee W H Davis after a May fall through an open coal hole at 77 South Main street. He seeks damages of 5 dollars? The case follows a prior jury verdict adverse to Coskrin in Lynch Department court.
A dancing instructor known as the professor, linked to teaching modern steps in Butte and Missoula, is jailed in Missoula on a warrant for obtaining money under false pretenses by issuing checks returned by banks. Authorities sought to serve the warrant after Missoula officials alerted police.
The annual erection of the Butte Hotel and Restaurant Workers' union lists officers including President P. J. Keane and Vice President James Watson. Recording Secretary Reese Blake and Financial Secretary William Palmer are shown with other officers and delegates to the Silver Bow Trades and Labor council. Executive committee members and delegates are named as well.
Not guilty was the verdict in the state’s case against C W Malone for kidnapping Richard O'Brien known as Bugs 29. The trial moved from Silver Bow to Butte on a change of venue. Jurors deliberated six hours before returning the verdict.
A complaint to police over a dark dance at the Palace Hall on Park Street prompted stark debate on public morals. Miss O’Neill and other women urged action, while officers urged parental responsibility and mayoral orders, amid claims that such events invite demoralization.
London reports from Constantinople via Reuters that Field Marshal von der Goltz is appointed commander there and acting minister of war. A German admiral takes over the ministry of marine while Demat Pasha commands troops in Syria.
The Western Federation of Miners and its officers accuse several named individuals of lavish, improvident, and unauthorized expenditure of union funds. A district court filing seeks a temporary restraining order to prevent interference with union property, calls for a full accounting, and aims to delay officers from acting pending an election to replace them. The charges include mismanagement, improper voting by nonmembers, and depletion of the sick relief fund. President Mayer and attorney Guy B. Miller are cited as presenting the charges and requesting resignations.
Washington reports the Panama Canal tolls surpassed the one million dollar mark on Nov 18 after 257 vessels used the canal. The busiest traffic was the coastwise trade between East and West coasts of America. The note also mentions grain demand and winter wheat condition estimates from the Agriculture Department.
A Deer Lodge meeting of the Presbyterian church discussed Rev Addison Mullen’s potential departure amid disputes with church members over leadership and policy. A six month probation plan was proposed and opposed, with differing views voiced by Rev McJunkin and others about selecting a successor.
A theater crowd witnessed a lioness named Alice maul, retreat, and leap through the building as police and fire crews evacuated frightened spectators. Mark McDermott was wounded as men and women fled. officers fired as the animal roamed stairways while bystanders watched. Glenn was shot, and patrolmen Keaveny and McCrate were clawed during the deadly assault.
Letter from Sep Logan of Spec ulator mine area details eight years of stomach trouble eased in weeks after Akos treatment. Logan credits relief to Akos, noting prior rheumatism and indigestion, with improved health and energy. Akos advertised at local drugstores and through phone inquiries for more information.
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