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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1915
Page
5
The principal Stand ard office is at 28 East Broadway Butte. Telegraphs: Business department 42 Editorial department 423. Advertising rates dismissed on application.
Milwaukee electrification extends from Three Forks to Deer Lodge with a new block signaling system. Crews install an 100 volt control line parallel to the track to automatically switch signals and prevent trains from entering occupied sections. Total installation cost exceeds 100000 dollars and will eventually cover Harlowton to Avery.
J Hl Jesse of Melstone arrived last evening while W T Benham of Livingston, Mrs L G Fitzhugh of Whitehall, and W Hayward of Great Falls were noted visitors in town. Various arrivals include D McGonigle and F Kelly from Gonzaga, Miss Ruth Davis returning from Forest Glen, and Jack Layton, ex Missoula center, among holiday travelers. Gift items advertised include calendars, postcards, photo albums, books, and jewelry at local shops.
The German Hall association orchestra entertained a large audience last evening in an informal concert on Main Street. Members performed several selections with impromptu numbers on the program. The meeting occurred at the German Hall on North Main Street and advertised savings on suites.
Willie Chapman aged 16 or 17 died at a Butte hospital after an operation for a tumor worsened by cold contracted in late November. He had been Dillon newspaper carrier and was well known among business people and patrons. Survived by his mother Mrs Kate Chapman, a sister, aunt and grandmother, with services planned in Anaconda.
The Butte Camels of the World held a halt in the Lewisohn block with Dr. A C Knight elected chairman. Addresses were given by William Strange James Hagen and others, a musical program performed, and temple officers named for the future organization. The next meeting is set for December 26 in the Eagles hall.
Seattle dispatch reports three men linked to last night’s Duvall bank robbery eluded a pursuing posse after a woods pursuit. Bloodhounds and a Monroe reform school team tracked the fugitives, but the trio gained a long lead. A fourth bandit, shot during the Snoqualmie river pursuit, is missing or presumed dead, body possibly entangled in a fence.
Paris reports a growing movement against Yuan with financiers backing a revolt. The Alarm society expands its organization under honorary President Poincaré and patronage from ministers Ribot Thomas Bourgeois and others. Key figures include Paul Doumer, Jean Finot, Ferdinand Bhissand, Henry Coulon, and Dr Pierre Bonillet as vice presidents. The executive committee encompasses leaders from science, literature, commerce, and industry.
The Wilkes stock company stages Madame X as a big emotional drama with Jane Babcock delivering a demanding lead as Jacqueline the wayward wife. The production plays to a packed house highlighting strong acting and restrained high points amid a chorus of applause.
The article outlines two western and eastern campaigns around Trient and Triest, detailing Italian and Austrian forces, key objectives, and losses. It notes Italian gains along the Isonzo, control of Porto Buso and Grado, and mounting pressure on Gorizia and Triest, with casualty estimates and prisoner counts.
Hotel arrivals include Leggat G J rapper of Portland. McLontell of Milton Wis. J M Struck of St Louis. J H Jester. Mel Stone. E Lott of Evanston Wye. Joseph Nelson of Dillon. E Bugren. Mrs Caurball of Three Forks. Anna M Powers of Fort Renton. F F Mahony. RJ Gould. Thomas Clark. Helena Fred Merritt and wife of San Francisco. TW Stiver. Norris. R Foster. Binings. August Kestle. Radersburs.
A material movement in Ga Astricht blocks canal passage and vessels cannot transit until clearance. A National Academy of Science committee on canal zone geology and landslides arrived to inspect starting tomorrow and will stay through January 1, studying terrace formation and potential slides.
The dec 19 dispatch notes heavy bombardment of German trenches by Belgian and British forces with gas used against the English front near Ypres. An air raid near Poperinghe killed one woman, and on dec 20 reports say German torpedoes damaged near obau while Bremen returned, with two British submarines involved in the action.
Havas Athens dispatch reports the union and progress party plans to nominate German councilors in all Turkish ministries, a rank similar to the chief ecclesiastical dignitary. The note mentions prices of $235 at Sliver's, 213 North Main Street.
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