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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1901
Page
12
The latest creation in the ball bearing New Home Lewins Machine extends nonstop service with no fits. It promises continual work at any demand and invites buyers to consider other sewing machines we carry. We stock needles for sixty kinds plus shuttles bobbins and all repairs.
In Pianos we have the finest one of instruments to be found in the state and will be pleased to send you catalogues and prices on application.
The Parrot Mining Company and superintendent H A Gallwey faced a suit by John MacGinniss and Daniel Lamm seeking a receiver for the Parrot and to declare a trust with Amalgamated. The answer claims MacGinniss and Lamm colluded with F A Heinze, Arthur P Heinze, and Montana Ore Purchasing to impoverish Parrot stockholders and divert ore to Heinze’s smelter, denying Amalgamated’s meddling and asserting Parrot’s value and dividends.
The jury in the state against George A. McDonald and W. G. Moffat, charged with grand larceny for stealing a red cow from Ludger Michaud and slaughtering it, could not agree after closing arguments. Jurors requested the stenographer read testimony from Gordon about the cow hide but were refused. Ex Governor Leslie was seen in Butte en route to California for the winter.
Samuel Tardy, long time miner and one of Butte's oldest underground workers, died of miner's consumption at St James hospital Thursday. A California pioneer who came to Montana in 1804, he labored at major mines including Yoammeth properties and was highly respected. European plan wages start at $1.50 daily, American plan at $3 daily and up. Orton Bros. advertise mandolins guitars and violins priced from $3 to $125 at 219 North Main.
A group of a dozen baseball enthusiasts met at the Finlen hotel urged by J J McCloskey to form a permanent club for Butte but deferred action until next Tuesday due to J R Wharton’s absence. Organization and details will be outlined at Tuesday night’s meeting. Ladies’ gold filled watches sold at $10 and up and a drug ad notes no quinine and no bad effects with 25 cent bottles at J T Finien Drug Company.
John Reagan answered guilty in Judge Boyle's police court yesterday to petty larceny after taking a sack of coal from Butte Sewer Pipe and Tile yards. He was fined five dollars plus costs or three days in county jail. Reagan claimed he took the fuel for his home.
Desperate for fuel, a man described as out of work took coal from local yards to heat his house, risking legal consequences as authorities investigate the incident and seek to recover stolen material.
Paris detective recounts clever methods of body disposal from past killings. A watchmaker Pel burned a victim in a cottage stove, slicing remains for three days, while chromatic smoke drew neighbors' suspicion. Carrara the mushroom grower used a chauffoir furnace to incinerate a body and clothes, then spent the loot, revealing the perils of burning evidence.
A reflective note ponders how few people notice eye color and details. The observer recalls asking others to describe someone and finding many cannot name eye color. Faces are often recalled by features or expression, while the eye itself is said to have no inherent expression.
A tale set on Aden’s foreshore recounts a French squadron seeking repairs after a storm. The Aden governor, eager to learn their destination, hosts entertainments while mystery deepens. An Irish maid reveals Perim as their landing point, hinting at a planned Suez canal disruption.
A French admiral attempted a night raid to seize Perim Island but found it occupied by the British. After a hurried banquet and farewell, the squadron sailed toward Perim only to see the British flag already flying. Morose over the defeat, the admiral dropped his hat and jumped overboard. The French then set up a white house fort on the adjacent shore, later abandoning it as Perim’s guns dominated the area. Standard want ads bring quick results.
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