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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1902
Page
5
An Austrian resident Golick, about 27, fell from a trestle at the Washoe smelter while walking to fetch something. He was rushed to St Ann's Hospital in serious condition with injuries including a broken left cheekbone. He is married with a wife and child in Anaconda.
Two pool teams the Hutchers and Tailors played at Salter Sables yesterday afternoon in a tight contest. The Tailors claimed the win amid spirited play as players such as Lopthomet and Cartier led the effort while others like Chambers and Gowen contributed. The report notes unity and effort though fragmented, with ambient social commentary about women’s emancipation and labor under harsh conditions in Abyssinia.
Amid fragmented prose, a woman may leave her husband with a joint property claim while others attend meetings at Dewey hall and a Linn county event calendar notes the Lot day sale and Fulton market listings. Local notices include trusteeship appointments, shop promotions, and a hospital employment update.
Report details a near fatal shooting at the City hotel triggered by a domestic dispute. Charles Young, his wife, and rivals clashed with a gun drawn in a saloon but the weapon was knocked away before a shot fired. The case moves through Justice Blanden in Carbondale toward Judge Wolfe for a Wednesday ruling.
A colored worker in Electric City burned his hands and face when lighter fluid ignited while he tried to light a cigar. A physician attended to the man’s severe injuries and noted the expected pain as treatment continued. Representations and witnesses from Tolman and Roseland county election matters are listed, with Tolman traveling from Porsyth to testify. Fred E. Mitchell and Mabel M. Reynolds wed in Laurel. The piece mentions a prosperous ranch near Logan.
Anaconda school trustees plan a regular meeting this evening to discuss routine business and several anticipated items. The agenda reportedly includes insurance for a new building and vacancies from applications for positions. The board will also consider the dedication plan for the new high school and related reports from the superintendent.
The Washington infirmary near Judiciary Square evolved from a brick jail built before 1826, later replaced by a three floor structure near Fourth and G Streets. It housed prisoners and occasional insane inmates, with repairs and new facilities added, including the Maryland hospital for the insane, later St Elizabeths, under medical oversight.
A fragment from a dramatic scene shows Clarence Bighead arguing with his wife over inviting a conventioneer to stay at their large house. She resents the intrusion while he plans to quarantine the house and pursue his own comforts, mentioning his mother and the looming winter arrangements.
The report recounts an 18th century incident near Mallicolo where a native crowd attacked a schooner and killed a crew member, with other ships attacked amid superstition. It then shifts to veterinary and economic notes on horse breeding, imports from Europe and Canada, and the importance of the New York horse show to American industry. The piece links maritime peril with agricultural commerce and stock improvements.
A historical anecdote recounts Lord Mansfield demanding four pure black horses for his carriage. He later discovered white fetlocks and stars, accusing the dealer of misrepresentation. The dealer stood firm that he sold four black horses, leading to a lasting memory of Mansfield’s distrust of horse dealers.
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