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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1907
Page
22
Peter L Buchanan of JoAnna Pa shows slight improvement after three weeks of hiccup bouts. He attributes onset to inhaling dust while thrashing. Dozens of remedies arrive by mail with varied, unverified methods, from ice cream and salt to breathing techniques and herbals, with no clear consensus.
The Salversion funeral in Missoula was arranged today after the death Saturday of Thomas Salverson, an old-timer. Services are scheduled Wednesday at 10 in the Lucy undertaking parlors.
An advertisement promotes the Pyramid Pile Cure with a free trial package for piles. A testimonial from Emma Bodenhamer of Bedford Indiana praises relief after using three 50 cent boxes and urges continued use, claiming progress toward a cure. The notice offers a no charge trial sample and directs readers to obtain boxes with suppositories from Dr Co., Marshall Michigan.
W. T. Stead, in the Review of Reviews, predicts telepathy will supplant wires and become mankind’s universal medium. He cites Atlanta resident Andrew McConnell’s 1200 mile telepathic talk and the Zancigs’ stage experiments showing minds in harmony transmitting thoughts across distances. He notes subconscious minds can receive news directly and that telepathy, though imperfect, is as established as a postal system.
Funeral services set for victims as public buildings fly flags at half mast. Washington Stock Exchange counts the calamity in a day without session. Rescues continued at the crash site with priests giving last rites as families await word on missing relatives.
El Paso Texas on December 31 the grand jury was called in a special session of the thirty fourth district court to review cases and issue indictments as needed.
Investigation targets widespread practice of paying others poll taxes along the border. Courts have sparked a sensation with actions that may uncover numerous cases of this illegal activity centered on tax payments for voters.
Charles Doherty sues Lincoln P. Slater sheriff of Fergus County and Orlando Sawyer justice of the peace for 5000 dollars alleging false arrest and imprisonment. Doherty, son of a stage line owner, was garnished, arrested for contempt, then moved from Great Falls to Kendall and released when jurisdiction was found exceeded.
The item lists six month and annual prepaid options with choices including The World Photographed Stereoscope 100 views Teachers edition Bible and other works. Details note mail or in person inquiries at Standard offices in Anaconda and related cities. Helena dec 31 Governor Toole issues requisition for Ollie Stevens charged with illegal operation. Wanda Waters jailed in Salt Lake. Sheriff Gibson to Salt Lake for surrender.
Word from Astor Kansas says a posse hunting Mars Frisbie’s killers has found a second man under a floorboard of a methanol house where the “short man” was captured yesterday afternoon. The posse is digging him out.
Edinburgh reports a warrant has been issued for the arrest of the driver of the express train wrecked at Arbroath on December 28. The disaster killed 20 and wounded about 90. Startling developments are promised at the Board of Trade inquiry opening tomorrow.
A newspaper item discusses childlessness as a hardship for women and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for infertility and related weaknesses. It notes the product's reputed success, mentions the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo, and claims clear ingredients on the wrapper.
In Great Falls on December 31 the eight hour day takes effect for hotel and restaurant workers who also raise prices about twenty percent. Boarding houses lift monthly rates from 20 to 22 dollars and mill workers discuss broader wage gains. Laundry workers seek a nine hour day while smelter unions plan talks on higher wages.
Harrisburg health officials urge a law to ban the common drinking cup. Samuel G. Dixon says disease risk from shared cups on trains and public places is well known and growing. He notes more travelers carry personal cups and notes federal and state authorities discuss rules to abolish the practice.
Messrs Ed Donlan J M Evans Mitchell and Henderson test last night for Spokane to close the Henderson Donlan lumber mill deal and a timber tract on Henderson spur Coeur d Alene branch Northern Pacific. Frank M Mann of Minneapolis is the purchaser and the deal involves about 60000 dollars. Mr Mitchell will represent Mr Mann in the transaction.
In Tonopah on December 31 a jewelry store robbery occurred at George F. Blakeslee’s shop. The thief forced the door by inserting a broom through the outer handle and broke the glass with a hammer wrapped in paper, stealing a tray of diamonds worth $20,000 before escaping to the rear of another building. A stray line about sleds appears irrelevant.
Missoula clerk Kemp issued two marriage licenses at noon, bringing December’s total to 21. The couples are Harry H. Robinson and Dorcta Bacon and John Edward Swanson and Anna Sorenson, all of Missoula.
Missoula welcomed 12 o clock with whistles and bells as Union Theater offered a good show and two dances drew crowds. The city remained lively late into the night with entertainment for revelers bidding farewell to the old year.
William McBride of Superior sues J. W. Walbridge in Missoula district court to recover 274.14 allegedly due since January 1902 after a settlement. Plaintiff seeks judgment for the balance. A. J. Violette represents McBride.
The body of Mrs Cecelia Evans who died Saturday in South Missoula was buried this afternoon in the Missoula Valley cemetery. Services were held at the home of her daughter Mrs R C Stockton and were largely attended with many flowers lining the coffin and a large procession preceding the hearse to the burial grounds.
Missoula December 31 Secretary F J Erfert of the Missoula Chamber of Commerce is back at his desk after a week of illness.
In El Paso Texas on December 31 eight defendants were acquitted in a courtroom case. The judge released the defendants after deliberations, while prosecutors prepared appeals for the remainder of the charges.
The advertisement lauds the Pure Drug Law as shielding the public from adulterated medicines and counterfeit substitutes. It praises Cascarets Candy Cathartic for over eleven years of quality, purity, and medical merit and urges readers to buy a 10c box to stay regular and healthy.
The War Office figures for 1906 show more men in many corps. Every 20 battalions gain about 500 men. Shortages in officers loom large with 3,000 deficit. Regulars lack 220 officers, militia 1,100, and yeomanry 300.
Eureka Springs Arkansas hosts a farewell reception for ex State Senator F O Butt before he travels to Little Rock to surrender for a two year bribery sentence.
A main building of the Philip Carey Manufacturing asbestos plant at Lockland Cincinnati was totally burned. Loss estimated at 35000 dollars. Millwright Bruce Vanzant was fatally burned. The fire occurred late in the afternoon.
In Kiev on December 31 a local socialist democratic committee of 40 members was arrested today by authorities. The incident marks a crackdown on organized political activity in the city.
Honolulu dispatch reports fifty thousand Christmas postal cards mailed to Japan. The effort reflects strong transpacific mail volumes during the holiday season.
The Missoula branch held a ball at Elite hall with a large crowd in attendance and all enjoyed the evening.
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