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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1903
Page
12
Bargains abound at a closing out sale featuring Billings Shoes Generaux Groceries and Pufahl Crockery. Each day brings new reductions as stock is rapidly cleared. Shoppers are urged to save money with special prices on shoes white platters and covered vegetable dishes.
Mike Barry a brakeman on the Northern Paetite was killed yesterday morning in Whitehall yards while the rain he was riding eastward caused a switch. Coroner's inquest blamed negligence but failed to clearly state the exact cause. Barry about 40 and married was not known to be from any specific place and had not been with the freight crew long.
Edward Broughton petitions for continued child support after his wife gained a divorce last week. He alleges the ex wife now remarries Venus, seeks monthly alimony of nine dollars, and asks the court to order the clerk to pay him fourty dollars previously paid for the child’s support. He states he was employed at the High Ore mine, earned wages in January, and planned to move to Beattie.
Mrs. Jane A. Kuhn once of 19 Ohio street was taken to Sheri yesterday with suspected mental decline. She is confined in the extension ward of the county jail for examination believed to last about a week. Her husband has moved to a new house, but she refuses to stay, repeatedly leaving the home and showing continued mental disturbance.
The Plymouth company suit centers on ownership value over $1 and disputed possession. Allen claims, as heir, extracted the claim while the defendant denies. The court denies control of title while arguments focus on who directed operations and the case was adjourned for advisement. Special dispatch notes local sales and a separate incident with John Mahoney, barber, involved in a wagon accident.
January 10 report describes a renewed robbery attempt near the city prison. Police Chief Travis inspected the ceiling. O Hannon and Grelier are named as suspects in robberies at a saloon near the Northern Pacific station. No decisive evidence cleared them.
Michigan beet sugar representatives held talks in Washington with congress members and other state producers. They warned the pending Cuban reciprocity treaty is unsatisfactory and may fail without guarantees for industry stability and Cuban concessions.
Special dispatch reports deepening snow across Montana with mountains and eastern slopes seeing higher accumulations than last year. Montrose Hayes, Montana Weather Bureau director, confirms first snow of the year fell late this afternoon on the eastern slope, with four to eight inches in northeastern counties and increasing amounts west of the main divide. Strong snow coverage extends over the Bitterroot range and Beartooth region as correspondents describe widespread higher-than-expected totals statewide.
In Nashville Tennessee the joint commission of the church and the AL south is filing to craft a common hymnal. Each of the two hymnals contains about 2 000 hymns and will be submitted to the next Joint convention for consideration.
fragmented OCR note describes a cure claim for colds and flu prevention, urging seven exercise to improve circulation and prevent pneumonia. It emphasizes a quick sensation of relief and restoration of blood flow, suggesting the product stops lingering colds.
A Dawson council summary notes a railway franchise bid to lay tracks along Firat avenue and Wall with protection. Council may also grant water works duties and consider city ownership. Mayor elected by plurality amid recount requests. several aldermen elected or tied, with Edwards seeking recount.
The passage records visits among residents Menton Shelby and BP Campbell in Philipshuis and Philipsburg, Leila Tuendae leaving for Bozeman, and Miss Ere Simithstein returning to Helmville. It notes the death of Mrs. William Hendrickson and funeral services at her church led by Rev. G. Wake, with community events at the Odd Fellows lodge and a university return planned for Helena residents.
New York Jan 10 Gov Odell states he will support Platts reelection, calling rumors of opposition false. He adds he will ask and expect friends to aid, using all power to achieve the result.
Fragmented OCR text shows calls to reinstate Mrs Coxe and reopen the Indianola post office. Mentions President Roosevelt and Postmaster General Payne and hints at political stance. Ambiguous fragments reference various names and places with unclear context.
Washington Jan 10 the board of construction of the navy department has submitted to Secretary Moody recommendations that the bid of William Cramp & Sons for the construction of ships has been accepted. The Cramp bid was among several offers and the board endorses it as the best value and most capable plan for the yard project.
Bids submitted for two new cruisers named Tennessee and Washington. The winning amount appears as 000,000 dollars per ship with construction to proceed over nine months. Details on contract terms and plant locations are unclear in the fragment.
The movement plans to reform the moral climate by listing resorts and places where gambling and other crimes exist. Savareay, former head of the south side theater, says he engaged counsel and will submit details to the attorney general. Authorities intend a broad inquiry to secure action and clear the atmosphere.
The Steel and Tin Workers Union, linked to United States corporation, announced a profit sharing plan to place 240000 dollars of preferred stock aside. The plan prompts questions about member stock ownership and union membership, with officials stating members may hold stock while retaining full union status, and that the association will advise on disposition of funds.
The Peoria glucose and sugar refining plant has closed for want of coal, about 00 employees left temporarily jobless. In Nashville on January tax day, the wholesale dry goods firm Lyles Black & Co. suffered a fire destroying the establishment with a reported loss of $238,000, insured.
New York on January 1 Mayor Low sent a letter to the presidents of the anthracite coal roads and to J. Markie of Markle Bros inviting them to confer with him on the coal situation.
A Utah special dispatch reports prospectors in the Dorie Plateau near the Grand River about 20 miles north of Moab discovering a volcanic crater. A steam column rises from the solid limestone Mesa formation, indicating the vent has been dormant for many years. Moab sits in Utahs eastern edge near the Colorado line.
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