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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1918
Page
5
The principal branch owner of the Standard is at 119 North Main Street Butte. Telephones include Business department 422 Editorial department 42. Advertising rates furnished on application.
A limited number of alarm clocks are on sale for two dollars with the warning that the next shipment will cost more. The message emphasizes scarcity and imminent price increase.
Butte notes list visitors and residents from Helena Boulder Dillon and other towns, with several names and brief mentions of business and social activity. Items reference hotel registrations and local commerce including a banking notice and a stationery sale at the P.O. News Stand.
The Weather Bureau reports a broken cold wave with unseasonably high temperatures in most regions. Temperatures rose 10 to 20 degrees in many states, though some areas along the Atlantic coast remained cold. Low readings included 34 below in Williston North Carolina and 10 below in St Paul, with Nashville near zero and Atlanta at four above. A low pressure system in the Rocky mountains will move east with rains expected in the Gulf States and Ohio River valleys.
Two eight year old boys in Hutte were caught hiding beneath a counter after ransacking Thomas C. Truscott’s grocery. The pair, entering through a basement window, were held by the owner as police were alerted. They face juvenile court on burglary charges. Later items were not taken. A separate note reports Shrine temple events in Helena honoring C. B. Ovenshire of Minneapolis with Algerian temple hosting a reception and dinner for visiting dignitaries. Jerry Stewarthy, Irish native and long-time resident, dies in Butte hospital after 18 years’ residence. Funeral arrangements follow. Weather disruption: bi ngard conditions persist statewide with lingering severe winds.
A long chronicle details Lutey's evolution from a 1891 Montana store to a modern chain. It traces early ventures in Butte and Missoula, the shift to larger quarters, and the introduction of the marketeria concept to lower prices. The narrative highlights expansions on Park Street and Harrison Avenue, central stores, and the gradual addition of seven more locations under Lutey's banner.
A fragmented report describes Laitey’s operations including a bakery, coffee roasting plant, and cafe under one roof in Galena. It notes mixed service, customer focus, and plans for storefront extensions amid steady public demand and small profit silos.
Winter has settled over major theaters with few engagements reported. Patrol activity persists along British lines while French fronts see limited clashes and heavy artillery and infantry actions in Italy remain intense.
Disjointed dispatch covers Bolshevik moves around Petrograd and Chernov roles, German troop shifts, and Crown Council talk in Berlin. It notes prices lists controversy in Butte with a Methodist sermonist pressing for price transparency and a public safety protest over street cards. Women’s motherhood goals and public reaction feature in scattered local observations.
Judge concludes substantial grounds for clemency are not met for Fisher O Neill and Powell in murder related appeals. Strong emphasis on public safety and proper judicial outcomes, with discussion of identification and trial integrity issues. Eighteen passengers trapped after Rock Island train collision rescue details noted.
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