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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1907
Page
19
The Reins Copper company filed an annual statement in the county clerk and recorder office showing capital stock of 1,000,000 shares at par $1.80 and indebtedness of 202,821. The company owns the Combination mining claim. The report is signed by President J. M. Guffy and others.
Twenty-one Korean students in Tokyo are destitute after aid from home stopped. They sent a petition to Seoul with a finger cut from each hand as a protest. In Rio de Janeiro a 1881 event notes a foreign loan proposal by Rio Grande state was dropped, and a Paris newspaper plans to advocate government interests.
A Grand Jury convened amid reports of indicted men linked to slot machines. Mayor John MacGinnies was summoned as a witness but did not appear due to a police investigation. The case involves police conduct and related testimonies, with several officers previously questioned.
Rose Nipple obtained a divorce from Willie Nipple who ran a Basin Montana restaurant with her. He is a cook now living in Golafitd. The couple, married four years, previously ran a restaurant in Basin and he cooked while she managed other branches. She says he refuses to provide for her after business closure. The case also notes a separate matter about Dennis P Leary vs Anaconda Mining and a work injury claim.
A local clothing house promotes its quality through a slogan and displays high grade garments in the west window. Prices begin at a modest level as the exhibit showcases the store’s reputation for durable, well-made attire.
William Walker was tried in Justice Gillette's court on a charge of moving goods from the Butte hotel and was promptly acquitted. The evidence favored him as traveling men discarded date samples later claimed to have been taken. Other cases involved Eddie Dwyer, postponed for lack of a key witness, and Dave Williams, charged in a separate assault matter. Charles Johnson and George Long face first degree burglary charges for robbing Jerry Driscoll's saloon, with preliminary exams set.
Miner Malan Haley reports a west side holdup at 3 99 in the morning as he walked home from work. Two armed men, one masked, forced him to Jackson Street and took $6. They fled, leaving Haley to seek help. police were notified, and plainclothes detectives joined the probe. Haley, at 38 South Jason Street, believes the robbers know his routine and suspects an insider familiar with his movements.
All is in readiness for a ten night debate at the high school auditorium between Deer Lodge and Butte. J. Snoddy of Missoula will preside. Judges are George Patton of Missoula Rev H W Tilden of Dillon and B mula. Deer Lodge team includes Margaret Kelly William Williams and George Ramsay led by Principal Eaton. Butte team features Charles Bank Vivian Evans and Willard Thompson. The subject is That the Federal Government Should Own and Operate the Railroads.
Services with sermon will be held at temple B NAI ISRAEL Galena and Washington streets tonight at oclock and Sabbath school Sunday morning at 10 Oclock. All are cordially invited to attend.
Coal dealers in town report a fuel shortage due to sea weather and rail delays. Gas and coal shipments are stalled, miners’ supply down, and homes risk going cold as customers seek limited tonnage. Some dealers have coal on hand but not enough to meet demand, while others face potential temporary shutdowns if rail lines fail.
Preinventory sale advertises diamond jewelry at 15 to 25 percent off. It touts guaranteed perfect stones in 18 carat mountings, including solitaire diamond rings from one fourth to three carats, opal and turquoise pieces, brooches, pearl accents, and men’s accessories. The pitch invites buyers to compare prices with competitors in Montana.
In deep rock cuts near Hell Gate canyon between Butte and Missoula work is advancing with two grading crews and massive tunneling plans. Traders report brisk demand for farm produce due to the canyon labor presence. George W. Daugherty, just returned to Missoula, notes progress and joint tunnel plans. Also noted is a house-move debt case involving Martha Badovinats and Marco Badovinac for 135 dollars.
The Men's Aid and Literary Society of Sacred Heart Parish hosts the third smoker at Sacred Heart Hall tonight. The event opens with a debate by four of the parish’s young men attended by all parish men and their friends.
The Northern Owl train crashed into an open switch at the west end of the city, killing Frank Watts, a Belingham wiper, and injuring engineer Billy of Seattle. Engines and tenders were wrecked, a combined baggage mail car telescoped and burned, three attached coaches escaped damage, and blame points to a roundhouse switchman. The coroner’s investigation is underway.
Mrs Maggie Munn, former Hughes hotel proprietor, Bisbee Arizona, was found dead in a West Side city hotel. Police suspect her husband Alfred Munn though no direct link. he claims pneumonia caused death. Bodies reportedly gnawed by rats.
John P. Peters age s1 years and a native of England died yesterday morning at 7 North Main Street Meaderville after six days of pneumonia. A stationary engineer and noted figure, he last worked with Butte & Bacorn, in charge of one of the engines. John Roberts and Miss Maude Peters survive him. Arrangements for the funeral, likely Sunday afternoon at the residence, are not yet completed.
A report from the ABC resort details a grand larceny at the ABC saloon where Jim Honey R Honey and Miss Tan Osborn allegedly touched a roll of $170 in a wineroom. Larson, the witness, says he carried $170. only dollars remain. Honey faces assault charges as police detain him. Funeral notices follow for several residents, listing names and burial plans in Walkerville and Butte.
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