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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1902
Page
11
Bold thieves robbed a Troy steam laundry wagon at Silver and Main. Policeman Moore arrested Howard Mansfield after pursuing two suspects, recovering three bundles while five bundles remain missing and one suspect escapes. Mansfield jailed to be arraigned.
Fred Allen a chimney sweep was arraigned before Judge Boyle on a charge of striking his wife in the hallway of city hall. Policeman Auerbach heard the scream and arrested him. The court assessed a ten dollar fine, and Allen was jailed for nonpayment. His wife visited him last night.
A pitched battle erupted in Brompton as a posse of Springfield Alabama citizens clashed with burglars. The confrontation unfolded January 18 in Brompton with no immediate reports of injuries. Emergency crews responded to the scene and authorities are investigating.
Report says a posse surrounds the burelars with authorities seeking aid from the Birmingham sheriff. No further details given on location or outcomes.
lL. H. Agnews of Chico is at the Finlen H. P. Madden of Emery is a guest at the Butte. W. H. Newhold of Chicago is registered at the Finlen. Charles M. Willis of Chicago is stopping at the Finlen. A. Liberati the famous cornetist is registered at the Finlen. H. T. Wilson of Missoula is in the city on a short business trip. A marriage license was issued yesterday to Adam N. Crone and Annie Kovinske. James H. O'Neill trainmaster of the Montana Central with headquarters at Great Falls is registered at the Finlen. W.W. Welch state superintendent of schools arrived from Helena and registered at the Finlen. He will go to Anaconda today to attend W. C. Austin's funeral, returning Monday. Dr. W.S. Miller evangelist arrived yesterday and will hold services at South Butte Presbyterian Church morning, afternoon, and night through Friday. Sermons: morning Where Art Thou and evening Eternal Life. Recent arrivals in happy households: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Coombs. a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Weidenfeller. a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Bertsch. a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. S. Rafish. a son to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Castaing. a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Sullivan.
Dr Antonio Jose Davidid and Gen Manuel Maria Madurino arrive from Panama to negotiate sale of Muza mines in Royaca department. Government earns 36000 dollars monthly rent. financial strain and army costs push outright sale. Madarino says guerrilla resistance has narrowed to scattered bands and will be suppressed.
President Iglesias of Costa Rica arrived in Corinto Nicaragua to join Central American leaders in talks. The meeting opens as regional cooperation takes center stage with Costa Rica represented in Managua.
Buenos Ayres dispatch says Senor Escalante, minister of agriculture, will become Argentina's minister to Chile. The appointment reported by the Herald links Escalante to diplomatic post in Santiago.
Pittsburg Pa Jan 18 Indications point to a ruinous price war in window glass this year The Independent company has cut off ties with American Window Glass by sending jobbers a circular listing a nine and fifteen per cent off price The move is described by Secretary Van Cleave as driving prices lower.
In Havana on January 18 the trial resumes with Neely refuting fraud allegations. He denies forging signatures on duplicate warrants and says Reeves and Rathbone forged or misused warrants while Neely claims he only signed off on goods received. The court deferred ruling as Reeves declined to repeat a forged-name claim. experts were proposed to examine signatures.
The Record-Herald reports that the Illinois Central railroad will soon have all principal stations along its line wired for telephones for officers and employés to transmit orders and messages. Proponents claim the telephonic system will revolutionize service and offer advantages over telegraph methods.
Federal Judge Jenkins stayed the dismantling of the Washburn Bayfield and Tron River railroad for seven days. Locals hope the stay brings the case to the court of appeals for full review and preservation of the line. Tearing up the track had been planned to start next Monday.
Washington January 18. General Chaffee orders improved marksmanship for American soldiers in the Philippines due to insufficient regular practice. The war department received copies of the directive urging regimental exercises with carbine or rifle for all enlisted men to raise proficiency.
Montana forecasts show Sunday and Monday sunny and fair with cooler conditions and westerly winds expected on Monday. No precipitation is anticipated.
The press club will decorate its rooms with flags from dispatch boats once active in newspaper service near Sane Uage during lively periods of Laws.
Prof. Charles W. Pearson of Northwestern University English chair says biblical infallibility is a superstition and that miracles such as rising from the dead walking on water and feeding crowds are poetic fancies and untrue. The statement appears in tomorrow’s Record-Herald, stirring Methodism at Evanston.
Mortuary report from Rome announces the death of composer Philip Marechetti born in 18% ordering his death proceedings. The brief obituary notes his birthplace and year of birth.
Lieutenant Thorvald Fritzche, son of the president of Copenhagen chamber of commerce, a Danish army officer who served twelve months in the American navy, died at Presbyterian hospital in New York. He was attached to the North Atlantic squadron and received congressional thanks after completing his service.
Plaintiffs accuse Mentzer’s rivals of rebates harming him financially and say they only recently learned of these secret concessions. They sue to recover damages under the act of assembly dated June 4, 1833.
General Miles orders a large transfer of about 5233 US troops from the United States to the Philippines. Units include multiple cavalry and infantry regiments with embarks set for February 16 and March 1. The move aims to replace long‑serving troops with fresh forces and maximize unit readiness.
The Democratic steering committee in the House reached a policy line to be presented to the minority caucus. Representative How of Wisconsin was asked to convene a caucus next Friday night to consider the committee’s report. The panel, composed of 11 members, agreed to keep details confidential pending caucus submission, with questions to be referred to the full caucus for discussion.
Mahanoy City Pennsylvania reports the funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Wertz, who weighed over 400 pounds and required a 4 by 7 foot coffin. Helpers cut away part of the house front to remove the casket, and a larger hearse proved unavailable. A dead wagon carried the casket to the Philadelphia and Reading station and on to Pottsville by train. Sixteen pallbearers aided the service.
A $1,000,000 check received in St Paul for the policy on Frank H. Peavey the Minneapolis millionaire. The check made payable to George W Peavey and Irene T Heffelfinger special administrator of the Peavey estate. It is said to be the largest life insurance check ever drawn.
The Cincinnati association of tobacco packers jobbers and manufacturers of cigars today adopted a resolution protesting a duty reduction on cigars and tobacco imported from Cuba. They claim it would benefit Cuba and ruin U S cigar and tobacco interests.
Vancouver Washington January 18 A B Eastham receiver of the suspended First National Bank of Vancouver begins paying depositors the second dividend since the bank failed last May. The 25 percent dividend follows a 5 percent first payment leaving 2 percent unpaid.
About a dozen witnesses testified in the Jim Howard trial in Frankfort Kentucky. F M Poore and H G Robertson placed Howard at the Board of Trade hotel when they heard that Goebel was shot. Additional witnesses were called to impeach James Stubblefield's testimony.
A blaze broke out at 7 p.m. in a Ferralcourt printing house trapping several women on upper floors. They were rescued by ladders from the fifth floor. Losses are estimated near $100,000.
Special Correspondent reports the Thompson family on Bridger creek remains under smallpox quarantine. Mrs. Thompson has recovered but others suffer a mild attack. her father on a Boulder River ranch also ill. Nearby hay losses, oats trade, and cereal-grade grain concerns are noted involving William Johnson and H. S. Johnson.
David F. Wagner of Portland was knocked down last night in front of the Grand hotel and robbed of 150 dollars and a watch by two boys about 15. He was booked for drunkenness then released this morning and could not identify the assailants.
Washington Jan 18 suit started in district court against Prince Euiwha son of the Korean king to recover 30000 dollars alleged from a promissory note held by Wolf Bros Co of New York and Philadelphia Details of the transaction are not disclosed
In Blair County court Hollidaysburg on January 18, the executors of Ephraim W. Mentzer coal operator and speculator filed suit against the Pennsylvania Railroad to recover 765,958 alleging the railroad granted many secret advantages between 1883 and 1899.
Chicago press club invites newspaper correspondents who covered the Spanish war to attend a reception for Admiral Schley next Saturday. The event will be held in Chicago with several notable figures expected to speak.
W. J. Clyde Power, superintendent of parks in Indianapolis, a civil engineer who aided Peary on survey work for a proposed maritime route, advocates the Darien route as an alternative in the Isthmian canal discussion.
The text credits Professor Jules Laborde with discovering a cure for Lost Vitality and nervous weakness. It states Pot. Leborde’s remedy Calthos, marketed in the United States by The Von Moh Company of Cincinnati, as the sole American rights holder, helping many men regain health and vigor.
Power says plans will be laid before the president and government authorities in Washington. He notes steps toward forming a granting stock company to promote the project and argues his route is the shortest best and cheapest, with features not found in other proposed routes.
In Paris the American chamber of commerce held its annual banquet praising Franco American ties. Francis Kimbel urged unity with Roosevelt and Loubet, lauding the Franco American treaty and urging metric adoption. United States Consul Goudy predicted growing prosperity and stronger US Paris trade links. M. Estornelles de Constant lauded the United States and pledged closer bonds. M. Millerand urged French youth to adopt American work ethos. Kimbel and officers were re elected.
John Boles Jr. and Miss Minnie Pocker eloped from Greenwich on January 18 and wed at 7 p.m. in the Church of St. Francis Xavier New York City. The bride’s parents are Mr and Mrs John Becker. The groom 30, the bride 20, with sisters Annie and Laura and friend Fred Talbot as witnesses.
Two women with beauty businesses laud Newbro's Herpicide for stopping hair loss and preventing dandruff. Bertha A. Trullinger, a Complexion Specialist in Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon, and Grace Dodge, a Beauty Doctor in Sixth Street, Portland, endorse the product with signed testimonials.
The couple married after a secret Rye ceremony attended by relatives and a groom’s sister. While the Becker and Boles families hear rumors of the union, the bride’s parents have not received notice yet believe the marriage occurred and the couple travels to Washington en route to the Charleston exposition.
Not in Classified Service: Burrows of Kalamazoo and McMillan of Detroit are close friends. Burrows, returning from the department of agriculture after visiting a constituent, joked with McMillan asking where he had been. Burrows replied he received a plant for his wife, noting it was the only thing given and that it was put in the ified service.
Odd fragment notes a peculiar link in Baltimore between speeches in favor of Sampoon older and a wish to go over Niagara by barrel. The text reads as a baffling aside from a local discussion page.
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