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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1903
Page
3
Anaconda and Helena leaders discuss a proposed amendment to Montana codes to allow cities to operate on a cash basis after reaching a 3 percent debt limit. The plan aims to prevent municipal closures and fund current expenses, with Helena cited as facing financial strain and past court rulings influencing the approach.
Montana alcove coordinator Mrs. L. G. Smith reports Anaconda residents are contributing generously to the Manila American library effort. The Daughters of the Revolution oversee the drive, aiming to send 50 volumes. donations arrive gradually as residents respond to the call.
A prominent eccentric comedian, Harry Beresford, heads a strong lineup in an upcoming theater engagement. Positive clippings from Denver Los Angeles praise his originality and stage presence. Supporting players include Annie Leonard Emma Dunn Nellie Lindroth Marie Bishop John G. Edwards Alfred Rumble Roy Leonard Arthur Jarrett Francis Webb and Harry Creighton.
John Henry, long a St. Ann's hospital patient with typhoid fever, left yesterday for San Francisco. He was accompanied by his sister and sister in law Lieut. Miles Kelly, who will return to the city. Doctors fought the illness for months and finally stabilized him for travel, as friends in Anaconda wish him success on his journey to health. The Helena hotel in Helena is noted as a stop, with a plug for the hotel.
Friends of J. T. Matthews state the county has not arranged care for his children. The past week the children were sent to Helena to be placed in the St. Joseph orphans home, taken in on the promise that their father would provide for them.
German Lutheran services will be conducted tonight at 8 o'clock in the Scandinavian church at Fifth and Cedar streets. M. Hudtloff, pastor, The Helena hotel, Helena, is headquarters for commercial men. They all say it's a good thing.
Harley Callahan, an employee at the Washoe smelting plant, is hospitalized with a badly bruised left leg. He was admitted Sunday morning at 5 o'clock after sustaining the injury while at work at the plant. Shirts and underwear to order at Thueson's.
Social dance tonight at A O H hall. J E Bradley of St Louis registered at the Montana. Dressmaker's Corticelli twist on sale. Strain's offers half price remnant table and 25% discounts on robes. Five hundred yards of dress goods and silk ribbons featured. Postmaster English seeks mail recipients. Through sleeping car service noted. Half price muslin underwear sale ends this week.
Fort Douglas officers report a fall mobilization drill near Salt Lake City involving regulars and nine western state national guards. About 25 000 troops are expected over a 10 day September encampment with infantry cavalry and light artillery units, drawing guards from Utah Wyoming Idaho Montana Colorado Oregon Washington Nevada and California.
Lawrence Bash of Missouri, a longtime friend of John W. Mackay, died in Boone County. Bash lent Mackay $10,000 used to buy and develop the Comstock lode. Once a prosperous Virginia Nevada liveryman, Bash left a large estate after returning to Missouri years ago.
In Indianapolis on January 25 officers and delegates of related international organizations gather to discuss adjustments and differences among member groups and plan cooperative steps ahead. The meeting addresses coordination, policy alignment, and potential joint actions to advance shared goals.
Delegates from the photo-engraving, electrotyping, and allied printing trades have arrived for a city conference to resolve long standing jurisdictional conflicts. Key disputes involve printers versus press men and independent photo-engravers versus members allied with the International Typographical Union.
London reports a favorable reaction to the Washington signed Anglo American treaty over the Alaska dispute. Editors say the move signals uninterrupted friendliness amid Venezuelan tensions, while noting lack of an umpire and potential reliance on The Hague tribunal if split. The Times highlights the new commission as proof of mutual equity.
Salt Lake City reports James Cunningham a miner at the Rob Roy mine in Bingham Canyon died in an avalanche on Thursday in the Oquirrh mountains. His body was recovered last night and the slide has miners uneasy fearing further destructive slides nearby.
An advert promotes Hyomei as a simple inhalation cure for catarrh. Use 20 drops in the inhaler four times daily to saturate airways with a healing balsam. First day shows improvement. complete outfit costs $1 with money-back guarantee if it fails.
European skin disease expert Prof Anna of Hamburg warns dandruff spreads like other diseases via shared hair brushes. She urges use of Newbro’s Herpicide to kill dandruff germs and prevent contagion. Sample available for 10 cents from The Herpicide Co Detroit Michigan.
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