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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1916
Page
7
Leys announces its annual pre inventory sale with deep discounts on fine china. Incrusted gold and Roman gold patterns on bowls, salt and pepper sets, fruit bowls, and three piece chocolate sets are offered below regular prices. Limited items include platinum bands and Mayonnaise sets with sale prices as low as 0.50.
Notes from Butte list rental pianos from Orton Bros in Bloch and various visitors and residents stopping in town. Names include Tonkin, Clarence Langdort, J B Danner, Charlie Spahn, Mrs C Knight, Fred Stroh, S Jones, Mrs SF Shannon, A B Smith, G Mouton, William Enlert, James Smith, H B Burgess, Mr. and Mrs. Goodman, Mr. and Mrs. Rice, Dr M Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. Byrnes, I M Fisher Jr, G T Chambers, B B Ferns, A E Anderson, J R Metcalf, W G Van Der Broeck, H W Rathbun, Frank Caveness, Joseph Hoffman, Ray George. Also notes on beverages, deliveries, births, and society items including College Club meeting plans and local stationery supplies.
Anaconda company will not go to work today, but the night shift will operate. If weather and conditions hold, the mines will run the balance of the week. The report notes only the shift changes and potential continued operation.
Catholic churches in Buite observe solemnities for Candlemas and St Blasius with morning mass and Thursday ceremonies. Confession and devotions planned, plus a charity donation of 39 dollars in memory of Edward McNamara for church interior decorations. Social event “At Yals” slated for the Sacred Heart hall. parish reports discussed and a League meeting planned for February Rosie.
Detectives crawled over a transom in Butte’s restricted district yesterday morning after four men charged with being secretaries. Clift Cooke sepvens William Spencer and El Ma loway were arrested by plain clothes men, who searched several blocks in South Butte. An order directing detectives to police court was issued. two men came from Great Falls and will appear before the magistrate this morning.
The Rev R Salathiel Brown of Shaffer AME Butte preaches on The Second Birth of a Nation defending Black contributions to the nation. He contrasts the film Birth of a Nation with true history, honoring figures like John Brown and Crispus Attucks, and calls for a spiritual rebirth centered on justice, equality, and Christian ideals guiding national identity.
Frederick Warde the Shakespearean scholar and tragedian visits Butte for a Lyceum course program. He will present Shakespearean readings and interpretations, drawing warm praise from peers and locals who regard him as a enduring figure in the dramatic arts. The Broadway box office opens at 10 o clock for seat reservations with ticket holders able to secure their seats.
A national educator lauds the University of Montana summer school and Director J P Rowe. Plans for a large faculty include experts. housing for 80 women in Craig hall. dining facilities. affordable accommodations. Montana railroads grant fare at one and one third. formal notice due mid February.
The text states that Thomas Francis Meagher was sentenced to death in 1848 under a treason act but was instead sent for life to Van Diemen's Land near Australia. He escaped and returned to the United States.
A fragmentary item reports Boulder Hot Springs amid cold weather with mentions of a hotel lobby and open doors. Creditors seek early statements and deliveries to a successor, referencing a home industry and March 1 timing, with scattered notes about Butte and gates.
Severe cold and railroad tieups disrupt Butte markets. Fresh fish scarce with salmon and whitefish available. eggs scarce and prices holding but costs up. Potatoes and other produce delayed. sugar up 25 cents per sack. bakers expect flour prices to rise. A warm spell to free cars would ease dealer costs and shortages.
A meeting of the Democratic City Central Committee will be held Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the rooms of the Butte Mining Stock Exchange on North Main Street. Frank L. Riley is chairman and Charles H. Treacy is secretary.
An old advertisement for Mayer Jewelry Co promises craftsmanship in making repairing and engraving jewelry. It notes stone cutting services and lists the Park Street address. A stray sentence references New Zealand population estimates.
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