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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1906
Page
11
A fragmented report from a Hoosier city describes a controversial hotel scene involving Esther gambling and a queer girl. The piece hints at social tensions, local figures, and a political backdrop surrounding Reform era era actions and public morality debates.
At Orange County Circuit Court, prosecutors aided by Attorney General Miller and Governor Villar, filed injunctions to revoke charters of French Lick Springs Motel Company and West Baden Motel for permitting gambling. Raids netted gambling gear. two managers arrested while others fled. Separate trial coverage recounts testimony in a Creffield case, detailing claims of a man proclaiming himself God and influencing his followers, with defense thus noted.
Secretary Root travels with his family to Brazil for a South American tour aboard the Chartesto, with stops in New York, San Juan, and Taibaial. The trip includes duties and official meetings, returning by late July.
William Brookman of Ruby Bell stocktarl wits seriously injured in a runaway near Alder while driving to his ranch. The team became untangleable and he was thrown from the wagon. He was discovered hours later and aided by Dr Tirasey of Virginia City who reported multiple bruises and a serious but unsettled condition.
Fire devastates the great church of St Michael and its tall tower in Hamburg. Workmen repairing the steeple are killed, the tower collapses, and many houses catch fire as the wind spreads the blaze. Fire department efforts eventually regain control amid significant casualties.
Mrs. Thaw tells reporters she will testify at the trial and not break down, as crowds gather at the Tombs for access to her husband. Portland reports a record heat wave with 101 degrees warmest day yet, while Washington facing showery relief as heat subsides. Officials in Washington move to probe ice price gouging amid shortages and transport delays. A river ferry accident near Kalispell leaves a woman and others injured as a horse spooks the craft.
Paris records a decisive chamber vote on Hon de Castellane amid claims of a press campaign and bribe allegations. Castellane denies the charges while his opponents accuse his camp of manipulation and media influence during the campaign period.
Cholera spreads through Manila and surrounding provinces with cases rising. Four Americans in Manila are ill and one death reported among Americans. Reports count twenty one cases and deaths locally, with provinces listing twenty six cases today. Disease described as headly type.
London reports Ambassador Reid hosted a dinner for Representative Longworth and Mrs Longworth who attended with Mrs Herbert Chamberlain. Guests included Jacob Louise, Duchess of Argyll, and the Life Queen Vietarie in a gathering tied to Austrian and British royals.
In Livingston in July the first whistle blew signaling activities resumed under CT Earon of Cooke. The campoverhaul was completed and running, marking twenty years to a day since the last event. The reopening promises substantial progress and renewed activity after a long pause.
Workmen uncover a cavernous cement-lined hollow beneath an irrigation ditch near Thane in Afton Wye. Testing reveals a vast gold hoard allegedly weighing about five thousand dollars in value. Local excitement and speculation rise as the find is examined.
A barkentine Widter required dry dock after a whale collision near San Francisco. A crewman was lightly hurt while the ship sustained damage, and a new mast was fitted as the damaged spar was replaced. The incident involved a whale that seemed to be sleeping in the water.
Reports from Honolulu detail a fatal incident at a station where a Japanese worker died after a molasses tank accident during canal zone celebrations. The death occurred in the first week, with local officials reporting the body found Thursday morning.
Melrose Massachusetts July 2. Mary Binnes Sterling wife of Key Paul ling tor of Trinity church known during the Civil War as the Idol of the Camp at New Orleans. Her father Nutanel Hinks governor of Massachusetts and Speaker of the House in the Thirty fourth Congress. She gained fame as she accompanied Union troops to New Orleans and became so popular she was known as the idol of the camp.
A long and irregular melee of political chatter describes visits by figures including John Burns and William T. Stead. The discussion centers on endorsements by state conventions and the risk of binding support for a presidential nomination while stressing independence and non endorsement.
A largely garbed Oyster Bay crowd gathers for a Fourth of July event at Sagamore Hill. Town residents hear addresses highlighting civic duty and government roles as excursions to nearby sounds are planned and multiple committees coordinate celebratory activities.
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