Day of Recreation Excursionists Leave the City
A group of excursionists departs the city for a pleasure outing. They travel to a distant resort area for a day of leisure activities and socializing.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1902
Page
7
A group of excursionists departs the city for a pleasure outing. They travel to a distant resort area for a day of leisure activities and socializing.
A man named Fred Foisy faces four charges after alleged assaults on two women Blanche and Mamie Brooks at their homes. He broke windows, was accused of being a vagrant, and was jailed on a $200 cash bond awaiting court in the morning.
Eldridg Finkel fifteen and his sister Mary fifteen flagged a speeding train on the Russell Sage line near Boston Corners Dutchess County New York by signaling with a red dress. The engineer stopped within feet of a spread rail danger, sparing passengers and crew. The children, children of Pierre Finkel, were unrecognized at the time but may receive a reward from grateful passengers and train workers.
George W Stevens president of the Moline Plow Company died in Moline Illinois last night aged 83 years. He led the firm for decades and was a prominent local businessman. His death leaves a void in the regional agricultural equipment community.
Ninety feet of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe track at Lake View were washed away as Kansas river flooding rose. A prior break remained unrepaired and a second break formed trapping a train without coal or water. The lake level rose all day and east areas of the lake flooded, with families moving away and the river three inches higher than yesterday. The river broke the north bank a mile north and alarm spread to Union Pacific nearby.
C H Wardner, 26, a Seattle civil engineer, drowned while bathing in Lake Washington. He disappeared without a struggle, thought due to cramps. Wardner, engaged to be married in Chicago, had lived in Seattle about a year and was active in the Masonic fraternity. his father is in Alaska and his sisters in Chicago.
Fort Scott Kansas reports Eugene F Ware the pension commissioner and former member of William H Lytle post G A R will be reinstated at the next post meeting at his request Ware has let his membership lapse but will renew it during the upcoming session in this city
Altoona reports from all sub districts of District No 2 United Mine Workers show delegates elected for the Indianapolis convention are uninstructed on voting for a general sympathetic strike. Eight conservative miners were chosen to avoid drawing the central bituminous field into a strike. They will urge each worker to contribute a day’s pay weekly to aid anthracite men so bituminous workers may stay at work. Soft coal miners in this field now earn good wages due to ample cars and strong demand for coal.
Advert shows liquor sale specials for July 14 1902 including Old Crow Bourbon and Hermitage Rye ten years bottled in bond at per bottle pricing. Mentions United States government guarantee.
Johnstown July 15 state mine inspectors concluded a thorough check of the Rolling Mill mine of Cambria Steel Corp found all workings in ordinary shape except the Klondike section which will be closed for days pending bratticing and repairs. Two more victims died, bringing fatalities to 114, with several others still feared in the mine.
New York report of operator discontent at the Western Union Boston office is denied by Brooks, who says hours pay and conditions match other cities. He states no terminations, salary cuts, or duty increases have occurred and the 15 year pattern remains unchanged.
Gen Thomas J Morgan died today at Yonkers aged 62 born Franklin Indiana. He rose from private to brevet brigadier general in the Civil War and later served as commissioner of Indian affairs under President Harrison. At death he was secretary of the Home Mission Society of the Baptist church. Burial will be in Rochester New York.
Delegates to the A. O. H. convention begin arriving in Denver. John T. Keating, president, leads a large Chicago delegation arriving at 9 pm. The New England contingent, one of the largest expected, is delayed by trains and will arrive early morning.
Managua July 13 the director general of telegraphs declares Bluefields has not been taken by revolutionists despite reports. Government reports announce the capture on July 7 of a number of revolutionists near Bluefields.
A traveler recounts a Moroccan tale showing Moorish indifference to life. The sultan’s guard saves his wife during a palace boat accident but is later ordered to be executed after boasting he looked at her. The incident ends with the soldier sent to the headsman as punishment.
The London Chronicle recalls a 100 year old crowd misunderstanding during peace celebrations. Illumination banners by M Otto the French ambassador showed Peace and Concord which the crowd misread as Peace and Conquered.
Southey recounts a London incident where the initials G R are crowned and the word concord replaced by amity. The crowd misinterprets amity as enmity, and the event is described in Espriella letters.
The London Truth notes the Westminster Gazette's approval of Mr Carnegie's inscription for Pitt's Guildhall monument claiming Pitt lived plain and died poor. It argues Pitt mismanaged his affairs leaving £40 000 debts paid by the country, with no family and high salaries, two furnished houses, and perquisites.
A brief exchange centers on a phrase about a stag party with questions about its meaning and usage. The dialogue hints at linguistic quirks and a playful misread of the term stag.
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