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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1902
Page
14
The Western Montana office of the standard is at 110 West Main street Mis Beula. Telephone No. 118 Advertising rates furnished on application.
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Simon Helman examined in justice court on charges of attempting to murder Henry Gramm after a shooting at Grant creek. Witnesses Snyder Lavere Helman testified Gramm chased Helman with a rock and weapon as Gramm ran after them. Judge Hayes reserved ruling on whether Helman will be bound over to the district court.
Missoula July 14 The As You Like It club released its season programme for a September 2 start. The pamphlet is more elaborate than prior ones and includes the club constitution and by laws. Officers listed include President Mrs N G Tevis and Secretary Mrs F T Sterling. A programme committee comprises Mesdames Hall Hamilton Hastings Parsons Sterling and Tevis.
Minneapolis reports Police Superintendent Fred W. Ames, named in the municipal corruption probe, is traveling to Europe aboard a trans Atlantic liner. Mayor Ames has left on vacation as his bribery trial is postponed. John Richette confirms Ames’ departure and state no return is planned soon. Police chief’s bribery charges linger while reorganization of the force is anticipated.
Washington reports that Secretary Root has cabled to Rome the reply to the Vatican’s general statement to Governor Taft. Instructions prepared before Taft’s trip maintain the U S position and call for withdrawal of the friars. The diplomatic document signals continued negotiations with firm administration stance.
Johnstown July 14 report that all sections of the Rolling Mill mine at Cambria Steel resumed operations today except the Klondike sector where a fatal explosion occurred last Thursday.
Atlantic City report notes Gus Lawson of Salt Lake City edged W. S. Fenn of New Haven in two closely contested 10 mile heats at night.
Lawson led by Zimmerman and Sinclair to win the first heat in 16 22 two thirds with a lap burst. Fenn followed pace by Thompson and Boake. In the second heat Lawson sped to a 10 mile time of 15 06 three fifths, claiming a clear runaway victory.
Mrs Humphrey Ward, famed novelist and London philanthropist, spurred the London school board to create special schools for crippled children. Two centers already open at Paddington and Bethnal Green with ambulance transport, nurse care, and comfortable rooms. Plans include up to 1,000 seats, mid day meals, milk, and a kitchen run by cooking students, plus homes for blind and deaf education and varied skills training.
The Mexican breakfast mirrors French style with bread and coffee. Dinner around 2 pm features soup and multiple meats, few vegetables, and no pastries. The day runs afternoon hours, shaping supper times and social routines. Laborers start early, eat simple meals, and rely on tortillas, beans, and pulque. In the south, Indian workers carry corn meal balls as a staple for weeks.
Missoula on July 14 reports the council shifted to a solidly Republican majority with the election of a new alderman. A new dog tax ordinance passed charging $1 for male dogs and $3 for females, with $5 fines for nonpayment.
The San Francisco Examiner recounts Frances Schultz, born Francesca N. Schultz in New York, who pursued husbands from a farmer to a real estate man. After a string of marriages and divorces across cities, she was arrested for bigamy when her latest union to Charles de la Guerra surfaced, with Fitzgerald pursuing action over prior claims.
The oft married woman recounts a string of marriages and divorces involving men named Re heart Webb and de la Guerra, amid claims of mistaken divorce status and a pursuit for legal recognition. Her narrative includes deaths of two children and disputes over divorce outcomes.
The San Francisco Chronicle essay argues that a rapid, productive society may waste life’s deeper pleasures. It notes rising production and endless activities yet questions whether modern haste robs time for living, suggesting a return to quiet reflection under the stars.
A Norwegian customer tries to pay ten cents for ten cents worth of fodoform at a Kansas drug store. Mrs. Taylor offers a receipt and the man leaves, returns with a better English speaker to explain the request. The incident ends with the explanation that he wanted ten cents worth of fodoform.
A quoted exchange centers on money management with one figure resisting advice to stretch finances. The other presses for practical budgeting, but the speaker remains firm that the topic is too distant to pursue.
A fragment quotes a line about marriage as a lottery and a prize, followed by a note that a radiant young father continued walking with a baby carriage ahead of him.
Missoula July 14 surgeons at the poor farm operated on Thomas Roach a 52 year old man. While under chloroform he claimed to be D Harrington formerly of Great Falls and said he was wanted there for murder. Authorities in Northern Montana will investigate the possible connection and mystery surrounding a prior death.
Omaha dispatch reports the Union Pacific shopmen strike gaining ground as many imported workers desert. About 50 helpers allegedly quit at North Platte while S. H. Grace disputes officials claims of full shop staffing. He lists at work skilled men by city, with totals across several western points.
Venice reports a preliminary 500000 lire fund and public subscription for rebuilding the Campanile after the tower’s ruin. Queen Margherita and German chancellor von Buelow voiced regret, with speculation that dredging near the Grand Canal and Guidecca caused earth slips and possible further collapses.
Maj. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton closed his active military career today upon reaching the statutory retirement age of 64. The notice is part of a Washington dispatch noting the formal retirement.
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