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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
16
Stocks showed small gains as speculative sentiment improved and leaders in iron and steel bolstered the market. Industrial issues touched new year highs while railroad stocks strengthened though price records remained selective amid mixed trading.
John MacGinnis serves as president, C. R. Leonard as vice president, and Robert T. F. Smith as cashier in the bank leadership roster.
A dense catalog of American and Canadian stocks and preferred issues appears. Entities include Amalgamated Copper American Car and Foundry American Cotton Oil American Hide and Leather American Ice Securities American Linseed American Locomotive American Smelting and Refining American Sugar Refining American Tobacco American Woolen Anaconda Mining Co Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit St Louis Southwestern Canadian Pacific Central Leather Great Western Chicago & Northwestern Colorado Fuel and Iron Consolidated Gas Delaware & Hudson Interborough Metropolitan International Paper Kansas City Southern Louisville & Nashville Mexican Central Minneapolis & St. Louis Missouri Pacific New York Central New York Ontario & Western Pennsylvania National Lead Northern and Southern lines Pullman Palace Car Republic Steel Southern Railway Tennessee Copper Union Pacific United States Rubber United States Steel Westinghouse Electric Western Union Wisconsin Central plus numerous bond and preferred issues.
New York July 14 report shows close money on call at 4 4 1 9 percent, ruling and closing bids at 4 percent, offered at 1 's percent. Time deposits firmer with 69 days at 2 percent and six months at 3 percent. Prime mercantile paper and Mead at 0.75 percent. Sterling exchange easier with bankers' bills at 487.10 for demand and 485 73 for days. Government bonds steady, railroads irregular.
Copper edged higher in London to 5s 6d and 58s 6d while New York quotes showed little change. Lead rose abroad to £15 but stayed at 4,400 in New York. Spelter steady at £19 London and 4.45 New York. Iron remained steady with standard foundry at 10s sd and Cleveland warrants at 50s 3d amid quiet local demand for foundry metals.
Weather shifts in the Northwest spur selling by commission houses and locals. Wheat futures eased with September around 2 to 9 lower. corn and oats showed dull to active trade as rains in Manitoba and the Dakotas influenced sentiment. Provisions firmed late with pork, lard, and ribs finishing higher despite earlier losses.
Chicago on July 15 reports receipts near 1000 cattle and 4000 hogs with steady to weak tone. Beef cattle range 4.40 to 8.05 per cwt for Texans and westerns, with heavies around 6.75 to 9. Addressed hogs show light to heavy classes from 6.20 to 6.90. Sheep and lambs receipts about 15 head with natives and yearlings trading around 2.75 to 7.00 per cwt.
St Louis reports wool firm lists medium grades for combing and clothing with items described as light fine and heavy fine, plus wool washed tub offerings. The note outlines prices or categories such as 20 27e.
Pittsburg July 45 Following a ten day stay in a homeopathic hospital Mrs Difford W Hartridge wife of a New York attorney who defended Harry E Thaw died Monday from cerebro spinal meningitis. That evening the body was shipped to Canton N Y the home of her parents. The superintendent says she was brought there under another name Dr Z T Miller attended Mrs
The court case involving Mrs. Hartridge remains largely silent as the trial approaches conclusion. Authorities have yet to reveal further details while speculation persists about her disappearance and death in New York during the latter part of the proceedings.
Springfield reports a two year probate dispute over Daniel B. Wesson’s estate, valued around 25 million dollars, settled by a Supreme Court agreement. After over 1 million in bequests, the residue will be split among Walter H Wesson Joseph Wesson Sarah J Ball and Frank Wesson’s four children, with a trust until heirs reach age. The Smith & Wesson factory will be incorporated and run by Walter H and Joseph H Wesson.
Laon sits on a hill with a dramatic skyline of towers forming a dominating landmark. The city’s old walls and gates frame a clash of town centers while the cathedral’s high verticals preach “stone bibles” of the thirteenth century to lay audiences.
A discussion argues insanity is not a brain disease since post mortems show no brain changes in insanity or many chronic nervous disorders. The piece links madness to drugs in blood, urges search for non brain causes and cautions physicians about longstanding errors in neurology.
Classified notices request a stenographer experienced in bookkeeping with references, to apply at M. A. Co. care Standard in Anaconda or Parsons' Employment Office in Butte. Also seeks first class coatmaker, day labor by a woman, a borrower to return blue print plans, a modern seven to nine room rental, and a lost airdale terrier, female, black and tan, four months old.
A scattered sale list from Butte Missoula Anaconda and Park City notes numerous items for sale including a rubber tired surveyors buggy a bay mare a 25 piano a fresh cow harnesses a kitchen range a brick livery stable and a general grocery stock plus a meat market in Missoula. Also listed are two chair barber shops and a bugy and harness sale with locations and contacts.
An array of local advertisements lists money lending services with promises of low rates and easy payments, including Tolman at 153 Pennsylvania Block Butte and McRae & Solveson at 49 W Park. Also notes dressmaker Mari Marshall in New York City and various services such as stove repairs and fur storage.
Auction sale of household furniture set for Wa Alder Anaconda with 2 pm Thursday July 16 followed by sale of 3 room Nat items in Butte Park. Also available cheap four room house furnishings at 19 Chestnut Anaconda.
Mason Temple Association of Missoula Montana invites sealed bids by 10 am July 2 1908 for erection and completion of a Mason temple. Plans from J U Kennedy Missoula or Kent and Shanley Hutts Mont. Each bid must include 5 percent certified check payable to Masonic Temple Association of Missoula as guarantee with 40 percent bond. Association may reject any bid. H Kinsley secretary.
A dense classified list shows multiple rental offerings in Butte including Furnished flats at 321 N. Jackson and 312 W. Gold, modern four and two four room flats, and business spaces. Also listed are several local services: assay chemists Lewis & Walker and Rombauer Co., cleaning and dyeing firms, a carpet cleaning company, astrologist and medium notices, a hairdresser, and medical and optical specialists.
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