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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1919
Page
9
A four room residence near Emerson School features a large lot and many trees. It includes a garage and good parking with tree shade. All street improvements are paid and the special buy is 3150 dollars, with 2800 dollars indicated as the purchase price.
A large east-side lot property on the car line goes up for sale as the owner, cited as sick, must leave this climate. The sale centers on an ample parcel likely suitable for redevelopment or private residence, with the house described as substantial and imposing.
In a letter from Butte, John Burrell formerly of A C M legal department announces he will relocate to New York and join Guaranty Trust Company, a major financial institution. Burrell, discharged from the U S Navy as an ensign, describes the Wanda cargo voyage to Hamburg via Portland, the Panama Canal, Newport News, and Liverpool, with aid to Germany after the armistice.
Yesterday morning the police court met a tame session with two Canes before Judge Grimes. M F Rohn cited for improper driving. Rol Latuted claimed disobedience to trade rules due to defective paying. both cases dismissed or bond forfeited as noted. In the afternoon Alice Clayton J and A L Sperman faced vagrancy charges. Clayton fined 20 dollars, Sperman half that. Former Mayor Maloney defended C A Rob erty and May Johnson for disturbance. witness Joe Sims failed to appear and案件 dismissed. Sims forfeited 10 dollars. Kalinka and Spero clashed over a robbery allegation involving Mabel Murphy. case dismissed for lack of evidence.
John G Evans served as the first postmaster of Butte after Montana gained statehood in 1889. He arrived from Salt Lake in 1882 and worked with Walkerville and later the Meredith forwarding company. The post office moved from the Miners Union building on North Main to the federal building on Main and upper streets after the 1880s dynamite incidents. Evans retired from the postal service and later pursued clerical work after a career spanning decades.
Persistent rumor in Butte claimed Butte & Superior acquired all Clark interests including Elm Orta property and Timber Butte mill, ending lawsuits. Attorneys denied knowledge of any deal, saying there was nothing to report beyond vague talk and no confirmation from local sources.
Sheriff Wyman of Beaverhead county returned to Dillon last evening with Joe and Alexander Lewis as prisoners. Deputies Smith and Borie picked them up Saturday and held them in the county jail pending the sheriff's arrival. They will answer to a charge of robbing a freight car.
Dennis Gullivan, suffering from deranged behavior, was examined by a commission appointed judge Lynch, with members Drew Horst and J W Brophy, after an examination into his sanity. The claimant stated he drank anything he could get, including moonshine.
In the chamber of deputies the Italian government vowed to preserve order amid a broad strike. Officials said troops have been distributed nationwide to ensure stability as demonstrations unfold.
Washington July 15 Eighteen million dollars for vocational training of injured soldiers and marines is provided by a sundry civil appropriation. The measure, droned through the House with a vote of 120 to, faces debate on fate of the German emperor and war responsibility.
The July 16 forecast notes Uranus Mercury and Mars in malefic aspect and Venus friendly after sunset. It warns of social upheaval and distrust across eras, with mental distortion of motives and possible attacks on public officials. A mid summer surge of sentimentality and fragile marriages are forecast.
In a diary entry Lieutenant James Shotter notes the R-84 crew enjoyed American ragtime during meals and leisure aboard the Atlantic voyage. The Columbia Graphophone Company provided a model device and 25 records, including popular songs, to bolster morale amid tension as Britain and America edge closer together.
A lively catalog of dance tunes across a Columbia release featuring the Louisiana Five Jazz Band, Fox trots like Just Another Gone Wrong Love You, Yana Yama Blues, Manvytny’s Lullaby, and a Waldorf Astoria medley The Red Lantern. Promotes saxophone featured melodies and movie tie ins.
A fragmentary item notes a commission or effort to recommend to the legislatures the enactment of laws against distilling. The text is garbled but points to legislative action on liquor or alcohol production within Indiana.
Minnesota’s oldest Indian, Chief John Smith, aged 130, drew attention at a Cass Lake pageant depicting conquest of the American northwest. The event showcased his longevity as a focal point amid the proceedings.
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