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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1901
Page
5
Farmers in the Powell county north end report a petroleum strike found during irrigation ditch work along the Little Blackfoot river. Oil surfaced with water and tests returned favorable results, sparking widespread prospecting by ranchers and a planned visit by Professor Traphagen.
Train offers Anaconda to Butte and return for 1.50 with race track admission. Depart Anaconda 11:15 a.m. and Butte 6:40 p.m. Also 1.00 with cycle track admission. Depart Anaconda 5:40 p.m. and Butte 11:15 p.m. Tickets on sale daily on specified trains.
Anaconda's baseball team suffers in Boise Idaho with two straight losses. A reported July 2 dispatch says Boise led 6 to 5 in the ninth when Anaconda protested a call at first and refused to finish the game. The streak of bad luck is noted with no further explanation from the team.
Thirty union members and about twenty guests enjoyed a banquet featuring New Man the colored singer, vocal and instrumental music, and dancing at Mattie hall. A union meeting earlier rejected hiring a lawyer for Kincaid and two others linked to a Buffer restaurant hold-up. if vagrancy charges arise, the union will provide defense. Officers include President Tony Carlson and Vice President J Nichole.
A broken eight inch water main in Sheep Gulch yard sent a fountain onto the courthouse lawn and cut a deep channel across Main street. Sheriff Conley woke at 5:30 AM to find the torrent flowing toward the city as the water department rushed to shut off the supply.
James Carey faced grand larceny charges after rolling a drunken man in a Main street saloon and taking $50. He pled guilty to petit larceny under a county attorney agreement to save costs and received 30 days in the county jail from Judge Napton.
The jockeys picnic planned to leave Butte in a special car at Mountain View park was postponed because weather turned poor. Preparations had been under way for weeks and the event would have been a success if held.
Dr James Reid, president of the Montana State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts at Bozeman, and Prof. W. Traphagen, chair of physics chemistry and geology, arrived in the city yesterday. Reid visited Cable to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Savery during the day.
Robert Price, a wood hauler living at the Montana lodging house on Front and Main, fell through the railing of a second story porch during a fainting spell about 1 am. He suffered a severely broken nasal bone, facial injuries, and neck strain, was taken to the hospital unconscious, and is not believed to have internal injuries. doctors hope he will recover.
Local ads showcase tent rentals at Greigs and camping outfits, sell wear including ladies hats and gowns, and advertise through sleeping cars via Great Northern. Names like Mrs Savery, Mrs Terry, J H Mendenhall visit, while Joe Linz opens a new assay and photography business at 112 East Commercial.
In Dorval Quebec on July 25 Senneville the Canadian yacht defending the Royal St. Lawrence cup defeated Gray Friar the British yacht owned by Lorne Currie of the Island club of Cowes in the first heat for the Seawanhaka cup.
The eastern heat wave eased when a refreshing shower arrived in Anaconda. Citizens proposed playful schemes including sprinkling carts, cannon crackers and a Sunday school picnic as rain-making ideas, but nature delivered the best cooling rain at last.
The report says the plant employs only non-union workers with a local organization but no push to challenge management. Foremen note most workers are foreigners and a labor leader claims many are ready to join the Amalgamated association after prolonged missionary activity. Officials maintain their usual silence on strike subjects.
The Employers' association rejects a conference with the Brotherhood of Teamsters. It demands workers sign a nonunionizing pact and accept arbitration, threatening wider strikes. About 1,700 strikers plus 4,000 longshoremen and stevedores may join, with clashes and a Bryant Street riot prompting police reinforcement.
Sharon Pennsylvania July 25 machinists at the Sharon steel works reach an amicable settlement through James O Connell of the International Association of Machinists and the workers will return to work tomorrow.
About nine machinists and blacksmiths at the Philadelphia & Reading railway shops in Port Richmond unanimously reject the company's 5 percent wage advance. The employer seeks restoration of 12 percent cut taken four years ago, continuing dispute over pay.
Chicago and LaGrange Park report a violent confrontation over African American workers sent to Melrose Park. Latrobe Steel & Coupler Works abandoned plans to bring 800 men from Alabama as 300 armed locals patrolled the village. The train was redirected, sheriff declined militia aid, and tensions eased after the mob dispersed.
A M Farland former Amalgamated leader met New York officials from United States Steel subsidaries to discuss the strike situation but no action basis emerged. In Scranton the Alice Chalmers plant resumed all departments after a nine week strike, with over 1200 workers returning.
In Columbus on July 25 the icemen strike persists. John Francis, a non union worker, tried to deliver ice and was attacked by about 100 strikers, beaten and forced to retreat with his load.
Columbia towed ahead from New London to Newport finishing about a third of a mile ahead of Constitution in a 90 footer race. Constitution ran aground twice near Race Rock causing speed loss and a damaged keel plate as a diver inspected the hull. Officials noted Columbia led from Race Rock to Blightship while Captain Barr pressed Constitution with tight maneuvers in light airs.
Gourock July 25 The Shamrock II ocean rig is complete stores aboard and she is in sea going trim for departure. The challenger will sail Saturday morning at 10 oclock to the other side, deferring the voyage a day due to superstition. Interior facings are thorough to withstand severe weather.
A well known physician says a woman’s face mirrors health and urges mothers to heed symptoms of anemia and weakness in daughters. He endorses Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a treatment to enrich blood, restore color, and avert consumption with a noted Erie case and general claims of efficacy. The ad-style piece cites the pills’ use and price of 50 cents per box, six for $2.50.
A 1910s style warning explains dandruff as caused by a pestiferous germ burrowing into the scalp and shrinking hair roots until baldness. It claims Newbro's Herpi a offers a cure by killing the germ, promising glossy, silk like hair.
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