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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1902
Page
12
A fragmented notice from Butte recounts a woman in the state praising Chamberlain's Stomach Remedy for relief from cholera and diarrhea. The piece mentions multiple local drug stores and notes a Mr. W Manning who suffered protracted diarrhea and found relief after using the remedy.
An advertisement touts Dr Leroy's French Tansy tablets as a cure for insomnia melancholy failing memory and low energy. It claims a refund if not effective and lists price and blind mail orders from Doull Bros. in Butte and Salt Lake City as sole agents for the United States with two product options for women.
George A. Clark, a noted Butte attorney, withdrew from a habeas corpus hearing when associate counsel planned to contest the legality of a contract over custody of a boy. The Haupts claim a prior agreement with the mother to relinquish future claims, while the mother disputes the contract’s legality. Judge McClernan granted Clark leave to withdraw as the case proceeded and continued hearings to allow amendments, amid broader tensions and threats during the proceedings.
A Butte report recounts a Missouri judge ruling that profanity over telephone wires is not provocation for legal action. It describes telegraph and telephone workers noting swearing by male callers, with operators recounting incidents of customers and a few women swearing, and a vandal ripping a telephone instrument from a wall as a warning to temper.
Berlin bestowed numerous decorations on American officials incidental to Prince Henry’s United States visit. The Red Eagle awards went to Samuel H. Ashbridge, Julius Fleischmann, Rolla Wells, David R. Francis, Arthur Eddy, and Gustav He Schwab. the fourth class to W. McChesney, Gustav Faber, and others. The crown order of the fourth class honored several more officials including Dame oarckoff, George C. Boldt, and Wilhelm Schmidt. Autographs of the prince and a list of gifts to state and municipal leaders were announced by the foreign office, with framed portraits sent to mayoral leaders and naval, military, and cultural institutions in the United States.
A man named Wain Wright and a woman called Vender died after eating mushrooms they believed were edible. They were with Charlotte and Fondreist when they were invited to dinner by a landlady, who allegedly prepared the mushrooms. The group consumed them in the evening and grew violently ill before dying yesterday.
An escape from Indiana prison occurred this morning as four long time inmates Melissa Davis, Kate Hughes, Lizzie Carlisle, and Hettie Ray fled through streets and yards for about three hours. They crawled through culverts and fields before being recaptured by authorities.
In Canton the Walzer elopement ignited a hostile firestorm as a mob formed around the jail area. Mrs Walzer and Eckfeld were moved to a carriage then fled under police escort amid threats. The family of Mrs Walzer led calls for action while four children cried for their mother. No charges solidified beyond a misdeed accusation and they were bound over for the next term.
A Arkansas woman from Van Buren reported losing her wardrobe en route from Ely to Kansas City. A box car incident left her with a lone white hand waving from the car as she slept, but fellow train workers aided by securing garments from various sizes for the traveler before the loss was noted and police involvement began.
In Hammond Indiana a masked woman and a male companion sought entry to Mrs. Ernst Leytje Doty by offering face lotion. After a failed sales attempt she was chloroformed with a cloth soaked in chloroform and forced into a chair, threatening death if she screamed.
A woman recounts a frightening intrusion in which two visitors entered upstairs to her brother in law William Levaie’s room. The room was left in disarray, a coat vanished, and the assailants spoke of not harming her as the drug took effect. The young man is described as reputable, employed locally, and distressed by the incident.
Cleveland police believe a prearranged murder of postal clerk J Frederick Lynam was linked to his wife's divorce suit. Detectives traced a likely suspect via letters found in Lynam home, revealing infidelity and a possible Newbury connection. A slender, dark man about 5 feet 1 inch tall and 140 pounds was described. a local man returned to offer information.
New York July 30 Publishers Peter F Collier and Ben head a proposed ten million dollar corporation to buy a chain of newspapers across New York State. H Lowlis oversees trust formation with options on 49 plants from Hudson River to central areas. Proposals offer stock in United States Publishing Company or a mix of cash and stock. Many publishers resist selling, citing strong control of their own fields and solid mechanical bases.
Prominent Southern Indiana melon growers Hugh Murphy and Tom Mounts rounded up 100 alleged thieves raiding their patches. Prisoners were marched to a Patoka drug store and forced to take ipecac. Five coughed up watermelon. They were fined one dollar each by a local justice. others released.
Linnie Kraft and J B McCarthy wed secretly on May 16 1898 in Jeffersonville after eloping due to parental objection. The groom had worked at Phoen ix hotel and Lowell Massachusetts where his wife remained, and he has since returned to the city with the announcement. The bride’s mother has reconciled and they plan to live with her.
Northern Pacific railway runs a special train from Montana Union depot at 8 30 a m to Twin Bridges returning at 8 p m. Round trip fare 125 dollars with children 65 cents. Tickets go on sale Saturday Aug 2 at city office Park and Main street and at the depot the following morning.
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