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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1917
Page
7
The fragment lists the principal branch address at 119 North Main Street for the editorial department and business department. Advertising rates are provided upon request.
A health ad-style note urges readers that eyes require care like any organ. It emphasizes that early eye strain correction extends usefulness, while neglect leads to rapid decline. It promotes annual expert examinations and touts qualified equipment, knowledge, and affordable charges.
Marty Sullivan, 31, Cork native and longtime Butte resident, died at 27 Clear Grit Street. Survived by wife and son Dan, plus brothers Jerry in Butte and Roger in Ireland, sister Nora, and relatives Gene Sullivan. Funeral set for Wednesday morning at Tim Sullivan's home, 831 North Wyoming Street.
Reported melee on East Park street Mahad ends with arrests of Hamad and Camore Pappa after clothing and faces were torn. The period of high prices prompts merchants to seek profits, while ads and a judge’s stance are noted.
Four record seekers departed Spokane city hall at midnight amid cheers, aiming to reach Spokane and return in 21 hours. The car faced tire failures, rough roads, and delays near Missoula and Deer Lodge. They reached Alberton after 5 hours 57 minutes behind schedule, then Missoula before resting, with plans announced for another August attempt to Spokane.
A six foot rancher from the Philipburg district appeared at the arms council yesterday and announced he had been drafted and wished to join the regulars before it was too late.
A robust-looking candidate listed a long chain of ailments from hay fever to eczema to dodge draft. The recruiting officer pressured him, suspecting deceit, and the applicant ultimately withdrew rather than enlist.
At a conference yesterday a committee of motormen and conductors met J R Wharton. Wharton offered a wage plan with higher first year pay and increases for other ratings, but rejected paying all workers the same. The proposal will be voted on tomorrow night.
At a meeting last night the Butte Clerks union directed its committee to push for a wage increase. They asked the Employers association for two cents a day extra for both men and women clerks. The Merchants Federation will consider the proposal. The current minimum wage is 58.30 per month, with some earning higher. Tomorrow night the teachers union committee will meet the Silver Dow Employers association to discuss a new wage scale. The old rate is 88.260 per day with a 3 cent per day bonus.
A well dressed woman, claiming to avoid her past, asked for a name change at the jail. She told the officer to book her as Ida Smith, joking she had used a new name before and not luck with the last one.
Peter Grachetti allegedly attacked his wife Minnie and escort Ange with rocks in Walkerville Sunday night, injuring them and prompting a first degree assault charge from County Attorney Kelly. The Grachettis have been separated. both women were treated at a local hospital. In Washington, talks between Wilson administration and Congress aimed to create a three‑member Food Administration board to supervise war expenditures and replace the single head.
The white summer apron differs from the winter one by a slightly low square neck. It features a large yard square cap of fine white cotton cloth folded about the head with two corners hanging down the back.
A Montana dispute over the charter of local Electricians union spurs plans for an independent union aligned with Campbell to challenge the Metal Trades Council. Talks hinge on breaking jurisdiction, with Dunn rallying miners and machinists as picketing varies.
A jumble of verse and prose reflects on sport and life as “Sportslight Arantland Rice” and a walksay of lines blend with notes about golf in New York, a subway mishap, and hometown Goshen Ind, interspersed with quotes about fate, sacrifice, and pitching greatness. The piece names Babe Ruth as a leading figure and ponders who has been the best pitcher in recent years.
Friends of Ivan Heen, a former Diamond mine worker from Butte, report Heen was shot twice in front of a Hamilton saloon yesterday. Joe Marsh, linked to earlier trouble, is charged with accidentally shooting Heen after allegedly drinking. Heen had a noted athletic win in 1909 at the Ti.
Fernie British Columbia July 30 Fire rages through Spruce Creek district with seven men reported dead. Many listed missing amid advancing flames that char the valley. crews search burned areas while officials probe the fire’s origin and progress remains slow.
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