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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1914
Page
26
After a 105 day weighing period for mail carried on western trains and air routes, weighing will end at midnight. Rail clerks in the western region anticipate surplus layoffs as weighers depart, with about a hundred extra clerks to be dismissed across the West.
Notices go to Postmasters and local agents urging posting of all men for a major labor demand in Oklahoma. State labor commissioner C D Daugherty asks the federal Labor Department for 15,000 workers to thrash a record wheat crop and harvest a large forage crop at wages from two to two and a half dollars with board.
Mrs. D. E. Thompson of 1713 Berend Street Los Angeles received word from Ed Wells a lost brother in law through the Standard columns in a letter to Postmaster Matcoln Gillis yesterday. The daughter of the relative in Butte conveyed thanks for the help.
Arcries o7 Rourke will be tried next Monday afternoon on a first-degree assault re charge in Justice Shea's court. The hearing yesterday was postponed by stipulation. The complaint states O Rourke stabbed Bernard King during a dispute over miners union factions. King lingered days in hospital but is now able to move about. Sliver Bow league officers to be elected Wednesday June 3 with full attendance urged.
A heated divorce action reveals claims of desertion and alleged cohabitation with other partners. Lavern Derishe accuses Harry Derusha of desertion, states he lived with a woman under the name Jack La Favor, and faced a March arrest for related conduct. The case includes alimony disputes, legality questions, and procedural moves across departments.
Postal workers in Butte face risks as parcel post shipments from Parkersburg Ohio include queen bees. An apiarist orders thousands of queens to distribute nationwide this season, with prices from 1 to 900 dollars each.
OTT S NEW PLAY Shameen Which Chauncey Olcott offers at Broadway blends stirring incidents and romantic love making set in Celtic sentiment with swashbuckler grit. King June praises Olcott as best fitted to display acting powers in this role with Mrs Aida Johnson Young guiding. The production features songs by Olcott, gentle music, a strong cast and elaborate stage decor.
In Henney England near Wargrave suffragette arsonists burned the historic parish church of St Mary's built in 1688. Only a tower fragment and walls remain as a hammer and suffragette literature with a Stop persecuting women placard were found amid ruins. The vicar Basil Batty saved an ancient register. Bells and the Day monument melted in the flames. A fire started by suffragists also destroyed a Windsor mansion once owned by the Duchess of Sutherland.
Subscribers of the Standard will pay the tie a week for the daily and Sunday by carrier beginning June 1. By mail anywhere in North America $7.00 year in advance. Everyone can afford Montana's best news paper at the popular subscription price now obtainable.
The second trial of Fred Kelly and Marie Pacheco began and adjourned with testimony left to hear. The defendants, both of mixed race, are accused of taking part in robbing George Whitehead at the Afro-American club, allegedly involving $180. Juror deadlock earlier delayed proceedings. W. P. McCarty and Will Jackson defend for the state, J M Hinckle and Alec Levinsky for the defense. Trial expected to conclude today.
In Judge Lynch's district court, Bert Copley versus Butte & Superior reached jury submission after instructions and arguments. The case stems from injuries alleged from contact with a 40 volt feed on the mill roof, with defense introducing a model of the wiring setup.
Louis Epstein or Pearl Unthank were married by Justice Shea in his courtroom yesterday. The couple will live in Billings. The text also advertises a W F of M convention at Schuling's hall on June 3 with polls, amendments, and card requirements. Sealed bids for fair privileges at the Butte track close June 12 1914 with payment schedule and bid security.
Calgary excitement surrounding a major oil strike drives William Cheely, art magnate and investor, to millionaire status in a single day. Reports from Duncan D. McGregor of Butte describe stock surges, bustling shops, and new oil fields near Dingman. Calgary’s new hotel and heavy investor interest fuel a feverish market as seven companies rise and stock floods the streets.
Pittsburg reports a crude oil price cut with new levels for Pennsylvania crude at 1.80 dollars, Mercer Black and New Castle at 3.13.5, Corning at 1. Cabell at 1.49. No change was made in Somerset or Ragland.
In Madrid on June 1 a date change for the church wedding of Ker iit Roosevelt and Miss Belle Wyatt Winlard was announced. The religious ceremony will be held on June 11 instead of June 10, with the civil ceremony set for June 10.
George Nelson of 29 Electric Building in Butte becomes an Akoz booster after trying the California mineral remedy. He claims it relieves rheumatism stomach kidney bladder and liver trouble eczema catarrh piles and other aliments and says it is the best remedy of its kind. He urges others to learn more by contacting Akoz at West Park Street for further information.
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