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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1913
Page
17
A local jeweler markets diamond solitaires aimed at graduates. Prices span from $10 to $600 with 14k rings at $25 featuring grapppy stones and wide selection, appealing to budget and premium buyers.
Catalog notes watches favored by young shoppers with model options priced from six to one hundred seventy five dollars. Descriptive phrases highlight standard movement and near up-to-date design as appealing gift choices for boys.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for constipation indigestion and headaches. It urges readers to take Cascarets tonight to cleanse the inside organs and prevent misery, claiming health and clear headedness for months. It notes all druggists sell Cascarets and mentions children’s need for gentle cleansing.
Discussion in Butte centers on the disappearance and death of Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher. The prevailing view denies assassination or vigilante involvement. Evidence suggests he may have been alive on a boat at Fort Benton after July 1, 1867, with no witness to his fall, prompting old-timers to recall vigilante acts in Helena and shifts in organization.
Renick of 406 West Granite relates an account of Acting Governor Meagher’s last days aboard the steamer G. A. Thompson en route to Lexington. The tale recounts an incident on July 1, 1887, involving Meagher’s intoxication, a fall on deck, and questions of foul play vs accidental death, with references to local figures and Fort Benton.
A Fort Benton resident recounts how vigilantes operated in 1865 66 era and asserts no foul play in Governor Meagher's death. The account notes distrust of conspiracy theories, describes Meagher’s planned trip to Cow Island, and details the river accident that ended his life. The narrator claims intimate knowledge of the period and of Meagher's death.
Captain Sanders says Conlon is correct and rejects any clash between vigilantes and Governor Meagher. He notes Meagher died by accident in 1867, that vigilantes completed their brutal work by 1864, and that political strife between Republicans and Democrats did not involve the vigilantes or Meagher. He argues vigilantes acted to cleanse Montana of road agents, not to oppose the governor.
The City Post reports the death of General Meagher after a misadventure aboard the steamer Thompson in Benton. He was returning from Sureiver to Camp Cook when a back door collapsed, and his body was never recovered despite efforts. Governor Smith ordered tributes, the district court adjourned, and flags flew at half mast.
Washington June 2 Secretary McAdoo has asked for the resignation of collector Stratton of San Francisco. Stratton said his term had expired and declined to discuss the action. He stated he has made no statement and prefers not to discuss further. Senator Works and Senator Perkins understand his attitude and the department in Washington is aware of the situation.
Finest fancy and English worsted suits including Imp rench worsteds and Seated cheviot styles. Every suit fitted with extra change for alteration. THY CLOTIERY, Main Adv.
Police Judge Booker reports May totals for Butte show 316 arrests and trials with 42 fine revenue. Of 12 intoxication cases, 9 dismissed, 2 bonded, 1 paid. 7 disturbing the peace cases yield 18 fines paid and 13 committed to jail, with others dismissed or remitted. Miscellaneous offenses produced 55 fines and 27 dismissals.
New York June 3 Columbia University refuses to grant a degree to Felix Metager Rose at graduation unless he proves cure of a supposed disease described as caro inserinus abinetin a skin ailment. A physician’s signature backed the claim though no visible illness was found. The director noted the term derives from Latin but provided no substantive medical basis for the exemption.
The House passed a bill to establish the commission form of government in third class Pennsylvania cities by 107 to 1. It was sent to the Senate for concurrence and is expected to reach the governor before week’s end. The measure would abolish the current government structure.
In a contested plan the government would be vested in the mayor and the council. The proposal outlines a civic body led by the mayor with the city commissioners acting as council members to govern local affairs.
Richard Metcalfe of Lincoln Nebraska editor of the Commoner was selected by President Wilson to be civil governor of the Panama Canal Zone. Announcement came from Secretary Garrison with Bevan Daniels and Garrison backing. Metcalfe has long been in newspaper work and rose to prominence during the 1912 campaign.
Fragmentary report from Springfield TL notes a proposed law to punish murder with prison terms failed to secure a constitutional majority. The item briefly mentions a Bulgarian reference and evacuation of Rodosto seaport, Marmara region, with scant details.
Oxford students suffer a major loss as a fire blamed on suffragettes razes the largest boathouse on the River Isis along with 40 Oxford University boats, inflicting extensive damage to university sport facilities.
An old advertisement claims Hay's Hair Health imparts gloss and life to hair, promising rapid grey coverage after one or two applications. The druggist backs its superiority and suggests purchase from New Drug Company of Butte and Anaconda.
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