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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1911
Page
15
A retailer touts pure silk embroidered stockings at 65 cents, claiming deep elastic garter tops linen feet and double-spliced seams. The ad asserts the items are worth $1 and urges customers to stock up before the offer ends, presenting Connell's as the sole source for these prices.
Idaho police chase two armed bandits across the Idaho Montana line in a prolonged hunt likened to the Gross and Gay case of 1893. The duo used hit and run tactics, killing three and wounding others, with communities wide awake and power blackouts halting electricity as the pursuit dragged on. Citizens crowded downtown as power failures stranded evening riders and deterred business.
Captain P J O Leary received a telegram from his brother in law D J O Neil Leadville Colorado. It says his nephew John O Neil aged 21 was killed yesterday by electricity in Leadville. The young man had worked for the electric company for some time. Mrs O Neil, mother of the young man, is the sister of Captain P J Leary.
A storm sweeping Anaconda caused power failures that disrupted Butte briefly. The wind and rain peaked in Anaconda while Butte experienced lighter rain and two periods of streetcar paralysis during the afternoon.
Thomas Mullen, raised above the Columbia gardens, spent a night in the Butte station office before officers placed him on a gardens car. The 12-year-old, who had been at a Flathead reservation school, planned to return Sunday night, but his parents missed him until a joyous reunion yesterday.
A joint celebration in A H O Hall Centerville tonight honors Prof N J Rohan national chairman of Irish history in Marquette Michigan. Prof H V Kane accompanies him. A banquet follows with a short response from the guest. The event honors the Catholic high school's Irish history class with participation from Catholic lodges and organizations.
Washington June 19 Former consul George B Schmucker who served at Ensenada Mexico was arrested at the east entrance to the White House after insisting his card be sent in to the president for urgent business He was later sent to the Washington asylum hospital for observation Schmucker was recently removed from his post due to a nervous breakdown and had been staying in Staunton Virginia before arriving in Washington today.
Secretary Meyer told the house expenditures committee that navy yard work would be concentrated and unnecessary plants abandoned. He proposed six yards, three on the Atlantic coast and three on the Pacific coast, as sufficient in time of war.
In Boston on June 19 the counsel for Rev Norman Plass and Charles H Brooks deposited 5009 in bills as fines of 2 50 each after they pleaded guilty to using the mail in a fraud scheme. The money was handed to the court clerk and the defendants left court. Assistant treasurer John I Traphagen faces sentencing next week.
From Pearson's Weekly, tales of cursed Egyptian mummy cases, Persian daggers, rings, and a Paris morgue legend. The article recounts misfortune traced to artefacts such as coffin lids, a headless mummy, a Persian dagger, a jeweled necklace, and a ring bearing a death curse, with multiple owners reportedly meeting violent fates.
Eugene Battain of the Aborn Opera company reappears in The Tales of Hoffmann at the New National. He is praised in the profession as the tenor with a human voice.
Every hat in the Connell store is half price today with no reservations. First come, first served as 8 o'clock sale begins. all hats in stock are eligible, including new fashions from abroad and chic styles.
You may choose any skirt or gown in the muslin underwear section marked $1.50 now two for $1.50 or better. Dozens of beautiful outfits range from simple to elaborately trimmed with embroidery and lace. Come early and share this wonderful opportunity before the stock is gone.
A Hongkong Telegraph report cites an Indo China military informant warning that Indian hemp will replace opium in the Far East. The plant is small, cheap, and easily smuggled, with medicinal and intoxicating uses. Authorities fear its spread and urge consideration by the legislative council. The piece notes bans in Indo China and usage among some South African natives.
A new jewelry alarm box has been released in Paris and shows potential for strong sales in the United States. The device uses a dry battery magnet and lever system to trigger an electric alarm, with a concealed lever to charge it. Patents cover Europe and the United States.
A device resembles a bell and clapper with a pendulum in a box. When the lid is opened or the lever is moved, the pendulum drops and closes an electric circuit, triggering a loud alarm. The mechanism deters would be thieves by making theft obvious and noisy.
A vivid verse recalls a diner scene where a hungry man bursts in with zeal and consumes a plateful of food. The narrator notes no waste, describes the rapid feast, and ends with the startled exit and a price of 39 cents. The tone mimics a newspaper brief from Chicago.
Misso ula Mont details fragment describe surplus action linked to a local public sale. Names and specifics are unclear but indicate an official proceeding overseen by local authorities.
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