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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1925
Page
7
Butte residents reacted to news of Senator William A Clark's death, recalling his rise from a Pennsylvanian-born placer miner to a Montana magnate. The article outlines his banking ventures in Deer Lodge and Butte, mining ventures, rail projects, philanthropy, and decades of public service, noting his lasting impact on Montana and the city of Butte.
A profile of Senator Clark detailing vast private wealth and expansive stake in Montana mines utilities mills and real estate. It traces his career from early Montana banking to partnerships in Deer Lodge Missoula and Butte, noting his solo operations since 1889 and his influence alongside prominent international financiers.
A portrait of Senator Clark as a hands on manager with a personal touch at the Butte bank and wide mining interests. His ventures spanned cattle ranches in Mexico coffee plantations in the Far East and South America to a bronze factory a stone quarry and a seven million dollar Fifth Avenue residence. He financed and built the Salt Lake and San Pedro railroad and owned mines in Colorado Jerome and United Verde Arizona. Despite outside funding the senator pursued ambitious projects while planning for heirs and distributing wealth to his children and grandchildren in the final decades of his life.
The Associated Press reports in Chicago that an unsuccessful suitor of Mrs. Helen Elwood D. Stokes, a New York millionaire, faced defamation allegations connected to his estranged wife. Defense argued, noting prior witness notices and a London filing of documents in a related suit.
Clark, a prominent Montana figure, whose career spanned mining, banking, and railroad ventures from Butte to Jerome Arizona, helped transform Butte from a gold camp to a major silver and copper center. He financed the San Pedro Los Angeles railroad, reorganized it after floods, commanded volunteers in the New Perce uprising, and served in Montana’s constitutional conventions and legislature. He funded the Mary Andrews Clark Home for working girls and supported family as a major industrialist and public benefactor.
A collage of social scenes and notices describes a staged Mother Goose party with guests in character, gifts distributed, and an award for meritorious service. It notes hostesses for a future card party, travels of local residents, a missionary meeting at Central Presbyterian, a marriage announcement in California, and a hospital operation with refreshments.
A footnote on the medal awarded to a Brass Company expert highlights his role in advancing industry science. The report credits his work on standardizing chemical analysis of alloys and reducing water corrosion. The recipient, a graduate of MIT, is connected to Pocono ford, Massachusetts.
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