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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1906
Page
14
In a compact note preparations for a prominent corner building in New York proceed amid tensions over construction plans. Officials and contractors discuss timelines and safety measures as the project advances despite local scrutiny.
President Roosevelt will preside over the corner stone ceremony for the new House of Representatives office building on April 7 in Washington. The event mirrors President Washingtons 1793 cornerstone laying with the Federal Masonic lodge directing the ceremony. Walter A. Brown will supervise the laying, with addresses by Roosevelt and Speaker Canes. invitations extended to prominent figures nationwide.
Special Dispatch reports Harry I Armstead, Polaris mining pro hits, returning from Denver with plans to erect a 100 ton capacity smelter. Machinery is en route or staged at Red Rock freight houses. Construction accelerates. traction engine traffic expected in spring.
Kansas City witnesses describe months of payments to James Gibson county attorney by a brewing company official, with claims of immunity guarantees and reduced sums after a compromise, as testified in the Gibson oyster hearing. John F. Steele stated he paid monthly amounts for two years, while another, for the city, offered immunity from prosecution for the brewery's Kansas City operations.
In Dayton O H Mar 2 O A Robinson 0 was found dead in his room at the Enterprise hotel after leaving a note saying he was tired and wanted to rest. He had been brought from the Pacific coast by a local distilling company a year ago and recently lost his job. He leaves family in the West.
Blackfoot Idaho March 2 Frea Glessing a high school graduate from El Paso Ill hanged himself in his brother's cellar. The room was so low he tied his feet to the back of him to complete the act. Officials believe worry over his physical condition caused the suicide.
The remains of Charles will be moved this evening from Arkansas Hot Springs. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. A citizens meeting is called for next Tuesday evening at the courthouse to nominate an alderman in each ward and trea Louisville, Ky. March 22 A special tournament of individual bowlers in the national tournament tonight produced the most sensational work, three men finishing with totals of 15 690 and the highest scores were by Walter Tutti of Brooklyn New York who with 65 took first place in the individual class. No work beats anything in recent years except that of Deacon Jones of Milwaukee who several years ago rolled 6% at Cleveland with a loaded ball.
A Dillon caucus by the municipal league nominated a ticket for April 2 elections. J i f Morse presided. Nominated aldermen were Thomas Selway for the first ward Benjamin Bond for the second ward and AS for the third ward. Additional names were added to the league roll book.
Paris reports Roosevelt suggests a mixed polls approach at all ports including Casablanca as a path to a Morocco problem solution. In Fernandina Beach the US steamer Mayflower under Lt Cmdr Berg arrives awaiting Mrs Roosevelt and president family for a southern voyage.
London March 22 The Bank of England announced the half year's profit totaling 5,903,890 dollars and declared a dividend of 4 percent.
Special meeting of Stevensville town council discusses a W-year electric road franchise for a line from Missoula to Darby via Hamilton and Butte. An election of freeholders set for April 25 to approve the proposition. Dougherty and Jones negotiate right of way, farmers willing to grant. Construction expected to start in August and finish by next summer. A Bitter Root to Butte vegetable train may run daily mornings during summer to bring local produce to market.
Peter Ole, a well known Scandinavian miner in Butte, was found dead in his bed at 333 East Broadway alley around 7 pm. An initial theory of death by self harm was ruled out by Coroner Egan, who determined natural causes after recent hospital treatment in Anaconda. Ole had returned to Butte from French Gulch and resided at Humber Ramses lodging house, with witnesses noting some dissipation and possible alcohol influence. An inquest is expected. remains prepared by Sherman & Reed for funeral.
Jack Barry, alias Jack Marry, was arrested late Sunday on suspicion of taking part in a dawn robbery at Peter Ver Fogito’s Saloon in Meaderville. Police plan to conduct further identification today.
Tobacco, once a colonial exchange medium, now serves as the currency for British New Guinea. The Peltish administration notes trade is weak as natives work briefly for pounds, then return home to a lazy, comfortable life financed by tobacco purchases, with white tobacco remaining the standard. The article links a postal card souvenir motif to the era, contrasting with lingering idle behavior.
Giuseppe Marino an Italian was hanged in Newark New Jersey for the murder of his brother in law Nungio Marinana after a violent quarrel. He made multiple escape attempts, denounced the judge, and sought a writ of habeas corpus denied by the US Supreme Court. His fellow Italians supported him financially and materially throughout his appeals.
Rumors swirl about Fresno, Tacoma, and Portland teams affecting rosters in the Northwest league. Prominent players like Mike Lynch move toward Tacoma while Beattie and others seek loopholes for forfeited money. Walla Walla forms a baseball association and Spokane eyes management roles as Hoquiam and Aberdeen organize through a regional league framework.
The anti trust Democratic convention met in the council chamber last night and named labor party candidates Dennis Sullivan in the First ward Allen O'Donnell in the Second Pat Leehan in the Third. Democrats named A H Cohen Fourth John Murphy Fifth Jerry Mulling Sixth John J O'Connor Seventh and James Doull Eighth with ward fights noted for Seventh and Eighth. The platform endorsed Mayor MacGinniss administration and called for strict enforcement of laws with revenue from regulated gambling prize fighting and social evil to fund the city.
Tom Corcoran, a long time Butte area miner, was fatally injured when a timber fell in the Anaconda mine at about 2:90 o clock yesterday afternoon. He suffered a fractured skull and was taken to St James hospital in delirium with slim chances of recovery. Corcoran, aged around middle adulthood, resided at Hannitan's boarding house on North Main Street with a wife and two children in Ireland. His brother was killed in the mines two years prior.
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