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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1906
Page
3
The Anaconda Standard lists issue details and branch offices in multiple cities. It notes subscription rates, postal information, and advertising contacts, with a long roster of booksellers and newsstands distributing the paper in major western cities.
The piece outlines city council candidates and campaigning across Montana towns. It notes parties will tout superiority for municipal governance while voters seek the best alderman, mentions figures like Hamilton, Mackay, and Roosevelt era tensions, and reports on incriminating claims and denials surrounding insurance funds.
Richard Ivens had just been convicted of the murder of a young married Chicago woman on January 12. On the witness stand he sought to repudiate the confession taken by police, arguing hypnotism and coercion influenced his statements. His defense claimed he was subconscious and manipulated during the weeks after arrest.
A contested confession is analyzed as the court weighs coercion by police and the defendant Ivens. The defense highlights a blank mind and unreliable testimony while the jury considers whether the written confession reflects actual memory or an induced state.
A report from Silver Bow County details the Saturday removal of Edwin M Lamb from the office of chief deputy by County Attorney Freely. The piece cites motives linked to party alignment and prosecutions, argues political influence intrudes on criminal cases, and lauds Lamb’s tenure as competent and honorable amidst gambling enforcement history.
The baronetage committee led by the Earl of Pembroke plans a labeling system to distinguish genuine titles and curb spurious claims. Officials say the move will protect buyers of American heirs from fraud and benefit noble lineages by clarifying legitimate baronets.
Wing Haakon renounces coronation as Norway’s king elect him, embracing wlexiance and citizenship in Alfheim. The decision reflects populist support and a move away from divine rights tradition, signaling a modern constitutional monarchy style.
The article notes rulers from Germany Belgium Greece Spain Denmark and Norway opting out of coronations for constitutional reasons or fear of trouble. It contrasts England’s grand pageantry and highlights the Belisario Rosa house in Philadelphia offered to the government as a national monument. Schoolchildren and women funded most of the 21000 dollar price, aiming to preserve a symbol of American patriotism and history.
An early century style melodrama titled Captain Debonnaire drew strong applause. Paul Gilmore starred as Louis du Cadtiing with a cast that included Ameiro Pattas as Renee. Curtain calls followed short speech of thanks as the company received enthusiastic audience support. The production featured scenes in America Quebec and New Amsterdam and promises another performance this evening.
Directors of the Hutte Nace and Fale association visited the rac k rack to select sites for fair exhibits. They report the lower part of the grand stand can house part of the displays, three larger stalls will hold most exhibits after renovations, and a new machinery building will be built between the grand stand and stables. Negotiations for track takeover to complete, with $7,090 to Daly estate, awaiting final details and premium plans.
Trains on the Northern Pacific line between Silver Bow and Albert were only briefly delayed by washout on bridges and tracks. Most services were under half an hour late. no major damage occurred. Full service expected to resume as water recedes, repairs may be completed soon.
T M Selway, a stockman from Homver Read county, spoke in Butte on the Montana livestock industry. He praised improved horse breeding, noted mares make fine workhorses and brood mares, and reported Beaverhead sheep and wool prospects with strong bids for good clips. He warned of forest range policy limiting grazing and predicted a robust mutton market while wool output may dip due to fewer sheep.
Review of a Grand Theatre production titled The Play at the Grand praised for realism and strong cast. Describes set design, acting, and a notable Siberian dungeon scene that drew audience reaction. Incident cited: a speaker offered to surrender to police if shackles and handcuffs could be shown on stage.
The report notes Indian murderers of a French or Near the mountain of Amotinehe may have been shot on their estate in Tlaxcala. Lt General Chaffes, U.S.A., returned from the hot country. Typhus fears eased as rains aid sanitation. John Alexander Wowse from Chicago arrived Monday with a companion, who worsened to Licaltn.
Bozeman reports ornamental shrubs suited to Montana lawns from Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. Native and hardy options include mock orange, choke cherry, service berry, buffalo berries, willows, and Berberis varieties. Also noted are Hibiscus-like barbberry and Caragana pea tree species. hawthorn options, with emphasis on hardiness and year round foliage and berries.
A survey of privet, honeysuckle, spiraea, lilac, and other shrubs suited to Montana conditions. Notes on California privet for eight years, Tartarian honey suckle, Spiraea Van Houtte, Syringa species, lilacs, snowball viburnum, and hardy roses with winter protection requirements. Descriptions include growth habit, bloom color, and landscape use.
John Thomas Hote Bones Prac Ren is described as a patient at St James Hospital with broken right leg bones near the ankle. The injury is attributed to a fall of ground on the 2009 level of the High Oro mine, occurring at an early time.
A man was located yesterday morning at the Aliant Lock near Wyn Ming and Puri streets. He is described as single and currently in a restrained state as officials respond to the incident.
The Silver Bowl Trades and Labor assembly endorsed a fund raising project to aid the defense of President Moyer Secretary Hay Wood and Ar Fetithone of Lin Weastern, with a five member committee to coordinate with various labor groups in Butte. Events include Alaskan views on a screen and a lecture program, aiming to draw support and good attendance for a worthy cause.
A bar room brawl on Host Park Street left Oscar Koski with deep gashes and a severed temporal artery, now hospitalized at St. James. He is a miner, currently unemployed and staying at 100 East Park Street. The attacker fled. Koski’s prognosis is cautiously hopeful with medical care ongoing.
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