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Anaconda Standard

Location

Anaconda, Montana, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1917

Page

8

Money order forger captured on coast

Ballantine Montana post office theft leads to forged money orders passed to Butte merchants. Kaward F. Wilson arrested in San Diego while attempting further purchases with Ballantine orders. Merchants including KK store Wein's Broadway Shoe Leggat Finten hotels Rom Pou's Colbert Drug paid out over 200 dollars. Other suspects linked to California operations. government offers rewards for post office robbers and forgers. Memorial Day speakers listed for multiple schools with various visiting delegates.

Kaward F. Wilson Ballantine, Mont Butte Evilg Sa Diego Cal Hallantine California Wilson Wein's Clothing Store Broadway Shoe Store Leggat and Finten Hotels Rom~ Pou's Colbert Drug Company Charles Cosgrove Chicago Post Office Charles Whit George Smith

Fireman Worked Too Long on Railroad Run

Government sues Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railway to recover 500 dollars for violating the federal ban on employing railroad workers more than 16 consecutive hours. In May 1916 fireman F Eggelston allegedly worked from 2 40 p m to 8 a m on a Lewiston Salem run. ICC inspector supplied evidence.

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway F. ©. Eggelston Lewiston Salem Interstate Commerce Commission

Mechanical Genius In New York Sun Tale

A quirky office tale from the New York Sun portrays a charismatic mechanical genius trusted with a million dollars yet prone to tinkering with anything movable. The boss’s assistant is described through episodes of typewriter jams and a toppled car engine, ending with the chauffeur fired after a fatalistic mess under the car.

New York Sun Jane Edison To & Mackemith Vallen Mittireur Lysied

Desperate Efforts to Revive a Frightful Engine

Experts lament the engine’s monstrous state after failed restoration attempts. They call the piece the most awful frightfulness they had ever seen. A lone spark of ingenuity kept the genius from a hasty exit.

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