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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1902
Page
9
Prisoners plotted to shock the jail door with a wire to seize the keys and break out on Tuesday night. A long wire connected to the door and a crude slung shot made from leather and salt were found during searches after the plan was exposed. An inside informant tipped off the sheriff, thwarting the breakout.
The Butte Bible society held its first meeting in five years at the Christian church. Rev E J Groeneveld preached on the society’s history and hope for renewed work. New officers include President Rev E J Groeneveld Vice Presidents John W Passmore J E Noftsinger Secretary Rage Treasurer George Stevenson and a full executive committee.
A shop announces a selection of imported wall goods alongside its stock of American-made items. The exhibit includes floral art nouveau designs tapestries and silks highlighting the latest lines from Ellis Paint Company at 17 East Quartz Street with phone 104.
Basin and return tickets cost 1.50, Boulder 1.50, Alhambra 2.30 with Saturday or Sunday travel and Monday return. A Sunday only option offers Basin 1.00 and Boulder 1.00. Tickets available at 41 North Main Street and the depot.
A writer notes success and longing as Miss MacLane plans to stay in Butte before study in the East. She denies any invitation from Mrs. Arthur J. Caton and says she will not perform for the public. Also classified asks for a sober male nurse for St. Ann's Hospital in Anaconda.
David Walker a long time Butte resident died at his home 828 West Quartz street at 9 30 last night from what is called quick consumption contracted from a cold at Mountain Con mine about a year ago He was 14 years in Butte and left a wife and six children Mrs John W Cotter among them Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
Pullman Washington May 7 Frank Williams a prominent citizen was killed while hunting squirrels An accidental discharge as he drew his rifle through a barbed wire fence fired and bullet went through his head authorities reported the incident occurred today in the vicinity of his home.
Nationalist members of Dublin’s city corporation blocked the council from considering whether T. C. is relevant to a pending issue. No decision was reached as the session ended without ruling.
Harring, the lord mayor of Dublin, should attend Edward VII's coronation but abstained from the corporation meeting today. He announced no quorum was present as 40 nationalist members gathered outside. Deliberations adjourned amid derisive cries of God help the king from the crowded galleries.
The Fort Custer military reservations in Montana known as the post and limestone reservations are moved to the interior department for potential allotment to Indians.
Eleven youths boarded the naphtha launch Frolic from Toledo to Lake Erie. Seven drowned when the Frolic was struck by the tug Arthur Woods near Ironville. only four survived, including Joseph Hepburn, Clara Marks, Arthur Marks, and Grace Lowe. Names of the dead include Bedna Lowe, William Fanner, Eulalie Rickard, Grace Haspin, Irwin Swain, and Bessie Leese.
The Hague May 7 2 o'clock bulletin reports the queen's condition satisfactory and hopeful, easing surrounding anxiety. The prince consort left the palace today for the first time since Sunday, amid continued medical updates from Castle Loo.
Items offered include four patterns and two patterns with 80c quality and T5e quality. Details on sizes, stock status, and pricing not provided in readable text.
Local retailers tout exclusive deals on puppies and supplies, promising unique selections and limited-time pricing for devoted animal lovers. Store ads emphasize savings, with special bundles and in-store events across multiple outlets.
Governor Taft met with the president and Secretary Root to discuss the friar lands question before his Manila return. He will sail from New York on the 18th and stop at Rome to confer with Vatican authorities about the United States proposed purchase of Philippine lands held by religious orders.
Copenhagen's landathing readopted the original resolution on the Danish West Indies treaty after a two hour debate. The matter was sent to a conference committee consisting of thirty members from both houses.
In Des Moines Iowa on May 7 a tank car filled with oil exploded breaking down during a Chicago Great Western run at Talmage. Conductor George Miller of St Joseph Missouri was killed and several cars and a bridge were burned in the incident.
An advertisement for John G. Holland on North Main street invites customers to try Electric Light Flour from The Nearest Fancy Grocery House. It markets a local grocery option with a phone contact and street location.
Elwood Clark, son of F. B. Clark a machinist at Union Iron Works, was struck and killed instantly by a Mission street electric car near Twentieth street. The family moved from Portland six months ago.
A heavy snowstorm hit Southern Germany on May 7, leaving orchards in bloom badly damaged. Snow depth reached one foot and the region faced unusually cold weather conditions.
In New Orleans on May 7 the central conference of American rabbis discussed the Sabbath issue at length during their session.
A Baltimore Herald notice recounts an English instructor in a Shef field Science school telling a tale at Yale about Professor Blank. At a faculty tea he charms an attractive young woman, then asks for her name and receives the whispered reply Ethel.
Mary MacLane told a Standard reporter she plans to go East next fall to pursue a higher course of study. She has long desired a thorough education and now feels ready to complete her educational goals.
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