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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1917
Page
8
Honeycomb Bath Towels in white or with colored collar and trimmings range from 14 years to 44 inch bust. Regularly $1.75, special today at $1.19. Includes covers and sheer muslin trimmed items. 850 Men’s and Boys’ Caps in serges and mixtures offered at 36¢.
Lawyers recount the Supreme Court hesitancy to view a five ton miniature oil flotation plant shown during the Minerals Separation Company suit against Butte & Superior. Justice White and others worried about dust and safety before agreeing to view the device in the basement.
One Montana recruit nicknamed Markie faces disappointment as news from the program reveals a setback. The article notes the player's status and potential impact on team plans while outlining next steps and reactions from coaches.
A fair dressed woman claimed West Side Society ties as Motorcycle Officer Priya chased her along the flat boulevard at high speed. She posted $2 bond under the name Jennie Doe and said she would forfeit. In police court Mrs Claude Jensen was dismissed for speeding while seven men, including Caprice Derville Shelthorn Johnson, paid fines. William Leith, ex golf instructor at Butte Country Club, faces a hotel bill fraud complaint for $45 and is defendant in Justice Ormsby's court.
A Spokane court ruled on a Great Northern Railway liquor shipment from Kentucky to Washington and back to Montana. The dry town could not accept it due to expired permits, the sheriff seized it in Spokane, and the court held the railroad may claim charges but ordered the entire ton of liquor destroyed.
Two wet spots on Sunday morning reveal women who thrifed for liquor were able to obtain drinks at the Front street saloons run by Jack Canavan and Gus Anderson.
Report notes detectives yesterday said they arrested Canavan and Ander for violations as drink shops were expected to be closed. The fragment indicates an enforcement action tied to restricted hours. Further details are unclear from the excerpt.
A selection of girls dresses in the new middy style with belted effects and various models for ages eight to fourteen. Available in every color combination or pretty pattern, prices begin at a stated starting point.
The department bulletin urges Women’s Relief Corps members to highlight Memorial Day’s meaning. Led by Mire. Susan A. James and Mrs. Clara Daly, the call asks unity with posts and patriotic groups, attendance at services, and ample flowers for fallen soldiers, including the unknown dead. It stresses teaching children the price of liberty and loyalty to the government. Mothers Day event note follows with invitations.
A crowd of women, described as women of ill fame, faced Judge Whitty after Saturday night's roundup. Each pleaded not guilty to frequenting the streets and soliciting. They could not pay fines but some were released with warnings.
The mother of Miss Florence Avery of Townsend, who ran away from Bil ling to be with H. F. Walkenstein, passed through Butte en route to Phoenix. The daughter is held as a witness against Walkenstein, who faces Mann Act charges in Arizona. Government lawyers weigh allowing the girl to travel with her mother if she wishes. The mother will try to reassure her daughter but resists consent to marriage.
Under Sheriff Melia arrested Charles Johnson at the Milwaukee depot on a concealed weapons charge. Johnson, described as a former deputy or fire warden, was detained after trainmen alerted the sheriff’s office as the gun allegedly remained on his person while awaiting the train’s arrival.
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