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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
17
Marketing copy extols signature debit and checking benefits, praising budget tracking, receipt proof via canceled checks, reduced need for cash, and universal acceptance. It promises 4 percent savings interest and urges readers to read the booklet to start a checking account.
Thomas Thompson, a veteran miner once praised for installing hoisting gear at a Montana silver camp, survived a fatal accident when a cage ordered to rise plunged unexpectedly. He later learned a water splash misfired a bell signal, and he declared he did not move the cage without proper signal. He left the state to farm in Idaho after the tragedy that claimed a station tender's life.
A two reel Bison feature titled Indian Blood is set for today at the Nickelodeon on North In street. It tells a tragic story of East and West with a stern college environment and conflicts between Native and white characters, including a romance across cultural lines and a pivotal rescue. Other pictures complete the photoplay program.
Hum Yen will not face trial this session on gambling charges after Attorney Geagan requested a six month statute stoppage. Principal witness Mrs. Hum Yen is ill with heart trouble and tuberculosis and remains in California, unavailable for return.
A Dillon area report notes that Ryan was shot on St Patrick's Day amid a dispute with Leydon at 220 South Main near a courthouse. The assault case, tied to Leydon and Leston, faced delays. prosecutors missed the six month statutory window as details of the night match a drinking dispute leading to gunfire. News items list local visits and medical updates, including Warner Metlen’s appendix surgery and Dr. Kessler, with Metlen’s family awaiting recovery.
Washington in May reports serious friction between Union Pacific and Southern Pacific over dissolving their merger. Southern Pacific opposes giving up Central Pacific to Union Pacific and prefers dissolving only the Pacific stock tied to Sherman law violations. Attorney General McReynolds weighs the plan as Maxwell Evarts for Southern Pacific prepares a brief opposing the transfer.
Reports differ on who proposed Purroy Mitchell for the New York port collector post. The White House says President Wilson asked Mitchell to take the office, with Senator O Gorman and Acton concurring after the suggestion. A misprint spelled his name Mitchel, prompting notes on the nomination process.
In Douglas Arizona May The palatial Don Luis Torres residence at Hermosillo Sonora has been confiscated by the insurgent state government and will be converted into a hospital. The mansion, famed as a top example of Spanish architecture, will be funded by a state protected lottery and transformed into a public state institution under Governor Wals.
A court grants time to earn funds related to a life sentence. Details remain unclear due to fragmented source text. The case involves a defendant facing life imprisonment and financial considerations connected to the sentence. Further readable context is limited.
A series of blasts destroyed four cigar factories and several smaller structures in Key West, threatening the lower business district. The incident caused an estimated loss of $100,000 and involved Futatay and other factories in the area.
The piece traces the origin of Mothers Day in May as created by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. It notes the second Sunday in May as the observance, the white carnation emblem, and urges acts of kindness and letters to mothers. It also highlights social impact, clergy support, and Jarvis's international outreach to spread the festival.
Mrs. Mary Johnston, 28, was arrested in Spokane for the murder of her son Taymond Johnston by strychnine. The coroner's jury returned a verdict after a state chemist said four times the normal dose was in his stomach. Johnston, who died in convulsions, left Mrs Johnston as beneficiary. the widow testified about alleged home remedies.
Paris ministers push cabinet bill to regulate navigation and inspect flying machines. Licensing of airmen to curb flights over districts for national defense. France reports 1800 aeroplanes and speeds near limits, with a single flight reaching extended distances. In a separate trial, testimony alleges poisoning and asylum confinement related to a death. Insurance valued at 10 000 dollars cited.
In Kalamazoo, Father I A O'Brien was elevated to the rank of domestic prelate by papal order from Pope Pius. The ceremony drew thousands of attendees including hundreds of Catholic priests and dignitaries who gathered to witness the honor bestowed on the city clergyman.
Robinson in Washington sent one grant to the Istown post office today. The notice mentions a transfer involving an individual named Grant Robinson and an Istown location.
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