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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1900
Page
11
In Butte a smallpox case prompts a dispute between city and county officials over who should fund and house patients. D. D. Sheehy, a former policeman, is quarantined in his room after the city declines half the pest house cost and the county refuses to act.
Three people were killed and two injured in a May 13 wind and rain storm in St Paul Minnesota. Victims included Fannie Mullen died at St Luke's church John M Land struck by lightning and Patrick Sexton killed when a sidewalk toppled a carriage injuring his son and Miss Mary Sexton. Telegraph poles and trolley lines were toppled blocking traffic and buildings suffered damage. Patrick Sexton senior of Sexton & Co wholesale cigars was killed at home park when the sidewalk crashed into his carriage.
In Augusta Georgia May 15 Alex Whitney 25 a society leader was shot on a streetcar in a quarrel over a seat by a negro Gua Wilson. Wilson was lynched by a mob at Harlem 25 miles away while being moved to Atlanta for safekeeping.
James N Constable senior member of the Arnold Constable & Co dry goods firm in New York died last night at age 88.
Toronto report states Lieutenant Colonel Crosby commander of the 48th Highlanders died suddenly last night at age 69. Two of his sons serve with the troops in South Africa.
Munich reports the death of Dr Leier, the court musical director, on May 13. The prominent conductor’s passing ends a notable tenure shaping the royal court’s musical performances.
In Chicago on May 13 night manager Charles F. E. Gilbert shot and killed R. A. Kelly, his roommate, at the De Jonjhes restaurant opposite the Palmer House. Gilbert had promised Kelly a position when a vacancy occurred, but Kelly grew impatient and a quarrel followed.
Harry H. Barett a prosperous businessman and heir to an estate worth 875 000 took carbolic acid in Chicago today after writing a farewell note to his former sweetheart. The act ends a troubled chapter in his public life with no immediate details on motive or care.
Officer Menecke arrived in Omaha with Rev. Roland W B Hills who faces a bigamy charge. An Englishwoman claiming to be his wife accompanied the case as the alleged spouse.
The document notes Hills, now at Blair, acknowledges the trial set for Tuesday and offers to pay claimant No 1’s expenses back to England, while Mrs Hills stays in Tacoma with friends.
May 13 Missouri Republicans gather in Kansas City to name a state ticket and select four delegates at large to Philadelphia. Governor candidates face little contest while a delegate at large battle looms, with Webster Davis arriving to lecture but denying any office bid. He backs Committeeman Kerns for delegate at large and says he will campaign for him.
Bee reports delegates passing through Omaha carried a Bryan in his own hand memorandum outlining vice presidential plans. The document urges conference with Democrats and Silver Republicans and lists steps to nominate a candidate acceptable to three parties. The move is seen as a bid to fill time until the Kansas City convention.
About 2000 residents in Turtle Creek east of Pittsburg clashed with officials over a plan to move six smallpox cases into an abandoned schoolhouse. Firefighters were attacked as they dispersed the mob. health board members barricaded inside. Sheriff and posse arrived as dawn neared. unrest feared to resume.
The Rosecrans arrived from Port Valdes with six discharged soldiers and Mail Carrier Pratt as passengers. Injuries occurred to two longshoremen James Carpenter and McKee during cargo discharge. Captain Abercrombie and Captain Richardson reported four feet of snow at Valdes and possible hay shortages due to a labor strike. A railway to the Yukon is discussed, with Henry Villard expected this summer.
In response to a Berlin visit report, Emperor Francis Joseph praised the close alliance between Austria Hungary and Russia. He expressed hope that the strengthened ties will ensure firm conditions for ongoing peace among all powers.
Fifteen thousand Mohammedan weavers met in Benares and endorsed a memorial to the Indian government opposing plague restrictions, alleging they violate Mohammedan law. They gathered in Bombay May 138.
Halifax May 13 Inspector Zach Wood of the Canadian Northwest mounted police is promoted to command in succession to Colonel Steele now in Africa. Colonel Wood is a descendant of President Zachary Taylor of the United States.
Charles Porter of Detroit defeated John A. Nelson of Chicago in a 25-mile pacing match at Chester Park. Porter won by five lengths with a time of 6,502.5 pounds.
Admiral Dewey visited St. John's Episcopal Church in Knoxville Tennessee on Sunday May 4 and spent the rest of the day in his rooms at the hotel.
The article details rising suicide and insanity rates among U S soldiers in the Philippines from 1898 to 1900. It cites Captain Osthelm and Lieutenant Weber as cases and notes numerous transfers to a government hospital for the insane. General Otis orders safeguards as illness spreads through campaigns and climates.
May MeNally aged 16 and Fauna Worden aged 20 drowned when their boat capsized in the Neosha river near Joplin Missouri.
Missella Francis, 22, of Seattle, burned to death on May 4 at Lake Bennett, P. C. She had attempted to ignite a fire with kerosene, according to reports from the scene.
Men visiting in Chicago recount Cecil Rhoaca's Groote Schuur home in Cape Town. They describe terraced pleasures amid orange trees, offering one of the continent's most beautiful views and an atmosphere of purity and healthful qualities.
Mrs. Henry P. Turner of Geneva Ohio credits a clairvoyant dream with saving her from grief after Henry Turner a favorably regarded Hartsgrove youth enlisted in 1861. He died at Port Republic, but a dream foretold his survival and return. Betsy Norris never wavered, and Turner returned to marry her two years later. Their later life in Ashtabula county marked a long, joyful marriage.
In a city railcar confrontation a red-faced passenger declares friendship with the Boers, while another traveler confined in a corner notes disbelief and sympathy, signaling conflict over loyalties amid a tense moment.
A man approaches the father of a Philadelphia North American story, declaring his desire to marry the daughter. The father asks if he has spoken to her, to which the suitor admits he has not and jokes about wanting her eye to start a project.
The article profiles gray wolves raised from pups on A J Bothwell’s Sweetwater River ranch Wyoming, describing them as affectionate, gentle and tractable with children. It contrasts Buffon’s harsh view of wolves with local testimony that these wolves are playful, non threatening and sociable despite their size and instinct.
The document records Robert Louis Stevenson transferring to Annie H Ide the birthday of November 13, former birthday of Stevenson, with humorous conditions. Annie H Ide is daughter of H C Ide of St Johnsbury Vermont. The unusual deed notes Annie’s inclusion of the name Louisa and signals Stevenson’s wish to bestow Christmas born Annie with birthday rights.
The document records a formal signing on June 19 1891 with Robert Louis Stevenson, witnessed by Lloyd Osborne and Harold Watts. The seal and signature indicate a formal act or contract authentication in that period.
A Washington Post column praises a mother on Fourteenth Street who refuses to pay a child's fare without a seat. She insists the child be treated as a full passenger, not an infant in arms, and the conductor relents after her firm stand. The writer urges others to adopt "No seat, no fare" as a collective war cry.
A Chicago Chronicle report explains lithography stones from Bavaria and local Germany, noting poor quality U S supply issues. It details ownership by Solmhofen Moernsheim communities, geographic allotments, price changes since 1898, and the export focus on blue gray double faced stones.
Chicago rumors say the Rock Island line may extend to Portland Oregon. Denver remains the line's present western terminus with final survey finished between Denver and Ogden and track laying to begin on portions of the extension this summer. A preliminary survey between Ogden and Portland has been made.
A partial directory listing shows WHITEWAY & CO architects at 48 S Broadway Butte with ARTISTS A B ROMBAUER successor to Carney Hand assayer and chemist 108 E Broadway Butte P O Box 114 Dr F H BIMROBE dentist hours and office details Suite 512 Hennessey Building fifth floor.
People's Employment Bureau lists openings for two waitresses at 25, two laundress and chambermaids, a private family cook and kitchen staff at 40, and country workers. Butte Employment Office calls for ten women cooks, dining room girls, and eight private house girls, with phone contact numbers.
The ad notes a hairdresser and manufacturer of fine hair roots offering expert children's hair cutting. Parlors located at 22% Owsley block, Butte, in the American Bible area.
A compact directory listing professionals and firms in Butte including mining engineers James 8 B Hollinshead and Baker & Potter surveyors, Portland Cement Co of Utah, The Unique Tailoring Co, Dr Geo H Wells relocation, Dr ONeil osteopath, meat market and market names, scavenger and transfer services, furniture buyers, and the National Undertaking Co, with addresses and contact details.
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