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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
5
Local ad lists Red Salmon Pound cans and red salmon deals, with items including larger mackerel, fancy fat and assorted specials. Offers show multiple dozen quantities and price points such as 4 doz and 25c per item, reflecting a small-town market catalog.
Advertisement promises a town wide Gardens Dance on Friday evening. Readers are urged to attend, with certainty of enjoyable gatherings and every resident being expected to participate.
Mr and Mrs Jurisemich were arrested and arraigned in Justice Kerrigans court for disturbing the peace after an alleged attempt to eject Herbert Vivian from a house in Meaderville. Vivian accused them of demanding eviction over unpaid rent and violence. They pleaded not guilty and were released on bonds ahead of a Monday preliminary hearing.
Warren Wesley Williams was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail by Justice Doran after being found guilty of failing to provide for his child. Deputy humane officer P. J. Gilligan prosecuted the case. The court granted a stay of execution with a brief grace period to make up the delinquency.
In Butte a federal jury returned a unanimous not guilty verdict for Billy Smith and his wife Margaret Smith on charges they violated the Mann act by transporting three girls from Seattle to Butte and placing them in an environment tending to debauchery. Judge Bourquin instructed the jury, struck key testimony, and emphasized that intent must be shown. the verdict followed four days of testimony. The couple, under arrest since January 16, faced a high-profile case in which the government contended they aided in debauchery, while the defense highlighted new interpretations of the act.
A group from the army of the unemployed at Butte staged an afternoon assault on Wirbour block. Five privates led a dozen comrades in a brief clash with a corporal’s guard on the second floor. One attacker used picture cards to seize the treasury’s gold while another demanded coins. The attackers retreated in a sharp rush.
Bam Crow and Mrs. Casey Chasing Bear are jailed by federal authorities at Cheyenne River agency South Dakota awaiting Montana agents to transfer them to Butte for trial on charges of violating the Mann Act involving Casey Chasing Bear a Crow agency wife in Montana. U S district attorney B K Wheeler filed a complaint with GM Van Bitten requesting Sam Crow be brought to Montana. case noted to involve Jam date. Chasing Bear described as a quiet law abiding resident grieving the loss of his mate.
Brisk activity marks the Mendervilla Youngsten's club mini election with 26 candidates using Australian ballots. Polls open 1 to 9 pm at the big gymnasium in Leonard yards west. officers to be chosen include president, vice president, annual secretary, recording secretary, treasurer, marshal, and a five member board of trustees.
Ottawa May 14 The bill to make tipping and taking tips an indictable offense passed the senate committee of the whole with little dissent. Introduced by Senator Tyvis it faced initial ridicule but a wave of support drove its rapid passage. The bill imposes a fine of up to $100 on the tip giver and allows the employer to be fined as well.
Fire raged through Stewart and Belmonton blocks in British Columbia, starting at the Northern hotel and spreading to the Stewart Trust, government telegraph, and Portland Canal Miner offices. Estimated losses reach $75,000 with emergency crews responding from nearby towns.
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