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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1906
Page
13
Missoula stage success and a large parade overshadow a jail escape scene as Elks Minstrel Company opens at Union Opera House. The parade drew broad crowds, police amusements, and a buzzing day of concerts, with a bolstered program featuring notable names, acts, and orchestral pieces.
A promotional piece extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the definitive remedy for kidney troubles in women. It cites testimonials from Mrs. Samuel Frake and Mrs. J W Lang, asserts the remedy cures back pain and female weakness, and invites women to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Washington May 16 senators Bailey and Tillman traded charges over a published attack on the administration. Bailey denounced the piece as libel and urged record references to newspaper correspondents, while Tillman defended Bailey and cited a statement from Senator Chandler. The exchange centered on alleged slander from high officials and the role of press correspondents in shaping public perception. Also includes an unrelated Passion for Dr Pierce medicines advertisement asserting glycerine as a safe solvent and the company’s forty year track record.
News from Pony reports the accidental rifle discharge injuring William Beckwith a veteran Red Bluff mining man of Marion county. The 22 caliber bullet wounded him in the stomach and intestines as he left his cabin to reach his claim. Two young Pony boys were playing nearby when the gun fired. Beckwith, living in Pony twenty five years, lies in a precarious condition with two doctors at his side. His sisters Mrs W M Kraskle and Mrs Willis Meaders reside in Pony.
An advertising feature extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for bronchial and throat ailments and Favorite Prescription for female disorders. It touts multiple ingredients like Queen's root and Bloodroot, notes cures for chronic coughs and pelvic catarrh, and invites readers to write to Dr. Pierce at the Buffalo institute for confidential advice.
The Montana field report details conflicting testimony on a March shooting at the Alls ranch. Eyewitness George Conniff faces questions over prior statements as he and Charles Marsh David Graham and others recount the night of Huff Nettles’s death and the timing of the gunfire.
In Missoula on May 15, RO McDonald was appointed acting trainmaster of the Northern Pacific Rocky Mountain division, succeeding a year of combined duties with Assistant Superintendent Entworth. The move comes as a step toward easing workload. rumor suggests Chief Dispatcher Van Leuven may assume the post when he recovers from illness. McDonald, a longtime conductor in seniority, led the Northern Pacific club locally and is well known in Missoula. A bulletin notes passenger train 3 will be trimmed to Saturdays in summer to accommodate fishermen and trout enthusiasts traveling to the region.
The defense contends Alls killed Huff in self defense after an assault by Huff. Warden Conley testified but was not allowed to identify a photo. The prosecution objected to the photo, and the court adjourned for the day.
W M Bickford of Butte acting for Senator Clark and a Missoula Mercantile rep reach an agreement on the price of the heating plant behind the First National bank block. The transfer to Missoula Light and Water Co's light department is complete with S R Inch named in charge. A sub-lighting station and a Bonner steam turbine upgrade are planned to prevent power outages between Missoula and Bonner. Purchase price not disclosed. Dr McComb offers porcelain fillings and other dental services at Solomon's, opposite Donahue's.
Atlantic City reports police puzzled by threatening anonymous letters sent to Strouse Sunshine society girls. One side shows a nine day prayer and a directive to copy it to nine people to avoid calamity. failure invites disaster. Authorities suspect a crank aims to disrupt the group.
Missoula notes report a marriage license for Ward L. Peppard and Annie Trevaille, visits by Dr. P. M. Keller and Miss Florence Keller, taxidermist M. J. Guiden joining the auto club, and Ben F. Plummer's crop update. Mrs. S. H. Treloar and Mrs. J. Foltz arrive from California en route to Treloar ranch. W. H. Sinead touring car seen in the city. Judge G. B. Winston in for a brief court session. two drunks fined and ordered to leave. Mary Case funeral held at the family home with Rev. Ed. W. Wright. burial in Missoula Cemetery.
The Ravalli hotel in Hamilton Montana advertises year round operation with every convenience expected of first class tourist hotels and invites readers to request a new booklet detailing amenities and services.
Leipzig May reports a derailed carriage on the Speyer to Harthausen secondary line after a cyclist challenged a slow train along a highway. Passengers leaned out to heckle the conductor and engineer, tipping a carriage from the rails before the train was halted to prevent damage.
Standard office in Missoula offers one hundred calling cards and plate for $1.50. This small business listing highlights affordable stationery services and a downtown location.
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