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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1903
Page
2
Chance Gans & Klein announce a quick close out of spring 1908 suits from Stein-Bloch Washington Michaels Stern Co. within the butte store. Prices cut to move stock with retiring-base margins gone, offering $25, $22.50, $20 and $18 suits from the latest fashions of the season.
About 50 suits remain from a Saturday sale with sizes varied across lines. Prices range from 12.50 to 16.50 with a clearance tag at 8.50 and customers urged to come early Monday for selection.
A local ad promotes white laundered shirts at one dollar priced down to sixty five cents. Available in all sizes and sleeve lengths with both short and long bosoms. Deals highlight value and variety for shoppers.
White unlaundered shirt advertised at half price. Limited sizes remain after a heavy run. Great shirt bargain from a local merchant.
The ad promotes Panama and Porto Rico Panama straw hats starting at six dollars for a genuine Panama hat and four dollars for a Porto Rico Panama hat as part of a season kickoff sale. It claims the store has sold more genuine Panama hats than others in town and touts the extraordinary value of these hats at sale prices.
This note promotes hats priced at $2.00 and $1.25 claiming fashionable pattern and shape. It highlights American straw hats Panama and telescope capes as very good and stylish options for the season.
A supplier asserts they offer superior value and reject bargains seen as eeod type. The statement emphasizes quality over price and customer satisfaction as a priority.
Rumors place the president near Glacier Point with his party, but no word reached Secretary Loeb. Snow and cold drive plans to camp being considered shanties as officials guard movements. Crowds dispersed after learning he would keep to his original private itinerary.
Philadelphia May 36 Charles Nelan a cartoonist has written Governor Pennypacker demanding a prompt apology for using the word outcast in a libel related letter. Nelan says he is not an outcast or vagabond and warns of libel suit if retract not made within five days to speed a trial.
In Philadelphia 21 year old Louis Herbert suffered a neck dislocation from a heavy steel bar blow. Doctors refused skull fracture and performed extension and counter extension with a leather collar to realign the damaged third and fourth vertebrae while Herbert was fully paralyzed on admission.
In South Norwalk Connecticut Hugh 8 Knox son of the U S Attorney General and a Taft relative was found not guilty along with James Barney of Cincinnati after evidence showed they did not partake in an assault but tried to separate contestants. Taft and White’s cases were continued.
Gilbert A Moran, a Santa Fe railroad employe from Colton, was shot by Frank Barton, a vaudeville performer from San Francisco, during the street fair in San Bernardino. Moran died 3% minutes after the shooting. Barton was jailed charged with murder. The shooting stemmed from an apparent accidental jostling in the Midway crowd.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Missoula May 16. Last night boys threw stones at the Garden City brewery windows causing damage. Martison and Holt faced police court on charges of throwing stones. They pleaded not guilty claiming missiles, not windows. Hearing set for Monday when Wigart, alleged to have accompanied them, will appear.
May 16 news from Missoula reports no confirmation of Deputy Watson’s search for John Wagnitz crew sightings tied to the eastbound freight mystery. Rumors circulated that Wagnitz’s body was found two miles east of Smead, with Mrs Wagnitz later informed, while a Plains man on the same train recollects Wagnitz agreeing to ride beyond Thompson to work back from a western county point.
Missoula report shows total license revenue for Dec 1 1901 to Feb 28 1902 at 28,877 dollars. Liquor licenses total 24,200 dollars with other paid licenses including attorneys five dollars and various trades such as hotels, photographers, theaters, merchants, and peddlers contributing smaller amounts.
Missoula May 16. The university will install a large clock and bell purchased from the Seh Thomas Clock company of Chicago. The clock dial will be feet in diameter and visible across the campus. It will strike the hours and half hour. The bell weighs 120 pounds and will provide a clear rich tone.
The Missoula school board met in regular session May 16 and declared readiness for the closing of the school year next Friday. Eighth grade graduation will be at the Irving school on Friday afternoon with 55 diplomas awarded. Janitors’ corps for next year was set, and Major Duncan, the clerk, was granted one week of leave to serve as a state militia inspecting officer.
Two men on a handcar narrowly escaped being struck by a west bound extra freight a few miles east of Bonner. They pulled off the track just in time as the pilot’s train passed.
A train pulling into Bonner struck a man who stepped onto the track and narrowly avoided contact as the engineer scraped his clothes. The incident halted the train briefly and prompted bystander reports.
Missoula May 16 There was excitement on West Front street as Lung Ka a Chinese man ate a quantity of opium. He is in a critical condition. The Celestial had decided to quit smoking and tried to ease the process by ingesting opium.
Northern Pacific motive power men held their six weeks session in Missoula with papers read by F E Allen Billings on Successful Engineer E H Hessmer on Flat Wheels H Trewick on Control of Trains J E O'Brien on Simple Methods in Coal Use this evening Harry Vissering on Pneumatic Sounders and J W Johnston on Electric Headlights about 25 in attendance
Missoula reports Chief Hollingsworth bought out his former partners the Miller brothers in a barber shop across from the Standard office. The Miller brothers agreed to take possession of the Rankin house barber shop on Monday. Hollingsworth says the purchase will not affect his police duties and he will appoint a man to run the shop.
Mrs Amy Thorpe accused of forging her ex husband C W Thorpe s signature to a bank certificate and securing 300 dollars on February 16 announces a settlement. Court action pauses until a dismissal motion by County Attorney Berry, with funds provided by Mrs Robertson of Minneapolis to cover claims and Sheriff Benner s trip expenses.
Red Lodge May 16 Walter S smith a Red Lodge contractor and builder was severely shaken after a 14 foot fall from scaffolding striking his head and fracturing both bones of his right wrist He suffered a concussion and will likely be limited to overseeing work for several weeks
Counsel for Roland B. Molineux petitioned Justice Howard to compel the state superintendent to provide all photographs, measurements, and personal descriptions taken while at Sing Sing prison under death sentence. Deputy AG Church opposed, arguing state records cannot be delivered or destroyed as requested. Decision reserved.
Mrs Alicia Arm Strong sister in law of the late Lord Armstrong dies from a stair fall in New York. Her nurse niece Miss Dora FE Thompson of Manila First Reserve Hospital inherits an estate estimated at over $200 000.
Digest of exchange news notes a market slide driven by EFH Harriman’s illness and bank weakness. Southern Pacific shares fall to yearly lows, while St. Paul and New York Central also reach new low levels. A late bears' cover lends slight steadiness as London discount tightens and gold exports to South America affect next week’s outlook.
Close money on call nominal and time money steady with 60 and 90 day figures. Prime mercantile paper listed at 4 1/4 percent and 4 1/2 percent. Sterling exchange steady at 4s for demand and 4 1/2 percent for 60 days. Posted rates 48542 and 48815 for commercial bills. Silver at M4 1/2 percent, Mexican dollars 43 cents. Government bonds steady, rail road bonds irregular.
Washington dated May 16 reports a new post office established at Fromberg Carbon county with Abraham E. Pierson named post master. It also notes pension grants for Dennis K. Gilbert Red Lodge and a pension increase for Samuel Smith Columbus.
In Ann Arbor on May 16 the University of Michigan track team defeated the University of Chicago by a score of 834 percent to 424. This marks a decisive victory as Michigan hosted the event on Ferry Field.
In a tiny audience a hero and heroine meet on stage. The hero asks if they are alone while the heroine considers two men near the door who may stay for another act. The scene riffs on audience awareness and theatrical tension.
A riddle from the Philadelphia Ledger asks which photograph a woman will study longest and why. The setup involves giving her a set including one of her own image, prompting reflection on perception and self-awareness.
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