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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1915
Page
13
The record compares pelter prices and production metrics for Butte and Superior for April across three successive years. It notes Apr price per pound range and April 1811 reference, with data on cent per ton assay and recovery figures, zinc content, and related mill records.
New York May 18 Supreme Court Justice Hendrick signed an order transferring Harry K Thaw from the Tombs to the sheriff in response to his counsel s complaint that Thaw suffered rheumatism and throat trouble and needed gentler confinement The stay of the trial was extended to Friday at least and Thaw will not face a jury trial until June 7 as the appellate division weighs a new attempt by the state to block such a trial
Philadelphia May 1. Orders for 14 06 steel freight care for replacements placed by Pennsylvania Railroad company. This allocation represents an expenditure of approximately $16.40.
Notice to stockholders of Anaconda Copper Mining Company announces a regular annual meeting at the Washoe smelter near Anaconda Montana on May 19 at 10 o'clock in the morning to elect directors and conduct other business. A special meeting is set for May 1 at 1 p.m. to consider reducing capital stock from six million to three million shares. transfer books close April 2 and reopen May 20.
London May 18 Cunard liner Transylvania arriving from New York reported sighting a submarine off Ireland's northwest coast on Saturday afternoon. Passengers said a periscope and part of a conning tower appeared about 400 yards away and a torpedo trail was seen by some while others disputed it. Lifeboats were ready all day and few passengers slept the final night.
Reports from Constantinople say Armenians and Turks opposed to the new regime plotted to assassinate the sultan Enver Pasha and top commanders during a birthday ceremony. The Journal Athens desk notes 400 Armenians detained and Kurdish orders to burn two villages near Van, with fate of arrestees unknown.
Rome reports Monsignor Wilhelm Notens, the Netherlands prelate in the city, is seeking to reestablish a Dutch legation to the Vatican. The move follows the break in Dutch Vatican relations after The Hague peace conference. Observers tie the effort to a possible postwar peace conference with the pope involved.
Seattle May 18 Henry Suzcalo professor of philosophy at Columbia University New York City was elected president of the University of Washington by the board of regents today. Temporary head Henry Landes filled the post for the past ten months during the search. Suzcalo born in San Jose California educated at Stanford is in his fortieth year.
A national movement for relief of Belgium was launched at a Mansion House meeting presided by Lord Mayor of London Lord Lansdowne with Archbishop of Canterbury and Viscount Bryce as principal speakers. Speakers praised American aid to Belgium and highlighted its significance.
A jumble of late 19th or early 20th century help wanted notes from Butte, listing positions at a repair shop and engineering school in Los Angeles, advertising crew work, a second girl for general housework on West Broadway, two competent girls for jobs on Excel Street, an experienced bucket girl at Gavin house in Anavonda, and general housework on West Galena, all with scant details and contact hints.
The notice lists numerous Butte properties for rent including furnished rooms, a three room suite on the first floor with steam heat, and unfurnished houses. Classified snippets mention locations such as Albertson block 56 Wen, 208 W Park, and 128 Jackson, with terms like single rooms, housekeeping suites, and apartment rentals in a period Standard newspaper style.
Multiple classified items list rentals and sales in Butte Montana with addresses and features. Listings include furnished rooms near the post office and other flats, two and five room apartments, a Princeton building on Main Street, and a seven lot sale near Harrison Cobban. Also notes a missing raincoat report and employment agency references.
Pans lands. One dollar's worth of land yields more vegetables than a man can eat in a year. Dury ea & Gregory promote a tract near Tacoma for 10 dollars a month with fixed expenses and rent of meat. Also Beaverhead county ranches for sale in Dillon Montana, 20 acres level 9 in crop, terms to owner N Hansen. Helena valley irrigated land via Helena Farms Co. First-class bench land with water rights at 15 per acre offered by Sullivan & Peterson.
Classified item lists several livestock sales including a young mare described as sound and suitable for a traveler. Additional entries mention horses and wagons for sale with locations at 100 W Third St Anaconda and Maryland Ave Butte.
Help wanted ads invite ambitious men to join loyal teams in life insurance canvassing nursery stock sales and general commissions. Listings promise training, no experience required, steady pay, and room 42 Hennessy Building in Butte or contact Salem and Avery area offices for commission based positions. Say you saw it in the Standard.
Fragmentary notice references a widow seeking a keeper on her ranch for two children. Mentions Box 20 Standard Butte and neutral commission by Ambassador Page and the U.S. president. Also includes a London May 18 note about baronetcy and Premier Asquith with a College of Arms official remark.
Four room modern flat on Taahon Trquire 23 W. Gold Butte phone srX. Cheap rent for modern well located units with sunlit rooms and bath. Contact SK for details.
Classified notice listing sale items including furniture and real estate in Butte with contact details at two to four afternoons. Offers include a good folding bed and sofa near Plum Street and accommodation at 12 West Galena.
A collection of classifieds from the Standard listing Underwood typewriters and accessories, cabbage plants, billiard tables, office fixtures, a draft horse and buggy, a fireproof safe, a compressor, and other sale items. Entries mention locations in Butte and Anaconda, varied prices, and delivery or express options. Multiple vendors and items appear in a single pasted page fragment.
An advertisement offers Turkish baths at Broadway parlors with separate rooms for ladies and gentlemen. Electric cabinet and vapor, plain, shower bath options are listed in the readable lines.
An OCR fragment lists businesses in Butte including THOMAS BUGGY AS SAYER AND chemist at N Main, Bow 300 DALL BROS AS SAYERS AND chemist at 388, and a chiropractor P O Holm at 46 East Broadway with room 3 and phone number 618X.
Classified notice from The Standard seeks a person named Nelle Carlisle at the Cobban and Raberts corner in Butte. Include a phone contact 9X for response.
A jumble of Butte ads and notices lists services from dressers and hair stylists to excavating and mining licenses. Includes furniture, umbrellas, chicks, real estate loans, and poultry sales. Also mentions Pekin noodle parlors, insurance-like notes, and used autos. Many addresses and phone cues.
Anaconda listing offers a sale lodging house with three lots and cash figures, long-term balance, 100 per cent monthly return and 4400 cash upfront, due to other business demands. In Dillon a for sale oldest paying rooming house on Main Street with six percent rent, address Box 148. Also a two-chair barber shop on business street for sale, Box 2 Standard.
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