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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1907
Page
5
Amalgamated and Anaconda earnings are outlined with heavy bets on copper prices. Anaconda reports 1906 net earnings of 8.84 million and per share value near 7.37, while Amalgamated shows potential for higher dividends and a stronger treasury as copper market gains push profits and future production.
The text notes investors overlook the Block while Yett works through ore tonnage and shafting. A second shaft will be sunk, enabling improved refining after completion. Management predicts output could rise to 50,900,900 pours of copper, boosting annual earnings by at least 60 percent.
Miss Edna A Gorham a teacher from Butte seeks damages after a fall on a defective sidewalk near City Hall alley on April 1. She claims injuries interfered with her teaching work and asks for 5000 dollars plus 250 for surgical expenses.
The town brightens with a local stage showing Witch of the Woods at Broadway tonight with top local talent and notable performers Uitte and Nig. A large crowd is expected as the community enjoys the performance and the lively cast. Mayor Corby accepts an invitation to a mayors conference in Helena to discuss the health law and potential board of health requirements for contagious disease control and quarantine enforcement. A meeting is set for Thursday May 23 1907 to discuss amendments to by laws and related business with Recording Secretary Alexander.
The directors of the Butte Coalition company declared a quarterly dividend of 16 cents per share yesterday for the previous quarter. Dividends will be payable June 2016 to stockholders of records June 17, with transfer banks closed for the annual meeting but open to handle dividends. The stock market showed weakness amid general downward trends as analysts warned investors to monitor crop conditions in the Northwest and Southwest that may impact future stock values.
Closing mations and styles show activity on the Butte Exchange with stocks listed under Copper Oxide Furnace Creek and Butte Extensions. Firms like Aluminum Copper King and North Providence appear among totals for the day. Total sales reach 12, ay.
In a fragmented notice the City Treasurer Goodwin received a legal opinion from City Attorney Forertell concerning attempts to collect merchants' accounts in light of a new law. The document references officials Inat whiter and Th higaninian amid disrupted text.
The ordinance dising the license amount and empowering the treasurer to collect them. It notes the legislature could override but did not, leaving enforcement to the treasurer. Friday May 2 Butty Camp No 155 WW W sending its drill team of 24 members to Seattle in July, with program and fund-raising details and names of participants.
A garbled OCR passage references an event blending melody and art, mentioning a senior production with curtains, musical pieces, and various names and dates in a period newspaper style. The readable names include St John's and Beale, with scattered dates like May hints, though much is obscured.
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