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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1903
Page
15
A local ad promotes a full line of patent and enameled shoes in lace, congress and Blucher styles with every pair priced at $6.00, enjoining early purchase due to a strong Saturday showing of 65 pairs and a high demand for up to date shapes and fit.
You can't buy Manhattan shirts anywhere else in Butte as cheap as we are selling them at our retiring sale. The Manhattan shirts at 1.75, 1.45. Negligee shirts 1.25, now 85c. Laundered white shirts priced at 65c.
Dispatches describe heavy fighting near Monastir and Smerdesh with Turkish troops driving insurgents from villages. About 150 insurgents died after a 30 hour battle. 150 bodies found in ruins as houses were burned or blown up. A separate note notes a sensational mock quote about Charles V statue in Berlin cathedral and reactions from German papers.
A May 25 disturbance in Laibach Austria saw a mob shout Down with the ban and cheer Crotta near the German club, with the Slav anthem sung and shots fired. Rioters stoned Prince von Ausperg's palace until troops and gendarmes routed them.
St Petersburg reports growing disorder as Southern Manchuria is evacuated by Russian troops. Chinese and Manchurians flee or gather along railway corridors in Mukden Krini and Harben. A Russian timber concession on the Yalu prompts a $1,500,000 Korean company and thousands of workers to move into Manchuria and Korea.
Washington May 25 orders issued by the navy department for the preliminary acceptance of submarine torpedo boats Grampus and Pike built by Union Iron Works and recently delivered at Mare Island navy yard.
A laundry building used by Chinese people opposite the new railroad station burned last night. Loss estimated around $24. Chinese occupants claim the fire was set. Authorities report no further details available.
A house blaze erupted with a large number of Chinese residents present. they escaped without injury as the flames swept through the building. Fire crews battled the blaze, containing it before it could spread to nearby structures.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Belt May 3 A serious wreck occurred in the Montana Central yards. The Boston and Montana extra ran into the Belt coal train on a curve. The fireman and engineer jumped in time, brakemen escaped unharmed, the engine plowed through a coal car and rests about 10 feet high, two rock cars demolished, wrecking crew ordered from Great Falls, track to be cleared.
Utica New York May 23 James Rutherford Morris a leading resident of the Morris vicinity died at his home after a brief illness. He was a descendant of Lewis Morris signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was the father of Dr. Lewis Rutherford Morris who married the daughter of Senator Clark of Montana.
In Freedom Pennsylvania on May 24 a shooting affray left Leo Oranzo dead while Tony Oranzo was wounded in the right shoulder and Angelo Turinzo was shot in the back. The men, all Italians, were intoxicated and quarreling over a trivial matter as bystanders narrowly escaped harm.
Elections for congress were held today throughout Peru and passed off quietly as voters chose representatives. The nationwide vote proceeded without incident, marking another step in the country’s democratic process.
The Presbyterian general assembly in Los Angeles discussed freedmen education and church support. Dr Cheeseman urged a $300000 push for negro education, citing racial history and church duty, as thousands of freedmen seek opportunity amid growing numbers and reform.
The advertisement asserts Paine's Celery Compound strengthens the female body and nervous system, aids irregular and painful menstruation, leucorrhea, and uterine inflammation, promising vigor and permanent health. It cites testimonial from Mrs. M. A. Morris of Tilton Arkansas praising recovery after two bottles.
A druggist pledges a 50 cent refund if PAZO ointment fails to cure ringworm tetter old sores pimples and blackheads on the face and all skin diseases. The guarantee emphasizes confidence in this remedy and seeks to reassure buyers about its effectiveness.
Helena May 25 George Vessey a plasterer fell from a 16 foot scaffold on the Mares building Main street Monday about 3 p m He was severely injured struck on his side and taken home with a physician summoned His condition is serious.
Helena reports a painting by A. Joullin titled Driving of the Golden Spike. Details beyond this fragment are unclear from the available OCR text.
The portrait of President Grant presented by the Northern Pacific railroad has arrived in Helena and been placed in the capitol building. It is described as a masterpiece of art and will occupy a prominent position in the state house.
San Francisco reports Mayor Schmidt was informed that the national convention of the Musicians of America elected him head executive officer for the western district, covering Washington Oregon California Nevada and Arizona, after the Indianapolis session.
Mary Isabel Kemp was granted a divorce from Arthur T. Kemp. She is the daughter of Mrs. Frederick Nielsen and sister of Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt. The divorce cites neglect and failure to provide necessaries of life.
Washington May 25 Acting Secretary Darling halts the Pacific squadron move from San Francisco to Bremerton as an inquiry begins into the reopening of the saloons near the navy yards.
Washington May 2 Gen John F Weston chief commissary of the army is seriously ill at Johns Hopkins hospital Baltimore seeking special treatment for a lung affliction.
Alies Kaldy traveling with two camels and an elephant for a labour circus was crushed to death when the elephant attacked the manned carriage at Medicine Bow station on the Union Pacific line near Cheyenne May 25.
Washington reports Glasgow Postmaster salary rises by 100 dollars annually under the yearly adjustment. Hezekiah Barr of Park City receives a pension increase. Nancy Peers is appointed Postmaster at Woodworth succeeding William Peers who has resigned.
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