Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Open Sale Brightens Tables
A local ad proclaims a car of fresh fruits and vegetables with a springtime theme. It promises the briefest price examination will prove prices are below all competitors.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1905
Page
2
A local ad proclaims a car of fresh fruits and vegetables with a springtime theme. It promises the briefest price examination will prove prices are below all competitors.
A confessed lone robber described as a 26 to 30 year old light Complexion man, about five feet six inches tall, was identified and held after a pursuit by Sheriff Davis Graham and Deputy Harvey Feifer. Detectives report cartridges found at the water tank match those at the scene, supporting the capture theory.
A lone robber spent two hours forcing a safe, but his eagerness to grab money betrayed him. He forgot caution, was captured, and faces serious consequences.
Sheriff McDonald and Undersheriff Morgan brought the unconscious suspect to Philipsburg after a Drummond pickup. The man woke, drank water, and said he was better by evening. He denied help from a partner and refused to give his name. He is about 5 foot 8 inches, 170 pounds, florid complexion, and appeared to be a teamster. The county physician says the skull is not fractured and his condition is not dangerous.
News from Missoula dated May 28 reports Northern Pacific mailed two checks of 1000 dollars each to Engineer Wilson and Express Messenger Laub for risking their lives to outwit a train robber. The public praises the company action and lauds the two men as popular, capable figures on the Spokane to Livingston line.
Paris reports express worry over a possible Russian defeat in a naval engagement. The morning papers cite Washington dispatches as unsettled and recall Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's remark that Togo would inform if Russia is vanquished.
The article reflects on the hardship of childlessness and aging without children. It notes that displacement of the womb or weak reproductive organs can hinder fertility and that motherhood is a hopeful outcome for many women.
Mrs. Anna Potts of Hot Springs Arkansas shares how backache and menstrual irregularities indicated womb issues and how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored health leading to a successful birth. She endorses the remedy and invites other women to write for free advice.
A grocer backs Schilling's bet with money return if you dislike the tea. The pitch emphasizes quality and value, framing tea as a real food product and urging customers to try it.
Participants recount a suspect in a car incident praised as strong enough to toss a trunk unaided yet seen as a pleasant, obliging man. Witnesses note a fresh open countenance that hints at stern resolve.
Conductor J H Sires, based in Butte, helped defend the train during a three hour robbery. He warned passengers fired at robbers and helped summon help at Bearmouth. The raiders cracked the safe, but about 1000 dollars was reportedly taken.
Robert Doran recounts a train hold up involving three men who boarded at Bearmouth and Missoula. He says one gunman fired toward the conductor as he returned to notify staff and that explosions followed as the group forced the crew from the locomotive and continued the heist.
Fireman Daggett describes the confrontation with a robber aboard a train. He details the robber’s threats with a big gun and a small pistol, instructions to uncouple cars, and orders to move the crew to shore up the line while a flag was positioned behind the train.
A passenger describes a tense chase on a car platform where a lone gunman fired near the witness, signaled by another shooter, and threatened to detonate dynamite. The witness recalls moving toward the engine to avoid the blast while others were forced to uncouple the train car.
Chicago reports no immediate settlement of the two month long Teamsters strike. The Chicago Federation of Labor approved a monster July 5 parade to press for a compromise with express companies while employers announce heavy manpower from outside Chicago to resume normal business. Police and city actions quiet the lumber district as stores and wagons are prepared for a renewed business day.
New York May 28 Levy Mayer attorney for the Chicago Employers' association and representing the express companies whose employes in Chicago are on strike said today that the places of all the striking teamsters of the railway express companies in Chicago have been permanently filled and many vacancies filled. He cited warning to strike and noted deliveries to houses boycotted by the Teamsters unit. He called the breach of labor contract excusable and reckless and said the express companies are resolute firm final and conclusive.
George Melloor, president of the Carriage and Wagon Workers' union, sought for two weeks in the Gus Carlstrom murder case, has been arrested in Chicago on May 23. Police say Carlstrom was beaten to death by sluggers hired by union officials.
A party of four Howard Kelly F F Cantor Mrs Emma Parsons and Miss Carlie Heitbicker drowned while fording an open survey in Duck Creek five miles north of Dodge City Kansas today. The tragedy occurred as they attempted the ford during a pleasure excursion on May 28.
Captain John Queeres, commanding the torpedo boat destroyers held in readiness for Cretan waters, was hospitalized after an automobile accident near Toulon on May 28.
Reports from London suggest a major naval action near the Sea of Japan with Admiral Togo believed to have achieved a victory. Dispatches describe scattered Russian units fleeing through the Tsugaru Strait and shifting movements around Luzon and Woosung, while Tokyo officials withhold confirmation.
In St Petersburg the emperor and admiralty wait for authoritative word on Vice Admiral Rojestvensky and his fleet. Reports of Nagasaki sinking of five Russian ships raise alarm while hope lingers that losses are manageable if Japan’s tally is not overwhelming. The emperor meets officials anxiously as rumors spread.
Multiple sources from Tsingtau to Washington report a naval engagement in the Korea Strait near Oki. Japanese losses include a cruiser and ten torpedo boats while Russian fleet participation varies. Ship sinkings and ship types are cited with conflicting telegrams and widespread Shanghai alarm.
Washington reports Japanese Minister Takahiro received a private dispatch from Tokyo stating that fighting in the naval battle thus far has had favorable prospects for Japan. The communication is from private sources.
Morning Post Shanghai telegraph reports from Peking that Rojestvensky's fleet was defeated off the Tsu islands and four Russian ships including Borodino were sunk, while Daily Mail Tokyo dispatch says the fleet is dispersed with ships disabled and in flight as Japanese pursue.
Paris reports intense interest over a naval clash between Russia and Japan. Official circles await corroboration while press dispatches circulate, with The Temps noting a rumor of a violent battle and heavy losses for both sides.
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