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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1901
Page
10
Health authorities received three new scarlet fever reports yesterday raising ongoing concerns. Officials urge monitoring symptoms and seeking care for fever rash throat pain. Public notices emphasize early treatment and reporting of suspected cases to clinics.
A Walkerville family of five and three other children reported with scarlet fever as 27 May cases rise in the city. Three new cases traced to Anaconda road and North Wyoming street, with three deaths so far. City Physician Leggat notes fever is less violent but will spread until schools close in a week. May also brings typhoid three cases two deaths, measles five cases two deaths, and diphtheria four cases one death.
Camilla Urso, famed violinist, assisted by Miss Helen Hall soprano and Miss M Sheldon Pierce pianist, performed at the Grand Opera last night to a small but enthusiastic Butte audience. Urso’s playing drew high praise for tone and technique, while Hall and Pierce also received strong applause for their selections.
Thief entered the Hopkins residence at 415 West Granite Street while occupants attended an Auditorium event. The place was ransacked but nothing of value was taken except a small handbag containing about 3 or 4 dollars. Entry was likely by a pass-key as no windows were forced.
The Florence hotel nine from Butte defeated Deer Lodge 14 to 10 yesterday. Deer Lodge players wonder how the visitors pulled ahead in the contest.
D Boyle of Livingston at the Mc Dermott. N Isdell and wife visit the Pony. Earl McCune of Salt Lake among yesterday's arrivals. H C Hayward of Spokane, a leading West theater manager, staying at the Thornton.
Report states backers will fund a new corporation with Joseph Wharton named as the head. The move signals a shift in leadership for the venture and sets expectations for its direction and growth.
Denver May 30 no sessions of the Western Federation of Miners convention or the Western Labor Union today. Delegates attended Memorial day events and a banquet at East Turner hall with toastmaster Ready Kenehan. Speakers included Lt Gov Coates President McDonald Harvey Garman Labor Commissioner Smith legislators Pelleter Quinn Judge Lindsey Morris and AFL vice president. Alarm sounded at the danger to American labor from unrestricted Chinese and Japanese immigration.
Alexander J. Winton and Charles B. Shanks of Cleveland, Ohio, halted their cross country journey near Winnemucca when their car stuck on a sand hillock. They left for Cleveland, plan to ship the vehicle by rail, and Winton vows a future trial with a specially built machine.
Associate Justice David B. Brewer of the United States Supreme Court announces his engagement to Miss Emma Miner Mott a well known school teacher of Washington D C Miss Mott is principal of the Morse School Building The wedding will be held next week at Burlington Vermont where Miss Mott’s nearest relatives reside Justice Brewer is a widower.
The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers adopted the special steel scale in Milwaukee on May 30, approving a typical 5 percent average increase. The bar iron clause and several committee recommendations were also accepted, calling for a minor rise in that sector.
At a Montreal luncheon Jules Siegfried cites a recent interview in which President McKinley says he is no longer an ultra protectionist. He notes the United States has reached a period to seek markets and that heavy protection has largely disappeared.
A telegram from New York announces that the American Chemical and Spirit company in Evansville Indiana has gone into the hands of a New York trust. The plant will close and about 400 workers will be laid off.
The president signed the commission of George C. Stull to serve as chaplain in the regular army. The action was reported from Washington on May 30.
Officers and members of the Woman's club host a reception at Columbia Gardens on Saturday afternoon to honor retiring president Mrs Holbrook and Mrs A C Newill who will soon move to Portland Oregon. Hostesses include Mrs Wharton Wethey Buzzo Harper Budl Hall and Slem ons. A special car will pick up at Broadway and Academy at 2 30 p m. Members with children may bring them.
May Drove Patal Meriden Conn May 30 The Irish American Athletic association annual meet was halted by an accident when John Flanagan world record holder hurled a 16 pound hammer through a fence striking bystander Henry Dierle on the head. Dierle’s skull was fractured and he was taken to hospital with slim chances of survival. Flanagan’s throw to the spot reached 178 feet 5 inches, surpassing the world record by nine feet.
Philadelphia reports state authorities confirm a planned combination of the Cramps Vickers Maxim and Bethlehem Iron companies. The delay is due to financing details with a four to six week timeline to finalize, barring an absolute obstacle.
A brief mentions a chance to earn substantial profits tied to gold. The fragment implies investor interest but provides no concrete details, dates, or names.
A major cloudburst near Big Timber and Melville caused flash floods damaging dry watercourses and washing away several bridges. Ranch lands and crops suffered extensive losses. a child was swept from a home but rescued, and horses drowned as the storm continued. The Northern Pacific guards against washouts.
Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry arrived at Potsdam to be welcomed by Emperor William and Empress Augusta. AZapfensteich ceremony featured Dutch hymns and a wreath of praise to the Orange dynasty. The banquet and military tattoo followed as relations were toasted and mutual goodwill pledged. Separately, cycling and crime reports from Boston and St Joseph noted fast times and a soldier killed in a parade incident.
Hartford May 30 striking machinists and allied mechanics of American Bicycle and Pratt & Whitney accept the nine hour day with 19 hours pay but no union recognition. The shops employ over 1,400 workers. Chicago May 30 Fraser & Chalmers revert to pre May 20 wage scale after signing the nine hour agreement. while over 60 Chicago firms signed, most are expected to follow back to the old scale.
A dispatch reports £50,000 in bank notes stolen from the Hongkong and Shanghai bank's Singapore branch. Most notes are £50 each. No trace of the thief has been found.
Fire consumed a Morris Cummings dredge in Portland tonight causing extensive loss with authorities assessing the financial impact and cause under investigation. Communications offices reported initial estimates of the damage while salvage crews prepared to assess remaining equipment and site conditions.
Edward Bok writing in the Ladies' Home Journal for June argues that many sheltered women are poor payers, causing hardship for hard working women via careless bill settlements. He contends feminine industry carries a ledger of accounts and urges careful attention to obligations.
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