This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1902
Page
4
County Treasurer P. 10. Twohy reports September receipts total 1 979.44 with 44 660.15 in treasury, noting taxes yielded only 110.40 while licenses 2 129.50 and other sources 38 802.99. Month’s outlay 44 196.81. no balance at start. Tax receipts expected to rise from October into year end.
Local school fathers approve several thousand dollar bills for bus purchases and related costs. The moves involve district finance officials and school administrators seeking board approval for the funding.
At the regular session the board approved major expenses for teachers' salaries and construction of the new high school. They discussed enlarging water pipes and creating a new city sewer district near the high school, with an attachment to St. Ann's hospital sewer. The assessable county property stands at 6,797,447 dollars, up about 1.5 million from last year.
County Attorney Duffy visited in Butte yesterday. Miss Battelle to open as dancing lass in the Montana ordinary tonight. A. O. H. hall hosts Mill and Smelter Men union meeting at 7 30. Miss Walker’s hats, Austrian hall social dance, Schlappi piano tuner. Born Sept 27 1902 a boy at 615 Ash, and Sept 28 1902 a girl at 620 Birch. Died Mary Horst age 76 at 608 Hickory. services Saturday. Wedding Sechan Juratovich Sladich at St Peter’s tomorrow at 3 30. Social dance at Stewart Montana Oct 4.
More than 150 couples gathered at the A. O. H. hall last evening for Clerks' Union No. 35 first dance of the season. The entertainment was successful from every standpoint with lively dancing throughout.
Joyous gathering lingered after midnight as refreshments were served. A humorous kangaroo court featured union members in grotesque costumes dragging partygoers to the altar of justice and fining them for imaginary offenses. The show raised funds to finance future entertainment about twice monthly.
Miss O Neill outlines suffrage advocacy while the Anaconda Political Equality Club reports on its early activities. Officers elected include President Mrs Joseph Hughes and Vice President G B E Taylor, with resignations and replacements noted after the Butte convention report.
A cabin discovered with clothing groceries and other stolen articles from Louisville and nearby locations. Investigators have found crews likely to lead to the capture and identification of the gang's leaders.
Bargains include boys wool waists up to Tic at 25¢, mohair Tam o Shant ers 50c, cloth dress skirts from 4.85 to 38, eighteen dollar jackets on sale 12.50, Quito underwear at 65 percent wool 1.99. Wales Goodyear rubbers and overs, tailor made suits 14.50. McRae & Co., 303 E. Park.
A spree of murders and assaults in Mobile and nearby Cottage Hill leaves two dead, a 15 year old girl and a 5 year old girl injured, with a man jailed on the Cottage Hill murder. Police suspect a lone white killer, possibly tied to prior window-smashing attacks.
Charles Luthy was arrested by Chief of Police Taylor and Night Chief O'Brien on East Park Avenue. He faces a charge of refusing to support his wife, who with no food since arriving from Idaho would have starved without city officials' aid. He is held for a more serious charge.
R and Tolan Co announces a ping pong tournament on their tables at 10 with cash prizes for winners. All interested must submit their names by the evening of October 8. Entries are free and open to all comers.
The Pennsylvania Limited leaves Chicago Union Station daily at 5 30 pm and travels through the Alleghenies in daylight arriving in New York the next afternoon. The train features Pullman cars with club cafe barber shop bath reading room smoking parlor dining car drawing room sleeping cars an observation car with parlor and platform and private rooms. For details contact ER Ro Pborine A G P Agt 248 South Clark Street Chicago.
Sam Gooodlow while squirrel hunting in Walton Kentucky uncovered a freshly dug grave on J P Combs land. Opening it revealed about seventy dollars in hardware believed to have been buried by a local crime gang. Hounds tracked to a deserted cabin in Webster's woods near Johnsville where the thieves had tried to burn the place and used pepper to deter the dogs.
Chicago and New York racing carries results across six events each with winners and times. Balm of Gilena Leash Bristol Mr. Dingle Hoodwink Charley Moore lead in Chicago. Ponca Fulminate Advance Guard Judith Campbell Chita Tom Collins Jack Young Walla pace at New York’s Gravesend and Buffalo’s Fair Grounds.
In Toledo on October 3 a reputed hoodoo shadows Monroe street near where Harry Dowling a wealthy businessman was killed yesterday. Locals recall multiple deaths and injuries from street cars at that spot in recent years. A large black cat is said to cross the street at midnight and vanish, reportedly followed by a death or accident the next day or so.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.