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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1902
Page
3
Strikers at the Glens Falls car business blockaded operations and disrupted activity prompting police attention. No injuries reported as workers demand wage and safety concessions. Union leaders emphasize solidarity and ongoing protest tactics.
National guard troops guard the Hudson Valley Railway power house and a bridge in Glens Falls after a mass meeting sparked a four hour riot. Striking motormen and sympathizers clashed with police as cars were stalled and mail sacks moved under guard.
Soldiers aired damp bedding as clouds cleared at Fort Riley Kansas on October 5 1900. General Bates visited and praised the state maneuvers while Major Leach fields the next day as Kebbe leads attacking forces in a lightly fortified position.
A Spanish minister in England denies Franco Spanish alliance rumors while noting Spain builds commercial relations globally. He cites a modern naval policy to protect commerce and says King is eager to visit America, with friendly ties praised between Spain and the United States.
Census reports show 57 513 accidental deaths in the year ending May 31 1900 with 43 414 males and 14 099 females. Non fatal accidents total about 11 million annually, about 6 percent of all deaths due to injuries. Fatalities rise in city areas and in certain states with registration data indicating a steady upward trend.
Special correspondence from Hamilton notes the marriages of Charles Price to Alice Porter King at the Graverenth street home and Ed Brown to Anna Wheeler at the bride's parents home. Also updates on residents visiting fairs, travel, naturalization, and local civic notes.
An array of wants ads includes a ranch for sale at Trout Creek in Montana with 164 acres under fence and equipment listed. Additional notices seek a coatmaker pantsmaker vestmaker barber tailors blacksmiths and engineers in Montana towns including Anaconda Great Falls Clinton and Anacostia. Court notes record larceny charges and divorce decree while jury trials near completion at close of term.
Advertise your wants in The Standard. Rooms modern and newly furnished available at reasonable prices. Locations include Dorchfer Block 68 Main Butte, Johnston House Gold and Montana Butte, Morier Block Broa d Way and Academy St, and 112 W Broadway Butte with baths and light. Also Anaconda listings include 2 EF Commercial Ave and 695 E Sixth St with light housekeeping and hot water.
Special Correspondence reports Hamilton district court proceedings moving faster than expected. Major cases falter as D Hunsaker frees himself from a $1500 bond and the Flora Wilcox suit for breach of promise of marriage is dismissed due to defective divorce papers leaving her unable to marry. The state case against Harry Williams of Victor proceeds.
The New York World profiles Angela Georgina Burdett Coutts born April 25 1814 who spent sixty five years distributing a vast fortune to aid the poor. Inheriting nearly 10 million from her stepmother she led Coutts banking before Queen Victoria raised her to the peerage in 1871.
A collage of local business notices lists spiritual mediums Mrs. Dr Calder Rutledge Madam Guy and others with addresses in Butte. It also includes a cleaning service Parisian Dyeing at 60 W. Galena and a mining firm Whose principal place of business is Anaconda Mont. A separate notice from Gold Bar Mining and Milling Co announces a 1 mill per share assessment payable Oct 5 to A F Gray, with delinquency rules and sale date set for November 15 1902.
W. B. Miller of Lakeview, Montana seeks a second hand drag saw for cash.
The Buffalo Express notes Admiral Killick’s dramatic death after scuttling his ship Crete a Pierro to prevent its capture by a German gunboat. Killick ordered his crew to abandon ship, drove the vessel beside the enemy, and detonated the magazine in a final act of defiance. The German crew escaped, then attacked the burning hulk. The piece argues Killick’s sacrifice, though controversial, earns him a form of honor.
Classic 1900s rental ads note shop and storeroom space at Skyline blocks near Broadway and Main. Includes storage rooms at 4.5 by 1.5 feet, 3% widths, 29 W Park and 610 W Fourth, plus office rooms above Smith and Mattingly. Inquiries directed to Bou cher's.
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