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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1902
Page
12
After a careful investigation James M. Orton visited Butte uncovering an opportunity. Every piano and organ in the showroom bore a mark indicating origin or ownership. Local authorities advised buyers to verify provenance before purchase.
Easy payments offered with $25 down and $10 a month on planes and organs. Stock includes new items and many shop worn pieces priced at wholesale or half value. Call for specifics or visit the sale at 219 North Main Street. only limited time remain.
A brief item records departure toward California involving Finsen pred J Bhortzmeyer. The terse note highlights travel plans and destination without additional context.
Fred J. Bortzmeyer, night clerk at the Finien hotel, survived two bullets from a highwayman in Butte after being warned of imminent death. He plans to leave for San Francisco to spend the fall and winter, having previously held hotel roles in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The incident left him with a damaged lung but he recovered. He was robbed of $96, a gold watch, and a diamond stud, while a larger sum remained hidden on his person.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union held a memory social at First Baptist Church in honor of Frances Willard on her birth anniversary. Rev PF Mason praised the W C T U, citing Florence Crittenton mission successes and rescues, and urged continued work including police matrons. A program followed with songs, recitations, and papers, then refreshments. Mason to speak again at First Baptist and First Presbyterian churches this week.
This evening the literary society of colored men will host a political discussion. Messrs Collins and Allen will explain the democratic campaign issues and Messrs Jones and Amos will present the republican party claims to the voters.
Paris reports delegates at the national convention of French miners plan to vote on an immediate general strike. About 26,000 miners have already quit northern coal fields amid government troops and gendarmes at threatened points. Key demands include fixed minimum wages an eight hour day and old age pensions. A strong minority opposes the strike.
Manila reports General Sumner in command of American forces on Mindanao Island has issued an ultimatum seeking surrender or compliance from opposing forces amid ongoing operations on the island.
Dick Vinton is convicted of grand larceny in Big Timber District Court after a 20 minute jury verdict. Georgie Cook testified he loaned the horse used in the scheme and Jacob Karnop said Vinton traded it for Karnop’s horse.
In New Orleans, Mayor Capdeville ordered streetcars to run at 7 am after rescinding a late-night halt. Talks on a 20 cents per hour, 10-hour day settlement stalled as unions and company failed to respond by 6 pm. Police prepared to guard barns. receivership suit moved to federal court. wire cutting reported at several points.
William Randolph Hearst declares in New York a platform favoring public ownership of key utilities starting with railroads and telegraphs. He calls for government control of anthracite coal mines and for voters to elect U S senators to curb monopolies and high prices.
Mrs James Rowe attended the county fair at Lewiston about ten days ago. One of her best driving teams disappeared from the pasture and she now believes the team was stolen. She notified officers in adjacent counties.
In Victoria B C on October 6 a Quamishan Indian woman Lizzie hanged herself on a ledge and her husband later shot himself. An inquest returned verdicts of death by own action for both cases.
Vancouver reports the Eva free milling gold property on Fish river near Gold Fields in the Kootenay has sold for 300000 to Calumet and British Columbia Mines Limited. Purchasers are English and Chicago capitalists. Developed by the Imperial syndicate of Nelson.
A large prairie fire swept Pugley’s old ranch near Fort Benton on October 6 selecting grazing land but was controlled before serious damage occurred. Local firefighting crews contained the blaze to prevent loss of property and livestock.
President Mitchell and district presidents left for Buffalo to confer with the National Association of Manufacturers as coal officials dispute with miners continues. Whean will join the Buffalo group to seek a plan to end the strike and a large crowd saw them off at the station.
President's mediation attempt to settle the coal dispute leads to a Detroit conference. Mayor Low replies that due to the failure of mediation and the vagueness of the plan, he will not send delegates to the Detroit conference. The exchange shows tension between city leadership and federal efforts.
Washington reports that P Sargent, ex head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, met President Roosevelt and may carry a message to Miners' union head J Mitchell. The plan aims for Mitchell and associates to end the strike with a later full probe of mining conditions. No operator action is expected to succeed.
Berlin reports growing attention to the U S coal strike. German newspapers favor the miners, criticizing operators as unyielding. The Frankfurter Zeitung runs a leading editorial warning of rising coal prices on the continent if the strike continues.
New York on October 6 reports soft coal at nine dollars per ton with no fixed price for anthracite. A retailer sold five tons at 124 dollars per ton and some places ask five cents per bushel. The Chicago cargo Welsh coal opened at 15 dollars per ton.
A Chicago city council committee of ten prominent business and professional men was appointed to attend Mayor Maybury of Detroit's conference on resolving the strike in Pennsylvania’s anthracite fields.
Elizabeth Murray describes a New Port dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Pembroke Jones with the Duchess of Marlborough and Duke Boris as guests. She notes outfits perfumes and tedious toadying by the guests while recounting a remark by Pembroke Jones and a tense moment with Mrs Jones.
New York October 6 Maynor Low sent word that he had received a telegram from Detroit's mayor asking him whether he would respond to the failure of the plans.
Monthly feature highlights clever ideas for home living. It showcases practical tips to turn forgotten items into useful, stylish solutions, appealing to both affluent readers and budget-minded households.
The Pittsburg dispatch notes haste by scientists to label Peary's last expedition a success or failure. Peary promised a pole conquest with supply bases and steady advance, but the finale yields the same result as prior attempts.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that every citizen must surrender some rights for the common good and taxes reflect this. It argues the coal strike discussion should consider the broader obligation to the state, not only miners and operators.
Grandma and Roger visit a country barnyard. Roger asks which cow yields butter milk as he drinks his cup, observing the milking scene and the herd.
Chicago October six Larry Temple of New York scored a first round knockout over Jack Beauschelte of Chicago in a bout that had been scheduled for six rounds.
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