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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1906
Page
12
Anaconda crowds pack Chestnut Street Park for the Catholic Fair closing night. Contests decide many remainining awards with prizes including a dinner set, washing machine, silk pillow, silver water set, and a leather chair. A popular boy prize and a final drawing are planned as the fair ends.
Mrs A L Capps dies leaving husband and family in mourning. Funeral plans discussed for interment with Rebekahs and Eastern Star members attending. shipping of the body uncertain with local arrangements to be announced. union workers report wages and conditions amid a broader labor note reflected in a guard to the service.
Community members gather as a moon themed music and theater rehearsal series continues this week. Event includes a talk by a local artist group and a chance to preview performances before the Wednesday show. Attendance aims to highlight local talent and cultural funding.
A limited bus service runs from Butte to Audeonia and back via Meginnjig and Pacif, with 20 seats to the destination and 39 seats on the return, labeled under Kateyyu Greshon Springs and TuLto routes.
A fragment notes Mauretania as a premier ship with preparations under way. It mentions other vessels like the Lusitania and an unnamed Cunarder, claiming they are among the fastest with lengths near 790 feet and 40,000 ton displacement, powered by advanced engines and famed builders.
Reports say complaints were filed charging gamblers in a case tied to a county fair. Neal’s court handled the matter with officers citing a siting and preliminary examination. Witnesses include officials and several men accused of operating a poker game in a saloon on East Turk Avenue.
Wauhinstab Ow and titan Frank McIntyre discuss the claim season opening amid uncertainty. Officials indicate many properties may be destroyed or seized during the upheaval. Provisional government actions and next regular constitutional processes are noted as pending, with foreign owners and related parties expected to be affected.
On the eve of a planned winl, the Countess de Casteligne sues Cant Conk for divorce. The countess seeks a fixed liberal income, but Conk refuses settlement terms and insists on liquidating old debts. His family would never agree to the alimony plan.
A mix of political coverage outlines a lieutenant governor candidate facing scrutiny and a larger rally setup with Oct 1 speeches at the Margaret theatre. It notes Democratic candidate support, New York street cleaning efforts, and public works protests over debris removal and sidewalk clearance, with police oversight and worker assignments described.
A storm along the Central American coast caused about 1 million dollars in damages and partial demolitions. No lives were reported lost. The hurricane affected New Winefields and nearby areas, sweeping vegetation and topography, with a 30 mile wide path destroying banana crops and plantations. The Chite Fruit Company warns of import cuts totaling about 20 000 bunches weekly.
The readable fragment mentions two buildings linked to an ongoing matter involving Epay and a university, with vague references to valuation and a cent amount. Details are too incomplete to determine exact entities, actions, or outcomes.
Washington, Oct. 15. Secretary Wilson heard delegates led by Representative Mein protest the meat inspection law as applied to carcasses shipped to Chicago. Merchants claim packers’ interpretation blocks shipments from Western and Northwestern states, harming farmers and shippers and concentrating business with a few. They urge corrective action.
Prince Vexaintey von Hohenlohe, youngest son of the late Chancellor, resigns as district governor after publication of his father’s private diary and a rebuke from Emperor Willard for lax conduct. The move follows pressure in the Aleie Lorraine region where the Recollections offended the emperor.
General Manager McGill of an Ontario bank admits a shortage of 1.25 million. Bankers estimate the probable guarantee enforcement increases by 508,000. Directors say managers speculated in New York stocks and even Wheat Pit trades in Chicago without directors' knowledge.
Thomas Poindexter began excavating on Mano street between Bannack and Hindle for a new post office building. The structure is to be occupied by the United States post office, with completion expected by January 1 and the old North Montana location to be vacated.
The pope received a Cuban delegation led by Apostolic Delegate Aversa in a private audience in Rome. Afterward Aversa presented Sever Antonie G. Lanuei as Cuban delegate to the painter conference, noting the pope’s special interest in work and education projects.
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