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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1902
Page
3
W R Van Liew has been chosen as the popular blast furnace superintendent and will proceed to assume duties in Globe. The appointment signals continuity in the management of the facility and its operations.
W R Van Liew of Washoe Smelting at Anaconda leaves for Globe Arizona to take charge as superintendent of the Old Dominion Copper companys smelting plant The move ends his tenure with Washoe and is welcomed by supporters but lamented by Montana associates who will miss his presence
Mr. Van Liew's six years in Anaconda built many friendships and a strong reputation as a skilled chemist and smelter supervisor. He rose from refinery worker to blast furnace head at the old Anaconda works and later led at Washoe. His departure will be felt by workers and social circles alike, with organizers noting his popularity and expertise. Garland stoves and ranges awarded first prize Paris 1900 Buffalo 1901.
The Anaconda post office holds letters for numerous men women and foreigners including Angus L Augier Martin Allen N M Barker Jake Buslington H L Bellain Joseph Couture George W Creek E Chase Tom Darling and many others across local and foreign categories. Also listed are names under the Salvation Army office in charge and multiple foreign correspondents.
About 100 residents attended a rally at Gregson Springs last night. Speakers included P. V. Ryan Tim Crowley and Martin, with an enthusiastic reception throughout the event.
W 4 gray Olympia blankets priced at $1.00 a pair and 10-4 natural all wool California blankets at $3.50 and $4.00 a pair. 19-4 natural all wool California extra fine at $4.50 and $5.00 a pair. 11-4 natural all wool California very fine and heavy at $26.00 and $87.50 a pair. Full size cotton filled comforters at $1.00 $1.25 and $1.40 each. Also full size cotton and down filled comforters at $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 and $4.00. These comforters are claimed to be worth much more.
Democratic rallies are planned in Turner hall this evening for First and Second wards with speakers Judge Trippet PF R Carton and J H Duffy. A Tuesday night rally at city hall for Third and Fourth wards will feature J R Boarman J C Hagegey Dennis O Leary and William Devine. The events start a series to energize campaign efforts ahead of the election. Secretary Martin of the county central committee calls the rallies engaging and aimed at sustaining momentum two years out.
Prominent residents Horace Lewis and George R. Sprague are noted alongside Thurston Hall, George Cowen, Horace Newman, and W. S. Miller in a community roster. The list also highlights Misses Marie Harriott, Fannie Sprague, Portia Albee, Henrietta Newman, and Maude Cilla, reflecting a social snapshot of the period.
R B Peckham receives a letter from W B Wilson thanking Anaconda citizens for a 456 donation to aid strike workers in the anthracite coal fields. The note, dated Oct 20 1909 from Indianapolis, expresses hope the funds improve conditions and harmony between miners and employers. Wilson signs fraternally. The best hotel is the Leland.
An ex-convict named Clark visited County Judge Stephen D. Stephens at Richmond terrace and vowed to kill the judge’s wife and then the judge. The maid alerted the judge, the man was arrested en route to the office, and authorities were notified.
The play A Poor Relation stars Sol Smith Russell in a gentle natural comedy. Horace Lewis leads a strong company managed by Fred Gi Berger, delivering a calm performance praised for quiet sentiment and stage value.
In Kentucky, farmer H C Van Arsdale was killed after opening his door to a cry for help. He was struck with an axe and robbed of 40 dollars. Bloodhounds traced the scent to a negro hut and then to two white men living on the farm who confessed to calling him. Names not learned.
Judge Burke grants injunction restraining Mrs Carrie Jackson and her husband Dr William FL Jackson from making or publishing slanderous statements in pending matter in Chicago.
A Sherman house restraining order bars interference with Dr. David B. Fonda and against slandering him. It requires defendants to stop hindering Fonda in his practice and from disposing of his books instruments and personal effects alleged to have been transferred to Mrs. Jackson in January 1898.
A Panama dispatch announced the cruiser Bogota entered harbor this morning. Rumors from Managua Nicaragua said the vessel fought insurgent gunboats at sea. Officials expect the Bogota to help end the regional uprising with added armament carried from Colon to Panama.
Ida Starr, formerly of New York City, jailed in Cleveland on a Monday arrest at the Kennard house. She appears as Mrs Harry Clark with companions Harry C Clark James Barrgan and John Bachman alias Gallagher. Detectives recognize Bachman from rogues gallery photos tied to Buffalo. Starr says she was a fashion model and hosiery wearer.
The four year old son of Dr. R. T. Venneman of Troy near Evansville disappeared in the woods this afternoon. Over 100 men with lanterns searched the area and bloodhounds from Hawesville, Kentucky were requested. Fears of kidnapping and ransom linger despite the initial belief he wandered away. Tramps have been seen near Troy in recent days.
Almeric Hugh Paget husband of Pauline Whitney of New York was accidentally shot by a friend while shooting in the country. He was taken to London where doctors removed one eye. the other eye’s sight is believed to remain.
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