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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1901
Page
7
The Principal Branch Office of the Standard is at 21 East Broadway Butte. Telephone 422. Advertising rates are furnished on application.
Butte current notes list assayers, piano rentals from Orton Bros, tuners J G Bates and F C Kinney of Helena, and many visiting or staying guests at local hotels. It records arrivals from Bozeman Anaconda Great Falls and Philipsburg, licenses issued, and travels of W A Clark Jr and Frank M Leonard among others.
Miss Louisa Williams wed W J Lutey at Mountain View church in a formal ceremony decorated with red and white blooms. The couple, attendants, and best men celebrated at the bride’s sister’s home before departing for Helena then home to 412 West Park street. They will reside there after November 16.
A ranch boy on Big Timber creek fell through a leaning window and suffered a deep leg gash with heavy bleeding. Dr. Moore treated him after removing embedded glass pieces, and the boy was in a precarious condition.
In Hazleton PA on October 29 Mitchell day commemorated the first anniversary of the end of the Great Anthracite Strike with a 15 000 miner parade and mass meeting where leaders including Mother Jones spoke. Scranton joined with a 10 000 miner parade from nearby collieries and streetcar workers received ovations while Shamokin region mines remained idle.
News from Montana reports the death of Judge Stephen De Wolfe of Butte due to heart failure. He had been ill for months, suffered a severe morning attack, rallied briefly, then died at 9:50 a.m. His sister Louise Anna De Wolfe accompanied him to Denver seeking health, and his brother Frederick De Wolfe of Seattle will transport the body for burial.
The Evening Post reports negotiations over the Northern Pacific matter have moved to slightly more favorable terms for both owning interests. Active talks involve Mr Hill and Mr Harriman, with Mr Morgan awaiting formal inclusion. A potential plan may hinge on dividing Burlington control through stock and securities arrangements.
Chief Fred George accuses H M McMillan and Robert Murphy of swapping knockout drops to steal $40 in gold and an overcoat from him at the Eagle saloon on East Galena street. George, jailed for drunkenness, plans to prosecute. the saloon keeper says the overcoat was returned, dropped on the floor. McMillan and Murphy deny all charges as investigations begin.
New York October 29. Superintendent John H. McCullagh prepares a letter to Police Commissioner Murphy seeking police aid to halt illegal voting next Tuesday and to punish those undermining election integrity. Copies go to Mayor Van Wyck and District Attorney Philbin. affidavits accompany the letters.
Justice McLean grants a certificate of reasonable doubt for Johann Mort editor of Freheit to stay a 12 month term for publishing an article linked to McKinley's assassination. He doubts plagiarism as crime and notes borrowed sentiment did not threaten public peace or health nor incite immorality.
At the Old Bailey Martial Faugeron a Frenchman testified he was lured to kill Joseph Chamberlain by a promise of fortune from Herman Jung. The jury found Faugeron guilty and he was sentenced to death for Jung's murder.
Denver October 2 The News today reports an official announcement from Denver Rio Grande headquarters. J G Metcalfe will retire November 1 and be succeeded by J M Herbert. Russell Harding becomes vice president and general manager, with Metcalfe’s retirement signaling broad transportation department changes. EF T Jeffrey confirms Metcalfe's resignation and Herbert's appointment. Herbert will take charge of the entire Rio Grande system on November 1.
Cheyenne Wyoming reports Mrs Julia Wagstaff and her 19 month old child found dead in Sun Dance. The woman is believed to have committed suicide by ingesting blue vitriol. The infant is thought to have nursed from the body before dying, possibly from poisoning.
Colorado Springs on Oct 29 reports Miss Kate Land and seven children bitten by a dog that showed hydrophobia signs. The dog owned by 8, Kk. F. McAuliffe, with three of his own children among the victims.
All bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States gather in Cincinnati for a week long session starting tomorrow. Seven bishops may relocate due to Bishop W X Linde's death, with senior Rev E S Flower possibly naming a new home. Dr Edward Thompson is hinted as corresponding minister for the Church Extension society, with trustees to decide next month.
James McGarry, model for F. Peter Dunne's Dooley, died in Chicago at an advanced age. He was formerly a saloonkeeper, famed for his wit and whimsical take on current events.
Caracas correspondent reports Carmelo Castro, brother of Venezuela's president, shot his mistress in a carriage duel after pursuing the vehicle. The woman was wounded in the neck and likely to die, a male companion was shot in the leg, Castro was arrested, and he threatened suicide.
Eight year old son of A B Kelsey, a prominent local figure, nearly bleeds to death after a fall through a window in Big Timber on October 29. He survived the incident with injuries, details of which were reported by the Standard.
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