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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1901
Page
1
Madden's Yankee wins the high futurity at Sheepshead Bay in a driving finish. The race results spotlight this standout performer and the track's top event.
John K Madden's Yankee defeated Lux Costa by a length and a half to win the Futurity at Sheepshead Bay in front of a crowd of 306000. Barron finished third as Nasturtium faded to 10th. the purse totaled 46910 with breeder and jockey shares noted.
Oram wins the two mile inaugural steeplechase with Ful Minute second and Bullingdon third in 4 2 5. Orden wins the one mile race with Wealth second and Outlander third in 1 39 4 5. Coburg takes the Fall handicap six furlongs with Voter second and Paul Clifford third in 1 13 3 5. Yankee and Gunfire headline Futurity with Yankee favored and Lux Costa second. Knapsack wins five furlongs with Bluff second. Louisville captures the selling mile and sixteenth with Astor second and Fatalist third in 1 48.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Mike Sado, a veteran A. C. M. miner at Belt, was killed when struck by coal cars at the 12th south entry while returning home from work. He died about three hours after the accident, leaving a widow and five children.
Joseph L. Adams sues the New Year Gold Mining Company for 30000 damages alleging an unfired blasting hole exploded when he drilled it at the Old Batch mine on Sept 25 1900. He claims severe injuries including loss of the left eye jaw fractures teeth loss and partial paralysis of both hands. The suit cites due diligence failures by the defendant and names A C Gormley as attorney and A S Wright as Montana agent.
Census bulletin reports 3 849 establishments across the three states in the year with a productive value of 78 490 157. Montana alone shows 1 080 factories employing 10 119 workers earning 7 969 886 in wages, product 57 075 844. Copper smelting leads with 4 20 wage earners and 26 387 003 value. lead smelting employs 6 workers and 5 264 253 value.
The Burrel bankrupt stock was sold at public sale under the bankruptcy referee Baillet’s instructions. Strain Bros. of Great Falls bid in $2,750, about $1,000 below appraisal and $3,000 to $4,000 under Burrel’s valuation.
Washington reports 1990 population figures with Helena at 10 770 residents and 1M deaths in 1900 yielding a 14.3 percent death rate. Butte data not provided. Montana state total deaths in 1900 total 2 188.
Helena Aug. 31 A B Keith formerly of Iowa and lately with the Helena Herald has been secured by Senator William A Clark as editor of the Butte Miner. The paper will be enlarged and improved in a short time.
In favorable conditions for the new boat, the Columbia crew earned a signal victory as the Old Defender scored over the Constitution. The race demonstrated Columbia's superior performance under ideal conditions.
In Newport August 31, the Columbia defeated the Constitution by 4 minutes 19 seconds on a windward course. The Columbia led from start to finish with early ballast, balloon topsails, and steady handling under Barr, while the Constitution, hampered by a slow start, sagged leeward despite Herreshoff aboard. Officials may consider selecting Columbia to meet Shamrock I if the patterns hold.
The entry notes a corrected time of 4S seconds and a final time of 19 seconds. The source lacks full context, making precise event details uncertain.
In a southeast breeze the Shamrock II completed a measured speed trial along the main channel to Staten Island. Jameson assumed control aboard the yacht, with Lipton noting potential 14 knots on portions of the course. The Erin, in pursuit, reached 10 knots and overtook the Shamrock after about a eighth of a mile. Lipton and observers praised the yacht’s handling and performance under the renewed breeze at Sandy Hook.
At Nyack station near Kalispell a freight train collided with a passenger train, killing 34 and injuring many. The disaster trapped workers from Duluth en route to extend the railway, with long hours and a fire consuming the wreck. Rescue efforts saved some, but several perished, and an inquest is planned to determine responsibility.
Lambert Molinelli died at 7 this morning in Missoula after weeks of illness. A veteran newspaper man, he edited the Missoulian and Democrat Messenger and earlier led several Montana papers. Funeral Monday at 9:30 from St Xavier. A U W members to meet at Odd Fellows hall.
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