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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
12
The Butte Miners union held a gemiannual election with 1408 votes cast for president. Incumbent James Shea faced FP W Flynn and Gave Donovan as opponents. Ballots continued into the morning as 40 names appeared on the official ballot. Shea, initially elected last spring, is praised for strong leadership and officers.
Dan Johnson of Tinn was examined yesterday by Drs Cowperthwaite and McCarthy and committed to the asylum at Warm Springs. He claims he invented perpetual molida at age thirty and was poisoned to reveal his invention. He alleges thieves profit from him and that friend John Peterson has a cigar box of his gold. Johnson says he framed Finland’s financial system and its coins and will sort out his troubles at Warm Springs.
A fragile melodrama titled The Four Corners of the Earth played to about 20 patrons at the Broadway last night. The plot spans the earth with frequent executions and a crowd fleeing the theater, while critics note the production is unprofitable in Butte versus the Orpheum and Family theaters.
Melka Orlich daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Orlich died yesterday at the family home 2113 Galeaveet MacQueen area. Funeral services set for 10 o clock this morning at the Greek Orthodox church.
The Butte Young Men's Club meets tonight to discuss forming a club corporation to buy real estate and erect a building, plus 25 new members approved for admission, bringing active members near 100. The group boasts a solid savings fund and a strong, hustling core as it plans its first weekly dance after the meeting.
A living model in a Billings shop window drew an enormous crowd as a directoire gown parade began. Spectators pressed around the storefront, buckling glass and craning to glimpse the woman in a brown silk costume, while authorities and merchants watched the crowd grow into a near stampede. The scene marked the first appearance of the directoire gown in Billings and drew unprecedented public attention.
Reported yesterday that the bond for Frank W. Ting Crime Dude Adjustment Co. was set, with expectations he may be released from Tacoma jail where he was held on a defrauding charge involving James R. Thompson of this city for about $19,000.
Dillon sheriff Duke Gist Under Sheriff George Darl ang Deputy Sheriff Bill Callaway raided three poker games last Saturday night capturing all three proprietors two poker tables several boxes of chips and several hundred dollars in money. The three proprietors Teste d are Duck Tavellite Al Morrison and Don Courtney. Each was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Hit entered pleas of guilty and their preliminary trials set for Saturday Sept 39. Each put up 259 bond to appear for the prelim.
Miners union leaders met in the Miners’ Union hall to approve an added racing day proposed by William Geromell to raise funds for relief efforts. Pacific Jockey Club steward Frank D. Bkinner announced President Willams approved extending at the Hutte meeting to cover West Tuesday, the date for the event.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Lewistown Montana case where Charles W. Terry a rancher from Alaska beach area died by self administered poison in a rooming house. He was 41, in town on land business, and left a note to his wife bidding farewell before the act. Family history notes a move from Missouri to Rozeman then Lewistown six years ago.
Jim Sullivan and Jim Murphy were arrested yesterday by Patterman Halisey and are believed to be the pair who set upon Inbh Wright late Monday night, beating him and robbing him of a razor. Wright is expected to identify the prisoners for the day. He suffered no serious injury.
Prowlers entered the Bachelors' club at 313 A West Gateby Street late Monday night. They frightened away the intruders without taking any valuables as members moved about the rooms on both floors. No losses or injuries reported.
Rev Father F C Aber of Helena visits Butte for a few days his first in over a year. Misses Linnie and Besele Gilbert travel from Virginia City via Butte after a weekend at Bast Lake City. Marriage notices list Baldridge Sutinn Con lox Marcoultz Nilsson Ring Summore Wall and Hart among affiliates. Kennedy announces candidacy for scholarist subject to party convention.
An elderly reader recounts three years of severe skin swellings and itching misdiagnosed as scrofula and gland inflammation. After using Cuticura remedies, swelling healed in a week and full recovery followed. Anecdotes include curing a brother's sores and a sister's burn with Cuticura products, followed by promotional claims of the line.
The best city bowlers begin the Gutte season tonight at Linton alleys with public invited. A world of entertainment and refreshments are promised. Five matches will be played including regular tenplus and cocked hat events. Substantial cash prizes await winners in each event.
Special Dispatch reports Thomas Borgen, a Laurel printer, killed himself with a pistol after heavy drinking. He told friends he would end his life when drunk again, then shot himself at the bar. His wife had left him. he formerly worked as a cement worker and his parents live in Minnesota.
Montana state officials refused to approve the application of Western Life and Accident Insurance Company of Denver to do business in the state after an audit by a Denver actuary. The decision cited that examinations of the company’s audits were incomplete and warned that future examinations should be handled with care.
The article reports the death of Admiral Glass from heart failure at a resort in the area. It mentions a private burial was arranged some days earlier and notes family and associates in Berkeley were aware of his illness.
Seattle, Sept. 1. Lee Johnston, arrested here on a Nome murder charge, confessed to bigamy and said he married Mrs. Cora Tasch Johnston in 1903 then deserted her. He later returned after the death of Belle Gilchrist, his other wife, whose demise he is blamed for. Police say they have a strong circumstantial case and Johnston wept during questioning.
Bozeman dispatch reports the Interstate Fair opening with strong turnout. About 3,600 visitors passed through gates on opening day, with most exhibits described as good. Carts, horse, hog, and poultry departments are filled, grains and vegetables showing quality near the previous year despite late season.
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A brief notice reports Guntio Bew York, recently retired, ending active service at the hospital. The short item notes the move as part of a staff transition and mentions no further details about date or destination.
An OCR fragment from a historic page yields limited readable facts. Names, places, and dates are unclear, with only scattered words suggesting a local item or column. The record preserves the fragmentary nature while noting potential references to events or people.
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