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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1901
Page
19
The Anaconda Standard recounts a Sept 29 wreck near Jock involving engine No 275. Engineer Blake and crew faced a clay slide collapse with the fireman killed and a brakeman gravely injured while passengers were shuttled via a temporary roadway. Clearing extended five days amid large clay blocks and deep crevices.
A brutal early morning landslide on the Rocky Mountain division of the Northern Pacific railway kills Fireman Lindgren and injures crew. The slide moved 200000 yards of earth, with a quarter piled on the track, mixing soapy clay and quicksand that dynamite and shovels struggled to clear the line. The disaster occurred where erosion undercut a high bank near a river bend, an area previously deemed unlikely for such a slide.
William Withers an orchestra leader from Wakefield New York recounts witnessing Lincoln's 1865 assassination at Ford's theater. He details Booths gunfire the chase the injury to Withers and his later police interrogation with Spangler confession. He later toured Europe and San Francisco before retiring after ear illness.
A vintage tip explains how to use white gauze around a mirror to soften reflections. After polishing the glass, frame it with white gauze gathered at the top, creating a gentler look that enhances complexion, eye color, and hair shade while preserving true features.
Banking notice from Butte Montana outlines general banking operations including collections remittances, on day payments, drafts on principal points in the United States and Europe, loans, city and county warrants, and deposits with interest. It also lists drafts on Banque d Hechelge Montreal Canada and invites accounts.
State Savings Bank announces officers John A Creighton G W B Stapileton Hodgens cashier Hodgens and others. Paid in capital and profits shown with state supervision and interest on deposits stated. Directors include Jo Creighton Omaha W H Barrett D Leavitt W Hederns J O Woedgens.
The First National Bank of Butts announces general banking services led by President Andrew J. Davis and Vice President James Talbott with E. B. Weirte and George Stevenson as assistants. The bank offers foreign exchange and drawing on principal European cities with letters of credit available.
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