James Scahill - Comments On Stream Deterioration From Abandoned Mines - Historical Newspapers - The Valley Independent, Monessen, Pennsylvania

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Monessen Valley Independent is a daily newspaper in Monessen, Pennsylvania, USA covering local news, sports, business, jobs, and community events.

The newspaper is published six days a week - Monday through Saturday.

The Independent covers Monessen, named for the Monongahela River and the German city of Essen, and the surrounding communities of the "Mon Valley" and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Name: James Scahill, Vice-President of the Pennsylvania Coal Mining Association

Newspaper: The Valley Independent, Monessen, Pennsylvania

Event: Dispute Acid Rain Claims

Venue: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Date: 27 January 1984

Allan Scahill

Martin Scahill - Vice President - Historical Newspapers - The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana

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September 4, 1889, on the eve of Montana statehood, Marcus Daly gave birth to Montana’s best financed and most prestigious newspaper, the Anaconda Standard. Just five years earlier, Daly had platted the town site of Anaconda, named for his extraordinarily rich copper mine located in Butte. The new town would house smelting operations for one of the world’s most successful metals corporations. To run the Anaconda Standard, Daly sought out John H. Durston, a former professor of philology from New York University and an editor of the Syracuse Standard [LCCN: sn91066098]. In 1888 Durston had brought his family west to operate a failing gold mine east of Butte, but he soon signed on with Daly to bring the newspaper to life. Daly’s initial investment of $30,000 provided for a state-of-the-art printing press, luxurious editorial offices, and the money to hire experienced editors, reporters, and graphic designers. The Anaconda Standard was to be the rival of newspapers in Minneapolis and the Pacific Northwest...

Name: Martin Scahill, Vice President of the union

Newspaper: The Anaconda Standard, Anaconda, Montana

Event: Rough Element In Miners Hall

Venue: Butte Miners Union Hall

Date: 13 May 1914

Allan Scahill