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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1903
Page
6
The fragment notes a Broadway location in Butte with a principal branch reference and advertising gates, indicating a local business or office presence. The unreadable text limits precise details but points to a storefront or agency setup with contact notions.
A flurry of names and local spots fill Butte society blurbs with visitors and residents from Great Falls Helena Missoula Billings Salt Lake and beyond. Mentions include Dr Crain of Pennsylvania, Elks from Anaconda, and several hotel guests at Finlen Thornton and the Northern Pacific park excursion from Sept 2. Rheumatism relief credited to Pipestone remedy.
A lively day at the Butte Driving Club meet featured fast pacing and many events. Judges praised promptness, with six drivers and seven horses competing in a range of trotting races and a stallion match. A mixed heat affair led to postponement for next Sunday after a gelding and a mare clashed. Idol and Vocade dominated early but a horse broke into a gallop, forcing officials to suspend the remainder.
Grocer advises customers to try Tabia tea claim as finest blend and warns money could be saved by choosing the brand.
Fans witnessed two uneven games between the Bouchers and the Symons with standout catches by Causey and Kantnign. The opener showed sharp defense and strong sticks, while miscues and hard play fueled a tense, crowd pleasing contest despite legible misprints and awkward phrasing throughout.
An old newspaper fragment advertises a water purifier repair service at North Main Street and Dr McHenry flavoring extracts with vanilla, claiming satisfaction at low cost. It touts a watermaker expert and purifying benefits, though the copy is garbled and partially unreadable.
Justin M. Smith secretary of the Interstate Fair Association has completed entry lists for harness racing at Bozeman Fair. About 44 000 is to be distributed in purses with Northwest horses expected to compete in 2:15 pace and Biatrof events. Entries include many horses and drivers from Bozeman Helena and nearby towns with a full roster for the 2:20 trot and 2:18 races, plus a 2:20 trot and 3-year-old pace.
Special Dispatch to the Standard notes about a Red Lodge event featuring a baseball game between Billings and Red Lodge and a horse race the Lantz Heardslee race. The ball game ended Red Lodge 9 to 3 over Billings with a wild inning and Newman, Bills’ shortstop, contributing key plays.
Broadly described as the season’s top production the Broadway theater showcases a dramatic onstage event. Three key performers feature in the main scene delivering intense performances as critics note the enhanced staging and crowd appeal.
A tense district game featured Réel Lodge turning a dangerous moment with a double off a runner from first to second and retiring the side. The lineup names include O Youngholmer at second, Newman at short, Gillen in right, Price on the mound, and others in field positions. A separate horse race, won by the Lants horse, covered three eighths of a mile in 49 seconds with a $100 purse, a close and exciting finish from start to end.
In Chicago, a hard fought game against New York saw Elberfeld heatedly contest calls and be ordered from the grounds by umpire McCarthy. Attendance was around 2,000 as Phite and Sullivan contributed at the plate for the White Sox.
St Louis received a gold watch for a wartime subscription honor during today's doubleheader against Stone. In the second game Waddell was groggy after a collision with Jones in the fifth inning, both players knocked unconscious, Janta stayed in. Attendance was about 1,000. Scoring details and batteries listed for both games show St Louis and Philadelphia exchanges as the matchups.
In a Pacific Coast League game Portland defeated San Francisco 2 to 1 today. Errors by the visitors helped Portland score, with Whalen and Cates making key plays on defense. Pitching duo Whalen and Shea for Portland opposed Cates and Miiaan for San Francisco as the game featured limited offense from both teams.
Los Angeles outplayed Seattle today by a large margin, taking the series lead as Oakland and Tacoma contests unfold across two games. Fitzgerald, Hogan, and Spies starred for LA with Perrine umpiring in San Francisco.
Kalispell beat Sand Point today by three to two in a muddled game described as sensationally flat. Anderson pitched effectively for Kalispell, while Johnny Cawls hit two solid two baggers and the locals managed to push across two runs in the late innings.
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