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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1913
Page
4
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal kidney and urinary remedy. It claims broad efficacy for various ailments, cites testimonials, and offers a mail order sample bottle with ten cent price, addressing readers to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
Hundreds of children flocked to Anaconda Common for public skating. Ice was nearly smooth with rough spots to be fixed by sprinkling after freezes. Night lighting and bandstand access drew crowds as Mathewson led the district’s winter recreation push.
L Frank Baum, author of The Wizard of Oz, famed for fairy tale feats, will showcase Tik-Tok Man of Oz at the Margaret theater tomorrow night. His career began with fairy tales and has sold over 230000 copies, ranking high among beloved children’s authors. He gained early praise after winning a $2000 prize from Youth’s Companion for a fairy story submission, besting Frances Hodgson Burnett in the contest.
In Bismarck North Dakota on December 2 former State Treasurer G I Blekfont was sentenced by the state supreme court to one year in the penitentiary for misappropriation of state funds. Wickford was found guilty on one count alleging embezzlement of $1. The Oz themed musical extravaganza features Lenora Novasio and composer Louis F Gottsschalk with a fantasy cast including Clockwork Man Shaggy Man Polychrome Queen Ann of Oogaboo and Princess Ozma intertwined with lively comedy and a fanfare of tunes.
In Cripple Creek Colorado a massive rock slide at Golden Cycle mine continues after thirty hours. Hundreds of tons of rock roar down the slope toward the deep workings. Victims Frank M. Weeds Samuel Sorensen Patrick Kevany are buried, while Norris Eads and Jonas A. miner survived a perilous scramble as rescue crews face shifting debris and ongoing tremors. State Mine Inspector James T. Stewart halts crews briefly, then resumes amid dangerous conditions and collapsing rock.
In a tense mining town, sheriffs and 200 deputies guard exits while a fugitive Lopez eludes capture. Miners await vengeance after Saturday’s underground clash as deadly fumes from smudging burn in the lower mine levels. Dozens ferried from the tunnel, while funeral rites proceed for Deputy Tom Mandrich shot by Lopes. Postal savings deposits rose to 33.8 million, with deposits and depositors increasing significantly.
Public notice offers 10 cent shares of Georgetown Gold Mining Co treasury stock to raise working capital. Company holds title to group claims about six acres in the old belt between the Southern Cross Shaft Cable mines, Montana. Direct contact with the secretary for subscriptions or partial payments is urged. inquiry by letter or phone.
Robert Uhlrich, head of the United Mine Workers local, confessed to supplying arms and ammunition to strikers at Ludlow on Oct 27 1913, with the following day’s clash. He claimed the weapons were for defense and were used offensively afterward. He was detained indefinitely as a military prisoner amid federal indictments for Sherman Act violations and conspiracy to restrain trade.
London dispatch notes the government pressing for a settlement of the home rule issue by consent. Viscount Haldane appeals for responsible mediators from each side to meet and discuss terms. Other ministers Samuel Simon and Pease stress negotiations and that Premier Asquith has not closed the door to talks.
Panama reports the Gredge Corozal being raised to the Pacific entrance of the Canal to excavate the Cuacuracut slide side. It notes the dredge capacity of 500 cubic yards per hour and accompanying tugs. In Saxony a new gas weapon reportedly causes deep sleep. Ida Boctin is invited to Berlin to demonstrate. In Constantinople Turkey signs a British naval base reconstruction deal at the Golden Horn. In California robbers kill cashier A W Boles at Palo Verde Valley Bank and escape with about 5000.
An Anaconda man testifies to relief from backache and kidney trouble after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He describes a sharp back pain and paralysis-like moment, then notes two boxes provided lasting relief, joining forty thousand others in public endorsement.
Albany New York December 2 arguments in the case of former Lieutenant Charles Becker before the appeals closed today and a decision probably will not be handed down for seven weeks. Attorneys Shay and Tayton argued largely that much of the trial testimony could be disproved if competent witnesses were admitted. Mrs Becker attended and took notes in the courtroom as she did the day before.
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