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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1905
Page
21
Sterling Tableware offers gold plated forks and a gol dined owl salad set, a large child’s mush bowl in a handsome case, sugar and creamer with gold plating, all described as high quality items at unusually low prices. The ad emphasizes strong bullion markets and sensible, tasteful purchasing for durable, beautiful pieces.
The piece reports Mayor and authorities tightening limits on amateur boxing in Chicago and New York clubs. It notes eligibility for clubs like the Chicago Athletic Association and New Illinois Athletic Club, require non paid admission, legitimate membership, and no graft. It quotes debate over private clubs versus public contests and mentions three round bouts and potential future changes. Also references baseball and football players, including Ralph Tozer, Nordyke, and Walter Eckersall, plus the broader sports scene and reform discussions.
The report notes a tied or even honors scene with a crowd lifting a player on shoulders amid cheers. It lists league fielding averages highlighting Barrett and Donahue with perfect 1.00 marks for Detroit and Cleveland and Carr at first base with a 44s average, Lowe leading third basemen with 81, Davis topping shortstops at 04, and Waddell of Philadelphia posting top pitching form.
Roy Sherlock bowled ten consecutive perfect frames at Lemp alleys, an alley record and likely a high mark for Butte. He cleared the alley across all frames, with nine pins widely used and a unique scoring setup described for nine pins.
James A. Wright, a driver for Hennessy & Sheran, leaped from a slipping wagon in Speculator yards to avoid a plunge down a embankment. He sustained a broken ankle, was treated by Dr. G H Wells, and taken to St. James hospital. Wright, 47, resides at 1260 East Mercury street and is single.
The Oregon cart line announces round trip tickets Dec 4 Dec 25 Dec 40 Dec 31 and Jan 1 with travel within a 250 mile radius north and south. Final return limit Jan 4. Continuous passage in each direction. O WILSON D P A 105 North Main Street Butte Mont.
What’s New In Leather showcases pocketbooks purses ladies hand bags music rolls wallets bill books cardcases and leather hoods now on display. Ladies’ hand bags are a popular gift line this year and wallets and purses are among the city’s best selections for gifts.
Not a thing 10 show for the season's work. Warden Aware reports protection has boosted game numbers yet violations persist in Indian country. Indians hunt under tribal agents, meat processed at camp, hides tanned for buckskin. Debate over carrying firearms off reservations. legal case against Alex Big Knife drags in courts. Antelope, once rare, recover under strict laws. but old hunting attitudes linger in communities near Butte and Missoula County.
A classified ad markets a $85 carat diamond ring and a $35 ring for $25 with a “free souvenir” offer. It invites customers to come see the ring, notes its regular price, and mentions Mayer at 22 West Park with a promotional tone.
A closing sale listing suggests gifts to please a loved one with items such as wax fruit baskets, French flowers, phonographs and records, sewing machines, desks, flashlights, searchlights, electric engines, street cars, automobiles and novelties. Levy's Bazaar at 32 West Park advertises below-manufacturer prices as a going out of business sale.
In Valdosta Georgia today the former Methodist preacher JG Rawlings and his two sons Jesse and Milton were resentenced to be hanged for the murder of Rev Carter's children. The elder Rawlings urged the death penalty and cursed the judge calling the court illiterate degenerates while railing at their fate.
New York records an aged Long Island Railroad flagman Caspar Leupold leaped to rescue Miss Ellen Forbes of Brooklyn from a freight train. He pushed her to safety but was struck, suffering a fractured skull and ribs, later dying at St Marys hospital. He lived at 525 Sutter Avenue and had served many years with the railroad.
Miss Anna Schaub of Kinney and Jo Who nerves loses sight during a ball at Doelger's hall in New York. She fainted, recovered, and then cried out she was blind again while dancing. A former jewelry factory worker, she later regained sight after specialist care but again became blind six months later during a theater performance. Orton Bros advertisement inserted at end.
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