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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1912
Page
10
A vintage advertisement proclaims Knowlton's Danderine will produce heavy soft lustrous hair free of dandruff in minutes and claims two weeks reveal new fine hair growth. It urges readers to try a dime store bottle at drugstores and ady endorses its effects and easy use.
Anaconda news reports the American Automobile Association's long distance pathfinding completed by A L Westgaard. Northwest trail, Pacific highway, Overland trail and Midland trail total 12 674 miles with over 8000 miles uncharted. Routes link New York to Los Angeles via Buffalo Chicago St Paul Seattle Portland and more. Books publishing in 1913 will present four cross country routes guiding future travel.
New York December 10 Herbert D Saw yer professor of mathematics at the University of Alabama testified in the trial of Julian Hawthorne Josiah Quincy and others charged with fraudulent mail promotion of Canadian mining projects He said he served on the Hawthorne Silver and Iron Mines advisory committee received a 10 000 share stock certificate and a $5 Temagami Cobalt dividend stock he returned the certificate in November 1911 after holding it since early 1910 never attended meetings nor was he notified to attend any meeting.
A blaze at the Gibson house, a six story hotel in downtown Cincinnati, spread to Rendigs Lohmann department store and the Union Trust building. Eleven people on the eleventh floor of the Union Trust were overcome but rescued by firefighters. Guests escaped safely after warnings.
Memphis police killed Kiney Bergen during a raid on an outskirts house today. Detectives Frank Holloway, famed for police records in many cities, and two other men, plus a woman, were arrested.
Louisburg Nova Scotia December 10 The steamer Morien carrying a crew of two women is thought to be lost in recent storms No word has come since she departed Louisburg November 6 bound for Placentia Newfoundland with a coal cargo.
The will of the late Bishop Hoffman of the Reformed Episcopal church was filed today in Philadelphia. The estate valued at more than $500,900 is largely distributed as public bequests.
Chicago December 10 Rev Charles McFarland was elected executive secretary of the federal council of Churches of Christ in America today.
Dec 10 report from Paso says forces under Gen Inez Salazar left the Mexico Northwestern railway and joined the newly formed rebel party along the Mexican Central line between Juarez and Chihuahua city, according to a federal source.
Report confirms complete mobilization of all forces in the north under Gen. Pascual Orozco. Federal troops moving south from the border have not yet met the rebels. Guards protect work trains repairing damage to the government railway.
Paris reports Spain has chosen a naval expansion plan featuring three 21,000 ton dreadnoughts, two destroyers, nine torpedo boats and three submarines all built in Spanish yards. Work begins after the battleship Alfonso XIII is launched at Ferrol with Espana due for delivery in April next year. The minister of marine also seeks Cadiz arsenal reorganization and a Cartagena dock for 3,000 ton ships.
Washington discusses whether Great Britain's protest on free passage of American ships through the Panama Canal should go to The Hague. President Taft may favor arbitration, with Knox studying the note before a formal reply. Senators reject delaying arbitration to avert it, insisting the issue may be arbitral or domestic.
In San Francisco on December 10 Ralph Nathan Mier and Grace Cloer, both deaf mutes, married in Judge Treadwell's chambers as Joseph Mier, a police officer and the bride's father, burst in demanding to know if the ceremony had taken place. The couple had endured a nine year courtship amid parental objections.
Washington reports President Taft plans to offer Col. George Goethals the governorship of the Panama canal zone. If Taft travels to Panama he will extend the offer and seek Goethals acceptance. Several zone positions may be filled without Senate confirmation before Taft leaves office.
Cincinnati Dec 1 The investigation of the old Cincinnati Trust company led by former political leader George B Cox began as the grand jury called its first witness Hiram Johnson and J S Ford founders of Ford Johnson Chair company now under receiver Large loans were made by the Trust company to that firm as part of the inquiry.
A Portland Indiana woman testifies Swamp Root cured fistula and bladder inflammation after two years of suffering. She praises Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as the greatest medicine on earth and says it keeps her well. Notarized July 12, 1909 by Co. A. Bennett.
Proclaiming benefits of Swamp Root sent to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY for a sample bottle. Promises to convince readers and offer a booklet on kidneys and bladder. Mentions Anaconda Daily Standard and availability of 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes at all drug stores.
The Christmas Standard will publish next Sunday a 50 page issue rich in features about Montana cities growth in 1912 and future prospects. It promises vivid narratives of early days mining prairies Butte industry social life education and festive, family centered stories celebrating the Christmas spirit and community life.
The Christmas Standard will consist of seven parts totaling S0 pages. Part one spans 16 pages of regular news, part two adds 16 pages of editorial social dramatic and sporting content, part three covers Butte life, part four features Anaconda and Montana cities, part five presents The Christmas of the Nation by Thomas Nelson Page with illustrations, part six shows Montana scenery and Butte motherhood in color, and part seven offers Christmas comics.
Speakers including Mrs Maude Fl Hott and Jane Addams push for reform as Roosevelt and Perkins defend the new progressive agenda. Attacks on Idaho court are condemned as an assault on the United States. White cites disputed Kansas vote totals and calls for reform.
Boise publisher and editor must explain why they should not be punished for contempt for publishing Colonel Roosevelt's views on a court decision that kept Roosevelt electors off the official ballot. R Sheridan and C O Broxson filed a demurrer yesterday in Idaho Supreme Court.
The court gave defendants ten days to answer the citation and hinted that Colonel Roosevelt could face the same treatment as newspaper men who published his statement if he were in Idaho. Prominent progressives have written urging him to visit the state to meet the issue.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Missoula reports that Spokane Joe Wilson the old Indian policeman who killed Jean Ignace a Flathead known as Saniah at Arlee last Friday night while escaping will be tried in federal court. He was turned over to federal authorities by Sheriff Kelley under orders from County Attorney Mulroney.
Fred and Howard Osgood druggists of Oakland were fined $300 each by United States Judge De Haven for mailing material that promoted illegal medical practices. They pleaded guilty to the charge.
The statement notes Ireland has about 1.5 percent woodland, while England, Scotland, and Wales have 5.3 percent, 4.5 percent, and 3.9 percent forest coverage respectively. It highlights regional differences in wooded areas within the UK.
A Utah movement seeks to have Republican electors cast votes for Mrs Margaret Zane Witcher for Vice President. If carried she would join a Washington woman as one of the first two women named by the Electoral College. Witcher, Salt Lake County Clerk, begins her second term.
A vintage advertisement promises relief from head congestion and grippe symptoms with Pape's Cold Compound. It claims rapid relief after two hourly doses up to three doses, blocks headaches feverishness and nasal discharge, and notes a 20 cent price with no quinine, tasting pleasant and gentle.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for constipation and biliousness. It links torpid liver and clogged bowels to foul taste, headaches, and yellow skin, claiming a 10 cent nightly cleanse works while you sleep for months. It also targets children with a gentle internal cleansing message.
Notice to creditors and all persons having claims against James Sparrow deceased. Administrator George W Sparrow directs claims with vouchers within four months after first publication to 209 East Park Avenue Anaconda Montana. Estate business to be conducted in Deer Lodge County. Dated November 16, 1612.
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