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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1911
Page
2
The piece reports on adopting a commission form of government in Trenton and Baltimore with projected taxpayer savings. It cites salary reductions and staff changes across departments, plus mayoral optimism about efficiencies. It notes Mayor Gaynor's support and predicts waning use of the old councilmanic system. Beatrice Nebraska also votes for the change despite socialist opposition.
A Christmas afternoon program at Manderville Methodist Episcopal Church directed by Joseph Andrews features choir solos by Mrs FreD Burkett Mrs Walter Johns Miss Olive Adams and Miss Stodden with altos tenors and basses listed among parish singers. Rev Mesaré A Oliver and R J Weatren preside as chair. organist Mae Willante leads the music.
A Christmas service at First Presbyterian Church features an augmented choir of over 25 voices. Soloists include Mme Lalpheimer and Miss Thesbord Bushred, with Floyd Bushnell and John Oluon among the players. The morning programme opens with organ preludes and several anthems, concluding with offertories and more solos.
A Marshall case alleges arrest without a warrant for not paying for garbage collection. Judge Lynch sustains demurrers for Booker and surety but denies them for Wesson and Shaylin. Additional actions include an amended complaint and other demurrers in connected civil suits involving Pittsmont Copper, Cassidy, Robertson, Haavey, and the city of Butte.
Deputy U S Marshal Sanders convened the jail term of the federal court in Butte and adjourned to the first Tuesday in February. A new Montana district judge is expected to be appointed by then. Master Oliver T Crane has been hearing the $250,000 mining case between Washington-Butte Mining Co and Louis Mason and others, and adjourned the hearing until January for holidays. The defense is submitting its evidence.
The Montana State band will tour Butte on Christmas morning playing carols through the business district. Manager J. L. Vincent has arranged selections for various parts, drawing praise from listeners for practice performances. The group will visit newspaper offices and stop at notable street corners.
News from Butte states Mrs Martha Paishley died at 1 PM Friday at the O Connor ranch in Jefferson county. She was advanced in years and among Montana's pioneers. The body was taken to Tad ersburg for burial.
New York December 2 The university will grant free tuition to qualified foreign students recommended by the Chinese government. Columbia currently hosts 43 Chinese students many of whom are Boxer Indemnity Fund scholars. The tuition exemption policy began a year ago with a Turkish recipient.
A new burlesque company of seven principals and four chorus members debuts at the Empire theater today offering musical comedy. The troupe features Harry Hallan William Blush Bobbie Rees and Dixie Dosti with Marie Hall and Lotte Fletcher among the principals. The first offering Gepneder in Paris is a lively tune filled show designed to draw crowds with reduced bill changes and a special Christmas matinee forthcoming.
Mass detective work probes Bridget Pritchard murder in Flyde. Miss Pritchard, 19, Irish, stabbed in the back on a New Haven railroad bridge. Police suspect an Italian woman as victim and say the killer is still at large. Miss Pritchard had no known enemies, while her mother claims a possible elect Italian rival in the neighborhood.
Manchester dispatch reports the executive committees of the weavers and trade unions declined to back the mill operatives at Accrington against employing non-mining workers on December 2. With little prospect to avert the lockout of 160000 operatives, the strike threat by Lancashire mill owners stands to begin December 31.
In New Orleans on December 23 Ambassador Jules Jusserand and Mme Jusserand joined by Dutch and American officials attended a formal reception hosted by local French officials aboard a ship bound for the Journal Zone. The event featured a ceremonial welcome and expressions of cordiality from prominent guests.
Christmas vacation dates extend from December 22 to January 3 with exams two weeks after. The Mountainier Christmas number issued Week 49, the best issue of the season. GraduatingJanuary students asked to submit fees for progress reviews. Literary societies held meetings on December 21 and Christmas events featured an indoor picnic with festive booths and baskets for two. Basketball prospects look bright as boys and girls teams practice under Marble and Miss Ryan. A socialist discussion and a Catholic botany debate formed part of club activities. A Northwest land show guest from Northern Pacific gave an optimistic report on future prospects and a sizable attendance registered at the show.
The article notes strong interest in western lands and exhibits at a show, with a banquet hosted by the Northern Pacific Railway Company. President Wigward Elliott presided as toastmaster, and a Western state was represented on the program.
Counsel confer on government case against Packers Under Indictment for alleged Sherman Act violation. Judge Midget Carpenter to resume Tuesday as Wilkerson and Sheth lead defense. Prosecution has summoned witnesses and documentary evidence. trial may extend for months. Proceedings trace formation from an old pool to the National Lack ing Company with dates in 1903.
A garbled report recalls a man who warned of death and was later found dying beside a damaged motorcycle. The account mentions Turner and Gyply chidded white, referencing a violent incident and ongoing investigations in a chaotic narrative with unclear details.
A dubious text promotes Biapensin as a powerful digestive aid and antacid. It claims it will digest and relieve symptoms like sour stomach gas heartburn and headaches within minutes. The ad style text mentions obtaining the product from vendors and promises appetite restoration.
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