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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1903
Page
4
An advice note on purchasing two pianos urges buyers to verify they are right before proceeding. It cautions reviewing past records of fair dealing and ensuring buyer satisfaction with both price and time of delivery, emphasizing ongoing trust in future transactions.
A lively Ge Happenings card from a local sport page lists 38 entrants in a Klepetke medal contest. May Wright led with a fall impression while many athletes competed across singles events and relays.
Corbett and Hanlon spent the day quietly with visitors and light work. Hanlon weighed about 140 pounds and Corbett around 180 pounds a day after the weigh in with the referee for the upcoming bout next Tuesday night. Odds set at 10 to 8.
List of weights and entries across six races for TQ Day thoroughbred events. Includes horse names, jockeys, weights, and post positions with numerous, sometimes garbled entries across sprint to mile distances. Key entities include race names and numerous horse and jockey identifiers.
Race results fragment lists Pinky B. II and Cardinal Wolsey among numerous horses with varying odds and placements in fourth and sixth races at Town Moor. Weather shown as clear, irregular OCR notes pepper the list.
Helena Dec 17 shooters at Helena Gun Club held six events on muddy grounds near Kosalet. Weather hindered form after a long idle period, with "Oisey" Yeager taking two medals. Scores show Yeager and Bartos tied for an aggregate medal, with detailed bird counts and placements across events.
M W Wilkins of California spoke two hours on Socialism and class struggle at the Brigit Lighte Movement event, but the audience dwindled to twos and threes as many left during the talk. He denounced private ownership and competition, warned of child labor and outcast women, and urged voters to support what they want rather than what they fear.
Aurelio Herrera travels from Butte to Milwaukee for a planned six round bout at 1 pound locale with Charlie Neary as January 2 proceeds. Neary, a well known boxing figure, recently drew a decision over Kil Pro, with Herrera aiming for a June confrontation against Louly Long in Anaconda. The exact date is not settled, but Herrera plans to return to Butte after the Neary engagement.
Readable text describes an upcoming boxing match in Frisco between Young Hanlon and Corbett with weights around 130 and 140 pounds. It lists corner personnel and provides scrambled measurements for both fighters including chest, waist, arms, and leg sizes. The fragmentary data suggests a formal bout with officials and trainers named, but clarity is limited by OCR errors.
Dec. 21 report notes Granville We Garli, president of a New York bank, disappeared from a steamer en route to Galveston. Alexander A. Orr, vice president, cites serious mental decline and pending board action for a prolonged vacation. Garli left with a companion on Dec. 1, as Denver Harbor incident shadows the case.
Milr. Mar guerite Dilhon of Toulouse, following in the footsteps of Mlle. Chauvin, has won an important case defending a woman accused of murder. The wounds from the mother-in-law were not fatal, and the defendant received eight months for assault and battery. Dulhon wore her robe in court and was admitted to the bar last July.
Sold Beach Oregon December 27 report fears the White gasoline schooner Alla left Coos Bay for Rogue River on December 19 with three crew members and possibly passengers. Seen near Rogue River mouth the same day but a storm arose that night and no further sightings occurred. With scant water and supplies the crew and passengers are believed to have perished.
Fragmentary OCR shows references to carrier pigeons Nycone and homing societies notified that bird numbers and related facts must be reported under a government nature law. The text is incomplete and unclear but indicates legal reporting requirements for carriers and associations.
The notice outlines owners, residence, and occupation associated with corehouse sites. It notes the location where pigeons are bent and specifies the numbers in each corehouse. It describes the whit direction training for the birds and the overall training scope.
Chicago dispatch reports Maj. Gen. Joni C. Dales reviews the year’s army work noting the Feerulla color and baby blue facings for infantry are unpopular. Officers oppose the new overcoats and prefer slita facings. the general mess system is deemed unsatisfactory and a return to the company mess is urged. Jury of findings also calls for a more efficient prison system in Port.
In Chicago a clash near Twenty second street and Archer avenue left Officers James Gibbons and George Gaktey Ware badly hurt as a mob attacked a non union car. Police and civilians fought to restore order, arrests followed, and two officers remained unconscious tonight while a manhunt for others continued.
Senator Platt announced that the Republican state convention will appoint the New York delegation to support President Roosevelt at the national convention. He indicated the resolutions will likely favor Roosevelt, declaring strong support from New York. A separate item notes a Troy fire causing 70000 in damage to a grocery and nearby factories. In Omaha, Rev Francie E Clark tours the world for Christian Endeavor, addressing meetings before sailing for Australia with his daughter.
A historical note recounts the loss of the Encyclopaedia Maxima, a vast Ming dynasty compendium of 92,877 books in 11,100 volumes, begun in 1203 and completed in 1407. Fire during Pekin’s siege and later looting destroyed copies and many volumes, with only fragments and some copies surviving in foreign hands.
A London Saturday Review excerpt discusses progress, revolution, and the English peerage. It cites Cromwell and Caningsby style lines, surveys the sources of noble titles, and laments the decay of ancient lineage amid reforms, noting Norman ties and Tudor-era changes.
The article notes the playwright Ibsen in Copenhagen since December has suffered a speech impairment for months. He remains able to work and retain faculties, though his speech is impaired and conversations hindered by the condition.
A vintage health advisory explains croup danger and warns that a hoarse voice or rough cough precedes an attack. It urges early use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, claiming it prevents the attack and has helped thousands with proven safety.
An advertisement touts Herpicide as a remedy for dandruff and thinning hair. It claims eradication of dandruff, stimulation of new growth, and softer hair, branding the product as a pleasant toilet accessory. Sample stamps available from the Herpicide Co. Detroit, with agents Faxson and Rockefeller for Butte.
Fragmentary lines depict grim memories from old London streets with hanging heads at London Bridge and Temple Bar, rotten sights and smells, and harsh punishments. The text recalls sea trades, caltars, and royal attendance at blood sports, noting shifting attitudes toward crime and spectacle over time.
From the New York Sun, a vast Durango iron ore formation near a Mexican railroad station is described as a colossal natural ore hill with dense iron content. Geologists compare its origin to other major ore deposits, estimating the lump weighs hundreds of millions of tons and would feed steel makers for ages.
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