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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1928
Page
6
Los Angeles January reports say Deputy sheriffs found a hammer with dark stains in Dr. Charles M. McMillan’s apartment while investigating the sack murder of Amelia Appleby. McMillan, held without bail, denies the charge as prosecutors prepare murder indictments.
Investigations into two triple Chicago wrecks over the holiday weekend continue as witnesses recover. J. O. Stafford’s deathbed statement says brakes failed as his Gary express hit stalled trains, causing fire and injuries. A separate Chicago & Alton crash near Bloomington killed two Tulsa women and injured fifty. An engineer died in a separate Louisville and Nashville collision near Mt. Vernon due to frozen brakes.
An old promotional note touts Father John's Medicine as free from nerve-deadening drugs or alcohol. It claims soothing healing, tissue building, and strong vitality, noting 70 years of success and improved resistance to colds.
Bennett J Doty recalls his first action with the French Foreign Legion in Syria. A 3:30 morning assault by 500 Druse forces led to heavy casualties, fierce close combat, and a bayonet stand before Allied relief. The battle ends at sunset with significant losses on both sides.
Slush ice blankets a two mile stretch trapping water under the Northern Pacific tracks from six miles north of Livingston to Elton. No train service disruption yet as 10 workers monitor the gorge. If tonight freezes solid, dynamite may release the dam water. Snow runs 22 inches, highways blocked, locals dig sidewalks.
Montana State Normal's Bulldogs travel to a home game against Rexburg Idaho's Ricks College next Friday night. Captain Garry Robertson leads the Teachers with Wallace Scott as manager as the squad prepares for a busy schedule including Idaho Tech Weber College and Montana State games.
Snow in Beaverhead county mountains reaches record depth after heavy snowfall, promising ample irrigation moisture for next summer. Ranchers rely on stored winter snows due to lack of large storage reservoirs as Beav erhead valley sees more snow than in years, with a recent storm adding 3 to 4 inches. Temperatures rose after near zero readings last night.
Hundreds of Montana State Normal College students return from holidays to resume classes as the college reopens tomorrow after the Christmas and New Year break. The high school and training school also resume tomorrow morning.
Beaverhead county board of commissioners met in Dillon for its regular monthly session. Chairman J. E. Shaw Wisdom O. C. Gosman Lima and A. L. Anderson Dillon attended with Acting Clerk Albert S. Baker as routine matters were addressed before adjourning to tomorrow morning.
Miss Marjorie Stevenson leaves Dillon for Billings to teach at Eastern Montana Normal school. Miss L Jannot accompanies her after vacation. Cloyd Wampler of Wisdom visits Dillon on business. Beaverhead post American Legion dance at city hall draws good crowd. Miss Mary Harrington of Butte visits Dillon. Arthur Jorgenson, from Chicago, spends days with Beaverhead county friends. Miss Beth Smith of Thompson Falls visits Dillon.
A snowstorm blankets Powell county with ground covering depths described as the heaviest in years by old-time residents. Snow has fallen over 24 hours and shows no sign of stopping, risking road blockages from drifts though livestock remain in good condition with ample feed. Weather reports warn that drifting could hinder automobile travel across Deer Lodge County center.
Satisfactory progress in 1928 automobile license plate production at the Montana state prison in Deer Lodge reports Deputy Registrar 8 C Small. About 40 000 pairs completed and 1 500 pairs daily. mailing envelopes are delayed, 3 000+ plates ready to mail, while many owners have already secured plates and some cars are wearing the new yellow plates with black lettering.
An Overland sedan owned by Very de Land was stolen from in front of the city hall last night. The car was driven toward the Conley farm and destroyed by fire about a mile from the city limits. Authorities differ on whether the blaze was caused intentionally or by an overheated motor. No clues have been found to identify the thief.
Recently elected officers of the Blue Lodge and the Chapter of Royal Arch Masons will be installed at a joint session Tuesday evening at the Masonic temple in Deer Lodge.
The Deer Lodge Kiwanis club canceled its regular weekly luncheon and meeting due to the holiday and key members being away. New officers will be inducted at the first meeting of the new year on Monday evening January 9.
In Deer Lodge on January 2 faculty members from the high and public schools return after Christmas holidays to prepare for the reopening of classes Tuesday morning.
Mr and Mrs Otis Baxter visited Deer Lodge with Mrs Colemans family before returning to Butte. Mr Coleman accompanied them to the Mining city on business. Miss Lulu Higgins of Missoula is visiting. Mrs Martha Wallace and her son William of Jens area are visiting in Deer Lodge.
Edward McConnell 66 of the Apex hotel died this morning. Tony Pedretti remains at Sherman & Reed. funeral tomorrow at 9 from Sacred Heart church with 9 30 mass and Holy Cross cemetery interment. Joseph Kotze at Sherman & Reed. funeral Thursday at 9 from St. Lawrence church with 9 30 mass. Holy Cross cemetery family plot.
Funeral home notes its complete service includes a funeral chapel with family rooms and a music room at no extra charge. It advertises a lady assistant for ladies and children and ambulance service with two phone numbers: 67 and 53.
The notices announce the deaths of John Collins Samuel Schott Holden Heen and others with services at White's chapel. Schott aged 87 will be buried in B Nai Israel cemetery. Heen aged 36 to be buried in Mountain View cemetery. Gifts and flowers are requested not to be sent.
Mrs Margaret Hopkins 77 died yesterday at her daughter’s home 1827 Phillips avenue funeral time pending. Marie Wegars wife of Abraham Wegars remains at Richards parlors funeral date to be announced after daughter Elsie arrives from Los Angeles. Benjamin W Wilson remains at Richards parlors notice of funeral to appear in later papers.
The funeral for Michael Dooley will be held Thursday at 9:00 AM from the family home 135 West Center Street to St Lawrence church for a 9:30 AM requiem high mass. Burial follows at Holy Cross cemetery.
The funeral for the late William H. La Duke will be held Tuesday morning at 9:15 at the Daly Shea funeral chapel. A Requiem high mass will follow at St. Patrick's Church at 9:30, with interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
The article praises Dr. R. V. Pierce for his notable lifetime achievements in politics and profession. It highlights his herbal remedies as long standing best sellers and asserts Golden Medical Discovery improves stomach function and blood quality. It claims the product clears skin and beautifies it, with pimples and eruptions disappearing quickly. It advertises trial tablets for ten cents and free medical advice from Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, New York.
A vintage advertisement touts Marmola prescription tablets as a modern weight loss method. It claims the product, containing a gland element to convert food into energy, has helped millions over 20 years and is available at druggists for $1 a box. Four tablets daily are urged until weight normalizes.
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