09 Jan 1908
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
1
Amateurs form a Washington inter scholastic association to govern amateur status in high school athletics. The constitution sets eligibility rules, annual meetings, and fees, aiming to enroll all accredited Washington schools and align practices with Montana standards amid controversy over past amateurism.
Spokane reports saloon keepers plan to close Sundays following Mayor Boore's orders. Promised to halt arrests for previous violations while awaiting agreement on Sunday closings. Despite law closing most businesses, some saloons will remain open.
Denver news reports Fred G. Bonfils, proprietor associated with the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Times, found guilty of assault and battery on Thomas M. Pitterson by Justice of the Peace Thomas Carson. Fined fifty dollars and details indicate the defendant’s status in the city press scene.
Directors of the Northern Pacific Railroad announced a quarterly dividend of 1 percent on common stock in January. The payout remains unchanged from the previous quarter.
Doc Raupp and Oscar Stolland depart Spokane aiming for Chicago via Burlington Route, pledging Spokane as home base. Subscriptions and clothing funding from the 150,000 Club support their trek while towns en route see Spokane shingle backs. Indoor baseball and hockey trends grow in Spokane with local leagues forming and notable coaches plotting cross-city events.
The national baseball league committee adjourned without issuing a formal report but announced the season opening on Tuesday with the opening games scheduled for April 14 and the league calendar advancing to the 7th day of the season’s start.
Oakland track meet results list Wieat nce and Futurity events with Kotnigin Lavo finishing second and Yoran third. Tene and Secant races feature three entrants, including Luviinge Leo Rone.
A dense summary of racing outcomes listing winners and placements across numerous events. Names like Shaul, Cr long s, Mil Song, Warley Nivhch, Sisk, Bowdish, Pullin, Hunt, and Stanley Fay appear with distances such as 440, 1 1 4, and fur long distances. Several second and third place finishers accompany winners, with mixed spellings and OCR errors.
In the Sewuligana event circuit Jag and Pale led a field through the gears as Revette and Salesaw posted strong times. Mine clocked 16 2 5 in the Sneont race before Wagnen and Arisivall claimed wins in the later 1825 fourth race with Ulekery handicun-Ola Hanasty noted among finishers.
Fragmentary track results list several runners and positions with many garbled names. Cucila is noted as winner in a race with three sixteenths, while Delaney, Coon, Biatuon, Bath, and Polly appear as places or participants. full details are illegible.
Sal Franksen and Bell were shot in a fatal duel at Sansome Street saloon after a dispute over the wife of the victim. Franksen died at the central hospital, while Koll, initially thought mortally wounded, was shot in the thigh and arm and released. Cochrane, the husband, is dead at the morgue.
Judge Sig Wennetsen orders Abe Ruef transferred from private confinement to the county jail in Inglewood. Ruef, held on private charges, will be moved under guard to the Inglewood facility where former Mayor Wenene Schmits and attorney George D. Collins are connected to the case.
In Washington on January, Representatives Willems of Mississippi and De Armond of Missouri traded public barbs on the House floor just before Christmas adjournment. The exchange drew broad attention as they sought to fulfill public duties while their personal differences surfaced.
Vietoria B C reports a Canton restaurant blaze killed about three hundred Chinese. Crowds surged inside out of curiosity as a cinematograph show and videograph exhibit preceded the disaster. A collapse occurred amid the panic and many victims were trapped.
A plan to consolidate street car companies in the Columbian capital assigns active management to a representative of the Roosevelts era. The move aims to unify the fragmented transit assets under a single executive.
The inquiry seeks registration to authorize lines to Union Station. A conference occurred with Mr. Loch at the White House. The official denied previous statements about occupation changes and would not issue a statement yet.
In Spokané the trial of Gertie Griffin for the murder of Gelesple Lind continues as attorneys fight to secure a jury. Prosecution exhausted many peremptory challenges while the defense used six. Court recesses while awaiting more jurors, with a Democratic convention dispute later noted in Spokane.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a ground event and guests with a large sum of 25000 dollars, but lacks coherent details or clear entities to summarize meaningfully.
A Guthrie Republican meeting in session today endorsed Secretary Taft for president. Delegates were urged to attend a convention in Oklahoma City on March 11 to select delegates for the national convention. Taft's nomination drew a prolonged demonstration from supporters.
New York January reports Rev Joh Th Breever of the English Lutheran church of Jersey City is on trial before a synod committee on charges of heresy. The congregation stands with the pastor, accused of saying belief in the Lutheran creed was not necessary. Benjamin By Green and John J Gaynor were moved to a federal penitentiary for a year sentence related to civic funds movement work in Savard nes boy. They face time in a supreme court case.
On TECLAHID New York issued a statement declaring a dividend increase. The note mentions a previous amount and indicates the 2 ngr share level as a related figure. The communication appears to reference Joy NoMa and Par the prevlous ax monte in a terse financial update.
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