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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
2
Business leaders and fans strive to raise 5000 in stock subscriptions to place Butte in the Northwestern league. A report shows 4700 raised so far with hours left before the Saturday deadline. Blewett travels to Great Falls to explore a franchise, while forfeit money awaits canvass completion.
An old advertisement promotes S. S. S. blood tonic as a cure for rheumatism and related pains. It claims the remedy purifies blood, relieves symptoms, and restores vigor, urging readers to obtain the product from druggists and contact Swift & Spear Kav for details.
Charley Cutter resumes activity at Crowley & Lockhart’s with Jack Root and Ralph Barbour, aiming to reduce weight and improve wind for a return. Reports note Cutter’s altitude concerns and mixed public backing, while Waiter Miller expected to join workouts in New York. Jess Weetergard remains stranded on a snowdrift west of Minneapolis awaiting travel.
Butte High School defeated Centerville 23 to 11 at the Mines Gym as fans braved the chill. The Fast Side team reportedly did not appear, Meaderville did not respond, and key players like Downey Sullivan and O’Leary featured for Butte with Moore, Myers, and Gossman contributing in scoring from the field and the line.
New York Jan 28 Howard V R Drew of the University of Southern California equaled his world record of 7 15 seconds in the yard dash at the Millrage Athletic association indoor games in Madison Square Garden tonight. He finished inches ahead of Roy W Morse of this city. In the two mile handicap walk George Goulding of Toronto led but Edward from this city had a 4 second handicap. Dave Calwell of Boston won the 600 yard scratch race by two yards over Meredith of the University of Pennsylvania.
Two hundred tonmimp uve prisoners of war arrived in Bern as part of a health treatment program in Switzerland. Half are French detainees from Germany and half German detainees from France. They are the first to be treated under a recent agreement. no escape allowed, costs borne by each nation, and supervision by Swiss authorities is limited. About 20,000 French and as many Germans are expected to receive treatment. three hundred additional prisoners will be cared for at Baden near Zurich.
Waste molasses from Hawaiian sugar factories was formerly discarded. Now furnaces burn the molasses to generate steam, with the aim of utilizing at least a portion of the waste for practical energy recovery.
In New York and Boston reports, Wladek Zbyszko argues catch-as-catch-can offers greater opportunities for balanced development and agility than Graeco-Roman. He cites American success against heavier opponents, while noting similarities and differences with his Cracow training and recent European wrestling debates. He plans to stay in the U.S. until war conditions settle. Boston notes Ivy Wingo trade talk as the Reds negotiate with Cincinnati.
Philadelphia authority, President William F. Baker, defines a waiver of the 21 player limit for Cubs and Browns consolidated teams. Teams may keep contracted players but must file a 21 player first list and a 30 man pool for immediate use with pregame substitutions requiring league notice.
January 28. The midwinter outdoor sports carnival opens with toboggan slides, ski jumps, new rinks, and an ice fort as the city decorates in red and green. Hockey tours, curling, skating, harness and pushing bait matches are planned alongside carnival features drawing thousands of visitors.
Chicago. Nelson, former light weight champion, petitions circuit court for divorce from Fay King Nelson, cartoonist and special writer. He states since their marriage January 3, 1933, at his home in South Chicago, she has refused to live with him despite his faithful, kind and indulgent conduct.
In San Francisco on January 2 a clash at a night school between American and Russian student groups led to Patrolman Jack Burke being shot in the ankle while trying to restore order. Student John Panamoroff, alleged by police to have fired the shot, claimed Burke was misidentified as an opposing member.
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