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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1901
Page
8
Classified list shows discount prices for wool Ingrain Art Squares 9x9 and 9x12, Smyrna Rugs, Velvet and Wilton Rugs, plus gray rug lots. Notable reductions include 9x12 Agra wool squares from 10 to unspecified sale price and gray rug bundles as low as 55 cents per pair.
A large crowd and heavy betting marked the race card with three or four favorites victorious. Sir Dougal took the July handicap in decisive fashion while Midlove and True Blue both ran hard for second and third. Foul Play and Abba L. also scored favorable outcomes in top purses as misty track conditions and lively betting dominated the program.
A gravel train used by Chase Construction company derailed eight miles north of Dayton on a steep grade while work on the Dayton and Northern Traction line to Troy continues. The accident caused two deaths, six injured noted as Westie Leibenthaler, FE Miller, Robert Sloane and H Douglass among others. The dead are Orville Chase of Detroit and W B Gravelle of Chicago.
In Peoria, July 27, Martin de Bruyn a miner shot and killed his wife and then shot himself. Five children were left as orphans. Three children were in the house. neighbors intervened. De Bruyn had prior arrests for beating his wife.
Berlin reports a pessimistic view of the tariff bill with prices for iron and coal shares falling. Bundesrat members expect substantial changes, driven by Emperor William's interest in new commercial treaties.
St. Petersburg July 27 Count Leo Tolstoi, once gravely ill, shows improvement though doctors still cannot diagnose the problem. The chief concern remains extreme weakness with emaciated body and sallow skin. His eyes stay bright and his mind remains clear.
Senneville, the Canadian boat, won the second Beawanhaka cup race at Dorval Quebec on July 27 defeating Grey Friar by seven minutes with finish times of 4 11 for Senneville and 4 13 for Grey Friar.
Butte delegates to the Boise mining congress returned home praised for securing the next annual meeting in Butte and planning a large exhibit of mining machinery including placer quartz smelter and cyanide processes. Senator Edwin Norris Mrs Ella Knowles Haskell and others from Montana joined boosters for the bid. Major FE J Shafner of Cleveland was named president and will visit with his wife and daughter as Montana awaits invitations for a 2000 to 3000 attendee event.
A speaker claimed Butte's name alone would gain prestige surpassing any city as delegates from every continent and country were expected for next year. Attendance has risen yearly, promising record turnout that would outpace all prior years.
London notes that leading singers and operatic stars command unprecedented fees for private engagements this season. Kubelik commands 120 guineas at least, Melba reportedly 500 guineas twice, Paderewski 1000 guineas for two Carlton House terrace performances, with Americans often paying the high sums.
In Revere Massachusetts on July 27 Jimmy Michael defeated Eddie Me Duffie in a 20 mile motor paced race by seven and a quarter laps. The winning time was 33 minutes 5 and 3 fifth seconds.
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