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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
16
A report notes more than 200 million dollars will be available within the next year for city rehabilitation and road work including expenses for a new municipal road costs 240 000 and a home telephone restoration 7000. Western and foreign capitalists are expected to contribute a large part of the funds as investigators consider the city recovery effort amid earthquake aftermath.
Authorities released estimates suggesting the imagined post fire hardship in San Francisco may not occur. Within the next year rehabilitation funds and support are anticipated, countering widespread panic about long term damage from the disaster.
Sir Huon a Falsetto colt from Ignitea, owned by George J. Long of Louisville, won the 32nd Kentucky Derby on May 2 as the favorite. Lady Navarre and James Reddick finished second and third amid a 25,000 to 30,000 crowd at the Louisville Jockey Club spring meeting. Time for the Derby was 2.08 365, with Hyperion fading and Sir Huon holding a steady lead to win by a length and a half.
In St Louis today the National League clash saw the Niners fail to win, Chicago prevailing 8 to 1. Batteries McGinnity Ames Marshall Maroney Needham for Boston. umpires Emile and Connelly. Cincinnati's Dorner and Sehler figures. Seurer Rowe and Johnstone noted.
Washington bunched three hits in the first inning aided by a misthrow, scoring two. Patton drove in runs and Heydon handled the mound as Boston allowed errors in a rough game. Detroit and Chicago duel referenced, but the main action centers on Washington’s victory and Boston’s miscues.
In a weather disrupted contest between Lovale and nearby rivals, Cleveland plus key hitters Bernhard and Clarke sparked a late rally as Niles blasted a fence homer. Skies opened with showers interrupting play while Seiv...
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE in Seattle reports Ran Franciaa dazzling despite misread notes. The Seattle lineup features pitchers Vickers Hall Hite Wilson and umpire Hrenno. In other action Som Angries win with Walter in the ring as Freans protest a call. Ball attendance and lineup details appear garbled with multiple names and spots.
In a Northwest League clash on May 2 in Tacoma, Tacoma edged Gray's Harbor 8 to 6 with Nehring driving in a run and Lapnet stealing home in the tenth. Spokane notes Butte sluggers also hurt Spokane, delving into a separate battery mix.
Los Angeles May 2. George Fairfeld an actor once employed at the Empire theater on East Thint street shot himself in a room. Despondency and health issues prompted the act.
Memphis May 2 results show the first race run over four and a half furlongs with Jacomo placing first Hogum second and San Arde third while the time recorded was 57 percent. The six furlongs event lists Platoon as a participant.
A fragment describes Pabst Beer being passes through sterilized tubes into hermetically sealed tanks with every safeguard to prevent contamination. The claim emphasizes aging and purity as the best available quality. The text is a promotional style focused on cleanliness and standard of production.
An unidentified Seattle Times excerpt extols W. H. Lucas as a highly competent official in baseball administration. It praises his vigilance with umpires, strict fines and suspensions, and ongoing record-keeping, claiming he is the most persistent organizer in baseball across regions.
James and McBride pleaded guilty to permitting gambling in their business at Havre. Each was fined $100 after evidence showed a card game in Hall and McBride's saloon. County Attorney Pray filed informations against the proprietors under the judge's guidance.
Lewistown May 2 H W Chase who had clashes with men of a rival breed shot and wounded a man after a quarrel in Flat Willow country. He surrendered tonight claiming self defense and that he acted in self defense during the confrontation.
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