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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
16
An old advertisement extols Knowlton's Dandeline as a 25 cent hair cleanse that removes dust and oil, relaxes scalp, stops itching and hair loss, and promotes soft, lustrous, abundant growth. Claims strong roots and rapid improvement after a single application. Contains promotional tone and period spellings.
Jurors pause during a high profile case to attend a ball game as testimony proceeds. The defense clashes with the court over witness behavior and attorney participation while Prokos and Pap are linked in disputed reputations. The proceedings are expected to wrap up later today.
Local ad offers a four room brick cottage at 801 South Colorado Street with streetcar service at the door. Priced at 1600 dollars, it can be bought for 690 cash and the balance on easy installments.
A fragmented notice recounts a Chicago woman’s plea for a husband via a letter to the Standard. Lewistown’s poster Gillis seeks the writer’s name and address, fearing mockery while hoping to locate the missing letter and reveal the author’s identity.
A legislative committee investigation in Chicago on May 14 revealed that about half of alms collected are used to pay expenses. Eugene T. Lies testified 47.3 percent of receipts went to distress relief, with a $5,000 annual salary cited. Curran criticized high salaries and administrative waste, urging better charity allocation.
Alfred H. Brooks of the Geological Survey received a gold medal from the Societe de Geographie of Paris for explorations and discoveries in Alaska. Conrad Malte-Brun was also awarded. Dr Brooks previously brought a gold medal from the American Geological Society for his Alaska work.
In Sparta Wisconsin May 7 a distressed farmer, angered by disputes over property, opened fire killing his wife and daughter with a revolver. He seriously wounded his son-in-law and then fatally cut his own throat with a razor. He died later as neighbors tended the dying wife.
A fragment suggests a discussion on ladies' tailoring focusing on frame background and setting for the person It Ejorns. The note hints at style elements like yards of goods buttons and trimming in a period newspaper voice.
City council debates awarding a contract for auditing city books amid partisan splits. Hayes is the lowest bidder but opposition hints at court action and a possible minority report. Related presidential lineups and seat disputes cloud the council meeting next week.
A man labeled Dectar in a Santa Ved era embezzlement case faced Judge Frank T Willie on counts of stealing about 80 000 with a separate 1815 related charge. He asked for mercy as he awaited sentencing set for the following Saturday. He admitted stealing funds from a New York firm and claimed his crime stemmed from employers failing to enforce responsibilities.
Washington report notes Montana lawmakers propose measures to aid western prospectors with a bill, seeking funding for geological survey work, locating springs and water sources, and placing monuments along travel routes to ease travel hardships through the Midlands region.
Richard Daxon reports Carter Camp near Iron Mountain is reviving with 90 or more residents and growing steadily. The King and Queen mill, a 50 ton capacity plant, operates well with a new process separating copper, gold, lead, and zinc. Glen Metals plans a duplicate mill, Iron Mask opens, and North Tranz Mountain may resume operations using electric power from Thompson Falls, potentially employing up to two hundred men and boosting dividends for old investors.
Four German bluejackets died and three were seriously injured when a high pressure cylinder exploded in the engine room during maneuvers near Heligoland. Wounded sailors were treated at the naval hospital, and a Berlin correspondence notes a remarkable recovery of a severed nose tip saved and reattached.
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