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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1907
Page
9
A fragmented ad outlines discounts on imported figs and flour with prices per hundred or sack. It notes a rise in wheat around the dollar mark and mentions figures like 3.25 per hundredweight and 2.60 per hundred, with various grain and flour items promoted for bulk buyers.
A fragmentary report compares Washington and Montana high school track marks won by Seattle with Montana leaders in events such as 120 yard hurdles and discus. Ernest Clarke’s Washington mile run breaks an American interscholastic record, while baseball notes praise Harry Graham’s fielding for Aberdeen and discuss Seattle players Hearne and Dugdale in league chatter.
A fragmentary account describes players Charley Bally and Jack Barnett, with Burns and Burnett, detailing strengths and a bat boy. It mentions Hurleyinjured with a broken arm, and Mike Lynch praising Burnett as the strongest man he met. The tone is scouting style and alleyway gossip about emerging talents.
John Day, previously jailed for a Missoula house robbery, is again in jail after being charged with robbing a woman of 410 dollars. The woman has refused to prosecute. Day, once linked to Primrose & West's minstrel troupe, reportedly faces a revived career in crime rather than performance.
Children discover a fully dressed infant girl about four days old in a space behind Pat Allen's blacksmith shop at 301 South Main Street. The body, swollen and discolored, was removed to White and Krebs undertaking rooms. Coroner Bleveng will investigate but an inquest is not deemed necessary. No signs of violence found. cause of death undetermined. Coroner Stevens notes no inquest needed.
Arrangements are complete for the opening series with Spokane here tomorrow as the Butte team returns home. Tickets for sale at local stores cost 50 cents with streetcar coupons. the ball park adds new features like a gong score reveal and enhanced grandstand facilities. Manager Hall expects strong crowd turnout and aims to boost local baseball enthusiasm this season.
Yesterday two Twilight League games displayed tight action. Belgrade 14 defeated railroad office 11 as Hennessy’s pitching and strong defense closed the gap late. Nebrade fans cheered despite a fevered rally by Belgrade, with critical plays helping secure the victory.
Murray hospital reported Mrs Charlotte Rago improving after being shot during a station holdup at 808 West Aluminum Street Saturday night. Doctors said she was resting well and recovering from abdominal wounds, with no clear danger from the bullet and neurological risks noted. Police continued to investigate two young men arrested early yesterday in connection with the holdup and the shooting, with one reportedly confessing a struggle before the arrest.
A Montana bred horse named Don Fulano will headline at Columbia Gardens with a special theater built for afternoon performances through part of the season. The animal, which has toured Butte Missoula and Wallace, will showcase a new program of tricks daily. An admission fee will be charged and crowds gathered despite variable weather.
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