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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1911
Page
13
A detailed advertisement touts a precise family scale with a slanted dial for quick reading. It claims absolute accuracy and stability, featuring a six by eight inch pressed steel base a slanted dial a backset platform and double steel uprights for even weight distribution.
Chicago May 28. American League president Johnson and Cub boss Murphy order quicker play to reduce delays from mound warmups and late starts. West Side Park games set to start at 3 o clock. Comiskey weighs adoption if results lag. Reports cite cork ball and attempts to curb long innings as major causes of extended games.
Congressman Curtis H. Gregg urged Congress to fund a suitable monument for Major General Arthur St. Clair whose grave in Greensburg is neglected. A 1882 brown sandstone monument by Greensburg Masons, now decaying, has become illegible while grass covers the burial plot.
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand, famed for his melan cholia, is described as a versatile author with a travel volume from abroad nearly two decades ago. He published a Radetsky monograph in multiple editions, two more historical works, two verse volumes, and articles on engineering topics.
Forty eight golfers joined the qualifying round for the Decoration Day Cup handicap. Eight players posted the necessary scores to reach the semi finals, to be played Tuesday with finals next Saturday. Matches feature Dr. Witherspoon versus R K Clinton and J G Graham against J K Hesler among others.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Plains May 28. Umpire O'Brien ruled Thompson Falls forfeited the game to Plains after a dispute over a Plains coach running along the line to draw the throw. Plains led six to two at the time.
Omaha May 28 The Wichita franchise in the Western league is likely to move to Pueblo and a new schedule will be announced. President O Neil stayed in Omaha then departed for St Joseph to obtain consent from St Joseph and Topeka clubs for the change.
Tr B F Bates of Oakland owns a bear trap made by a Lubec blacksmith in 1787 to catch bears. The device has two large springs on either side of the jaws with five teeth on one jaw and six on the other, and the jaws open 12 by 14 inches.
Joe Coster of Brooklyn won a one round victory over Frankie Conley of Kenosha in New Orleans. Judges unanimously favored Coster who next faces Abe Attell. Conley weighed 122 pounds and absorbed heavy damage to his lip and eye from Coster's left jabs and infighting.
A British boxing union aims to organize pugilists to secure minimum pay and proper engagements. Founder Robert Green promotes union pensions and referee registration to curb crooked officials and align boxers with other entertainers.
Statistics from slaughter houses show Parisians buying less beef and more horseflesh. Beef slaughter fell from 264,887 in 1900s to 26,? in 1909, while horseflesh sales rose from 6,242,800 kg in 1897 to 14,188,610 kg in 1909. Pork demand also increased, whereas veal and mutton stayed steady.
The New York Tribune notes Baltimoreans and the state join Governor Crothers in forming a committee to celebrate Cardinal Gibbons fifteenth year as a priest and his twenty fifth as a bishop. The governor calls him the most distinguished citizen and urges public honors across creed lines.
New York notes the nearing international polo contest between a British cavalry team and the American holders. The English squad, backed by a $50,000 fund, will face Americans including Waterburys Harry Payne Whitney and Devereaux Milburn. Matches begin Wednesday at Meadow Brook with boxes selling up to $200. The best two of three will decide the winner in this long awaited clash.
In a sensational afternoon game, South Side Juniors defeated South Main Juniors by 19 to 6. Battery details list South Side Carlson and Hughes against South Main Duty and Bacon.
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