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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1925
Page
3
An advertisement claims Calotabs can cure colds flu and sore throats overnight with one or two tablets at bedtime followed by water. It states salts and calomel side effects are avoided and the next morning the cold vanishes with restored appetite. A family package with directions costs 35 cents, available at drug stores.
The Butte Kiwanis Club plans to place about 200 pine trees and Christmas cards on lamp posts in the business district for two weeks before Christmas. Mayor William Horgan approved the plan, with decorations to begin December 13 at the club’s expense.
McWilliams was sentenced to 30 days in jail and a $100 fine in police court after Police Officers Sullivan and Finnivnd testified he zig zagged down Montana Street at about 60 mph. The chase began when a car sped past near Silver and Montana, the pursuit ending at Front Street where McWilliams was arrested. Several other cases were dismissed on the quiet Monday calendar.
The automobile death toll in Chicago and vicinity for 1925 stood at 706 today, the highest on record. Last week recorded eighteen deaths, including two on Sunday, with a broader Midwest total of 86 auto deaths for the week across ten states. Ohio led with 29, Illinois 20, Indiana 12, and other states listed.
In St Louis two youths robbed four offices in the Victoria building at dawn, overpowering the watchman and blowing safes. Police value loot at $150000, including gems, liberty bonds, and cash. No suspects found.
Rufino Rosales Mexican faces jury after a trial that ended with instructions read to the court. A defense claimed he went with a girl for drinks and later fled the scene through a window after hearing a door approach. In another case Louie Won Chinese pleaded not guilty to a murder charge, with demurrers overruled and trial set for November. Charles Murray and Vernon Scott soon scheduled for burglary trial for breaking into the Stockholm block and threatening a landlady.
The Universal thriller The Phantom of the Opera draws large crowds at the American theater, with producer Carl Laemmle declaring it bigger than The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Lon Chaney stars, famed as the man of a thousand faces for his unusual roles.
The Phantom of the Opera stars an acclaimed performer as the mask and reflects a large supporting cast including Mary Philbin and Norman Kerry. Rupert Julian directs while a detailed Paris Opera House set recreates the drama, including the underground lake and elaborate shadow dwelling devices.
On location near Red Lake Arizona the Paramount western Wild Horse Mesa entertains Navajo audiences with a thirst quenching claim for canned tomatoes. Stars Jack Holt Noah Beery Billie Dove and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. see a stampede and daring horse capers as director George B Seitz brings the tale to Rialto theater. Berthoud tragedy follows as Ralph Bennett is killed and Albert Hertha dies after a pistol duel near Chimney Hollow.
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