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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1908
Page
3
The column surveys boxing aeons from Ketchel’s dominance after beating Papke and looming matchups with Kaufmann and Burns, while Yusseff Mahmout’s European claims draw Gotch’s interest. It also riffs on wrestlers Gotch Lemm Hackenschmidt and the endless scribble on who truly ranks as champions across boxing and football lore.
An advertisement for S S S claims to cure contagious blood poison by cleansing the blood using plant roots herbs and barks. It asserts mineral medicines fail and promises a safe permanent cure with home treatment guidance and free medical advice from The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Ga.
Letters from readers claim rapid recovery from blood poisoning using S S S after ineffective doctor treatments. Harry Barrett of Chicago reports clear skin and renewed vigor, while W R Newman of Chester credits lasting cure and appetite gain. Barney Mullen endorses S S S as a permanent purifier with no patchwork.
Curling season opened at the rink with a small crowd. One sheet saw J Call and partners facing off against M McMillan team led by J McMillan. The McMillan crew won 168 to 15. A Scotland trip selection from Butte curlers is anticipated. two American teams plan January Glasgow trip.
London November 28 The flat racing season ends with American jockey Danny Maher topping the winners list at 139 firsts including the final race he rode Woolen is second with 129 firsts J B Joel heads winning owners list August Belmont ranks fifteenth with five wins and 33 615 Richard Croker sixteenth with two wins worth 31 935 King Edward seventeenth with 27 450 in earnings
Philadelphia reports Jack Blackburn announcing his candidacy for the lightweight championship. Experts note concerns over weight, with claims he previously proved strong at 133 pounds and could outbox top contenders for a few rounds but may not endure longer title distances.
New York reports Harry Payne Whitney paid 7250 for Broomstick, son of Ben Brush who won the Brighton handicap in 1904 and set a mile and a quarter world record. The horse came from the Senorita stable dispersal sale organized by Capt. W. Harry Brown following Capt. S. S. Brown’s notoriety.
Iowa City reports Gross, star tackle, elected to lead next year’s team. Despite seven seniors graduating, freshmen Murphy Wagner lret and Hull have become strong players, and the back field is expected to be speedy for the 1900 eleven.
Plans for a 60 day race meet at El Paso Texas were sealed today. Dan T. Murray of Chicago named as a judge and the remaining officials will be prominent turfmen from New Orleans tracks over the last decade.
Spokane November 28 M Triplett captain elect of the W S C baseball team for 1909 will not return to college this year. He has decided to go to Wenatchee and go into business instead of returning to school.
Lexington Kentucky November 28 at the sale of the Freeland stud Ed Corrigan Imp Marta Santa a 122 b h by Luxette Marley was bought by Charles Hughes for H M Zeigler of Cincinnati for 4090 dollars.
At the Ways and Means hearing on the sundries schedule, tanners urged restoring cattle hides to the free list contending the 15 percent tariff fails to protect stockers and harms consumers. Leather and shoe interests argued the monopoly by packers, while others urged abolishing tariffs on boots and shoes.
In a six round Philadelphia bout both Packy McFarland and Tommy Murphy failed to prove they merit a lightweight title shot. McFarland shows a sharp left hand and speed but lacks knockout power while Murphy relies on showy boxing. Experts compare them unfavorably to legends like Gans Lavigne Erne and McAuliffe.
London on November 28 an appeal court decision held that a trade union cannot make a claim in court. The ruling narrows union standing in legal actions and sets a precedent likely to affect labor disputes and collective bargaining cases.
An appeal court overturns Justice Neville's ruling that the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants could levy its members to fund labor representatives in parliament. The court holds the prior decision illegal.
Helena dispatch reports National Woolgrowers Association president FY W Gooding says James B Cosgriff of Wyoming and Mr Manns Chicago industrial commissioner will attend a state meeting to arrange a fund for a Chicago storage warehouse for western wool growers. Project estimated at 400000 dollars with western Brewers likely to take 250000. Lewis Penwell says he will meet the visitors at Billings for a December 1 meeting.
Pittsburg Nov 28 William Montgomery former cashier of the Allegheny National Bank which failed for more than 1 000 000 was sentenced to 15 years in the Western Pennsylvania penitentiary by Judge Young of the United States district court Montgomery faced two indictments charging embezzlement and abstraction of more than 1 000 000 He protested he had not taken a penny of the bank’s money and ruefully recalled better times and a lost fortune amid the financial panic.
In Pittsburg on November 28 a United States court returned a guilty verdict against C. E. Mullin cashier, R K Hissem president, and E Steinman former Acme Lumber president. They faced 19 counts alleging misapplied funds totaling $149 000 with 6 to 10 year penalties per count. A motion for a new trial was filed.
A humorous piece notes how familiarity can hinder memory as a man forgets an address he knows by heart. It draws parallels to a shopper uncertain of a street name when the clerk repeats it, suggesting verification in the directory can spark suspicion.
The London Chronicle notes the short reign of Port in England arriving toward the end of the seventeenth century and reflects on its fleeting influence in the realm of trade and culture.
Health warning urging immediate attention to kidney problems. Claims kidneys cause most sickness and suffering, urging use of Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder health to improve overall wellbeing.
An advertisement urges recognition of kidney disease and promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy. It touts its healing power for kidney liver and bladder issues and offers 50 cent and 1 dollar bottle sizes plus a free sample bottle and information book by mail from Dr Kilmer Co. at Binghamton New York.
Diary excerpt shows Samuel Pepys boasting of his inner cellar with two tiices of claret two quarter casks of canary a small vessel of sack one of tent another of Malaga and another of white wine all at one time. The piece notes how few today would have such holdings and hints at changing wine fashions.
Byron Plumb 74, a long time Gallatin valley resident with a pension, died yesterday morning. The funeral was held this afternoon at Safley undertaking rooms. He never married and served as a private in the Second United States Veteran Volunteer Infantry sharpshooters. His nephew Martin Plumb works at the city water works. He enlisted from Indiana in the Union Army.
Carol recalls Civil War battles recited by her grandfather. He confirms he endured many dangers and shell fire as he fought. She ends with a joking remark about him being a fine dodger for surviving so many perilous moments.
Helena witnesses describe a drunken assault on wife by Rees last December at the Wolf Creek home. Prosecutors allege deliberate murder by beating with a bread board, with evidence of a struggle and fatal exposure. Witness Ebenezer Johnson testifies to Rees’s intoxicated condition on the day.
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