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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
11
In Butte a stray OCR fragment suggests a local item about a building party or boundary issue. Names and precise details are unclear but the piece hints at civic action and a meeting in the community. Further legible text needed for concrete facts.
Fragmented OCR notes describe local events and notices including births, shop openings, railway schedules, travelers, and social happenings with many garbled names and places. The entry also references political campaigns, personal visits, and community announcements in a period newspaper style.
A volatile council session in which the August city payrolls were nearly blocked by a dispute over mayoral pay, police commissioners, and department tolls ended with payroll approval and changes. The discussion involved Alderman O Leary, City Clerk Berger, and the mayor, with amendments removing police commission pay and confirming various street and sewer projects and cost items.
Fragmented report details a Miners union election with James Sheet leading as president and Herbert Downing, Dan Holland, Lawney Salome among officers. Totals show sheets close between contenders, with counts around eight hundred votes and ongoing tabulation delaying final result.
American heavyweight Tommy Burns defeats William Lang in the sixth round. Lang was competitive early but Burns dominated the later stages, landing decisive blows and forcing the referee to stop the bout.
A bemi-new penny arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs McKeane on Maryland avenue yesterday morning. The newborn weighs vine pounds and will reside in state. Abr MeKeawn is noted as a driver for the Tennesse company. Pioneer owners Loa Raegitts and Ladies of Security announce events at the portaner Wylday evening. All members requested to attend. BL Ta Aturphy, clerk.
A crowd eyed Nunnally as he prepared to race Bayton’s premier sprinters in silk. The Dayton wonder, famed for beating two leading rivals last season, aimed to extend a record run and thrill fans with a high stakes showing in a packed program that included top sprinting and feature events.
In New York a bout featuring Tommy Murphy and a former sparring partner drew crowds at a venue. The competing figures traded claims and rumors about training, with observers noting both fighters’ past ties and current form as the match approached.
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