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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1901
Page
10
A long declamatory piece on touts and gambling describes the temptations of money in betting houses. A prominent city tout dreams of wealth after earning a single dollar, then gambles away his gains and suffers a swift reversal as crowds, dopes, and odds turn against him. The narrative closes with local notices and travel ads.
A lucky gambler amasses wealth after betting a thousand on a long shot. He sweeps through town buying pool rooms, racehorses, a hotel, road houses, a bank, and a marble saloon. He funds crews, pays for others’ ventures, and travels to Buffalo and Denver amid a rising aura of fortune.
The Short Line will sell excursion tickets to San Francisco from Sept 19 to 27 with return by Nov 15. Routes via Ogden or Portland offer a 48 hour run. Reserve berths at the City ticket office in Butte Montana. H O Wilson, Gen Agent. Also notes on fresh vegetables from Dan Tewey’s ranch to his Southern hotel, a bay horse for sale at Marlow’s Stable, and Orton Bros. at 219 N Main St offering plane or organ value.
Travel deals list weekly excursions with prices to Boulder and Basin and return options. Fares shown are 1.00 for Sunday trips to Boulder and Basin, and higher two way options 1.59 or 1.50 with Saturdays extending until Monday. Contact J. B. Dawson at 41 North Main Street.
The Scandinavian Beneficiary society hosted a musicale on Friday in Scandia hall with piano selections by Miss Hansen and Miss Minnie Price, songs by a male quartet, a recitation by Miss Booth, and Edna McGowan’s rendition of Charity and Crime. Next week they dedicate the Knights of Pythias hall on South Main street with dancing on two floors and supper.
Contractors are invited to bid for the removal of a brick house at 316 West Park street. Bids must be received by September 23 at No. 17 South Washington Street.
Testimony at the J. H. Clement death by own action case resumed after a delay. Dr. Hall testified Clement was found unconscious in Bennett block room 20 after a large morphine dose. The jury found death resulted from self-administered morphine while Clement was temporarily insane. A millinery ad closes the item.
Charlottesville Virginia September 20 John Armstrong Chanler former husband of Amelie Rives Prin cess Troubetsky arrived from Lynchburg after a year in hiding. He met Captain Micajah Woods and they headed to Louise Court house for a civil case over property in Louise county. A statement outlines his confinement in 1897 and escape in 1900 with examination by neurologists who deemed him sane. Proceedings will seek to prove his sanity in Virginia courts.
In our Carpet Department a 3-piece antique oak bedroom suit is priced at 42.50 to 45.00 with large reductions noted. The store also promotes 2-ply all wool grain, Royal Wilton Velvet, Lowell Body Brussels by the yard at discounted rates, plus 20 percent off Bundhar Wilton Rugs and portieres, with blankets and quilts in stock at reduced prices.
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