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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1901
Page
10
A jury swiftly convicted Towner of gambling after a brief trial. The proceedings centered on alleged illegal betting activities, with the defendant denying wrongdoing as the verdict was delivered.
The Butte case ends with a verdict of guilty after a raid on a draw poker game. The defendant Towner will be sentenced, then pursue habeas corpus proceedings in the Supreme Court challenging the anti gambling law as unconstitutional. Prosecution and defense acknowledged few factual disputes during the trial.
The season will be formally opened in Butte next week as teams prepare for the football campaign. Officials and fans anticipate a kickoff event, with schedules and local teams highlighted in the ceremony.
The Butte area envisions a record football season with high school and college squads strong enough to contest for the state championship. Coach Jed Freund leads the Butte high eleven with captain John Curtis and Ned Hyland as manager. plans include games against Deer Lodge Salt Lake Ogden and Anaconda, aiming for a sackett style team.
A reminiscence details Jehanie Mills producing the four page weekly Anaconda Gazette in Anaconda, printed in Butte at the Inter Mountain, with the setup and delivery by train. It recalls the era of hand typesetting, the transfer of work between towns after fires, and the role of printers, studios, and presses in the copper city’s newspaper history.
A damaged horse drawn street car on South Montana street caused disruption as it collided with a Boulevard line car in a Williamsburg area incident. Passersby watched as the small antique car served the Williamsburg branch after system widening, with spectators recalling the era when horses powered transit.
An advertisement by Bennett Electrical Co promotes a patented electricity based cure for nervous disorders and male vitality. It touts silk covered electrodes and a guaranteed cure for nervousness and various male and female ailments, offering a free book on nervous vitality.
The article notes direct drawing on all principal European parties and the issuance of letters of credit payable in the world, with terms highlighting availability and settlement using such instruments. It emphasizes cross border finance and corporate liquidity mechanisms.
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