Remarkable Piano Values at Wholesale Prices
Butte news notes piano deals outside agencies offering shopworn and second hand instruments at half value. Advertises bargains for buyers seeking cheap pianos and mentions organization of sales.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1902
Page
11
Butte news notes piano deals outside agencies offering shopworn and second hand instruments at half value. Advertises bargains for buyers seeking cheap pianos and mentions organization of sales.
Bargain hunters flock to a piano sale offering shop worn and new pianos at wholesale prices after out of town agencies were discontinued. Highlights include cottage upright pianos from 85 to 95 dollars and larger English oak Whitney pianos from 140 to 325 dollars with payment options, all at reduced Close out prices. The sale runs this week at 219 North Main Street.
The Butte Columbia gardens close for winter with improvements planned for 1903 including a raised front flower plat and a large trees area north of the ball park. More than a dozen workers will tend hothouses and new plantings to enhance the grounds for opening next May.
Averages in a number of contests are to be entered for the team. Scores range from 44 to 2 percent with W. Tucker, manager of the alley, scoring the latter.
Autopsy on James Craft's body from the Empire 28th Street killing failed to determine chloral or poison traces. Police seek chemical results to prove a knockout plot for robbery as Mrs Craft notes he carried significant cash. Maggie Moore and Ida Craven faced coroner custody after arraignment.
General George M. Randall reports a rise in court-martial trials relative to enlisted strength in the Columbia Department. He attributes part of the increase to many recruits and part to the end of beer sales at post exchanges.
The isthmus situation remains unchanged with free transit between Colon and Panama. American marines and bluejackets continue traveling on all trains as Commander Mc Lean of the Cincinnati sails for New York on the Panama Railway steamer Finance and Commander Mason will assume command of the Cincinnati.
A Brussels dispatch says European finance leaders plan to block Roumanian loans until Romania reforms its anti Jewish laws. Such action would hinder the redemption of a large block of treasury bonds maturing in 1904 and pressure the Roumanian government.
Minneapolis workers avoid strike with mills operating on an eight hour schedule starting October 3 and wages set on a basis satisfactory to the men.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Helena, Sept 28, where Rev C S Mason fears Charles N Crittenton has suffered a paralytic stroke after failing to appear for two planned meetings. Mason, a longtime Florence Crittenton homes advocate, noted Crittenton’s past stroke and the delay raised deep concerns as trains arrived with no word.
Official telegram to the Korean legation states the emperor is alive and well, sent from Berlin on Sept 28. The dispatch confirms the emperor’s health amid ongoing East Asian affairs.
A remark notes that an aged superb animal gifted by Colonel Cody to his sister Helen Coug Wetmore of this city inspired Frederick Remington's famed artwork depicting Butalo Bui mounted on Smoky.
Special Dispatch notes the Dillon race meeting closed with over 800 spectators. Suspicious activity led to the third race and bets being declared off. Results include Body's Julia Shake winning the free-for-all heats second and third, Kennelly's Erudition taking first, Hodman's Ruby third, with several other races listing winners and times not recorded.
In Columbus Indiana on September 28 a year after James H Bradley of Indianapolis died a millionaire his son Harry Bradley received a life amount while his three sisters would gain at death The will barred any legatee who sued to break it The suit was dropped after the sisters paid Harry 100000 in settlement to settle the dispute
Snow has fallen for the past two or three days in the Crazy mountains with a heavy fall last night. Several inches cover the range and extend onto foothills, marking the season's first notable fall.
Big Timber announces a October 24 contest against the All-American bowlers. Local practice ramps up as alley activity intensifies to select the team for the big match.
In Mobile Alabama a man entered through a window at night and choked to death Mrs Helen Dickinson and assaulted her niece Miss Helen Robertson as they slept The attacker fled after Robertson screamed The victim was 77 and the Dickinson family member E R Dickinson former Mobile public schools superintendent is named in the report.
In Thurmond Virginia a craps game ends with three deaths. Deputy Sheriff Watts Black Diamond Wil Washington die after a shootout sparked by Diamond who kills Washington, is wounded, then fatally shoots Watts. A mob pursues Diamond and he is shot dead as he lies.
In Proctor Knott a barn fire killed eight horses today including Smoky once favored by Buffalo Bill. The blaze in Duluth Minnesota started late in the day and firefighters fought the flames but eight animals perished. Smoky had been notable in Buffalo Bill’s act and was among those destroyed.
Bozeman reports the Montana Baptist association organized a state Sunday school convention with officers named, a $1,100 state contribution, and 2,261 children in attendance. The event featured sermons and addresses, adjourned to meet in Missoula next year, and elected officers for the state Baptist Young People's union.
A mass meeting by the Economic League adopted resolutions calling on Governor Stone of Pennsylvania to reopen mines. They warn that continued coal shortages could cause deaths from exposure to cold and urge mining be started by a receiver or, if needed, martial law with militia taking possession in the name of the state.
Chief of Police Jack Robertson arrested Charles Hart for allegedly robbing six houses Friday night. Hart, believed to be an analytical chemist from Montana Perfume, had been in Bozeman for a week or two.
Advert suggests Cuticura products halt baldness and dandruff while promoting hair growth on a healthy scalp. It touts Cuticura soap and ointment as skin cures for cleansing crusts and irritations, soothing hands, baby rashes, and general toilet use.
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