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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1913
Page
22
A vintage style ad urges mothers to rely on California Syrup of Figs to cleanse the stomach and liver of children without harsh calomel. It warns against imitations and touts a trusted 50 cent bottle with full dosing directions for babies and adults.
About 100 attendees at First Presbyterian Church celebrated the Silver Bow Sunday School league field-day prizes and crowned St. Paul Methodist baseball as the Christian team with the silver loving cup. Toasts honored officials, players, and supporters, noting clean play and future funds for next year.
Frank Mulcowsky was fined $50 by Judge Booker for beating his wife at their home on 215 South Dakota street after coming home drunk and demanding a meal. The wife testified he knocked her from a chair and slapped her.
A boy of light weight was born to Mr and Mrs Fred Henningsen Sunday evening. Miss Pearl McDonald and Mrs Theresa Henningsen are noted in the city. Henningsen relatives, including R A McArthur and Walter Henningsen, went to the Henningsen ranch in the Sun River country. Mr and Mrs Joan A MacTarnaghan, recently in Portland, announce a son born Saturday Sept 20. Mrs MacTarnaghan is known as Maude Telfer in Butte.
Spokane reports that Frazee, a full-blood Spokane Indian, uses thumb prints on loans at the county courthouse. He explains that natives long signed with thumb impressions, applying ink to a blotter and stamping his thumb on documents as a signature before white men and banks adopted similar methods.
Panagetonia reports Joseph O'Brien confessed to killing a young girl, whose nude body was found among bushes on the golf links of Whitemarsh Valley Country Club after an arrest on suspicion of the crime. The testimony follows an initial police inquiry and public interest in the case.
Honolulu reports Brig. Gen. Funston praising recent night firing drills by new forts. Fort Rugar and Fort Kamehameha scored high hits, with 13 of 20 and 16 of 20 respectively on a distant ocean target. Fort De Russey also performed well, while maneuvers simulated an attack on Pearl Harbor with troops repulsed at all points.
Fusion mayoral hopeful John Murrey Mitchell opened at Cooper Union with an attack on Charles F. Murphy, stating Tamany was the problem the city faced amid Sulzer impeachment proceedings. Other fusion candidates were not formally nominated tonight.
Laurie and Margaret Tarbeea and infant children of Mr and Mrs A Barbesa perished when their home in Madero Cal burned today. A distressed mother watched as flames destroyed the structure and the cause was blamed on sparks from the cook stove.
Adolphus Busch of St Louis is decorated in Mans Germany by the Grand Duke of Hesse with the cordon and cross of the first class of the Order of Philip the Good in recognition of his philanthropy to the people of Germany.
Fire Chief Sanger’s hearing in Butte city council proceedings moves toward a finish after earlier dismissals of four charges. Attorneys sought dismissal of the entire case while witnesses testified. socialists and political allies voted against ending the inquiry as further testimony was planned.
One of the would be bandits in a South mail and express train robbery case became conscious struck and revealed the plan to New Orleans authorities. The target was the fast New York New Orleans Louisville and Nashville train between here and Bay St. Louis, to occur just before its arrival in New Orleans.
A small meeting of about 20 dog owners at the mining exchange rooms discussed delaying action until after the city council meets Wednesday night. They plan to form a dog owners association to push for direct regulation and proper dog control measures.
A meeting in Judge Donlan's room led to forming a Liberal View Club in Butte. A five-member committee will draft bylaws and a constitution, with debate on membership levels. Prominent speakers including James M. Brinson praised the idea as a forum for benevolent clash of ideas among experts and residents.
Review lauds William Faversham as Mark Antony in a Shakespearean production. Highlights include Constance Collier as Portia and a strong supporting cast with R D MacLean Ernest Rowan Arthur Eliot and Thomas Tracy. Praises production quality and depth of interpretation.
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