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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1908
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard lists publishing company details, postal classifications, and subscription rates. It notes daily and Sunday rates, advance payments, and office locations in Anaconda and branch offices in Butte and other cities. It provides contact references for editorial and business departments and details about newspaper distribution points nationwide.
The article notes a staged return to mining at Butte starting February and its impact on payrolls, copper prices, and local prosperity. It discusses delayed wages, expected smoother operations, and improving economic conditions as miners restart work, with broader remarks on political leadership and New York machine politics.
A cluttered overwrought column sketches Sen Davis of Arkansas amid gunfighter stereotypes and La Follette amendments, then shifts to social notes about Madame Gould and Prince Sagan. The piece blends political bravado with fashionable scandal and foreign intrigue, showing a city paper’s appetite for sensational crosscurrents.
Fragmented text argues about Governor Hughes and the Dubiously run regent machine in New York. It claims President Iopseygh dominates the state committee, pressuring Albany and influencing the Hughen candidacy amid Roosevelt influence. It claims New York’s experience mirrors other states and cites Grover Cleveland’s lack of control.
A garbled historical column mixes political bravado with April Fool’s satire. It references President Moosavelt, a countess spurning Prince Sagal, and a wandering melodrama on marriage, along with weather forecasts and comic-opera jests. The piece blends odd names, flirtations, and forecasts into a quirky, period-voice fragment.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Relona March 31 reports the Dallas trial of ex surveyor general office staff McLeod and Hovey as the government opens with documentary evidence. Defense objections to pre indictment material are overruled except for evidence predating the indictment by three years. Surveyor General Lana identifies letters and copies. In Chicago, Cannon district Republicans name Campbell and Strom as delegates to the national convention. Anaconda Copper Mining declares a quarterly dividend of 80 cents, unchanged from the prior quarter.
Keegler seeks $16000 for injuries after a fall at the Parma mine on the 6900 foot level while shoveling ore. The case, in Judge Lyneh’s district court, names James M. Hinkle and C. A. Wallace as attorneys for the plaintiff with defense counsel C. T. F Kellow and L. O. Evans. The jury includes Tom Healey and other local names, and the plaintiff alleges negligence by the company and mine officials for failing to keep the opening closed.
Paul Glia stars in an up to date comedy The Wheel of Love by George W Hobart blending western and urban humor. The semi western tale follows Jack Hartley from Lake Hopatcong New Jersey to Rosoyangh Texas with a New York stop, drawing strong local audience and praise for Glia’s versatile performance.
The Monmouth meeting named Frank G. Allen and Judge J. Mikao as Taft delegates to the Fourteenth national convention. A motion to substitute Allen for Cannon was tabled 63 to 1. The effort to appoint Taft's second challenger was defeated 4 to 3.
In St Louis on March 3 a receiver was named for the Mhatley Lewis Manufacturing company. The firm, maker of coffin and undertaker goods, has assets of 12000 and liabilities of 2000. The company entered involuntary bankruptcy proceedings.
President Figuerta suspended operations at the National School of Dentistry in San Salvadey following a student protest. Authorities reported the campus lockdown as mediate measures to restore order and ensure safety for staff and patients.
Expert report from the United States Geological Survey details coal fields in Dawson Rosebud and Custer counties Montana and a 330 mile wide Eastern Montana district. It covers coal quality from brown lignite to subbituminous and black lignite with transition zones and notes field work by A C G Leonard in 1906 within Dawson and adjacent counties.
Coal in the Fort Union formation is brown and tacky with bright luster. Beds are discontinuous, pinching out within a mile or five and reappearing at different horizons. Thickness ranges from fractions of an inch to several feet, with frequent variations. Samples sent to St Louis for analysis accompany Lennard’s report detailing bed features and regional stratigraphy.
Jury in Judge Kyneh's court awarded Steele $143 in his suit against John Hunter over a Grand Avenue brick building contract worth 1700 dollars. Steele claimed $1575 unpaid. Hunter argued full payment. The jury rejected Hunter's counterclaim of $50 for improper construction.
Notices posted in Avanis Mus on March 31 indicate reductions and tilting effects. About 3,000 Honda units are affected, with details set for Monday April 6 at the Berkshire Manufacturing cotton site.
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