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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1908
Page
3
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates and daily and Sunday editions. It details office locations, telephone numbers, and advertising offices including branches in Billings and Chicago, with distribution and newsstand contact points across major U S cities.
August 1 report recalls Count Zeppelin's airship blaze after a celebrated Tuesday flight. Despite earlier progress and optimistic forecasts by enthusiasts like Thomas Baldwin, experts warn that safety and technical hurdles remain before air travel by airship or balloon becomes practical.
Reports describe lightning dangers to troops and horses, a Maryland fort captain surviving a lightning strike on a sword, and alarming potential of electricity in military use. Brigadier General Leary warns tents, clothing, and gear may fail under thunder, signaling danger as campaigns advance.
A garbled column notes lightning deaths and warns against guns. a camp incident is blamed on lightning. It references a dying era of newspapers, U.S. politics, Bryan and Hughes, and the East, with stray critiques of Taft and party dynamics. The piece blends weather, violence, and election chat in a single fragment.
A lengthy discussion condemns hazing in military academies and vows reforms. The text cites eight cadets expelled from West Point and criticizes freshman abuse, while praising self-respect and resistance to humiliation. It notes societal anger yet sympathy for those coerced into the hierarchy.
Amid rough school talk a student coach council pushes for tackling hazing internally. The piece urges self discipline and decisive action by plebes to curb harassment, linking duty to country and responsibility to hospital consequences.
A fragment discusses gendered fashion norms in a 19th century political scene. It mentions umbrellas as symbols of weather and gender role, noting a man bearing a parasol with embroidery and the tension between masculine and feminine dress codes. The piece cites Mr. Bryan's forthcoming speech and references political currents, including reactions to Taft and La Follette.
A long piece argues for consolidating health efforts into a single federal bureau under a national health department. It cites savings, improved disease prevention, and references to Dr. Walter Wyman, Dr. Wiley, and various bureaus, urging Congress to enact a unified public health structure with expanded powers and funding. It notes parallels with agriculture and calls for nationwide sanitary education and enforcement.
Helena dispatch reports Adjutant General orders mobilization of all Helena state guard companies on August 13. After marching, the unit will proceed to American Lake. In a police clash with brigands, one brigand was killed and others captured following long suburban terror.
Despite frequent denials, reports indicate the Krupp factory has acquired rights to the air torpedo invented by Colonel Dige of Sweden, with conditions attached.
The Swedish government is free to use the devices. The particulars of the weapon are secret, but it is understood that the Kruppy paid a large sum for the invention after prolonged testing. It is assumed that the projectiles are really effective.
Philadelphia August 5 Captain Olsen of the Norwegian steamer Captain Bennett reports passing through oil floating on the sea north of Hatteras. The slick covers more than 100 miles in all directions and appears to be cargo from a sunken oil carrier. The oil has filled and darkened large areas of water.
The American Tobacco Company declared today its first quarterly dividend of 2.32 percent on common stock with a 0.5 percent extra, compared with 2.44 percent and 0.5 percent previously. Six months ago the figures were 2.28 percent and 0.5 percent, with the prior year showing 2.7 percent and 0.5 percent.
New York August 4 The American melter Securities companies declared a quarterly dividend today of 1 16 per cent on preferred A stock and 1 percent on preferred E stock. These dividends are unchanged from the last quarter.
Fragmentary notes report United States ambassador to Japan visiting Hot Springs. Mention recalls Mr and Mrs Rast Wire, second secretary in Tokyo, and a Colonel commission awarded on behalf of Oregon governor. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Johiat D Lund a famed land dealer in Minnesota shot himself this afternoon after news of his wife Mrs Lunds death. The incident occurred in Mint city area during a period of farming and legal activity. Authorities report no further details at this time.
Walter Wellman, plans to attempt a polar voyage in his dirigible America next year. He asserts the airship, built for polar conditions, could fly from New York to Buffalo Detroit or Chicago in 30 to 80 hours carrying a five ton crew and fuel if winds cooperate. He expects to take the America to the United States this fall. engineering work continues in Paris.
New York report says Charles Ma poner, manager linked to the Hoffman Hoven case, was placed on trial on a charge involving betting. He denies the act, claiming he was only acting as intermediary. The judge ordered a libel and a discharge hearing.
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