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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1912
Page
12
Anaconda Standard announces publishing and subscription details and office addresses. It lists daily and Sunday rates, advance payment terms, and identifies main and branch offices in Anaconda and Butte. It also provides contact information for advertising and management across multiple cities.
A garbled OCR listing multiple city news agencies and addresses nationwide. Mentions Standard Publishing Co and various agents including New York, Detroit, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, Seattle, Portland, and Spokane. Appears as a directory snippet with inconsistent punctuation and stray names.
Montana investors are urged to put money into Montana lands and ventures rather than distant schemes. The piece warns against faraway opportunities in Mexico, Cuba, South America, Florida, and California, noting many Montanans lose money on such ventures. It argues that local farming, grain lands, orchards, timber, and mining claims near the Rocky Mountains offer safer, observable growth.
Senator La Follette of Wisconsin declares progressives should remain within the Republican party and avoid supporting a Roosevelt third party. He says the party offers a path to reform by continuing the fight inside, arguing that progressives gain more by staying put than joining Roosevelt’s split.
The article contrasts Roosevelt's shift toward a broader appeal with La Follette and Bryan arguing that Roosevelt abandoned progressive unity. It notes supposed savings from new paper and plate policies and hints at consumer impacts. The piece critiques perceived promises versus actions and suggests fiscal changes would affect citizens, including coin and currency concerns.
The piece notes a wave of Democratic governors in states long Republican or swing. It cites Woods Wilson and Marshall, plus Harmon, Dix, Plaisted, Norris, and others, contrasting past Taft triumphs with later Democratic wins. It warns some states may not back Wilson in the upcoming election despite current Democratic control.
Heirs of Robert Morris plan a new effort to obtain congressional appropriations for money Morris allegedly advanced for the American Revolution as Philadelphia’s treasurer. About 22 heirs claim they will present strong arguments. previous attempts failed, and time may blur details. He died a bankrupt in a prison cell. the case tests republican gratitude.
Secretary Franklin MacVeagh reportedly approved a plan to simplify U S currency by reducing bill size to six by two and a half inches and using nine designs. Each denomination would share a single design with portraits of Washington Jefferson Lincoln Cleveland Jackson Grant Franklin Chase and Hamilton. The proposal notes a uniform design across all notes and praises Hamilton as a suitable choice despite his supposed stance on the masses.
The Indianapolis News cites a government expert warning of an ongoing meat famine despite high prices. He links shrinking grazing lands from reclamation to the decline of range stock, predicting a shift to more domesticated cattle as ranches build feed yards to meet market demand. Montana sees similar changes as western herds adapt.
A miscellaneous news item notes a mansion planned by Henry Frick on the Lenox site, the ongoing Fifth Avenue shift from residence to business, and the Vanderbilt palaces facing new commercial buildings. It also mentions river flood controls, medical experiments, and college aid stories from Boston and Chicago papers.
Delegates arrive amid cheers as the Progressive National Convention begins. Beveridge delivers a forceful keynote denouncing professional politicians and trusts while the bull moose chant and parade music echo through the hall. The assembly elects committees and invites Colonel Roosevelt to speak tomorrow as the convention adjourns.
Los Angeles August 5 A reckless boast led 2 year old John Sandifer to dash in front of a fast electric tram near Playa del Rey. He was struck and his arm amputated and his left leg broken in five places. He died from his injuries, 26 possible.
The article details Roosevelt’s insistence on full acceptance of his faith and a lengthy 10 000 word declaration. Delegates anticipate his address Tuesday afternoon after formal organization, with talk of a sounding board to transmit his votes to distant observers. Senator Dixon notes Taft may fail to win a single electoral vote.
Chicago reports a split in a national organization calling itself the Progressive party of colored men. President Venable of St. Louis says most members oppose remaining in the new progressive party. Delegates name a national committee. members listed include Thompson Alabama and White Kansas.
A historical note describes methods of invisible correspondence using substances like milk as ink and papers treated with coal dust or soot. It explains how certain reagents such as lemon juice and metal salts become legible when heated or altered, then vanish as the paper cools, leaving no trace.
In St. Paul a saw and box mill moved from steam to electric power. The main hurdle was handling sawdust. A storage house now stores the material as bales and sells it in winter for bedding. The change improved efficiency after solving disposal issues.
A brief note states that the amount of money a ruse oman might inherit has been limited in MI recently.
The defense for Turrow wraps up its argument as the prosecutor seeks cross examination by Lincoln Steffens who was absent. An adjournment to tomorrow morning emerged and Fredericks, the district attorney, indicated rebuttal would start then and finish in under three days with final arguments possible by next Friday.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a reward related to hoopsnake activity with unclear names and dates. The readable portions reference a person named Wray and a date near August, but specifics are indeterminate. The text appears from a late 19th or early 20th century page, with many garbled characters obscuring key details.
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