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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1911
Page
3
The Anaconda Standard announces publishing and subscription details, offices, and multiple North American newsstands. Includes billing, foreign advertising, and contact points for standard distribution across major cities and outlets.
A historical reflection notes the horse's waning dominance as autos flood the market with hundreds of millions in potential impact. It cites a surge of motor trucks and urban garage replacement, while glimpsing national economic shifts ahead and lingering figures from global events.
The narrative recalls Ulysses S. Grant’s 1874 Japan visit, marked by grand receptions, and contrasts it with Taft era Republican discord. It describes foreign tours shaping perceptions, the president’s challenge with party factions, and a wary public attitude toward domestic issues and investigations.
A jumble of opinions shows the public coolly tolerating war talk and favoring arbitration as the path to peace. Vague references to military measures, pacifist skepticism, and the idea of watching events unfold without emotional strain fill the fragment.
The Interstate Commerce Commission today announced formal orders settling freight rates, supplementing decisions from two weeks earlier. Reductions cover class and commodity rates from Allied coast origins to inland points including Spokane and Phoenix. Carriers may apply slightly lower rates to Pacific terminal points due to water transportation limits. explicit future rates must be established by November 15, 1910.
A group of Chicago based lumber secretaries and ex secretaries of a retail lumber association issued a signed statement denying any conspiracy. They argue retailers have a right to demand wholesalers sell to them and to refrain from direct competition, asserting each trader may set rules of conduct and citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision to support their view.
Detroit dispatch reports William J. Dawson will travel to Wyoming with the American Ele Lodge to investigate alleged drastic declines in the elephant population in Jackson's Mole amid starvation fears. The lodge plans to press for a national park or reserve. Detroiter Naweon, a Detroit lodge member, will meet the attorney general in Cheyenne for a full inquiry.
Tolan Kansas August 10 a judge declares Ila Teese must remain jailed and face fines as he questions child welfare in a troubling scene. Witnesses recount a tense exchange as the courtroom weighs punishment and sympathy.
G C Griggs of Texas urged the Independent Order of Red Men to admit genuine American Indians. He spoke during a two day session in Minneapolis and vowed to push a measure at the next national council to allow Indian membership.
Denver Aug 10 Held for investigation in the theft of five dollars in wash from Miss Elizabeth Libnrg of Salt Lake. Frederick Jones a colored Pullman porter on the Denver and Rio Grande train is in custody here after Miss Drury reported the loss. Brakeman M A Johnson was also arrested and both men will be taken to Colorado Springs to confront the passenger.
A masked trio held up an automobile in Hurley New Mexico and robbed General Manager John M. Sully and two engineers Bradley and Brutt of their cash. The target was payroll funds for the Santa Tita mines, but the robbers were disappointed.
Aug 10 John Glover a youth in custody at his own request awaits court action on a petition for treatment. He cites a hereditary tendency to steal and says his father spent most of his life in prison and is now in Charlestown prison. The boy told police he has long been guilty of theft and hopes court guardians will deter him from following in his father’s footsteps. The report notes recent surgical caps and medical interest in such cases. Henry Frick resigns from Union Patriot board duty, stepping back from direct trains except in a few companies where he is heavily invested.
A garbled historical transcript references Minnesota visitors at a game, discussions of passes, and a mix of political names including Lindbergh, Howard, Williams, and Stephens. The text ties to a Republican vista with Democratic influx and mentions a bodyguard linked to Jefferson Davis era figures, reflecting tumultuous partisan dialogue and conspiracy insinuations.
Fragmented prose recalls imagined figures and rural ideals as a narrator muses on Western farmers, public benefactors, and pockets of development across Michigan and Montana. The piece blends politics, print shop labor, and visions of progress with sweeping commentary on westward expansion and economic ambitions.
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