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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1911
Page
18
The Anaconda Standard announces subscription pricing for daily and Sunday editions at $1 per month and $10 per year when prepaid, with the Sunday Standard at $2 per year. Details include main office in Standard Block and editorial and independent staff contact numbers.
A dense directory of news stands and news agencies with addresses in New York Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati Detroit Indianapolis Chicago Minneapolis Kansas City San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Denver Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland and Vancouver, detailing outlets such as Hotaling's news stands Kemp's news agency R. M. Child's news agency and Northwest News Co's.
The document directs that all general business letters and correspondence be addressed to the Standard Publishing Company located in Anaconda, Montana. It specifies the intended recipient and the city for correspondence.
A New Jersey Democrat Nugent drew national attention by proposing that Governor Wilson is a man and asking Do I drink alone. The incident sparked widespread newspaper coverage and prompted commentary, including Colonel Watterson’s remark that Nugent drank alone but the public questions how long.
The piece critiques President Taft for summoning an extra session to push tariff items while Democrats push for adjournment. It notes Taft’s reciprocity stance and suggests delayed action by the tariff commission, with a future round of tariff measures expected next winter regardless of summer outcomes.
The speaker notes that Democrats in Congress cooperate with the president and accept the veto prerogative, while Republicans face a possible renomination next year. He suggests party tactics may lead to adjournment if the veto is used.
The article discusses ownership limits for air above land and water and the evolving legal framework for flying machines. It cites Blackstone on water ownership, notes cases from Long Island and Connecticut on aviation liability, references an aerial taxi in Russia, and mentions Governor Baldwin's push for aviation legislation. It also notes public drinking fountains in Anaconda and other contemporary items.
A Butte jury found C N Smith guilty in a case under the 1874 law banning employment of boys under 16 in elevator work. The punishment ranged from a $25 fine to up to $5 hundred and six months in jail, with appeals noted. The trial highlights a rarely enforced statute and its impact after a boy, James Harris, was injured in a May 7 elevator incident.
The mountain view Methodist church hosted tribute services for the late Rev W C Shippen, remembered as a pioneer in Montana and Butte. Clergy and the Silver Bow Ministerial Association praised his 35 years of work, with interment at Mount Moriah and resolutions honoring his service.
A New York social storm erupts as John Jacob Astor's forthcoming marriage to a young heiress is denounced by church leaders and Congress. Clergy, society figures, and Bishop Doane condemn the match as a mercenary alliance amid gossip of money and social climbing.
The piece criticizes Senator Owen of Oklahoma for suggesting a congressional recall mechanism for Supreme Court justices and federal judges. It argues such a plan bypasses constitutional impeachment and risks majority politics determining life tenure judges without a public referendum.
Reports from El Paso indicate Magonista raiders and federal pursuit have deprived Mormon colonists of Colonel Diaz in Northern Chihuahua of horses. The raiders struck late last week and federal forces chased them yesterday, with each side taking horses needed for crop work.
A young stoker aboard the oriental freighter Indravelli, 18, hid as crew to near her lover. She and the man leapt overboard at Singapore, landing on sampans. their fate remained unknown. The incident followed a separate case of a 16 year old stowaway girl seeking her engineer lover aboard the Redfield.
Unidentified man about 40 was recovered from the Yellowstone River near Miner. The corpse was badly decomposed with no identifying marks except a paper bearing the name Mattie Rosenthal and a song copy. Gardiner resident Rosenthal may identify the man.
San Diego reports arriving passengers say Ensenada residents fear renewed conflict between old Diaz loyalists and supporters of the new regime. Mexican troops guard the border from Tijuana to Campo opposite California, with arrangements made to move rurales through the United States to Lower California.
Washington Aug. 14 The army adopts a campaign hat with a three inch brim and five inch crown featuring the Montana peak formed by indentations to a pointed top. It blends features favored by infantry and cavalry boards as a compromise.
Minot North Dakota August 14 Judge Witten government superintendent warned crowds at the Berthold reservation registration building as eager hoomeseekers fought to be first to register. Miss Ida Westerman of St Louis becomes the first woman registrant as about 3000 persons registered by 1 PM.
In St Petersburg on August 14 the Otto man bacteriological institute announced caviar as an antidote to cholera. After Turkey banned Russian caviar, they tested infected samples and reported all cholera germs destroyed within four days.
New York report details Mrs William Force responding angrily to attacks on her daughter's engagement to Col John Jacob Astor. She refused to discuss the matter, directing questions to Colonel Astor or Mr Force and saying she does not read papers or care what they say.
Horatio Sey nour arrived from New York to take over as editor-in-chief of the St. Louis Republic, marking a leadership change at the newspaper.
Washington August 14 a House judiciary committee resolution asks the department of justice for all records and papers tied to the recent charges by Alaskan Delegate Wickersham against Attorney General Wickersham. The measure was offered by Representative Clayton of Alabama.
Atchison Kansas on August 14 the Kansas Federation of Labor opened its meeting with a campaign for a law banning women from working more than nine hours a day in the state. The session focused on labor reform and protections for female workers.
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