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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1912
Page
12
Independent phone numbers and addresses listed for Butte branch and New York Chicago offices appear in a fragmented newspaper masthead. The text includes references to publishing and advertising management along with old postal and telephony details for the Anaconda area and affiliated offices.
A noisy caption lists many newspaper agents and street corners across the country, noting the Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda Montana. The fragment references Chicago Congress hotel and various city news vendors from Detroit to Spokane, with contact cues for correspondence.
The holiday marks a business community observance with picnics and excursions, originated about five years ago to foster good feeling between merchants and employers. Many will attend Warm Springs and Gregso Springs events while pioneers meet. The piece also salutes General William Booth founder of the Salvation Army, noting its humanitarian mission and global impact.
The Deer Lodge County Bar Association backs Judge George J. Winston as a model of neutrality and integrity for nonpartisan judicial elections. It praises his mastery of law, loyalty to absolute right, and removal of partisan bias, urging voters and convention delegates to continue his office tenure and endorse his recall as unnecessary.
United States Senator Borah of Idaho will speak Thursday evening in Middleton in support of Taft and the Republican national ticket. He remains within the Republican fold to pursue reforms from inside the party, aligning with other leading progressives who favor party unity over a third party split.
Complaints rise over lax enforcement of the wage brokers law passed in the last legislative session. Citizens query why the new wage assignment statute is not being enforced, noting the business remains largely as before. The bill was introduced by a Silver Bow member.
The measure limits wage and salary loans to 12 percent annual interest and bans known unfair lending practices. Penalties for violations are set. After governor approval the law took effect and test cases were prepared in Silver Bow county to verify its validity, with no further word on the matter.
A editorial urges Democrats to avoid aligning with the third party, calling it a Republican revolt within the GOP. It argues Progressives Roosevelt and Johnson lack Democratic credentials, and that a complete Democratic victory is possible if Democrats stay with their party and ticket.
Special Dispatch reports Representative Pray will push for house passage of a Senate bill authorizing 42000 from federal treasury to settle Corbett tunnel claims on the Shoshone Irrigation project. The measure aims to resolve claims vetoed by President Tate and does not alter the reclamation fund. Also notes Leys fire sale and Galveston’s bid to be the best lighted city.
South Butte residents report progress in lawn and garden efforts in a second annual contest by the South Butte Improvement association. Judges noted marked improvement over last year with numerous prize awards for best yards trees peas vegetables and individual plant categories across multiple Warren Oregon and Fourth avenue addresses.
Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman of Libaca New York long associated with Cornell University has been named United States Minister to Greece succeeding the resigning George H Moses. Born in Prince Edward Island he is fifty eight and a noted scholar with doctorates from several major universities and a record as philosopher professor and author.
Rebels evacuated Juarez as 22 federal troops under General Jaquin Teller entered the border city. Civilian crowds cheered Viva Madero and Death to General Rabago while federals campaigned southeast of the Casas Grandes district to drive rebels out. Four hundred cavalry moved from Hermosillo toward Navales for border protection.
The piece critiques the Democratic convention’s nomination of Wilson and Marshall, arguing the party favors governance over preaching and emphasizes Parker's use of Wilson’s speech. It labels Republican and Progressive flaws, asserts the Democrats will keep pledges, and rebuts claims about tariff reform and the trust era under former President Taft. It cites reports of tariff policy, trust battles, and party line contrasts with Teller and dissents at the convention.
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