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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1909
Page
13
A historic aviation record falls once more as the Ful Monoplane achieves a new milestone. The craft completes a sustained flight exceeding previous marks, signaling renewed progress in long distance air travel and pilot prowess.
Hubert Latham, the French aviator, set a new world distance record of 154 kilometers 650 meters 95.88 miles at Bethany Aviation Field Le Mans style race. He completed 15 laps totaling 150 kilometers in 2 hours 13 minutes 9 seconds and the full distance in 2 hours 18 minutes 9.35 seconds earning first in the Grand Prix de la Champagne. His monoplane design faced rain and wind, peaking at 300 feet, while Bleriot wrecked a fence in a late practice attempt. Curtiss placed third in the Prix de la Champagne after testing a French propeller then adjusting to a safer blade. The event drew cheers as Americans noted the Antoinette motor is American engineered.
Delegates at the conservation congress opened amid optimism as a peaceful outcome was declared expected. Speakers highlighted cooperative efforts between groups and officials to advance environmental goals and shared resources.
The National Conservation Congress began in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition auditorium with Gifford Pinchot applauding a peace declaration as Secretary Ballinger remains distant studying irrigation projects. President Taft’s land policy is noted as influencing a pacific mood among radicals, while Joseph N Teal emphasizes conserving national resources for future generations and the public good. Tomorrow’s program features Pinchot as principal speaker and former California Governor George Pardee addressing irrigation policy.
Washington reports the Navy Quartermaster's Department blocked exhumation of Lieut. James N. Sutton fearing excessive publicity. Mrs. Sutton and her daughter planned to proceed with Catholic rites and consecration, with a priest and doctors ready. officials may revisit the case, including the War Secretary.
Four injured and 12 imperiled when a launch from the cruiser Colorado collided with the West Seattle ferry on Elliott Bay. Injured include Dr. F. B. Hall and A. G. Corbett of Montana towns Deer Lodge and Butte, plus William Eaton of Seattle. Col. Thomas McTague and Chief Engineer M. A. Thormahlen helped direct rescue actions as launch crews and passengers scrambled to safety.
Fear of bubonic plague spreading to Mexico prompts the board of health to exam all incoming travelers from San Francisco. The move follows a telegraph from the Mexican consul reporting a plague case in San Francisco's Chinatown.
The Montana State Press association holds its annual meeting at Hunters Hot Springs with two days of pleasure and business. Attendance is expected to be large due to central location and a top hotel with fine plunge and surroundings. Newspaper men their wives and friends will attend.
Officers will be elected tomorrow as routine business is handled today. Joseph Smith Jr. presides over a program with John Baker of the International Typographical Union, T. F. Hammond of the Montana State Fair, and poet Will Aiken among speakers. Dr. C. A. Duniway and J. H. Hall address press roles in education and publicity. The Typographical Union joins the Mesdane for the first time, with printers’ locals invited to attend.
From a staff correspondent in Spokane Aug. 26 the Carter committee on irrigation completed its Montana reclamation inspection. The group will next review Western and Southwest states while Ballinger probes on his own. Senator Hill of Great Northern plans a Glacier Park two day trip with guards and a pack train.
Oakland California August 26 Mrs Emma Alman Tompkins wife of former State Prison Warden John WKE Tompkins who left the city four weeks ago and was found with former convict W F Gordon has returned to her husband. She recounted the friendship with Gordon whom she met during her sentence while her husband was warden at San Quentin. Gordon remains in jail on forgery charges linked to the affair.
Mexico City August 26 Ambassador David R Thompson denies reports that he purchased the Pan American railroad for 10 million dollars as agent for E H Harriman He says he has not bought any railroad though he concedes he has sought to buy the road for himself If the pending deal closes he would own about 9.6 million dollars of stock
William Maxwell, a San Francisco contractor who shot and killed saloon keeper Ea Pineus, was discharged from custody as evidence failed to justify a trial. Preliminary witnesses testified Pineus had threatened to kill Maxwell.
The Bar Association presents its reform report calling for changes in the judicial system. It outlines critiques of court operations and proposes measures to improve efficiency, transparency, and public trust.
A committee reports progress on federal stenographers in courts and limits on setting aside verdicts for errors. It outlines a unified state court system with three branches per state and a central supervising officer to oversee administration, plus clerical and stenographic staff under supervision.
Mexico City Aug 26 Twelve bodies were recovered from the La Paz mine at Matapuel after a cable parted Tuesday evening sending the cage to the 1 500 foot level. Two men survived by clinging to the shaft edge until rescue.
At Pittsburg on August 26 Alexander Friedman a Hungarian from New York testified in a federal peonage probe. He said 100 men were brought from New York and told there was no strike but after a few days he was offered overtime pay and sent to the kitchen where he refused. Guards then confined him in a box car jail.
Fifty experts from state and national experiment stations gathered in Cheyenne Wyoming on August 26 to study dry farming methods. The convention included observations of techniques used in nearby dry farming districts as part of the research effort.
After a heated clash the report was endorsed amid protests from opponents. Officials in charge confirmed support from key figures and noted no lasting harm from the dispute, urging unity and continued vigilance.
The Remsen referee board of consulting scientists won endorsement from the Association of State and National Food and Dairy Departments in Denver. A heated session debated benzoate of soda as a preservative with Dr. Charles Reed of Cincinnati denouncing the board for aiding a policy that medicates foods for public sale and potentially harmful to consumers. The convention urged further federal investigations and stricter anti fraud measures while supporting continued pure food law enforcement.
Helena Aug 26 The senate committee on arid lands completed its Montana tour inspecting four reclamation service projects and three Indian reservation projects. Officials including the secretary of the interior and the chief engineer accompanied the group. Members praised the works, progress, and thoroughness of construction and sought detailed knowledge of the reclamation act and land payment progress.
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