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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1911
Page
14
The Anaconda Standard lists publication data and subscription rates including Parly and Sunday at $1.00 per month and Daily and Sunday at $10.00 per year paid in advance. It notes the main office in Standard Block and the Independent phone line in the editorial room, with post office filing as Second Class Matter.
Rutte Pranch lists office locations and news stand networks across major cities for the Standard Publishing Company. It covers New York Philadelphia Detroit Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Kansas City San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Denver Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland and end addresses. General correspondence should go to Standard Publishing Company Anaconda Montana.
New York papers discuss whether Taft was consulted during Theodore Roosevelts talks with steel magnates over a Tennessee company purchase. Roosevelts aide Root and Attorney General Bonaparte were named by one paper, Taft not mentioned by another, and Taft was away in Asia during October 1907, so he was not consulted.
The Elks hold solemn memorial services in cities with lodges on the first Sunday in December. The article urges cautious public commentary on the McNamara case and critiques speculation while honoring departed members and promoting communal support. It also notes shifts in fashion affecting street crime risk and predicts a return to pockets as skirts tighten.
The article reports on reactions to the McNamara case with union leaders denouncing violent acts and calling for fair trials. Prosecutor Fredericks cautions that other suspects may face charges, including Burt H. Franklin, a defense detective, with possible further arrests and sensational developments hinted.
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks stresses modest living and good government. Members seek daily joy at annual reunions while honoring Creator and humanity, recalling fellow Elks who joined in the day’s spirit of brotherly love and charity.
Baltimore police chief laments women’s dress styles inviting theft as watches on chatelaines at bosoms tempt highwaymen. He notes thousands of watches are at risk, criticizing fashion trends for aiding crime and urging caution.
In San Francisco on December 3 two SP clerks H Wilkie and W E Green competed in a fruit dessert contest. Green won by two prunes after both ate oysters steaks potatoes rice pudding tea pie and prunes and Wilkie paid a bill of 6.50 and both were sent to hospital for care.
Pittsburg reports E A Swaney and four crewmen killed when the tow boat Diamond's boiler exploded while moored on the Allegheny river near Avalon. Five others injured two fatally as debris damaged Avalon houses and the Pensylvnia station. Dead include Swaney Hagan Marshall Cunningham Friel and Cunningham. Friel body found on a coal barge.
Salt Lake City reports Joe Donovan or Joseph M Dye was identified as the highwayman who shot Joseph Rainbow last Sunday. Donovan says his father is Joseph Dye a Colorado law partner of former Senator Henry M Teller and is being investigated. He claims he can prove he was in Ogden at the time of the shooting.
Thirteen insurrectionists seized at Halacho, Yucatan, were executed without trial as state troops routed their companions. Two rebel bands near Merida claim Regista aims, led by Estra Mateo and Hilberto Leon. Mateo's men issue receipts for seized property to be redeemed after Reyes revolution triumph.
Gertrude Gibson Patterson, acquitted in Denver of her husband Charles Patterson's murder, arrives at her Sandoval County home with her parents. She will use her maiden name and plans to stay three months before visiting relatives in Oregon.
Samuel Gompers said he would issue a formal statement only after returning to Washington and thoroughly reviewing the McNamara case. He did not set a date, noting numerous engagements that could take a week, and declined to discuss conferences or clemency, insisting the court should decide the sentence.
In Indianapolis detectives and U S Attorney Miller advance plans for a federal grand jury to probe McNamara dynamiting links. Evidence to indict for interstate transportation of explosives is being prepared as the inquiry widens with the Erectors' Association aiding.
The National Erectors Association and the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers push to uncover those responsible for 100 explosions damaging bridges and iron work since August 2, 1905. They seek cooperation from federal grand juries and promise to reveal all involved, beyond the McNamaras. Frank M. Ryan's whereabouts were not known, with Hockin expecting his arrival from Atlanta.
Memphis telegrams from the local typographical union seek extreme penalties for the McNamaras and others linked to the Times destruction. Resolutions condemn violence, urge lawful action, and note socialist and union solidarity. A telegram to Job Harriman also requests success in Tuesday's election.
Harry Orchard, serving life for Governor Steunenberg’s assassination, says he is glad the McNamaras pleaded guilty. He claims prosecutors lacked corroborating evidence against McManigal and asserts an organized inner circle ran the dynamite plots.
The fragment notes that the McNamaras were found guilty by premise that crimes were committed for a consideration. No further details are available in the readable text.
Five letters said to be signed by Gen Pasqual Orozco offering his services and those of his men to Gen Bernardo Reyes are in secret service hands in San Antonio. They will be used against Reyes in his Corpus Christi trial.
Charles Frank and Robert McClung of Kinlock Land and Cattle Company own about 4000 acres near Clyde Park. Their banner crop includes 18 000 bushels of wheat 2 000 bushels of oats 1600 bushels of barley and 350 to 400 tons of hay yielding approximately 34 bushels per acre with wheat sold locally at 1 cent per bushel bringing in 14 580 dollars and 27 54 dollars per acre farmed.
Missoulian reports a surveyed route and speculation that the Butte Anaconda Pacific may extend into the Bitter Root region. The note mentions Mr Daly leaving a good route surveyed, suggesting potential railroad progress.
The Ismay Journal notes that a good county road is essential for comfort and convenience to travelers and that good roads attract population, schools, and churches. It adds that road quality raises property values, citing a farm five miles from market on a bad road being worth less than a similarly located farm on good roads.
A farmer notes that ten miles from the market a single good road outperforms two poor ones. He argues that better roads allow larger exchanges of products and commodities between regions, boosting trade and prosperity.
The governors' special 1% car train in Townsend Star era gives a glimpse of Northwest states productivity. The Montana agricultural capacity is noted as able to accommodate about 800,000 farmers, dairymen, orchardists and gardeners.
Sam W. Langhorne Jr. of Helena returns from a four year term in Deed Lodge after a Special Prosecutor Hurd order arrests him for taking nearly everything the state stock commission had in sight. He says, Well, I'm not surprised, and others with knowledge of the case echo the sentiment.
The Columbus News notes Governor Norris leads the governors who left St. Paul and expects to present more compelling messages to easterners than the other Northwestern state executives. His extensive communications and steady rhetoric are highlighted as key strengths for favorable consideration.
The Red Lodge Republican Picket notes Montana entries dominate at Spokane and other fairs. A Wibaux Irishman named Murphy wins the potato prize at the dry farm congress in Colorado Springs. Montana triumphs in wheat barley oats and pigs at New York land show, signaling strong farming prospects.
Senator Root proposes a prayer on the occasion of a hundred years of peace among English speaking peoples but notes that ceremonies in which Congress could take part are also desirable.
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