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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1908
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates and office locations. It notes daily and Sunday pricing, office contacts, and branch offices in Missoula and other cities. It also provides street listings for newsstands in major cities and directs correspondence to Anaconda Montana.
The Sixtieth Congress begins its second session under Roosevelt policy pressures. Republicans will hold control while Democrats gain sixteen seats mainly in the Midwest. An extraordinary session may follow Taft's term as the new congress staggers through routine business.
A discussion notes a potential conflict between Michigan and Wisconsin over a boundary line in a new Michigan constitution. It recalls past disputes such as Ohio Toledo and the Upper Peninsula award, and hints at future border clashes driven by survey errors and valuable timber and mineral wealth.
The text traces historic boundary conflicts among states and nations. It notes Vermont’s creation from New York and New Hampshire disputes, Maryland winning a Mason Dixon outcome, and long standing U S Canada tensions moving toward resolution, including Alaska’s vague note of discovery.
The article discusses how retired U S presidents should be left to private life and notes the suitability of Theodore Roosevelt for future politics. It mentions Grover Cleveland Hayes Arthur and Grant as admirable postpresidential examples and suggests Root for New York Senate and Roosevelts potential path to Depew’s seat.
At the American Prison Association meeting in Richmond Virginia Dr Cook of the Maryland state prison argued crime stems from mind and body disease and should be treated with greater physician authority before trial and at sentencing. Minnesota’s prison head and Judge De Lacey echoed calls for humane study of defendants.
1908 report critiques Illinois jury failure to convict leaders in Springfield mob violence. Riot lasted days with murder arson and armed defiance. failed verdicts may void indictments against over a hundred participants. Courier Journal notes blame could lie with jurors and systemic collapse of law enforcement.
The remark about crime and its triumph applies to court catastrophes in nearby cities, with Springfield itself named as a distant but relevant example of the larger problem.
A Washington district court upholds compulsory vaccination for public schoolchildren. Appeals to the state supreme court may follow before a final ruling, as supporters push for enforcement while opponents promise to seek repeal via legislative power.
In her reminiscences the New York Mesdl Lady Randolph Churchill recalls encounters with Emperor William and other rulers. She describes his curious diet and tea rituals, a shah of Persia’s Jubilee era diversions, a Buckinglot palace banquet, and a Sultan of Johore luncheon.
Theodore Roosevelt rails at newspapers he calls mendacious in an open letter to William Dudley Foulke, denouncing false reports and urging readers to trust honest journalism while condemning the yellow press and purchased press for slander and deceit. The missive defends integrity in public life and calls out corrupt financiers and politicians.
The Sun editor declines a controversy with President Roosevelt while acknowledging the president's attention. He accuses Roosevelt of free use of truth and notes the president’s suppression of correspondence. The piece mentions Foulke as a confidant to whom Roosevelt’s letter denying patronage used in Taft’s candidacy was addressed.
Cleveland Ohio December officials report Delivan Smith travels to New York and cites The New York Sun as source for Panama editorial claims. He says Indianapolis News credited the source and the editor had no personal motive, noting information about letters in campaign and offer to use News columns.
A Glasgow student from Anderson's medical college served as a lamplighter in a nearby burg to pay fees. He earned only a few shillings weekly and kept himself afloat until a wage increase request was denied. After passing his final exams he resigned as lamplighter to become a fully qualified doctor.
The Boston and Montana band performed as Elks lodge memorials honored Fred Paynter Samuel H Treloar C H Colbert Charles Copenharve and Scott Woodward with a solemn ritual service Rev K V Ostrander gave benediction and the doxology closed the rites Officers and committees of the lodge participated in the ceremony with musical interludes and prayers marking a dignified tribute to departed members.
The Boston Transcript quotes a Ten ysonian verse and a Swinburnian spoof about turkeys and feasts. It notes a New York World item comparing guests lighting candles in old hotels to modern electric lights and hints the result remains similar.
Missoula Elks held their annual memorial exercises at the Union opera house. The program featured an eloquent memorial day address by H. L. Myers and a lengthy musical and ceremonial program with Rev. W. Lennie Smith, Mrs. T. A. Price, Miss Thula Toole, Mrs. E. H. Moffatt, A. M. Barrett, and an orchestra in attendance.
The advertisement claims Dr Price's Flavoring Extracts are superior in strength and freshness to all others and suit discerning ladies for delicate natural flavors in cakes puddings and table delicacies. It urges readers to use them for best results.
The Livingston lodge at Elks held its annual memorial services at the Hefferlin theater this afternoon. A moving program was presented and the event proved very interesting. Memorial address was given by George W. Farr of Miles City.
Austin report says Ames B. Clark longtime UT proctor and Harvard valedictorian 1853 died of heart failure in the Auditorium Hotel during William J. Bryan's address. He had served the university for many years.
Reports from the Marianna mine of the Pittsburg Buffalo Coal company say the explosion on Nov. 28 killed four more workers and left seven others missing or found.
In Iquique Chile on December 6 a miners strike at the Collayuenso mines drew police and injuries. Troops were sent to relieve the police and restore order amid the unrest.
Reports from Peking indicate American residents in the Yangtse territory are in an uproar over the withdrawal of the American gunboats. The vessels had joined the Pacific fleet for target practice at Manila, leaving the area without armed protection amid rising tensions.
In Hankow the American consul general William Martin asked the British representative to assume protection of American interests in Nanking following the recent insurrection.
Missoula Montana December 6 Major Miller inspector general of the United States army for the department of the Dakotas has concluded a special investigation into alleged irregularities at Fort Missoula. A report of findings will be sent to General Edgerly at St Paul. No details will be released until department action.
Dec 6 in Trenton Tennessee reports that Col. R L Taylor who survived a night riders attack after Cadre Quentin Rankin was hanged at Walnut Log Oct 5 has been warned they will come to his home to capture him.
Duluth, Minn. Dec 6 The steel freight steamer D M Clemson coal laden from Loraine Ohio to Duluth was probably wrecked in last week’s gale on Lake Superior. Her crew of 22 is believed drowned and the vessel was overdue at this port awaiting arrival.
San Francisco on December 6 reports three men detained in connection with extensive drug thefts traced to Denver and Seattle. George Sax smith formerly with Schultz Drug of Denver and Calley Drug of Seattle, A. E. Holt a salesman, and Martin L. Jones a tailor worker in San Francisco are in custody. Detectives recovered a large quantity of drugs and perfumes.
New York reports Harvard treasure seekers returned empty handed from Jamaica aboard the Admiral Dewey after abandoning the Mayflower. The group including Stephen Neyes H 03 H L Corbett 03 Buck Harrison 04 and Roger Darby 03 located several wrecks but found hulls buried too deep to inspect the sunken Spanish galleon prize.
President-elect Taft and his party depart Hot Springs after a week in the resort. Mrs Taft Secretary Carpenter and the office force complete their Hot Springs visit. Taft plans an extended stay in Augusta Ga and Carpenter will set up Taft offices in the Union Trust building in Washington before the trip.
Nathan Straus attacked Dr. Koch's assertion that cows with tuberculosis cannot pass it to humans at a Judeans meeting in New York. He said he had written to Koch urging a retreat, but received no reply from the German scientist.
Minneapolis reports Dr Cyrus Northrup will resign as president of the University of Minnesota at the end of the current college year after a 25 year tenure. The formal resignation will be presented to the regents tomorrow.
Standard subscribers paying ten dollars for a year’s advance subscription may choose among several premium items. Some are suitable as Christmas gifts. Call or send for a list describing each premium. Standard offices, Butte Missoula and Anaconda.
Analysts note strong and weak days in last week as new securities absorb hundreds of millions of dollars. Refunding obligations ease rates but underscored by liquidations of foreign holdings and cautious appetite. Bank clearings expansion slows with caution on iron steel copper and rail freight trends.
A commercial traveler in a local hotel recalls saving a drunken man from drowning at Atlantic City last summer. He swam out with clothes on, dragged the man to safety, and the grateful survivor then checked his pocket for a nickel, suspecting the rescuer of theft.
A New York Globe reader profiles a small local drug store that specializes in veter inarian prescriptions for horses. The proprietor claims the shop sells more equine remedies than any other in town, serving stables and animal hospitals. Human medicines are available on request, but the animal care dominates the business.
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