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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
13
Publisher notice from Standard Publishing Company circulated in Anaconda with postal classification and subscription office details. It lists office phone lines and editorial rooms, though several lines are garbled. The notice references subscription rates and mail matter status.
Butte branch now East Broadway with Bell 422 and Independent 1422. Advertising executive W J Morton lists New York Fifth Avenue, Chicago Hartford Building, Madison and Dearborn. News stands listed in multiple cities with agency addresses and sales points. Correspondence to Standard Publishing Company Anaconda Montana.
After nine years of active service in Anaconda, Superinlustri ent William Wraith is promoted to general manager of a growing enterprise and will leave for a new field. Citizens extend felicitations while noting his absence will affect commercial civic and social life. EF Mathews on plans to keep him connected to the city.
An article notes Johns Hopkins University raising tuition in professional departments due to higher supply costs and deficit pressures. It suggests higher fees may deter some entrants as overcrowding in professions grows, while agricultural courses could appeal as a lower cost option for genuine ability.
Kentucky papers hail the unexpected homecoming of John R. Fallis of Frankfort after a week away. The community had mourned him as dead, with a wife and five children among those grieving, as rural correspondents describe a sorrowing town. The tale began when he vanished last Sunday with extraordinary circumstances surrounding his disappearance.
The incident near the Kentucky river involved John R. Fallis carrying dynamite to a shanty boat when the box slipped. A loud blast echoed through Benson hills causing alarm in Frankfort. Fallis fled toward Christianburg and Jacksonville before learning the explosion was misreported and he was alive. His estate administrator finalized his accounts.
The walk by thirty four suffragists from New York to Albany draws strong publicity for the equal suffrage cause, despite most quitting early due to the frost and cold. Article notes the tactic mirrors British protest methods and questions its effectiveness while highlighting broader Western resource and land policy issues and political dynamics around Woodrow Wilson’s forthcoming administration.
A New York Times tip suggests consumers eat apples to curb living costs. A leading apple shipper urges buying in boxes or barrels rather than quarts or pecks, noting a huge crop this year and ample supply. He argues the high cost of living stems from small-quantity purchases and explains box storage.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce resolves that the interior secretary should be a dyed-in-the-wool Westerner. It argues that development of the West is vital to the nation and that vast resources lie dormant under government control, needing active policy to unlock growth.
Cananea Mexico December 19 One hundred ten of the 1000 striking miners return to work at the Fuerze Citos mine bringing the working total to about 550 while more than 800 remain on strike. The smelter and concentrator operate steadily and no demonstrations occur. Strikers are kept at settlements near the mines under guard to prevent entry to town.
In Los Angeles today Angus Mac Kenzie was instantly killed and Robert Corsair seriously injured when an electric light pole collapsed onto them. Fire crews responded as authorities began investigations into the cause of the collapse.
Businessmen in Simms Montana plan a Dec 27 celebration for the Sun River bridge linking Cascade and Teton counties. A parade with historical tableaux, a banquet, and an open meeting follow a golden spike ceremony. officials from Teton and Cascade will attend alongside invited Great Falls interests.
Great Falls reports preparatory activity for the Missouri River dam project at Big Falls by the Great Falls Power Company. About 50 workers are fixing up camp buildings, with a larger force to follow after year’s start. A temporary 750 foot bridge above the dam site is being built to move materials, supported by rock cribs in the river.
Bishop John P. Carroll of Helena writes to the Standard denying any Catholic priest named W. M. Ross in the United States and refuting a socialist sermon alleging such a figure. He cites no St Alban's parish in Superior Wisconsin and labels the piece a socialist misrepresentation aimed at Catholic workers.
Washington report notes Senator Borah of Idaho ordered a bill to authorize an additional loan of $30 million to the reclamation fund. The loan would follow terms similar to the $20 million loan two years earlier and could fund existing extensions or new projects. He plans to push for action when Congress reconvenes.
Four Montana counties Cascade Fergus Rosebud and Yellowstone face loss of their share of state school funds as county superintendents have not submitted reports. If district clerks delay further, Harmon may submit to the governor without these counties’ reports, barring their division of income from school lands and funds.
London December 19 Norah Lackey aged 22 was sent to jail for ninety days for giving false fire alarms. The Westminster magistrate warned she would face harsher punishment if she repeats the offense.
Helena Dec 19 Frank D O Neill Democrat member elect from Custer county endorses railroad passes for state officers and legislators and will introduce a bill. He argues passes would remove bribery temptations and allow lawmakers remote from Helena to attend sessions while noting savings could aid state education funding.
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