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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
38
The store reports record Christmas business due to superior goods prices and service unmatched by competitors. Management says this makes Symons the big, fine institution it is and invites customers to shop today.
Dr Wu Ting fang retiring Chinese minister to the United States visited New York on December 23 to inspect the passenger train tunnels under the Hudson River linking Manhattan to Jersey terminals. A party member joked that Wu has the man from Missouri looking like a deaf and dumb man when it comes to all matter of show me.
Pittsburg Kansas December 23 Morris Kliggitt mayor of Pittsburg and former United States district attorney during the second Cleveland administration died here today He was a classmate of William Jennings Bryan and was 72 years old at his death.
John A. Demper arrived in New York from New Orleans aiming to reach Berlin to present a claim for $100,000. The brief item notes his travel intent and the large monetary claim he seeks.
Demper, seeking compensation for Boer War business losses, smashed several plate glass windows at the German consulate in a downtown office building believing it German territory. He was instead sent to Bellevue hospital for a mental examination.
Albany December 23 The state insurance department seized the National Provident Union a fraternal order of eleven members due to inadequate rates The supreme court ordered the takeover A small percentage may go to beneficiaries The union owes about 100000 to deceased members beneficiaries and has roughly 34000 in assets
The pope today received the sacred College of Cardinals in Rome as they presented Christmas greetings. The audience continued for some time with expected formalities and remarks.
The pontiff discussed codifying canon law at length and said governments show interest while only the crimes and punishment chapter remains incomplete. He expects completion in two years before sending the code to bishops for examination.
Ottawa reports Canada has purchased the cruiser Rainbow from Britain as the first vessel for a new navy. A second larger cruiser is under negotiation. Rainbow, a second class Apollo ship, will train recruits and cross the Atlantic in 1900s spring or summer with British crew.
In the summer months a curious dietary trend emerges as locals opt for cheese rich offerings and cher fruit based dishes. The feature notes seasonal flavors drawing crowds to markets and eateries.
A 19th century note discusses chub fishing baits with bullock pith and ox spinal marrow, noting their use in the Thames and Trent during winter, then shifts to science claiming a butterfly ear on the abdomen as a possible sensory organ and whether it perceives sound as humans do.
The fragment highlights that the subject possesses a much more delicate and acute sense than that of other animals, underscoring heightened perception and discrimination.
John A. Peeler of Central Missouri reports his flock of prized Cotswold sheep thrive due to tobacco fed to the animals. He began by pulverizing tobacco and mixing it with salt, noting the sheep eagerly consume it. Peeler claims the tobacco destroys germs and parasites that infest the flock.
William Keen, candidate to succeed Thomas S. Lewis as president of the United Mine Workers of America, said he had received private advices from Pennsylvania Illinois and several other districts that confirm his prediction he would be elected president.
A fragment notes a Christmas day gathering north of Big Butte under the Centerville Rifle Club, dated December 25. The text references a local shooting event or club activity but lacks full details.
Washington reports that Dixie is officially designated as the top American song in patriotic popularity by G T Son neck head of the Library of Congress music division. Yankee Doodle remains a national air and ranks second, while Star Spangled Banner and America have intricate histories and dates of public singing vary.
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