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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1905
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard publication notice lists subscription rates, office addresses, and branch locations. It notes daily and Sunday editions with varying advance payment terms and provides multiple city newsstand locations and office contact points for the Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda Montana.
Wednesday December 7 finds San Domingo in comic opera turmoil as President Morales leaves the capital with few followers to seek a new base. The piece laments social isolation, topography, and poor transport, suggesting civil engineers and better roads could unite the Dominican Republic and Haiti into a more prosperous nation.
Secretary Taft cautions that yellow fever dangers remain until proven otherwise, while Panama’s commission reports progress. Pure water supplies and sewers are expanding, about fifty percent finished, as streets are cleared of mud and disease prone drains. Mosquito control and drainage work target the isthmus from Panama to Colon, amid a vast marshy, jungle landscape.
A reader laments the human cost of railroad and canal projects detailing labor deaths, mostly Black women in tropical work camps, and questions health protections. The piece shifts to Boston, noting graft and a flawed school system, pressuring a superintendent amid a reduced board and alleged influence from officials with personal perks.
A mocked 1908 forecast predicts dire global events, from political upheavals in Russia and Turkey to volcanic eruptions and wars. It foresees hot U S summers, rising death rates, corruption revelations, and widespread upheaval, yet claims overall news will be good.
In New York City last week a jury acquitted Mrs. Wilson of felonious assault against her husband after she shot him in the cheek. She and her husband, married two years, had a troubled union with financial strain and a child who died of starvation. The jurors returned a verdict of not guilty without leaving their seats.
A collage of stray items recalls a drowning accident on a ferry, magistrate actions on welfare, and public sympathy for a wronged wife. It also references political barbs toward Roosevelt, Odell, and San Domingo, plus year-end stock notes, Christmas humor, and holiday routines.
A fragmentary historical notice discusses Maurice F. Bean, renowned as a leading figure in American literature, and Postmaster General Cartelyou's reactions to presidential papers. It traces Booth Tarkington’s lineage to Mary Newton and Newton Booth, noting ancestral rhetoric and public orators, plus sketches Mme Bramson and Mme Aramane in a Pittsburgh musical circle, hinting at aristocratic society and a sartorial misstep revealing bare feet.
Viscount Siuso Aoki is appointed Japanese ambassador to the United States. Aoki, a high diplomat and member of Japan’s privy council, outranks Takahira and Hayashi, and will arrive with the viscountess after government approval. He is about 60 years old and formerly served as minister in Germany and at The Hague.
Cable from Constantinople reports a severe quake in Bugtern Turkey destroying homes and leaving many homeless in a densely Armenian area. Harpoot hosts major American Board missions and Euphrates College with extensive evangelistic operations across the district.
A tormented raid in Torrington Connecticut ends with Officer Robert Hewitt fatally shot and Police Chief L S Trail stabbed while attempting to arrest a group of Italians who were fighting. The Italians attacked as officers arrived. Trail is hospitalized but expected to recover.
A fire at the Exchange hotel in Uniontown Pennsylvania early today ruined the interior and contents. Firefighters battled flames from dawn, with authorities investigating the cause and assessing damages to the historic building.
Federal officials seek broader funding and regulatory paths to expand nationwide utility access amid debates over market competition. Officials emphasize coordinating with state agencies and industry partners to ensure reliable service and affordable rates for consumers.
A large city hostelry forced 150 guests to flee into the streets in night clothing as a fire alarm and narrow exits sparked a frantic evacuation. Fire crews battled flames with limited access, no serious injuries reported.
The Gallatin Valley meeting at the club rooms drew many farmers with strong speeches by Wyltz Walsh Maynard Benepe Hott Vandenhonk and Laws. Attendance spurred renewed interest and many contracts were secured or expanded. A Bozeman Beet Sugar Land Rental syndicate meeting to sign acreage contracts will be held soon to settle the balance.
Mrs Catherine Eustace Murphy widow of Timothy Murphy dies at 71. She came to Steilacoola in 185% and, while with her husband aboard the gun boat General Jessup off the California coast in August 1862, gave birth to a son, claimed as the first birth at sea in US Navy history.
Alamosa Colorado case details Det 26 E. Snyder, former Olin banker, fled after losses of 310000. Arrested in St. Louis, he pled guilty to fraudulent banking and received a fine of 100 dollars and court costs amid clemency pleas from creditors.
An article notes comparative alcohol consumption by country, stating Americans use about one and a third gallons of pure alcohol yearly while others like French, Belgian, Spanish, Italian, English, and German vary. It lists per capita intake of spirits and beer across nations with emphasis on sobriety levels.
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