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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1909
Page
12
The Anaconda Standard announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions including monthly and yearly advance payments. It lists main and business offices in Anaconda with contact details and phone numbers for editorial and advertising departments.
Butte address at 28 East Broadway with Bell phone 422 and Independent phone 1 422. Also 130 Higgins Avenue and telephone 1 listed.
J Morton lists advertising offices in New York Chicago and more. The Standard is available at multiple newsstands across cities including New York Hotaling's 1 Park Row Chicago Auditorium Annex Empire News Stand P. O. News Co. Kansas City Yuma News Co. Minneapolis Kavanaugh's San Francisco Van Ness Hotel St Francis Los Angeles Amos' Denver 906 Seventeenth Street Houston Salt Lake City Rosenfeld Hanson Ogden Lowe Bros Spokane John W. Graham Co. Tacoma Pacific Avenue Seattle Acme News Times Rose City Portland Sixth Street. All business correspondence should go to Anaconda Montana.
Frederic Remington a Canton New York native and Yale trained artist died at fifty in New Rochelle New York. He studied at the Yale art school and the Art Students' League before going West to depict frontier life with realism aided by instantaneous photography. His western scenes appeared in leading magazines and included Cuban war images. He influenced Russell who followed in his Remington inspired style.
Senator Culberson indicated ill health would hinder his senate caucus duties but did not resign. After discussion, Senator Bacon of Georgia was named, yet Culberson remained as chairman, prompting rowdy newspaper jabs and renewed Texas stereotypes about size and political influence.
The passage notes Texas advancing from 1850 population of 212,592 to an estimated four million, surpassing California and Iowa and potentially becoming the fifth most populous state after New York Pennsylvania Ohio and Illinois. It contrasts Texas progress with older Southern states and mentions historical shifts due to the Civil War and statehood timing.
The Butte Electric Light and Power Company voluntary reduces rates for city street lights and private homes. The city saves about nine thousand dollars yearly. private customers save over fifty thousand dollars annually. The company notes the move as fair and public-spirited with no compulsion.
The article contrasts British merchant navy growth from 1860 to 1907 with Germany’s subsidy use. It notes Britain pays no subsidies to its merchant marine, while Germany spends about 2.3 million dollars with most tonnage unaffected by government aid. The Philadelphia Record is cited on Germany’s rivals and shipbuilding prowess.
The astrology notes Jupiter boosts commerce for salespeople and traders, Mars aids physicians and surgeons, and Mercury favors advertising and scholarly writings. Saturn encourages landlords, farmers, miners, engineers, and builders while a good hiring climate emerges. Household tasks and culinary changes also benefit. Births on this date bring creativity and diligence. children show thoughtfulness and work ethic.
San Antonio police pursue a $10 bill tied to two men described as suspects in the Mike Meagher murder. The bill bore a bloody fingerprint after boarding a train at Devine, Texas, and paying fare to Laredo on the Mexican border. Investigators traced the note to the two men who crossed into Mexico.
The piece notes promoters push to avoid the term subsidy for a government fund aiding steam ship lines carrying U S mails. It cites Taft’s view that public funds aid private ship owners, and compares subsidy levels in France Germany and England as arguments in the discussion.
Oliver Ingram, a Madison county pioneer about 65 years old, collapsed in Keeton's saloon in Twin Bridges after attending Amos Eastman's funeral. Doctors cite brain hemorrhage as the cause. He lived alone on a small ranch near Sheridan with no known nearby relatives.
Miles City council approves two ordinances creating a public guest register for hotels and lodging houses and establishing a city weigher and inspector of weights and measures modeled on state law. The old hook and ladder truck is sold to Ismay as the new chemical wagon carries all ladders.
President Taft rules whiskey includes products from neutral spirits and blends and requires clear labeling. The decision overturns Roosevelt and Wiley positions, allowing branding such as whiskey made from neutral spirits and blends with aged in wood statements.
Spokane mayor Nelson H. Pratt a longtime farmer and lumberman rebuts James J. Hill’s claim that high living costs stem from farmers’ extravagance. He argues modern farming is more economical, cites universal improvements, and criticizes tariffs and market trusts as price drivers.
Twin Bridges Montana December 26 The Montana Independent Telephone company asks the town council for permission to bring its lines into Twin Bridges. Mayor Thompson received the request with a standard ordinance from similar towns and the council tabled action until next week.
The Stockmen's National Bank of Fort Benton, in operation since 1890, received currency regulators approval to continue business for two more years after a satisfactory review. It reports $200,000 in capital and $259,000 in surplus and profits, with nearly $500,000 in dividends paid over its 29 years.
Bakers may use tomato mash in bread making to gain flavor, moisture, and longer shelf life. After sterilizing, the mash is sieved and incorporated into the dough, yielding bread with the tomato color.
Montana State University bulletin "Fruitgrowing In Montana" reviews 55 pages of practical guidance. Professor R W Fisher notes rising interest in fruit trees across Bitter Root, Flathead, and Yellowstone valleys and a 75 percent rise in planted fruit trees over two years.
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