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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1909
Page
18
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The Standard is on sale at news stands in New York Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Houston Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Portland. All general business letters and correspondence should be addressed to the Anaconda Montana.
A Nebraska senator is described as lecturing on economy while mailing five boxes weighing 100 to 200 pounds each to Washington through the post office. Clerks say the contents are public documents though this claim is disputed in many circles. The piece notes a prior congressman sending household furniture via frank to the capital and remarks on the speed of such mailings.
The governor and the state board of examiners publish two public documents for Montana citizens as the extraordinary session begins. The Standard prints much of the capitol commission report detailing original legislation, bids, stone varieties, costs, and misrepresentations. It highlights Columbus stone quality, quarry visits, and testimony on sandstone versus other materials.
The state board report notes Bedford stone long used in famous buildings nationwide. It says since talk of an extra session began, other Montana quarry owners have pressed to supply stone and favor in state construction work. It also cites that the Helena Trades and Labor assembly reports the stone cutters union approves the contract for the wings.
An afternoon summary cites Charles Wake dismissing Cook as a fraud after Copenhagen findings. It notes Wake’s wary stance toward university authorities, the global notoriety of Cook as a faker, and lingering curiosity over his exit and Arctic illusion claims.
The article argues against strong U S action to seize and punish former Nicaragua leader Zelaya, noting his ouster by Washington and his escape to Mexico. It questions the duty to pursue vengeance abroad and points to Mexican asylum as a restraint on Secretary Knox’s plans.
The text argues that U S policy could covertly aid rebels seeking to overturn a new Panama arrangement and gain graft from state control, risking discredit by repeating past involvement in supporting secession to create a Panama republic.
Under the American Historical Society, Columbia University Library hosts a sweeping loan exhibit unseen in America. Highlights include Columbus’s 1492 letter and Corleu’s 1634 Mohawk journal. The Morgan collection adds ancient manuscripts and Gutenberg’s Bible on parchment.
The reading cautions strong restraint on this day as Uranus opposes, predicting temptations in romance and eccentric pursuits. It warns against legal tricky schemes, quarrels in marriage, and a general mood of low spirits for students and artists, while noting household gains from cooking and hiring.
Andrew L Stillwager, a stationary engine fireman of Livingston, sues Charles R Brown of Cascade County for 15000 dollars claiming Brown alienated his wife from him. The couple married in Hiawatha Kansas in 1905 and separated about a year ago after meeting Brown.
Salt Lake report states that 100000 sheep in Southern Idaho face starvation as deep snows bury grazing ranges. Communication from Boise to General Freight Agent J A Reeves notes requests from American Falls for 50 cars to ship 15000 sheep to Utah to drive them onto western ranges amid heavy snow.
Seattle, Dec. 27 Patrick A. Smith aged 7 janitor of an apartment house found dead in his room last night had recently received a letter from friends in Ireland saying he had fallen heir to 30000 He refused to return to claim his legacy though an offer to send 1000 for his expenses was made The old man distressed over drinking and believed the money would do him no good Smith had told friends he had been a teacher in an Omaha college.
Kalispell December 27 a warrant issued by Probation Officer James Lang charging Ed Trueman with a statutory crime involving 44 year old Helen J M Monroe. Trueman over 21, located with Monroe at Whitefish. sheriff’s office in pursuit. Trueman is son of Er B Trueman once convicted here of manslaughter.
Pred Carter of the Montana colony in Seattle says many former Montanans prosper there and plans to buy heavy mule teams for city work. He notes Seattle’s rapid growth and predicts the Northwest will become a leading outlet for oriental trade, driven by the exposition and railroad travel.
Lawrence Kan Dee 27 Haskell Institute valued at 750000 the second largest Indian school in the United States is to be offered to the state of Kansas as a site for a day trade school Superintendent Hl B Peakes announced He discussed the matter with R G Valenting US commissioner of Indian affairs who supported the proposition The Kansas legislature will be asked to appropriate funds for maintenance.
William H. Rideing recalls conversations with men who served under Henry M. Stanley. He describes Stanley as stern and exacting, a despot and martinet who demanded instant obedience and showed no mercy under pressure.
An admiring account recalls a stern explorer, feared by his men yet trusted for courage. In Boston a dinner ends with an awkward reveal as Stanley, shy in company, finally produces a cap Viv Livingstone once wore, gifted dresses, and a joking jab about overpaying for out of date fashions.
Brooklyn congressman Fighting Fits FitzGerald, member of the house appropriations committee, returned from the Isthmus of Panama with a present for his wife. The item, a set of dresses, was a personal keepsake reflecting his recent trip.
The Washington Herald describes a world tour by Horace F. Coler noting a modern thrashing machine beside a native Egyptian thrasher. He observes the immigrant machinery in use abroad and the primitive local plows while praising American farming implements for their reach, though details of its spread remain unclear.
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