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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
11
President's Address at Religious Educational Association
Washington February 12 delegates at the fifth general convention hear a presidential call to integrate wealth with higher moral and spiritual life. He urges training beyond literacy, including industrial and agricultural skills, crafts, and disciplined virtue to ensure democracy thrives among nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Convention
The
Religious Educational Association
United States
White House
Munn Granted Five Month Extension on Yellowstone Project
Special Dispatch reports in Washington that James Munn of Sidney Montana received an extension of five months to May 1 to finish the contract to build structures on the distribution system of the lower Yellowstone irrigation project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Washington
James Munn
Sidney, Mont
Lower Yellowstone
Bryan keeps busy in Buffalo in bid for support
In Buffalo on February 12 W. J. Bryan met with Norman E. Mack then addressed the Twentieth Century club spoke to clergymen at the YMCA and attended a Democratic committee luncheon He spoke at a mass meeting at Convention Hall with Mayor Tom L Johnson present and later addressed Saturn and Buffalo clubs Knights of Columbus and Modern Woodmen of America He said his aim is to toil for the people and serve if elected not seek office for himself
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
W. J. Bryan
National
Norman E. Mack
Mr. Bryan
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Twentieth Century Club
Young Men's Christian Association
Democratic General Committee
Bryan
Burglars Enter Billings Hardware Store Captured
Billings police arrested three men shortly after a burglary at the Billings Hardware company early today. They report the trio entered via a rear window and stole about five dollars in cash along with guns revolvers razors and knives. One suspect confessed at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Billings
Billings Hardware Company
Jack Backstrom
Ernest Backstrom
Fred Johnson
Queer Proceedings In Court Of Magistrate At Stockett
Isaac Hill a Stockett coal miner seeking habeas corpus alleges illegal conviction for obscene conduct and assault at a Sunday hearing before Justice T W McKeone. He claims no defense opportunity, no court record, and that the judge misinformed him the assault was equivalent to murder in the third degree. The writ was granted returnable Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Great Falls
Court of Justice of the Peace
T. W. McKeone
Stockett
Isaac Hill
Leslie
Justice Mekheone
McKeone
Seven Japanese Excite Natives at Santa Monica Bluff
A party of seven Japanese with a small cannon conducted experiments from a bluff at Santa Monica Bay, drawing suspicions from settlers. A pivot gun 185 feet above the sea was fired over a mile with smokeless powder as operatives mapped the crescent bay. four departed for Los Angeles while three reportedly remained to guard the gun near Point Duma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Cal
Santa Monica Bay
Homestead
Point Duma
Jack A. Henry
Malibu
Los Angeles
Dispute Ends Concert of Powers over Macedonian Reforms
Novoe Vremya reports a break in concert among the powers over Macedonia reforms as Germany withdraws from a joint note at Istanbul talks. Berlin opts for Turkish inspectors and European gendarmerie, signaling a collapse of the Muerzteg program and hinting at new power alignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Ie Novoe Vremya
Macedonia
Constantinople
Marschall von Bieberstein
Germany
Ready to Arm Militia with New Service Arm
Washington February 12 Acting Secretary Oliver announced the War Department is ready to fully arm the organized militia with the new high power rifle. The model 1903 rechambered for 1906 ammunition features a sharply pointed light steel clad bullet with long range and flat trajectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oliver
War Department
Negroes Back Foraker In Lincoln Birthday Meeting
A mass meeting of Black residents in Boston supported Senator Foraker for the presidential nomination and opposed William H. Taft. Speakers included Joseph Smith Rev Walter S Gay of Hartford and William T Cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Senator Foraker
William H. Taft
Lincoln
Joseph Smith
Walter S. Gay
Hartford
Conn
William T. Cotton
Indians Pay Penalty for Love of Liquor
In Helena federal court George McRae Arthur Four Star and Red Stone pleaded guilty to introducing liquor on Indian reservations. Each received 60 days in jail and a $100 fine. Red Stone claimed a doctor prescribed the liquor for consumption and hemorrhages and Judge Hunt said clemency might be pursued if the physician substantiates the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Helena
George McRae
Arthur Four Star
Red Stone
Hunt
Comptroller Ridgley Defends Currency Bureau
Washington reports that Comptroller W B Ridgley released a public reply to criticism from John M Coffin, former deputy comptroller, regarding his bureau. The exchange stems from a New York newspaper piece published last Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. B. Ridgley
John M. Coffin
New York
Foraker Denounces Ohio Taft Primary Sweep
Washington reports Senator J. B. Foraker issued a statement on Ohio primaries showing Taft forces won most Republican delegates but claiming low turnout and deliberate exclusion by Taft managers. He argues results do not reflect broader support and notes Districts Six and Fifteenth saw some contest. He predicts state convention will reflect a single faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. B. Foraker
Ohio
Foraker
Congress
Taft
Dawes
Negro escapes hanging but is soundly whipped
In Salina Kansas on February 12 a mob of about 100 masked men seized George Washington from Ellsworth jail and threatened a hanging. He was horsewhipped and shot as he left town, then aided in Wilson where he received medical care and is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Kan
George Washington
Ellsworth
Wilson
Ambassador Bryce to Discuss Milk River Controversy
Washington reports Ambassador Bryce departs for Canada to press Toronto officials for a definite U S reply to representations on the Milk River irrigation dispute and to protest delays in negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Washington
Bryce
Canada
Toronto
United States
Fleet to Search For Jeffs Island Mystery Near Galapagos
A Connecticut resident petitions Admiral Evans to halt a vessel on its voyage from Callao to Magdalena Bay to search for Jeffs believed stranded on Santa Cruz Indefatigable Island. Reports say a lighthouse marks the nearly unpeopled Galapagos group, with orders to search issued before the fleet leaves Callao.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jeffs
Connecticut
Galapago
Tortoise Islands
South America
Department
Admiral Evans
Callao
Peru
Magdalena Bay
Senator Carter Speaks at Pittsburg Lincoln Banquet
Pittsburg February 12 four United States senators as many congressmen and hundreds of leading businessmen attended the annual Lincoln birth day banquet of the Pittsburg chamber of commerce at the Hotel Schenly. The chief address was by Senator P C Knox of Pennsylvania with other speakers Senators Dolliver Carter Penrose and Representative Fassett also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
United States
New York
James Francis Burke
A. J. Barchfeld
A. Graham
Average grain yields in Montana reported
Helena February 12. L P Benedict of the bureau of agriculture and labor reports the department’s year statistics show wheat average per acre in Montana at 40 bushels across irrigated and non irrigated lands. Oats average 60 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Standard
Helena
L. P. Benedict
Bureau of Agriculture and Labor
Department
Montana
Lincoln Banquet at Grand Rapids
A Lincoln banquet at Grand Rapids drew a galaxy of speakers. The event featured notable figures addressing attendees and highlighting community progress and historical themes.
Lincoln Club Banquet Highlights Taft Address in Grand Rapids
Secretary Taft delivered a principal address on policy in the Philippines and praised McKinley and Roosevelt. He argued Lincoln would have supported equal protection under law and opposed privilege, citing railroad corruption and legal immunities. Ambassadors, congressmen, and governors attended the Feb 12 event with 2,000 spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lincoln Club
Ambassador Jusserand
France
George Edmund Foss
Taft
Curtis Guild, Jr
Massachusetts
John Barrett
Bureau of South American Republics
Philippines
United States
Abraham Lincoln
McKinley
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Abandons Hunt for William Mosney in Montana
Great Falls Feb 12 Sheriff Shoemaker of Helena abandoned the search for William Mosney wanted for murder and other alleged crimes. He and deputies returned to Helena from Cascade as Mosney appears to have escaped the area possibly by train. Rumors affect the city though officials remain skeptical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Great Falls
Shoemaker
Helena
William Mosney
Robert Holmes
Cascade
Mosney
Milwaukee to Reach Butte in Ninety Days
Lewistown Montana February 12 The Montana railroad commission found little to do as a hearing on 5 cent fare and freight charges drew no complaints The Milwaukee road expects the line through to Butte and trains into the city within ninety days with full completion not later than four months President Gunn of Montana road said Lewistown would become a common point once the Milwaukee line is finished A motion expressing confidence in railway officers was adopted unanimously
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Lewistown
Montana Railroad Commission
Montana Railroad
Milwaukee Road
Harlowton
Lombard
Gunn
Montana Road
Ing
Stanton
P. H. Scanlan
The
Milwaukee
Butte
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Ness
Francis Greenwood Peabody
Harvard
Mass
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Berkeley
Chy
General Viexw
Valpesreisse
Chili
Lim
ERS OF
Europe
Novoe Vremya
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bagdad
Austria
Novilazar
UNIO
MR. Foraker
Senator Carter
Spreakers
SION
Secretary OF War
Kinley
Pres
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