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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1908
Page
2
Anaconda Standard announces daily and Sunday editions with subscription rates. Office and advertising contacts listed, including New York Chicago and regional newsstand locations. Official address: Standard Publishing Company, Anaconda Montana.
A February 4 editorial condemns the Denver attack by an anarchist, praising the priest and noting the killer acted without personal grievance. It condemns the attempt to justify violence as property defense and laments the harm to a church and innocent victims. The piece links the act to broader European-inspired hatred while urging protection against such crimes.
The article outlines two main grounds for confinement: patients deemed criminally insane after indictment and those acquitted on insanity grounds. It explains the role of the medical superintendent, Dr Lamb, at Matteawan, and the process for discharge upon a recovery certificate approved by the court. It discusses potential habeas corpus actions to challenge continued detention.
Newspapers weigh Mr. Conrad in Montana political talk, noting echoes from the Standard and Tribune. The piece traces how Conrad’s name surfaces in presidential rumor and considers a balance wheel label to energize voters while warning against blurring offices between governor and vice presidency.
The article discusses potential expert testimony by Dr Lamb on Thaw's sanity and how this may affect remaining proceedings. It analyzes what a reasonable period for time might be and whether Shaw's sanity will be thoroughly examined as the case progresses.
A distorted account describes a march by foreigners toward City Hall with hostile aims. The piece claims such acts insult the nation and threaten mayoral authority, labeling Philadelphia as once quiet but recently prone to riots incited by outsiders.
Merritt C Chanca of Illinois appointed auditor of the pastefics department amid career moves. Wee Admiral C Z Tauchord named French ambassador to St Petersburg succeeding Bomperd who was recalled. Endowment funds prompt Columbia College humane studies appointment for Prof. B C McRea formerly Bowdoin to lead preliminary humane studies. Rev Dr D J Leann compiles Torotya missionary sta.
The article reports global finance notes and diplomatic shifts. Trafalgar Baksel Moore resigns as secretary of state and Columbia University professor duties due to poor eyesight. Arthur Beaupre arrives in Buenos Aires for farewell then Hague posting. Edgar Vincent visits the Pacific coast to study railroad stocks and US transport ventures, with a focus on Hariman interests and United Railways of San Francisco.
A misread dispatch from Columbus reports Barber ads in West Virginia politics. The speaker jokes about barbers as campaign allies and headquarters for dialogue, noting how neighboring electors may sway when barber shops host sharp remarks and vigorous grooming metaphors.
Local items report a controversy over reopening the Wagon road to Bear Gulch with heirs saying the old route should stay public. Prominent sheepman Nex Lauterbach buys another upper Ruby ranch. Lake Shore Mining directors accept L. Shatner’s resignation. board to run company. Other notes cover horses sold to U.S. cavalry, Montana oats shipments, Dickensen lecture at Jereul Opera House, and county officials traveling to Missouri for a ill mother.
A fragment from American Medicine discusses cold origins as a paradox tied to heat exposure and respiratory tract inflammation. The text references the idea that “catching heat” may influence cold incidence and describes the modern view of respiratory infections in this context.
The text argues that tropical colds and bronchitis are common among white men in tropical climates and among Arctic explorers after returning home. It suggests that overheated homes may cause winter illnesses, noting heat in winter can be higher than in summer. It calls for reform in heating methods to prevent colds when entering houses.
A collage of humorous exchanges from varied papers shows market chatter about chickens priced at 25 cents a pair and a German vendor claiming 88 cents yesterday. Jests about marriage, predestination, and mischief with twins, plus banter on realism and jobs, appear in several city papers.
A montage of humorous snippets recalls oddities from old times. Notes mention Harvard’s oldest graduate passing to Charles, a Boston evangelist, a Chinaman’s dash record, and playful city lore. Quirky facts include a Pennsylvanian blast freeing rock, a mail delay from New Orleans after 53 years, and various lighthearted gossipy vignettes about people and events across the nation.
Chicago Record-Herald reports on a call for members to stop idle dreaming and start real effort. The piece urges timely work, warns against public fuss, and stresses that action beats talk in pursuing progress and ambition.
Italian immigrant Guarnaccio admitted plans to kill four priests starting with Father Leo Halnricha, a Denver priest born in Germany in 1887. Authorities moved him to a fortified jail as crowds debated lynching. Funeral plans settled for interment in Paterson, with a Franciscan funeral to be held amid anti anarchist sermons.
Mourners in Paterson New Jersey recall Father Leo Heinrichs a renowned Franciscan priest of St Bonaventure parish and the nearby monastery as a murder at Dengar sparked grief. He served since 1888 joining the monastery in 1397 and was ordained in 1901 by Bishop Wigger, his devotion widely noted.
A returned traveler quotes Guther Burbank discussing the origin of corn, noting rumors of a mysterious grain source. The speaker mentions Burbank’s belief in an Amedin annus grass or teosinle-like plant from Central America, and asserts the impact on pina industry would be minor if Burbank omits the erring and notes modern cab pipes are wooden.
The Montana press hails W. G. Conrad of Great Falls as the balance wheel of the Democratic Party, noting his wealth, business acumen, and potential as a vice presidential candidate. Dispatches recount his Montana backing, past campaigns, and belief that Bryan will win the Denver nomination, with Conrad praised as a stabilizing force in party strategy.
Charleston February reports the third Mo tila flotilla led by Lieut. W. J. Mitchell arriving at the navy yard. Torpedo boats Porter Tingley De Long Thornton and Blakeley along with the converted gun boat Scorpion went in to coal and to sail for Key West tonight.
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