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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
2
Public notice style item listing subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, office addresses in Anaconda and branch offices including Missoula Seattle Chicago New York and San Francisco, plus a long roster of newsstand locations across major cities. The document cites mailing details and press information for the Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda Montana.
Governor Hughes’s annual message to the legislature focuses on finance and banking reforms with calls for caution in changes to banks and trust companies and stronger safeguards on loans and investments. He touches on blue Sunday gambling and endorses direct nominations and simplified ballots while resisting speculation about Republican presidential candidates.
Architect Eitz patrick, head of the International Society of Building Commissioners, warns fires cause vast losses and many deaths. His report notes over six thousand lives lost in a year, with property costs rising to billions, and argues U S cities suffer larger, more destructive fires than European counterparts.
A fragment outlines municipal costs in Ber pie and Pie City, with figures on maintenance and fire protection, then shifts to a proposed tax reduction over five years. It notes a pending governors’ meeting in Washington next May and shifts to Irish politics, mentioning Redmond and Cork MPs and a peaceful opposition strategy to pressure London for concessions.
The text discusses proposed amendments supported mainly by southern members, including direct senate elections, a six year presidential term, federal judge elections, and postmaster elections. It questions the need to repeal amendments, taxes, labor hours, and federal jurisdiction, urging careful amendment over haste.
An unrelated 1908 era piece notes Fiske Warren gaining recognition after remarks by Secretary Tall. It describes Warren as an advocate for Philippine independence and recalls tension with American officers in Manila. The article includes social satire about hobos, New Year reflections, and Washington correspondents observing official receptions.
Spokane, the metropolis of Eastern Washington, has risen from a modest past to a robust present. The article notes bold development, population expansion since 1908, and Spokane’s attracting industries and transcontinental railways amid past tribulations. It estimates about one hundred thousand residents now.
A fragmented report notes the hobo trade declining and warns that it will worsen than common work. It mentions a Yale or Harvard educated tramp in New York who hosted a lavish salon and told a tale of a five hundred dollar improvised fortune, highlighting a desperate era.
A weather note reports cold conditions across Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota and Manitoba. La Crosse measured seven below at 1 a.m. Duluth two below Williston nineteen below and Winnipeg ten below, reflecting the season's frigid spell.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Pills as a cure for a long list of female pelvic and general weakness symptoms. It touts the product as alcohol free, with ingredients printed on the bottle wrapper and endorsed by medical authorities. The copy claims superiority over substitutes and promotes "Pleasant Pellets" as the original liver pills from over forty years ago.
The Seaboard Line seeks a receiver amid a widening dispute with lenders in Virginia and North Carolina. Judge Pritchard and Seaboard counsel clashed at the Southern Railway Station over the receivership petition. no filing yet. An 1908 mortgage plan with Continental Trust and New York Trust aims to extend bonds. The line, with Richmond to Tampa main line, faced rate wars and antitrust scrutiny for coal practices.
Pasadena hosts its annual festival of roses with gardens, plants, and blossoms from numerous displays. An estimated 60,000 visitors joined the floral pageant. the parade opened at 11 and featured the queen and her court, with May Sutton leading the march among elaborate flower floats.
Hartford Connecticut Mrs Cooke wife of Rav 1 i ke abandoned his family and fled with a girl to San Francisco where he has been located She asked if she contemplated making charges against her husband It would seem Nassau county officials should take the initiative My husband's crimes are not against me it is against the girls against the church and against God If District attorney Coles wants her to press charges perhaps he will communicate with my nod then I shall have to consider what is best to be done
Lansing January 1 A constitutional convention discussion that began in jest on cigarettes moved to a serious proposal banning the manufacture or sale of cigarettes in a state. The proposition was adopted 56 to 12 after committee work and will be debated again on second reading amid renewed opposition.
United States minister to Denmark Dr. Maurice F. Bean attended a New Years reception hosted by King Frederick and Crown Prince Christian. Bean said the king wished to visit President Roosevelt but could not undertake the journey soon after his ice voyage. The Crown Prince showed interest in the voyage of the American battle ship fret.
Dominick Judge a miner in Butte for seven years died from kidney trouble at midnight aged 33. He collapsed at the home of Patrick Caney at No 1 Seal terrace Walkerville. Born in Ireland he is survived by brother Michael in Butte and sister Mia Mary Monahan in Canada. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
Wichita Kansas January 2 Colonel Murdock editor and owner of the Wichita Eagle and postmaster died after a period of illness. His son Congressman Victor Murdock rushed from Washington to be at his bedside. A veteran of Kansas politics he helped shape the Republican party and witnessed early Civil War era events including Quantrell raid on Lawrence. He was 70 and born in Virginia.
Kansas City January 1 Implement company of the church of Utah, a free stock holder, with most stock held by Mormons, opened a large new plow factory in Independence Missouri today. The building stands on ground from which Mormons were ousted by armed force in the Mormon war seventy years ago.
Hopkinsville Kentucky January 1 Herman R Grenshaw age 4 proming? young Trigs penny platter was arrested Lovixht charged with being a member of the night rides bands which invade Hopkinsville on the night of December Gren shaw who is well to do protests his lanegenee We furnished a 7000 dollar bond.
Knoxville officers Atika Wrenn and L Jarniglan were killed tonight during an arrest attempt on Ernest Wells on a trivial charge. Wells was taken into custody after the shooting and the incident occurred in Knoxville Tennessee on January 1.
A collage of humorous quips from Chicago Tribune Chicago Record Herald Baltimore American Cleveland Plain Dealer and others. The snippets feature barbed exchanges about birthright language intellect and social pretenses with a traveling salesman tale and a boastful claim about a record set in a playful tone.
A collage of excerpts critiques Portsmouth talks and Russo‑Japanese war outcomes, praises and protests on airships, trade, holidays, and cab tariffs, and attacks on gender franchise reform. It blends international views with British and Paris outlets and hints at political satire.
A damaged OCR snippet from Washington Stax shows a man asking who discovered steam and another man reluctant to reveal details. The dialogue is garbled with misspellings and missing words, but implies inquiry into steam discovery and a cautious exchange.
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