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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1909
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates daily and Sunday monthly in Anaconda and out of town, with offices on Higgins Avenue and Broadway. It provides foreign advertising reach via New York Chicago and other major offices and names multiple city newsstands and distribution points across the United States for standard subscriptions and reading copies.
The passage marks 1909 as a joyful year beginning with prosperity in Montana and across industry. It notes a respite from political turmoil and looks forward to Theodore Roosevelt’s anticipated return to the presidency, praising his influence and noting public sentiment for stability and progress.
The Norris administration takes office with Edwin J Norris sworn in for a four year term as Montana’s governor. The legislature splits GOP led senate and Democratic house, with session focus on state finances, revenues, taxation, public lands, and resources amid hard problems and notable political reshaping. The piece notes Foraker’s exit from public life and critiques his impact in Ohio politics.
Washington dispatch details Taft’s post election travel plan including stops in Charleston New Orleans Atlanta and a grand Southern demonstration. The journey aims to bolster ties with the region and project a strong administration presence ahead of March 4 inauguration.
A review of recent studies highlights that Germany has experienced more immigrants than emigrants over several decades. It notes rising settlement in Asia and Africa by German communities and cites authorities on German population movements amid eastern expansion.
A sweeping, era-spanning portrait follows Foraker from Civil War service to his Ohio Senate career. The piece notes his quarrelsome reputation, high profile clashes with McKinley and Tafts, and the swing of public opinion as his influence wanes amid Roosevelt administration tensions and 1908 campaign chatter. It also touches on migration, English versus German attitudes, and a mutiny at Leavenworth highlighting systemic strain.
Dec 29 dispatch reports an American arsenary guard of honor to remain three months longer on Cuba after the intervention ends. The Twentieth Infantry plus engineers stay on for 99 days, with civil authorities and pacification forces extending their presence. Locals express mixed feelings while Cubans imitate American ways, political tensions are observed, and cockfighting, banned by the government, is discussed amid broader social changes.
London reviews 1900s trade shrinkage and falling money rates exceeding earlier fears. Foreign trade declines and Europe's markets follow a global downturn as financial manipulation, capital issues, and government budgets shape a precarious outlook for 18
Frederic J. Haskin surveys the naval stores trade, explaining turpentine and resin origins, grading, and markets. He details Georgia and South Carolina productions, forest depletion, and the harsh labor at turpentine camps, noting long term declines and lack of reforestation. The article ends with a satirical jab on a question about buying a fog horn.
A lengthy piece examines claims of fake heraldry sales to Americans posing as college professors. It recounts Siegel’s tale of buying a spurious crest for 5000 dollars, and warns that U S wealthier classes imitate medieval arms to display status. It traces heraldry’s origins, from English records to modern usage in hotels and letterheads.
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