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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1910
Page
18
Public notices list branch offices and sales locations for Bell Phone and Independent Phone services. Addresses include Butte 28 East Broadway 422, Higgins Avenue 130, and Norda New York Brunswick Office 919, with managers and intercity exchanges noted.
News from Great Falls centers on the Butte Miners Union meeting and the push to shift attention there. Reports note ore deliveries to Falls via Great Northern and new operations beginning, while figures like Ryan Bre and discussions of international policy surface in broader coverage.
Montana congratulates William H. Hunt on appointment to the five member customs court. Alfred C. Coxe of New York slated as chief justice with life tenure and a ten thousand dollar salary. The court will handle duties and rulings on customs law and will sit in Washington with possible sessions at major ports.
Weather records show Helena at 18 below zero in the last 24 hours with a high of 10 below. Other minima include Miles City 10 below Havre 4 below Great Falls 12 below Butte 12 below Missoula 4 below. Calgary 4 above Edmonton 8 below. Temperatures rose briefly at noon before another drop this evening.
The article notes Secretary Hay and two judges pressed for limiting U S possession to a naval station in the Philippines, but Washington decided to base its Pacific fleet at Hawaii. It laments statecraft faded after McKinley’s death and Roosevelt era policies.
The obituary outlines D. C. Mills life from 1848 California gold rush to founding the Bank of California in San Francisco. It notes Mills retirement in 1873 and his support of Thomas Ralston, whose reckless ladder of ventures led to the bank’s collapse with thirteen million in liabilities and scant vault assets.
Mills rose from Civil War era beginnings to rebuild a Pacific coast bank, raising millions to restore its strength. He transferred most holdings to New York and remained active in finance for decades before passing away at eighty five.
Virginia auditor reports that black residents own real and personal property worth 13.5 million dollars and control eight banks and five insurance firms. The figures, part of a broader historical reflection, highlight progress since emancipation and link to Civil War era events and Lincoln's 1863 proclamation.
The reading suggests no strong luck for most, but favors public announcements and promotional efforts. Letters, circulars, advertising and dealings with literary, legal, academic, and religious figures are advised. Physicians gain strength, while few can maintain firm resolve. children born today may pursue success yet carry temperamental traits.
Special Dispatch reports Billings on January 4 describes severe winter conditions across Yellowstone County blamed on heavy snowfall. Sheep ranchers cannot move flocks to feeding or rail points, losses occur, hay supplies dwindle, and alfalfa prices surged from 8 to 12 dollars per ton as stockmen hope for a chinook.
In a special bulletin Prof. Willis L. Moore chief of the weather bureau warned all points in the northeast to expect a severe storm. The system, first noted over the plains, is expected to intensify and move eastward bringing general precipitation within 36 hours east of the Mississippi River.
The Castlewood town fire on Main Street destroyed twelve buildings on the south side, with losses estimated at 199000 dollars. High winds fanned the flames as fire crews from Watertown responded and dynamiting two stores failed to halt the blaze. The fire burned out along the street’s edge late tonight.
A passenger train stalled between two washouts about 100 miles from Caliente Nevada. Over 100 travelers on board have burned coal already and now burn ties to avoid freezing. Food secured from the diner. Wagon evacuation planned by Salt Lake Route officials.
Snow and sleet swept the trans Mississipp valley with a cold north wind. Iowa and Nebraska faced blizzard conditions delaying railway traffic while Missouri Kansas and Northern Oklahoma saw heavy snowfall. Central and Western Kansas reported the season’s heaviest snow with lines reaching the Colorado border. Western Kansas saw a foot of snow by morning. Mothers urged to shop the Red Boot annual clearance selling children’s high cut shoes at 1.95 from 2.75.
New York on January 4 reports Tammany leader Little Tim Sullivan left only about $2,000 in bank deposits for his widow and son. Rumors of stocks bonds or large real estate holdings are denied, leaving minimal available cash.
Copenhagen January 4 Dr Frederick A Cook's original notebooks arrived today and will be examined by the committee immediately Rector Salmonson says the investigation will not alter the committee's judgment He has seen the notebooks and remains convinced that the explorer's claim to the discovery of the north pole is not bona fide.
Alfred Judson a policeman died from injuries after a riot outside the Coliseum in Leeds on August 10. The disturbance occurred as Sir Edward Grey spoke inside, and a large group of suffragettes attempted to enter triggering the violence.
Nashville Illinois January 4 Erwin Zeiner 21 was arrested at Coulterville after a chase in which a special train played a key role A wrecking attempt on an Illinois Central passenger train was thwarted when operators cut telegraph lines and three women spotted the obstruction and halted the train.
President Taft attended the wedding of his niece Miss Louise Walbridge Taft to George Hogg Snowden a millionaire lumberman of Seattle The ceremony was held at St Mary's Episcopal Church and was performed by Rev Dr Burton Howard Lee Only close family attended due to the death of Miss Taft's aunt Mrs Horace Taft Snowden and Miss Taft became acquainted through her brother Walbridge Taft at Yale. Taft often invited Snowden to his home during holidays.
In Sawtelle, a Santa Monica settlement, nine people from a prominent local family died after eating canned peaches tainted with primaine poison. Two others are critical. Victims include Ramona Garcia 12 Alphone Garcia 2 Virginia Preciado 4 G Ryes 58 Mrs Fernandez 23 Isabel Fernandez 2 Mrs D G Valdez 58 Frank Garcia 8 and Lola Garcia. The tragedy prompted investigations and public health alerts.
The article traces early English delft portrait plates from William and Mary to Queen Anne, noting rude caricatured likenesses and the rise of porcelain portraiture. It highlights Worcester and Staffordshire as centers, with figures from George II to Nelson, Wesley to O’Connell, and the rising value of Staffordshire busts in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
A collector notes that fine portraits and busts, including Napoleon and Nelson, sell for small sums while counterfeits flood England and the Continent. From 1835 to 1860 Staffordshire kilns produced vast varieties, with Queen Victoria and Albert, Raglan, and Palmer figures fetching modest prices.
Representative Pray of Montana introduced a resolution in Washington calling for a $160,000 appropriation to build equip and maintain additional mine rescue and experiment stations.
President Taft will send a single 8000 word message to congress combining amendments to the interstate commerce and anti trust laws after discussions with Senators Aldrich Root and Attorney General Wickersham. Railroad legislation gets priority with right of way in both chambers, while other items like ship subsidy and conservation await decision. A separate note mentions a hockey shoe clearance at Red Boot store.
A small fire occurred in the basement of the Original Mug saloon at 10 East Park street shortly before 11 last night. Some wood smoldered and the fire was extinguished using chemical. Damage was nominal.
The Institute of Arts and Science council in New York has unanimously voted to drop explorer Dr. Frederick A. Cook from its membership. The dismissal is described as summary and effective immediately.
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