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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1913
Page
8
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription prices as $1.00 per month for Sundays and $2.60 per year in advance. It notes mailing details, office contacts in Anaconda and Butte, distribution stands in multiple cities, and directs all business correspondence to STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Anaconda, Montana.
The Montana electorate confirms Edwin L Norris departs the governorship, to be succeeded by Samuel Stewart elected last fall. Norris is praised across party lines for a dignified term. Senator George faced party tension, refused to resign, and will continue as a holdover in the legislature.
Immigration from Portugal Spain and Italy drives a migrant wave into Brazil and Argentina as estimates rise to 200,000 newcomers this year. The piece notes broad European and U.S. participation, with settlers homing in the southern Brazil due to climate, and predicts record shocks to immigration through June 30, 1913, amid promised rail and parcel post developments aiding labor and living costs.
The piece surveys Montana and national politics as the Taft presidency ends, urging a party realignment in Yellowstone county and predicting the Republican party’s decline amid the rise of the Progressive movement. It discusses the parcel post policy, governors’ meetings, and the need for decisive action in state and national arenas.
President Taft favors arbitration of the Panama canal toll disagreement between the United States and Great Britain but resists sending the case to The Hague. He envisions a mixed U S and British panel or a special tribunal with American citizens as members. Some Democratic senators support a dedicated arbitration court for the matter.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul requests a spur track from Teton County north of Chicago to a material yard near Falls, to store 200 cars of steel and related materials during several months of grading between Milwaukee and Chateau. The Great Northern will haul large quantities to show the urgency of the project.
Fragmentary notes indicate track material decisions and ongoing work toward a system link between Milwaukee and Chateauis with a five mile stretch reportedly completed between the two cities. The timeline remains tied to the completion of the Malt Lewietown segment and related connections.
Washington beams about a record-breaking year for court output with arguments on constitutional challenges to the federal white slave traffic act and notable cases involving Jack Johnson from Chicago and others as investigations probe government and customs matters amid claims of heavy workload.
Heinze and partners contest Ontario Mining in district court over possession of a valuable ore body valued at up to 1 million dollars. Support from crs and geologists F Augustus Telnza and directors of Stewart Mining Company. opposing experts include Max Hochmer of Denver and Fred Searles.
A fragmentary report recalls Oregon granting equal suffrage and Miss Clara Munson winning the mayoral race amid a civic slate. Opponent John Detrich led an independent ticket. Munson and council members take office January 2. The piece also references a clearing sale and a library collection with historic volumes.
Governor Wilson considers cabinet picks as Representative William C. Redfield of Brooklyn visits Princeton. Redfield is mentioned as a possible choice for the Interior Department as Wilson begins forming his administration.
The Forsyth column urges readers to observe winter birds such as robins bluebirds and chickadees in the valley and along Four Street. It contrasts rural care for nature with Montana’s legislative year in Helena noting the 1912 railway irrigation and dry farming progress and the editor’s view of public service and postmaster appointments.
A Montana columnist argues suffrage supporters should adopt a daring Helena pilgrimage. The piece admires suffragettes led by Rosaire Jones, notes Missoula’s transmontane invasion idea, and imagines women marching from New York to Albany or crossing the Rockies to Helena to spark votes for women. Marchons.
The Kalispell Times suggests placing a consolidated state college at Elmo on Flathead Lake. It touts healthful climate and scenic surroundings, 640 acres of land with room to grow, and argues liquor sales would be prohibited, keeping student life wholesome. Rail rumors swirl about a new Conrad terminal with depot and shops.
From the Billings Journal: A putte cook dropped dead while frying a beefsteak. The incident serves as a jolt in these high-price times, and cafe patrons are urged to give warning of their prodigal intentions.
A reader asserts that the Signal cares little about water sources and notes Southwestern Assam as the wettest place on earth. It claims average annual rainfall there reaches 619 inches.
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a nightly remedy for indigestion, sour stomach, and gas. It claims the laxative effect works while you sleep, promising a clear Read, sweet stomach and healthy liver by morning. Children are urged to take Cascarets for a pleasant taste without griping.
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