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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1906
Page
16
The Anaconda Standard lists daily and Sunday subscription options with monthly and annual rates and mentions the main office in Standard Block Anaconda and telephone contacts for business and editorial rooms. It notes second class mail and post office entry.
The notice lists addresses and telephone numbers for Butte Missoula and offices in New York Chicago and other cities. It also provides locations where The Standard is sold including Brentano's Union Square Hotating's Auditorium Annex Palace Hotel St Francis and many hotel and street locations across major cities. General correspondence should be sent to The Standard Publishing Company Anaconda Montana.
The piece notes an expected busy six days with focus on the Moroccan conference and Russian affairs in Europe, plus Venezuela and San Domingo, conventions, and possible congressional action. It suggests Mayor MacGinniss could purge inefficient police, a move that would dominate local news.
The late San Domingo president Morales, forced to resign, seeks work in Porto Rico and avoids blame. Caceres wins a decisive victory over revolutionaries while Monte Christo prepares to surrender. The gunboat Independencia plans to rejoin the government fold under Morales's advice, contrasting with other failed southern leaders.
A dispatch from a Peking missionary notes Wu Ting Fang, once a popular Washington diplomat, as the prompter of new reform measures in China. The former minister, who toured the United States as an effective orator, gathered insights during his stay and is now applying them to improve the Chinese empire amid notable opposition.
The text questions use of boycott as a weapon and suggests the astute Wu may guide China in applying pressure through boycotts. It notes spreading Chinese boycott of American goods and hints at Wu’s possible knowledge of it.
A Broadway theater event in Butte aims to revive prize fighting after a four month hiatus sparked by a Labor Day stoppage. Promoters pitch it as a boxing carnival but tickets reveal real knockouts. Officials must decide if the law will be enforced tonight.
A league named for the metric system promotes replacing local measurements with the decimal system. It stresses simplicity and ties the metric system to the established decimal monetary framework, aiming to educate the public in the East and expand to the West.
The first use of Britain’s new immigration act denied entry to twenty four Germans who could not prove support and were sent back home at their own expense. The law allows refusal if applicants lack means, are insane, or risk becoming public charges, but excludes political crime convictions from denial.
An American shipwrecked crew faced landing delays in Havre and Southampton as authorities labeled them destitute aliens. After appeals and a pledge by the U.S. consul, the men were allowed to land and were sent home by the government. The incident prompts debate on strict adherence to the law.
Sunday dispatches describe a fatal shooting in a St. Petersburg restaurant where a prominent royalist killed a student and wounded two women after the student refused to stand for the national anthem. The incident is cited as a bad omen for the new year and portends a difficult twelve months for Russia.
The grand finance committee of the Sons of Hermann met in Butte with members Fr. Kuphal Missoula F Schimpf Helena G Kaiser Deer Lodge J Hitz Deer Lodge and Frank Kenck Butte. They reviewed lodge books and reported prosperity statewide with 28000 in treasury. A reception and banquet followed the meeting with speeches and a dance. The Montana Music company sale was a great success.
The Silver Bow Trades and Labor assembly elected and installed officers for the ensuing term. President John Mc Mullen of the engineers' union, vice president John F. Opie of the miners' union, secretary E. C. Shields of the clerks' union, treasurer F. I. Cook of the workingmen's union, statistician Max Hendricks of the teamsters' union, and guide F. H. Wilson of the hotel and restaurant employers' union. Routine business completed.
D A Bargnis travels from Garhet, R B Grigafoos from Helena, G G Bergst from Clancy, George Pearson from Stockett, Juhlin of Harlem at the Thornton, Walter W Kruger from Philipsburg, CC Jackson from Anaconda spent yesterday in Butte, Robert Lee Ward from Helena, J W Logan registered from Billings, Morse visiting from Dillon, Oliver T Crane arrived from Helena, Charles A Schrage from Missoula on business, George Ek McFadden from near Twin Bridges on business, Charles Van Brooklyn of Alder in town, McConnell of Helena arriving for days, L P Benedict in city to collect statistics.
Charles Anderson of Butte died at his home on Iowa Street after a illness dating from last July. The body will be taken to Richards undertaking rooms for burial prep and funeral plans to be announced. He leaves three sisters all of Butte: May Pearson, Tilda Johnson, and Lena Johnson. He was a member of the mill and smeltermen's union whose council will handle funeral arrangements.
Rabbi Rabbit Jacob Raisin addressed the Unitarian society at Temple B nai Israel on unity and science advancing toward a one God and one religion. He linked unity of God to universal brotherhood, citing Newton Kepler and Darwin, and urged that the God of Moses and Isaiah will prevail through Spinoza and Channing. commerce notices follow.
Montana newspapers largely defended the state and its institutions after the supreme court nullified bonds. Officials pledged swift legislative steps to save educational institutions and honor bondholders, with assurances that bondholders would be paid in full and the state credit remain strong.
The Great Falls Tribune notes state institutions will operate with remaining funds and legal opinions debate whether to seek a federal ruling on bond validity. Governor Toole resists pressure for a special session, citing prior lessons from the mass convention case and the 18 delegates.
In an unanimous ruling the Montana Supreme Court sustains Attorney General A. J. Galen by holding that certain bonds issued for state educational institutions violate the constitution. The decision affects all Montana bond issues tied to congressional land grants, totaling about 450000 dollars with over 12000 dollars in interest. The ruling casts a cloud over educational finance, yet optimism remains that a workaround may emerge.
Bozeman Chronicle reports faculty interview saying the decision will hinder new buildings and betterments but not cripple operating expenses. The college considers refunding $100,000 in bonds, replacing high 6 percent with 4 percent debt to save about $2,000 annually, though current conditions prevent this. The ruling harms state education, but the agricultural college can withstand the loss better than others.
The Billings Gazette questions the likelihood of an American Supreme Court affirmation of a state court ruling on land endowments for schools. It argues the act may be interpreted to favor maintenance funded by state resources and warns the final outcome rests with Washington after protracted legal debate.
Congress passed an enabling act to admit Montana and other units of sovereignty into the Union. States defend their rights against national interference as Montana asserts educational growth and better opportunities for youth. Citizens may tax themselves to support out of state schooling, condemning attempts to manipulate state government.
The Dillon Examiner notes Montana has over 500000 dollars in outstanding bonds deemed worthless by the supreme court. It says the state cannot repudiates them, cites Attorney General Galen’s potential remedies, and expects Governor Toole to decide with broad public support after careful consultation.
The Dillon Tribune notes the unconstitutional ruling on normal college bonds and urges officials to inspect the unfinished college addition in Dillon. Winter weather has damaged the structure, underscoring the need for a prompt remedy and activist momentum.
The Livingston Post lauds Attorney General Galen after the state supreme court sustains his position on bonds for state educational institutions. The decision preserves land grant funds as an endowment for education, avoiding waste on unnecessary buildings and benefiting education in Montana for all time.
The legislature can wait as schools remain funded for another year and state credit is not at risk after a court ruling deeming bond issues illegal. The state never guaranteed payment, so bond purchasers bear the risk and may seek Supreme Court review if desired. Bond holders would pursue any challenge if pursued.
The Livingston Enterprise notes that Montana awakes to a heavy debt, with an extraordinary session likely. Still, the state stays hopeful, ready to shoulder the burden and support its educational institutions.
Northwest Tribune reports the state supreme court on Tuesday upheld Attorney General Galen's opinion in the bond case. The ruling, once feared to harm state school institutions, is found not to injure them as the Ninth legislature provided for their maintenance for 1905 and 1906 from the State treasury.
The Montana Supreme Court has sustained the attorney general. The state must decide whether to appeal to the U S Supreme Court or act at once. An extraordinary legislative session is proposed, with the governor able to call it, to address bonds currently yielding five to six percent interest.
From the Ravalli Republican. A different decision was looked for and hoped for. By the decision the article reflects the hoped outcome, while noting reader expectations and the newspaper’s stance on the matter.
The Interlake recalls Attorney General Galen’s opinion that bonds were illegally issued. He faced denunciations for intruding with an unasked opinion, while supporters say duty compelled him to act. The supreme court’s decision ends the dispute for now, though some lawyers believe a mistake was made.
The Montana Supreme Court ruled normal school bonds and other state learning institution bonds invalid, upholding the Attorney General Galen's position. No bond holder will lose principal or interest, and remedies will be pursued according to the ruling.
The Red Lodge Picket criticizes AG Galen for raising a matter about state bonds, asserting his oath to uphold the constitution and people's rights. It claims the bonds were illegal but insists Montana's educational institutions remain adequately funded and will continue operating as before.
The Butte Business Men association meets tonight to discuss a Silver Bow county fair. Promoters will answer questions and seek merchant backing for a two week fair with a linked race meet. The racing group, capitalized at 50000, has 15000 subscribed. town canvass follows tonight’s session to gauge support. Yellowstone county already pledges 1000 in a bid to showcase Butte.
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