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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
11
In English engineering shops workers formed a self regulating “Tazy club” to curb late arrivals. A half hour entry ban follows tardiness, with noises and collective shaming for late staff. Funds saved over months were distributed among staff, totaling about 7 shillings per head.
New York traders saw little price movement with overall market activity damped in thin turnover. A shaker of policy by the board of governors and an expulsion simmered, while rumors about Harriman and Vanderbilt failed to gain traction. Copper and steel shares sagged as investors awaited data on demand and the impact of the year’s currency shifts.
Bank of England lifts discount rate as market reports mixed with copper and commodity prices. New York notes copper weakness and steady to firmer gold and bullion positions while treasury balances show available cash and bullion holdings in the general fund.
Market notes show cattle and hog figures including stockers and feeders at varied bids such as calves around 1009.20 and light hogs about 4540.05, with steady market signals. Sheep receipts, yearling lambs and western imports noted, while wool prices in St. Louis on January 1 were unchanged for medium and heavy combing types amid quality shifts.
Chicago markets report a dull narrow wheat session with slight gains at midday as bulls teased prices higher while futures cooled. Final quotations taper near day’s end with cash wheat soft and oats under pressure. provisions stay firm.
In San Francisco during Patrick Calhoun bribery case jury selection enters its third day. One talesman reported an alleged attempt to gauge his attitude toward the graft prosecution. The incident caused brief doubt but is not expected to trigger further inquiry. Prosecution continues its case as voir dire proceeds.
A disputed petition challenges the selection of Tariontan as the site for a new United States land office district, with Senator Carter named in Washington. The petitioners oppose the district’s formation and protest the chosen location, citing concerns over regional interests and logistics.
A scanned newspaper page lists multiple want ads and job notices. Entries include barber trade training with eight week courses and earnings potential, automotive electrical plumbing and bricklaying shop work, and general housework positions in local households. Locations include Butte addresses and contact points like Standard Office, 48 Front Street, and box numbers with timing notes.
Classified short notices seek general work, housework, commercial agents, and an agent for best photo. Parisian Dye House offers dyeing and cleaning with satisfaction guaranteed. Listings include locations in Anaconda, W Galena, Butte, and Arizona with limited contact details.
Diseased text portrays a chaotic scene with gambling and impostors, referencing occupation troops and a ragged crowd. The fragment hints at a diverse, desperate group on the fringes of civilization, including rouged figures and powdery virtue.
A Boston newspaper column mocks a California white strawberry variety claiming it could outlive seasons and questions public taste. The piece playfully contrasts red berries with imagined pale fruits, suggesting skepticism toward novelty in horticulture and readers’ reactions to such “liberties with nature.”
A distorted passage shows a thin speaker with a goatee and yellow antennae speaking to a stranger about memories and corn removal. Dialogue is fragmented and difficult to interpret, with references to a red Rolletove and a person named Diane and paying tents.
Train from Butte due that evening was delayed in transit through Fergus County but is now reported clear and on schedule. Local authorities traced and cleared the line, allowing the convoy to continue toward Hartowton with no further obstructions.
In Crete the narrator describes a sunrise scene where four known flags rise on uprights and a fifth unfamiliar banner signals a shift. The Blood-Stained Star of Bethlehem marks a decisive moment as Turks depart, Christian triumph implied, amid regional politics and Levantine tensions in Canea’s cosmopolitan setting.
In Butte a cluttered advertisement page lists offerings from jewelry for sale and inquiries about patents to real estate loans. It mentions a lady's hunting case gold watch, diamond rings, and a shoe, plus assayers and chemists, spiritual readings, and money loans with various local firms and addresses.
Fragmentary ad copy from the San Francisco Bulletin mentions medical topics and a pharmacy. It references Broadway and Market Street, a veterinary college, and mail order prescription service with an offer of free mailing. The readable fragments hint at a general merchant notice rather than a coherent article.
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