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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1908
Page
12
The Anaconda Standard lists daily and Sunday subscription rates. Daily and Sunday per month. daily and Sunday one year if paid in advance. Sunday Standard one year. Main office and business office contact details are provided.
The notice lists branch offices in Butte Missoula and New York Chicago with contact details. It provides multiple city news stand locations in New York Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Pasadena Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland and advises all business correspondence be sent to Anaconda Mont.
Three miners trapped in a Nevada mine for forty six days were rescued after establishing communication with the shaft house. Their courageous endurance and rescue efforts drew praise from mining camps as the men recount a perilous ordeal and a remarkable survival story.
The piece notes 425 people were in the Boyertown town theater when the fire broke out and more than 200 died. It flags the disaster rate of about one death per fifteen residents and critiques sensationalist wariness while warning that panic in public halls remains deadly despite warnings.
A reflection on the St Pierre eruption five years past and the Mart inique ruin. a layer of mud covers aqueducts while verdure returns and crumbling walls linger. The piece notes Martinique’s pioneer hope and San Francisco’s resolve to restore beauty and grandeur amid disaster.
The piece laments the perilous effort of Martinique’s St Pierre residents returning to rebuild after disaster. It notes a government hotel and churches as signs of revival, while fishermen keep boats ready and fear the Mont crater looms over plans to revive the city and its industry.
Charles Emory Smith led the Albany Evening Journal and later the Philadelphia Press. He served as postmaster general in 1898 and had a long career in politics, journalism, and diplomacy, including minister to Russia. He died alone at home after a life shaping New York and national affairs.
Minnesota shows stark regional climate differences. Ice stands fifteen inches thick in one area while another near Little Falls reports ideal ground for sowing grass seed. The juxtaposition highlights the state's wide temperature and seasonal variation.
Beet sugar factory at Billings near end of season reports that demand for beets will rise next year. Managers in position to plan announce farmers should plant more seed and expand beet territory to roughly double sugar production.
The piece foresees beet cultivation as a major future industry for Montana. A Valley County plant is planned with operations starting next spring and sugar production anticipated next fall. Eastern Montana soil, long grazed by herds, is seen as suitable beet seed ground. Montana could join the leading sugar states.
James R Randall died at his Georgia home. He wrote Maryland My Maryland, a noted Civil War era lyric praised by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Randall produced other esteemed poems and spent much of his life in newspaper work while shaping American literary memory of the war.
Thomas Fitzgerald departs after 41 years with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, rising from waterboy in 1866 to general manager. Archaeologist Professor Marcelliani reveals terra cotta reconstructions of imperial Rome’s principal buildings, displayed near the Forum. Mrs Chow Tszeni becomes the first Chinese woman formally presented at the White House, a historic first for dignitary wives. Spencer Trask and the National Arts Club plan Saint-Gaudens commemorations in Mendelssohn Hall on Feb 15 with Mayor McClellan speaking. Rev. John Schaeffer, at 102, preaches weekly yet enjoys a daily cigar and reads without glasses.
The article surveys topics from astronomy with the Lick telescope and a 145 year old Seven Stars hotel in Village Green Pa to Cornwallis era headquarters, hair color vs strength myths, docile mules gifted to a Baptist missionary, a Vienna phonograph teaching declamation, a bridge repair accident near Arrow Head Hot Springs, a Paris fruit market peach shipment to London for 540 dollars, church missions across Africa and Asia, fuel scarcity fears in Canada, and a Celtic cross at Rangihoua Bay of Islands marking early Christian service in New Zealand.
The Havre Plain Dealer notes the completion 15 years ago of the Great Northern transcontinental line under James J. Hill and predicts rapid Western growth. It highlights Chouteau and Valley counties thriving with cities, hospitals, schools, theaters, and rising farms. A new roundhouse and division point between Williston and Glasgow is anticipated, with Culbertson named for the site.
The factory nears season end and warns many workers will soon lose jobs. It bought about 100000 tons of beets from farmers, paying $600000, and employed nearly 500 with monthly payrolls over $40000. Local business and farmers praise the plant and urge expansion to twelve months of operation.
In the Valley County News a strong appeal urges immediate start of the Milk River irrigation project near Dodson. The piece argues delays harm the eastern Milk River valley, highlights potential jobs and markets, and calls for a mass meeting and petitions to push government or allow private progress to begin.
The Madison County Monitor notes several cars of coal arrived at the local station this week. Favorable weather reducedfuel consumption to a low minimum and allowed coal distribution to proceed without hindrance, easing fears of a repeat of last winter's shortage.
The Yellowstone Journal argues there is no objection to the president pardoning laborites serving jail terms for contempt of court. It notes the petitions mirror Shannon’s plea, cites the incident of a worker taken from a building site, and predicts Judge Hunt will back pardons while the president may grant them, deeming the remission of sentence the procedure’s aim fulfilled.
Kalispell Inter-Lake reports a shift in opinion on Glacier National Park. Opponents stop opposing its creation but seek greater park freedom and boundary adjustments. Senator Carter is urged to modify western and southern borders to protect local interests and possibly shrink the park size.
The Sheridan Chamber of Commerce initiates a proposal to build a railroad down the Tongue river valley to Miles City to connect with a major line. Funds for a preliminary survey are already secured, showing organized effort and readiness.
The Bozeman Republican Courier notes Missoula claims the largest Montana delegation wintering in California while Bozeman sends the smallest group. The paper jokes about Montana towns preferring balmy weather and not wanting to leave California.
The Billings and Northern cutoff between this city and Billings should see trains running before the end of June. All tunnels are finished and only track laying remains, with work to begin in April, a move expected to improve service.
Since 1881-2 this Montana region has not seen such mild weather. Outdoor work continues and a light snow for livestock benefits stockmen, making Dawson County residents content.
A fragmentary verse line poem by Joseph B. Gilder urges choosing the nobler path. It extols guarding the weak and serving others, contrasting heroic power with benevolent use.
One year after a coal famine raising prices, Great Falls Leader notes mines run only half time due to low demand. Prices resist dropping and coal use remains limited, prompting commentary on price forgetfulness.
A terse proverb implying that business without advertising is like winking in darkness. It uses a vivid simile to stress the need for public visibility in commerce. The quote suggests awareness of actions without others' noticing them.
The Helena Independent notes the Butte to Helena trolley project as a manifestation of modernity. The line will be built and become the easy natural and economic route for passenger and freight traffic between the two towns.
The Montana Record notes that 400 workers previously leaving Butte for Europe departed from New York for home. It adds that Butte can recall them if needed, underscoring the city’s labor mobility and industrial ties.
Billings Gazette notes widespread grippe among the populace while indicating presidential aspirants remain in good health. Local readers see a playful contrast between a feverish season and the campaign trail.
In a Virginia City Times report, conditions shift as families leave city life and return to rural farms after years of migration. The trend signals a new rural revival with renewed farming activity and possible community impacts.
If plans by Messrs. W. S. Evans T. Courchene and H. C. Delaney are carried out a full 300 foot block in the burned out district will be rebuilt with an immense hotel and ten large two story stores of various types.
New York dispatch reports Colorado insurance commissioner E E Rittenhouse releasing a critical examination of Provident Savings Life Assurance society. He faults past management and the Philadelphia syndicate deal, notes reduced real estate valuation, and urges abolition of official posts and retrenchment to restore solvency and resume new business.
William J. Bryan met the Democratic National Committee sub committee at Rock Island station in Lincoln. Members included Thomas Taggart Norman Mack Urey Woodson Roger Sullivan and James C. Dahlman. Sullivan told Bryan there is no fear from them as they are for him. They were en route to Denver to plan the national convention. Bryan then left for a month long lecture tour visiting Chicago Birmingham New York Montreal.
A jumble of quotes recalls market strength and political whispers. Marie hears a strong market while Benham phones news of the day. Judge mentions presidency amid a witty exchange about clubs and fortune.
The religious editor answers the query with a witty line. After prayerful consideration he writes Yes, the way some people play it. The quip reflects a humorous dialogue about fidelity to resolutions.
A would-be poet proclaims he will bring out poetry before death, while a cynical critic quips that the effort may kill him first. The exchange appears as a literary aside in a Philadelphia Press feature.
A Byron excerpt extols music as a divine force uniting devotion and love. It describes the harp as soothing iron hearts, lifting virtues, and elevating thoughts toward heaven. Though earthly hearing fades, the spirit remains inspired by celestial melodies.
A humorous exchange ends with the professor insulted, insisting on a fictional Minute Street and provoking a lifelong enmity with the conductor. The banter pivots on a misnamed street and a playful demand for a time themed label.
The Gaelic league held its first anniversary at St. Mary's school in Butte with a Gaelic address by James P. Moriarity and remarks by Father Hannan. A long program followed including songs in Gaelic, Irish tunes, dances, and recitations showcasing Irish culture and the league’s year of service to the Irish community.
A collection of satirical thoughts on honesty and appearance. The quips compare speeches, marriages, and diplomacy to masks and misperceptions, noting that public talk often diverges from truth and personal traits shape judgments. The tone is wry and observational.
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