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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1906
Page
12
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with monthly, six month, and yearly terms. It notes the publishers and proprietors and provides office contact details for the Main Office Standard Plock in Anaconda along with telephone lines for business and editorial rooms.
The Standard Publishing Company announces branch offices in Butte and New York Chicago and other cities. It lists numerous newsstand locations from New York to Seattle and asks all business correspondence to be addressed to Anaconda Montana.
Citizens and law officers face a wave of nightly robberies in Butte as thieves evade arrests and escape. The piece recalls a past crisis when a citizen fatality halted footpad crimes, suggesting vigilantism may end the current spree with masked gunmen roaming the streets.
Noting a week of concern, Senator Depew canceled all social engagements due to ill health. The piece advocates rest and suggests resigning his senate seat if needed, attributing strain from multiple directorships including life insurance. It urges consulting Doctor Brackett for swift recovery.
In a dramatic rescue off the Jersey coast, captain Mark Casto and six crewmen of the Alberta saved all aboard the grounded Cherokee after life saving crews failed. Their swift ten ton boat pulled passengers from peril and landed them safely ashore, praising humble sailors beyond official service.
The text lauds Captain Casto and his crew for their magnificent heroism in saving others at great personal risk. It promises medals for the skipper and crew, noting their actions were done for humanity and without hope of reward or promotion.
The Butte police committee spent hours Saturday examining the jail escape of Rodgers and later Burns who walked out the same way. Mayor MacGinniss defended the department as the council voted to add eight patrolmen, but citizens call for better officers, not apologies.
The piece recalls Russia’s Red Sunday one year past when Father Gopon and supporters clashed with Cossacks in Moscow leaving many dead and wounded. It notes cautious celebrations abroad and hints at peaceful reforms under Premier Witte amid royalist and revolutionary tensions.
Washington dispatches report Ohio loses federal posts as Roosevelt names nonresidents to key posts. Senators Dick and Foraker rail against the trend while noting McKinley era appointees are expiring. Ohio vis-a-vis appointments declines. S. M. Taylor’s Glasgow consul term has ended.
The senators told the president they could name another clean Ohio man if he would not reappoint Taylor. The president took it under advisement and named a man from Tennessee. The howl from Ohio echoes across the Midwest.
A notice seeks living survivors of the first national Republican convention held in Philadelphia in 1856. The National Republican League plans a June 17 18 19 reunion at Musical Fund Hall to mark the fiftieth anniversary and asks readers to contact Francis Curtis in Springfield Massachusetts with any survivor names. The piece lists several prominent late leaders and delegates from Massachusetts Maine Connecticut Pennsylvania Ohio and Ohio.
A weekly Family Theater program features the Four Mortons juggling act praised for astoundingly difficult feats. The Rialto Comedy Four receive mixed notices for selections and costumes. Ted E Box drawing criticism for risqué bits while Hearist children entertain with song and dance. Derosett Excela perform with rapid gun and bayonet routines. Cora Morris debuts new illustrated song Way Down East. Week’s motion pictures lauded for humor and interest. Overall show labeled creditable with some objections to content.
Dr. Ray Palmer started a series at Immanuel Church with a morning sermon for Christians and a powerful Sabbath school address. Over 30 teachers and scholars joined the platform pledging to follow the Savior. Evening worship drew a large crowd as the preacher preached on The Golden Crown and many publicly professed faith. Palmer will preach each night this week.
A brief promotional note praises German railroads as people owned and run for public comfort and safety. It cites wage, pension, and burial payments, asserts no graft or fraud, claims few accidents, and says fares are cheaper than in the United States. Mentions Russell's fact-story Soldiers of the Common Good in Everybody's for February.
In Helena a Swede and a cadre of gamblers test luck at crooked games once popular before strict laws. The Swede loses heavy blows on a strength machine while a rival gambler nets easy wins, sparking a chaotic scene as observers watch a dealer outplay Chinese players in a staged standoff.
The College Widow played to capacity on Broadway last night and should repeat tonight. George Ade's comedy entertains from start to finish with bright plots and college town flavors. Dorothy Tennant stars as the college widow with Adeline Dunlap and Katherine Knight supporting. Frederick Truesdell praised for his perfect performance.
Miss Lulu Sutton and her company open in Fancon the Cricket at the Grand. The Montana girl earns multiple encores as the cast, including Harry Lenard as the hag, shows notable improvement and the bill includes vaudeville between acts.
In Madison county Montana, dry placer mining thrives despite high taxes and a stalled school project. Hoadley returns to the Butte district as Virginia City hosts a delinquent property sale, while Rodney Wing and William Leavitt profit from bedrock crevices by airless dry method near Rochester, earning daily yields from to dollars.
Special dispatch from Twin Bridges reports Gov Pollinger's home near the Tobacco Root range burned out with heavy losses and a mysterious explosion. Other items note a sheep herder assault case dismissed after lack of evidence, a marriage at the bride’s parents’ home, and plans to establish a local creamery led by ex sheriff T J Davidson seeking funding and community support.
France threatens decisive action against Venezuela with three warships off the coast and a naval demonstration anticipated. Morocco talks face caution and unrest among delegates as contraband and finances dominate agenda. Britain’s general election closes, opening parliament with Liberal landslide impact. Automobile tournament begins on Ormonde Daytona beach with record trials and championships. United Mine Workers and operators plan a joint Indianapolis conference. Congress focuses on a statehood bill testing insurgents versus stalwarts in the house.
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