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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
3
Classified notice listing publication rates and multiple branch offices for Standard Publishing Company. Includes addresses in Anaconda Montana and various U S cities with contact points for advertising and sales. Explicitly notes newspaper delivery, first class mail, and general business correspondence to Anaconda headquarters.
A historian notes the banks and holiday declarations as a recurring issue. The speech references Cleveland and Roosevelt eras where bank closures triggered public panic and hardship for depositors and abutters alike.
Washington correspondents dispute reports of anger between President Roosevelt and Secretary Cortelyou over the presidential nomination. One asserts Cortelyou seeks prominence and moves with Roosevelt’s enemies, while another insists the Treasury head will not resign and remains loyal. Separate notes reference a looming New York controversy and a strange will dispute after William Rhinelander’s death, detailing a widow, two sons, and unclear incomes amid Albany society.
A long, fragmentary column surveys political chatter around Bryan Parker and Hobson, recounting 1904 and 1908 conventions, Kentucky remarks, and expectations for naval funding. It weaves in imperial war debates, party loyalties, and public welfare notes including London's child hunger concerns.
A garbled ledger of political gossip and cultural notes mentions appeals for funds for impoverished children in Zonden, anarchist ties, and the exile of a Brazilian figure. It surveys U S politics with Bryan, Roosevelt, Taft, and Foraker, alongside theater chatter about Ten Nights in Burroaty and The Story of an Angel Child, with reflections on Thaw, Parker, and Kilkenny cat imagery. It also touches on Cuba, banking crime, and Cannon’s stance on Roosevelt’s policies.
Mrs Katherine Curl, a dancer and singer, was found shot to death in her room at 32 Walls Street in Chicago. Police are seeking James Meee, once kept on bail after an arrest for firing on another man he thought a rival.
A jumble of humorous quotes from newspapers in multiple cities features wry remarks about monocles, politics, finance, talent, and family. The fragmentary lines read like a round of quick one liners and observations from Baltimore Chicago Cleveland Philadelphia St Louis and Washington.
A fragmented monologue on relationship expectations and male spending. It contrasts men who can afford alimony and luxury with those who must endure costlier efforts, noting women’s vanity and social pressures in a satirical tone.
Dr Charles L Bailey of Albany testified about Thaw after an April trip on the Hudson and Albany line. He described Thaw’s erratic speech and bulging eyes and noted a morphine injection. Dr Charles Wagner, alienist, followed, detailing Thaw’s claims of justice, misdeeds by Stanford White, and his statements about a gang and witnesses, matching earlier testimony and stressing temperament and medical observations.
An Anaconda Montana advert promotes Vinol a cod liver oil cordial claiming to deliver medicinal body-building and curative elements from fresh cod livers. It targets weak rundown persons and chronic coughs offering a promise of satisfaction or money returned with local distributor Newburgh Drug Company selling in Butte.
The New Jersey state hospital in line expert testified about Thaw during his visit, noting rambling talk and the same glare, nervous twitch, and suspicious attitude observed previously. The court adjourned at 30 pm with plans for further expert testimony tomorrow morning, including Dr. Bryan and others.
The Tribune reports that one week ago 320000 freight cars and about 8000 locomotives were idle in the United States due to slack traffic. With 2203000 cars in the country this implies roughly 1 percent stored awaiting loads. Railroads face higher fixed costs and layoffs as leadership weighs wage reductions.
Delegates from the Trans Missouri Dry Farming Congress met in Salt Lake City with no presidential candidate. Prof Samuel Fortier outlined a plan for a small water supply using windmills reservoirs and pumping plants. The delegation shows 82 delegates voting. Wyoming Governor B B Brooks elected president with first vice president Ay Brel second vice president H W Campbell and third vice president Gov George Cherry. An executive committee includes officials from Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington with D J Briggs among others.
A unanimous vote named H. A. Jastro of Bakersfield California as president of the American National Livestock Association at the close of its 11th annual convention in Denver. Other officers elected include Murdo Mackenzie as first vice president and M. K. Parsons as second vice president, with W. E. Hughes as treasurer and SH Cowan as general attorney. Los Angeles chosen as next year’s convention site. A resolution urged Congress to set a minimum stock train speed of 20 mph, subject to rail conditions.
Willard G Wimple aged about 55, a former Carlton resident, died in Miayoula at Sisters hospital from pneumonia after a brief illness. His wife and two sons were at his bedside. a third son was en route from Portland. The body was taken to Marsh and will be shipped to Carlton for funeral services Sunday.
Missouri, Jan. 4. Deputy Share Pat Callahan of Taft handed two men to the sheriff after a train brawl. The arrestees, Christ Sund and Tommy Kurna, fought over a bottle of liquor. A gun was alleged to have been displayed, and a 32 caliber revolver with cartridges was found on one man during jail search.
A strong earthquake rocked Reggio Calabria on January 2. Shocks were most severe in Blanco, Arancoleana, Bruzzano, and Ferrazzano. Residents fled their homes seeking open space or shelter in nearby grottoes as authorities had not yet received full reports.
The International Independent Telestone company today appointed A. C. Lincemuth of Richmond Indiana as president, signalling leadership change at the firm based in Chicago.
A march toward the city hall ended in a confrontation with police after violence at the street. A man claimed he was arrested without cause and brutalized. Officers detained a crowd that gathered later, with no serious injuries reported. Reitman and two followers faced court on disorderly conduct charges.
The Supreme Court of the United States denied the petition for an appeal in the Chicago street railroad reorganization case. No further action is indicated in the document.
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