Anaconda Standard Publisher and Advertising Contacts
The Anaconda Standard lists publication details and branch offices in Butte Missoula and other cities along with general business addresses and telephones. It notes subscription rates and office locations including New York Chicago and Portland news stands for the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Morton
New York
Brunswick Building
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
Washington Street
New York City
Hotaling
Park Row
Thirty-eighth
Broadway
Twenty-ninth
Auditorium Annex
P. O. News Co
Dearborn Street
Empire
Jackson and
Dearborn
Kansas City
Yuma News Co
Ninth and Main
Minneapolis
Kavanaugh’s
South Third Street
San Francisco
van Ness Avenue
St. Francis
Los Angeles
Amos
South Olive
Denver
Seventeenth Street
Houston
Tex
White News Co
Salt Lake City
Rosenfeld & Hanson's
Church Street
Ogden
Wind's
Twenty-fifth Street
Spokane
North Howard Street
John W. Graham & Co
Tacoma
Pacific Avenue
Seattle
International News Co
Portland
Oregon News Co
Sixth Street
Maine Wreck Near Havana Should Be Removed
Governor Magoon urges the removal of the wreck of the battleship Maine from Havana harbor. He cites navigation obstruction and a national scandal glare while noting calls that removal would expose the torpedo explosion theory as likely false. The report argues for prompt action and a dignified U S government response to remove the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Secretary of War
Cuba
Debates On Early Liberty Laws Stirred By Libel Probes
The piece surveys historic federal libel and sedition laws from 1798 and earlier, noting public confusion over presidential power to remove suspected aliens and prosecute seditious publications. It recounts Congress’s alien and sedition statutes, their wartime origins, and their eventual expiration amid debate on government press actions.
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Roosevelt
New York World
Congress
France
Overthrow of the federal party and libel suits
The passage discusses the overthrow of the federal party over pending prosecutions and libel suits. It notes constitutional guarantees of free speech and press and questions whether the Roosevelt faction possesses private information that invalidates laws. It ends by predicting the Taft administration will avoid these suits before March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Taft
Four Legislative Foci Dominate Helena Session
Helena lawmakers focus on four themes: senatorial election law poolroom and race-track bills state land board inquiry aid the criminal practices act. Progress uneven with bills stalled in committees and a sweeping land board inquiry starting tomorrow while the criminal practices act nears Senate passage.
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Helena
State Land Board
United States
Senate
House
Committee On
Miles Ride Beats President in Civil War Veteran Pace
The 1903 Miles ride covered 90 miles from Fort Sill to Fort Reno in nine hours with nine mounts. A record 35 mile segment in two hours twenty five minutes showed Miles at sixty four and over two hundred pounds. The article notes the president seeks faster efforts to match Miles and hints at public contempt toward the president.
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General Miles
Fort Sill
Fort Reno
Kern Bitter Over Indiana Senate Defeat Failing to Find Fair Play
John W. Kern grows embittered after a string of losses including the Indiana senatorial race. Indianapolis reports claim he feels wronged by the campaign and may air grievances, though observers say the public would prefer he move on. The defeated figure’s mood lasts beyond the defeat.
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John W. Kern
Indiana
Indianapolis
Kern
Prohibition Crusade Strains Brewers in Bryan Campaign
The text notes brewers backing Bryan on the prohibition crusade and later failing to support him for the senatorship. It suggests distrust and accuses him of being double crossed, advising him to stay quiet and retire from politics.
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Bryan
Brewers
Comet Halley to Brighten Skies This Year Says Scientists
Researchers forecast Halley’s appearance after a long absence with observers at world observatories preparing photography and calculations. The comet moves about five hundred miles per minute toward Earth and may be visible with small telescopes by midsummer, with a tail extending about one million miles.
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Germany
Woolgrowers Receive Word to Hold to Clips
Miles City Montana January 24 A Boston wool firm urges Montana growers to delay selling until the season opens saying foreign markets are strong and London sales show gains. The firm predicts higher prices next spring and asks growers to avoid hasty disposal.
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The
Standard
Miles City
Boston
Montana
London
Saloon Promoted a Snake Room in Big Fork
Special Dispatch reports Big Fork citizens protested to the county attorney about a saloon that maintains a snake room for intoxicated patrons. Hurled into the room the victims paw the air while others move on, left without interference.
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Kalispell
Big Fork
State sheriff bill urged despite Enterprise opposition
The Livingston Enterprise reports lawmakers consider a state sheriff measure urged by the attorney general, arguing for four regional sheriffs at 5000 dollars each to enforce laws across Montana. The paper opposes a single state sheriff, calling the idea unnecessary and a bid to dodge county duties.
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Livingston Enterprise
Attorney General
Montana
Union
Missoula
Kallipell
Great Falls
Stat
Telegraphs Restore at Herald After Phone Loss
The Sidney Herald reports it resumed two issues after the telephone line outage. Editors state initial fear of suspension eased as operations continued with normal pace and no long interruption.
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Sideny Herald
The
Herald
Seattle Man Must Pay Settlement in Breach of Promise Suit
A Seattle man who allowed a Red Lodge woman to call him old college chum must pay $9,000 to settle a breach of promise lawsuit. The case hinged on claims of implied commitment and undesired entanglements.
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Billings Journal
Seattle
Red Lodge
Old College
New Bills Stir Montana Legislature In Helena Week
Special Correspondence from Helena notes a busy week ahead as new bills and committee reports flood the legislature. It highlights poolroom and race track bills, treasury concerns, and bills on travel mileage and disqualification of judges, with various senators and representatives pushing measures and awaiting action.
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Butte
Helena
Silver Bow
Bill Seeks Interest on Surplus Public Funds and County Bank Deposits
Senator McCone introduces a bill requiring treasurers to place surplus funds in banks with 24 percent annual interest on daily balances. If local banks refuse, deposits may go to out of county banks with receipts proving no improper payments. Bonds securing deposits must be approved by the county board. Donlan's sheriff bill would appoint the state sheriff by the governor with a 2500 dollar salary and grant broad enforcement and supervisory powers under state officers.
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Tom Kilgallen
Treasury
Tom
Montana
Seattle
Kilgallen
Fair People
Alaska
McCone
United States
Board of County Commissioners
Donlan
State Board of Examiners
Attorney General’s Department
State Board of Land Commissioners
Senate Bill Creates Legislative Reference Bureau
Senator McCarthy introduces a bill to establish a legislative reference bureau in the capitol. The bureau includes the state’s chief justice, the public instruction superintendent, the state law library librarian, the historical library librarian, and the University of Montana history and economics chairholder. Members serve without compensation except travel. The bureau will maintain a legislative reference room and small public documents library for lawmakers, departments, and citizens, compiling data on state and other laws, judicial decisions, and their practical effects.
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Everett
House
Senate
Legislative Assembly
Montana
Justice Court
McCarthy
Legislative Reference Bureau
Supreme Court
Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Law Library
Historical Library
Economics
University of Montana
Gray amendment vows voting machine use in precincts
The text allows county commissioners in first class counties and other counties and city councils to adopt and buy voting machines approved by the voting machine commission. If full coverage is impracticable, machines may be supplied where feasible and used as ordered. Cities may unite two or more precincts by Sept 10 before general elections to use a machine in the consolidated precinct, with notice given per law for district changes.
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Gray
Boards of County Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
Public and Private Morals Editorial
An Express opinion argues high public morals set a model for private conduct and that integrity, decency, and respect for propriety are essential for those seeking honorable positions. It cautions that celebrating low morals erodes society’s code and public trust.
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San Antonio Express
Old friends and old cows misprint in Milwaukee Free Press
Mrs George Carleton a noted Waukesha clubwoman spoke to the Woman s club and her line old friends like old coins grow dear er with age was printed with a compositor s blunder turning it into old cows grow dearer with age The error surprised listeners and readers alike highlighting a humorous misquote from the discussion.
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Milwaukee Free Press
George Carleton
Waukesha
Woman's Club
Oregon recalls shape voters power and politics in state
The piece reviews Oregon's initiative and referendum system and recall, noting 25 percent signatures to oust officials and 10 percent to place bills before voters. It cites other cities with recalls, discusses the election of U.S. senators, and praises Oregon voters for discipline on major issues while rejecting some corporate favors.
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Lewiston
Idaho
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle
Grand Rapids
Mich
Iowa
Oregon
United States
Supreme Court
Columbia
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East Broadway
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Higgins Avenue
Standard Publishing Company
Anaconda, Mont
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Bell Phone
Reliance
King
House Committee On
Judiciary Committee
Board of Inquiry
Kent
Kilgalion
Lowney
Federal Relations
Senate of
Congress of the
Federal
United States Congress
Hutchinson
Soldiers’ Home
Board of Managers of
Romney
PRIC
Valle OF
Old Priends
Chamberlain
Jonathan Bourne
Washinton
America
East
Issney’s
West Broadway
Owsley Block
Hutte
Mont
Rice & Palton
Butte Conservatory OF Music
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