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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1909
Page
1
A resolution accuses Calen of illegal election and labels his victory as invalid, prompting questions about eligibility and political maneuvering. Local officials and party members weighed implications amid persistent disputes over the contest.
A Republic court case seeks two million dollars in damages. The suit, filed by plaintiffs against defendants, alleges substantial harm and seeks compensation and legal costs.
A Montana House resolution seeks to compel the state treasurer to sue Albert J. Galen for 12,000 dollars, alleging he was ineligible to be attorney general due to being under the required age when elected in 1904. The measure notes he drew the salary during a four year term starting January 1905 and accuses it of illegality. The resolution was laid on the table after referral to a committee.
Wallspell Jan 28 report says State Chemist Starz found strychnine in the stomach of C Weider child who died after eating season salted candy from a package found at a gate. Other children tasted the candy and the confection was removed. A second Welders child died similarly earlier. Investigation seeks the source and any secret enemy.
Seoul dispatch reports Prince Ito, the Japanese resident general in Korea, is so indisposed he must stay home. He has decided to return to Japan to recuperate and will depart for home in early February.
A fire in the Sutro tunnel near Carson River yesterday confined to bulkheads about 200 feet apart and 19,200 feet from the entrance. Fifteen miners were pulled out unconscious but revived. expected loss around 10,000 dollars as the underground canal drains the deep mines.
Washington, Jan. 28. Senator Joseph M. Dixon said he is not a candidate for secretary of the interior and would decline if offered the post. He noted he has not sought or welcomed the position, and expects to serve as Montana senator until March 4, 1913, focusing on state welfare.
Special dispatch reports George Frankhauser, a convicted train robber and ex fugitive, writing a jailhouse memoir with his defense lawyers as coauthors. He details the Ronde holdup, Helena jail escape, posse pursuit, and Moorehead arrest, denying a partner was killed. Judge Hunt imposes life hard labor at Leavenworth.
Washington reports the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce remains unconvinced by the president's dam policy. A proposed tax on the party building the dam fuels a constitutional dispute, with correspondence ongoing between the committee and the interior department to determine legality.
Secretary Straus sent a letter to Senator Flint detailing Department of Commerce and Labor statistics on Japanese immigration and emigration. He notes 1907 total Japanese arrivals at 12 418 and 1908 admissions at 4 447, with 1907-08 period immigration 6 017 and departures 5 832, showing a net rise of 185. He argues migration trends favor emigration from the United States, cites a June 1908 to October 1908 surplus of 1 542, and defends figures as accurate, denying surreptitious influx from Mexico or Canada. He praises the Japan US gentleman's agreement for effective restraint.
Portland reports statistics on the 1908 homeward movement of Japanese nationals. From January to October 1908, 4003 returned to Japan while 1407 entered U S ports, yielding a net outward movement of 2646. Helena notes the death of C K Wells, pioneer figure in the state, at Alhambra after a long illness. He leaves a wife and son CC P Wells in government service.
Douglas Robinson signed an affidavit signaling support for Jerome to appear as a complaining witness in the government libel suit against the New York World. The move could push the county grand jury to take up the case, though Jerome had not received formal guidance from Bonaparte or Stimson.
Kalispell January 28 The five year old daughter of Thomas A Boorman died last night on a train to Spokane where an operation to remove a peanut hull from her windpipe was planned. She was brought to Kalispell for treatment but died en route west of Whitefish. The funeral will be held Saturday at the Boorman residence.
Patrick J Keiran, ex-president of the defunct Fidelity Funding, testified before U S Commissioner Alexander in New York as creditors seek $5 009 000. He admitted no bank account and said he moved balances from New York Buffalo and Pittsburgh banks last September.
A wire from a cotton broker describing alleged cruelty in a divorce case shocks the court. The judge heard testimony about mistreatment and marital strife, with details detailing conduct and the impact on custody and settlement discussions.
A report identifies Gomez as Cuba's chief executive, noting his leadership role within the Cuban government and its relationship with the United States.
In San Francisco the court granted a divorce to Mrs. Alice E. Wall from William R. Hall a Louisiana cotton broker after she described brutal abuse. She said Hall tied her feet to a ceiling beam and beat her, then forced her to swim naked to a tree and hang there. They married two years ago in Oakland and Hall was in Louisiana, defaulting the proceedings.
The Muskogee grand jury hearings focus on alleged frauds connected to Gov. Charles N. Haskell. Witnesses from Ohio and Michigan testified, including Daniel M. Bailey of Ottawa Ohio. The Indianola Contracting Co was named for listing over 100 dummies to obtain town lots through its secretary Walter R. Eaton.
Denver January 28. WE Goldsborough and George J Bancroft filed a claim in the state engineer's office for waters from Summit County and parts of Clear Creek and Jefferson counties. The plan envisions a 60 mile reclamation ditch linking to the Collier Mountain tunnel and five reservoirs to irrigate 200000 acres in the South Platte valley.
Robert L. Spencer of Providence was appointed permanent receiver for the New England Fire Insurance Company, a major stockholder in the Central Trust Company of Providence, which was liquidated January 19.
Boise Idaho January 28 The state senate orders an investigation into the state land board action leasing 8000 acres in Nez Perce county to George W Thompson Lewiston for 50 years with a royalty of 15 cents per ton of ore mined The lease was granted at a board meeting held Tuesday but not made public
In Indianapolis the United Mine Workers of America convention shifts balance to socialists with 300 to 400 delegates backing them. A public ownership of utilities resolution passes amid unity between conservatives and socialists. John Walker of Illinois challenges President Lewis, who is seen as the likely winner by a margin of 15,000 to 20,000 votes.
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