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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1908
Page
50
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates and mail terms including daily and Sunday options. It notes pricing for monthly and yearly plans and provides office contact details for main, business, and editorial departments.
The Standard is available at multiple newsstands nationwide and lists branch offices in Butte and various cities. General business, letters, and correspondence should be addressed to Anaconda, Montana.
Sunday July 5 1908 reports in Ohio reveal factional power plays around Taft Hitchcock and Varys with Herrick pressuring for leadership. The piece notes New York Republicans influencing Ohio and recalls Bryan’s waning appeal while warning of law changes after a Roosevelt demonstration tragedy in Cincinnati.
The piece notes Bryan’s persuasive speaking, predicting large crowds as the campaign begins. It counters hostile press attacks calling his success a matter of travel appeal and insists New York could see major Bryan demonstrations if he tours the region.
The New York Sun is criticized for past crude attacks on Bryan as a mountebank while praising Cleveland after his death. The piece notes the Sun’s June editorial shift, claims the paper’s earlier abuse of Cleveland was profound and memorable, and suggests the Sun only now recalls him fondly.
J B Atherton, former Hawaiian missions leader, appeals to U S immigration commissioners urging a transition period during which Hawaii may retain its labor system. He argues Hawaii’s industries rely on current labor practices and suggests Chinese workers be sourced from beyond Hawaii or that immigration rules be applied selectively to Hawaii.
Rev Jerry Rounder preached on Fourth of July patriotism and civic duty to a sparse audience in Butte, urging common sense patriotism in daily life. He contrasted national pride with obeying city laws, public health rules, and community improvement, stressing law, restraint, and respect for the flag.
Washington dispatch reports Henry W Blair, born 1834, and Joseph G Cannon once shared a lifting machine to stave off illness. Blair, the former New Hampshire senator, found the device and recalled their past frail health as they planned to test its age defying use again.
The author criticizes Indian hotels for inferior feeding, dirty tableware, and neglected bedrooms. Rates of 7 to 25 rupees daily are accused of not delivering value, with a claim that even English boarding houses sometimes offer better quality than some Calcutta hotels.
In late financial stringency a New York bank clerk explains to a stolid Dutch depositor why cash cannot be paid as before. The bank president clarifies the situation and the Dutchman replies he understands, likening it to giving a milk ticket when his baby cries at night.
Gen Luke E Wright, successor to Taft as secretary of war, inherits tangled colonial issues in the Philippines, Panama, and Cuba. The Panama situation grows riskier with Marines deployed to Colon and hints of U.S. intervention. Philippine tensions rise over tariff promises and salary cuts, while Cuba’s future government may be short lived without continued American presence. Wright's prior Philippine governance and ties to Taft and Magoon offer guidance amid evolving policy.
Bozeman welcomed Montana delegates with festive hospitality and city beautification as smallpox outbreaks prompted health cautions. Sessions occurred at the opera house with fumigation, lawn meals, and hotel lobby activity surrounding the gathering. Delegates and their families prepared for a Denver convention, while the Montana slate began to take shape for statewide offices and congressional seats.
In Pike county Pennsylvania a beehive toppled during a furious fight between two large black snakes over a chicken. Bees swarmed the serpents, stinging the pair until one died, leaving the survivor to wind and struggle on the ground.
One snake escaped through a stone wall while the second, swollen from stings, was unable to reach safety. After movement ceased, Deegan inspected the reptile and found it enormous and swollen. The other snake was then dug out of the wall and killed.
In Tokyo on July 4 the cabinet submitted its resignation at noon. Reports say the emperor instructed Marquis Katsuru to form a new government, signaling a major political shift in Japan.
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