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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1908
Page
5
The speech, cited by the New York Herald during a Canada trip, argues railroads shape general prosperity. It defends current wages, warns against cuts, and emphasizes rail workers’ loyalty, skills, and role in industrial expansion amid rising costs and demand.
Montana lawyers from across the state plan a midsummer gathering in Butte starting August 4 1908 at 2 oclock in Judge Bourquins courtroom. Judges are invited to attend discuss defects in law and remedial legislation while enjoying a program including tours to Anaconda and Butte and a banquet.
Special Dispatch from Lewistown notes Father Coopman and Father Vietar Day visiting the area with local priests. The wool market shows little change this week as growers complain prices lag behind other parts of the state and discuss sealed bid sales options.
A large Elk Herd delegation from Lewistown announces a parade for August 10. They will depart by train from Milea City, traveling to Great Falls via the Northern line. The group, number 69, expects to compete against Tolvingston Bozeman and Datie in events during the visit.
An advertisement touts the Golden Medical Discovery as a stomach tonic and strengthener. It claims it contains herbal extracts from native American forest plants and lists medical authorities endorsing its cure claims, urging readers to obtain the product with a printed list of ingredients.
The board of equalization considers lowering stock sheep valuation from 250 to one dollar per head. If adopted the reduction would apply to all stock sheep and reduce county revenue by about 321000. There were 443288 stock sheep assessed. The move rests on stock values now showing over 3 dollars and lower wool prices versus past years.
Special Dispatch from Hamilton notes a storage plant to be built north of the depot by the Bitter Root growers association, with completion next week and transfer to the group. The Bitter Root valley is expected to see a large harvest and rising demand for its produce this year. Various local residents arrive or depart, including Arthur Beckwith from the Bitter Root valley, Albert Adams visiting Silver Bow, and W. W. McCrackin attending the Montana State Bankers Association meeting in Butte. Deputy Warden Charkier B. Poyten left Ovando to pursue game law enforcements, after arresting John Samples and Curls Hart for deer out of season.
Fragmented OCR text shows a chaotic narrative involving an American traveler, a San Francisco figure, a two year world tour, and a shaky tale of credit and mislaid items. Several garbled names and places appear, including references to London, Rome, and a water show of credit and payments. The passage reads as a noisy memoir with personal anecdotes and currency issues.
A verbose, disjointed account describes a hotel theft and a failed attempt to recover goods. The narrator recountsAdvice from a hotel manager and a United States resident, with mentions of a thief nickpocketing in gangs and a plan to retrieve funds amid ambiguous events and conversations.
An aged schooner suffered a peculiar bowing incident off a southern harbor while under repairs, causing a temporary grounding. Investigators found no other damage as authorities reported the event to be the strangest seen by local navigators, with wide speculation on wind and current effects.
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