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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
18
The Anaconda Standard announces STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY as publishers and proprietors. It is printed daily throughout the year and entered at the Anaconda post office as second class mail matter.
The notice lists monthly and yearly subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions and a Sunday Standard yearly rate. Rates shown include 66 cent monthly and 2.50 yearly options for the Sunday Standard, with advance payment terms implied.
Listing shows main office at Standard Block in Anaconda with business office telephone lines and editorial rooms telephone numbers. Indicates centralized contact points for city administration and press operations.
Branch offices listed for Butte on East Broadway and Missoula on Higgins Avenue with telephone contact details. No further information provided.
W. J. Morton is listed as Manager Foreign Advertising with offices in New York Room 919 Brunswick Building 26 Fifth Avenue Chicago at 7 Washington Street. The item provides location details for the advertising department.
The Standard is on sale at multiple newsstands across major cities including New York Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Portland with specific street addresses for each location. Readers can find it at outlets such as Park Row Yuma News Co. Empire news stand Moon's book store Hotel St. Francis and more.
General business, letters and correspondence should be addressed to the Anaconda Montana offices. The notice urges proper routing to city and county agencies to ensure timely handling of inquiries and requests.
Obituary recalls Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas as a loyal Democrat and staunch Bryan ally who led the 1896 presidential campaign effort and remained respected for integrity. The piece contrasts his modest means after retirement with a career marked by industry and public service. It also notes strange accompanying anecdotes about local burglaries and police delays.
An angry citizen criticizes New York police for delays after burglars access a vacant four story brownstone via a coal chute. Neighbors reported the break, police directed them to the local station, and hours passed before any officer arrived, allowing thieves to carry off parlor rugs.
Taft's Memorial Day remarks at Grant's tomb praised the general's career but cited his 1854 resignation over alcohol as reported by Garland. The piece notes Taft relied on Garland and other authorities, defends the issue as a judgment question, and emphasizes Grant's pivotal Civil War leadership.
The Springfield Republican argues Bryan is indecisive and obstinate, while Roosevelt is dogmatic yet attentive to public mood. It contrasts McKinley’s suave leadership, Cleveland’s obstinacy, and Lincoln’s independence, noting Bryan’s fickle shifts away from free coinage. The piece ends by citing June brides and roses and a New York governor race narrowing to Hughes against the field.
Delegates for Taft and Cannon prepare to meet at a large auditorium with a roomy bar area noted as an attractive gathering space. The piece highlights the ease of assembling and the venue’s accommodating facilities.
In spring a Great Falls rumor surfaces about a young man planning a train robbery. The line of inquiry centers on local youth and potential heists, with authorities urging caution and residents watching for further details.
A comment notes Mr. Bryan tending to boast about his own actions and favoring self praise over collective effort. The remark suggests a push to elevate his profile by promoting his achievements.
The piece notes a shifting forecast of a vice presidential guessing contest moving from Chicago to Denver within a month. It cites New York, Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois as the states that have supplied presidents for 48 years, and jokes about Nebraska needing a boost to join in. It compares Conrad to Adlai Stevenson in provoking audience hysteria while Montana holdups persist in crime reporting.
Senator Foraker plans to attend the Chicago convention carrying a trunkful of razors, cutlasses and tomahawks as part of his transport to the event.
Rival attractions to the political conventions keep students away from campus events in 1908. Colleges report uncommonly weak attendance and reduced spending as commencement season approaches, impacting local economies and school traditions.
Friends of Governor Hughes remain silent amid unsettled talk in polite society. The vague dispute hints at behind the scenes pressure, with no public statements issued as rumors circulate in political circles.
The passage questions whether Mrs. Gunness, asserting she is alive, is clever enough to murder R. E. Morse while keeping up appearances.
A 1908 examination of a world wide race clash shows Pacific coast sentiment labeling America a white man’s country. It traces Asiatic immigration fears from Hawaii to Canada, Australia, and South Africa, and argues exclusion as defense of Western civilization amid rising Asian labor migration. The piece cites public alarm, economic threats, and the possibility of global conflict without strict immigration limits.
Poem by Emma Fisk Smith in Nautilus reflects on finding blessing in hardship and trusting God to yield success through hope faith and love. A brief aside from Mr. Singerly and Mrs. Singerly in Smart Set follows, joking about a new tune after a musical misstep.
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