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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
20
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates daily and Sunday, details offices in Anaconda and Butte, and branch newsstands across major cities from New York to Seattle. It also notes mail classifications and directs general correspondence to Anaconda, Montana.
Thursday June 4 1908 reports a wet spring in Montana with warnings of more rain while recalling historic floods. It notes past freshets from 1876 1888 and 1894 and observes climate cycles balancing moisture across seasons. Old timers compare current floods to older events while predicting uncertainty about future rain.
Old Kentucky controversy resurfaces as seven cities claim Homer Lincoln birth origin while two counties press strongest claims. Larue County receives $50,000 Lincoln Farm grant. Washington County disputes, insisting Lincoln born near Springfield and babyhood spent there. Witness memories cited, including Hardesty and a surviving elder who recalls Lincoln's early life amid conflicting local narratives.
The text suggests a disputed claim that a Lincoln birth occurred in Washington county Kentucky, with a supposed infant remembered in a cabin near Springfield and a later sighting of the future president in 1808. It notes Old Squire Thompson’s license for Tom Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, a War time fire destroying records, and Hodgenville’s centennial aid including a Lincoln farm boulevard statue and map placement, leaving Washington county with no claim.
Report notes La Follette ill and fatigued in a prolonged Senate endurance display. Gore and Stone shown weak. critics call the act pitiful and unnecessary. Bryan pyres Cleveland as democrat foe, while Cleveland resists Bryanism and aims toward a Republican successor. Rains aid June weddings as Conrad boom falters.
An Associated Press account describes President Roosevelt and his wife riding when the cayuse horse reared and plunged into a creek. The president slid from the saddle and was swept headlong but escaped uninjured, continuing the ride in khaki and remounting to finish the trip.
The article notes a long pattern since 1884 where Grover Cleveland and William Jennings Bryan have largely monopolized Democratic presidential politics. It highlights Cleveland’s frail condition and Bryan’s Nebraska campaign as recent items, with Parker seen as a minor footnote.
A brief Cleveland Leader exchange ponders the artistry of new twenty dollar gold coins. One speaker asserts the coins are highly artistic while another notes artists rarely see them, sparking a humorous remark on taste and familiarity.
Des Moines Iowa June 3 Practically complete returns show United States Senator William B Allison elected to succeed himself defeating Gov A B Cummins by about 10000 votes B F Carroll nominated for Governor George W Clarke wins lieutenant governor J F Riggs chosen superintendent of public schools Railroad commissioner result undecided at night Democratic ticket only one candidate per office Congressional nominees listed by district Republicans lead in several races with close contests in Seventh and Tenth districts Cummins spends afternoon golfing and declines comment
A collection of quick wits and quips from historical newspapers. Jokes cover politicians real estate and family life with zingers about newsrooms and daily life. Several items reference contemporary newspapers and public figures of the era.
Fragmentary OCR notes propose a revived tax on singular happiness and public acclaim, suggesting potential gains but stirring concern about social balance and liberty. The terse passage hints at fiscal mechanisms linked to moral or communal prestige, without concrete details or figures.
San Francisco, June 3. District Attorney Langdon filed a suit in the police court dismissing the Parkside bribery indictments against Abraham Ruef and charging Ruef with the crimes in the indictments by information. The suit aims to obtain the testimony of James L. Gallagher, vital to the graft prosecution, for use in Ruef’s trials if Gallagher cannot appear in court. All evidence against Ruef will be presented in the police court, and even if Gallagher is unavailable, the material will be used at Ruef’s superior court trial.
Washington June 3 The International Order of Good Templars held a session continuing officer reports. The international superintendent noted record gains for prohibition with 10 000 copies ordered for translation. Credentials show 44 nationalities with 88 delegates. Peter Swenson of Norway joined as temperance organizer. Roosevelt to receive delegates at the White House next Monday.
Washington reports that Company C of the Fourteenth Infantry posted the best army target record in 1907. Philippine troops averaged 88.79 in merit, well above the U.S. figure of 79.63, with notable gains in sharpshooter and marksman classes. Departments leading U.S. and Visayas department in the Philippines are noted.
Special dispatch from Bozeman reports the democratic primaries held last night chose 53 delegates from the four Bozeman precincts for the county convention meeting in Bozeman next Saturday.
The George Gray league of Delaware is mailing 50,000 copies of a pamphlet featuring a sketch of Judge Gray with fervent appeals for his nomination as the Democratic candidate for president.
Towne asks Browne if he believes in dreams and Browne recalls once loving someone who jilted him, noting the experience changed his view rather than due to superstition. The brief exchange explores belief and heartbreak in a light, conversational tone.
The Court Journal sketches a possible tax on bachelors to fund the imperial exchequer and support the growing number of women. It recalls a 17th century act under William and Mary taxing bachelors and widowers over 25, with higher rates for titles, illustrating a historic precedent for such a levy.
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