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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
3
The Anaconda Standard publication and its various offices and telephones are listed, including editorial rooms, branch offices in Butte and other cities, advertising contacts, and newsstand locations across major cities. The notice specifies mailing address and subscription rates while detailing distribution points.
The article notes President Roosevelt and Kermit will spend a year in Africa hunting game, including elephants and tigers, viewing it as a test of his determination. It contrasts allied explorers and rulers who used Africa for conquest with Roosevelt pursuing wildlife for sport, a testament to his vigor and endurance.
Widespread Montana floods isolate towns and halt rail service. Butte, Anaconda, and the Pacific lines suspend afternoon trains as roads flood and telephone service drops statewide. Western Union reports limited links between Helena and surrounding towns. postal routes persist from Helena to Butte. Water engulfs valleys near Derr Lodge, with Silver Bow canyon experiences dangerous washouts. state reports call this extreme rainfall event the worst in Montana.
A demonet Hatton notes railroad work by Northern Pacific to reduce danger along canyon beds between Gurvisa and Miksnitin Wha. Initiated a year ago to overcome the Washoute threat, the project aims to connect Hall Gata cane and reduce travel risk. The effort, called a mighty feat, traverses Montana corridors nearing completion.
Déconte notes railways like Northern Pacific Great Northern Dragon Short Line and others in Montana prepare large yearly investments to shore up roadbeds against spring freshets. Storms in the past two weeks have tested tracks and stranded travelers, prompting railways to repair, reinforce, and reassess drainage as crews race to avert future washouts and maintain service.
The piece recalls Evelyn Thaw and Nan Patterson as it notes public fascination with the Thaw trial era. It contrasts fading fame with past stage glamor and hints at Thaw’s wife seeking renewed attention amid sensational trial memories.
A French crackdown grows as gambling fever spreads from Paris to Enghien. Premier Clemenceau vows action to curb watering places tied to high stakes and ruinous losses. Police raided a top game room preventing a famous actress from losing assets.
A sweeping account lists famed commanders and statesmen from Blucher to von Moltke, Scott, Dix, Parrkgul, and Franklin. The piece surveys their late-life roles and major exploits across eras, noting ages at pivotal moments and highlighting long careers in war and governance.
A genealogical style summary notes figures from politics and letters aging through public service. It mentions John Quincy Adams and Grover Cleveland among presidents who served late into life, and lists Ralph Waldo Emerson Oliver Wendell Holmes Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, George Bancroft, William Cullen Bryant and John Bigelow as literary or diplomatic figures whose work or service spanned ages beyond seventy.
In Tohnstown on June 1 the arrest of Pater Zeniah of Ateubenville Ohio followed his Pittsburg capture for embezzling about 840,000 from Servians. Bozo Cossovie, a wealthy foreign banker, is jailed on embezzling 25,000. Both linked to the Servian Orthodox Insurance company over unpaid death benefits to European survivors.
Disjointed rants and quips appear from multiple papers including Philadelphia Press Chicago Tribune Baltimore American and Philadelphia Ledger. The collage features jokes insults petty dialogue and stray lines about a $250 hen and a chitchen coop with light notes of wry wit.
Frederic J. Haskin argues that American farmers will drive growth by mastering science and technology. He envisions future farming expanding acreage, improved soil chemistry, and higher yields through fertilizers, mechanization, and advances in heredity. By 2000, the farmer becomes highly educated, powerful, and central to U S civilization.
An elaborate theatre pageant planned for Quebec recreates Wolfe Montcalm era battles with 2000 spectators on the Plains of Abraham. Frank Laselles directs a cast from Quebec Montreal and Ottawa with VIP guests including the Prince of Wales and Vice President Fairbanks attending a procession to historic sites. The production will travel from Wolfe’s statue to Cartier and Champlain imagery, ending with Allied armies in a grand parade.
Louie Kennells shot and killed Mrs Minnie Gatien aged 23 at the Connor faculty home after hiding in wait for her. He then fatally shot himself with a revolver, ending a period of hopeless infatuation and separation from the woman.
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