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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1906
Page
16
The Anaconda Standard publishes subscription rates, office contacts, and multiple newspaper stand locations across major cities. It lists daily and Sunday rates, office addresses in Anaconda and branch offices in Butte Missoula and other cities, plus foreign ad services and general business details.
Montana observes the twenty eighth anniversary of the Butte Miners union and the Western Federation of Miners. The piece praises conservative governance and a history with no strikes. All stores offices and businesses close in honor of the occasion.
Dr Nassau, after forty five years as a Presbyterian missionary on Africa s south coast, tells the New York Sun that Leopold s rubber gatherers brutalities exceed all reports. He says soldiers seize wives and daughters if rubber demands are unmet and that most victims are women.
Dr Nassau accuses King Leopold of knowledge and indifference to army brutality in the Congo. He cites twelve foot lashes on villagers and torture of women with torn flesh, honey applied to wounds, and victims tied near beehives and ant hills for sting injuries as part of revenue collection methods.
The Reformed church case recounts Pastor Spitka Koster losing his Hull Iowa pastorate after a horse and buggy swap with an obliging parishioner. A visiting farmer later traded back the parishioner’s horse for cash, triggering ejectment and appeals through civil and ecclesiastical courts. The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the ejectment. Koster appeals to the general synod claiming extenuating circumstances and intent to reform.
Henry A. Du Pont defeats longtime rival Mr. Addicks after years of struggle. At age 68 he entered West Point in 1861, earned a congressionally awarded medal for gallantry, and has led the Wilmington & Northern railroad since 1879. A French-ancestry citizen of Delaware, he is expected to align with the 11kins school of senators.
A. J. Cassatt, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, defends his conduct amid accusations of improper relations with coal producers. He has published a full stock inventory and a supplemental statement of coal holdings prior to his presidency and calls for thorough scrutiny of the company’s practices. He dismissed two subordinate officers after learning they received allowances from coal shippers.
The piece highlights Alexander Johnston Cassatt as a staunch opponent of blackmail and rebate schemes, noting his role with the Pennsylvania Railroad, his support for Roosevelt and the interstate commerce commission, and his unshaken stance before investigators. It places him amid broader political currents and public scrutiny while referencing other contemporaries and events.
In Butte a funeral multiple items across families. Mrs. William Guthrie died, services held at Mrs. Rockwood’s home then at J Patricks church with Rev Father Barry. burial at Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Sarah Kopald, 33, wife of B Kopald, died after short illness. body to Helena for interment. no local services. Captain James B R Glover’s funeral at 1128 California Ave attracted Civil War veterans. Milton Tonkin infant death and sister Ellen Morte’s recent death followed. both buried at Mt Moriah with Rev H A James officiating. Arian orchestra concert and dance music noted.
Mining activity rises in Madison County with Silver Star’s modern mill on Green Campbell property and new hoist. Leases and development push at Easton Pacific, Alameda, Ramshorn, and Kearsarge groups. Dredging at Ruby expands under Conrey Placer Mining, while Mammoth district gains attention from investors and Bismarck Copper group near South Boulder creek.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Helena June 12 defendants with indictments entered pleas in federal court Thomas Doyle pleaded guilty to introducing liquor on the Crow reservation John Cobel grand larceny pleaded guilty The United States case against John Lynch for unlawfully cutting timber was dismissed Trial dates set for Katie Saul June 25 Harry Viper June 26 J T Carroll June 26 N Henault June 27 J Little Blazes June 28 Duncan Connelly and Wilson June 29 Jarvis and Moran Jats John Laird July 5 PD Casper July 8 J M Smith et al July 8 Potterman et al July 6 Montana Manufacturing and Lumber company and Simon Hillman July 11 Johny Wallman July 12 Hennessy Mercantile company July 16
Peking reports China in financial distress as government collections rise without more revenue. Army pay is in arrears and many soldiers desert. The dowager empress issues an edict urging economy, justifying tax burdens for indemnities and new projects amid drought and unfavorable weather.
Rochester N Y June 12 About half of the village of Sodus was burned today. Loss estimated at more than 100 000 dollars.
Bozeman Odd Fellows sent a 500 strong delegation to Livingston for memorial services. Delegates from Bozeman aerie to the state Eagles convention in Helena next Sunday include G. W. Hinkley Tom Leahy W. G. Alexander and T. J. McCarthy. Past President Charles A. Back is delegate-at-large. Rev. M. J. Rickman preached at the Woodmen of the World service. About 100 members later decorated graves. Knights of Pythias memorials held, George S. Salley heads Montana Funeral Directors Association leaves for Helena for annual meeting. Mrs. A. Stubblefield of Big Timber visits with daughters Minnie and Nellie. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clary of Great Falls depart for Helena after a week in Bozeman. Dr. Frank W. Traphagen of Denver visits. formerly with the college, now at Colorado State School of Mines. Mrs. W. F. Sanders of Helena visits General and Mrs. Lester S. Willson on her way east.
Special Dispatch from Livingston reports the state board of land commissioners approved a bond measure. The June 12 dispatch notes the action aims to finance land development projects and public works. The decision comes amid ongoing state efforts to expand public land management and infrastructure funding.
A successful bidder won the $1,000 6 percent school bonds issued by the trustees of Porcupine school district in Wyers berg Park county.
Livingston June 12 Park County Fair and Racing association adds two $1000 stakes races, a 2:10 pace and a 2:14 trot, with entries closing July 10. A mile and a quarter running race for horses three and up with $500 purse is added. George Cowman of California to conduct pool selling, George Huffaker of Helena to preside. Fair set for second week of September, with the first week in September reassigned to Butte.
Sacramento June 12 The special legislative session convened June 2 to address the earthquake and fire of April 18 ended at noon today. The governor received 65 bills passed by both houses. 50 await his approval and others including a $500,000 San Francisco state building measure signed this morning have become laws. Most laws provide aid for San Francisco with help flowing to other areas.
Orton Bros at 219 N Main Street Butte offers the best value for money on pianos and organs with knowledgeable service and a friendly deal.
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