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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1909
Page
14
The Anaconda Standard lists publication details including subscription rates and office addresses. It notes printing daily, entry for second class mail, and provides branch office locations in Butte with telephone numbers for independent and Bell services.
W J Morton manager of foreign advertising lists new office addresses in New York at room 9 Brunswick building 22 5th avenue and Chicago at 57 Washington street indicating a relocation or expansion of his advertising services to key markets.
The Standard is on sale at news stands across major cities including New York Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Houston Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Portland with outlets listed at specific streets and venues. All general business correspondence should be addressed to Anaconda Montana.
The thirteenth of June marks Miners' Union day with observances planned today after Sunday. Butte will maintain the long held general holiday tradition with no departure from custom. Flag Day will be observed with increased attention in several communities under Elks auspices inviting public services.
Montanans mourn the death of Alexander K. McClure a Pennsylvanian by birth and longtime journalist and lawyer. He helped found the Philadelphia Times in 1875 and advised Lincoln’s 1860 campaign later serving in state legislature and maintaining Montana pioneer friendships. He authored Three Thousand Miles Through the Rocky Mountains and retired wealthy after a long influential career.
Harriman told reporters aboard his sailing for Europe that the 1907 panic stemmed from the Landis decision, not Congress actions. He argued the ruling was a freak occurrence that failed to gain standing in courts, with insurance investigations and court litigation drawing attention to needed traffic cycles and public confidence.
The passage notes persistent crop uncertainty and predicts cereals will stay expensive. It condemns tariff legislation for raising costs of American made farming implements, arguing farmers pay more at home than when buying abroad, underscoring adversities faced by the American farmer.
County commissioners create a new department with a county engineer in charge of road projects. The move aims to improve highways and ensure taxpayers benefit from increased efficiency and accountability.
Eastern papers praise Seattle exposition noting new attractions from Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines plus the country itself. The Boston Journal hails the event as a major draw with a suggested grand itinerary from Buffalo or Detroit through the Great Lakes, Yellowstone, Butte, Seattle, and back via Salt Lake City and Denver.
W. Greene of Millwaukee, at seventy two, completes his seventy second life milestone and challenges others to long distance races. He ran twenty one miles in under three hours and on his sixtieth birthday covered twenty miles non stop. He champions outdoor exercise as the tonic against age and urges more men to imitate Greene and Weston.
Mayor Nevin initiates an annual cleanup in Butte with next Saturday set for citywide yard and alley cleaning. The street department and citizens will participate from Front Street to Woolman and the Big Butte to Meaderville, aiming for a thorough sanitation.
The city will permit bonfires on alleys and streets to burn rubbish and will use street department wagons to haul non burnable garbage out of the city. The cleanup aims to boost public welfare and civic pride with citizen participation.
A Monday June horoscope predicts a period of brightness and vigor for commerce with new ventures and expanded enterprises favored. Mars aids surgeons and craftswork while Venus brightens courtships and weddings. caution urged for speculation and rushed plans. Children born today show originality and bold design but may act hastily.
Accidental origin tale of a London dog cemetery near Oxford Street, created after a duke buried his collie on the spot. The plot holds diverse dogs from many nations with epitaphs hinting at a future afterlife, including tales of Topsy, Mike, Minnie, and Bobbie with quirky, moralized markers.
Frederic J. Haskin surveys the Egyptian nationalist drive under Moustafa Kamel Pasha. He outlines the struggle to define Egyptians and end foreign rule, the rise and decline of nationalist groups, and Kamel’s influence on education, press, and Islam as paths to autonomy.
The Atlanta Georgian reports a tornado near Atlanta with a dramatic incident where a large pine tree and a plank on S. M. Roberts property were joined as if by carpentry. The plank was driven through the tree and through without tearing the wood, then Roberts posted a notice prohibiting its cutting.
The article paints Grasse on the French Riviera as a perfume hub all year with flower pickers in colorful dress and a vivid local scene. It details distillation methods from fat-boiling to enfleurage, noting by products like soap and the influence of light on scent.
The article notes that smell dominates when sight is dull and that natural flower odors vary greatly from their artificial counterparts. It explains that each blossom requires a unique extraction process, with lilies and roses yielding unexpected perfumery results and violet fragrance proving particularly elusive to reproduce.
Four western states Colorado Utah Idaho and Wyoming share full political rights for women. Additional states allow women to vote on some school questions including Arizona Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Iowa Illinois Indiana Idaho Kentucky Kansas Michigan Massachusetts Minnesota Mississippi Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Dakota Oklahoma Ohio Utah South Dakota Vermont Wyoming Wisconsin. Britain grants equal suffrage in all matters except Parliament elections. Australia New Zealand the Isle of Man Finland and Norway provide full suffrage for women.
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