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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1910
Page
18
The notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, routes, and office contact details. It includes publication offices in Anaconda and Butte, and a long roster of distant newsstands and agents in cities from New York to Portland.
Billings citizens lead the push for better highways with a vigorous convention. Experts address delegates as Montana intends to formalize public opinion and map plans for road improvements for statewide benefit.
Ottawa authorities announce record migration to Canada for the year with at least 150000 Americans among the migrants. Many are western farmers, a loss hard to replace for the United States as President Taft considers land openings to curb the trend. The piece questions motives beyond land and climate driving Americans to Canada amid tariff debates.
The passage notes that Canadian farmers can obtain U.S. made farm machinery at lower prices than farmers in Iowa Dakota or Montana must pay. It frames this price difference as a small but significant item in the broader agricultural picture.
The Minneapolis Journal notes Montana has not embraced direct primaries for senator selection despite past efforts on other plans. It cites costs and scandals from Wisconsin Illinois and California as cautions while urging Montanans to consider primaries as a live, worthy issue.
Observers accuse Colonel Roosevelt of trying to unsettle English public and press during his London stay while avoiding Ireland and Egypt issues. The piece notes his absence of critique on Ireland and questions the Smithsonian backed African expedition led by Roosevelt, sidelining others like Cuninghame and Mearns.
A collage of political quips and society notes spans Roosevelt and the disrupted Republican scene with mentions of Gillet and Hughes. It cites aviator Brookins, Tex Rickard, Lorimer, Cannon, San Francisco events, and upcoming Panama issues while mixing jokes about coffee, bridge whist bans, and the Bihar.
Washington June 16 President Taft and key legislators wrestled over a conflict in the conservation bill after the Senate added a 30 million dollar rider for irrigation project funding. The House will not pass a treasury charge without committee reference and calendar placement. Nelson moved to reconsider the Senate vote and Western members seek separate reclamation action.
A wind storm swept the flat area last night causing damage to one side of the Sells Floto circus tent. Stakes and guy ropes were uprooted briefly raising a crowd near panic until quick action by the circus manager contained the situation.
Minnie Greenwood, described as a dope fiend, died yesterday morning in a shabby cabin on East Galena street. She had come to Butte from Thivingston about three years ago and appeared much older than her stated age of 35. The body lies at Walsh's undertaking rooms.
A humorous quarrel unfolds as a man comes to collect on an installment purchase. The mistress counters by naming possible items from the encyclopedia to the sewing machine, keeping the exchange light and witty in Harper's Bazar style.
Washington notes discuss Montana politician William G. Conrad courting the vice presidency, his funds and prospects, and rival Senator Carter pushing a $39 million irrigation bill while Meyer proposes a retirement scheme for Navy sailors. The piece mocks aging sailors and details proposed compensation based on years of service, hinting political maneuvering in Montana.
Senator Chauncey M. Depew recalls meeting Governor Seymour in Utica during 1860s campaigns. Seymour urged him to avoid opposition papers and attacks, study history, and pursue law or politics with restraint. Edwards teases further stories for tomorrow.
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