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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1912
Page
12
The notice lists subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions, with monthly and yearly prices in Anaconda. It references standard office and publication details and includes miscellaneous stray characters from the OCR.
A short, fragmentary note lists Butte Pranch on East Broadway with Bell phone 42 and Independent phone 1472. The OCR provides sparse identifiers without a clear event or context.
J Morton is listed as manager of foreign advertising with offices in New York on Fifth Avenue and another on Madison and Dearborn streets in Hartford. The entry notes the New York office on Fifth Avenue and the Hartford office in the Hart building area.
The text lists newspaper stands and news agencies across major cities from New York to Seattle, with locations such as New York Park Row, Chicago hotel area, Detroit Woodward and Michigan, and Seattle Fickhart's agency. It directs general business correspondence to Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda, Montana.
The article denounces Theodore Roosevelt’s campaign for a third term as a self driven bid that exploited a national mood but harmed neither the people nor the party. It portrays Taft La Follette and Cummins as legitimate GOP contenders and condemns Roosevelt’s ambition and tactics.
The Baltimore Sun reports growing Gaynor momentum as a possible NY mayoral candidate favored by 90 New York delegates. Ballots may extend beyond two until a clear choice emerges with Clark, Wilson, Harmon, Underwood, and Marshall holding key totals. Hearst opposes Gaynor, while anti Hearst delegates surge among unpledged parts.
Baltimore reports gauge party splits as Hearst influence looms over nominations. Gaynor supporters claim he unites factions and resists Tammany pressure, while critics argue he is Murphy’s man. Delegates circulate pamphlets praising Gaynor’s independence and achievements. New York reps say their goal is a unifying candidate, not a factional fight.
The Baltimore Democratic National Convention opens with four declared presidential hopefuls Champ Clark Woodrow Wilson Judeon Harmon and Oscar Underwood and Montana backing Clark The outcome hinges on party unity as Bryan opposes Parker for temporary chair and calls for give and take not rule or ruin
The piece reviews historic pairs on a ticket with vice presidential runs. It recalls Madison and Tompkins in 1816, Jackson and Calhoun in 1824, and the 1828 rematch where Jackson and Calhoun pursued victory while Adams lagged behind.
The Louisville Courier Journal critiques Roosevelt as driven by money and influence, arguing delegates are bought to secure his program. It laments party pursuits and commercialism guiding the republic, noting leaders’ aims tied to wealth and control rather than public duty.
A searing editorial condemns the Taft Roosevelt rivalry and party factionalism. It questions the morality of leaders and warns that the election affects liberty, peace, and national fate. It appeals to Christian civility and invokes God's law as ultimate justice for America.
The Silver Bow Trades and Labor assembly debated M. M. Donoghue's report on textbook policy and a Great Falls teamsters strike. Workers demanded 3.50 daily wages, 50 of 130 accepted raises, while the union called for a general scale and arbitration settled the dispute. The council also moved the meeting hour to 6:80 oclock.
Telegram from Idaho Falls reports the death of L. W. Smith a former Butte resident aged about 50. He ran a horseshoe ing and blacksmith shop at 162 West Mercury Street for years before moving to Idaho Falls about a year ago. No details on cause of death are known but it is believed to be sudden and prior illness was not reported.
A London Chronicle item notes Leonardo da Vinci as a famed left hander who wrote an aviation treatise with writing flowing from right to left. It also references Nelson left handed by necessity and a Yarmouth visit where Nelson’s left hand touched the freeman’s oath book prompting a quip about a right hand.
The piece reports Tammany Hall leader Charlee Murphy and national committeemen discussing a Parker favored temporary chair and party unity. Bryan prefers a progressive to chair temporarily, while Clark supporters seek Parker alignment and possible Clark nomination. Daniels and Ewing comment on unity despite factional differences.
The temporary chairman has placed Nebraskan stage center as events await his arrival. Mr. Bryan says he will oppose any move to name anyone but a Tex tem as chairman. He favors Judge Parker but will confront opposition. He shook hands with many supporters before leaving for his hotel amid further demonstrations. He noted no plans to address a public gathering present.
In Baltimore on June 23 Democratic leaders voiced general satisfaction with Republican deliberations in Chicago. They argued any votes lost to a strong progressive Roosevelt ticket would be offset by damage to the GOP and that a progressive Democratic candidate could be feasible with Roosevelts name left out. Ohio’s role and harmon campaign gains were highlighted as crucial to a Harmon nomination by the fourth ballot.
Consular and Trade Reports describe a expensive drainage and irrigation initiative to reclaim 1 000 000 acres in Lower Egypt's delta. The plan, split into West Behera and Gharbia systems, aims to transform unproductive lands into cotton fields by end of 1915, with land mainly government owned and valued uplift projected at about 100 million dollars. A notable feature is draining Lake Marion, converting 25 000 acres into productive farmland.
Baltimore crowds fill streets and downtown lights turn the city into a white way as the Navy battleships Louisiana Kansas New Hampshire and South Carolina anchor offshore Rear Admiral Winslow commands. Police and detectives bolster security around the Fifth regiment armory for the convention with Col John S Martin and a large guard staff inside the convention hall planned for tomorrow.
A yearly subscription offer presents ten dollars in advance for 365 days of the daily and Sunday Standard, delivered to door or by mail. Old and new subscribers paying in advance receive a premium. visit the Standard office or write for the premium list. Mail subscribers remit to the Anaconda office.
William Bryan arrived in Baltimore from Chicago amid enthusiastic crowds. He faced a division over the selection process as supporters and opponents clashed over the nomination issue.
James Hamilton Lewis of Chicago travels to Baltimore for the Democratic National Convention. The veteran Western Democrat plans active involvement and believes this year favors Democratic victory. Several other leading Democrats from Chicago await the event and anticipate boosting excitement.
The remains of Katherine Pini will be shipped Monday at 7 a.m. over the Northern Pacific to her old home in Silver Star for interment. The funeral is scheduled for Tuesday at 1 p.m.
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