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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1910
Page
12
The Anaconda Standard issues from the Standard Publishing Company with postal details and office contact numbers. It lists post office classification and publishing offices in Anaconda, including editorial rooms and telephone exchanges.
A fragment from the Butte area directory shows office listings with BRAw&t branding. It notes a Bell phone number 422 and Independent line 1422, and references a Juggins avenue contact along with a telephone mention. The readable portions indicate standard listing style for business or residence lines in the Broadway district.
A detailed list of foreign advertising managers and newsstand contacts across cities from New York to Portland. Includes J. Morton in charge of Foreign Advertising and multiple newsstand partners such as Hotaling's, Henry Siegel, Fountain News Co., Metropolitan News Co., and many regional outlets with office and street addresses. All correspondence to Anaconda, Montana.
The piece recalls Theodore Roosevelt as a widely honored statesman and contrasts this with Grant’s 1877 world round trip. It details Grant’s receptions in Liverpool London Belgium Paris Egypt and Rome and notes the need for fiscal restraint in Butte police funding amid broader city economy concerns.
The article recounts General Grant’s worldwide receptions from Hamburg to Lisbon and Madrid, including audiences with princes, emperors, and cabinet members. It notes salutes in Russia, banquets in Europe, grand audiences in Vienna and St. Petersburg, and state dinners in Siam and China, ending with a farewell in Tokyo and a triumphant return through California.
A five year dispute at Vanderbilt University centers on governance with the old trustees claiming self perpetuation and independence from the Methodist church while the matter could reach federal courts and affect church oversight of the South’s prominent institution.
William K Vanderbilt backs church authority while trustees reject three new board members and table a pro church ownership resolution. At the general conference the church affirmed fee simple ownership by the Methodists of the South and instructed bishops to pursue legal steps. Bishop B R Hendrix voted with the majority to ignore new members and the ownership resolution. He faces possible indictment for insubordination and suspension until a 1914 trial. Steps to remove the chancellor and nineteen trustees follow. Counsel claims Vanderbilt was misinformed. Bishop E M Hos a leads the church forces with no doubt of victory. The battle could go to the United States Supreme Court, stirring the South and risking the university’s educational role. A truce via an interregnum is possible but would incur serious handicaps and a lasting administrative clash.
Chicago June 26 The jury in the Lee O Neil Browne senatorial bribery case remains out after more than fifty hours of deliberation at 6 pm with State Attorney Wayman asserting the jury is 11 to 1 for conviction and has held that position since early balloting.
A humorous Cleveland Leader panel shows a clerk praising an “honored citizen” who is called an early settler. The joke hinges on the man’s age being under 40, yet he pays his bills on the first of every month.
Arina Anne Jefferson Davis known as The Daughter of the Confederacy is celebrated as a writer of fiction and essays. Her works include The Veiled Doctor and A Romance of the Summer Seas, with scenes spanning from a P and O steamer to China and Japan and reflections on her father Jefferson Davis.
General Sharpe recalls Grant politely dismissing Meade's fears about Sedgwick's right during the May 6 1864 Wilderness clash. Grant, many in the group believed, stayed calm whittling a pine stick while Lee pressed the line. An officer then reported Sedgwick's right was holding, reinforcing Grant's judgment.
In Washington June 26 the Bourne domicile hosts a steady cadre of senator friends who drop by about four times weekly for dinners. Senator Bourne of Oregon is noted as a generous host who spends his senatorial salary on cigars and tobacco and keeps inviting Beveridge to dine.
The Bourne circle at the Oregon senator’s table includes Brown of Nebraska Cummins and Dolliver of Iowa Borah of Idaho and Clapp of Minnesota with Aldrich Elkins and Bailey as guests. Bourne’s cigar bill stands at 7500 dollars. Bob La Follette as a Wisconsin student won state and interstate prizes for an oration on Tago and nurtured a love for Shakespeare before pursuing acting.
A tutor evaluated the aspiring actor La Follette, deciding he would not fit acting due to his height. The youth then chose law, later earning fame as a formidable senator. His short stature earned him the nickname Little Bob, but his senate performances carried strong dramatic force.
A statement notes fewer children attend public schools now than a decade ago while college enrollments rise. The theory credits high living costs pushing poorer youths to work. The public school base ages five to eleven shows a nationwide drop per the American Educational Review, with New York City alone losing about 3 percent from 1900 to 1908.
In a grim confrontation at the family home, a husband attempting to shoot his wife was opposed by their son. The son fired the revolver in defense as the father forced entry, wounding the assailant and injuring the mother. Police and officials handled the case as the son faced charges.
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