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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
12
The Anaconda Standard lists publishing house standard rates and mail matter details including daily and Sunday subscriptions, annual prepaid options, and second class mail status. The fragment notes subscription terms and newspaper branding for the era.
Branch offices in Butte and New York with managers and telephone numbers. A long list of Standard on sale at newsstands across cities including New York Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake City Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland and more. All general correspondence to Butte Montana.
The article discusses rumors that Lieutenant Governor Chanler of New York could be the vice presidential nominee with William Jennings Bryan. Some New York newspapers doubt Chanler's support, while others see him as a strong choice for balancing the ticket. The piece notes Chanler's solid record and suggests Bryan may aim to win the middle West and pick a suitable running mate.
A Connecticut estate owner in a New York Evening Post piece warns the North American chestnut is doomed to blight with millions of dollars at stake. He predicts by six years no chestnut trees will remain, notes lumber value, and questions public awareness of the crisis.
The article notes a potential four hundred million dollar opportunity, stating lumbermen in the East are unaccustomed to such magnitudes. It predicts that after three or four years western lumbermen may wish they had acted sooner and hints at future legal work for Montana lawyers tied to eastern forests.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes Taft avenue in St Louis links to April nomination plans and mocks the cemetery approach. It questions naming routes near graves and predicts voters may react to Taft as mining policy and foreign affairs prompt debate in Mexico and Central America.
Announcement states five freight steamers of a major trans Atlantic line will be pulled from the New York to Liverpool service due to unprofitable grain and foodstuff trade. Rail charges to U S seaboard push earnings below viability prompting transfer to Canadian ports with lower transport costs. Dominion canal and inland waterway links add advantage, prompting New York to seek protective measures.
Reports from southern Coahuila near the Rio Grande describe a bandit backed uprising driven by loot. The conflict has scattered fighters toward the U S seeking asylum. A new dispute over mining law adds to regional tensions in Mexico.
The article discusses orchestrated demonstrations at national conventions, noting how leaders stage and sustain chants to exhaust crowds. It cites Chicago 1932 style scenes, 1900 Philadelphia directed by Mark Hanna, and Kansas City mobilized flag waving, portraying such displays as carefully organized and financed.
Thirteen of the 16 Atlantic fleet battleships are in San Francisco harbor on the eve of a July 7 voyage to Hampton Roads. The ships present include the Connecticut Vermont Georgia Wisconsin Illinois Missouri New Jersey Ohio Kentucky Louisiana Kansas Nebraska and Minnesota. Expected arrivals this week are Rhode Island Virginia and Kearsarge. Auxiliary ships Panther Yankton Calgon and Relief depart for Honolulu, followed by Glacier and Ajax on July 6.
The Butte Business Men's Association will run a special train excursion to the Judith basin after the St Paul railroad reaches Butte. They will stop at basin towns, meet local merchants, and seek wholesale business, with a band and in-style travel. The move aims to attract Basin trade away from Butte and other jobbing centers.
The Fergus County Democrat notes that although Mr. Sherman is not the man who said war is hell he may utter a similar line about politics after November’s election.
The piece contrasts Adams’s 1776 prophecy with modern celebrations. It laments loss of pomp and parade in big cities, noting patriotism survives in villages and country towns where leaders still honor the old ways with simple, communal festivities.
Denver hosts the Democratic convention preparations with delegates leaving from the East and West this week. Tammany's New York delegation of over 500 heads Friday’s special train eastward. Taft resigns from Roosevelt’s cabinet on Wednesday with Luke E Wright set to become Secretary of War. Independence Day is celebrated globally through American embassies and colonies.
The piece surveys flood devastation from the Ohio Missouri Red and Canadian rivers, noting $100 million annual flood losses. It cites Armourdale Kansas City Topeka Cedar City Missoula and others, linking deforestation and land use to worsening floods and urging reforestation storage reservoirs and ridge protection.
A New York financial review notes mixed weekly conditions with stock markets limited by seasonal activity and political events. It cites Morgan Yale honor and his public statements as bullish sentiment, while Rock Island liquidation and Erie uncertainties temper optimism amid ample money in bank reserves.
Barcelona reports a bomb blast in a street crowd injuring a policeman who died today. Nine suspects were arrested in connection with the outrage as panicked onlookers fled. A separate item notes Walter M. Lowney celebrates 25 years with a commemorative illustrated pamphlet praising corporate ethics.
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