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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
3
The Anaconda Standard lists publication and advertising rates with daily and Sunday options, plus annual terms. It provides office addresses in Anaconda and branch offices in Helena, Missoula, New York, Chicago, Denver, and other cities, along with newsstand distribution points across major U.S. cities.
Friday morning reports reveal Amalgamated properties restarting work in Anaconda with hundreds of workers at the smelter and concentrator. Ore hauls from Butte resume, thousands of tons stored in bins as the tall stack again releases smoke, signaling a cautious return to normalcy amid lingering doubt. The city’s mood shifts from months of hardship to tentative optimism as the large emission climbs skyward.
Garry Orchard to learn his sentence next Wednesday on the fortieth anniversary of his birth. He confessed murdering former Governor Brennenberg of Idaho on December 6, 1908, and implicated Western Federation leaders in the crime. The case sparked nationwide labor unrest as arrests spread, with lawyers pressing habeas corpus and authorities moving to try the federation figures in Idaho.
The prisoner Orchard reiterated his confession in court before his death sentence, declaring guilt and readiness to face the law. He withdrew a prior not guilty plea and entered a plea of murder in the first degree, with the judge set to sentence him next Wednesday.
Harold Henningsen attempted suicide by mixing carbonic acid with whiskey in Lewistown during the dark hours of Wednesday night. The plan failed as whiskey neutralized the acid and he quickly recovered, ending in an inglorious misadventure with the authorities noting his ignorance and lack of experience. The scene centers on Henningsen and a background woman, with no further details about her role.
Taft holds Nebraska’s fourteen electoral votes as anti-Taft factions contest lines in several states. Indiana and other contests shape the convention landscape with Taft leading in delegates while Hughes and Cannon show limited, scattered support. South and New England shifts loom as conventions approach in Chicago.
Governor Myron T. Herrick spoke to Ohio legislators opposing a state guarantee of bank deposits. He called such guarantees socialistic and unconstitutional, arguing they undermine individual initiative and could prolong bad banking practices, while criticizing proposed audit laws as ineffective. He urged lawmakers to avoid laws that threaten the state’s interests.
Washington March 12 The supreme court for the Dietrich of Columbia ruled the secretary may reject any or all bids and judge the nation's financial condition when issuing Panama canal bonds. An injunction could allow a syndicate to seize control of the issue and provoke a run. Austin appealed. Newark N J March 1 A receiver was named for the Robert A Gulger Leather company as it is insolvent with debts about 620000 against assets of 240100.
The issue features J Rufus Wallingford in Fortune in Smoke and notes his rise then decline with his wife admitting thistles grow no roses. Also included is The White Light of Publicity by Charles Belmont Davis where the hero argues women do not commit suicide. Read this week’s Post to see why $0.80 yearly by mail. Curtis Portasilla Co Philadelphia. Copies available through Charles R Schlappi, 206 Main Street, Anaconda.
The item surveys broad church data including counts of women ministers in Britain, Christian missions in China and India, denominations in the United States, funds raised, and church foundations in England. It mentions New York Catholic growth, a retiring London minister, and the Wind Goepel Mission’s Utah activity, ending with a Paris-like remark on Trinity and education funding.
A historic pew sale tied to Trinity Church Toledo reveals that pews once sold in 1868 have been repurchased by original owners or heirs. A recently filed deed records $273 paid for one pew, linking to the late king Kabarega famed as Bunyoro slave raider in Gor Aon Pasha era.
In Outing Magazine, Frank Presbiey details humorous inn and sign names seen on the road from London to Scotland. Notable signs include The Red Bull, The Red Cow, The Dun Cow, Sir John Barleyearn, The Ring o Bells, The Easy Chair, Wait for the Wag, The Nas's Head, The Spread Eagle, The Black Boy, and The Head Hand and Stomachic.
A fragmentary prose piece presents a dialect aimed at celebrating common speech and resilient wit, with implied social commentary. It references a trumpet, local pride, and a sense of community, though the text is garbled and difficult to parse fully.
A Bohemian merchant and customer clash when the shopper accuses the seller of slandering the business. The merchant counters that the pepper sale was the issue, and the customer agrees to settle the matter. The brief exchange centers on reputational harm and a misunderstanding about a purchase.
Aaton Brown son of John Brown celebrated his eighty fifth birthday at a country home near Akron Ohio. He recalled early days in Rauses and Warpers Ferry while hosting guests and cakes. Brig Gen Arthur Murray, an artillery expert, destined to lead big guns, is noted for fortifications and fire control. Theodore Sutro, lawyer and reformer, attacked mince pie and proclaimed prohibition not absolute. Hoayineardd agate, president of the German American alliance of New York, is mentioned.
Fragment reads as an OCR garble with contact and helper pleas about obtaining assistance today. It mentions calling the porter John to help the sentinel out, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
Fragmentary lines suggest a talking point about thrift and managing money. The text mentions taking care of pennies and implies dollars will affect heirs, but lacks coherent context. No clear person, place, or organization is identifiable.
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