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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1907
Page
5
Western Montana news office of the Standard sits at the Higgins Avenue Missoula. Telephone number 118. advertising rates on application.
A clash at a church ends with a keyholder refusing to yield access while others attempt to force entry. Police and school officials reportedly addressed the confrontation as factions argued over control of the building and disruption of a Sunday service.
Missoula Ay 19 report says a collision of Northern Pacific engines 334 and 108 near the Retilesnike crossing delayed passenger No. 11 about three hours and passenger No. 2 about two hours. The engines failed to clear on a switch causing the impact. One car was derailed and partially tipped. Wreckers and a large crew worked to clear the line. engines were only slightly damaged.
The body of Bol e Taylor, wrongly spelled in the OCR, was sent to Minneapolis after a fatal shooting. The deceased was accompanied by Ned tunce, his companion at the scene. Local Missoula authorities report the incident occurred Friday and are investigating.
In Technical World Magazine the canal lock is shown as the costliest part of construction yet an inclined plane transfer enables boats to pass between levels with far less water use. A Foxton England example replaces twelve locks with a single incline, saving water and time.
Sir Purdon Clarke hosted private view of new acquisitions for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Charpentier family portrait by an Impressionist drew attention as a large six foot square work featuring Mme Charpentier with her two young daughters.
Fragmentary OCR describes a multi level lift mechanism with cables, drums, tanks, and counterweights. References to gears, balance, and power efficiency imply a large industrial elevator or hoisting setup, with mentions of rotors, tanks, and a boat-like fan system.
Guatemala and Mexico gossip centers on a rumored Mexican aggressor and possible rupture of diplomatic ties. Officials deny disorder while stressing mediation, stockpile fortifications, and a forthcoming trial decision as tensions near a pivotal moment.
Emmett Caminbell Hak notes in Technion Weeht Magazine that a wave of small farmers from Northern Palestine seek to buy land, becoming citizens. The piece highlights immigration policy shifts, South Carolina creating a new Department of Immigration, and concerns about assimilation amid a rising farm population on northern and eastern lands.
A fragmentary OCR passage describes a 1978 portrait featuring a boy and children in a black robe with blonde hair and light dresses. The scene is described as intimate and horinine, surrounded by various recollections, with ambiguous references to a St Bernard and a petting moment.
Rev Leonard delivered an address at the University of Montana to the student body and high school visitors. He urged college men and women to embrace spiritual duties over material pursuits and to spread knowledge with vigor, urging personal responsibility and ethical leadership for the world.
A fragmented passage discusses how no two days or summers are alike and emphasizes individual uniqueness. It advocates valuing personal identity, self respect, and moral growth over material gain, urging daily spiritual effort and service to others as essential to a meaningful life.
A lively program at Lupas Opera House featured Mme Haylion high school debate entries and presentations. Mayor McCrackin awarded gold watches and a state debating league cup to top debaters, amid tributes from Judge Knowes and Senator Dixon. The crowd heard campus notes, personal mentions, and local news including a death in the Allison addition and visits by notable figures.
Chicago on May 19 witnessed a large socialistic parade and meeting in sympathy with miners jailed over the murder case of Farmer Governor Steunenders. Haywood Pettibone were among the principals. about 4000 participated, including women and children. Police kept order with extra precautions as flags and banners were displayed along the route. The event remained peaceful throughout.
An old article argues alcohol could replace coal and kerosene as a major energy source, with widespread farming support. It envisions rural electrification, farmer owned stills, and cheap production from crops, fruit, or grain, predicting a transformative economic shift that raises controversy.
A bold burglary shattered a vault as burglars pried the door and ransacked the stormy side of a room. A blue rack jumper with a dark red swing was left behind. May 10 newspaper fragment notes Missoula officers chasing two men linked to a recent Northern Pacific train theft near Butte. Sheriff Campbell and deputies conducted a citywide search, checking lodging houses, rally road yards, and dives. Over 80 suspects were jailed as officers pressed the investigation, with the case proving difficult without a solid suspect.
The Wes university track team agricultural college and college band joined Gallatin Valley club events with a late April lunch. A commencement concert featured four piano grads, a violin quartet, and diplomas were awarded to Linel Wiener Ellis Featherston Tara Hartman and Grace Griffin. Lucy Pearson arrived from Putte to engage college religious groups and spoke at the Presbyterian church and Caplist church.
W G Pils Gerald in the Technical World Amazing for Tune writes a vivid piece on how the world’s forces clash with human endeavors across continents. The article surveys storms earthquakes floods and other extreme events colliding with railroads, mills, and settlements, framed as a dramatic panorama of nature’s challenges.
W H Hamilton was found guilty of burglary and sentenced to one year in the penitentiary. The jurors deliberated, and Judge Michael Domin ne Bute presided as the court recorded the sentence.
A Musenirt Gazette of London editor muses on humanity’s duration in Great Britain. He suggests 250000 years for habitation, noting a lengthened trend in intellect and a peak of civilization near a 3.081 year cycle, with the whale as a diminishing presence in global history.
In Tokio this season the theater presents works translated and performed admirably. SM Mata, director of theater, looked into producing several plays by Hobtik Teboo and Gerhart Taugt, with casting and plans for curtain times in early 19th century style.
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