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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1906
Page
14
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates daily and Sunday and quarterly or yearly options. It provides main and branch office addresses in Anaconda Butte Missoula and other cities with telephone numbers for editorial and foreign advertising, plus sale stands in major cities.
The Civic league of Butte urges the city council to pass a wine room prohibition ordinance modeled on St. Paul and Denver. Bishop Carroll urged parishioners to support the move, arguing wine rooms harm morality, though past attempts have failed and not all agree it will pass.
Voliva founder of Zion claims to have reduced expenses in industrial and ecclesiastical divisions by six thousand dollars monthly, totaling about one hundred forty thousand dollars yearly. He contrasts this with Elijah’s treasury, arguing it marks a decisive blow against the Dowie regime while a loyal faction remains devoted to Dowie.
The passage notes that although loyalties caused unhappiness within families, the subjects remain steadfast in their devotion to the old knave. Press dispatches indicate his death may be near, and the loyalists are expected to persist until that time.
A long editorial laments last year’s safe-and-sane Fourth of July in Milestown Miles City and urges a return to the traditional fiery celebration. It argues the town’s independence heritage, historic reputation, and civic pride require reviving the old style rather than continuing the experiment.
The Brooklyn handicap, a premier turf event since 1887, offers a mile and a quarter race with a purse peaking at 17 780. Notable victors include Dry Monopole, Tenny, Diablo, Orna ment, Sir Walter and Irish Lad, with Kinley Mack the Montana winner in 1900. The record time evolved from 2 07 to 2 05 2 5 by Irish Lad in 1908, and Keene’s Delhi came within a second of it last year. The 1909 field is strong, promising a brilliant renewal.
The article notes frequent brigadier general reshuffles in recent years with about seventy five men serving briefly as general officers. It reports General Buchanan in the Philippines to be retired next week and mentions Captain Pershing as a potential successor after several senior officers are promoted.
The passage notes that after long service workers retire with advance pay as they finish a task, and many widows survive on twelve dollar pensions, highlighting a charitable yet strained support system.
A newspaper opinion notes President Roosevelt’s habit of labeling respected men as liars during the campaign. It cites Judge Parker, Henry M. Whitney, George O. Shields, John F. Wallace, Herbert W. Bowen, Senator Thomas Platt, and Senator William Chandler as targets, arguing impulsiveness fuels such outbursts and urging restraint after a rest.
Bozeman on May 20 reports bids for the central Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone building are being prepared and the contract will be awarded soon. The two story brick structure with stone trimming fronts east on Tracy avenue north. The first floor houses the manager and long distance offices with power and terminal room while the second floor hosts the operating room and space for future growth. The system now serves 437 phones, more than doubling in the past year.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Dillon May 20 Joe Miller found guilty in district court of third degree assault for aiding in a vicious beating of aged Robert McDowell on Main Street about four months ago. McDowell returning from Masonic lodge was attacked as part of an alleged attempt to rob him. Also James Brown, charged with burglary in Lima, was discharged after the witness failed to appear. Burns and Seyde were found guilty of second degree assault in a separate case served late last night.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Dillon May 20 commencement exercises for Beaverhead county high school are set for next Friday evening at the Dillon theater. The eight graduates are Clara Adams Mary Lee Bennett Eleanor Louise Poindexter Mayme Eunice Ross Mabel Ellen Selway Elizabeth Barbara Wall Nevada Marie Wall and Esther Willard. Rev Dr Tilden preached the baccalaureate sermon at the Baptist church this morning. The class play is slated for Thursday evening May 24 with Lieut Gov Edwin Norris delivering the address and George Bb Conway presenting the diplomas.
Four year old Frank Litz was accidentally killed by a shotgun discharged by Walter Hyatt on the 16th. He was a half brother to Willie Armington, the 18 year old who killed his stepfather William Sitz in April of last year. Willie stood trial in October but was acquitted by the jury.
Fort Benton May 20. M S Holderbaum plans broom corn cultivation on his ranch five miles below town this year. He has grown broom corn with success in prior years and expects increased production with a good Helena market for his product.
English and American back a voyage to explore northwest of Alaska seeking undiscovered land in the Beaufort Sea. Led by Capt Einar Mikkelsen and geologist Ernest Leffingwell, the Bedford Duchess sails from Victoria toward Kodiak and Siberia to gather dogs and supplies for a 140 day ice crossing. The party plans soundings, ethnology studies, and potential landfall beyond Alaska guided by historical drift, bird migrations, Eskimo remains, and native stories.
A mock news piece argues a never closed bank would suit modern life. It imagines bankers sleeping atop safes, night deposits, and commuters rushing to the Midnight Safe Deposit Company at 2 a.m. amid social satire of 1907 finance and society.
Liverpool reports the north wall of Crowland abbey in South Lincolnshire buckling due to weakened peat foundations. The north window is to be rebuilt and funds are sought by Rev. T. H. Leboeff, whose 17,410 letters since 1884 have strained his health. The abbey, dating to A D 672, founded Cambridge University, and houses England’s first tunable peal of bells.
Italian worker Giovanni Casati swung from a slack aerial timber cable over a 1500 foot gorge near Lugano. He grabbed a log, hung by one hand as the line sped toward the village, then fell unconscious but recovered after the perilous descent and resigned his post.
Monessen Pennsylvania May 20 seven sons of one mother in the ministry set a local record the Moeur family. Rev J R Moeur of Monessen pastors United Brethren Church. Five denominations provide pulpit supply for the family and all preacher brothers plan a June reunion in McKeesport where each will lead a service. Their sister and her minister husband will also attend.
In Maloneton Kentucky a village special election settled which of two men, Tom Witherow and Fred Warnock, would win the hand of Ada Creighton and the sheriff nomination. After a campaign where the rivals coordinated to control county delegations the decisive vote left the schoolteacher Warnock with both the bride and the nomination following a one vote margin.
A strike by Funeral Drivers' association local No. 64 halted most services in Manhattan south of Fourteenth Street. While 12 of 35 coach owners yielded to strikers, about 30 funerals were postponed and others faced difficulties in conduct.
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