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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1907
Page
14
The Anaconda Standard published daily with subscription rates and office contact details. It lists the publisher, rate plans for daily and Sunday editions, and office telephone numbers for the main and editorial rooms.
The Standard is sold at multiple city newsstands including New York Hotaling’s 36 West Thirty eight street Chicago Auditorium Annex P O Newsos 178 Dearborn Empire news stand and more. General correspondence should be addressed to Anaconda Montana.
A Canton bulletin reports the death of Ida Saxton McKinley wife of Major McKinley born in 184 to robes. She married James McKinley on January 25 1871 her grandparents helped found Canton and she trained in banking serving as her father's bank cashier. The couple had two daughters who died in childhood. After their losses she suffered illness and long hardship until death.
Paris death of Theodore Tilton is reported with his two daughters saying the body will not be brought to the United States and neither child will attend abroad. Tilton once dominated American literary and anti slavery circles and faced a famed 1874 trial over alleged intimacy with Mrs Tilton and Beecher.
References to the lawsuits faded after Mrs Tilton's death as she spoke or denied the truth of the Beecher scandal. Tilton went to Europe around 1883 and lived abroad until his death at seventy two. Beecher died at seventy four, marking a infamous social scandal in U S history involving the two men.
Georgia prepares for a presidential address at Jamestown exposition as national politics clash with state loyalties. The Georgia Republican organization issues harsh resolutions denouncing Roosevelt policy and federal patronage, pledging to block any Roosevelt officeholder from joining Georgia’s delegation at next year’s national convention.
A letter urging the Butte city council to investigate a vault intrusion and ballot fraud called for a prompt special meeting and harsh rewards for culprits. It questioned access to vaults, sealed ballot boxes, and city records, demanding accountability and a full inquiry.
Discussion notes that Austria's new suffrage law makes voting mandatory for all qualified voters, yet over fifty thousand abstained. Fines and imprisonment exist, but enforcement is doubtful, while socialist gains appeared in the Austrian returns, surprising both government and leaders.
The text notes socialists in Europe split into two or three factions on major issues, contrasting with the unity implied by other nations. It mentions diverse national groups in the empire such as Germans Poles Czechs and Italians and suggests the divisions lessen the ominous tone.
A eastern newspaper notes Chicago brokers would pay for authentic news on Montana snow depth to play grain prices. Despite rumors of a short crop, the overall bull run in grain markets has not peaked, though Montana farmers benefit from rising prices as they sell wheat barley and oats.
Five persons were seriously injured in a Boulevard avenue streetcar crash in El Paso Texas. The two cars were demolished, floors buckled and glass broken. The most seriously hurt included Mrs J F Cox Miss L W Calder Miss Cora Gee Miss Mabel Nally and Miss Mary E Rich. Both motormen failed to yield and the cars collided at high speed.
Pittsburg plans a new experimental mining school under the control of the U S Geological Survey fuel division. It aims to prevent coal mine explosions and reduce deaths, with operation expected within months. Miners, owners, and operators will watch the project closely.
In Lincoln Nebraska on May 26 W J Bryan spoke at the Lincoln printers memorial exercises praising the typographical union as highly intelligent tradesmen. He recalled changing views on fraternities from youth to early adulthood and spoke of fraternal spirit as brotherly love and memorials easing earthly parting.
Captain James F. Avery of the Frederick Roessner arrived in New Bedford with the distressed Duchess of Cornwall from Bermuda bound for Newfoundland. The captain, John Collier of Newfoundland, had gone insane after a sunstroke, leaving a demoralized crew and no navigator. Avery took command, steering for Dominique for two days and nights to save the vessel and crew.
Memorial services for Cornelius Hedges were held by three Masonic lodges and Miriam chapter of the Order of Eastern Star at the temple in Helena. H. S. Hepner delivered the address and was praised as a tribute to the father of masonry in Montana.
Vienna reports the death of Dr Emil Steinbach, first president of the supreme court and member of the upper house of the Reichsrat, on May 2 6. The obituary notes his prominent roles in judiciary and government.
Ray Woodworth of Moscow Idaho recounts 1863 move to Bannack and later towns, selling the first Montana wheat, and lessons from ruta bagas and turnips when miners paid high prices. He recalls Aldergulch Madison valley and lawmen like Henry Plummer and his role in suppressing early frontier crime.
Fort Worth reports indicate Arbola and Tazewell in Hopkins County were struck by a tornado that damaged several homes and caused multiple injuries. A child died and another child fatally harmed at Arbola, with William Pickett and spouse seriously hurt. others injured. No further fatalities reported along the path.
London hoteliers warn American tourists to stop stealing spoons forks and knives. Hotels and cafes profit from visitors but now expect payment for any pilfered items. Managers are unlikely to arrest offenders but will demand compensation for the stolen wares.
Elizabeth Taylor, an elderly widow, was found dead in a hut near Mill Creek in Elkins West Virginia after being starved. Her two sons did not provide shelter or food, and a friend had briefly fed her before she crawled toward the Jerusalem church and died.
In San Luis Potosi Mexico on May 26 a large machinery supply and hardware house Fogarty and Dickinson was completely destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 500000 dollars.
Paris May 26. M Ransom a radical socialist won the Seine department senate seat succeeding the late M Berthelot.
A long critique argues the Bank of England should modernize and expand its London site. It notes a seven story build could free millions of pounds of valuable land, detailing site size, layout, and historic premises including surrounding St Christopher le Stocks church and local taverns.
Fifteen thousand men knelt at a Brooklyn navy yard parade ground for the fifth field mass in memory of Spanish American War casualties. Priests led solemn high mass at an altar while sailors marines and National Guard units joined Irish volunteers and Catholic naval battalion lads in uniform. Guests included Canadian troops and veterans groups such as the Grand Army of the Republic and Hebrew veterans.
In Rome on May 26 a mass meeting protested the rising cost of living amid triple price hikes and soaring rents. Government clerks and others with small wages faced suffering as socialists delivered strong speeches and clashes with troops left a colonel injured by a stone. Shops closed in fear of a riot.
Helena residents report two Bell Telephone long distance lines were put out by a short circuit last night. This morning Manager Bacon acted as trouble shooter in the absence of striking linemen and restored service.
Henry Becker, under arrest for the slaying of Amelia Staffeldt, allegedly told detectives how he approached the woman in Elmhurst, pressed a flirtation, and killed her with a stone and knife after she warned of police. He described washing at a yard pump and discarding stained clothing.
In Cleveland today May 6 a hotel owner William Steadman saw his wife Mary Steadman shot three times and killed by William Brown a Spanish American War veteran. After a pursuit Brown was captured. He confessed saying he was sorry and cited a San Juan Hill wound. Brown had been ejected earlier and then fired at the door after a confrontation.
Thomas Stober a federal prisoner once a Roosevelt Rough Rider has been moved to the hospital for the insane in Washington D C. He lost the top of his head in service a silver plate covered the wound and in the penitentiary shop noises the plate allegedly acted like a sounding fork driving him to bouts of insanity. Doctors fear his dementia is incurable.
Albert Harkness emeritus professor of languages at Brown University died at his Providence home after years of ill health. He authored many textbooks and was a prominent scholar in his field.
State Savings Bank of Butte Montana lists capital stock and undivided profits with officers including President E P Chapin Vice President and Manager, R B Nuckolls as Vice President, and cashiers. Directors include Largey Leonard Leavitt Nuckolls Curtis Heinze Hickey Chapin. The bank solicits commercial accounts and pays 4 percent interest on savings deposits, compounds semi annually, and serves as registrar transfer agent trustee and guardian as approved by state examiner.
Daly Bank and Trust Co established 1882 lists John C. Lalor as President John D. Ryan as Vice President and R A Kunkel as Cashier with two Assistant Cashiers. The bank transacts general banking business issues letters of credit drafts payable in the United States and foreign countries and invites customer business.
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