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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
3
The Anaconda Standard announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, plus details of offices in Anaconda Butte and foreign bureaus. Advertising and circulation information is provided, along with strip lists of newsstand agents in major cities and addresses for general business correspondence to Anaconda, Montana.
May 28 2008 edition voice attacks circulating rumors about a shutdown in Butte and Anaconda. The piece condemns gossip, urges caution, and brands anonymous sources as liars while urging readers to expose or ignore false stories.
A fragmented passage analyzes Republican editors promoting Governor Johnson as a stronger presidential candidate than Bryan, contrasting anti Bryan Democratic coverage. It questions why editors push stronger Taft rivalry while implying Johnson’s appeal may be overstated and partisan.
The piece defends Congress, arguing members are chosen by districts and reflect local record. It cites Congressman Littlefield denying calls that house colleagues are cowards and urges citizens to judge representatives by direct, local selection.
A historical critique argues the United States House has become less deliberative due to disorder and Speaker influence. It notes cramped seating, noisy proceedings, and a closed leadership culture that shapes agenda while marginalizing independent members.
Reporters note Carrie Nation was arrested for a disturbance and later sentenced by a Pittsburg police court to jail. She shouted as she left the courtroom that she would rather go to jail than go in hell, a remark deemed inappropriate and not descriptive of her conduct or character.
In a sarcastic mood editors speculate who Taft will name as successor. The piece notes the presidency could pass March 4 and contemplates a possible second term for Taft or Roosevelt. It argues past presidents often did not win direct public mandates yet led the nation, questioning the fuss over succession and public opinion.
The piece argues that Roosevelt’s influence governs the Republican nomination for succession, claiming no prior era tolerated such dictation. It warns that allowing Roosevelt to dictate a successor could erode the republic, noting public acquiescence this year and the serious implications of precedent.
The remarks critique revival of the old rank for Porter and Farragut and question a peace-time rear admiral. The passage notes doubt in President Roosevelt’s aims, a Republican tilt in Congress, and a shift from a confident to a questioning stance toward congressional cooperation. It reflects concerns over political maneuvering and naval promotion.
Denver May 7 There will be no liquor sold in the convention auditorium at the national democratic convention to be held in July. The arrangements committee rejected all bids for a concession for a bar or saloon within the auditorium area near the committee rooms.
Chester Pennsylvania May 87 Cars run unmolested today on the Chester Traction lines as seven weeks of employee strike persist. Local authorities have checked disorders after state police withdrawal while passengers are boycotted from city service and businesses serving non union workers. In St Louis May 27 Grace Jackson widow drank water laced with poison to end her life. Feager a Jefferson Barracks soldier died by poison at his mother's home. Jackson recovers and says the man she loved was not Feager.
One hundred forty two sailors were reported missing from various vessels of the Atlantic fleet after seizure this morning. Names were registered at the police station and they are to be arrested as stragglers and returned to ships. Included ships Virginia Louisiana Georgia Kearsarge Kansas New Jersey.
Boston May 27 government papers served to prevent the merging of the Boston and Maine railroad with the New York New Haven Hartford railroad. The action named as defendant the TaTon & Malma road. The filing seeks to block the merger.
Stalled trains in Tulsa Oklahoma finally began moving today after three days of delays. Hundreds of passengers bound for southern destinations remained stranded at Tulsa Union Station as service recovered.
A passionate defense of prosecuting graft in San Francisco. The piece blasts business leaders and media for undermining Francis J. Heney and others fighting Ruef and Schmitz era corruption. It warns that tolerating graft risks future crime and urges citizens to demand justice regardless of status.
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