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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1912
Page
20
Fragmentary notice lists various phone lines and numbers associated with business and editorial rooms. Specific items include references to independent phones and multiple numbered entries, suggesting a publication page misprint or classified line listing.
Bell and Independent telephone listings for Rutter Ranch No. 38 provide contact details. W J Morton is listed as manager of foreign advertising with offices in New York Fifth Avenue Chicago Hartford building at corner Madison and Dearborn Streets.
A catalog of newsstands and news agencies in cities from New York to Seattle with addresses and company names. Includes Standard Publishing Co accepted mail directs in Anaconda Montana.
Delegates begin arriving for the Montana state Democratic convention in Butte with leaders from all party classes represented. Temporary officers not yet chosen. state central committee meeting tonight to set them. Clark sentiment appears strong. Montana eight may be instructed for Clark or named without instruction, with flexible ballot approach to avoid binding long term.
Debate centers on whether Roosevelt’s Chicago nomination would help or hurt Bryan. Some Democrats argue Roosevelt’s regular nominee status would force Baltimore to renominate Bryan, citing his broad appeal and campaign power. Others contend Roosevelt’s nomination would push for Clark or a conservative Democrat to unite voters against Roosevelt.
Democrats debate a Bryan bid at Baltimore with conservatives urging caution and others arguing he could unite a fractured party. Supporters expect some Republicans to back Bryan versus Roosevelt or Clark if nominating battles shift.
Judge Frank Henry of Livingston, who died yesterday, was admired across Mortana for integrity and civic ideals. Known for a sharp wit and engaging anecdotes, he authored stories for the Standard, portraying early Montana life with Bret Harte like flair. The judge was esteemed by bench and bar, a model citizen.
Citizens vote in New Jersey today to choose Taft or Roosevelt and Democratic delegates plus an uninstructed ticket backing Wilson. Texas Democrats and Republicans hold state conventions to select national delegates as Kentucky Georgia and Montana also schedule meetings.
Butte announces the formal opening of Columbia Gardens for the season today after a liberal attendance in spring. The park is praised for its natural beauty, careful cultivation, excellent management, and orderly conduct by visitors, as it has grown in extent and popularity year by year.
A fragment recalls Ehud the left handed judge and contrasts with a Methodist church pastor in New Jersey exploiting a situation. The piece blends biblical reminiscence with a modern religious figure.
A Carnegie library in Livingston was entered through a window last night and $25 stolen from a desk drawer. The Norwegain Lutheran church was also robbed Friday night of clothing and embroidery. Police suspect the same gang carried out the library and church thefts, with clues including cigarette ashes found inside the library.
Washington on May 27 supreme court upheld the right of the Colorado Anthracite company to recover money paid to the government for a coal entry made by Edward G Stoiber in Gunnison County California that was later canceled. The court ruled a qualified person could enter coal land for another and that the company acted openly without fraud. Government must prove land fraud charges rather than the entryman proving innocence.
Washington May 7 conference committee on the agricultural appropriation bill reached agreement. Senate amendments provide that 10 percent of forest reserve receipts this year be spent on roads and trails within the reserves. Regular road and trail construction funding rises to 400000 dollars, totaling about 600000 dollars available this year.
Helena May 27 announcement by W C Sharp manager states directors authorize construction of a new car barn and machine shop in Helena at a cost of 40000. Work to start this summer. Company also to add street car equipment for fair ground traffic next fall and increase power equipment.
Special Dispatch reports Judge R. Lee McCulloch ordered all cases for the May term of the district court to be vacated and ordered the jury panel not to report. With many cases settled out of court, remaining cases will be continued to the August term of court.
Two hundred delegates representing 6900 members of the American Federation of Musicians from cities across the United States and Canada opened the international convention in Omaha Nebraska.
Frank G. Haussner a 30 year old eastern man begged for money and a railroad ticket by claiming Shriner membership in Butte onlookers say he used a Damascus Patrol card to gain access. He was unmasked as an imposter and jailed on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses with similar schemes in other cities.
Witness Lockwood recounts a covert setup at Franklin's home with Captain Fredericks Detective Browne and others from the prosecutor staff. A $500 payment, hidden men, and a plan to trap Darrow unfold as tension rises over Foster's contempt case and a contested newspaper interview.
Washington May 27 On motion of Representative Pray the house public lands committee today favorably reported the Pray bill placing Glacier National park under exclusive U S jurisdiction and extending U S laws to the park The bill directs the U S district court in Montana to appoint a commissioner to reside in and enforce the laws and regulations governing the park The commissioner will receive 2500 and appoint deputy marshals to reside in the park and serve under him The bill appropriates 10000 for a building in the park to accommodate the commissioner and other offices and a jail It provides service in the park of civil or criminal process of any Montana court and bans killing game in the park The secretary of the interior is given authority to regulate the park.
Kalispell May 27 A steamer Montana carrying a baseball team and excursionists struck a floating log off Painted Rocks in Flathead Lake. With its rudder disabled the vessel stalled for hours until passengers were transferred to the Klondyoke and the Flier and a Somers tug towed the Montana to harbor.
In Billings on May 26, Peter John Thoma, 28, drowned while seining minnows in a slough feeding the Yellowstone River near Waco. He and his three brothers were wading when he disappeared after reaching a sudden drop in depth. He surfaced briefly and cried for help before sinking again. his body was recovered.
Kalispell May 27 The trial of the 5200 slander suit of B A Schak against R F Hollingsworth opened in district court today. The plaintiff seeks damages for loss of his position as chief electrician of the Northern Idaho Montana Power company plant at Big Fork due to alleged false statements about his ability.
Havre reports the weather bureau notes over one and a half inches of rain in the last eight hours. The downpour is widespread across Northern Montana, creating favorable conditions for a bumper crop as acreage sown is projected to exceed last season by more than one hundred percent.
The body of R L Wilson a former Butte man killed at Livingston after a horse fall arrived in Butte last night with his two brothers Elwood P and Arthur Wilson and his wife. The body will be taken this morning to the residence of E P Wilson 1084 Utah avenue. The father living in Alliance Ohio is en route and no funeral arrangements will be made until his arrival.
ClevelandOhio May 27 Four concerns suffered a total more than $175000 in a fire that broke out in a building on Euclid Avenue near East Nineteenth Street. The blaze started in a garage where cars valued at $30000 were stored.
An old advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a gentle cleanser for stomach liver and bowels in children and adults. It promises relief from listlessness feverishness and poor appetite by dosing a teaspoonful, claims safety from figs senna and aromatics, and urges readers to ask their druggist for the full name and brand.
Court recessed as prosecutors clash over Detective Foster's role. Fredericks insists Foster will not be a witness and resists further delay while Rodgers counters the insistence on a fair, unobstructed trial. The clash centers on who may prosecute or defend Foster amid ongoing bribery proceedings against Clarence Darrow.
Helena May 27 Two opinions issued by the supreme court affirming a horse stealing conviction for C H Blaine in Valley county and upholding a lower court order granting a new trial for Myrta F Mason of Yellowstone county against Northern Pacific railway. Mason was injured when her buggy was struck by a train near Billings after being thrown from the buggy while crossing railroad tracks. the jury had found for Mason but the court ruled the verdict against the law and affirmed the new trial order.
Dr. C C O'Donnell a longtime San Francisco political figure died at his home in the city early today. A resident for 62 years he frequently ran as a candidate for coroner or mayor in recent elections and was a veteran of the Mexican War.
The Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of America announced plans to equip stations at New Orleans Swann Island in the Caribbean and Santa Marta Colombia to provide direct wireless service between the continents. Stations will be erected for the United Fruit Company.
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