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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard announces subscription rates and lists multiple office locations and newsstands across cities including Chicago New York Seattle Spokane and Denver. General business letters and correspondence should be addressed to the STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY Anaconda Montana.
Reports say professor Andree, who spearheaded a north pole balloon voyage with a physician and engineer, may have been found in Southern Labrador. relics and a documents box were recovered near the remains, offering corroboration of the expedition.
The CNA reports a rumored subterranean lake beneath Gatun Locks sparked East Coast intrigue. Investigations show little foundation for underground lakes or rivers while canal work remains hazardous with vast outlays and a cut yet to begin. Chairman Goethals issued a formal reassurance amid public speculation.
In Berlin the Reichstag debate intensifies over Chancellor von Bülow and the Kaiser. Conservatives demand accountability while radicals, anti Semites and national liberals shape a tense political landscape. The piece notes the British interview fever, the US Navy prowess, and shifting ministerial alignments as observers watch for a crisis in the empire.
McClure's November issue questions the U S Navy gunnery record citing Manila and Santiago battles. It claims 90 percent of shots missed at 6000 to 4000 yards and that only 123 of 9500 projectiles struck Spanish ships. English gunners could have hit two of five at 2809 yards.
Brief notes report trends from Cleveland on meat curing by electricity and political endorsements, plus Harvard class artwork for Roosevelt. Western minister records funeral rites by phone, Reno election on gambling, China cigarette duties, and a Nevada secretary’s suffrage stance. Tin output in 1977 spans the United States and Alaska with new discoveries in several states. Alaska and southern states show ongoing prospecting and mining activity.
Report from the Consul General in Madrid examines the prospects of large scale American coal exports to Spain. It notes British coal prices rose sharply through year and fell after September amid financial turmoil and trading demoralization, with buyers limiting purchases to immediate needs.
Frederic J. Haskin reports plans for the next fiscal year to push Gatun dam higher and complete Gatun Pedro Miguel and Miraflores locks. Colonel Goethals reorganizes crews after a record-breaking dry season push, aiming for heavy expenditures, larger concrete works, and night shifts. The piece notes expected congressional appropriations, continued dredging, and Panama merchants' complaints about commissary sales to Americans on the Isthmus.
Charles M. Schwab announced that Bethlehem plans to take controlling interest in the San Francisco Drydock Co. to merge with Union Iron Works. The venture would form a vast repair establishment at Hunters Point capable of handling ships of any size in the Pacific. The deal runs into several millions, with Schwab noting it focuses on repair rather than new construction. Schwab then left for New York.
Melbourne reports that Labor members in the Australian parliament withdrew support from the Deskindminister government after radical measures were not brought forward. Mr. Fisher, Labor leader, will form a new government. J C Waterson, another Labor leader, had briefly served as premier in 1904.
In the constitutional convention debate the idea that the president should serve during good behavior faced objections. Critics argued there was no clear standard to define bad behavior sufficient for removal, risking indefinite tenure and instability.
The founders of the government saw the danger of a monarchic tenure and a president who could degrade the office for partisan ends. They agreed on a short definite elective term to empower the people to protest such contingencies, though it cannot avert temporary embarrassments.
Federal Judge Tasior announced that Mayor Johnson will not be held in contempt of court. The decision follows arguments by attorneys for Central Trust Company of New York and addresses the Cleveland Traction and Halway company matters. Court papers show the Pay titer une Hom company contracts and books will be produced at a later date.
Pittsburg headlines report John Loar, a leader of a burglars gang, sentenced to five years in the Western penitentiary after conviction on 11 burglary counts. Frisen Sullivan, guilty on four counts, asks delay. he promises to disclose the whereabouts of about $10,000 worth of silverware and jewelry stolen from local wealthy families.
A garbled excerpt from a Liverpoo l news site laments deterioration of literary standards and the modern note in meals and writing. The piece contrasts the era of celebrated reports with today’s sensational, women-influenced trends and tasteless dining and prose.
Judge Hunt urged adding judges for the federal district in Montana as he paused a jury trial to hear the North Hutte Extension bankruptcy matter and to address a water injunction case in Helena. He noted the district faced heavier work than one court should handle and urged attorney support for appointing another judge. The trial involved McEwen brothers against John Davis over tanks for a Manhattan paper mill, about 2500 dollars, with John A. Shelton representing the plaintiffs and E N Harwood for the defense. The jury included A W Barnard Tom Driscoll Pim Crow Jamin D Leach A A McMillan John Quinn Frank Reynolds Ed Tose Ey Slemons and Thomas Hi Wilson.
Dublin reports a blaze that gutted historic city council chambers including a renowned Daniel O'Connell portrait. Firefighters battled the flames as officials assessed the damage to cultural treasures and historic rooms.
Local doctors state Martin McDonough would have died if he had not swallowed his own blood after a bullet wound to the forehead. He explains he was mistaken for a burglar entering the Stickney residence, shot by the coachman. The blood in his mouth is described as saving his life.
Oscar Hammerstein criticizes opera company auditions focusing on throat tests rather than actual vocal ability. He recalls his pianist’s harsh moments with a tenor aspirant and jokes about trying singers on black keys, white keys, and between the nicks.
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