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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1908
Page
4
Publication notice from The Anaconda Standard detailing publishing company, daily and Sunday editions, subscription rates, and contact offices in Standard Block Anaconda with telephone numbers for business and editorial rooms.
The Standard lists where the newspaper is sold in major U S cities with specific stalls and streets. It provides branch offices in Butte and Missoula and notes foreign advertising contacts in New York Chicago and Denver. All general business should go to The Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda Montana.
The Standard notes Christmastide shopping will be brisk as merchants welcome holiday inspections early in December. A London paper claims the Kaiser’s illness stems from a quarrel with adviser Von Huelsenhaeseler, who later killed himself after an alleged rebuke, leaving the Kaiser distraught and prone to fits of temper.
Ardent Taft admirers push talk on his courage and independence while forecasts focus on the next Congress. They argue tariff revision will fail under Speaker Cannon with committees he names and a House he controls. Cannon’s past moves show revision was blocked, yet he touts Taft platform pledges to gain the speakership.
Washington reports a Taft Cannon meeting planned for December 3 to determine how to shape the speakership with Cannon. The outcome may hinge on Taft's courage and conviction versus tact and restraint as the new administration begins.
The Standard notes persistent complaints over high Anaconda taxes and administration costs. Residents consider a combined city county government to cut expenses, but legal and constitutional factors complicate any decision. The paper suggests referring the matter to the next legislature for serious consideration.
The article discusses the likelihood of Joseph G. Cannon retaining the speakership with planned tariff revisions under his control. It notes Taft and Roosevelt dynamics, Montana Rep Pray's anti Cannon pledge, and the looming extraordinary session after Taft's inauguration. It questions Montana's delegation loyalty if Cannon is renominated.
The speaker named Mr. Cannon is tied to a promise with Montana voters and punishes those who fail to support him. Mr. Pray faces bleak committee prospects, and Montana should hope the Tafts choose another man for speaker and approve his passage.
The Los Angeles Times denounces Francis J. Heney as ignorant of law, violent, a bluffer, and merciless in prosecutions. The piece argues his bias against defendants and alliance with Ruef undermines public trust, reflecting heated press debate about his methods and temperament.
William Thomason, an employee at Cain's confectionery in Billings, was arrested on a charge of robbing the till of $74. He initially denied the accusation but confessed after questioning by Chief Bert Talgo. Thomason came from Kentucky and offered to repay part of the stolen money. He is held for county authorities.
News from Billings says Milwaukee will build a branch from the transcontinental trunk at Roundup to Billings then extend to Bear Creek Cooke and Yellowstone National Park. A preliminary Roundup Billings survey of about 45 miles is reported. Yellowstone Park Railway reorganized with F A Hall out as president and Philadelphia capitalist Atkins named successor.
Fourteen cars of cattle from Smith and Reid’s upper Ruby purchases pass Twin Bridges en route to Billings for resale to the Billings Sugar Factory. Fat sheep and cattle head to Butte and Anaconda for slaughter, with weekly shipments noted. Ranchers plan winter feeding to maximize spring beef and mutton prices as hay crops favor feeding over shipping.
Two undernourished boys aged about 12 and 14 traveled on foot from the northern state to Waterloo and found shelter with Henry Rogers. Suffering pneumonia and cold they were cared for by the Rogers family as county officials were notified. An uncle, J H Hoesman of Lewistown, has been informed of the nephews deplorable condition.
The article portrays Ellis Island as the nation's coastal defense via Immigrant intake. It details inspection, housing, medical care, feeding, and guard systems protecting and guiding arriving newcomers. It highlights diverse immigrant stories and the role of philanthropic and government agencies in safeguarding and aiding new Americans.
About 20 Bitter Root valley fruit growers intend to attend the national apple show in Spokane next month with a special Pullman car if possible. The Bitter Root exhibit is expected to attract attention and boost local apple popularity.
Bozeman Russia? The city lifted a 10 day closure of public places and schools will resume after Thanksgiving recess. Officials say no quarantine was planned and unverified reports caused concern as the streets fill again and business recovers.
Twin Bridges, Nov. 29. John Swing, woolman who consigned wool last summer, has received returns from the Boston firm handling his clip. His wool brought 22.14 cents a hundred pounds, less 14 cents commission and freight totaling $1.89 per cwt, netting about 18 cents. Swing calls this a good figure given Montana buyers offered only 16 cents. Other consignees are said to have netted well.
Denver November 29. President S. F. Dutton of the Rocky Mountain Hotel Men's association calls for a convention of trans Mississippi hotel men in Salt Lake City January 11 to 13 to form the Mississippi Valley Rocky Mountain Pacific Coast Hotel Men's association. The aim is to boost tourist travel and attract more conventions for western hotels.
Twenty one of 116 Chinese held at the Pacific Mail docks escaped last night by sawing through bars and sliding down a water pipe. Four were recaptured in Chinatown. officials and ship company crews search for the rest. This marks a repeat escape from the same detention shed amid ongoing questions of custody responsibility between immigration officers and Pacific Mail Steamship.
Washington expects a large western delegation as wool tariff is set for debate at hearings. Proponents push for higher duties to revive the faltering U S wool industry, while importers seek reductions. The issue mirrors historic iron and wool battles and tests protectionist logic.
In Bozeman on November 29 Judge E K Chea die of Lewistown hears cases in which Judge Stewart is disqualified. Richard Lockey of Helena sues the city to secure real estate now part of North Tracey avenue between Main and Mendenhall streets. The land title has long been disputed and settlement efforts have occurred out of court. The city contends it holds good title to the street.
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