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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1907
Page
18
The Anaconda Standard publishes subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. Rates shown include monthly, daily and Sunday yearly prepaid options, with office contact details for Main Office in Standard Block and Business Office and Editorial Rooms telephone numbers in Anaconda.
The text lists multiple city office addresses and telephone numbers for the Standard Publishing Company and its sales outlets. It notes Missoula and Butte offices, various national offices in New York Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Pasadena Denver Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland, plus numerous news stands and publishers. All general correspondence to Anaconda, Montana.
Muldoon predicts Secretary Root's lengthy Mexico journey will test his endurance and judge the Diaz administration. The visit, seen as political courtesy from Washington, could boost Diaz at home, but overdone entertainment may require costly repairs upon Root’s return.
American ship pers and skippers protest a rumored government policy to patronize foreign ships for coal and fleet supplies. They warn that in a real emergency they would not oppose cheapest options, but now call the voyage a mere spectacular spectacle and denounce cheap foreign labor.
A National Prison association discussion portrays vagrancy as a social blight. Authors urge distinguishing able bodied loafers from those truly seeking work and warn against lenient charity that promotes dependency. The piece condemns rewarding the idle while condemning the industrious unemployed.
A historical critique argues that begging should be met with work and that feeding vagrants at public expense sustains idleness. The piece contrasts the vagabond with the truly unfortunate and urges eliminating backdoor options to force employment.
In a postal-card poll of five thousand responses Taft leads with 45 percent for next year’s Republican presidential race while Roosevelt garners 619 votes. Hughes ranks second among recognized candidates ahead of Cannon Root Knox Fairbanks and others, signaling a strong showing for Hughes as the contest shapes up.
The piece dismisses a circulating cocktail story aimed at Vice President Fairbanks as an idle slur. It recalls past attacks on Presidents Hayes over wine at the White House and notes such rumors failed to dent Hayes or his wife’s temperance work. It asserts Fairbanks’s public rise remains largely unaffected by the tale and may already be in decline.
The piece notes William J. Bryan is credited with saying few men are defeated thrice in a presidential race. It compares Bryan’s persistence to Cleveland and Clay and suggests no clear Democratic front runner emerges, with opposition to Bryan largely led by Republicans.
A northeastern Louisiana camp committee has arranged a Roosevelt hunting trip with a local guide, a famed trapper, and twenty five hounds. Bears are located nearby and the president will hunt in seclusion at Alsatia Station with a noted hunting horse.
The passage notes the bears are present and claims the negro has corralled them, then asserts it is up to Mr. Roose velt to demonstrate hunting skills in Louisiana canebrakes. The language reflects period racial and political tension and uses bolded rhetoric about wildlife as metaphor.
Nebraska Republicans endorsed Taft in the state convention framing a platform praising his character and public service. While approving Roosevelt administration, delegates split on a third term for Roosevelt, ultimately backing Taft as the convention theme. Reports touch on Taft's Japan visit, Harriman, local politics, and various lighter items.
Special correspondence reports Lemhi county Idaho plans to sell improvements on the Lemhi Indian reservation to highest bidders within 36 to 60 days. Eligible homestead entrants may bid and gain a preference right to file on the land. The remainder of the reservation is being surveyed and will open for settlement after December 1 under General Land Office rules.
The special grand jury investigating misconduct charges against District Attorney Ruick reported that the charges were not a true bill. It returned indictments against two affidavitors who had filed claims.
Ravalli Republican notes that girls are outperforming boys in many respectable jobs. They arrive on time, stay sober, and show reliability while boys face stricter rules and lost trust. As employers demand integrity, opportunities widen for women, unless consolidation closes the door.
The Barnes King property shows an active mill handling about 189 tons daily with 40 tons from the mule shoe area and 30 tons from the southern open cut. Management under George T. McGee aims to test the property further with a treasury of about 260000 dollars, drilling six holes and exploring the Rawley Fraction while evaluating other prospects.
Tom James alias Tom Brown, a 220-pound Black man charged with slashing Henry Mund during a disturbance August 14, fought sheriff’s deputies and officers in the county jail yesterday afternoon. After a struggle he was confined in the dungeon, biting Deputy Tracy and prompting a forceful removal.
Four occupants including Mr and Mrs Arthur Ferrier Dave Ballentine and Dan Mack returned to Butte after a week long trip to Great Falls. They drove from Helena in under five hours despite a drizzly finish. The party described the voyage as great and enjoyable. The article notes the Butte Commercial Bank offers 4 percent interest on time deposits.
Jessie Scofield was captured by Detectives Parlin and Lynch after a three day search and jailed on robbery charges. Pat Moore, alias Gog gin, says $80 was taken from Hattie Potter's apartment in the restricted district early Sunday. Police claim evidence links Scofield to the theft. She had been in hiding, found intoxicated in a cabin on South Arizona street. Hattie Potter has been jailed since Sunday.
Every wage earner in Butte may open a check account in the Butte Commercial Bank on Hamilton Street.
The Baltimore Sun notes a national debate sparked by party leaders who argue the real issue is not tariff policy but who ordered the cocktail, signaling a lighter frame on economic concerns amid political maneuvering.
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