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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
20
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription options including daily and Sunday rates, monthly and yearly plans, with pricing shown for advance payments. It specifies office locations in Standard Block and contact numbers for business and editorial rooms.
A fragment notes branch offices in Butte at 28 East Broadway with telephone 422 and a Higgins avenue reference. The text is incomplete but indicates contact points and location cues for service access. No further specifics are provided.
W J Morton of New York and Chicago offices list Standani availability at multiple city news stands. Addresses include Hotel St Francis San Francisco, Moon’s book store Salt Lake City, Oregon News Co.’s Portland, plus Kan sas City Yuma News Co. and others. All correspondence to Anaconda Mont.
The schedule lists speaking appearances in Miles City Forsyth Red Lodge Billings Bozeman Great Falls Stockett Boulder South Butte Deer Lodge Helena Anaconda Butte Lima Nov 2 with dates from Oct 15 to Nov 2. The tour highlights multiple towns and back to back events across the state.
Fragmentary list shows multiple towns with scattered October dates and some November and daytime entries. No clear event or outcome is stated, leaving a jumbled sequence of places and days without context or actions.
A log of destinations with dates shows T. J. Walsh visiting Livingston Bozeman Miles City Glendive Glasgow Fort Benton Great Falls Lewistown White Sulphur Springs Missoula Butte Dillon Helena with October dates and a November 2 endpoint. It reads as a sequence of stop dates per town.
Reports from Lincoln reveal Nebraska Republican funds built by a $11,000 red-fire fund, largely from postmasters and state officers including Gov. Sheldon with $250. The state committee borrowed $500 early, and a later plea brought in more aid, while the national committee contributed $3,500.
The article reflects on Alaska's gold discoveries from ten to twelve years past and the dramatic ferrying of fortune across the frozen north. It recalls White Pass and Chilkoot trails, the stampedes, dangers, and the mass migration that propelled Alaska into global prominence as a premier gold region.
The piece foresees Alaska surpassing prior mines with a surge of output. Nome reports gravel pan averages around 148 dollars, suggesting a large rush when travel resumes next spring. Modern progress eases access to gold fields previously perilous to reach.
Chanler, in a cheerful mood during his New York tour, told an audience near Colonel Sanders birthplace that he rejects campaigning by denunciation. He said he does not campaign by denouncing opponents, a stance that clarifies his view of Rooseveltism and his attitude toward Hughes.
The article notes Colonel Stewart, an Arizona exile, was removed to an old post then sent to Washington for an army medical board. The board finds heart disease renders him unfit for military service, a conclusion framed as Roosevelt’s pursuit of this retired officer. Stewart claims he has known of his heart weakness for 34 years.
The article argues Senator Carter’s prediction about a bleak campaign tunnel is unfounded. It notes Montana shows little enthusiasm for Taft and none for Carter’s warnings, while Bryan gains traction among Montanans.
The article notes Margherita of Savoy desires an aerial trip with Wilbur Wright. Wright signals reluctance while the dowager queen pressingly seeks ascent, hinting she would join other aviators if refused. It contemplates a skyward journey as public interest grows in presidential travel.
A Hammond Ind incident sees four thousand dollars worth of liquor destroyed by well meaning locals who believed they were fighting the liquor evil. The piece questions whether such methods reflect public sentiment or harm the cause.
The piece argues against torching saloon districts to protest liquor laws. It notes whiskey and wine are legitimate goods, condemns arson and destruction, and urges lawful temperance advocacy. It emphasizes alcohol's legitimate uses and warns that vandalism harms innocent merchants and public sentiment.
Rev Vernon Stauffer of Angola Ind told delegates at the international missionary convention that the church system forces ministers to take on many roles. He warned that unfair labor division and low salaries deter young men from choosing the ministry and risk pauperization in old age.
Hamilton October 14 The second day of the teachers institute for Missoula and Ravalli counties drew more instructors and outsiders. Dr Hamilton spoke on Arithmetic and RB Hathaway lectured on Astronomy in Harmon's absence. Duniway delivered Civil War topics and psychology. A alumni dinner and an 8 pm program at Lucas Opera House featured Duniway on Modern International Conferences.
A government fish car unloaded 75,000 trout fry in Helena county and 33,000 for Cascade county points, after starting from Waterloo Iowa. Bozeman received several hundred thousand fry of various species en route.
The National Grain Dealers Association convenes in St Louis as the US farm industry showcases a record grain harvest. The 1908 crops tally to about 4.5 billion bushels valued at billions, with wheat fields spanning 70 000 square miles and oats ample enough to impress analysts.
Ottawa confirms Dominion general elections will be held October 26 after earlier hints of dissolution. Campaigning will run just over a month, shorter than the American contest. The Liberals hold a substantial majority and Sir Wilfrid Laurier seeks a mandate on policy, while Conservatives have yet to present a stirring issue.
The piece notes Liberal momentum from 12 years of reforms and the push to complete the transcontinental railway. It highlights Grand Trunk Pacific passenger service launch from Winnipeg to Wainwright covering 666 miles. Conservatives led by Borden, Foster, and Ames focus on higher duties, government spending, and graft revelations as key issues. The tariff issue dominates for the conservatives, while Liberals rally to "Let Laurier finish his work."
Premier Deakin read to the house President Roosevelt’s reply to Australia’s invitation. He cannot visit on his return from Africa but hopes to come in the future to the “giant young commonwealth of the southern seas” whose success aids the civilized world.
Helena October 14. P H Scanlan a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul commercial agent moved headquarters from Butte to Helena and secured quarters with the Montana railroad. Assistants include M J O Leary former Great Northern clerk as chief clerk and E A Bradley of St Paul as traveling freight and passenger agent. It will be the principal St Paul commercial office in Montana.
A bomb exploded in the New York Taxicab Company garage on Eighth Avenue injuring 250 taxis and shocking bystanders. Police rushed aid as crowds gathered while strike leaders argued over whether the blast was deliberate vandalism or an accidental gasoline explosion.
East-bound freight No 62 on the Denver and Rio Grande crossed with a west bound special about 2 30 this morning half a mile from Olverswitch 20 miles south of Salt Lake City. W G McAleer of Salt Lake was killed instantly. Engineer T J Loftus is missing and believed under the overturned engine. Fireman Thomas of the special freight was badly bruised. Engines and cars piled in a heap.
Fire in Davenport Iowa today destroyed the Roths child Grain company elevator causing about 75000 dollars in losses. The blaze also burned 5000 barrels of glucose syrup from Corn Products Manufacturing company valued at about 65000 dollars.
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