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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1907
Page
13
Moors flee after French forces clash near Pnehal on Skileeee Mononizes ExeMy. Rights and safety concerns rise as pursuit continues and local authorities monitor the situation.
Balloons from the second international aeronautic cup race roamed the Midwest and Great Lakes regions with nine entries still airborne. German Pommern and English Lotus II were among the craft reported. major Hersey directed the United States entry toward a likely record, as sightings continued from Chicago to Cleveland and Detroit with overlaps over the Canadian border and into Ontario.
Special correspondence reports an attempted dynamite attack on F. Morse, Cascade saloon proprietor, with Morse denying knowledge of any plot. He says he sparked a fire by placing a wood fragment in the stove, an explosion followed, injuring a horse and scattering coal and wood fragments. police found another dynamite containing wood fragment nearby at the coal shed.
In San Francisco on October 22 the Ford bribery case surprised all as second witness Hing e Phillips claimed memory gaps about whether Supervisor James L Gallagher acted for United Railroads and Ruef. He struggled to admit the $4,000 bribe offer before or after the franchise passage, while Heney pressed for a clear recollection of the money offer.
Correspondence from Lewistown reports bandits stopped a stage between Bercail and Harlowton. The driver fought off one robber while another looted the purses, but the horses bolted and the mail was saved. One robber described as tall, slender, with a black beard and mustache led the assault.
Helena October 22 The state board of railroad commissioners will hold two hearings. One in Butte next Friday on switching charges for the Butte hill and another in Helena Wednesday on express rates. Citizens with rate or service complaints are invited to appear. The hearings aim to fix rates and cannot be altered within the state without board notification.
Delegates from 38 states gathered in Indianapolis for the fifth annual convention of the American Society of Equity. The group seeks to create a trust to fix and hold prices, already lifting tobacco prices and planning to extend to all farm products. Officials predict up to a million farmers in the central West could unite within a year for price protection, with minimum selling prices to be set and stores held until market levels rise. Commission houses operate in St Louis and Kansas City as wheat growers in the Southwest support them.
William Bryan spoke at Cooper Union on October 2 addressing national corporate policy. He urged federal licensing for interstate firms, federal-state power sharing, and national incorporation of railroads, criticizing wealth concentration and corruption in a broad critique of powerful interests.
Special correspondence from Helena reports city council debating a proposal to close all saloons at midnight and require doors to open at 5 AM. Proponents cite safety and order while Alderman Wendel opposes, saying saloons serve prospectors. The measure is referred to committee for next meeting action.
Great Falls voters granted a franchise in August to William Darst of Chicago to install and operate a gas plant, but he failed to post the required $5,000 bond and will not proceed. Darst claimed to be building elsewhere and offered to undercut Gordon’s terms, but the city council refused to submit Gordon’s franchise. No plant prospect remains.
John Kinney, a fireman on the Great Northern Montana division, was fatally injured when a swinging mail crane struck him near Wagner station. He was transported to Columbus chemical and later to Great Falls, with doctors reporting no hope of recovery. The incident occurred as the crane, with a pouch, swung and struck Kinney in the back of the head, leaving him unconscious and severely injured. In a separate note, the Earl of Rosslyn disclosed plans to proceed with an appeal against a divorce decree granted to the countess, formerly Miss Anna Robinson of Minneapolis.
Helena October 22 The local telegraphers union formally ends the strike and 10 men seek their old jobs with Western Union Manager Taylor. About 40 workers initially walked out with a break in ranks after one striker sought termination and went to the St Paul office. Officials say Helena’s role as a major relay point shapes Northwest labor, while Postal Telegraph observers note Helena held out longer than most. In Omaha three strikers including the union’s secretary and treasurer resume work. Denver reports no strike on the Rio Grande after the discharge of Wire Chief Koh Skeggs.
Norfolk dispatch details the Jamestown exposition poultry show featuring top breeders from the United States Canada and Mexico. Exhibits include prize winning fowls from many breeds with cash prizes cups and trophies. notable efforts by incubator companies highlight recently hatched chickens as a focal point during the ten day event.
Ashville Tennessee October 22 crowds welcome President Roosevelt with bunting flags banners and pictures adorning Uptown homes. A city parade led by the president drew a vast crowd as cannon booms bells and whistles rang. Roosevelt praised policies aimed at punishing dishonesty while pledging persistence through the remaining 16 months of his term. At the Hermitage he praised Andrew Jackson before departing for Chattanooga.
President Theodore Roosevelt makes a flying visit to Vicksburg after a fortnight in the canebrakes. He arrives via steamboat Belle of the Bends and reviews a parade with Mayor Grif Ath and Stephen D. Lee. He shakes hands with veterans at the national cemetery and tours courthouse square amid a lively crowd.
Seattle officials seize on bubonic plague scare to mobilize health campaign. Mayor Moore asks Governor Mead to call on the surgeon general to take charge of sanitary measures. City council plans a citywide sanitary district to wage war on rats and clean up the town. Cooperation from Chinese and Japanese leaders is sought. One death has occurred with no additional suspected cases.
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