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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1907
Page
9
A garbled OCR fragment notes opinions on country and finances with scattered phrases about shooting and banks. The legible items mention SANE AND SOUND and various misread terms, but no coherent events, dates, places, or names are recoverable from the text.
A chaotic week in New York financial circles ends with a central authority guiding a bank run response. J. Pierpont Moran and others direct a readjustment while Secretary of the Treasury coordinates with major bankers to stabilize credit. In the aftermath, officials defend actions as necessary to curb turmoil and restore confidence amid ongoing inquest into a fatal shooting and local crime concerns.
William J. Bryan argues that financing future emergencies by taxing banks could prevent repeats of current instability. He notes bankers oppose such a tax, downplays the likelihood of a general panic in New York, and avoids blaming President Roosevelt entirely. Prices rise, industries stay generally prosperous, and the panic of 1893 is not repeated.
Washington. A plan to create a new navy rank may elevate Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans to vice admiral then to command a vast Atlantic to Pacific fleet. The move hinges on congressional approval and Evans’s upcoming cruise through foreign ports in Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and beyond. The public record notes Evans would outrank many peers under the new rank if sanctioned. A looming retirement next August tempers the potential duration of the appointment.
Mexico City reports an official plan to raise railway rates in the near future after long railway commission sessions. Railroads pushed for a 20 percent rise, but the commission settled on 12 percent. The ore shipment issue remained unresolved. Edwin T. Gates, longtime Missouri River improvement advocate and former Portland Telegram reporter, dies at age 72 in Kansas City.
A Japanese delegation in San Francisco met Foreign Minister Hayashi to discuss anti Japanese prejudice and labor immigration. They urged 900 emigrants monthly via Seattle and San Francisco. Hayashi proposed reducing to 450 and promised protection of Japanese interests while seeking equal rights and a solution after the TSUAI report.
Washington dispatch notes President Roosevelt’s forty ninth birthday pass at the White House with quiet family rejoicing and his Sunday routine of worship work and recreation. Congratulatory messages by mail and telegraph were reported from Helena where Isaac H Morison a printer publisher with mining interests died at his ranch aged years.
Barey’s new church and the Immaculate Conception parish in Butte were formally dedicated by Bishop John P. Carroll of Helena. The ceremony drew clergy, altar boys, and parishioners as the bishop praised American Catholic values and the school’s role in faith and education amid lengthy sermon on Columbus, exploration, and national heritage.
Cleveland observers study a record 92,000 registered voters for the November 5 election. The surge, about 20,000 above typical city voting, sparks competing interpretations from Republicans and supporters of Mayor Tom L Johnson. Republicans hope turnout favors their ticket. Johnson backers link the rise to municipal issues, notably streetcar fare debates.
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