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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
4
The brief lists publishing and proprietorship data for The Anaconda Standard, including frequency, rates, office addresses in Anaconda Butte and branches, telephones, and advertising offices in New York Chicago and Denver. It notes venues where the newspaper is sold and various newsstand partners across multiple cities.
Frank Pierce Sargent, born in Vermont in 1854, rose from an Arizona cavalry service era to become a top railroad executive. He joined Southern Pacific in Tucson, quickly advanced to locomotive fireman and gained recognition as a strong organizer leading the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Enginemen. His leadership helped navigate major strikes and earned national acclaim during Roosevelt’s era.
The article surveys fundraising in the 1896 and 1904 campaigns, noting Hanna and Taft factions, Republican and Democratic dynamics, and the broad, tense mood of voters. It comments on donors, public perception, and the struggle over influence, with references to Bryan, Roosevelt, La Follette, and congressional implications.
A garbled report describes a local gathering yesterday where residents discussed community plans and expressed optimism about upcoming initiatives. Attendees highlighted support for enterprise and civic engagement, aiming to bolster regional progress and unity.
Victor Bloede, president of the Victor Bloede Company of Baltimore, and Edwin Fandyké, a former expert at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to defraud the government in ink contract cases. Bloede was fined 5000 dollars. Fandyké will be tried later. Bloede withdrew his not guilty plea and pleaded guilty to ten counts of the indictment.
A sweeping retrospective recounts the Polk Clay race of 1844 with notes on Texas annexation Oregon dispute and the political maneuvers of Van Buren Clay and Lincoln era figures. It covers party shifts the Birney abolition impact and Andrew Jackson’s reaction, weaving in Texas and Oregon strategies and the rise of sectional tensions shaping future history.
Dispatches from Niigate report a catastrophic fire in Wigata, Ichiro province, about 160 miles northwest of the city, destroying 4000 houses. The disaster leaves desolation and suffering in its wake, with the government providing aid to residents. Wigata, a port city of over 60,000, has oil wells nearby and a local arms factory, prison, hospital, and barracks.
Baltimore Sept 4 Gen C Harri son Gray Otis publisher of the Los Angeles Times is at Johns Hopkins Hospital for a slight surgical operation that likely will not be performed until tomorrow.
A busy market notice from Butte showcases fresh produce and grocery deals. It touts large potatoes, apples, watermelons, cucumbers, lard with government inspection marks, pork, beef, veal, mutton, hams, bacon, and poultry with various per pound or per bushel prices and urges comparing with other vendors for value.
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