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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1908
Page
20
The Anaconda Standard lists STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY as publishers and proprietors with daily print in Anaconda. It notes designation as a second class mail entry and post office handling.
Rates listed for daily and Sunday service by month and year in advance. Standard rates include daily and Sunday options with yearly prepaid terms. Contact points include Main Office Standard Block Anaconda Business Office and editorial rooms telephone numbers for subscription inquiries.
Branch offices listed in Butte feature contact points on East Broadway and Higgins Avenue with local telephone references. Details appear incomplete with one telephone line missing.
W. J. Morton, manager of foreign advertising, lists New York and Chicago offices with room numbers and street addresses: New York 919 Brunswick Building, 225 Fifth Avenue. Chicago 87 Washington Street.
The Standard is on sale at multiple news stands across major cities including New York Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Portland. General correspondence should be addressed to Anaconda Montana.
A Montana newspaper prints a Roosevelt letter praising Taft, claiming a past friendship between Conrad Kohrs and Roosevelt. The piece portrays the letter as a Republican campaign tool and suggests more letters may follow if Montana Republicans need boosting ahead of the state convention.
In Saratoga Springs Republicans gather for a state convention viewed as pivotal. The party faces a machine clash with prevailing opinion over the map and Hughes’s possible renomination. Key leaders oppose Hughes despite the venue's long association with state gatherings.
Roosevelt allies and party bosses in New York reverse stance within hours declaring hostility to Hughes while Roosevelt favors his renomination. Taft and Hitchcock worry Hughes must be named, Black flips to support Hughes as old tensions with Hughes and Taft loom large, promising a volatile fight at the convention.
On September 14 mark the seventh anniversary of William McKinley’s death. The piece laments lost focus on his legacy and criticizes the Republican Party for diverging from his tariff reform stance, noting Congress ignored his recommendations until a Chicago convention shift toward tariff revision.
Delegates chosen to name both party county tickets in Silver Bow must select able candidates for county commissioners. The upcoming bond for a new county building is the era’s major issue, demanding careful, scandal-free handling to ensure the public’s money is wisely spent.
The Standard notes several candidates from both parties for the county commissioners seat to be filled this fall for a six year term. It will not endorse any candidate, but insists the nomination process stands as the most important public duty for delegates, testing wisdom and sound judgment.
Rochester hosts the New York state Democratic convention amid expected influence from Tammany and the Denver outcome. Bryanites may delay decisions on a governor candidate until Republicans decide Hughes. Chanler is favored for governor if Hughes is rejected, a move likely to sway many Republicans. Bryan plans to visit Rochester midweek to meet delegates.
A collection of comic one liners from major papers. The jokes poke at elevators, dining car antics, voting outcomes, and editors' cash registers. Notable quips include a waiter confusing beef dishes, a voter joke about painted ballots, and a country editor themed cash register with vegetable and produce keys.
A dialogue from the Chicago Journal shows Stones asking the barkeep to pour from another bottle after being served yesterday. The barkeep proudly presents a bottle, prompting Stones to request a different one for his drink.
A Kentucky colonel glowers across the street and declares of Simpson that he carries a 50 pound sack of flour and “hasn’t a drop of liquor in the house.” The quote reflects a disdainful street remark attributed to local characters.
In a Washington Star quotation a refined man asks if conscience allows a suggested course. A New York politician retorts that he is accustomed to the boss, even of his own conscience, implying political allegiance over personal scruples.
A Philadelphia Ledger item describes a dealer prompting a girl with a playful exchange about a hammock sized for two. The dealer questions if she wants it with or without, while noting her ignorance and the ensuing whispered order.
A Philadelphia Press item records a witty exchange where a beginner is told by a candid critic that in the lecture field they did not seize opportunities, and that they had chances to quit earlier but did not.
A collection of assorted facts: naturalization rules, a German swimmer expert, Helen Hunt Jackson's burial, Britain's gold share, Australian old-age pensions cost, oyster salinity, daily New York rail collisions, Kansas high school women principals, Manhattan bridge wire specs, Pike's peak snow, Missouri journalism school dean Walter Williams, a practical training daily paper, and journalism courses edged by law and history.
Frederic J. Haskin surveys the Maine September news as a historic bellwether. He recounts 1840 and 1844 foreshadowings, notes 1880s maneuvering at Chicago, Grant, Blaine, Conkling, and Garfield, the Maine greenback fusion, and Hancock’s defeat amid Tilden-Tammany tensions. The piece emphasizes party infighting, key delegates, and the pivotal New York vote that buried Hancock.
Newton North Carolina September 15 Mrs Willie Bullinger 19 was stabbed to death by Lon Rauer 21 this morning while at the organ during the closing hymn at Sunday school He leaped benches and stabbed her once in the back twice in the breast She died almost instantly Rauer is jailed Recently discharged from an asylum He claimed she was a witch
Reports from Chesterton near Chicago indicate two to five deaths and 20 or more injuries after a rear collision between a Chicago bound passenger train and an excursion train bound for Indianapolis. Disconnected details at the railroad office and remote location hinder precise casualty counts.
In Marshalltown Iowa during a dispute over unionism Edward Henry a 37 year old union carpenter allegedly struck Matthew Skeie a plumber causing a fractured skull. Skeie died at 4 pm after never regaining consciousness.
Passengers arriving at Antwerp report revolts in the French Congo and surrounding infections among whites. A relief force was sent to aid the stranded. Several engagements occurred with many killed.
From Merida Yucatan two authenticated cases of yellow fever are reported in the posthouse with four additional suspected cases under observation.
A busy Western Union manager, in a hurry, misreads a customer’s request for a number. After repeated prompts, he interprets 1-4-9-2 as 1492, then corrects to Columbus. The customer asks for Christopher Columbus and requests long distance.
Theodore Roosevelt writes a lengthy endorsement praising William Howard Taft as a fair judge and defender of workers while opposing wrongdoing by both labor and capital. He emphasizes Taft’s willingness to stand against oppression, protect workers’ and citizens’ rights, and exhibit wisdom and moral courage on the bench and as a potential president.
Chicago reports say A Booth & Co once controlled fish prices nationwide and arranged daily meetings with supposedly independent fish houses to fix prices. Louis Polakow of a fish trade journal will testify. Justice Department monitors the case as a receiver handles the firm.
Erskine Richardson secretary of the Ralston iron works was found dead in his rooms in San Francisco last night. A can of cyanide of Potassium on a nearby window seat indicated suicide. His wife had left to stay with her parents and a letter in the apartment cited domestic troubles and separation. Richardson was despondent over his health.
In Budapest on September 13 socialists disrupted a eucharistic procession tied to the Catholic congress. Police wielded swords to restore order and fifty rioters were arrested.
Abilene Kan Sept 13 railway magnate E H Harriman has accepted an invitation to attend and address the nineteenth annual session of the trans Mississippi commercial congress to be held in San Francisco Oct 6 to 10, announced today by President J B Case.
The Weather Bureau issued a special forecast noting the first seasonal disturbance approaching the North Pacific coast and a West Indian storm moving toward the southeastern coast.
Sky Pilot balloon piloted by J. H. Wade Jr and A H Mordan of Cleveland landed at Lewis Ohio at noon after a 100 mile voyage and more than 12 hours aloft following an ascent the previous night in Canton Ohio.
The article reports a heated clash over the Catholic host procession in London. Arch bishop Bourne resisted Premier Asquith’s demand to stop, asserting responsibility and defending Catholic autonomy. Gladstone later supported the plan, and both sides promised safeguards to protect the ceremony. Catholic leaders criticized the handling as disrespectful, while Cardinal Vannutelli praised the peaceful outcome and non Catholics defended the event. London papers mostly avoided inflammatory language, deeming the matter resolved.
A glance at the Fort Benton democratic ticket shows strong support for the coming election. L. J. Christler leads the ticket for state legislature, well known and respected in Chouteau County and Northern Montana for his thoughtful, earnest service and potential impact as representative.
From the Treasure State comes praise for Bishop Carroll and the rapid construction of the new Catholic cathedral and schools in Helena. The work, dedicated next month, marks a landmark achievement in education religion and intellectual progress for Montana.
President Roosevelt attended services at Christ's Episcopal church in Oyster Bay with Mrs. Roosevelt Theodore Jr and Archie. Rev John F Peters of St Matthew's Church New York delivered the sermon from the pulpit.
Nuremberg dated September 13 reports the socialist congress opening with Herr Singer, a Reichstag member, chosen as president. The event marks a key leadership decision as delegates gather to shape party strategy and policy.
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