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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1909
Page
20
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates and office contact details. It notes daily and Sunday options, advance payment discounts, and yearlong rates for various editions with the main and business offices in Standard Block, Anaconda.
The item catalogs branch offices in Butte Missoula New York Hartford Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Houston Salt Lake City Oxden Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Portland. It also lists general business correspondence to Anaconda Montana and notes Cuccaggo Office Hartford building Madison and Dearborn.
A bitter confrontation among California regions erupts as the state board of equalization raises values in eight southern counties. Northern newspapers denounce it while the Los Angeles Times hints at southern dominance and harbor spending plans. The Sacramento Union opposes division, urging unity amid the heated debate.
A report from the internal revenue office notes increased moonshining in regia over the past year with illicit stilery appearing in nearly every county. Experts say counterfeit liquor is cheaper yet higher in price per quart, while corn liquor has risen in cost from dollars per gallon to higher per quart. The practice, long established in parts of the South, continues to flourish.
A restless toper will seek his regular toddy wherever available while federal officers face difficulties suppressing isolated stills. Georgia’s commitment to prohibition clashes with illicit whiskey operations. the unlawful trade persists but is doomed to fail as enforcement continues.
Committees plan Taft's welcome in Butte with an 80 minute presidential address and brief remarks by Mayor Nevin and ex Senator Mantle. Parade routes, schoolchildren with flags, and a tour of mines are timed to fit the two hour window, with careful crowd and transit management.
The Deer Lodge county annual fair kicks off four days at the association's Attractive Grounds in Anaconda. Managers have prepared elaborate exhibits and a racing program. A snake bite remedy from Indian traditions is suggested, though effectiveness remains uncertain amid weather and season risks.
A prophetic horoscope warns Mars moves into opposition to the Sun signaling malignant aspects with Mercury Saturn and Uranus. It urges temper control and discreet speech for three months while warning of fire hazards and potential deaths from improper use of firearms and explosives this autumn.
Seattle report shows Frank Hitchcock challenging deficit removal by cuts and new methods. He cites continued efficient service as public need, notes registry fee rise and a proposed package registry fee, and mentions ongoing review of rural free delivery reforms.
Advertises two essential suits for daily wear a colored weave and a blue serge or black thibet. Recommends Connell clothes from Hart Schaffner Marx and Sturm Meyer as the foremost makers, noting wool quality and price as key features.
The Illustrated London News notes a sudden surge of roller skating in Britain over the past year and a half. The trend reaches naval vessels as officers and crew dabble on deck, turning ship boards into precarious skating rinks while observers glimpse the unusual spectacle aboard battleships.
The article describes a government program expanding direct communication with national markets to aid financial and commercial development. It notes rapid growth, costs of 35 million, revenues of 10 million, yielding a net loss of 25 million. It states goals of preventing further deficit and reducing it where possible, with more retrenchment plans to be announced aligned with the president's policy.
Chicago Sept 20 peace for at least three years was assured in the street car situation by union officers signing the wage scale offered by the street car officers of the north and west side lines. The scale matches that accepted earlier by south side workers. Material concessions are granted the men.
In Cleveland Olio an embezzlement case ends with guardian Mrs Fickel convicted for stealing $595.75 from Bertha Bogenhardt’s estate. Judge Vickery offers a conditional path to freedom if repayment is made, but remarks criticize Pickel for not paying the embezzled sum. Will Miekel, son of brewer Jacob Miekel, pledges to raise funds to save his mother.
The New York Sun profiles Kate Walker who has tended the Robbins Reef lighthouse for 14 years after her husband’s death. The stubborn remote post requires an iron ladder ascent, constant fog bell and engine maintenance, and a long afternoon nap to stay alert for nighttime duties.
A widow recounts her life at sea light keeping. She notes the girl haunts her nights, waking hourly, and recalls a Catskills trip before her husband died. Since assuming the post, she has not ventured far, living on a rail platform framed by water on all sides.
Five large elephants from a circus in Santa Barbara stampede through the lower residence area causing damage to fences trees porches and sheds worth several hundred dollars. The animals were playful and did not injure anyone before escaping into a field and being recaptured with difficulty.
New York Sept 20 The first independent body of citizens of New York to pick a mayoral candidate for the impending municipal election selected tonight Supreme Court Justice William Gaynor of Brooklyn for the honor He was nominated with enthusiasm of the Progressive Party and supporters across the city at Cooper Union.
Kinane City Mo Sept 20 William Jacoblo aged 47 a local real estate dealer shot and killed Mrs. Stoll at her home and then ran to his own house four blocks away where he killed himself in the presence of his wife after a series of visits to the Stoll home.
San Francisco September 20 The trial of Patrick Calhoun for offering a bribe to a Supervisor to gain an overhead trolley franchise for United Railroads was continued to September 27 due to the illness of defense counsel Stanley Moore.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt cites scientists proposing to divide the year into months of 28 days. Don Quixote like discussion follows on whether this means winter or summer months, with skepticism about universal agreement.
L R Glavis, former U S land office chief in Seattle, sends a letter to President Taft claiming a syndicate seeks to monopolize coal lands in Alaska. He says he will publish evidence and argues the President has been misled, vows to expose facts with duty to the public.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Havre reports a referendum held today to close saloons on Sunday failed by seven votes. Every ward opposed the closing proposal.
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