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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1907
Page
18
The Anaconda Standard poem and publisher notice records STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY as the publishers and proprietors. It states the newspaper prints daily throughout the year and is entered at Anaconda Post Office as second class mail matter.
Daily and Sunday, per month. One year in advance prices listed. Sunday Standard yearly rate. Main Office Standard Block in Anaconda. Business Office telephone and Editorial Rooms telephone numbers included.
Directory lists multiple city news stands and offices for The Standard with branch addresses and telephone numbers. It notes foreign advertising offices in New York Chicago and specifies general correspondence to Anaconda Montana.
The Seamy Sidre notes renewed calls for a whipping post for wife beaters and a Bonaparte proposal to hang or electrocute a fourthconvicted criminal. It points to growing debate over capital punishment despite fewer eligible crimes, while habitual criminals remain prevalent.
Speechifying by Joseph Choate at The Hague failed to win support for a permanent court of arbitration. Britain and Germany blocked progress as the conference neared its end. Several smaller states led by Brazil resisted, yielding a valueless record and signaling derailed efforts on the proposed court.
The bishop of London Ingram Arthur Foley Ingram travels to America this fall to mark the Church of England’s establishment in 1407 at Burton Virginia. He will keynote celebrations and bring a bound Bible inscribed by King Edward VII. The bishop is praised as eloquent democratic and a generous friend to the poor.
A writer in an October magazine traces the career of a church figure from bishop of Stepney to bishop of London by Edward VII’s appointment in 1901. The London bishopric, rich and powerful, offers £10,000 yearly, Fulham Palace residence, a seat in the Lords, and control of 690 parishes and 1,500 clergy, placing him high in precedence and power.
The article quotes Admiral Dewey urging preservation of the Philippines as a key to the East, citing commercial interests. It argues the public and business leaders disagree, saying the islands have no use for U S policy and criticizing Dewey’s view on U S responsibilities in the Philippines. The piece labels the suggestion of Philippine aims for oriental trade as fiction with little merit.
The Creek nation paid tribute to Gen Pleasant Porter at Muskogee Indian Territory. Porter died this month at 66, a Civil War veteran and longtime advocate for Creek progress and better relations with white settlers. He died poor but generous, urging acceptance of statehood and adaptation to white society's ways. Morey Tiger succeeds him as Creek chief, a wealthy stockholder in several banks.
A Seattle observer argues the equinoctial gale is a fallacy noting more good weather after Sept 23 24 and bad weather shifted to November December. Montana reports a yearlong unsettled pattern tied to the equinox with a recent rain ending a spell of fair weather following Labor Day.
A miscellany of observations on mood and weather across the nation. Notes on equinox impacts, political contests, and public figures from Cleveland to Montana, with jests about embezzlement, statehood, and Wall Street’s mood.
A collection of press quotes on prohibition and modern literature, linking Atlanta’s anticipated fate after prohibition, public appetite for breakfast with enemies, and praise for Harper’s Weekly while criticizing the Georgia capital’s growth and rising stock devaluation affecting small investors.
In Helena a federal court hearing on an order against labor organizations linked to the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Co. was postponed to tomorrow. The Helena Trades and Labor assembly adopted resolutions attacking local business leaders over state fair criticism, defending labor and the fair, urging press publicity and denouncing alleged circulars as false. Resolutions signed by Howard Smith, president, and W. W. Hillis, secretary.
The Columbia Gardens remain open to the public while weather is favorable with dancing on Tuesday Friday and Sunday evenings. The season ends with a final Boston and Montana band dance, but this year will be delayed to October due to the good September weather.
Theodore Stoller of Littleton Colorado, son of G Stoller of Dillon, is in town assessing a feed mill project. He planned a flouring mill but canceled due to wheat crop uncertainty. After two weeks studying demand, he says a feed mill will likely be built here next spring.
In federal court the injunction sought by Nebraska railroads to stop the state railroad commission from enforcing the grain rate law was denied and the restricting order dissolved.
Mrs King wife of eight R King died after several months illness at the Bozeman sanitarium. Born in Denmark about 40 years ago she had lived in Bozeman and vicinity for 24 years. Survived by husband a son and four daughters oldest 18 youngest ? years. Funeral at the ranch home one mile east of Bozeman Friday afternoon.
A five member committee from Missoula Helena and Billings inspected proposed sites in Bozeman today. They expressed satisfaction with the options but declined to declare which city offered the best terms for the Odd Fellows home.
Dillon reports A H Sutton, a South Dakota transplant, bought gear in town with drafts, paid an old Dillon bill, then vanished after moving to Lakeview near Yellowstone. Lakeview authorities say Sutton left with one gun, funds unknown, and no money found in South Dakota.
Dillon, Sept 26 Floyd Burtch, arrested in Canada and returned to Dillon to answer a grand larceny charge, pleaded not guilty before Judge Hirschman. Bail set at 3500. preliminary examination Oct 30. He eloped with Mrs Homer Rummins and allegedly took 300 dollars from the State Bank of Dilton with a non ownership mortgage. Rummins returned, seeking reconciliation.
Bozeman lists lectures and entertainments for the season 1907 08. Notable figures include Prof. Frederick Starr Senator J P Dolliver President David Starr Jordan and the Gamble Concert Company with dates from October through April. The Civic league reports past seasons drew large audiences and expects strong attendance again.
In federal court Judge Hunt cut bail from 1500 to 500 for Mrs Helen Pierce Gray confined in county jail awaiting grand jury action. She is accused of taking money from Crow Indians without officials consent. Friends offer to stand as security for 500.
Helena reports that George L. Ramsey president of the Union Bank and Trust company of Helena has been elected to the executive committee of the National Bankers' association marking a notable professional achievement for the local banker and his bank.
Judge Parker denies any link to North Carolina railroad cases and rejects claims of federal court power to suspend state statutes. He argues against federal overreach and in favor of reserved state rights, noting no need to address nullifications of his broader message.
Four Greek laborers died and six injured when a Southern Pacific work train collided with a freight near Tehachapi. Enraged Greeks pursued the freight crews using stones, threatening railroad property. A relief train carrying 20 armed men departed to restore order and rescue stranded workers.
In Butte, several visitors arrive including W H Tebey of Boulder and L A Barbour of Melrose. John Kennedy from Lima checks in at the Butte, while J H McCabe and wife from Wickes are at the Finlen. Birth announced for Richard and Mrs Sando’s daughter. Helena residents stay at local hotels.
In a retold American Magazine piece, Lincoln Steffens narrates an October account of Portland elites inviting Heney and Burns to dinner to sway them from pursuing land and timber crimes. Prominent figures like W. D. Fenton and Charles H. Carey allegedly argued that bad laws created irregularities, prompting Heney to vow to press on against both petty thieves and corrupt officials.
The article discusses white and colored veils with borders and dot patterns. It notes brown fabrics with pale blue borders enhance brown outfits, and a white veil with large or small dots complements pink and white complexions while contrasting or muddy tones see no benefit.
A New York Times quip notes a man may speculate in wheat without possessing common sense, highlighting a sly take on market talk and risk. The line reflects a literary jab at financial speculation and its perceived lack of prudence.
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