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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1909
Page
15
People across the Treasure State greet the visiting head of state as Taft visits Helena in a ceremonial event at the Capitol. Crowds gather in earnest to offer praise and show support for the national figure.
President Taft greets about 15 000 at the Montana state fair opening. James J Hill visits exhibition halls and livestock at Helena with praise for quality and variety. Hill lauds Montana’s agricultural growth and envisions it as the great grain state in the Northwest.
A federal grand jury in New York returned several sealed indictments after investigating F. Augustus Tleinze and United Copper, and rebating charges against major trans Atlantic steamship lines and railroads. Bench warrants issued will be kept sealed until the steamship and railroad probe concludes.
Portland Maine September 27 A temporary injunction restrains the annual meeting of the Davis Daly Mining Company. The petitioners Newman Erb and S M Jarvis contended stockholders lacked adequate notice. A hearing is set for October 12 with the meeting possibly on October 15.
News reaches Bozeman of the death at Spring Hill of Lewellyn A. Norman aged 19 son of one of Montana’s pioneers. He was identified as a local youth connected with early settler families and the incident prompts mourning in the community.
President Taft rode through Butte with the auto crowding by school children and miners. He complimented the city as lively and healthy and expressed pleasure at the mine interest and a recent settlement of local trouble.
President Taft tours the Leonard mine in Butte during a Montana visit. He descends to the 1200 foot level in a triple-deck cage with officials and escorts, observes drilling and timbering, and chats with Governor Brady and Mayor Nevin.
Senators Dixon and Carter boast of perfect weather for Taft's arrival at the speakers’ stand. Carter credits Mathewson’s prayer for divine favor, while Dixon jokes about what the Lord might grant if Senator Tom prayed. The exchange reflects playful politics and a light mood surrounding the presidential visit.
New York report says Wilbur Wright and Glenn Curtiss may fly at Governor's Island if wind stays under five to six miles an hour and weather remains favorable. Both airplanes were overhauled and kept ready after today's adverse 18 mile wind and rain prevented flights. Wright even tied a canoe to his machine as a water safeguard. Curtiss's craft mirrors his record flights at Rheims and Brescia.
Utica on September 27 Theodore Rizzo in jail on suspicion of kidnapping two girls and a boy and the murder of one girl and one boy. He collapsed when told of the charge. Authorities say he confessed and admitted taking the girls to a culvert for a possible assault before shooting them as they threatened to tell their fathers.
President Taft receives warm reception as crowds cheer his appearance. People smile and wave as he tours local streets, with onlookers noting the cordial mood and sense of civic pride.
President Taft spends two hours in Butte amid a grand ovation and nonpartisan reception. Crowds line the parade route from the depot to the speaker's stand and mines, cheering, waving flags, and singing as Secretary Ballinger praises the crowd's goodwill. The president appears relaxed and agreeable, promising to visit a mine if invited.
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