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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1909
Page
20
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with daily and Sunday one year at 10.00 paid in advance and a Sunday Standard one year at 2.50. Main office location is Standard Block, Anaconda, with Bell and Independent phone numbers for business and editorial rooms.
The notice lists branch office locations at 28 East Broadway Butte with Bell 422 and Independent 1 422 lines. An additional listing mentions 130 Higgins Avenue and telephone contact 1.
The Standard is on sale at numerous newsstands including Hotaling's in New York No 1 Park Row Auditorium Annex in Chicago P. O. News Co 17 Dearborn and Empire News Stand in Meego Jackson Dearborn. Additional offices listed for advertising in New York Chicago Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Houston Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland and Anaconda Montana for general correspondence.
In Butte the engineers and miners reach a settlement ending a looming labor dispute that threatened prosperity. Mines will resume operations immediately, averting a calamitous winter shutdown and securing ongoing activity for the city’s economy.
Senator Clapp writes on the Isle of Pines question, arguing it should stay American despite Cuban claims. The piece recalls the postwar land grabs, the Root treaty, and U S colonial experience, noting Americans might prefer fewer overseas commitments while acknowledging possible merit in his view.
The author argues that vast, untapped regions in British Columbia, Labrador, Alaska, Africa, and Asia offer greater future benefits than polar feats. He stresses opening Terra Incognita could advance the race more than sensational arctic exploits.
The article argues unknown African and Asian regions are held by hostile tribes and exploration requires wars of conquest. It notes northern Africa offers pacific residents but harsher inhospitable terrain with scarce food. Explorers should not risk ill-supplied journeys and should avoid extreme cold conditions found elsewhere.
President Taft's Montana trip proceeds without a hitch. The Butte visit includes a street tour, brief speeches, and a packed public meeting with thousands listening to the president. Highlights feature a copper golf stick presentation, Diamond mine observations, and a 1200 foot Leonard mine excursion.
A New York paper called Speaker Cannon a negligible factor in banking and currency questions prompting comment from Chicago press. The exchange recalls Bryan and Cannon sparring over wealth and origins of money with Cannon later avoiding the topic and becoming reluctant on banking issues.
The president faces mixed reception in regions visited as citizens show independence on national issues. While greetings are cordial, substantial Midwest sentiment, including Republican voices, questions the new tariff bill's merits, reflecting local discontent ahead of St. Paul and Minneapolis stops.
The piece notes Republican divisions over Taft's policies as he visits Montana and nearby states. It cites senators and lawmakers opposing the Payne bill, innsight into Taft's reception in Minneapolis and Butte, and playful quips about Halley’s Comet and Mars canals.
The latest sleeping cars in India feature end to end corridors, two berths per compartment, and ingenious lower upper berth design. Compartments include electric fans lamps a night light and locking options with Venetian blinds. End bathrooms mirror lined walls and a servant’s compartment complete the luxury. The design allows door sharing for larger parties or secure privacy, and the railway board has approved it as a standard type for rolling stock.
More than 25 000 inquiries flood in from across the United States about the Carey act land opening at Walier on October 7. Big crowds gather in Chicago and Minneapolis offices of Conrad Montana Land Company as Great Northern trains and tour cars move freight of prospectors. Yields on nearby farms show strong returns with wheat and oats, while Conrad strengthens lodging and transport to serve up to 3 000 visitors.
Officers and clerks at the Brownsville custom house fell asleep for days after a sack of coconuts from Tampico via Monterey contained opium. The sack, addressed to a Chinaman in San Antonio, was placed in the corral before authorities seized it and planned disposal through normal channels.
The Calhoun case in San Francisco was continued until Thursday. Patrick Calhoun, president of United Railroads, is charged with offering a bribe to a supervisor as the proceedings resume.
Los Angeles reports that the National Guard association favor a formal policy linking the guard to the regular army. Gen. James Drain cites an 8,000 gain in strength and urges conservative congressional reports while backing a commission to craft policy. The plan calls for state reserve laws, five year service liability, and reserve battalions drafted to regiments as needed.
A group of nine returning from church in Portage County Wisconsin were struck by a freight train one mile west of Edgar. Four people including Joseph Kaul and his two young children died. Victor Literski also died. Mrs Kaul was badly hurt.
Chicago Sept 27 John O Neill scout Indian fighter civil war veteran former alderman and father of track elevation in Chicago died yesterday at his home aged 74 He joined Kit Carson in a tour through New Mexico which was a constant succession of fights with Indians.
The horoscope notes Mars with the Moon and Venus Neptune in favorable aspects, predicting a strong shopping day for merchants, buyers, and sellers. Neptune promises lasting prosperity in business and love, though insincerity in flirtations may occur. Medical professionals benefit. harsh penalties fall on the unkind in power. Public life and outdoor activity are advised, with a note on birthdate implications and gifted children.
A single Sheffield cutlery firm employs six men with a combined 350 years of service. Aged 73 to 76, three are cutters and three grinders, all still at work. The company also shows three generations of workers, from grandparents to grandchildren, who began as children and have stayed as piece workers.
Frederic J. Haskin visits Peking to observe reform and Western influence reshaping the capital. Cinematograph shows, tea with Manchu princesses, new streets, electric lights, and a modern waiwupu office attest to China’s awakening while old bounds and security endure after the Boxer era.
In this Everybody's Magazine piece a mother motivates Sammy with a dime for high grades. He returns home proudly claiming a hundred, then explains he earned 40 in reading and 60 in spelling, revealing the source of his "perfect" score.
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