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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1909
Page
8
A brief city notice records a visit by a national leader to Montana, noting official remarks and surrounding activities. The event centers on meeting local officials and community leaders, with emphasis on hospitality and regional significance.
President Tate attends the Northern fair grounds where crowds greet him. Attendees praised the agricultural and mercantile exhibits, noting extensive livestock displays and improved urban trade space. Dignitaries and locals praised Montana’s progress as the fair features and traditions continue.
Sealed indictments were accepted by a federal grand jury in New York after an investigation into alleged criminal actions involving several major railroad lines and ships. The cases concern broad charges related to conspiracies and corruption within the United Copper crime network and related figures. An official filing was made with the United States circuit court as part of the ongoing investigation.
Portland Maine September temporary injunction restrains handling of the Davis-Daly stock. Maine courts granted the measure amid claims the stock transfer would impair ownership rights. Proponents say the injunction preserves proprieties while opponents threaten further action. Also notes the death of Morrow North in Spring Haven at age 24.
President Taft lauded the children of Butte as a "healthy dot of young omed" during a motorcade through the West Side. He expressed pleasure with the city’s growth and miners’ welfare as he answered reporters and continued toward Helena, noting strong interest in the local mining scene.
President Taft inspected the Leonard mine with General Superintendent John Hillio and engineers Sweeny and Mitchell. He spoke with officials, answered questions on ore output and processing, and posed for photographers before departing with Governor Brady and local officials amid an orderly public tour.
In a garbled OCR fragment locals comment on fine weather as Taft's arrival nears. The text shows distorted names and phrases about observers and a senator, with unclear surrounding context and place names.
Winds expected light at five to six miles an hour with rain and fog overrunning, making flights by Wild Wright and Green FL Co Hiss tentative. Preparations completed, air governor’s behind schedule as tests proceed. Wright plans to cross the river with a craft built from a Curtiss plane similar to models used in recent record flights at Rheims and Brescia.
The report alleges Chendore Rizzo faced charges linked to the murder of children. It states he admitted taking the children to a culvert with others and that, when threatened with exposing their names, he shot the children.
A fashion crowd gathered as models showcased desserts themed attire. The pastry themed display drew cheers and photo opportunities, highlighting playful design and culinary whimsy in a festive runway setting.
A two hour visit in Butte drew a grand ovation for President Taft with a vast, orderly crowd along the route. The president smiled, crowds cheered, bands played, and thousands of flags waved in a sunlit, red white and blue mass. Secretay Ballinger praised the reception as the finest along the trip, and Taft openly joined in the joyous scenes, entering mines and streets with calm, friendly ease.
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