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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
18
The Anaconda Standard lists daily and Sunday subscription rates with yearly prepaid options and notes offices in Anaconda and branch presence in Butte. It provides contact numbers for the main office, editorial rooms, and branch offices on East Broadway.
W J Morton lists the Standard availability at news stands across New York Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Portland with offices in New York and Chicago and all correspondence addressed to Anaconda Montana.
The Maine electorate approved a constitutional amendment creating initiative and referendum. Enactments require a ninety day wait and potential public submission if petition thresholds are met. The plan, once scorned, gains cross party support and signals a broader regional trend toward direct lawmaking.
Adlai Stevenson, the Democrat candidate for Illinois governor, argued that intelligent men do not believe the presidential result will seriously impair legitimate business. He noted that testimony suggests the country’s commercial interests are less affected by election excitement this year.
The passage argues that slow recovery from last year's panic keeps business muted in the East. It says campaign chatter over a financial crash hinges less on policy and more on partisan mood, with Roosevelts era scandals affecting Republicans and speculation growing thatBryan's election could be seen as necessary to save the nation's credit and integrity by October.
The New York Times cites a disputed Cleveland article said to be forged in a 19th century dispute. Executors Frank Hastings denies involvement and claims the manuscript left Cleveland before his death. The piece failed to create the expected stir and is largely dismissed as untrustworthy.
A long Roosevelt letter urges Taft’s noble stand against Ohio compact ties to Foraker. The piece notes past refusals and praises Taft for shunning deals, while recounting recent reconciliation events with Foraker and Taft on the same platform amid warm tokens.
The article discusses possible liability for airship damage upon landing, referencing a 1822 New York balloon case where John Guille's descent caused property harm and a crowd aided in rescue. It notes courts may later decide on aeronaut liability as air travel develops. It weaves in contemporary politics and humor about Taft and Roosevelt.
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports in Helena on September 29 that Paul Fust of Philipsburg was re-elected commander of the Northwest division Confederate Veterans at the annual reunion. A reception was given to visiting veterans that evening.
A 1908 synthesis outlines national civic reform, noting the League of American Municipalities gathering in Omaha and forthcoming meetings in Atlantic City and Pittsburgh. It highlights Galveston and Des Moines as leading commission plans, expands to New England, Chicago, St Louis, New York and Los Angeles projects, and covers water works, street paving, waste handling, lighting, municipal accounting, and the push toward beautification and efficiency in American cities.
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