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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1901
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates and publication offices including main office in Standard Block Anaconda and branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls. It provides telephones for business and editorial rooms and notes newsstand locations in several cities.
Anaconda Standard announces a March paid circulation of 72,015 daily and Sunday average 14,382, claiming larger total than all other Montana newspapers combined. The notice highlights its position as Montana’s leading newspaper for advertisers.
The paper notes the statewide registration is near normal for today’s election in Butte and elsewhere. Personalities and clique fights have faded, with voters across the state aiming to choose candidates seen as the better public servants and ensuring a fair field despite outcomes.
The article warns of widespread fraud and looting in the Philippines amid American efforts to civilize Filipinos. It alleges Americans, including officers, partake in theft from the commissary and public supplies, with Manila ready to expose a broad network of robbers across civilian and military ranks.
The text discusses new methods of Neeleyism, suggesting absence would be noticed by outsiders. It claims looting in the Philippines was “excellent” and sometimes better than the shooting, but looters have been found out and must suspend operations for a time, possibly retreating from society.
The article discusses British war leadership in the Boer conflict, praising Roberts while criticizing Kitchener for facing elusive Boer forces. It notes the strain on British prestige, the scale of the task, and the public’s view of leadership, then shifts to market intrigue about lead and silver prices tied to the American Smelting and Refining Company and Guggenheim, amid controlling trusts.
The New Jersey injunction case favors the Guggenheims and American Smelting and Refining, while observers note the London brokers serve shipowners and buyers. The silver and lead markets have seen prices held at four dollars per hundred for lead, with criticism of the power of the smelting trust and hopes for reform as shipments rise.
A satirical look at Tom Carter and obstacles to a Michigan Grand River flow becoming permanent. The piece riffs on William Alden Smith, Congress, and regional pride while lampooning political figures and questions from Aguinaldo to Funston.
A humorous, whimsical line notes a wise man remembering April Fool's Day to keep it free from mischief. It mentions a hat with a brick and a stuffed pocketbook tied with a string as playful imagery.
The Butte city election of 1901 is described as not becoming a memorable event in Montana politics, lacking notable drama or historical impact.
A reader notes that many go to the polls today only to discover the counting confirms their effort wasted. The piece frames the exercise as a foolhardy venture and questions the value of voting.
The report links Li Hung Chang's condition to Russia's stance on Manchuria, noting the potential impact of diplomatic mood on regional affairs. Observers see the balance of power hinging on external policy shifts and the Chinese court's reaction.
The remark noting hard cider as a cure is cited in an opinion about censorship and treatment of Aguinaldo. The text suggests the former revolutionary leader may be cared for by allies rather than hostile forces, depending on press accuracy.
From the Utica Observer report the article notes that Weyler’s reconcentrate policy once used in Cuba is now allegedly practiced in the Philippines. It cites Marinduque where Mejor Smith commands American garrisons and orders natives to relocate to five principal towns.
A Louisville Courier-Journal reflection on Andrew Carnegie places him beside George Peabody as a mighty public benefactor and notes his self made wealth. The piece highlights Carnegie’s humble Scottish origin, the Gospel of Wealth chapter, and his plan to wisely distribute vast riches while remaining vigorous at 63.
The document says any natives who stay in the country will be treated as insurgents under Weyler's policy. The line is presented as a straightforward stance, with little room for alternative interpretations.
The Times mocks excessive lawmaking by urging broader regulation beyond anti cigarette bills. It notes a legislator has passed anti cigarette law and calls for laws against inadequate shoes and socks, sour milk in storms, and ineffective whisker dye, arguing lawmakers have time and pay to regulate everything.
The Springfield Republican decries creeping municipal dictatorship born from political corruption. It argues ward, state, and national bosses maintain power through persuasion or coercion, and seek to extend influence toward imperialism incompatible with constitutional government.
A critical civic note lampoons tax policy blaming neglect of taxpayers while praising pensions for veterans widows and orphans and suggesting future favors for office holders. The piece lampoons endless spoils and the burden on ordinary citizens to fund benefits.
The Russians crackdown on St Petersburg students and others, sparking backlash. Officials, police and Cossacks are cited in brutal actions, provoking sympathy for reform and resistance among educated classes.
Residents in New Hampshire vote to build a statue of Franklin Pierce in Concord. Pierce died October 8, 1869, commemorated by local civic efforts.
Williams founder of the association John McCail of Epsom Richard Cory of Cardiff W B Mason of Leeds and A W Churchill of London J L Greatsinger elected president of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company rose from clerk to fireman then railroad official previously president of the Minnesota Iron company. County Crewe and Lady Sibyl Primrose shown as skilled housewives after Edinburgh cookery school. Civil Service Commissioner Brewster diedMonday. Eight applications for vacancy followed the presiding president quitting. Congressmen and diplomats show ongoing jockeying for committees and posts after deaths.
Bozeman dispatch notes Gallatin County shifts from farming to copper exploration near Springhill Sixteen Mile and West Gallatin basin. Col O P Chisholm drives a 180 foot tunnel on Pride of the West with plans for a 500 foot reach, while multiple claims attract prospectors and potential new concentrators. A Bozeman Pass Creek telephone line project advances with 20 phones pledged and local officials organized. Weather and politics update follow.
Made of black mercerized Italian cloth with the appearance of silk but longer wear. Features include a 12 inch accordion plaited flounce and corded seam facing. Cut very full with an actual value of 2.75. Also offers lawn fabric with colored designs, deep accordion plaited flounce and full foot ruffle.
A new steady producer will join Argo smelter shipments from the Swigart-Baker mine east of Laramie. The shaft reaches 100 feet by April 25 with drift to follow, shipping expected by May 1 at about one car every two weeks. Ore runs 68 percent copper with ample flux ore, lowering smelter costs to about four dollars per ton for a strong net profit.
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