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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1902
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard notes preparation by Standard Publishing Company for the year ahead as it enters second class main matter status at the Anaconda post office.
Rates listed for daily and Sunday newspapers in multiple terms including one year six months three months and one month for daily and Sunday editions. A separate entry notes Sunday only one year. No further details provided.
Taxi rates list one to three cents based on page count for domestic editions. Europe and foreign rates are double the domestic charges with inquiries available for other destinations.
The Main Office at Anaconda lists telephone numbers for the Business Office and Editorial Rooms. The Standard also operates branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls with advertising rates available on application.
Eastern offices listed including Nassau Street and Washington Street locations with CW. J. Morton in charge.
The Standard is available at select news stands in Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Portland with locations including Post Office News Stand Auditorium Annex Palace Hotel Main Street Seventeenth Street Second South Street News Co Pacific Avenue Pike Street and Portland Hotel. All general business letters and correspondence should be addressed to Anaconda Montana.
The Butte mining district fears renewed idle periods as Anaconda and partner firms, amid a wage and hour contract, face a split with engineers who formed a separate union. The Standard reports both sides’ positions, noting the conflict hinges on whether current contracts bind all parties.
A San Francisco tale claims wandering Indians found two petrified ships on an Arctic hillside near Porcupine River and a tropical forest petrified nearby. The Indians describe a four hundred foot vessel and ancient cups and plates, labeling the claim as possibly true, though widely regarded as unbelievable.
The piece lampoons sensational Alaska reports as hoaxes from San Francisco to Tacoma, likening them to past fakes about mythical discoveries and mirages. It argues Alaska invites extravagant stories from eager correspondents and warns against credulity in spacey headlines.
The Inter Mountain and the Standard agree the Davey administration is in issue in Butte. The Standard urges voters to back Mayor Davey for another term with a supportive council, noting his record and character as well as Democratic unity.
Rathbone Neely and Reeves who ran Cuba's postal system under American authority were found guilty of large-scale embezzlement. They consider appealing the verdict and may seek clemency from Cuba's new government, though the odds seem slight given the harsh sentence and public opinion. Reeves confessed, Neely resisted extradition, and Rathbone's conduct drew initial doubts.
The court sentenced three men to ten years in prison and a heavy fine after a two year trial. Washington urged no mercy and Cuba’s new government should enforce the verdict. Prison serves as a warning to those in Cuba’s official service.
A James Neill tale from Spokane lodge initiations echoes a harsh court drama as Charles Lewis sues the Modern Woodmen of America for 50000 dollars after a goad twist requiring amputation. The piece mixes satire on fraternal rituals with current events and political mentions.
Senator Cullom as chair of the foreign relations committee said the treaty received careful consideration and that the United States had done well in acquiring them from strategic and economic standpoints. Senator Lodge and other Republicans agreed.
Helena April 1 Democrats nominate H C Farris for mayor and slate for city treasurer and police magistrate. They endorse city ownership of public utilities and denounce Edwards administration for extravagance and costly litigation. The convention, held at the Auditorium, showed harmony as Lissner and McConnell won minor posts and a lively campaign is set to begin.
The election concluded with all positions filled and no opposition candidates. Voter turnout was comparatively light, signaling limited contest and broad incumbency.
Delegates from across the nation converge on Louisville for a national allied party convention set to begin at noon. About 500 delegates are expected, representing the public ownership party of St Louis the liberal party of Ohio the United Christian party and other reform groups not aligned with Republicans or Democrats. The aim is to form a broad third party uniting reform factions.
In Chicago on April 1 Republicans and Democrats each gained one alderman. The new council totals 39 Republicans, 30 Democrats, and 1 independent, up from 38 Republicans, 20 Democrats, and 3 independents. The fiercest contest was in the First ward where John J. Coughlin defeated David N. Frank by 2,605 votes.
In Tacoma Washington April 1 Republican Louis D Campbell was re elected mayor by about 950 votes over Democrat Frank B Cole who had earlier won the treasurer post. Republicans also kept controller Ernest Lister and treasurer Charles D Atkins while Democrats captured two of eight council seats amid a harsh campaign.
Portland Ore April 1J J N Williamson stockman Crook County and current state senator was chosen this afternoon by the Republican party of the second district to succeed M A Moody as congressman.
Roseburg Oregon April 1 Thomas H Tongue was today renominated for congressman in the First district by acclamation.
State Land Agent Long announced unoccupied lands in Broadwater county will be sold at Townsend on May 6 totaling about 20 000 acres mostly for grazing. The register expects lively bidding for unoccupied Gallatin county lands on April 8 totaling about 65 000 acres including high grade agricultural land likely to command more than the $10 per acre minimum. Homeseekers from the Least are waiting in Bozeman for the sale to begin.
Ernest Lutz turned himself in to the deputy sheriff in Colville Washington after killing Thomas Kane and wounding John Lacasse on Onion creek. He said he might have taken poison today and claimed ignorance of the fatal outcome. Lutz said he fired to scare off others who he said were threatening his garden over a disputed boundary. Sheriff Lidgerwood reported high local tension and potential mob action. Lutz has a wife and ten children.
A deadly blaze in Prosser Hollow near Pittsburgh killed six people, all Mitchell family members. Philip Mitchell 53 and five children aged 14, 12, 11, and two younger daughters perished with the parents trapped inside as neighbors watched.
With 10 counties still unreported official returns show James P. Clarke at 69 and James K. Jones at 50 for the U S Senate with 67 needed for a joint ballot. In the Third district Dinsmore and Floyd contest tightens as Van Buren county tally awaits. Democratic state convention set for June 10 in Little Rock amid municipal races.
A remark praising Col Henry Watterson as unmatched in stirring up the animals reflects a satirical or humorous tone highlighting his influence and bravado. The line emphasizes his celebrity and knack for rousing crowds.
In a Baltimore scene the wife flings a cup and saucer at her husband while he seizes a meat patter. She bats a salt cellar pepper holder and then throws sugar bowls butter dishes and cutlery. The bruised man muses he suspected her motive amid theping pong remark.
Albany April 1 The court of appeals upholds the right of labor union members to refuse to work with non union men and to strike to secure better terms of employment The decision in National Protective Association of Steam Fitters and Helpers and McQueed against Cummin and Duff states workingmen may strike for valid union objectives while keeping strikes peaceful and orderly The ruling is joined by Chief Justice Parker and Justices Gray O Brien Caight with a dissent by Justices Bartlett Martin and Vann
Dayton Tenn April 1 Sixteen bodies recovered from the Nelson mine with eight to fourteen more feared inside. Most victims left families destitute and the Dayton Coal and Iron company is aiding them. Fire bosses Lark Hunter and John Harney believed to have fired a shot that triggered the blast.
Washington reports the Senate confirmed Montana's D. F. Babcock of Billings on April 1. The action clears Babcock for a government post, reflecting approval of his qualifications.
Fred Brown charged with receiving stolen goods offered a weak defense before Justice O Conn or. The prosecution also presented a weak case but Brown’s testimony aided his image and moved toward conviction. Judge O Conn or reserved ruling until Thursday.
Births reported for wives of Pat Lynch and John J Sullivan and John Moore with details of addresses. County Clerk Weston's March fee total. Bandmann players delayed reopening. Fergus sheriff with convicts in the city. Thornton bowling win by three games. James Boyd returns from mining talks in Eureka Nevada. Birth announced for Martin H Hanley’s wife. Street railway seeks to withdraw Columbia City plat for garden expansion. Butte minstrels final rehearsal a success. opens at Sutton's tonight. North Dakota flood subsiding. NP line reopening soon. Great Northern train arrives late, another expected today.
State Game Warden W F Scott proposes a June conference in the National park with wardens from Oregon Utah Washington Idaho Wyoming North Dakota and Minnesota to exchange ideas on game protection. Maj John Pitcher park superintendent endorses the plan and will help host the visit.
Snow blockade on the Great Northern is broken. Delayed trains will reach Minneapolis by Wednesday morning with three trains on the way, each running an hour apart from Minot North Dakota.
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