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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1900
Page
6
Publisher and proprietors announce daily and Sunday editions with subscription rates in advance. Rates shown include one year ten dollars and ninety cents, six months five dollars, three months three dollars, and one month one dollar. Message ends with fragmented text.
The Main Office Standards Block lists telephone numbers for the Business Office and Editorial Rooms.
The Standard has branch offices at Butte Missoula and Great Falls where advertising rates will be furnished on application.
Washington Bureau notice lists Chicago San Francisco Denver and Salt Lake stands where the Standard can be found. It also provides addresses for postal distribution and directs general correspondence to Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda Montana.
The Anaconda Standard assures advertisers a bona fide paid circulation for daily and Sunday editions, claiming it is three times larger than any other Montana newspaper. Advertising contracts will be based on this guarantee.
In Butte sixteen pages, Democrats claim a sweeping municipal victory electing five aldermen out of eight. Republicans secure two seats by margins of eleven and twenty one, while Democratic totals exceed Republican by over 900. The editorial blames GOP hypocrisy and bribery ties, praising independent voters and condemning party dishonesty.
The Inter-Mountain rebukes Mr. Mantle and the Standard pledges tougher critique. The Standard alleges democratic treachery in 1898 involving Mantle’s bid for the United States senatorship and his abandonment of the silver cause.
The piece criticizes the Inter Mountain and Mantle over silver policy, foreign policy, and the Philippine question. It argues Bryan remains true to silver, condemns invoking disloyalty claims, and supports contesting McKinley’s policies with Republican Hoar and Mason cited as loyal critics. It discusses party loyalty, banks controlling money, and the silver issue’s strategic importance to electing Bryan.
A leaked report claims the Inter Mountain tried to write Butte Republican platform drafts for the city convention. The committee rejected the paper by a wide margin, favoring a platform of their own, while the Inter Mountain faced admonitions over its editorial scraps and praise for Lee Mantle.
The Butte Republican base distrusts Lee Mantle and the Inter Mountain. Mantle shifted to silver then McKinley coalitions for federal pay, angering supporters who see him as self serving. The Inter Mountain faces backlash for alleged political dishonesty and humility in party politics.
Montana newspaper men mourn Richard J. Trembath editor of the Butte Inter Mountain. A twenty year industry veteran in various roles, Trembath died suddenly at a young age. Colleagues describe him as honest loyal faithful to friends and duties. He faced no enemies and earned high regard as a citizen and journalist.
Anaconda voters elected three aldermen from each party, keeping the council at nine Democrats and three Republicans. The contests were spirited but peaceful with defeated candidates accepting results gracefully. The new aldermen are described as capable and ready to serve their wards and city.
A current comment argues that granting Puerto Rico free trade while asserting taxation rights mirrors King George's stance at the start of the Revolutionary War. The piece contends the people will uphold the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence over any individual or party desires.
The Omaha World-Herald cites Mr. Hanna calling the Puerto Rico controversy damned nonsense. The paper notes its concern about his use of profanity and his habit of denouncing anything that resembles common justice or threatens trusts and corporations.
The Peoria Journal states there is no evading the conclusion that distinguishing Puerto Rico from the rest of the United States treats its people as foreigners. We may be nicer than other foreigners, but the core issue remains.
The Kansas City Times urges the public to oust those who enact and shield licensing laws for robber barons who plunder openly and render statutes against greed useless, demanding action against corrupt lawmakers and corporate extortion.
If the McIntire vagrancy ordinance is enforced strictly, many word workers must prove their good intentions to satisfy the mayor.
From the Boston Herald, a note on how the old saying striking Hie pales beside today’s oil dividend idea. The piece signals shifting financial phrasing and corporate language in early 20th century reporting.
The Washington Star notes a shift in stance as Russia appears to prepare military personnel for future peace discussions rather than political leaders, signaling a focus on battlefield leverage in diplomacy.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports growing concern as cigarette smoking draws scrutiny from health advocates and policymakers. Officials weigh regulation while researchers pursue clearer links to medical risks. Public forums highlight consumer awareness and industry responses.
The Topeka Capital questions improvements in weather forecasts and hints cigars and cigarettes may affect rain expectations. It cites a New York paper noting Chicago plans a Dewey day celebration if funds allow and suggests reviewing the status of the Dewey arch project.
A cryptic claim suggests a millennium event near completion as a legal matter unfolds in a Kentucky courtroom with no coroner’s work expected. The terse line hints at a judicial stance or ruling affecting a broader mystery.
The New Orleans Picayune notes a Mississippi incident where a murderer awaiting trial on bail has the chance to kill again, highlighting concerns about public safety and judicial processes.
If a minister aims his remarks at himself he is pretty sure to hit one tenth of his congregation. The note suggests self targeting in sermons may help reach a portion of listeners.
Senator Beveridge plans a vacation tour of Germany England France and Italy while questions arise about the fate of Richard W Hobson. Tillman writes with both hands a Washington feat. Bishop Sbarretti reads Hebrew Arabic Persian Greek and Latin and speaks many languages. Coxeys quarry offers work to all applicants with a pattern of Sunday relief followed by work on Monday. Bryan has traveled about a hundred thousand miles in three years for speeches. Boer envoy Leyds writes patriotic war songs. Zalewski death noted with Poland law and large fee. Reverend Fee, famed Ohio preacher and Kentucky Ohio West Virginia Gleanings author, dies.
The piece connects rising immigration to the war in Europe, cites popular electric cars in England, a Sheffield steel plate resistant to bullet penetration, plague outbreak in Sydney from a dead rat, Hawaiian missionary descendants at one fifth of white residents, a three mile liquor ban near Ames Iowa and Iowa State College, and a dwindling pool of clerks in New York police recruitments.
A Glasgow builder, angered by a late start, dismissed carpenter Malcolm Campbell after four days pay. The foreman remarked the worker was just seeking a job, revealing the yard’s harsh logic and a cautionary misjudgment.
The speaker reflects on limits to worldly gain and glory as the sun sets. Instead of bold triumphs, they pledge quiet kindness to someone outside their circle and praise for a worker toiling in doubt. Despite fate, the speaker hopes to be a better person by day’s end.
Glendive Montana April 2 1900 sworn statement claims Joseph C Hurst in Dawson county jail before death sentence overheard by Warman and allegedly confessed, while deputy sheriff and night watchman dispute. Neither Twible nor Agnew heard any confession and record suggests Hurst confessed to Warman and later regretted it.
In Mexico City the Woman’s club unites American, English, Canadian, and other women to aid locals and foreigners. Honorary vice president Mrs. Clayton oversees a growing network that helps prisoners’ families and Mexican women, with a library and five club rooms. The group promotes mutual help and self improvement amid reform climate.
A new sandal society is forming in Berlin. On Sunday last, about 40 men and women wearing sandals marched through the muddy streets signaling a growing lifestyle group.
A New Orleans letter to the New York Sun describes the cocaine habit spreading among river and city negros, particularly roustabouts on steamboats. Tablets combine cocaine and phenacetine, with supplies sold openly in drug stores. effects resemble opium, causing restfulness and neglect of duties until punishment. The habit is rising, cheaper and easier to obtain than morphine, and is blamed for discipline problems on boats and in port districts.
Count Castellane, after returning to Paris, warned that the future of this country is perilous. His remarks suggest he may not have received the aims he sought or was told not to expect further results from his visit.
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