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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1902
Page
6
A brief notice from the Anaconda Standard outlines daily and Sunday subscription prices for various terms and notes post office mailing details and advance payment terms for readers.
Rates listed for 10 to 16 page editions at one cent, 20 to 2 page editions at two cents, 38 to 48 page editions at three cents. European mail costs double domestic rates. other foreign countries require inquiry.
Main Office Standard Block Anaconda TELEPHONE NUMBERS Business Office Editorial Rooms The Standard has branch offices at Butte Missoula and Great Falls advertising rates furnished on application Washington Bureau No 41 Post Building EASTERN OFFICES New York 50 Nassau street ANCORO A eHudhubsake 87 Washington street J Morton In charge The Standard can be found at news stands Chicago Postoffice News Stand Auditorium Annex San Francisco Palace Hotel Los Angeles 422 S Mair street Denver 9% Seventeenth street Salt Lake 51 W Second South street Salt Lake News Co Spokane 108 North Howard Tacoma 19 Pacific Avenue Seattle 316 Pike street Portland Portland Hotel All general business letters should be addressed to Anaconda Mont
Butte investigators track twelve Afghan men linked to a Seattle homicide. The suspects travel under aliases while seeking freight moved from the crime scene. Seattle authorities expect Montana to deliver them if guilty, and residents are urged to report Afghan trails to police.
In caucus Monday night House Democrats affirmed their minority report on the Philippines policy. They favor immediate Filipino organization toward eventual independence within a generation and minimal U.S. control, setting up a likely clash with Republicans ahead of the next presidential election.
In a novel 19th century inspired program a private yacht serves as a moving academy with classrooms dormitories gym library and museum aboard. A retired naval officer commands a staff of instructors as the first term begins and the ship sails to Europe for a year long course.
A four year program will educate boys in English and Roman history Egypt pyramids and global maritime study. It promises seafaring navigation and engineering instruction to turn enrollees into first class sailors and good citizens though fees limit access to sons of the wealthy.
Congress moved to exempt the Rochambeau statue gifted to the United States from duties as it arrives in New York. An attache from the French embassy was surprised to learn gifts do not reduce tariffs and that the piece would be taxed ad valorem. Action was begun to avoid a public upbraiding if customs held the statue for payment.
President Roosevelt considered removing General Miles but delayed action after Sen. Hale Hoar and Allison urged caution. Miles faces August retirement age next year, and the president agreed to keep the case open until Secretary Root returns from Cuba, likely about ten days.
A debate over the timing of the St. Louis exposition continues with proposals to set 1905 as the show year. Officials from the federal government question 1903 and 1904 viability and critics in St. Louis contend those officials do not understand the plans. The idea arises to avoid 1903 and 1904 due to presidential election year concerns.
The passage argues the 1904 presidential election will dominate public attention and suggests naming 199 as the year for a major show in St. Louis. It frames the campaign and exposition as rival attractions and notes fifteen million voters will participate in 1904.
An editorial argues Confederate reunions in Dallas Texas should be praised as patriotic unifiers. It recalls Lee Wheeler reconstruction praise and notes the South’s quick response to 1898 call to arms while stating reunions renew comradeship without threats or divisions. May there be many more.
The article argues that while navy enlistment in Montana boomed, army recruitment fails across states with eight hundred posts short. It blames antiwar sentiment and distaste for imperial duties in the Philippines, noting active duty there shapes youth reluctance to join the army.
Ferdinand Bonn, new at Irving Place theater, earns praise from Duke Max Emanuel for his horseback riding. A rival cavalier mocks actors’ salaries. Bonn replies by leaping a stone wall on command, then taunts him to perform Hamlet that night.
Six jurors at the Montana Undertaking rooms concluded a self-inflicted death by poison occurred in Russell's room at 1307 Jefferson Street. Despondency and heavy drinking were cited, with letters from his wife Helen and daughter Mae read to the coroner. The jury could not identify the poison and noted morphine in powder wraps as a possible clue. Coroner Johnson will notify the Russell family in Irvine Scotland, with burial likely at county expense.
Eltwed Pomeroy of Newark, N J president of the National Direct Legislation League spoke at the Laundry Workers union meeting in Butte on the initiative and referendum. He noted direct legislation is non partisan and cited state actions by populists democrats and republicans as evidence of broad support across parties.
State parties back direct legislation in platforms. Portland's new city charter proposes direct legislation empowering people to end bad laws and enact good ones, while criticizing elected representatives. Mr Pomeroy departs for the East to day.
Born to the wife of Leonard Doran at 739 Utah avenue a boy. D Boyle trainmaster at Livingston registered at the Finlen. Matthew Essig and Minnie Storbeck wed April 22 by Rev. Frederick Tonge. Marty Sullivan charged with disturbing the peace of Nellie Sullivan. bond request filed in Justice Arnold's court.
Missoula reports detail visits by Division Engineer Palmer from Spokane and Idaho division Superintendent Gilbert. Sk J Pearson, now assistant general manager, travels to St Paul for duties. Dining car head Toutelot notes praise of the new station as he resumes travel. Division Counsel Bunn searches for evidence in a damage case involving Frank Christy, a former Missoula switchman. Witnesses include Robert Harkness and others. No. 12 train from the west arrives in two sections, marking a consolidation milestone.
Special Dispatch reports No 11, the west bound Missoula passenger train, struck a box car at Garrison in the early morning. One man from Litchfield suffered a minor eye cut. Engineer George Wilson and Fireman Page escaped unharmed as the engine and second car were damaged. The train was seven hours late arriving in Missoula.
Kansas City report notes about one third inch of rain across central Kansas from midnight to 7 am. Ground remains hard and dry and wheat damage may persist until a heavy soaking rain arrives. Wheat yellowing reported by one grain commission firm as showers continue. Temperature rose to 66 at 6 am then 6% at 11 am with light rain and cooler evening forecast.
Topeka reports dry ground after three windy days but wheat damage not as bad as feared. Rain fell in Wichita and Central Kansas, with 55 degree temperature and 28 mph wind. Forecast calls for fair weather on Wednesday.
The early morning reading in Peoria on April 22 at 6 o'clock was 65 degrees, 11 below yesterday. The day promises rainfall with yesterday’s high at 84, and crops show no immediate concern amid ample rain.
Chicago reports a warm spell with 84 degree high yesterday and 74 degrees at 10 AM today. The dry spell is not believed to have harmed crops, despite the lift in temperatures.
Unprecedented warmth continues in St Louis and nearby areas with a 70 degree reading at 10 AM. Wheat crops in Missouri and Illinois suffer due to lack of rain as mild relief eases a bit today.
Experts on the exchange assess that the current heat wave did not yet worsen local wheat quality, though prolonged heat could have added adverse effects if it persists, impacting market expectations for grain in the region.
Des Moines reports heavy clouds and potential rain with high winds and dust. Crop Reporter Sage states the ground is in excellent shape and spring progress is unusually good, easing concerns for cereal crops.
Milwaukee reports a record breaking April high with 64 degrees at 10 a.m. and statewide rises raise fears of crop damage if showers do not arrive soon. Very little rain this spring has left the ground dry to depth despite higher temperatures over Wisconsin.
Detroit April 22 10 oclock today the temperature reached 74 degrees. The thermometer rose rapidly across the state last night with high winds and heat driving moisture from the air. Crops are suffering from lack of rain and vegetation is backward. no rain is expected soon according to Observer Conger.
St Paul Minn April 22 a cloudy sky threatens rain for this Minnesota area. North Dakota reports drizzle and high moisture while South Dakota remains dry. Some Minnesota and South Dakota crops suffer from drying and hot winds but damage is not serious. Rochester reports a strong wind with no rain. Pipestone sees light showers with lightning and good crop condition. Mayville North Carolina endures a severe snowstorm delaying seeding and hindering business.
Wave and spring showers over the past two days have caused crops to shoot up rapidly. The season is backward in Central Ohio and a sharp drop in temperature toward freezing by Wednesday night could injure unprotected garden crops.
Indianapolis april 22 normal weather conditions prevail across the southern states. No danger of frost to fruit is expected. Farmers begin planting as recent heavy rains delayed some sections.
Louisville notes a high of 86 with 70 at 7 am and unusual warmth for April. Rain has been plentiful and vegetation benefits from the warmth. Forecast calls for cooler weather and rain tomorrow.
Memphis reports three days of unusually warm dry weather aiding farmers. Planting is underway though the season runs about two weeks late for the date.
In Philadelphia on April 22 a hot wave from the West sent the temperature to 66 degrees by 11 am. Forecasters predict even warmer weather tomorrow, signaling a continued warm spell.
Weather in Colorado shows improvement for crops due to recent rain and snow but irrigation may face shortages in some areas because of light mountain snowfall this winter. Vegetation is not yet advanced enough to be affected by recent temperature swings, and overall prospects remain as good as typical for this time.
A violent wind and rainstorm swept Lincoln on April 22, easing a drought with cooler temperatures after two hot days. Rain extended southeast toward the Missouri River but offered little overall relief. Western areas saw significant temperature drops, while Hemingford in the northwest reported a snowstorm.
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