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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1902
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard details subscription rates payable in advance for daily and Sunday editions with options for one year six months three months and one month and a Sunday only option. The notice indicates standard publishing company information and postal classification.
Rates vary by edition size from one to three cents with Europe shipments charged double the standard foreign rates. Inquiries at Main Standard Block in Anaconda, including business office and editorial rooms information.
The Standard lists branch offices at Butte Missoula and Great Falls where advertising rates are furnished on application.
Chicago era Eastern offices listed under Washington bureau header with Post Building address details and bureau designation. The fragment notes era context and location identifiers for the paper's news desk.
The Standard is available at multiple newsstands in major cities including Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Salt Lake Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Portland. Address correspondence to the ANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY Araconda Montana. August 2 1992.
The article describes General Smith arriving in San Francisco after retirement by Roosevelt's act. He appears aged and nervous, unwilling to discuss his situation. Public opinion condemns his kill and burn orders as bringing US soldiers into disrepute, while President Roosevelt’s action is widely approved.
The bulletin discusses Tracy the bandit with cautions about unverified sightings and sensational reports. It notes past claims of escape from Salem prison and speculates on his current whereabouts with skepticism about official statements.
A Silver Bow coroner jury finds a burglar killed in self defense justifiable and laudable. In Chicago a bungled attempt to emulate that action ends with a homeowner surrendering his valuables after being confronted by a burglar in bed.
Gelder confronts a burglar in a tense pursuit that ends with a misfired shot into a ceiling a piano and a steam pipe. The burglar escapes, a janitor returns fire, and the chaotic scene alarms the neighborhood as Chicagoans are warned not to imitate Butte’s energy.
Reports from Martinique describe post eruption chaos enabling a corrupt local clique to control relief aid. Supplies allegedly reach favored merchants at low prices, while white planters and residents suffer. A gridlocked distribution halts food for those in need as black leadership gains power amid disaster.
The piece notes Addicks may win a federal Senate seat through a Republican unity strategy in Delaware. Factional fights have produced two vacant seats, and some GOP leaders fear two Democrats could be elected if the party fails to unite.
The piece surveys shifting coronation timing in London with health caveats, mentions predictions of crowd reactions, and notes public nerves about interruptions and the timing chosen by the king. It also catalogs political maneuvering around Devery in New York and broader U S commentary on figures like Tracy, Reid, and May Yohe. The tone mixes satire and reportage on contemporary affairs.
The piece argues that coronation ceremonies and inauguration rituals convey pomp rather than altering true authority. It notes that King Edward plans to attend the coronation, while stressing crowns do not change official rank or power, comparing U S ceremonial pomp to British royal tradition.
A special dispatch from Houghton reports Isle Royale mine laid off 100 workers and Osceola Consolidated 200, with further reductions expected at Osceola. The suspensions come despite profits at both firms. The three mines, part of the Bigelow Lewisohn group, have ties to Amagamated and United Metals Selling.
Outlaw Harry Tracy is in eastern Washington near the Columbia River with four guns and 200 rounds. He crossed the river near Wenatchee and plans to reach Hole-in-the-Wall Wyoming to rob a bank or express car. Tracy spent a day at W. A. Saunders ranch, then rode on with two fresh horses, veering toward Idaho and Wyoming.
Spokane dispatch reports George McCann locating a man matching Tracy near Coulee City at 9 am. Tracy crossed the Columbia at dawn and faces pursuit by Deputy Sheriffs and City Marshal Devers. A Wenatchee interview with W A Sanders describes Tracy’s dinner visit, weaponry, claimed killings, and escape route toward Ellensburg and the mountains.
A series of twelve aftershocks followed the early tremor, causing limited structural damage. Reports from Los Alamos were exaggerated as chimneys failed due to weak construction, windows shattered, and two water tanks collapsed. Hotel Arthur windows cracked and landslides closed two roads while crews cleared obstructions.
Tracy stands in a worn coat with overalls and a black shirt with white stripes. A black slouch hat hides part of his face as a short thin mustache appears, revealing tension and unresolved fear in the exchange about a missing companion.
Los Alamos officials and AP correspondent report earthquake damage in the area has been exaggerated with total property losses not exceeding four thousand dollars. No injuries are reported as shocks continue in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
Occasional shocks in Los Alamos valley through 3 10 p m. The Los Alamos grade road over the mountains into the valley is severely damaged by boulders and dirt. Residents report great difficulty traversing dangerous spots while experts discuss oscillatory quakes and subterranean gas movements.
Two strong earthquake shocks struck Los Alamos valley around 9 am injuring none but cracking many buildings. A large Juan Careaga structure was shifted off its foundation while residents spent the night outdoors or in straw stacks. A special train from San Luis Obispo evacuated about half the residents.
Early today after more than five hours of quakes residents deserted Los Alamos for San Luis Obispo Lompoc and Santa Maria. Two aftershocks damaged the grammar school sending plaster debris and desks to a heap as heavy rumbling and cannon like reports echoed from the Careaga country nearby.
Col Arthur Lynch nationalist MP accused of high treason during the Boer war was committed to Bow Street for trial. He told the court he went to South Africa under contract with the Paris Journal and planned to stay two months, arranging to serve Century Magazine Collier's Weekly and other U S publications. He denied meeting Dr Leyds before departing and said he had no mission from Leyds.
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