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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1901
Page
4
The notice lists publication details for The Anaconda Standard including daily and Sunday subscription rates, remaining terms for half and quarterly durations, and rates for different page editions. It also notes mailing rules, foreign ship rates, and branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls with advertising rate information.
The Anaconda Standard asserts it has a larger bona fide paid circulation than all other Montana newspapers combined. It cites six months averages ending June 1991 with daily circulation at 11,872 and Sunday figures to follow.
A tribute recalls William H. Clagett born 1888 in Keokuk Iowa as a Montana and Idaho political figure and lawyer. He served in Nevada's territorial legislature helped create Yellowstone National Park and the mineral land act of 1872 and later led Idaho constitutional deliberations before dying in Spokane.
The Boston Globe reports a German scientist used a special photographic device to measure the wink. The lid descent lasts about 25 to 91 thousandths of a second, then rises slowly with eyes closed, yielding the total wink duration.
The passage notes durations of a quick interaction, with the shortest forty-five hundredths and other phases at fifteen and seventeen hundredths of a second, summing to about four tenths of a second. It illustrates how briefly a visitor can convey a wish to a store proprietor.
In 1840 Victoria Adelaide the eldest child of Queen Victoria married Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia. The narrative traces her life through Bismarckian scheming and court intrigue, her son Kaiser William II’s ascent, and her final years as dowager empress in a romantically disputed, militarily triumphant century.
The Chicago Tribune reports rising homicide statistics and shifting death penalty laws across states. It notes New York City cases with few first degree murder convictions, and cites four states without capital punishment Rhode Island Maine Michigan and Wisconsin. Colorado reintroduced capital punishment. Iowa revived it after a six year gap.
The piece notes that only about twenty two of forty five states retain the death penalty without limiting constraints. It argues that nationwide executions occur more often outside legal process, likening extralegal killings to Judge Lynch.
Kansas political oddity Jerry Simpson, famed for wealth and a flashy makeover, declares he will move to Missouri for education and urban comforts. Kansans may condemn him as an apostate while Missouri curbs his politics as he adjusts to new governance.
The piece argues the Murillo arrest on a German liner in Cartagena tests international law and urges cool, legal handling. It recalls Blaine era precedents with Barrundia, noting extraterritorial rights for merchant ships in foreign waters and urging consistent stance by Germany and the United States.
The Philadelphia Ledger weighs strategic choices for future fleets arguing a cruiser can outperform a battleship in many sea battles. It suggests five cruisers may yield similar or better results than four battleships for the same spend.
The Savannah News argues best openings for young men lie in industrial development. It calls for less classical study and more practical education, advocating mechanical features in public schools and training focused on building and operating industry oriented skills.
The Rochester Herald notes that a bridge failure would demand more than expert opinion to reassure the public. It reports the Pennsylvania Railroad company plans to spend about $10 000 to replace iron bridges with stone arch constructions where feasible without hindering navigation.
The Hartford Times notes Mr. McKinley fails to continue removing civil service from politics and running it on business lines. It argues his temperament favors the old patronage system and he shows little appetite to advance reform, valuing political allies over merit.
The Springfield Republican reports a Roosevelt club formed in Kansas City with the stated aim of securing the colonel's nomination to the presidency in 194. It notes no comparable club exists in New York or in the East where the vice president is said to be strongest.
Seattle August 4 Ralph L Ross deputy collector of United States internal revenues is short in his accounts by about four thousand dollars He will be prosecuted unless the amount is made good tomorrow He claims to have lost the money gambling The principal gamblers of the city were induced to make the shortage good but failed to do so
The court martial tried Maj. Charles A. Doyen, fleet marine officer of the North Atlantic squadron at Newport, on intoxication and absence without leave. It found him guilty and sentenced him to lose two numbers and to receive a reprimand from the navy department.
The British royal yacht Ophir was sighted northbound toward Port Louis Mauritius bearing the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York aboard.
The bicycle races at the Vailsburg track scheduled for ten days were postponed due to rain.
Boston August 4 Secretary of the Navy John D Long told a Journal reporter he is not aware of any request for an inquiry or investigation regarding charges by former Secretary Chandler against Rear Admiral Robley D Evans. He noted Chandler did request copies of papers and later sent a letter with his version of the case.
John Dillon a former state penitentiary convict discharged 16 days ago tried to smuggle morphine into the prison. He assaulted City Marshal Madison as he was taken to the jail and ran. The marshal fired a shot that hit Dillon in the back, killing him instantly.
Mrs. Dick Chatham died at her Guineaville home this morning from hydrophobia after a mad dog bite several days ago. Her daughter, bitten at the same time, faces possible hydrophobia as well.
Jerome reports confirm a miners strike at United Verde mines affecting about 700 underground workers seeking an eight hour day. The strike begins with Senator Clark’s arrival and excludes smeltermen though not sanctioned by the local union.
Atlantic City Aug 4 Senator Thurston of Nebraska says a published claim he offered his professional services to Admiral Schley is incorrect. He notes he wired Schley expressing friendship and a wish for vindication but did not tender services.
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