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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1903
Page
6
Publication notice from the Anaconda Standard detailing daily and Sunday edition subscription rates, durations, and office contact information. Includes terms for advance payment and rates for various periods.
The item lists multiple branch offices and newsstand locations for the Standard Publishing Company in cities from New York to San Francisco. It notes foreign advertising, office addresses, and directs general correspondence to Anaconda Montana.
The Vatican election drew global interest as Cardinal Sarto rose to become Pope Pius X. The conservative scholarly leader gained backing amid Rampolla rivalries, and his cordial ties with Italy's royal house were noted as a significant factor. Public attention likely to fade after Leo XIII's death.
Reported upheaval in a South American government was revealed as a misreading of a general’s drink choice. The tale described Cobos and officials fleeing, but the events were only a confusion between a rowdy warrior and an unfamiliar beverage.
A general, intoxicated by a new drink, attempted to rouse about a dozen troops to rebellion. A violent clash followed and one soldier sent him to bed. Cobos woke in prison, ending the revolt and ending the revolution’s effort.
In 1888 John F.E. Dawson became a well known figure in Butte as Major Dawson active with the Montana Union railroad later serving the Great Northern in the city. He was courtly and generous, admired for his character and devotion to Butte and to the corporations he served, and his passing will be felt as a personal loss by many townsmen.
The food commissioner reports green tomatoes sold as ripe by some Philadelphia grocers after being painted red. Critics call the practice deceptive, likening it to worse than the old adage and urging investigation into the vegetable supply.
A St. Louis revenue collector in Washington diverges from the public mood saying Missouri might back Roosevelt next year. The piece notes Missouri’s long Democratic streak since 1868 and recalls wartime voter attitudes shaping past results.
The text notes Missouri casting electoral votes for Horace Greeley in 1872, despite the campaign being disastrous to democracy. It questions Missouri's republican alignment in a presidential year and contrasts it with states like Mississippi Texas and Arkansas.
A Globe-Democrat writer argues colleges should create chairs to study why some boys become murderers, criticizing focus on crystals and tobacco research. He notes medical colleges already study diseased minds and warns liberal arts chairs would be inappropriate for this field.
A concise portrait of Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto, born 1835 in Riese, Venice, whose rise to become Pope Pius X is outlined. The piece notes his learning, modesty, administration, preaching renown, liberal views, and popular regard in Venice plus career steps from Tombolo to Salzano and Treviso, ending with his feelings about Rome.
A profile of Pius X showing his modest tastes and restraint from publicity. It notes a Venice encounter with King Victor Emmanuel and Sarto’s warm but cautious reception, plus family details from his birthplace and Mantua tenure.
Pope Leo appointed him bishop of Mantua in November 1884 at age 49. He served nine years before becoming cardinal and archbishop of Venice in 1893. He reformed, suppressed abuses, restored clerical dignity, and promoted earnest religion.
J H McCabe filed forty nine mining claims with County Recorder Sharf near Corbin Wickes to Old Beavertown. Filing fee was 98 dollars and the area if each claim is 20 acres totals about 989 acres. McCabe and B T King of Butte have studied the district and bought the H C Nash ranch for 5000 dollars. The plan is to explore by shafts to a depth of 500 feet or more.
The Helena land office for July reported total receipts of 5147.06 dollars. Sales covered 219.52 acres for 965.55 dollars, mineral entries of 225.49 acres added 660 dollars, and 42 desert entries covering 8191.52 acres yielded 2047.83 dollars. Four final desert claims produced 662.54 and four mining patent applications 40 dollars. Additional items included coal declaratory statement fee 3 dollars, sworn statement fee 10 dollars, homestead entries 350 dollars, homestead commissions 335.60, 12 final homestead filings 83.68, two railroad selections 680 acres 10 dollars, and testimony reduction 35.56, totaling 5147.06 dollars.
Kalispell Montana August reports the death of William Rain an early Flathead settler who succumbed to erysipelas after treatment in Kalispell hospital. He owned a fruit farm near Big Fork and died at age 75 leaving a widow Mrs Rain who is away in Mount Pleasant Utah expected to arrive tomorrow.
T H Kittock sues Great Northern Railway and Montana Central Railway for damages after a broken leg while working as a brakeman. Defendants file separate demurrers claiming the complaint lacks sufficient facts to state a cause of action.
Four youths were arrested in Billings on suspicion of breaking into the home of Great Limpori near the Northern Pacific stockyards and stealing a large quantity of clothing following Norris & Rowe's show this evening.
George T. Riggs, who ingested a large dose of paris green at his garden ranch near Billings, is alive with slightly improved prospects for recovery. The incident occurred Sunday and authorities report his condition as cautiously hopeful.
Bozeman August 4 O T Rouse the alleged forger who had eluded Deer Lodge county sheriff turned himself in to Sheriff Fowler today ending a lengthy flight The surrender brings a legal case involving the accused to the attention of local authorities and the public.
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