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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1902
Page
4
Anaconda Standard prints its daily and Sunday subscription prices in advance options. Rates shown include daily and Sunday packages for one year six months three months and one month with separate Sunday only yearly pricing.
The notice lists postage charges for US editions from 10 to 16 pages at one cent, 2 to 32 pages at two cents, and 34 to 48 pages at three cents. International mail to Europe doubles these rates. other foreign destinations require an inquiry.
The notice lists telephone numbers for the Main Office Standard Block in Anacorda, covering 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.
Eastern offices listed with W. J. Morton in charge.
The notice provides distribution locations for The Standard across major cities including Chicago, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Salt Lake City, Spokane, Tacoma, Seattle and Portland. It lists specific stands and street addresses and notes general correspondence should go to Andard Publishing Company in Araconda Montana.
Washington reports agree the president will summon the senate for an extraordinary session in November possibly with both houses. The House likely not included. Republicans may endorse his Cuba policy and be ready to ratify a reciprocity treaty with Cuba once elections are known. The treaty already prepared awaiting signatures of Quesada and Hay. senate ratification remains.
Reports from Oyster Bay say construction on the Pacific cable is underway and the cable itself is ready for laying across a substantial distance. The government soundings between Honolulu and Mapai la via Guam are being transferred to the implementing company to save time and money.
The grand lodge of Ben evolent and Protective Order of Elks closes its Utah meeting with praise for work accomplished. A Home for Aged and Indigent Elks is approved, and members vote to oppose street fairs and carnivals run by Elks, citing financial and reputational harms.
The passage notes that Elks meetings feel businesslike and provoke outsiders to suspect a deeper motive beyond amusement, hinting at hidden agendas in the lodge rooms.
About fifty percent of the 650000 goal for the McKinley monument in Canton has been raised. The committee warns the second half will come slowly, noting long fundraising timelines for Grant and Garfield tombs. Montana offered a decent share, while Massachusetts contributed only about three thousand dollars, deemed insufficient.
Dooley sized it up as 1? members of the New York Yacht Club sue Thomas W. Lawson for libel over a history of the America's Cup. Lawson defends the cup as open to any American boat owner and denounces NYYC conduct as unsportsmanlike. He cites a Dunraven era claim of a gentlemen's agreement and predicts a heated trial with lawyers.
Kentucky firefighter turned philosopher Col. Jack Chinn expresses belief that Governor Taylor must be brought to justice by lawful means. He vows the Democratic Party will pursue Taylor through proper channels, insisting they will hang him legally if not captured by the Indiana governor.
The passage argues a Democratic backlash against Taylor tied to the Goebel assassination. It claims goading the target from public life, naming the gunman Caleb Powers and others given life terms, and predicts Taylor’s removal from Indiana amid strong suspicion he knows more than he reveals.
A former editor Lemuel Eli Quigg, linked to a Helena republican paper, reappears in party circles as a potential temporary chairman. Platt’s faction debates his suitability amid New York machine rivalries and coal strike tensions.
The Chicago police face calls to intensify efforts in a murder case and consider drastic measures if sweating fails. London newspapers protest a trend of naming newborn girls Corona amid parental choices. A future maiden may find such a name burdensome. Hell Roaring Jim Hill regrets past Great Falls speech after heavy redaction.
The text notes the coronation lasting over a week and warns the public may forget King Edward. It states an upcoming November senate session will focus on election returns as its keynote. It also mentions a severe collision affecting the Miners' Union picnic between mid summer and midwinter.
A special Senate session in November is seen as jeopardizing Thanksgiving Day interests. The remark highlights the potential impact on holiday plans and related economic considerations.
The essay extols walking over public transit, noting health gains and mood improvements. It cites Roosevelt, Walter Scott, Wordsworth, and others, contrasting active pedestrians with carriage users while praising open air exercise for digestion, weight control, and longevity.
The New York World declares Tracy will surpass Wild Bill and Deadwood Dick in fame. Generations will crow about his adventures forming a legendary cyclone, possibly an epic, with a professor tracing sun myth links and a reincarnation of an ancient Greek hero.
A dramatic line describes a driver who steadies the wheel as every life hangs on his courage and judgment, ensuring safe arrival despite danger. The text centers on endurance, duty, and the weight of responsibility carried by one person in a critical moment.
In Burnley a souvenir handbook marking the Bethel Primitive Methodist chapel anniversary reproduces old records. A 1834 minute bans courting on Sundays and walking arm in arm in public, while another resolution forbids girl choristers from wearing bows in their bonnets.
The Boston Post argues the beef trust bars reform while the Dingley tariff stands. It says only repeal of duties on live cattle fresh meat hides buttons and related goods can curb the monopoly and relieve the public.
The Kansas City Star notes rising public sentiment pushing Congress to reduce tariffs, especially on protected goods sold abroad cheaper than at home. It highlights the Democratic committee's tariff reduction stance on trusts as a key issue in the coming canvass, pressuring Republicans on protectionist policy.
M Coquelin senior leads a project to create a retreat for aged Paris theatre veterans. A substantial property near Meaux in Seine et Marne will host 60 former actors receiving pensions from the Society of Dramatic Artists, of which he is president.
Mark Twain and Lee Arthur completed the first draft of a dramatic version of Huckleberry Finn to be produced in November. Twain had not previously been known to actively participate in the writing, but joined with enthusiasm and treated the project as a fresh literary challenge.
Boston Herald reports Agent Lewis Nixon predicting American shipbuilding dominance. A Birmingham Society official notes total U S foreign trade ship construction in 19 was only 26 069 tons, implying it would take about a century and three quarters to meet demand at current progress.
Seismic essayist Hugo Muensterberg argues against near equal college professor salaries. He proposes large prizes as incentives to research, suggesting amounts of 10 000 and even 20 000 dollars for distinguished teachers.
The article notes King Edward's china at Buckingham palace and Windsor exceeds 2 million dollars. The Sevres dessert service in Windsor's green drawing room is valued at 500 thousand dollars and the Rose du Barri vases at 250 dollars. Buckingham palace holds six Sevres vases valued at 25 thousand dollars each.
Aged Indiana farmer burns six thousand dollars and kills himself to punish his wife. The widow is seen as mourning the loss of money more than the man. Peter Power seeks to withdraw from involvement. May Yoke and Captain Strong oppose U.S. entry. Dr. Andrews asserts bachelors are morally degenerate. The Hon. David B. Hill is noted for a formal notice.
The Washington Post notes that many congressmen are weak and unproductive. Some representatives from both parties offer little to the nation, back district demands for petty patronage, yet fail to influence public affairs or leave any lasting impression.
Jacob H. Schiff asks for a new box at the Metropolitan opera house in New York after confirming his current box neighbors Senator William A. Clark and David Lamar. Rumors suggest Lamar pressured Schiff's banking firm to pay millions more in a Union Pacific deal, fueling ongoing costly disputes with Kuan, Loeb & Co.
A fragment hints at close acquaintances of the late Harry Tracy, signaling social ties and personal connections amid obituary coverage.
The lengthy game stretched to 14 innings with high excitement but lacked any notable infractions or objections. The final outcome saw Butte fall short, preserving the game’s dramatic tension and competitive spirit.
Fred Kraus of the Raritan River line was hailed as the new Jim Bludsoe for steering his burning steamer to safety on the river bank. He remained in the pilot house amid fire near the engine room, saving a dozen New York to New Brunswick passengers and a crew of 23.
Oyster Bay correspondents report the president keeps Sunday as a day of rest and restraint. no street parades horns bells or public noise occur as safety for the day is observed.
Lars Moellers, the first Esquiman journalist, died after founding a paper he printed with his own wood cuts and types provided by Nordenskjold. He distributed the issue across Greenland by sleigh and snow shoes. Other Esquimaux vow to continue his work.
The sailor's word grog derives from Admiral Vernon nicknamed Old Grog for his grograin robes. He punished sailors by diluting their daily rum ration with water, a practice that gave the beverage its name.
Cheonk Chuk Kwah, a wealthy educated Chinese woman, plans a world tour to explore America and Europe. She aims to blaze a path as the first Chinese woman to undertake such a voyage and form impressions of Western life and progress.
Mr Balfour the new British premier is described as nearly always standing while writing or studying. He has used a tall desk for years and keeps two candles on it to be ready for London’s frequent dark days.
President Loubet plans to visit Algeria next Easter, the first such visit by a chief magistrate since 1865. Reginald Vanderbilt emerges as the sole literary member of his family with a long history of writing since youth.
A small boy at school shows imagination in his work. John W. Hutchinson, last living Hutchinson singer, sang at Leed county Old Settlers' gathering. John R. McVicar, born north of the Arctic circle, marks a golden wedding in Boston. Sir George Goschen works on Goethe biography. Dr. Harry Helfrich of Altoona turns 100, healthy and sharp. Morristown’s Lafayette flower girl Mary Morrow dies at 90, recalling 1825 visit. A researcher’s notes reveal old town receipts tied to prominent families and trades.
Signor Creatore reached New York with about fifty performers and has stirred the city. Reports say he is more a contortionist than Strauss and Sousa combined as he conducts, cajoling and urging players into a frenzied, almost pathologic, musical display.
Farmer Corntessel muses on politeness in town. He jokes that a stranger’s courtesy might cost him from one to seventy five dollars, reflecting distrust in social etiquette. The quip highlights a wary rural American voice toward urban manners.
Saphedde-Cutter insulted me with a remark about transmigration of souls claiming I will be an ass in a future life. The reply downplays the offense noting it would be progress if true.
A fragment notes Mrs Benham discussing a dress described as a poem with a judge remark calling it unfit for publication. The exchange centers on propriety and social perception in a courtroom context.
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