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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1902
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard published daily by STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Printed year round and entered at the Anaconda post office as second class mail matter.
Rates payable in advance for Daily and Sunday editions listed for various terms. One year rate shown as .819 with six months and three months terms also referenced. Several garbled words indicate data corruption but reflect a pricing table for editions.
Public notice lists rate changes for newspaper editions from 16 to 48 pages with charges from one to three cents. International rates to Europe apply double domestic figures. Inquiries directed to Main Office Standard Block Anaconda.
The Standard lists branch offices at Butte Missoula and Great Falls and says advertising rates are available on application.
Washington Bureau No 4 Post Building Eastern Offices New York 100 Nassau Street Chicago 8 Washington Street Morton in charge The Standard available at Postoffice News Stand Chicago Auditorium Annex Minneapolis Hearsey & Co 3rd Street South San Francisco Palace Hotel Los Angeles 22 South Main Denver 90 Seventeenth Salt Lake 51 West Second South Salt Lake News Co Spokane 108 North Howard Taoma 120 Pacific Avenue Sattle WG Pike Street Portland Portland Hotel All general business letters addressed to Aconda Mont
Charles M Schwab, president of a vast steel combine, reportedly loses health and may relinquish business duties. The article notes his massive wealth including a 2.5 million dollar residence planned on Riverside Drive and a company payroll reaching into the hundreds of thousands daily.
Senator Hanna attacks Gen Leonard A Wood over alleged irregularities linked to a Havana Fronton gambling franchise. Rathbone accuses Wood of rigging Wood’s conviction and accepting a jewelry gift tied to a ten year Fronton operation, amid a push for crackdown on gambling in Cuba.
Friends of Rath bone claim an agent in Boston bought three magnificent pearls for 6000 dollars on the day General Wood signed the franchise for the Fronton association. The pearls were among gifts received by General and Mrs Wood as they left the island. The story if true would dull General Wood's renown.
A historical sketch recalls James J. Van Alen’s 1892 ambassadorial nomination to Italy and the later, political fallout over his $50,000 Cleveland campaign contribution. It notes Van Alen’s decline from public prominence and touches on Minnesota and West Virginia senators touring Illinois for or against Mason, who runs as an Independent challenging Hopkins.
The piece argues Beveridge may aim higher than the vice presidency and notes historic debates on presidential succession. It cites Blaine, Arthur, Roosevelt, and the oath of office to frame whether a vice president can become president by election, asserting public precedent settles the issue.
Illinois newspapers mock Senator Mason as he pursues a second term. The state GOP convention favored Congressman Hopkins, rejecting Mason, whose earlier effort to influence delegates failed but continues in active campaigning.
Dispatches claim the admired Gladys Deacon is not the Crown Prince’s fiancée but Geraldine Farrar, daughter of Syd Farrar. Critics doubt a morganatic marriage, noting the Kaiser unlikely to permit union with an American or any foreign bride while urging a royal match for political duty.
The Philadelphia merger leaves the Ledger dominant and the Times fading. Subscribers question fairness as the Ledger-Times insists Sunday editions are optional, signaling the end of an era and prompting reflections on George W. Childs’s legacy.
The piece notes large sums paid to physicians for royal attendance and healing feats. Sir William Gull earned 56 000 for four weeks with King Edward VII in 1871, plus a baronetcy. Sir Morell Mackenzie received twice that amount for Emperor Frederick II, and Queen Victoria’s doctors got 10 000 each. Dr Dimsdale led with 50 000 for travels to St Petersburg and empress vaccination, plus 25 000 travel expenses and a baron title with a life pension.
C F Richardson notes Poe is the sole name appearing in five representative libraries of world literature in English German and Italian. In France his fame surpasses most English writers and American writers, influencing a Parisian school.
Prof Andrew Shedd of Emory College Oxford Ga resigns after Atlantic Monthly article criticizing South's treatment of African Americans. He denounces lynching and disfranchisement while noting humiliation and segregation faced by both uneducated and educated Blacks. The episode echoes Brown University 1897 silver episode and raises debate on academic freedom in the South.
An Italian writer in Marcheseco notes Poe as a rare native land voice in German Austrian or Italian bookshops. He cites critics who declare some works reveal the author by instinct without seeing the cover. The piece references Poe and Heine and Tolstoy as defining poets.
The Shanghai Mercury cites tales from Chinese history and literature noting harsh views of courage and body parts. It recalls Hou King of Henan who punished a rebel by dismemberment yet his foe remained stoic as his gall bladder surprised observers. It also mentions Wu Han Chao and a gall bladder cited in defense against Manchu forces. General Tucker earns a nickname from his language as stories of idiosyncratic remarks follow a district posting.
Internal Revenue Agent D A Gates reports a drop in illicit distilling in the year ending June 30 1902. Stills destroyed: Georgia 631 vs 724 in 1901 a difference of 93. Whisky seized: Georgia 6680 gallons in 1902 vs 8904 in 1901, a difference of 2223 gallons.
The Denver Republican notes Senator Beveridge believes he can reach the presidency while Indiana has produced only one president Harrison. It contrasts Beveridge with Ben Harrison, calling the idea a dizzy ascent beyond the average mind to grasp.
From Chicago News, Eastern Galicia laborers strike for 6 to 12 cent daily raise. They appeal for Mr. Hanna to use his good offices to mediate the dispute.
In Memphis News commentary the question asks what Roosevelt would not exchange for a hopeful word from Hanna. The piece mocks silence and implies a desire for a signal or acknowledgment from Hanna, suggesting public reaction hinges on such a gesture.
From the New York World. The trust magnates at Atlantic City did a little striking on their own account. Their interview with Attorney General Knox was senatorial in demeanor.
From the Chicago Journal Roosevelt refuses to be managed by Senator Hanna, as reported in press dispatches. The note frames a clash between the president and the Ohio senator over leadership direction.
The Atlanta Journal notes widespread chatter about Senator Beveridge and a growing vice presidential bee in his bonnet, likening it to a full grown wild turkey and reflecting the era’s political speculation.
Atlanta officials investigate a mysterious absence reported in city records. Police say no foul play is suspected as clues remain scant and families await more information from investigators. Local agencies coordinate to trace missing links and establish a timeline.
Ohio men listed as visitors at Sagamore Hill, the home of the nation’s first family, during a period likely documenting social calls or official visits. Names and dates present are not fully legible in the excerpt.
Hon Tom Johnson comments on a controversial statement by Mr Whitney. The exchange highlights political tensions and the press's interpretation of remarks in Kansas City.
Lord Kitchener presented London with a fully equipped ox wagon once owned by President Kruger and a Boers long tom as public park trophies. The civic gift honors his British metropolitan reception and their display in a city park.
A collage of light quips and regional speech from vintage papers. Dialogues include a caution on anger in households and a brag about mastery at home, plus shtick about drinking and poverty. The pieces mix humor with regional dialect and social mores of the era.
A farmer challenges a visitor over art knowledge citing a painting valued at £1. The exchange includes a quip about a cow's movement and a courtroom like joke. The Detroit Free Press references a vacation scenery remark and a preacher’s fundraising line from a Kansas City Star clipping.
Pat Garrett, collector of customs at El Paso and ally of President Roosevelt, famed slayer of Billy the Kid, visited New York to attend a government board of customs appraisers session. He stood 6 feet 4 inches tall and was described as a formidable figure among Southwest lawmen.
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