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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1901
Page
6
The notice provides publication branding for The Anaconda Standard and lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including price tiers for different paper lengths and international rates. It also details postal handling, branch offices in Montana, and eastern and western bureaus with contact points and newsstand locations.
Advertisement notes The Anaconda Standard boasts a larger bona fide paid circulation than all other Montana dailies combined with a six month average. It cites June figures with daily 11,872 and Sunday totals, claiming top status in the state.
The Standard reports Premier Seddon of New Zealand doubts the effectiveness of state boards for settling labor troubles. Critics say the system worsened tensions as employers resist compulsory arrangements and workers reject third party interference. Some U.S. estates use similar boards, but success remains unclear.
A critical survey of ARIS editors and international papers on the South American crisis, arguing they blame America for turmoil. The piece notes French outlets warn against U S influence, urging Latin unity and federation to counter perceived Anglo Saxon power and Monroe Doctrine dominance.
The Inter Mountain lauds David Folsom as Northern Montana Wool Growers president while noting Montana’s statewide vote favored McKinleyism despite urban support for silver and copper interests. The piece questions political consistency and cites Silver Bow county results to explain the apparent paradox.
The article argues United States aggression in the late 19th century reshaped global leadership after Sedan and Paris fall. It cites suspicion in European papers over US gains in the Philippines and Cuba while warning France not to panic as imperial aims may retreat from South America.
An editorial criticizes General Arthur MacArthur's remark that war has wrecked the Philippines. It warns the policy leaves districts devastated and natives hostile, foreseeing future problems from insurgency, imperial resistance, and unresolved independence desires among the Malay population.
A circular from friars accuses Governor Taft of waging war on God and brands the commissioners as brawlers. It denounces the government as vile persecutors and urges Catholics to unite morally against an impious regime. The piece warns race prejudice will persist globally, likening issues to India.
The article reviews earlier naval quarrels from Perry's Lake Erie victory and Elliott’s criticism, noting a court martial exoneration and medals for both. It notes Cooper and Maclay sparked later debates, and compares the Perry-Elliott clash to the Sampson-Schley controversy, hoping for less protracted mudslinging.
The San Francisco Call notes Lawton Oklahoma bans cigarettes with lenient gambling. The Chicago Inter Ocean reports William Waldorf Astor plans to lease Osborne House for his daughter to marry a duke. Aks quoted notes Astor rumors spread through recent reports.
The Chicago Chronicle reports urgent trouble at the isthmus as American interests are threatened. No US ship has reached the scene though Machias and Iowan were ordered. France sends a war vessel to Colon while other nations deploy. The piece accuses a Newport navy concentration for social duty and criticizes Secretary Long and the navy department, urging a congressional investigation.
The piece highlights William Sanger, assistant secretary of war, an indefatigable worker who begins around 8 am, works with a short lunch, and meets many people. It also mentions Berlin sculptors, German poet Dagobert von Gerhardt, Judge Irvine of Lincoln, ex Governor Hubbard of Texas, and their notable achievements and birthdays.
James G. Stowe, U.S. consul general at Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, may resign due to a salary he says is too low to live on abroad. His $3,000 annual pay, plus fees, limits private business, though firms offer extra income if he stays. The piece surveys consular ranks, pay, and cases of agents who earned little or nothing, including post at Denia, Spain with a $4.50 annual pay.
The National Tube workers in Pennsylvania join the strike as 600 leave the Pennsylvnia works and about 1,800 strikers assemble from Frankstown, Keystone rolling mills faces incipient action, and McKeesport forms a labor senate to back steel workers. The federation eyes a universal 10 hour day for textile workers, chiefly impacting the South, with 40 000 to 50 000 affected.
In South Chicago Illinois twelve Amalgamated workers quit to join the steel workers general strike. They had refused to obey President Shaffer's order to strike. Vice President Davis signaled Shaffer to come to Chicago for a joint meeting. Davis predicted a strike that could close the South Chicago mills within ten days.
In Joliet Illinois a rumor spreads that mill managers plan to resume operations this week with resident non union workers. Amalgamated lodges held a long session with no public outcomes as talks continue at South Chicago where workers have refused to strike. Fewer than 100 men reported to the Pressed Steel Car plant and the superintendent said strikers will be paid off tomorrow if they do not return, or the mill will close.
At an executive committee meeting the International Textile Workers of America voted to call a special convention on November 18 in Washington. The union will formally disband and surrender its charter to the American Federation of Labor in preparation for amalgamation.
Work on six US Navy ships and one Army vessel stalls at Union Iron Works in San Francisco due to labor troubles. The battleship Ohio and monitor Wyoming are key projects halted after Ohio’s launch, while torpedo boat destroyers Preble Perry and Paul Jones await completion and the transport Sherman remains idle after six months.
Anonymous letters warning guardsmen about potential strike duty are received by regimental commanders in Somerset prompting postal authorities to investigate. The letters urge guardsmen to consider laboring and unionists when firing if called to duty. No further details available from Pittsburg.
The Illinois Steel Bay View plant posted a notice announcing indefinite closure due to alleged contract violations by the Amalgamated Association. Workers were invited to collect wages owed and many strikers planned country camping while leaders anticipated a settlement within days. No non union labor will be employed if the plant reopens.
An appeal on behalf of striking steel workers sent by the national executive committee of the Socialist Party has been received by the New York state executive committee. The socialist party includes the Social Democratic Party.
Deputy Grand Chief Ranger Wolff and senior officers installed for Court Klippel No 6 in Anaconda after a luncheon. Meeting nights set for every Monday at the survey hall. New officers include J P Co RB J A Baily F BE McDonald George Mohr J Sutton H Mosby F Schuhbauer Conrad Mathes J Anderson G W Hilpert with Dr Oliver Leiser Thomas Kohlberg and F W Harrison among board.
Special Dispatch reports Mrs Spar Alber of Hall is very ill. The Red Men anticipate an excursion to Missoula with a band and a baseball team traveling with them.
London Aug 19 R C Lehman resigns from his role at the Daily News in a move said not tied to the paper’s pro Boer stance but caused by management disputes with directors. Former Punch staffer and Leander Rowing Club captain took editorship in January succeeding Edward T Cook.
In Dallas on August 19 3 000 people join the manhunt for Abe Wilder the Black man accused of killing a white woman as authorities pursue leads across Gray Son county and surrounding areas.
W H Latimer of Philipsburg and Miss Adeline Jenkins of Elliston were married in Helena this afternoon by Justice of the Peace Terrence O'Donnell.
Ogden Utah August 19 heavy rain swamped streets and caused localized flooding across the city. Officials reported water in low-lying blocks and urged residents to avoid flooded roadways while crews assessed damage and began cleanup operations.
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