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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
8
The Anaconda Standard published daily by STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Official notice of newspaper as second class matter at the Anaconda post office.
Subscription terms show various lengths for daily and Sunday editions with prices garbled. The jumble includes one year six months three months one month and a stray line likely meaning one year at 0.0.0.6 with unclear pricing.
Rates listed for 10 to 16 page editions up to 48 pages with three cent papers traveling to Europe costing double. for other foreign destinations readers are advised to inquire locally.
The Anaconda Standard lists its main office and branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls with advertising rates on application. It provides contact points including Washington Bureau Post Building and East Coast offices in Chicago and New York, plus newsstands across Chicago Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake City Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Portland. The issue date is Thursday August 21 1992.
The Helena conference left the time and place for the populist state convention to the central committee. The piece notes likely field involvement, with several parties rumored to be entering Montana politics. If fusion ideas advance, the political scene may grow crowded before winter, with many contenders and evolving plans.
The president plans a ten day swing starting Friday from Oyster Bay to visit much of New England. The trip aims to energize Republican support during autumn elections and is described as both a political tour and a public discussion drive. Roosevelt's impulsive nature raises questions among conservative leaders about potential missteps.
The text outlines Benjamin Franklin's 1790 will directing funds from Philadelphia to aid young apprentices. The loan fund, now around $300,000, supports startup money for business ventures. It notes modernization of the program and living apprentices in New Jersey.
Claimants say direct heirs of Franklin seek recovery of money no longer used for Franklin’s aims. Opponents cite a will clause allowing diversion after 100 years. Philadelphia plans to use the fund for permanent public improvements, Boston also benefits from a long accumulated bequest for community use.
The long running dispute over the Fair estate resurfaces as questions of whether Charles J Fair or his wife died first could determine the fortune valued between five and fifteen million dollars. California real property heavy litigation likely, with Mrs Fair and Mr Fair’s heirs contesting.
The article recalls General Alger's past notoriety and his potential bid for Senator McMillan's Michigan seat. It notes McMillan's previous willingness to clear the way for Alger, contingent on opposing Pingree, and outlines the political dynamics shaping a possible return to the Senate.
In a Louisville Courier Journal commentary, the piece calls the Democratic Party to abandon factional splits and past leadership rifts. It advocates consigning Bryan and Cleveland alliances to the rear as it pushes for unity and renewed strategy.
The article recounts James Graham Fair’s rise from Irish born immigrant to Nevada Bonanza King and U S senator. It highlights mining ventures with Mackay Flood and O’Brien, the 157 million from the bonanza mines, the Bank of Nevada, and Fair’s 1894 death. It notes the Fair estate totaling about 17 million and distribution to Charles L Fair and his sisters, with brief family notes on heirs and marriages.
A Los Angeles Times essay surveys alleged use of hypnotism to influence behavior, citing cases from a malicious possessor of a “malign optic” to a German bank director Adolph Schmidt. The piece argues hypnotism is real but unpredictable, warns of secret manipulation, and urges legal regulation in some countries while noting enforcement challenges.
A bold assertion frames a new figure as born to lead, merging personal stature with a broader mission. The piece casts the leader as both individual and symbol, destined to shape events in a sweeping, unstoppable arc.
The piece argues that if the president selects Supreme Court justices only for aligned views, the president and party control the interpretation of the Constitution. It questions how this aligns with the separation of powers and the framers’ aim for an independent judiciary.
Detroit Free Press notes that upon Senator McMillan's death republican leaders rushed to use the vacancy to push the contest into national politics. They warn readers the U S senate seat and party power must not be sacrificed to state government claims.
The article argues regulation of trusts and abolition of monopoly pose difficulties for statesmen and philosophers. It warns that arbitration of labor disputes, while excellent, offers no full solution to the industrial nobility and only palliates surface symptoms of a deeper global malady.
The Springfield Republican weighs a moral contrast stating the dollar earned holds value and courage while the inherited dollar appears cowardly and idle. The piece frames earned wealth as diligent and responsible versus inherited money labeled as indolent.
The Richmond Times argues that exposing trusts to global competition curbs arrogance, while a protective tariff creates an exclusive market. It suggests the Democratic party should stake its fight on this issue for solid political ground.
King Edwards enjoys angling sessions with Queen Alexandra and daughters while Commandant Moller recalls near misses in combat. President Steyn recovers in Schweningen Holland planning a quiet retirement as Pope Leo notes early poetry. Rev. William Austin Smith accepts call at St. Paul’s Providence.
The piece surveys diverse figures from Milwaukee to Florence and London. It mentions Reggy with literary leanings, Gen Stewart L Woodford praising Japan’s female education push, Barrett Browning moving to Florence, Moody refusing government expense coverage for naval guest invitations, artist Frederick Goodall lamenting art value drops, Baltimore police marshal Thomas Furman’s rapid rise, Professor Birksland planning a Nova Zembia expedition to study auroras, and British private William Cox noted for refusing a commission after earning many medals, plus Nagiyvanpe leading a Carlisle white musical band.
World notes cover Hawaiian steamer labor influx and Japanese workers, France gains over 70 million from tobacco monopoly, Garachi cyclone halts British India trains at 100 mph, Kruger's war book being sent to world rulers, Dee fishermen catch a 200 pound royal sturgeon, and floral decorations valued at seven thousand five hundred dollars for the India Office reception in London.
A New Guinea necktie fashioned from black ants is described by the Anglican mission. It measures over 11 feet long and uses 1,800 ant bodies with three shell pieces and twelve English beads bound by a native string. Nearby, Boer widows near Johannesburg learn their husbands are alive after peace.
From the New York Tribune a report notes hosiery displays are exceptionally brilliant in coloring and striking in design for the season, highlighting the vivid presentation and variety seen in local shops.
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