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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
6
Standard Publishing Company lists subscription and mail rates in a brief notice. The item references second class mail matter status in Anaconda and enumerates daily and Sunday pricing per month and per year with several coded issue numbers.
Butte Branch No 2 Bellphone 42 Independent phone 1422 W 3 Morton Manager Foreign Advertising New York office Fifth Avenue 200 Fifth Avenue Chicago Office Tribune building
The item lists multiple city based news agencies and stands with addresses from New York to Seattle and Rochester. It notes the Standard Publishing Company address in Anaconda Montana for correspondence.
On August 21 1913 Butte bids farewell to the American Institute of Mining Engineers after a busy week of sessions and events. Locals found the gathering both interesting and profitable and hope Montana hosts the event again soon. The convention closes with a Silver Bow club banquet this evening.
A compiled view shows Bulgaria spending 480 million, Servia 260 million, Greece 120 million, Turkey 490 million with deaths totaling 350,000. Bulgaria gained little, Servia lost sea access, Greece gained a port and islands, Albania poised under a royal appoint, leaving the Balkans a volatile force in European peace. Meanwhile, Mexico news is questioned, and U.S. intervention fears are debunked as authorities seek peace.
The dispute over New York’s governorship continues as Lt Governor Glynn appears acting governor with attorney general backing, while Governor Sulzer refuses to concede and plans to test the impeachment legality in court. The legality question remains unsettled despite state officials’ support for Glynn.
The piece argues that public judgment hinges on whether the New York governor’s charges are true or false. It dismisses defenses based on illegality, party motives, or his wife testifying, urging Sulzer to clearly prove the charges are false or resign.
The return of striking linemen to work yesterday in Butte ended a weeklong labor dispute as arbitration will decide higher wage claims. If granted, the wage increase will date from yesterday.
The International Travel club, a philanthropic group, formed a traffic and public safety committee at a board meeting. It aims to create a standard code of traffic regulations to be reviewed by authorities in major cities worldwide, encompassing ships, rail, streetcars, and road traffic with input from railroad, auto, and engineering professionals. Howard Elliott is a member, and plans include safeguarding travelers at sea and on land.
A historic note urges the Interstate Commerce Commission to address deadly railway grade crossing accidents. It calls for a remedy and stronger protection for vehicular traffic amid rising collision concerns.
A September Popular Mechanics piece challenges the view that parcel post harms small town merchants. It argues the service mostly creates new business, enables cheaper mailable goods, and shifts some freight to non-local buyers, while noting no proven country dealer failures from parcel post in eight months. It contrasts express company fears with practical savings and cites varied political and regional remarks.
The piece notes contact with Harry stirs a summer mood as people look toward September. Bozeman hosts the Methodist conference this week and a sweet pea carnival. Grace and Harry Thaw draw Canadian cameras, while Wall Street conditions press on. The straw hat market stalls amid talk of trouble. Canners rush huckleberries and tomatoes but Postmaster General Burleson delays action on republican postmasters.
A reflective essay on boredom and social friction. It explores why people bore others and how affection, attention, and misread signals shape relationships. The piece contrasts engaging interest with shallow social performance and notes that mutual interest creates connection while tepid, insincere effort angers and alienates.
A collection of humorous quips from Luke M'Luke published in the Cincinnati Enquirer. The items cover wealth and happiness, small towns versus big cities, manners, fashion, courting, and social behavior with sly social commentary. The humor reflects early 20th century sensibilities and urban rural contrasts.
The University of Leyden will honor Elihu Root with an honorary degree at the Palace of Peace opening on August 28. Dr James Brown Scott will represent Root, with Louis Renault Alfred Fried and T M C Asser as other honorary recipients posthumously.
Walt Mason laments modern silhouettes as skirts slit to reveal silk hose and garters. He mocks flashy gowns and urges Marys and Besses to wear modest, queenly drapery in contrast to current trends.
A collage of old newspaper quotes from Detroit Free Press Memphis Commercial Appeal Chicago News and others. It reflects witticisms about flirtation timekeeping streetcars and aging horses with dated tone and varied topics.
In a Mobile and New York satire fragment Congressman Forrest Goodwin recalls a wife’s pragmatic question about drying the sea, while a neighborly visit turns to fiddles and politics. Bishop Rutherford comments on bar morals as a Kentucky defendant is linked to a murder under a full moon.
A business owner defies guesswork by displaying a sign about personal buying and connects readers to the Standard advertising columns as a guide to what, where, and how much. Information replaces guesswork, helping shoppers spend wisely.
A juror’s alibi doubt vanishes when Colonel Byrne reveals an almanac proving no moon that night. The defendant is acquitted amid laughter, then a quick joke about the almanac’s cost sparks chatter as the colonel explains he paid $400 to print it.
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