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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY as publishers and proprietors. It notes daily and Sunday editions with varied subscription terms and payment in advance, including options for different time spans and a Sunday edition.
Rates for 10 to 16 page editions and larger sizes set in cents per copy with double rates for Europe and higher charges for other countries. The Standard managers announce branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls with advertising rates on request. Also lists Eastern and Western offices and newsstands nationwide including Chicago Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Portland. Address correspondence to Anaconda Montana.
A dispute at the trans-Mississippi commercial congress over Mr. Thurber of New York and his alleged pro beef trust stance led some delegates to seek removal of his speech from records. The anti-Thurber resolution was not voted on, suggesting uncertain support among delegates.
The Electrical Age notes a 1902 advance in fixing atmospheric nitrogen using Niagara Falls energy to produce nitric acid cheaply. Professor Chandler calls the method genuine and world changing, likening its impact to Bessemer steel and predicting vast commercial and political shifts.
Professor Chandler asserts atmospheric nitrate and nitrite manufacturing is solved at Niagara Falls. He claims scalable processes can yield products far cheaper than Chilean imports, impacting warfare explosives, dyes, photography, celluloid, and nitrate of potassium supply.
A sweeping note reviews Newgate London's old prison site and its destruction for stores and offices, then shifts to U S political debates on Cuba debt, Platt amendment coverage, and claims. It mentions Palma, Alger, Addicks, Bartholin, and contemporary politics with various regional references. The piece blends historical reflection with current Washington discourse.
Brief traces discuss the Old Bailey and Newgate as symbols in poetry drama and fiction, noting their trials and sentimental associations in England and America. The passage links courtroom and prison imagery across literary traditions and transatlantic interest.
Governor Crane of Massachusetts has not taken a vacation since his election and remains in his office during business hours. Johann Most, veteran prisoner of multiple nations, calls the United States the worst in the world. Charlemagne Tower, U S ambassador, has returned to St Petersburg. Mrs Tower accompanied him.
Ladies' beaded satin belts with buckles offered at 25c per pair from a regular $4.50 value, plus ties 2 for 5c and other items such as lOc boxes and 2 for 5c. Ladies' sanitary napkins in 30 box units and boys' shoulder braces at 0c each. Picture wire cord sold by the % box.
New silks and black goods shown today include Luxor silk at 1.10 per yard, black satin at 9 cents, tibeline and camel hair cloths by Priestley, crepes and velours for waists, Moreen velour lining for skirts, wash silks at 29 cents, and last day prices across the collection.
A final wash goods sale offers remaining 40e and 60e pieces at 12% per yard today. Limited quantities. Auction ends at noon with assorted fabrics for quick sale.
A digest of varied items: Dr A B Simpson raises funds in New York and Orchard Beach. Edwin Warfield hosts a dinner for Warfield family servants. Prince Liang Chang of China plays baseball in college lore. Insurance tallies for Edward VII and Humbert. Stanford’s Jordan and Samoa fish varieties. Holmes incident with his father on a train. A Colorado rancher’s daughter seeks British nobility. Oregon’s pioneer William Abernethy recalled with family migration in 1839 1840.
A theater anecdote from the David son Theater recounts a man from the state who went to see the opera and experienced an embarrassing moment as he pulled something inappropriate from his clothing. The tale circulated as a humorous city brief.
An assortment of humorous exchanges and quips from several papers. The snippets include a theater-goer seeking a middle seat, an editor’s backstage remark about preserving jars, teething ring puns, month start sadness, and playful exchanges about cleverness and social scenes. The tone mirrors light satire and cultural in-jokes of the era.
Public sentiment shifts as Roosevelt’s stance loosens support for Jake Smith, with observers saying the swing in opinion favors Smith after Roosevelt’s exit.
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