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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1905
Page
4
Anaconda publishing house details daily and Sunday subscription terms and costs. It lists rates for various payment periods, office addresses in Standard Block, and telephone numbers for business and editorial rooms.
The Standard Publishing Company releases editions sold at multiple city stands including New York Brentano's Union Square Chicago Auditorium Annex Minneapolis Kavanaughs San Francisco Palace Hotel Hotel St Francis Denver Salt Lake City Ogden Kind's Spokane Tacoma Seattle Hotel Seattle 210 Columbia Portland Hotel Kaneas City Missouri Ricksicker's Ninth and Walnut Streets Mail address Anaconda Montana.
County commissioners linked to Deer Lodge authorize an autumn fair in the county with dates set for September 21 22 and 23 to avoid conflicts with neighboring counties. officials urge citizen cooperation to ensure a successful event and swift preparations.
The dispatches report the resignation of Ambassador Conger, ending a notable diplomatic career. He served as minister to China during the siege of Peking and later as ambassador to Mexico, praised for steadfast service and leadership in the foreign service. Frances B. Loomis is named as a possible successor, provoking public controversy.
Readers in Portsmouth document a humorous survey of envoy characteristics as peace talks stall. A satirical note praises M Batchoff of the Witte group for a remarkable beard, described with vivid, comic detail and a nod to historical caricature.
The piece contrasts overblown praise of a whiskered figure with mockery of the Sato eyes, noting their hidden gaze behind a gauze lid. It questions the prevalence of the Sato eye among Matsuhito’s subjects and hints at constant vigilance toward the gun.
The article recalls an interview from Livingstone about Jewish belief in Providence punishing Russia for persecution. It argues Jews could leverage Russia’s war loan to ease their fate, noting Rothschilds Montefiores and Schiffs as key financiers who could impose terms.
A Texas representative argues for reducing southern congressional seats only if Philadelphia’s population basis and election frauds justify it. He cites padded Philadelphia census figures and fraudulent ballots, while noting white-only voting in the South. He compares the two cases, asserting fairness in representation.
Vermont Governor Bell favors champagne for the Vermont ship christening while Kansas Governor Hoch used water for its launch. The tradition of breaking a wine bottle on a bow is not universal with notable exceptions such as Hartford and the Constitution.
The article recalls naval baptism rites with wine and water on ships like the Constitution and Kearsarge Kentucky, noting a Madeira tribute and whiskey flasks. It then shifts to a mosaic of contemporaneous geopolitics, from Portsmouth tensions and irrigation congress debates to Russia Japan, empress dowager and Alice Roosevelt, and prayers over crises amid a fragmented news landscape.
In Manila on August 22 a patient with leprosy treated by X ray reportedly died of liver disease. Post mortem analysis found no trace of leprosy. Dr. H B Wilkinson, a University of Virginia 1894 graduate, treated the case.
Lincoln Nebraska August 22. W J Bryan is home briefly from lecture tours. His son William, lately in a Chicago hospital, accompanies him home and is nearly recovered. In September they will sail from San Francisco for the Orient, not Europe as previously announced.
Local Chinese in Honolulu raised thirty thousand dollars to aid the boycott of American goods in China but received a reply that such assistance is not needed at this time. The message arrived via San Francisco and confirms the funds will not be requested.
From Moscow comes news that subscriptions to the new internal loan are unsatisfactory. In St Petersburg by Aug 22 subscriptions total only 100000 dollars though an imperial decree on Aug 17 authorized a 100000000 dollar internal loan at five percent.
Hearst library trustees approve a new open shelf system with recataloguing and a dedicated children’s department. The plan, guided by Henry Sagler, aims to make the library a popular, accessible resource for all city residents.
The Anaconda Board of School Trustees met with Vice President Harper presiding. Bills totaling 1666 for repairs were approved. The term opens Sept 5. Janitors appointed M J Cannon and James McFeeley. Edna Waterbury named Central building principal. Oswell granted 60 day leave. Gwynné resigns for Idaho college. Meeting adjourned to Friday.
In Tutuilia on August 1, reported via San Francisco on August 22, German Samoa authorities deport several turbulent chiefs to German New Guinea as part of resisting government efforts. Governor Solf’s actions cause little native anxiety. Catholic cathedral dedication ceremonies in Apia on July 2 drew natives from across the Pacific, and a feast for visitors featured 4,000 pigs slaughtered for food.
The three masted schooner Marion BE Rockhill bound from South America to Danvers Port Mississippi ran ashore near Amagansett bay Long Island. Five crewmen were rescued by Amagansett life-savers.
London reports the death of Alfred Watterhouse, renowned architect and Royal Academy member. Born in Liverpool in 1833, he designed many notable buildings and contributed to major projects in the city.
Since Secretary Hay's death the authorship of The Breadwinners, now widely accepted as his work, has renewed the old controversy and driven strong demand in public libraries across the country, rivaling the initial reception three years ago.
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