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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1900
Page
2
In Manhattan Kansas on August 24 Bryan addressed a large audience criticizing the Republican shift to gold standards and pro trusts. He warned against imperialism and the pursuit of empire for trade, urging a government of the people and denouncing schemes that rob the masses for foreign gains.
The Paris exposition showcases famed mystics from Papus to Mme. de T and Sheik Abdullah. Journal notes highlight their rapid palm readings, egg divination, and fortune telling, with Mme de T advising two men and an Englishman about fate and death, while a blindfolded fortune teller and an Egyptian palmist attract crowds.
Mr. Bryan arrived in Beatrice after a two hour delay and spoke from a central vacant lot to a large crowd. He reviewed campaign issues, criticized imperialist measures, and pressed Republicans on a plan for the Philippines. He planned to travel to Lincoln tomorrow morning and then to Omaha for an evening speech.
Washington reports that powerful central viceroys in China are ready to accept the new order and aid in keeping peace. A telegram from two top viceroys promises best efforts to maintain quiet across central China after the Pekin capture, signaling favorable interior stability.
London reports The Times Shanghai correspondent says Mr. Kinder head of North China railways estimates a 700000 pound cost to repair the line from Pekin to Tientsin.
A telegram from Acting Superintendent Cioode of Yellowstone park reports two men guarding horses tried to pass through the park on the 2th. They disappeared after stock was held. Civil officers are pursuing them and have sent horse brand descriptions to stock inspectors in Montana Wyoming and Idaho.
Two children of Charles Kunker were killed by a bolt of lightning while playing in a barn on the family farm two miles north of Milwaukee. The county hospital was struck by a lightning bolt and part of the roof torn.
Ex Governor Stone of Missouri recalls a Western passenger who swore James Blaine wore a white plume and bore a spear in Congress. Stone notes Blaine never wore such regalia, while the Westerner insisted the plume and spear defined the Plumed Knight.
George Rumker of the Hamburg observatory measured a lightning discharge in a photo taken last August. A tower struck a third of a mile away and from camera geometry the discharge width was calculated as one fifth of an inch. The image shows side ramifications like a wind driven silk ribbon.
At the Sedalia Missouri convention for Judge Gant’s renomination the crowd roared for "Rooney" and "Annie Rooney" as heat and noise rose. Presiding Officer M. B. Benton quipped for Rooney to come forward, prompting laughter and a quick dash to learn the tune after adjournment.
The article advises using matches stuck into soil with heads down to kill root worms and suggests phosphorus helps plants while deterring worms. It also recommends adding five drops of carbolic acid to a cup of water and sprinkling the earth in the pots.
A minister from Emporia Kansas praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after using it to treat a neighbor, a teething baby, and a Williams Oregon child. Several households report rapid relief and complete cures when doctors failed. Sold by Standard Drug Co., Smith Drug Co., Martin Drug Co.
Bradstreet's reports a mixed trade picture with better iron and steady prices aided by improved crop prospects. Corn and cotton prices ease due to rains in the South, while wheat exports show totals for the season. The piece also surveys royal jewelry gifts connected to Princess Beatrice and Princess Louise, noting lavish pieces and widespread generosity at royal marriages.
New York Aug 24. R G Dun Weekly Review of Trade notes no backward movement this week though extreme West heat slowed activity. Crop reports cheer, labor steady, prices firm with talk of a steel price decline. Iron center shows strong demand for finished and semi finished goods while output reductions lift copper and iron market tones. Wheat and corn prices home in on seasonal lows with rising farm sales and robust foreign buying for finished goods. Wool sales rise in the East. boot and shoe factories operate part time amid ample stocks. hides gain activity with strong foreign quotations aiding harness trade.
When Princess Louise wed the marquis of Lorne the couple received notable presents. The queen bestowed the customary opal and diamond parure on English royal brides.
In Paris native Sister teaches Notre Dame envoy to say the Lord's Prayer in English. Father Soren listens, praises the effort, and confirms the Lord understands intent, not exact words, as the young sister asks if her prayer was heard.
A touring company opened Monday afternoon in Ravenna C and played to an empty house. The actor-manager urged the lone spectator to stay and the janitor pressed for the show to hurry so he could go home.
A Nome storm on August 7 left wrecked shorelines with 24 bodies at the morgue and several more ashore near Topkuk and Nome. Enterprising relief reports describe widespread disease and death among Esquimaux tribes, including thirteen deaths in one Teller City day. Military orders displace squatters from Nome beach and reservation. a government survey travels toward Cape York.
General Randall who has led the Alaska department and oversees Nome affairs is due in Skagway soon. He will travel up the Yukon to visit river posts and may meet General Greeley, who is directing the Yukon telegraph project. Randall could arrive by October or, if delayed by ice, December.
The British steamer Indra under Captain Burkell from Passare cany July 23 bound for the United States is ashore 28 miles southwest of Cape Guardaful and likely a total wreck. Captain Burkell eight Europeans and 20 natives are saved. others are missing after taking to boats as natives plunder the wreck.
Beaver Falls, Pa on Aug 24 a Riverview line electric car jumped the track on a steep grade overturned and hung 150 feet above Fort Wayne railroad tracks. About 50 passengers were aboard and many injured. Vincent Barry 21 and Jennie Lee 20 both from Beaver Falls sustained serious injuries. others expected to recover.
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