Anaconda Standard business information page
Publication and subscription rates for The Anaconda Standard are listed, with daily and Sunday options, brief international rates, and office contact details. Branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls are noted along with a Washington Bureau and eastern editions.
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The
Standard
Butte
Missoula
Great Falls
Washington
N.W
Nassau Street
Chicago
Washington Street
J. Morton
Anaconda Standard Tops Montana Ally Newspapers Circulation
The Anaconda Standard reports a larger bona fide paid circulation than all allied Montana papers combined for the six months ending June 1901. Daily average 11,872 and Sunday circulation cited.
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Anaconda Standard
Montana
Helena state house landscape plan promises rose bordered plaza
The Helena state house grounds will feature twelve pages of plantings including willows maples elms and a rose bordered plaza. A floricultural proposal notes emphasis on color and scent with roses to border approaches plazas and entrances while a final check by Governor Joseph Toole will ensure plant selections align with union rules.
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Helena
Montana
State House
Butte Estableement
State House Park
Joseph K. Toole
Union
South sees gains from steel strike and political shifts
The article argues the steel strike boosts Southern industry, with Alabama potentially supplanting Pennsylvania in iron and steel leadership. It notes Southern mills run on North strike orders, new mills rise, and the South’s vast resources and cheap labor fuel a lasting advantage. It also discusses Democratic platform omissions on Bryan and Kansas City, contrasting Iowa and Pennsylvania influence in elections.
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South
Alabama
Tengland
Great Britain
United States
Eneland
North
Bryan
Kansas City
Ohio
Iowa
National Democracy
Plan to develop the South seeks over 500 million investment
The plan calls for five years of more than 500 million dollars in diverse enterprises creating a demand for at least five million additional workers. It signals a new era for the South where manufacturing will push agriculture from dominance and hasten civil war era reforms toward sectional unity.
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South
Smith
Texas Oil Boom Sparks Fuel Market Battle
Texas experiences a flood of fuel oil from Beaumont wells, with daily capacity quoted at 1,500,000 barrels. Rail commission plans a freight-rate cut, prompting coal and lignite producers to demand lower rates, while oil interests claim they can profit at ten cents per barrel and meet any reduction.
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Texas
Venango
Plummer
Pit Hole
Pennsylvania
State Railroad Commission
Beaumont
Admiral Schley May Enter Politics Over Persecution
The long ridicule of Admiral Schley by navy officials risks pushing him into public life. The public sees unjust treatment of a war hero and may reward him with political advancement. The piece notes past presidents facing similar pressures and warns of broader political consequences.
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Admiral Schley
Navy Department
Santiago
United States
Clay
Calhoun
van Buren
Rt. James
Benton
Polk
Taylor
Injustice and Party Factions Shape 19th Century Nominations
The passage argues that perceived injustices by the Lincoln and Hayes administrations helped McClellan and Arthur gain nominations and that Hendricks benefited from intra party bitterness. It concludes that public resentment of factional injustice often boomerangs back on those who wield it.
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Taylor
McClellan
Lincoln
Chester A. Arthur
Hayes
Hendricks
United States Pensions Reach Near Three Billion Total
Commissioner Evans report shows from July 1790 to June 1901 pensions paid to soldiers and widows approach three billion dollars. The total names exceed two thousand million with four thousand added in the past year, and costs rose across administrations from 29 million under Grant to about 140 million under McKinley. There are survivors and widows from several wars, with the Civil War yielding the largest pensioner base and the Mexican and War of 1812 costs noted in the report.
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Evans
United States
Pension Bureau
Grant
Harrison
McKinley
Cornwallis
Mexico
Admirals Cup Planned for Cervera by Seattle Admirers
From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer admirers plan to present Admiral Cervera with a loving cup. The tribute honors the only war hero who kept his arps on his laurels despite defeat, signaling public esteem for his stance after the war.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Cervera
French papers on Latin America and Venezuela war
The Philadelphia Ledger notes French interest in a Mexico empire and the war in Venezuela, showing jealousy toward the United States and concern for Latin America. It suggests old French dominance ambitions persist but unlikely to spark serious complications.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Napoleon
Mexico
Venezuela
United States
America
Panama Canal
Vagrant problem blamed on new town residents
The Hawaiian Advertiser reports rising vagrancy and crime with praise for harsh punishment. It cites Negro, Chinese, and Japanese groups and runaway sailors as key offenders. Judge Wilcox may sentence about twenty to six months to deter depredations in the district court.
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Wilcox
Gunboat Dispatches to Colon and Panama Protect Panama Railroad
The United States may dispatch gunboats to Colon and Panama to safeguard citizens and enforce treaty duties tied to the Isthmus railway. Historical actions included ships Galena Iroquois Atlanta Raleigh and Alert stationed at Colon Panama and Bocas del Toro to deter insurgencies and protect transit. Georgia gold mining sees a two year revival with widespread claims and positive results.
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Portland Oregonian
Colon
Panama
Colombia
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Algouru
United States
Galena
Iroquois
Isthmus
Atlanta
Bocas del Toro
Raleigh
Alert
Aveling Rosas
Bantos
War on Bogus Titles Stirs Southern Society
From the New Haven Register comes a piece on the Suffolk Society for the Suppression of Spurious Titles. The group aims to end fake military and college titles and argues the southern colonel or major holds romantic, social value. The piece treats the effort as ill advised and impractical, warning of social upheaval if pursued.
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New Haven Register
Suffolk Society For the Suppression
Suffolk
Gold in Georgia Soil Noted as Plow and Hoe Help
A Milwaukee Sentinel dispatch argues soil riches await steady effort and scientific farming rather than lone reliance on providence. It contrasts hard work with passive hopes as the key to lasting returns. The note ends with a sharp remark about Queen Alexandra’s poodle at a sister-in-law’s funeral, urging restraint of dox mania among idle women.
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Georgia
Providence
Milwaukee Sentinel
Alexandra
Notable Figures Tangle in Late 19th Century Notices
A compilation of brief biographical notes and honors including Judge John Jay Jackson of Parkersburg still serving on the U.S. circuit, Rudolf Virchow’s birthday events in Berlin, Signor Gonzales as interpreter for General Wood, the Italian ambassador in Washington Marquis Malaspina, the Duke of Cornwall and York receiving degrees from Melbourne and Cambridge, Yu Keng’s wife connection to American Pearson, the Duke of Cambridge’s long tenure, Mme Bottard the Varia Salpetriere nurse, Major General Baden-Powell’s tribute, and Cecil Rhodes and his entourage securing comforts during travels.
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Signor Gonzales
Wood
Gomes
Washington
Marquis Obigai Malaspina di Cardonar
Baron Fava
Mont Mining Firms File Capital Stock Changes
Special Dispatch reports in Hielena on August 26 the Montana Mineral Land Development company increases capital stock from 2.5 million to 2.5 million and Basin operations noted. The Pacific Northwest Mining company of London appoints Samuel B Pratt of Libby as Montana agent replacing Frank Carpenter who resigns. State Lumber company of Butte raises capital stock by 12 thousand to 24 thousand. Christie and Phillips of Butte record the Montana Transfer company trademark.
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Standard
Hielena
Secreta of State Today
Montana Mineral Land Development Company
Basin
Pacific Northwest Mining Company of London
Samuel B. Pratt
Libby
Montana
Frank Carpenter
Btate Lumber Company
Butte
Christie and Phillips of
Montana Transfer Company
Four Dead as Girders Collapse on Congaree River Bridge
An accident during construction of a Southern railroad bridge over the Congaree River in Columbia left four men dead and several injured. Girders weighing 14 tons fell about midway, likely after ropes slipped from night rains with 75 onlookers nearby. Victims named include H. J. Castleburry, Reuben Austin, Joe Sybas, Jim Reese. injured include David Stiles fatally and A. T. Thornton and Sam Willfred seriously. Phoenix Bridge Company of Philadelphia performs the work.
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Columbia
Southern Railroad
Congaree River
J. Castleberry
Reuben Austin
Joe Sybais
Jim Reese
David Stiles
A. T. Thornton
Sam Willfred
Phoenix Bridge Company
Philadelphia
Kruger Denounces the Proclamation in Interview
In Hilversum Mr Kruger denounces Lord Kitchener's proclamation as the blackest crime against the Boers. He defends the war effort and notes small, scattered Boer forces while urging possible peace on terms of independence and amnesty for colonial Afrikanders.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Kruger
Hilversum
Lord Kitchener
Bloemfonvwein
Europe
Changes in Constitution Oyster Bay voyage to Brenton Reef course
The Constitution, sailing from Newport under club topsail and sails to Sandy Hook light, size up aloft changes for trial races next Saturday. The craft will be moved to the marine railway for underbody brightening and topsides painting.
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Bristol
R. L
Newport
Sandy Hook
Brenton's Reef
Marine Railway
Shamrock II Trials End With Ballooner Sail
Shamrock II completed a six hour test sail off Sandy Hook with five jib topsails tried and a final ballooner sheeted. The yacht, escorted by Erin, reached two miles east of the lightship then returned as light seas gave way to a southeast breeze. Lipton and team members denied reports of crewman selling out in prior America's Cup attempts.
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New York
Sandy Hook Bay
Shamrock
Erin
Bandy Hook
Sir Thomas Lipton
George L. Watron
G. B. Hillyard
British defeat reported by Lord Kitchener from Pretoria
Lord Kitchener reports Aug 22 capture of three officers and 65 men north of Ladybrand by a superior force. One killed, four wounded. prisoners released. He mentions Boer letters from Steyn and De Wet, Botha's proclamation, rising surrenders, and ongoing fighting as forces move in Cape Colony.
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Ladybrand
Orange River Colony
Elliott
Steyn
de Wet
Botha
Lord Kitchener
Kruger
Cape Colony
Benson
Schehrer
Private dispatch claims Morton offered Santa Fe VP post
A private dispatch reported by the Evening Express states Paul Morton, former Second Vice President of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, has been offered the vacancy left by the previous incumbent. The report places the event in Los Angeles on August 26.
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Cal
The
Evening Express
Paul Morton
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
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