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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
18
The Anaconda Standard lists publishing firm details including STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY as publishers. It notes daily and Sunday editions with subscription rates in advance and provides office telephone numbers and locations for the Main Office in Standard Block Anaconda.
The notice lists multiple city locations for The Standard and its offices including Butte Missoula Great Falls New York Chicago Minneapolis San Francisco Denver Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland and Kansas City with specific street addresses and newsstand points. all general correspondence should go to Anaconda Montana.
The piece portrays James Dowie as a failed impostor who grew rich by exploiting followers then collapsed into bankruptcy as followers withdrew funds. It notes the broader push for fair trial legislation in Montana and Massachusetts voter bribery law issues, with court rulings on slander cases and missteps in statute interpretation.
The text critiques U.S. handling of Panama's secession, alleging covert support for Colombia’s claim and citing a sense of impunity due to U.S. power compared with Colombia's weakness. It notes Colombian reliance on Washington for restored ties and distrusts Washington’s role in Central America developments.
The text argues Colombian indifference over the canal dispute and notes American public opinion favors closing the matter. It mentions Senator Morgan's attempts to revive the Niegra-Sun scheme, but suggests the U S government is unlikely to engage with Bogota on any terms.
The St. Louis exposition faces criticism for restricting cameras as a concession and possible tax. The public, travelers, and tourists rely on cameras for personal memories, and amateurs would be unfairly hindered while their photos would not threaten professional work. The piece argues for unrestricted camera access.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court declares it not a crime to sell a vote under state law, a ruling noted as one of the most curious in the country. The decision cites the common law underpinning the ambiguity between selling and buying votes.
Henry Pennington Toler of New York pursues a plan to revive the Harlem land claim by reconstituting a corporation through descendants of original 17th century settlers. He has sold his stock exchange seat to fund the effort, claims divine inspiration, and asserts the 40 000 descendants including Roosevelts and Stuyvesants are entitled to the property valued at about a million dollars.
The piece notes the birth of John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s daughter on November 9 at 18 West Fifty Fourth Street and highlights 13 as a recurring symbolic number for the Rockefeller family including surnames and firm addresses. It cites the Standard Oil offices at 26 Broadway and claims the 18th floor is linked to the Rockefellers, framing 13 as auspicious in their business lore.
The Vesper of 33 crew wrecked off Cape Peru in the Bay of Biscay. A young French fisher girl leaped into raging seas, boarded a drifting six man boat near the Runion Pyramid, and steered it to the safety of Penarroch bay where all began landings.
Persian rugs worth 2000 each lie in the speaker’s lobby on the house side. They are praised as the finest seen in the capitol, drawing envy from the senate. New members hesitate to walk on them as pages fling cigarette butts on the floor while Col Hill urges display changes.
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, successor to Sir Michael Herbert, presented credentials to President Roosevelt in Washington. In a formal address, Durand expressed gratitude, vowed to fulfill his duties, and emphasized advancing goodwill and peace between the United States and Britain. Roosevelt lauded the historic ties and anticipated Durand’s continued affection for U.S. interests.
Big Timber Mont December 2 Ex mayor W R B George of Billings the Heinze organizer spent several days east of Billings to gauge local politicians. It is unclear if he recruited a representative for Sweet Grass county at the Heinze meeting in Helena, with reports suggesting limited warmth for his mission. His next stop is Livingston.
A diplomatic statement urges both nations and peoples to strive for a harmonious accord through their ministering agencies in all matters affecting their common interests. The language signals a call for constructive cooperation and mutual understanding.
B. George, ex mayor of Billings, along with BE Hanson and H Willson of Butte, arrived in Miles City in support of F A Heinze and his new party. George departed for Forsyth while Willson planned to reach Glendive but missed the train and stayed behind.
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