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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1901
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists its publishing company as Standard Publishing Company and notes daily publication. It provides subscription, office, and advertising information with main office in Anaconda and bureaus in Butte Missoula Great Falls and several eastern offices in Chicago and Washington.
A periodical assessment notes Roosevelt's first annual message is longer in length than some, with broad coverage of current topics and restrained radicalism. It praises irrigation advocacy but calls the overall document a conventional, lightly suggestive state paper.
Representative Smith of N and Mavis champions a one cent first class postage rate. He argues three terms in Congress prove the issue clear and says revenue will not suffer. war taxes fell by ten million and post office savings from new rules could reach fifteen million. He asserts the time is ripe to cut rates and notes a growing surplus in the treasury.
Discussion centers on reducing tariffs to two cents per number and the expected revenue shortfall. Supporters argue future business gains will erase deficits, while critics fear a large surplus and graft schemes push liberal spending. Rumors spread that Smith’s plan could win backing of high tariff factions despite opposition to any tariff cuts.
The Sousa band played for Queen Alexandra’s birthday at Sandringham with King Edward, the Prince of Wales, and other royals in attendance. The program included The Star Spangled Banner, Hands Across the Sea, El Capitan, and King Cotton, with Sousa praised for his skill and stage presence.
Maryland Democrats show strong support for Isidor Rayner in challenging William Gorman for the U.S. Senate nomination. The fight highlights anti Gorman sentiment among Bryan Democrats and old-guard factions, with Rayner’s defense of Admiral Schley earning broad local regard.
The Rayner candidacy draws Democratic backing as a check on Gorman, who dominates Maryland politics. Rayner hopes to gain momentum by swaying Republicans, but even if elected his inexperience contrasts with Gorman’s tight control, potentially leaving Gorman secure for years to come.
Professor Davidson of the University of California reports Cape Nome’s name was a charting mistake. The British Herald chart marked a blank as Name and a hurried draughtsman inked Cape Nome, later misread as Nome. The Admiralty confirms the error and the persistent misnaming since.
The Boston Transcript notes that whist players cling to the game despite critics and moral warnings. Some reformed players share grim experiences, but cannot sway others, as enthusiasts remain devoted to the pastime.
The Indianapolis Journal notes no clear indication that President Roosevelt backs rooting out trusts. It recalls his NY governorship push for trust publicity and acceptance letter hints, but distinguishes investor protections from direct actions against trusts as a public evil.
The Boston Post weighs the shortcoming of the Chinese exclusion law as it nears expiration. It notes Hawaii Planters demand free Chinese labor to rescue operations and reports Chinese presence in the Philippines, raising questions on how to protect American workers going forward.
The army of the Tennessee wisely refuses to reexamine Lew Wallace's Crump's Landing to Shilo march arguing that decades of military investigations have exhausted public interest and that most witnesses are dead making further inquiry futile.
The Duluth Tribune notes that the United States must grant Cubans home rule as the war of 1898 began with that pledge and President McKinley repeated it. Autonomy should come before any annexation, allowing Cuba to demonstrate its capacity to govern its own affairs.
The Boston Transcript praises the president's strong measures to punish offenders and enforce the merit system among federal officeholders. The editor argues these vigorous examples will have a broad, lasting positive impact beyond academic debates.
The Buffalo Express reports that General Brooke faces sharp criticism after comparing American actions in the Philippines with Britain’s imperial conduct. The piece discusses the controversy and reactions from officials and observers.
In South Africa the defense of his position could become a strong argument. The remark suggests a potential strategic shift and mounting pressure on the incumbent's stance.
Three Deweys are on navy lists including Admiral Dewey his cousin and Theodore G Dewey a marine lieutenant. Minister Conger remains the lone foreign minister in Pekin who survived the siege as others depart. The czar left Paris gifts totaling francs for the poor and war victims. Additional bits cover Mrs Logan’s Washington museum plan, Carrie Nation’s Marietta lecture, Mayor Dennis Mulvihill’s reform pledge, and Harvard President Eliot on arithmetic teaching noting a joke about a boy and a mother’s command.
Reports say Dr. Phillipe Marechale backs a bill to place corset manufacture and sale under state control and criminalize wearing a corset under 30. Critics call the plan meaningless and note health arguments, while experts argue the issue should be addressed by women voluntarily adopting safer dress.
The passage describes a man from Glasgow in 1901 living a plain, colorless life. His day begins at 8 a.m. as he is awakened early for a train ride from the suburbs, illustrating a life of routine and modest means.
A vivid scene of college life with wind and rain on the quadrangle, early morning class routines, and the bustle of students rushing to roll call and lectures. It notes long hours from 8 a m to 5 30 p m and a busy reading room offering chances to defend everlasting as opposed to eternal punishment.
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