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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1905
Page
16
The Anaconda Standard lists publication details including subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and annual prices. It provides main and branch office addresses, telephone numbers, and foreign advertising contacts, plus newsstand locations in major cities.
Washington reports say the new Congress will meet to organize with Speaker Cannon remaining in place and key committees set. The first action expected is the emergency Panama canal expenses bill before Christmas, with regular such bills likely for years.
Southern California favors forming a new state with Arizona if independence is limited or linked with New Mexico. The proposed state would encompass ten counties covering 66 767 square miles about two fifths of California with a 1900 census population of 341 645. Los Angeles alone was rapidly growing with a large estimated rise over five years.
The piece estimates a combined population near 650000 for California and Arizona after annexation and projects Los Angeles as capital. It predicts Arizona gains, two senators and three representatives, potentially four or five after 1910, and notes joint California interests in Congress. It also foresees Wilmington harbor stimulation and Southwest emporium status if absorbed.
Wisconsin lawmakers convene in a special session called by Governor La Follette. The main issue is whether La Follette will accept the U S Senate seat or resign, with Isaac Stephenson named as a potential successor amid factional squabbles among La Follette and Spooner camps. The governor's position is expected in today’s message.
The article notes Sir Arthur Balfour away golfing while pressure mounts over his cabinet’s dissolution. It outlines three options: resign and have Campbell-Bannerman form a new government, dissolve parliament for a general election this month, or defer action until after New Year, with the premier still in place until a decision.
The liberals push for immediate dissolution as delays would boost their stance while Salfour seeks to quit swiftly. He reportedly desires to finish a golf game and may announce his resignation today, prioritizing personal relief over party strategy.
The New York Central directors voted to stop issuing passes to state and city officials, lawmakers, and friends. Only current road employees and branch staff may receive passes, ending a long practice that flouted New York anti pass laws. The move follows scrutiny of inquiries tied to Senator Depew and the insurance probe.
The piece surveys the long standing debate over Mars canals with Italian origin reports, Proctor's speculation on inhabitants, and Lowell's assertion from the largest telescope that the canals exist and Mars is inhabited by an advanced people.
The Ohio governor winner was defeated shaping the state’s most lopsided opposition plurality. Notes include Bilse’s postwar life in Switzerland and Krantz the Alsatian current office holder. Also recounted are Carnegie’s repayment for a lunch and Roosevelt ranch anecdotes.
The article notes Taft has traveled vast distances since May 24, 1502 as governor general of the Philippines, spending 360 days at sea and six weeks on trains across five and a half years. It contrasts this with Count von Moltke succeeding Count Schlieffen as head of the German general staff, highlighting merit and long service.
Pastor Kota Hoshino of the Ryogoku church in Tokio reports in a letter from his brother in the Japan office of the American Bible Society that mobs damaged churches after riots on September 6 and 7. He notes no special Christian hostility, listing burned electric cars and generic vandalism as the motive, while Christians remain restrained.
Charles Baxter a seven year old New York City civil engineer proved age limits are movable by moving the Western Electric rear wall 30 feet in 24 hours. The 136 by 40 by 2 foot wall was lifted bodily and extended to allow building enlargement.
The Indianapolis News recounts a Dilletante society joke where a member met in Avignon qualified, prompting a vote that Avignon is in Italy. The group then grapples with whether Avignon is the only French town in Italy, a tongue in cheek precedent.
A boy finds a nugget in Australia while stone hunting. In his excitement an official telegrams only that a boy picked up a stone to throw at a crow, omitting the discovery note. The amusing mix shows the eagerness and missteps in early news dispatches.
Theodore R. McFerson, a leading Evansville manufacturer and former postmaster under Grant, died. A close ally of Oliver P. Morton, he is remembered as the first to suggest Charles W. Fairbanks for U S senator. His family hints at future White House ties if the vice president ascends.
New Bedford is home to about 100 of the 440 sailors aboard whale ships believed trapped in Arctic ice between Bailie Island and Point Barrow. The winter ahead promises great anxiety for these families.
In Mexico City on December 3 Vice President Corral remains gravely ill with typhus fever. Authorities report continued anxiety over his deteriorating condition.
The 1905 internal revenue report shows receipts of 234.18 million dollars, with spirits and tobacco leading taxes. It projects 242 million for the year ending June 30, 1906, and notes Illinois New York Indiana Kentucky Ohio and Pennsylvania as top contributors while Idaho Maine Mississippi Nevada North Dakota Vermont Wyoming are among the smallest payers. The report details production figures for distilled spirits tobacco oleomargarine and beer, plus proposed new stamps and taxes to boost revenue.
A historical note discusses Ed mund Halley and the early diving bell. The inverted jar idea allowed air to be trapped at the top, enabling divers to work underwater. Halley used a large wooden chamber loaded with lead and glass in the roof to admit light. Air was supplied by leaded casks that released air as water entered, compressing with depth to half volume at thirty three feet.
Lima Peru December 32 Theo Comercio discusses Felipe Pardo’s Peru US appointment and the push for closer relations. It argues US policy favors cooperation and predicts more capital and enterprise for Peru while dismissing Spanish American fears of conquest.
The life size equestrian statue of Gen. George B. McClellan, ordered by Congress and finished by Frederick McMonnies, was viewed by the American consul and friends in the sculptor’s studio. The bronze casting will begin, then the statue ships to the United States for unveiling in January 1907 on the reservation fronting the British embassy in Washington.
A Louisville Courier-Journal report notes authorities work with newspapers to publicize a recent terrible crime. Citizens seek progress as police leverage media coverage to locate the guilty parties and spur arrests.
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