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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1902
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists publishing details for STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY and subscription rates. It states daily and Sunday editions with options for one year, six months, three months, and one month, plus post office classification and pricing notes.
Rates updated for 16 page editions at two cents per page and 27 to 48 page editions at three cents per page. Europe mail doubles these rates. inquire for other foreign destinations. Main offer listed at Standard Block Anaconda. Telephone numbers for business and editorial offices provided.
The Standard notes branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls where advertising rates will be furnished on application.
Washington Bureau No 41 Post Building Eastern Offices New York Chicago and other cities list where the Standard can be found at various news stands and stations. Notes general correspondence address to the Standard Publishing Company Anaconda Mont dated Tuesday December 9 1%
The article marks the death of famed cartoonist Thomas Nast in Guayaquil after a brief illness from yellow fever. It recalls his rise from Bavaria to prominence in Harper’s Weekly during the 1860s and 1870s and notes the long career that led to the rumored consul general appointment.
The secretary of agriculture notes the prairie dog plague worsened by ranch expansion and loss of predators. A circular on prairie dog destruction is issued while debate rages over protecting coyotes for livestock vs prairie dog control and vegetation preservation.
The piece contrasts sheepmen favoring coyote death with agricul turists seeking prairie dog extinction. It notes a cited tax for bounty opposition by a local official and questions the division of biological survey plan. It hopes the Montana bounty idea is not revived, urging humane reduction of both species.
A Boston Herald fashion writer notes Paris milliners press to be recognized as artists. They argue a new hat that becomes a rage warrants artistic pricing and status while Paris milliners are seen as refined yet ambitiously rebranding hat design as art.
In Montana a local tie echoes a wider battle over Addicks influence. Delaware lawmakers face a fresh vote to determine if an Addicks ally will win the U S Senate seat after anti Addicks sentiment failed to decide the district.
A historical report contrasts German Reichstag discipline with French Chamber unrest. Germany suspended a sitting after insults and minority grievances over recognition, while France saw deputies ejected and two members suspended amid a heated clash, with military intervention used to remove offenders.
The author notes duels and fisticuffs as an odd but tense feature of political life, contrasting U S Congress restraint with the French Reichstag and Chamber of Deputies. References to Reed’s rules and Kilgore illustrate chaotic episodes, while side remarks touch on Virginia anti kissing laws and other contemporaries.
Thomas G B Reed argues in the North American Review that prosperity has bred powerful corporations, warning against destructive competition and supporting limited public scrutiny of water, stock values, and tariffs. He advocates prudence, warns against hasty actions, and defends protection as a means to keep Americans employed.
A digest of varied items includes economist Benjamin Kidd praising British South Africa, Tufts professor A E Dotbear turning 84, and remarks on Lord Kelvin. Kilns and mining futures, a Klondike fortune, philanthropy to Penn, Beerbohm Tree's daughter Viola, Abdul Hamid's birthday, and Wall Street veteran S W White reflect a cross-section of society. Also noted are Bertillon’s forensic success, George Seton’s anecdotes, Pope Leo’s gown rebuke, Senator Gorman’s mansion move after staff theft, and Col. A W Shaffer’s oath name mystery.
The local paper notes Elijah Houston of Cherokee county state near his 100th birthday, described as hale and hearty and still producing hog and hominy. A quoted remark from Brother Dickey suggests longevity of good people in Georgia amid racist caricature and satirical jabs from multiple papers.
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