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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1905
Page
16
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates and publication details for daily and Sunday editions. It notes office addresses, branch offices in Butte and other cities, foreign and domestic advertising contacts, and newsstand locations across major cities. It includes mail handling, sales, and distribution outlets.
The article notes that in 1904 Butte contributed nearly a quarter of the world copper output. It cites high prices and strong demand boosting mining and smelting, with experts predicting Butte will again provide about one quarter or more of annual world copper production in the current year.
A Boston controversy over what to do with the Constitution, termed Old Ironsides, features Secretary Bonaparte proposing breaking up the vessel and using it for target practice. Critics cite naval heritage while defenders recall Holmes poems and historic valor of the frigate.
Washington debates the timing of mourning as the senate handles the death of Senator Mitchell. The draping of the vacant chair and an annual notice raise questions about when to adjourn for burial and whether the chamber should remain in session. A potential procedural clash looms if some senators object.
The Postmaster General argues that a self-sustaining postal service is desirable but stresses efficiency over running a deficit. He cites chronic abuse of low newspaper postage rates, lobbies resisting reform, and notes that cheaper, better service could exist without increasing costs if abuses were stopped. Chicago club women counter the race suicide charge by boasting high offspring averages and praising women’s clubs for maternal quality.
A Manchester audience heard Winston Churchill remark that politics claims youth as a stage. A South African farmer notes Boers ready to erect a statue to General Buller. Commentary covers Pope Pius X plans a Vatican press office, Lord Stanley’s diverse faith family, and W Fleming's astronomical breakthroughs.
Washington plans to begin debate on the Panama canal emergency appropriation bill with attention on funding details and the level of the canal. Opposition may arise over restoring 5.5 million dollars substructure cut from the appropriation while other measures vie for attention before Christmas. The session aims to reorganize committees and set up subcommittees as the 59th Congress starts.
The Isaitimore sun predicts Cuba will become part of the United States when ripe, with independence under Platt amendment limits, subject to US approval of treaties and power to police. It contrasts Cuba as protectorate with a monitor role, while the Philadelphia Ledger notes a remark by Miss Parsay declaring she never fears to reveal her age.
Allegheny County voting to build a $1.25 million G A R memorial hall in Pittsburgh, seeking city ground at Schenley Park. County officials say site choice must be central, affordable for veterans, with the building housing posts rooms and a large auditorium for reunions and relics. City officials reportedly favor donating park land, plans to be drafted after site decision.
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