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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1901
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions and explains rates for wide and 32 page editions. It notes foreign mailing rates and provides main office and branch addresses in Anaconda and other cities.
At Governor Boyle’s dinner in Newfoundland Marconi spoke of a future where wireless messages cross the Atlantic for one cent a word, far cheaper than cable. He noted a test reception from Britain and urged speedy development, though no actual transatlantic messages have yet been sent.
Reports from South America show Chile and Argentina doubting the truce as warlike moves continue. The long-disputed Andes frontier, vital for a potential trans continental railroad, remains unresolved with arbitration ongoing.
The analysis notes Chile's stronger finances versus Argentina's heavy debt of 550 million, with four million people. It warns that prolonged conflict could draw in Bolivia Peru Uruguay and Paraguay seeking revenge, risking long term South American industrial and financial ruin.
In The Market and Outside the piece argues that New York traders overvalue Amalgamated stock while Butte focuses on real copper wealth. It warns against investor attacks, noting local miners and merchants care about copper prices and the long-term health of the Butte properties more than daily market swings.
Advocates push for a national pure food law to curb adulteration. The paper notes that fraud harms consumers and innocent retailers, urging production-level reform. A New York City analysis found widespread adulteration in items like cream of tartar baking powders spices mustard pepper cocoa and chocolate.
The report finds most articles adulterated with little sound matter. Cream of tartar contains under 2 percent true ingredient, mustard mixed with starch, and cocoa tainted with cocoa shells. Investigation of other foods shows similar results and pure food advocates prepare a strong case for Congress.
The piece notes France reached territorial expansion limits as M. Waldeck Rousseau stated the real task is to hold and develop current holdings. It cites large colonial costs, deficits in colonies like Martinique, Guadaloupe, Reunion, Algeria, Senegal, and the Congo, and criticizes imperial ventures across Germany, Spain, Italy, England, and the United States.
The Kansas City Journal reports census findings showing rising native births and a slower foreign-born growth. It notes most new immigrants in 1891-1900 came from Austria Hungary Italy Russia and Poland while Canada Britain and Ireland declined. Germans led among origins with Irish second, shaping labor patterns in Pennsylvania mining and New England cities.
The piece mocks money, politics, and public figures with satirical lines about Kid Curry and Edgar Stanton Maclay. It cites the Roosevelt visit to a Charleston exposition and notes hotels may deny him admission. A jab suggests sharper wit is needed for winter.
Real Representati from Memphis Commercial Appeal proposes selecting Dewey Schley Watson Clarke and Cook as the navy’s official delegates to King Edward’s coronation. The suggestion argues these officers symbolize naval leadership and national pride for the ceremony.
Senator Deboe states he does not intend to quit politics when he leaves the senate, while he has not announced a presidential candidacy. The Louisville Post frames his remark as an ongoing clarification of future plans.
In Omaha World-Herald reporting, the article notes that the British are facing difficulties with the Mahsuds, a situation so severe it hints that some Boers have relocated to India, complicating political and military dynamics.
The St Louis Republic asks if Mark Hanna faces danger in Ohio and whether President Roosevelt will respond by aiding him, amid rising political tension and strategic maneuvering.
A Cleveland Leader item notes Senator Hanna has grown cool toward Charles L Kurtz since January 159s. The report suggests deteriorating political ties and a shift in goodwill.
Chicago dispatch reports Governor Yates travels to Washington to get measured for seating at the White House. The visit signals a potential bid or presence in national political circles amid early posturing.
Birmingham Age-Herald reports Congress shows inclination toward irrigation projects both locally and nationally. The piece notes potential funding and policy shifts affecting water management and agricultural support.
George Gould transforms a Lakewood New Jersey yard into a unique oriental sunken garden. Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton opines visions stem from disease. Baron Iwasaki buys Muller library in London and donates to Tokyo University. Robert Goelet’s Naples death prompts will construction questions. Coronation coronet order for Mrs Bradley Martin is countermanded.
The piece notes a coronet modeled after Empress Josephine and mentions a jeweler of Rue de la Paix threatening to sue Mrs. Bradley Martin. It recalls Wu Ting-fang judging a Li Hung Chang portrait and Bishop Potter remarking on French funeral hat etiquette in a New York setting.
A traveler’s notes trace a 40 year tribal feud in Eastern Arabia sparked by a foray that yielded a famed horse named Dahis. A race against a Fezara mare ended by a hidden rival and thirst, leading to war that persisted through generations.
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