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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1901
Page
6
The Standard lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and pages, with prices for different term lengths. It notes branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls and identifies offices in Washington Chicago and Denver with contact points and newsstand locations.
The text notes Edgar Stanton Maclay’s discharge from the US Navy and accuses him of biased remarks about the Schley inquiry. It cites The Omaha Bee surveying seventy-eight papers nationwide, showing a large majority favoring Admiral Dewey’s court of inquiry judgment over Benham and Ramsay.
Congress considers a sweeping irrigation measure with a novel provision giving the secretary of the interior control over the nearly three million dollar reclamation fund. Supporters say it avoids log rolling, but critics warn of excessive single‑handed power. The bill also envisions turning completed irrigation works over to settler groups under a town meeting system while the government retains reservoir oversight.
Opponents in the West backed by large cattle interests resist a bill that would have the government hold reservoirs and sell land in small lots to settlers. They favor state control and would welcome killing the current measure.
The piece argues Austria’s empire is doomed by its ethnic fragmentation as Czechs demand Czech as official language and courts, Hungarians and Slavs seek their own universities, and Germans struggle to maintain control. It contrasts this with Cuba’s economic collapse and US policy, then notes John Swinton and other humorous Christmas quips and political asides from the era.
New York jury rules henna hair dye that turns hair green does not entitle Miss Lillian Verona to 2000 damages. The court accepted expert testimony that washing conditions influence dye outcomes, noting auburn results require proper prep. Verona plans hydrogen peroxide rescue and vows to avoid henna in future.
In Simple Justice, experts contend the Cubans face real danger of revolt driven by economic distress. They argue U S neglect in recognizing this fact fuels intervention as a curse rather than a blessing for the island.
The Maryland Rep Wachter proposed a bill to ban the annual Army Navy game claiming injuries could force pensions. He later withdrew, saying injuries would not be pensionable, and a presidential veto or travel realities would block anti football legislation.
Thomas Wallace, brother and co heir to Edna Wallace Hopper, agreed to relinquish his claim to a fortune over 200000 dollars in exchange for 500 dollars cash and a promise of 100 dollars a month for life. The deal was made secretly at the Auditorium annex with Hopper's attorney present.
The Baltimore Sun argues Congress should recognize Admiral Bchtey for his services in the war, noting bipartisan support for honoring the victor of Santiago. It states bravery and efficiency in battle define a naval officer and that Behley has met this standard, deserving national approval.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that a strike acts as a war measure and decides disputes by endurance rather than reason. It argues labor or capital are starved into settlement and that pre strike arbitration would yield a fairer settlement.
In the Buffalo Courier the GOP platform and press vow to curb trusts rapacity and urge repeal of tariff duties seen as aiding combinations. They may defend protection for some industries but oppose duties that shield foreign undersellers on their own ground.
The Pittsburg Dispatch argues that the navy department deserves scrutiny or praise as needed, but the American people will demand full justice for the accused officer. It asserts Dewey's opinion reflects national judgment and emphasizes the ruling addressed whether specifications were met and struck at the core of the issue.
The ruling confirms the central issue and states no amount of quibbling can alter the decision. No further details are provided in the readable text.
The piece questions how President Roosevelt’s call to dissolve tribal guardianship would affect Indian agents traders and other reservation operatives who rely on Saele Sam’s protection for income. It hints at upheaval for those tied to the current system and signals a major policy shift with practical consequences for vested interests.
From the Baltimore Herald Mr. Maclay alleges the Schley court of inquiry was staged to back his slanderous publication. He claims all his statements are substantiated and brands his critic as a calumniator, asserting added insult to injury.
A Roosevelt donation to the Washington News boys home at a bazaar sold for a symbolic sum. Emperor William honors Grand Duke Michael with the Black Eagle Order and makes him honorary colonel of the Alexander II Ukraine regiment. A Cain heir edits Household Words, and Sir George Wombwell, aged 97, recalls the Charge of the Light Brigade. Monsignore Scalabrini is poised as papal delegate to the United States.
A survey of eccentric smoking habits from Wilmington to Orange and Hoboken. It describes wealth influence on smoking, cold smoking, end-focused chewing tobacco, and the devoted pipe niche with detailed character sketches and anecdotes about individual pipe collectors and their prized pieces.
A shady figure questions Parker's gender attitudes. The woman claims Parker’s handsome looks hinder political ambition and his standing with men, referencing information from Parker’s sister to explain his indifference to women.
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