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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and details on postage. It notes branch offices in Butte, Missoula, and Great Falls with advertising rates, plus eastern and national bureau locations and newsstands in major cities.
Alis pell becomes Montana second city to gain Carnegie funds Kalispell will receive 10000 dollars on condition it appropriates 1000 per year to run the library once in operation The Kalispell city council met and agreed to maintenance terms the gift may be augmented by the city or residents It is described as a charming Christmas gift to Montana towns
The Italian ambassador argues that U S authorities must act to handle lynching cases by treaty. President McKinley pressed Congress to act. the Italian Senate denounces U S inability to honor treaties. Lynching is condemned as barbaric and Congress could fix this in an hour.
A New York bachelor funded a $100000 chair of Chinese at Columbia University. He traveled widely in China and believes the country will rise as a major force. The donor and Li Hung Chang agree China may turn powerful, possibly reshaping global dynamics as Japan modernized swiftly.
The New Yorker endows a Chinese professorship at Columbia to educate students about Chinese history literature laws religion and social conditions. It argues the American public knows little about China and the study could illuminate potential national power and prospects.
The article notes the long life of a cabinet in the third republic, with thirty years of stability despite rapid ministerial turnover. It highlights the Waldeck-Rousseau ministry introducing a crisis coalition to handle the Dreyfus affair, uniting monarchists, socialists, and republicans to preserve the republic amid looming fiscal and military pressures.
A column reviews William T. Stead's claim that England has been displaced as the Anglo-Saxon leader by the United States, arguing democracy and equal opportunity fuel American efficiency and rising industrial power amid a broad critique of English society and politics. The piece then shifts to a satirical, overlapping set of domestic stories and public figures, including a Chicago divorce case involving Marie Macdonald and other Christmas-season observations.
The piece argues annexation could bring immense responsibilities with no adequate return and would amount to absorption as an act of expensive charity unless accompanied by radical reform of a people and its customs. It warns of iridescent dreams and misfortune for the nation.
Two recent deaths due to starvation in the heart of New York City highlight a cold, indifferent world. The Minneapolis Tribune reports on the painful contrast between wealth and neglect and urges a surge of charitable action.
Lord Rothschild questions President Roosevelts proposal to publish trust profits saying it would inflame public opinion. The remark prompts debate over whether trust profits are so large they provoke taxpayer backlash. The Nashville American notes the tension between disclosure and public sentiment.
The Minneapolis Journal notes Dewey's opinion calmed public fury over a court verdict. Without it the nation would have been enraged by the ruling, but the public now feels aligned with Dewey and seeks to drop the scandal and humiliation to the navy.
The Pittsburg Dispatch reports Governor Nash is under threat of removal as belligerents press him to clarify his stance. They insist his wish to leave office with a good record matters little next to the help he could offer in the conflict.
The article comments that a cent a word for Marconi cable dispatches shows talk being cheap and reflects growing bearish tendencies in daily display.
The Chicago Journal notes that concerns about Secretary Gage's future are unfounded and he will not have to chase a wolf from his front yard.
In a Tacoma Ledger note the writer disputes reports that Boers burn Kaffira alive, asserting the United States upholds free speech and a proper press, calling the claim unfounded.
In a West Virginia family quarrel a father shot his son and the son wounded the father. A sister was wounded and another sister intervened. The witness says the trouble began after these events.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes General Funaton will greet his newborn son upon arrival, hinting his familiarity with the local dialect will aid in the first meeting. The item highlights a family moment tied to a noted figure.
A compilation of brief notices on figures from Havana to Leipzig, detailing Figarola Canedo's library, Lord Kinnaird's sports zeal, Edwin Madden's Micogan ties, McLellan the Longfellow printer, four Wisconsin postmasters general, imperial beer debate, Capt Luke Wilder and Webster at Bangor, Professor Mommeen's age and career, Dr John Warren Edsar the oldest English physician, Weeden Grossmith's multi discipline talents, and the varying fortunes of Sir Walter Besant, Dickens, Thackeray, Bulwer Lytton and Scott.
William Raquet warns that alligator skins will be hard to obtain in five to six years as they are killed off. He notes a shift from practical use to leather goods such as valises and says 10 to 12 foot specimens are now rare.
The speaker notes a fad that faded but revived by rising demand for alligator skins. Hunters find hundreds of alligators along the coast while supply now comes from West Louisiana and Mississippi. He mentions the back of the alligator shifting from useless to valuable for heavier valises and that formerly only the underside skin mattered.
In Chicago News humor, Rodrick jokes that Threescore brings his bookkeeper to a marriage search to ensure sharp figures. Van Albert replies the choice aims to pick someone skilled with numbers.
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