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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1903
Page
14
The Anaconda Standard notes publishing company details and subscription rates. It lists daily and Sunday edition pricing, with yearly, half year, and quarterly options, and provides postal handling and office contact information for the Standard Block in Anaconda.
Branch offices noted with addresses at Butt East Broadway and Miss 110 West Main street. Telephone numbers 422 and 08 listed for Great Falls Postoffice News Stand.
J Merten manages foreign advertising with New York and Chicago offices listed. The Standard is available at multiple city newsstands including Brentano's Union Square New York Vanderslice's 217 Dearborn Chicago Auditorium Annex Minneapolis Kavanaugh's 8 South Third San Francisco Palace hotel 906 Seventeenth Salt Lake City 51 West Second South Sugar Lake News Co. bind’s 204 Twenty Fifth Spokane North Howard Street Tacoma Pacific Avenue Hanbury's 201 First Avenue South Portland hotel Kansas City Ricksicker's Ninth and Walnut. All business correspondence to Anavonda Montana.
The Montana Teachers Association annual meeting begins tomorrow in Anaconda with sessions daily through Thursday noon. The gathering discusses best methods in school work and is warmly welcomed by Anaconda's residents and the Standard reports.
The piece criticizes ship subsidy legislation as unpopular in this session. It notes Republican hesitation after the presidential election, with speculation that lawmakers fear future backlash next autumn if the measure advances now. It mentions Mr. Hanna pushing the bill but likely abandoning it to avoid defeat.
The text contrasts Virginia's approach to constitution amendments with Maryland's plan. Virginia gave its convention power without direct voter approval, while Maryland's proposed amendment must be submitted to and passed by the people at the polls.
In Butte a wave of investigations dominates the year end with a United States court probe into the Michael Devitt mine disputes involving Butte & Boston and Heinze. Allegations claim $300,000 worth of ore looted and tunnels destroyed to conceal extraction. A grand jury begins today, with seven men chosen to probe county and city affairs under Judge Harney. The city council judiciary and police committees also weigh charges against mayor and officers amid a broader look at gambling laws and police conduct.
A Washington meeting in January will decide a Panama adjective from the noun, but Montanans resist. The board once proposed joining Deer Lodge Big Timber Great Falls as one word, a change Montanans reject. Century Dictionary notes Panamist meaning a Panama Canal bribery participant, a term not backed by State Department dispatches.
The piece argues Maryland plans an amendment to the state constitution to block much of the black vote through literacy tests or tax payment requirements and a grandfather clause. It notes about sixty thousand black voters in Maryland, whites outnumbering blacks about five to one, and warns the scheme targets the Negro vote while not truly testing education. It also points to illiterate white voters and frames the proposal as a barrier rather than a genuine educational test.
A government scientist prefers Panaman but Panamese and Panaman also gain support. A long experienced State Department officer notes no strong precedent for a fixed adjective. Some propose Panaman with Panamen plural Panamenos. Panamans and Panamaniacs are dismissed as impractical. Newspapers favor Panaman as the leading usage.
The HerALiys owner plans to donate land in upper New York City for a public park and place a monument to James Gordon Bennett Sr. The elder Bennett rose from meager beginnings to launch the Herald in May 1835, shaping it with sensationalism before his death in 1872. The donor, James Gordon Bennett Jr., inherited the paper at 31, has kept it in Europe while overseeing the publication.
A historical roundup recounts rulers gifting lands to popes and princes. Cleopatra’s gifts from Caesar and Pompey, Constantine’s act of ceding Rome to the pope, King John’s Ireland and England transfer, Julius II and Louis XII, and Alexander VI’s Indies cession are described with notes on payments and penalties.
In a Berlin criminal court a Count and Countess Kwilecki face a sensational trial amid rumors the newborn boy is not theirs. Accusations swirl about paternity and conspiracy as the jury clears all defendants, delivering a propriety ending in a world where virtue prevails.
A furrier notes one genuine silver fox robe in New York, a complete cloak of 82 peltry worth about $15,000 to $20,000 retail. The fur is mostly black with a white tail tip, and the owner’s name is not disclosed.
The owner describes a cloak made from fox fur with silver luster from black ringed hairs on the hind body and thighs. She notes it is distinctly American, wonders if the garment could be duplicated, and observes the dwindling supply as few women will pay ten thousand dollars for a piece usable only a few times each season.
In Bosnia a war of words pits Croat speakers using Latin letters against Orthodox Greek church supporters using Cyrillic. Austria’s directive to teach only the Latin alphabet sparked protests from the Greek faction, who saw it as a religious affront. The government yielded to the outcry.
The scene centers on a tawdry Virgin and Child statue with toy figures as a nativity. Crowds fill the streets with laughter and wild music, celebrating noche buena. A Cuban woman notes the contrast with northern Christmas Eve memories as dawn approaches.
The article surveys college dorm rooms showing how students express individuality within shared spaces. It contrasts old fashioned single rooms with two-room suites, notes ample storage, personal bric a brac, and the shift toward harmony and practicality in decoration.
The passage notes that only Royalties such as King Edward and Emperor William occasionally shake hands with presenters, a courtesy not given at state events. Emperor Francis Joseph seldom shakes hands except with family, preferring paternal touches like a shoulder pat. King Humbert of Italy is cited as relatively democratic in handshakes.
New York reports a 46 percent drop in deaths from consumption since the health department began its crusade two years ago. The campaign targets the disease with public health measures and awareness to curb its spread.
In Havana for Christmas Eve Vesla and T visit the azotea hotel, observe festive Cuban streets, then attend midnight mass at Santa Catalina. The cathedral crowd buzzes with music and color as bishops in lace vestments preside, while dancers and chatter mix with reverent mood.
Archbishop Jeremiah J. Harty, former pastor of St. Leo's in St Louis, will lead the Catholic Church in the Philippines. He has handed over nearly $14,000 to St. Leo's to help cover church debt totaling over $57,000 and surrendered his private fortune, keeping only essential belongings and needed vestments for his voyage.
The article discusses New College dorms for women with compact rooms and in-room cooking gear to offer affordable, simple meals. It argues plain living fosters high thinking, noting heat and light appliances aid convenience and savings, shaping student life toward measured consumption.
In a reflective passage the author discusses a steady drift toward simplicity and beauty after meals, praising leaders who set standards. It highlights the idea that creating an ideal fosters a potent spirit that molds its creator. The tone remains measured, with emphasis on creative influence and personal formation.
A Chicago News snippet recalls a man who bought too many dila mon's for a young man with his salary. It notes he altered checks after stones broke him and asks what he is doing now as the case unfolds.
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