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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1901
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard advertises publication details including rates for daily and Sunday editions, subscription costs, and mailing guidance. It lists office locations in Anaconda Missoula Great Falls and branch presses in Butte and broader distribution points and foreign inquiry contacts.
The Northwest railroad merger conflict drew two focal meetings in Helena Montana and Minneapolis Minnesota. A Minnesota court granted a temporary injunction on a holder of Northern Pacific common stock challenging the merger. Governor Van Sant of Minnesota issued a formal statement opposing the merger and pledging to fight the railroad consolidation.
Governors from Minnesota Montana and others debate the legality of a railroad consolidation arguing state laws oppose rival routes and warn that a merger could harm public interests Minnesota's concern is highlighted while Montana faces the greatest stakes as officials in Helena prepare to announce conclusions.
Governor Toole appoints a Montana committee to collect subscriptions for a national McKinley memorial. The circular asks post office and bank donations be promptly turned in so Montana’s share reaches the central committee by January 29, McKinley’s birthday. Churches civic groups and unions are urged to participate and support both Canton grave marker and a Washington memorial.
The Indian Bureau outlines a policy to cut rations and push homesteading to foster self support, abandoning tribal ties and inviting white settlement. Chickens of resistance grow among the Sioux on Dakota reservations as they view work as degrading, while elders recall past lessons and fear hunger could trigger clashes.
The article discusses future difficulties for Commissioner Jones and successors as the retained area for the Indians cannot supply sustenance. Limited land for agriculture and insufficient range land threaten cattle income, likely causing ration cuts and potential hunger. The piece warns against relying on quiet status, noting possible new outbreaks until self sufficiency is achieved.
Opinion shows the public and press, often hostile to Schley, have grown weary of the dispute. Supporters from both parties insist on fairness and avoid rekindling Congress debates, focusing on justice for a soldier who served admirably.
The Philadelphia Press reports in caustic tone on a controversial Holy Ghost revival at Boston’s Park Street Congregational Church. An outdoor Portsmouth Camp Meeting Association rented the church for 300 dollars, staging dances and riotous performances described as desecration. The church closed its doors and the revival moved to Mechanics Hall, with criticized speakers from Chicago.
A Tacoma Ledger column debunks the idea that Chinese invented common appliances and mocks a Corelli talk on ancient wireless telegraphy. It suggests Saurid and Laurid had imagined early telegraphy and rail ideas far before their time, labeling the notion as foolish and impractical.
The narrative recalls Governor White of North Dakota delaying arrival and making a misstep amid a Montana club smoker. The piece mocks his absence and contrasts it with other governors who attended the event and promised to meet their duties. The column notes his estrangement from peers and suggests his absence cost him personally.
Frank H. Peavey a leading grain magnate died in Chicago pneumonia aged 51 years 11 months He had traveled from Minneapolis for business and had just fought a crisis with physicians His death ends a era of large grain elevator ownership and significant stock in trade boards His insurance stood at 1 276 000 and was set to support his business heirs or the company in case of death His body was to be taken to Minneapolis tonight
Boston December 30. In the six day bicycle race at Park Square Garden ten teams started at 1 36 o clock. At the close six teams were tied on 206 miles 3 laps, four teams within a mile of the leaders. Monro and Freeman headed the leading group as a slow pace due to a slippery track marked the day's balance. The score at 11 36 the first day ended.
Great Falls report states if agreeable weather holds until the 15th of next month the Boston & Montana smelter will resume operations with more workers than before. Also notes idle period since Oct 25, extensive plant improvements, and rising payroll as rebuilds proceed.
James J Jeffries and Tom Sharkey agreed to a world heavyweight title bout staged between March 17 and April 30 in San Francisco under Yosemite Athletic Club auspices. Bob Fitzsimmons did not appear, efforts to secure a rematch failed, and a Maher upset could cancel the bout if Sharkey loses in Philadelphia in January.
Pob Fitzsimmons was seen at Bath Beach and told that Jeffries and Sharkey had been matched. He said advance notices from Jeffries and Delaney suggested Jeffries aimed to lure him back to town with extraordinary inducements.
The speaker says Jeffries is not present and Delaney did not notify him of his arrival. He has retired from boxing but would have considered any offer from Jeffries or his manager if he had received it.
Joe Gans of Baltimore dominated Joe Youngs of Buffalo at the Washington Sporting Club in Philadelphia. Youngs retired in the fourth round after being outmatched in the scheduled six-round bout.
London reports rumors that Charles T. Yerkes has purchased the unfinished Baker Street to Waterloo line for 25000 pounds. The deal, if confirmed, could affect London's transit plans and rail development in the area.
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