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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1902
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard lists daily and Sunday subscription rates and advertising terms. It notes postage, foreign rates, and office locations with branches in Butte Missoula and Great Falls and bureaus in Washington and New York.
The February 1902 White House meeting drew attention as Roosevelt weighed GOP support on tariff reform and Cuba policy. Key figures like Aldrich Henderson and others attended, revealing splits between Roosevelt and a bloc favoring McKinley era policy.
A grand Chinese New Year banquet in New York starts at 6pm with 27 imported courses. Eminent guests including Chinese officials and American luminaries are invited. The feast features exotic dishes, firecrackers, and theater after the meal, with decorative souvenirs for attendees.
The text notes a public event framed as Mongolian new year festivities but aims to sway opinion against the Chinese exclusion bill. It discusses the Chinese calendar’s irregular length and dates, and asserts that no celebration will shift U S policy toward free Chinese immigration.
Dispatches report a small remaining Boer force repelling a trap that killed two British officers and ten men while wounding dozens more. Chilean offers of land and support to Boer families are noted, but the Boers appear determined to fight rather than migrate, despite potential safety and citizenship benefits.
A congressional report favors government funded Pacific cable to Hawaii arguing for enlightened governance. It criticizes private rivals and praises foreign state ownership while debating whether a private American firm can meet a national need with fair rates and broad service.
Long column recalls the 1899 duck killing charges against Montana game warden Scott. Palmer accused him, Governor Toole dismissed the claim, and Scott now charges Palmer with selling ducks out of season to a Helena butcher. The piece riffs on law, memory, and et cetera.
A writer argues against government censorship and federal control of communications. The piece warns that letting government regulate cable or telegraph lines would lead to censorship and control over printed news and the press itself.
The article cites Cesare Lombroso of Turin University arguing anarchists are a small subset of society drawn from criminals and perverts. It claims many are epileptics or mentally ill, with some leaders described, and urges decisive action to curb or confine them.
The document lists multiple inmates from a Virginia county receiving prison terms after Christmas. Kings included King, John, Wilson and Thomas Rhea each to 18 years, Charles and Ban Hall 17 years, Walter and Joseph Hees 16 years, James Green and Thomas Ball 5 years, James Puckett 5 years, and John Henry Hess one year.
Boston held the first annual memorial service for Maine in Havana harbor victims at Faneuil Hall under the League of Spanish War veterans. Two survivors spoke, letters from prominent figures including Admiral Schley conveyed regret and honor for the heroic dead.
Mortuary record notes the sudden death of Rev George Carter Needham in Philadelphia due to neuralgia of the heart. Born in Ireland about 60 years ago, he toured England and Ireland before moving to the United States, preached in Chicago and Canada, and spent much of his life in evangelistic work. He co operated with Moody and Sankey and authored Bible works including Father Wattle which sold around half a million copies.
Edward McFarland a leading Honolulu figure and Royal Hawaiian hotel owner died in Chicago at the Auditorium hotel from acute pneumonia. He had married Florence Ballinger of San Francisco two weeks earlier and the couple were en route to New York on their wedding tour. The body will be sent to San Francisco for burial.
John Schlesinger once served as a member of Emperor Franz Joseph I’s personal bodyguard and fought in the Italy Austria war. Born in Bohemia in 1814, he arrived in America in 1866 and died today in Atlanta, Georgia.
Prank BB. Brookman Chicago February 16 Frank B Brookman head of the Brookman Manufacturing Company and a leading German American citizen in Chicago died here today from stomach cancer.
Cornelius Roosevelt, 54, eldest surviving son of the late H Weir Roosevelt and cousin of President Theodore Roosevelt, died in New York City from heart disease. He was a prominent figure in local society and family circles.
A verse of scattered global items notes Russia developing a military balloon school and Greece importing fuel by ship from New York. It also mentions the Tsang Po river in Asia, European church counts, Swiss avalanche defenses, Australia and England church ratios, the Victoria memorial fund, new English stamps, Paris river rescue dogs, milk testing in Paris and penalties for dairymen.
A South Omaha packing house submitted the lowest bid for 50,000 cans of corned beef and 30,000 pounds of dry salt hams for the army in the Philippines. The contract will be awarded next week.
In Sandusky Ohio on February 16 David Win Bel was convicted of murdering Fred Blanche. He had prior convictions and received a death sentence by electrocution and faces potential further penalties.
In Bristol Tennessee on February 16 thirteen young men were convicted for the murder of Jack Osborne, following a local investigation and court proceedings.
Shanghai reports a Chinese source indicates the United States objects not to the anchorian convention but to the progre bank agreement between China and the Russo Chinese bank.
Albert C. Klein of Chicago a University of Michigan student committed death by own action in Ann Arbor by taking prussic acid. No reason is known for Klein's act.
A 55 year old woman, Mrs. Virginia Suret, was burned to death in her New York City apartment after her apron caught fire from a kitchen stove. Fire officials said the blaze started in the kitchen and she died at the scene.
The article describes flat muff styles, Breton lace collars, Irish lace hats, and velvet millinery with aigrettes. It highlights the dahlia as the season’s flower, sable cloth costumes, Scotch suitings, and the long lace scarf as a vogue, plus tartare sauce and sauces for cold fish. It also profiles Lady Stanley as a prominent hostess and collaborator with Sir Henry Stanley.
The Italian poetess Ada Negri enjoys record sales and broad appeal from common readers to scholars. Her early verse is noted for fire and democracy while her later work shows polish. her third volume, due soon, generates anticipation in Italy.
The article notes paper is used for blankets collars and more and now for socks and stockings. Shredded into strands and roughened to imitate wool, paper hosiery could sell for 3 cents per pair but experts doubt comfort and practicality. Critics say cotton or wool remain far more desirable despite the extreme cheapness.
A British visitor notes American reluctance to check luggage and the American fondness for carrying bundles. She finds lug gage checks reckless and dislikes overburdening with treasures. The contrast reflects cultural idiosyncrasies observed by the woman who toured England last summer.
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