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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1902
Page
6
Publication notice lists rates for daily and Sunday editions, mailing costs, and subscription options. It also provides office addresses in Anaconda, Butte, Missoula, Great Falls, and Washington Bureau details with newsroom contacts and distribution points in multiple cities.
The president’s findings praise Schley while praising Sampson’s blockade and critiquing night blockade claims and a late retrograde move. He emphasizes command disputes, defers to McKinley’s 1899 decision, and argues the fleet’s superiority lay in crews and ships, not just leadership.
The text argues that ending the dispute would bring relief, but both sides refuse to yield. It reflects ongoing national tension and impatience with stalemate, highlighting the enduring push for settlement.
In Goshen New York the Dutch Reformed church faces a church split over kissing during services. Rev Clarence Blakely condemns the practice while a faction called the kissers defends it accusing trustees of tolerating it. The dispute centers on Wednesday prayer meetings lit only by kerosene lamps and concerns about a flirtation culture among village youth.
The piece notes Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania celebrating 100 years since the claim that anthracite coal can fuel fires. It recounts Jesse Fell's secret test in 1802 proving stone coal burns cleaner and better than wood, helping spark a major industry and national wealth. It wryly surveys political and literary allusions of the era and lists new books.
President Roosevelt affirms McKinley’s recommendations on the Sampson Schley controversy. He notes the battle was fought by captains, not a single commander, and praises Wainwright and Clark while deeming no further action warranted. The court of inquiry’s findings are endorsed.
The text reflects widespread curiosity in Helena about a fleeing murderer and a revealing letter. It mentions figures like President Roosevelt, Nurses, Wheelers, Matteson, and Andrews, and notes ongoing debates over suffrage led by Mrs. Catt and Miss Anthony with limited success.
The National Civic Federation executive committee met in New York with Senator Hanna presiding to review by laws for arbitration of strikes and labor disputes. A nine member conciliation panel would be named from each group to mediate, with an arbitration board of two employers and two workers and a possible fifth public member if needed. The full committee could authorize an enlarged action if required. Senator Hanna called the meeting very satisfactory and praised efforts toward harmony between capital and labor.
In Saco the Shufelt murder hearing ends with Justice Northcutt binding him to district court for the killing of Long Henry Thompson. Bond set at 2000 dollars. Eyewitness accounts differ on Thompson’s gun position and words before the shot.
Madrid February 19 Senate members debate the US Spain friendship treaty. Senator Fagasta argues Americans should not gain landed property in Spain while Spaniards are barred in the United States. Senor de Eguilier notes treaties require ratification and Senor Saugustu concurs.
United States Consul McWade reports the plague rising in Shan Tung province with more than 60 deaths. Yung Kong, Canton, is reported free of the disease.
A Montreal dispatch says Charles Bavage and his wife, both described as colored, were arrested there today on the charge of stealing diamonds valued at $10,000 from Albert F. Lowenthal last November after earlier arrest in Portland.
Day sale features velvet carpet at 1.25 per yard, marked down to 1.00. Brussels and drapery papers listed with various patterns and prices. Includes moquette rugs two by one yards, reduced to 3.95. Lengths shown from 16 to 25 yards and other items priced per yard.
Advertisement lists men's goods with low prices including wool socks linen shirts mitts merino underwear suspenders Tarvis buckles percale shirts and more. Reads like a midcentury sale block with pricing such as 25 cents and 50 cents emphasized to attract buyers.
A column notes the Duchess de Li Noche foucauld daughter of Senator Mitchell of Oregon as a leading American woman in France. It recounts Library Journal curiosities on pedagogy in libraries and a German Madonna image being judged beautiful by a boy. It describes Romeone’s bachelor kitchen furniture, fashion fads in Chicago Journal, and an American housekeeper in Japan praising her discreet, efficient staff. It also cites a Philadelphia Inquirer account of a Japanese butler system and a doctors’ advice on breakfast in bed for nervous, high strung women to conserve energy and reduce household stress.
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