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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1902
Page
6
Public notice of subscription prices and mailing rates for The Anaconda Standard, with office addresses in Anaconda and branch offices in Missoula and Great Falls, plus bureau in Chicago and other eastern locations. Includes newsstand locations and contact addresses for newspaper business letters.
The Hugo Celebration RANCE marks a six day go as you please event for the one hundredth anniversary of Victor Hugo's birth. Hugo is hailed as the greatest nineteenth century French literary figure with rivaling genius and expansive views. The piece notes flaws in Les Miserables and praises Hugo's literary power and the popularity of his dramas and Les Chatiments in France.
English scientist Francis Galton perfected a fingerprint system that he claimed would supersede Bertillon's anthropometric method. He argued prints remain enduring from infancy to old age and rarely vary except by severe damage. He estimated the chance of two identical prints as less than one in 64 billion, making fingerprinting highly reliable.
The article compares Bertillon and Galton fingerprint systems in Bengal India. It notes the Galton method risks losing fingertips for criminals, while Bertillon requires extensive bodily damage to erase identity, highlighting practical and ethical tensions between the two systems.
A haberdasher notes fashion shifts toward plain white and simple designs for spring and summer shirts. He warns against broad striped fabrics in cheaper shirtings and urges men to choose modest colors to maintain wear and color retention.
Debates flare over Philadelphia style terrapin served for Prince Henry in New York. Philadelphia Baltimore and New York papers trade jabs on cooking methods as critics doubt any terrapin can suit royal tastes.
A Milwaukee memo notes Prince Henry’s visit and shifts to beer price hikes by brewers citing high costs and tax pressure. The piece references Pabst, the United States Brewing company, and congressional tax effects, with satirical comparisons to Tillman and Hill and musings on Americanization and Teutonization.
The New York Evening Post critiques Governor Taft's senate testimony on Philippine statehood and self rule. It argues his call for silence on future government delays pacification, warns free speech at home may fuel turmoil, and cites Schurman on developing Filipinos along their own lines.
The article notes a popular U S figure, likened to Admiral Sehley and Mr Devery, purchasing about 400000 dollars in prime New York real estate. It adds media curiosity over wealth origins and mentions Victor Hugo's death and Miss Stones experiences with brigands as a tangential aside.
Republicans push for harsher rebuke than Democrats for South Carolina senators Tillman and McLaurin. Committee members discuss suspension or censure, refer matter to a sub committee, and expect possible censure as most likely outcome. No final vote or conclusion reached.
A bipartisan sub-committee led by Senators Burrows Hoar and Foraker with Senators Pettus and Bailey will meet tomorrow afternoon to draft a resolution for the full committee. The full committee is scheduled to meet again on Friday to consider the action.
Lieutenant Governor James H. Tillman in Augusta says he telegraphed President Roosevelt to withdraw acceptance of gifting a sword to Major Micah Jenkins of the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. Tillman cites subscriber wishes and personal ties after an insult that spurred the telegram.
Port Angeles dispatch reports the French bark Les Adelphes from Madagascar to Portland arrived with nearly the entire crew afflicted by scurvy after 162 days at sea. They subsisted on meager rations and water shortages for 25 days. the cook died at sea. Doctoring and hospital transfer planned as the ship weathered a storm. Captain Coffin wore a bandage over his nose due to illness.
Chitto Hargo known as Crazy Bhake and nine followers were sentenced in federal court to two years in Leavenworth and fined $5,000 each for conspiring against the government. They led the Snake gang resisting Dawes Commission allotment and blocking government settlement actions in Indian Territory.
A blaze in Dinkelsbuhle Bavaria buries 15 volunteers as walls collapse. Authorities say rescuers cannot reach the living and the end appears. The incident occurs during firefighting efforts and marks a tragic loss for the local brigade.
In St. Paul on February 26 the Minnesota House approved a senate bill granting 25000 dollars to cover expenses of the state’s contest against the Northern Securities Company and the alleged merger of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroads.
A profile traces Miss Caledonia McCall of the sixth auditor's office from Florida roots to Washington politics. It notes her service in the pension office, senior role with the Republican national campaign committee, and a rare Florida legislature reinstatement effort. Includes cooking notes and a portrait of the czarina Alix of Hesse as a separate anecdote.
A New York World piece ridicules polite burglars as cultured figures in Chicago and suburbs. It notes a 3 am visit to Mrs. Arrowsmith, a baby carried through, and a burglar discussing literature with a boarder. The essay mocks society's delayed appreciation of refined crime.
Booker T Washington visited the White House and had a 15 minute conference with President Roosevelt. Officials say no political topics were discussed.
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