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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1902
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard Publishes daily year round. Rates list for daily and Sunday editions with pricing by duration. Foreign and domestic mailing rates described along with office locations in Anaconda Great Falls and Washington Bureau details.
Arthur Pue Gorman, Maryland born and bred, rises from page in 1852 to U S senator by 1880. A strong parliamentarian and tactician, he will be a powerful force for the Senate's Democratic ranks and influence.
The immediate responsibility lies with the locomotive engineer Whisker who crashed into the rear of a wrecked train. He is described as an honest church member with years of safe service. Investigators suggest overconfidence and disregard for signals at Sixty third and Fifty eighth streets despite smoky tunnel conditions.
The New York Sun questions why engineers did not stop the train to confirm signal lights before the collision in the tunnel. It recalls a 1910 tunnel wreck that killed six and spurred block system reforms and calls for quicker electric traction in tunnels.
The article notes Captain Clark and General Wilson as chosen representatives for navy and army respectively, praising Clark for his famed Oregon voyage and Wilson for Civil War exploits and postwar writings. It mentions Whitelaw Reid as ambassadorial figure for Queen Victoria’s jubilee and hints at Grover Cleveland being urged but not appointed.
A Houston Post tale tells of a Texas youth who won a teaching post in the Philippines and planned a wife’s voyage. Family troubles delayed marriage, but the couple’s devotion endured. A congressman friend helped secure government transport for the bride as plans matured.
The records show a young man left with a wife or secured transport for one to the Philippines. Transportation initially issued was returned by the Texan at San Francisco. A new pass was issued and sent to the awaiting bride. She has begun her journey to the Philippines to join her intended husband.
The piece argues the American horse, especially Montana stock, leads a rising world demand for mounts used in war and urban service. It notes English buyers value endurance and sound feet, with rail and artillery roles praised, and hints a growing export market beyond canning uses. It also mentions political and cultural asides from contemporaries.
A Springfield Republican column denounces Rudyard Kipling as a poet misled by imperial zeal. It argues his verses promote imperial power, praising Boer resistance and warning that his war rhetoric could entrench conscription and national peril. The piece likens him to a pied piper leading public sentiment with militant verse.
A sharp tongue and playful metaphor mark this excerpt where Mr. Bryan mocks split infinities and laments pandering to crowds. The passage contrasts careful reasoning with showy display as it contemplates intellectual honesty in public discourse.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Japan’s progress as a progressive nation, praising its long history of exhibitions. It argues the proposed 1949 38 exposition, though initially seeming superfluous, serves as a powerful magnet for visitors and commerce, framing it as good business policy inviting world shoppers.
Minnesota governor clings to a hard line on rail policy claiming the railroad situation is tangled and unsatisfactory. Officials and residents weigh impact as lawmakers debate options affecting the state network.
The Kansas City Journal reports the end of the Central American revolution is announced. The phrase is interpreted as marking conclusion, not a physical body part. The article does not specify which end is referenced, leaving ambiguity about whether it signifies a final decline or the onset of a new era.
The Mexican Herald notes a shift in metal markets with copper’s recent antics surpassing those of silver, reflecting a period when base metals show behavioral volatility and influence on economic conditions.
New York Tribune reports disturbing neglect in Boston with the common and stagnating froth pond drawing outrage. Authorities warn foul conditions may worsen as Faneuil Hall preparation looms to address the scene.
A St Paul railway company spends a quarter million dollars to shave five minutes from passenger trains in and out of the city, applying the slogan time is money to practical use.
The Boston Transcript notes the first tall steel Chicago building, erected about one year ago, will be torn down to make way for a larger structure. It observes that antiquity has little chance amid restless times as construction continues.
Chicago Record-Herald notes Quay plans a book and proposes as a tithe the title Plum Trees have Shook. The fragment hints at literary ambition and a playful nod to potential chapter themes.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from several papers including Detroit Free Press Cleveland Plain Dealer and Brooklyn Life. Contains witty exchanges about novels hats money and a physics class remark with a pun on water in metals.
A collage of humorous clippings quotes from Washington Star Boston Transcript Philadelphia Press and Town and Country. A tramp joke about liquor law school teaching a blunt examplar and stray remarks on funerals jail and presents.
Tom Dresser and Sully argue over phrasing as they prepare for a function tonight after dark. The exchange includes jokes about wearing a night dress and the proper use of evening versus night.
A Chicago Tribune exchange humorously analyzes a singer’s voice. The city editor flags a word in the manuscript as unclear and the sporting editor explains she sang with a frog in her throat, clarifying the idiom.
A cheeky exchange features a Princeton fan asking for a lock of Jack Halfback's hair. The responding Yale sweater girl notes she received a scalp fragment and a lock of hair from Mr. Rusher, the Columbia full back, as proof of athletic banter.
A dialogue reflects on marriage timing and life wisdom. The speakers note that delaying marriage may extend time to outlive illusions, highlighting personal philosophy over social expectation.
Mrs Newlywed laments a perceived downgrade from being one in a thousand to one in a hundred, while her mother comments that such disparities do not justify tears. The exchange captures domestic humor and the bride’s vanity.
Commandant Puu of Woosung fort garrison proposes raising funds to establish a military college. The plan includes enrolling all subordinate officers and selecting 30 physically strong troops for the new institute.
In the Banner, Uncle Hiram notes editor Uncle Silas debates the bonic plague issue. The piece questions whether the editor takes an opposing view, reflecting local editorial tension.
An Oklahoma brief recounts a traveler’s ride on a small steamboat from Louisville to Frankfort on the Kentucky River. The narrator extols the river as wild and beautiful, noting it passes through government locks during the voyage.
A Kentucky storyteller recalls a windfall from selling playing cards and Bibles along the river. He bought the mixed lot at Louisville auction and sold each pack for two dollars, while the Bibles disappeared quickly, even as beards and reminiscences lingered.
A temperance lecturer asks for directions to the new temperance hall. The guide directs them to turn up by the fifth public house on that side and it is opposite the Three Jolly Brewers. A warning suggests bringing a drink as the hall only offers lemonade there.
Mr Goodman asks why the littl playmate is sad and Wiltie explains he had to stay home from school yesterday. The boy is sad because he must return to school today.
After January 1 1903 county officers elected or re elected next fall will get higher salaries due to increased county assessments. The office with the largest raise appears to be the superintendent assessor and clerk of the district court. District Clerk Davis is serving a four year term. salary change is tied to that term.
The department will not occur until 19, with the increase from 12 to 10 and a probability of further rises in the next three years. Over another year county positions will see salary jumps from 900 to 1200 for the county superintendent, from 1200 to 1400 for the assessor, from 200 to 2200 for the sheriff, from 129 to 1500 for the county attorney, and from 1500 to 2000 for the clerk and treasurer, likely boosting candidate numbers.
The small elm-framed mirror once bought by John Adams for forty dollars during his vice presidency was moved from the storeroom to the vice president’s room in the District of Columbia. After debates and criticism over its treatment as a relic, it was reinstated in a place of honor in the vice president’s chamber with hopes it will remain there.
A fragment shows a life insurance agent speaking at length while a professor comments he has not taken up a particle of time. The professor mentions he thought out two French pups that can be translated into English.
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