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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1903
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard announces publishing company details and subscription rates listed for Daily and Sunday editions. Rates cover one year six months three months and one month with separate Sunday pricing.
Rates listed for 30 to 16 page editions at one cent, 2 to 32 page editions at two cents, and 2 to 48 page editions at three cents. Europe rates double. Inquiries for foreign rates at the Main Office Standard Block Anaconda. Business office contact via the Standard’s branches in Butte Missoula and Great Falls.
Washington Bureau No 41 Post Building Eastern Offices Chicago newsstands and outlets named. The Standard distribution spots include New York City Astor House Brentano's Union Chicago Auditorium Annex Minneapolis Palace Hotel Denver Seventeenth Street Salt Lake City West Second South Street Salt Lake City Salt Lake News Co Seattle Pacific Avenue Kane North Howard Akoma Pacific Avenue Seattle Pike Street Portland Hotel.
In Helena the senate rejected women's suffrage seemingly for sport and plans to revisit the issue later this session. The committee may frame a new report under the guise of a dress rehearsal, allowing suffrage supporters to press their case with the legislature.
The piece criticizes Jeffries touring Montana as a coarse sport figure. It cites incidents with Munroe and Fitzsimmons, alleging a pattern of tough behavior by his circle. The author notes ongoing verbal spats since a Butte incident and calls for a pause in their public talking sequence.
A historic diary of Samuel F. B. Morse from August 10, 1843, shows him predicting telegraphic communication across the Atlantic. The article notes his tests with the Baltimore and Washington line and the early dream of a submarine cable, contrasting with Marconi’s later wireless achievement.
The author speculates on future breakthroughs beyond Marconi and Morse, envisioning direct mind to mind communication. It argues thought transference could flash messages around the world in moments and urges a benevolent project to make this practical.
Goodwins Weekly criticizes Apostle Smoot and Mormon church backing as a threat to U S government and poses serious questions about his fealty and hidden aims amid a contentious election to the federal senate.
The piece accuses Lieutenant Governor Tillman of cowardice and links him to a deadly shooting in Columbia. It compares Tillman to Judge Harney of Butte and notes the swagger and weapon carry during an earlier sword incident. The author calls the event ugly and condemns Tillman’s conduct.
An editorial condemns railroad passes issued to Montana legislators and their families as a corrupting courtesy. It argues the practice creates improper obligation, noting mileage payments by the state and the lack of accountability. It stresses that such passes undermine public trust and should be abolished.
The piece charges that legislators, as state employees, accept railroad passes during sessions due to a corrupt system. It argues railways pressure lawmakers by courtesy, while critics in Helena complain about lacking passes. The author labels such talk cheap and questions the entitlement to ride for free.
The formal retirement of Dr. Von Holleben as German ambassador to the United States follows Kaiser's failed plan to split England and America. The Kaiser seeks to punish the ambassador for missteps, while U S German relations show strain evident in Roosevelt's Venezuelan arbitration pause. Dr. Von Holleben, a skilled diplomat, is noted for success abroad rather than in the United States.
A brisk look at the 1910 elections notes Republicans likely to hold about 53 seats to Democrats 35, with Delawares two seats possibly vacant due to the Addicks stalemate. It quips on figures like Smoot, Wolcott, TeNer, and Miles, and jests about Mrs Smoot and the lobbyists while lampooning political cues and social intrigues.
An editorial compares Col. Jack Frost to a stubborn figure refusing arbitration with the American public. It notes the lone Bostonians member present and hints at a broader, unresolved contention in the community.
Silk fabrics in black taffeta and corded silks cut to 49 cents a yard for today and tomorrow. Wool cheviot and drapery pieces offered at marked discounts. Lace curtains and oriental silk drapery designs priced low. Men and boys wear including overcoats reefers and shirts deeply discounted. Stock described as samples or left over, with limited quantities and one day two day sale window.
Splendid Hosiery Values list 200 dozen children's fast black cotton hose extra heavy with double heels and toes and ribbed finish. Ladies fast black seamless hose silk finish and very elastic valued at 20c per pair. Wool golf gloves in novelty basket weaves in colors cardinal gray black white valued at 40c.
Offers include 200 pairs of genuine French kid gloves from stock in assorted colors and sizes, napkins and full dinner size, bedspreads hemmed and ready for use, large cotton honey comb towels. Prices note values from $1.00 to $1.50 per item.
Since the great discount sale began two shipments of winter suiting and overcoats from Hue Schaffner & Marx arrived. Men in Butte may buy ready made clothing from Stein-Bloch and Hart Schaffner Marx at 25 off. The store emphasizes its dedicated men’s section and separate entrance. Fur overcoats trousers suits and all overcoats are included with special Friday and Saturday values offered.
Advertises men underwear and overshirts with prices and features, praising Hanan's and Connell's Perfection shoes as leading footwear. Claims sole agency for quality shoes offering comfort and wear. Emphasis on wool garments and Outing Flannel Night Gowns with modest prices.
The piece mocks Senator-elect Smoot implying he offers moral comparisons with colleagues. It notes his Washington visit and lodging, jokes about wives, coal famine sufferers, and coal magnates, and suggests his seating would assure Utah influence in the Senate for an indefinite period.
Citizens respond to a newly filed and notable complaint, signaling rational public discourse and engagement with local governance.
Residents imagine the sound of coal being unloaded into their cellars when they listen closely, a belief reflecting local anxieties about fuel supplies and winter shortages.
Billiard experts in congress bow to Senator Mallory of Florida as the top cueist. Gov T B Ferguson wears a tall black hat in Guthrie after staff gift, a style trend that unsettles territorial pioneers. Henry K McHarg enters Radford Tenn offices to study mining. he is 20 and son of a millionaire. A reporter questions Senator Hoar about talks with the president on trusts. he improves the moment with a sly reply about whether to say so.
The article quotes Tain Maclaren criticizing over education and Lord Charles Beresford planning a private American visit before February Parliament opens. Col Herman Epker, 90, born in Amsterdam, briefly lost then regained language following insanity in Toledo. Dr Hillis proposes Beecher memorial at Plymouth church with a $100,000 plan, prompting the Brooklyn board to drop a nearby school project.
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