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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1903
Page
21
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription prices for Reily and Sunday, daily and Sunday, and various service durations. Rates are payable in advance and published for readers at the Post Office in Anaconda.
Rates listed for 16 page editions at one cent 32 page editions at two cents 48 page editions at three cents. European and other foreign rates double. Inquire at Main Office Standard Block Anaconda. Telephone numbers appear garbled.
The Standart has branch offices at Butte Missoula and Great Falls where advertising rates will be furnished on application.
Washington Bureau lists post building offices and 1% Nassau Street as addresses. The Standard is available at New York City stands L Jones Co Theater Ticket Office Astor House, Chicago Union News Stand and Auditorum Annex, Minneapolis R G Hearsey Co, San Francisco Palace Hotel, Denver Seventeenth Street, Salt Lake City Wear Second South Temple, Spokane North Howard and Pacific, Portland Portland Hotel. General correspondence to Standard Publishing Company Anaconda Mont.
Watson F. Gaily states the Anaconda Standard had 4 080 478 complete copies issued in 1902 with a daily average of 11 204 and a Sunday average of 14 007. Notary F W Peckover certifies the oath dated January 5, 1903.
Newspapers debate if President Roosevelt should intervene in Senate elections. They argue he mishandled Delaware Addicks and Utah Smoot issues while avoiding New York influence. The Fast reports say petitions seek to bar the Mormon from the Senate, yet expectations favor Smoot's continued seat.
Vatican circles buzz as Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli is chosen as vice chancellor to succeed Cardinal Parocchi, fueling talk he could become pope Leo XIII’s successor. The Genoese prelate is seen as a dark horse amid several probable contenders.
Gossip says Senator Hanna backs a Taft path toward the presidency and a future Ohio governorship. Roosevelt’s choice for a Manila vacancy may reflect Hanna’s timetable, with Day tipped for the Supreme Court. Analysts suggest Hanna is maneuvering to block Roosevelt’s renomination and crown Taft as next candidate.
News from Rome signals Nuteli may become a leading contender for the papal throne after Cardinal Parecchi’s death upends prior calculations. Analysts note Leo’s age and policy shape the debate, with Serafine Vannutelli emerging as a surprise option amid broader political maneuvering.
A Senate subcommittee in Hawaii recommended paying former queen Liliuokalani 402 078 dollars as settlement for crown land rents during her reign. The panel found she had no personal stake in the lands but was entitled to rents. other self‑styled royal claimants were considered next.
The text claims women are far ahead of men in concealing and pawning items, using counters without arousing clerks. It asserts men are at a disadvantage in highway robbery and related crimes, while women outperform men in subtler criminal activities.
A cleavaged view of imperial pageantry in Delhi hints at four million dollars in coronation costs for Curzon and his American vicereine. Princes and governors spiked expenses, while Indian reception received muted enthusiasm amid Curzon’s unpopularity. domestic politics continue with legislative quarrels and party sparring across Montana and Colorado.
The Kansas City Journal argues against long meals and the broader problem of modern eating habits. It notes Senators Hale and Burrows push to abolish the three hour dinner while urging attention to the 10 minute meals and rapid eating that harm health and digestion.
A fragment tells of a man reading poems to his wife about Betsy and him. Her tears lead to reconciliation and a vow that there will never be a bill for the poet in their home. The passage reflects domestic strain and renewal through verse.
Dr Edward EB Hale, son of an editor, critiques press influence citing Edward Everett. He argues readers misread and misremember newspaper content, noting only a portion understand and believe what they read, and fewer still recall it accurately.
The Electrical Review suggests placing scarecrows on pole tops to reduce short circuits caused by birds like owls crows hawks and eagles. Despite inventor efforts to curb technical faults in distribution, animal strikes still trigger dangerous arcing and disrupt the central station operations.
Tennessee police crack a gang of female thieves linked to a bank robbery by safe blowing. The report highlights women as skilled forgers and pickpockets challenging male rivals, noting their social stealth and ability to steal valuables from men before suspicion arises.
Will Carleton recalls a hotel stay where the proprietor refused a bill saying no charge. The landlord explains he once separated from his wife after many years, and a lawyer drew up an agreement. The anecdote appears in Carleton's new poetry volume Songs of Two Centuries from Harper.
A page announces a visitor for Congressman Hepburn who denies being in his seat. The page counters and remains in place, insisting Hepburn is seated. The visitor, angered, takes a neighbor's chair and is told Hepburn is indeed in his seat.
A New York sign proclaims meals cooked by the formulae of Dr. tarvey W. Whey chemist of the bureau of agriculture. It claims even poisons are made palatable and nutritious. Curious visitors note experiments feeding 24 young men borax salicylic acids salts of copper and zinc aniline dyes and similar items.
A volume of Sterne’s works from the Craibe Angus collection in Glasgow sold in Edinburgh carried Burns manuscript marginalia. The notes praise Elizabeth I with harsh lines about Judas Iscariot and a brutal description of Mary Stuart, selling for £400.
A long hidden painting in Belgium turned out to be a genuine Albert Durer valued at $200000. It had been bought for $10 and had been stolen from the royal gallery in Munich years ago.
Gen. Dick withdraws from the Ohio governor contest as a prudent young candidate. The field remains fluid with Herrick and others likely to enter. William K. Vanderbilt Jr. joins the volunteer fire company at Little Neck and must respond to alarms in a blue shirt and hat. A congressman declares Congress the warehouse of truth, provoking mixed reactions as the debate lingers.
The piece recalls Senator Foraker defending militia duty with humor about age and 435 congressmen. It notes the Modern Woodmen convention backing Lieut Northcott for vice president, juror reform by Judge Evans, King Edward VII’s Ireland visits and a tax on lavish spending in California. It also mentions tobacco chewing by Congressman Cannon and aging beliefs on health, with anecdotes about Nelson Elkins Lane and a vanished bill in Pennsylvania.
Last day of a bargain sale offering an immense variety of new calendar wrappers in different colors and designs. Introductory price features a wrapper valued at $1.50.
Our annual sale of women's muslin underwear continues today with sales this week far ahead of previous records. The public response shows the policy of always giving the best possible value for the least money.
National capital reports indicate senators expect quick ratification of the Cuban reciprocity treaty in the Senate. Cuban Senate favors the measure. At Cabinet’s end no major issues were discussed and next week will decide whether Samuel H. Vick of Wilson North Carolina will be reappointed postmaster amid broad attention.
Washington January 16 President Roosevelt was assured by Senators Aldrich Lodge and Spooner that the Cuban treaty would be ratified by the senate. Opposition was confined to the democratic side.
The treasury department received an official certified copy of yesterday's act placing coal on the free list and immediately sent instructions to customs collectors nationwide to enforce the measure at once.
The house committee on industrial arts and exhibits favored a $100,000 appropriation for an agricultural exhibit at the St. Louis fair. Amendments specify $90,000 to aid Alaska residents for an Alaska exhibit at St. Louis with prep and transport costs borne by Alaskans, and $25,000 for an Indian Territory exhibit with residents required to match the treasury contribution.
A navy department dispatch from Washington dated January 16 reports Admiral Dewey and Rea are involved in a developing military update. Details remain sparse as officials confirm ongoing communications and actions underway.
Miranda Taylor will arrive in Washington on the flagship Mayflower this Saturday afternoon. The arrival marks a notable visit with the vessel commonly associated with historic journeys.
The state department received from United States Consul Squiers in Havana a report on the reciprocity treaty with the United States. The ministers report is highly favorable to early ratification by the Cuban senate.
President Roosevelt today received from Count Quadt of the German embassy a deluxe edition of The Reform of the Higher School System in Prussia. The presentation continues the exchange of educational ideas between nations.
Washington on January 16 Colonel A G Hennessee of the fifth cavalry was placed on the retired list by operation of law due to age.
A fragmented humor column recounts a Frenchman in foggy London in Hyde Park remarking on sun never setting over imperial dominions, plus brief jests about stolen diamonds, insurance, theater indecencies, and a Scotch merchant's failed political candidacy as told in a string of Life and Tid Bits items.
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