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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1901
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists publishing company, proprietors, and newspaper postage rates. It shows daily and Sunday editions with subscription prices for various durations and regions including United States Canada and Mexico, plus postage policies.
The main office block in Anaconda provides several telephone numbers and exchange details for public access. The listing shows multiple station lines and encoded codes, indicating internal routing and office contact points.
The Standard lists branch offices at Butte Missoula and Great Falls where advertising rates are available on application.
The Standard lists news stands in Chicago San Francisco Denver and Salt Lake and directs general correspondence to Anaconda Montana. It specifies locations at Postoffice Auditorium Annex Palace Hotel Glenarm Street Seventeenth Street Second South and Salt Lake News Co.
TO ADVERTISERS. The Anaconda Standard was a larger bona fide paid circulation than all one daily newspapers in Montana combined. Daily and Sunday average for six months ending June 30, 1900, 11,722.
The piece notes daily public interest in Helena's short-term Senate race, dismissing sensational plots by Heinze and predicting little likelihood of a strong candidate seizing the vacant seat as public interest remains subdued and orderly.
Reports from foreign telegrams describe Queen Victoria's frail state as medical care and stimulants extend life beyond predictions. Prince of Wales seen with royalty at Osborne suggests he is active amid unsettling news, while ex-empress Victoria lingers in a grave condition and is nearing a final terminal phase.
Professor Pupin of Columbia College has devised a device to cheapen and extend long distance telephoning by applying a known electrical property to reduce the cost of insulation and dedicated lines. The Bell Telephone Company recently purchased his parent for $200,000 with a annual salary of $7,500 during the life of the agreement.
The patent proves Pupin's claim for a major leap in undersea communication. The system promises lower installation costs for submarine service and potential direct land links from New York to San Francisco. The claim highlights simplicity as the marvel prompting wonder among other electricians.
The passage criticizes General Grosvenor for opposing irrigation spending as unconstitutional while supporting taxes for harbor improvements and steel aims. It argues his stance reflects a broader pro imperialist, anti irrigation outlook attributed to his party and his role as a president’s mouthpiece in Congress.
The president nominated Harlan son of Justice Harlan for Porto Rico AG. Amid court pending matters the move drew widespread criticism from press and Republicans. Confirmation caused Senate explosions led by Senator Pett grew, reviving old carpet-bag era disputes. Harlan was confirmed.
The Springfield Republican argues lawmakers and newspapers mischaracterize the supreme court by saying it cannot or should not rule on the constitutionality of the Porto Rico tariff. Charles A Gardiner’s NY bar address challenges such claims and warns of overreaching by urging respect for longstanding precedents.
The text argues that while Puerto Rico and tariff questions are political, the constitutionality of a tariff law is a legal issue within the Supreme Court’s prerogative. It contends that court rulings stand unless changed by constitutional action, and that executive or legislative power cannot override valid judicial decisions.
Carrie Nation dominates Wichita as she wrecks saloons and clashes with police. She is jailed then released on good behavior until noon. She resumes street preaching and singing before sheriff re-arrests her, prompting police to subdue her and send her to jail.
Cadets renounce hazing as Congress pushes hard for total suppression. They confront earlier defences by Colonel Mills and peers, shifting from privacy to accountability under growing public concern.
Helena January schedule lists Heinze faction supporters voting for a series of figures from Peeler to Carrie Nation with daily events through January 31. The piece suggests Wanamaker is not pleased by Quay’s election and implies pressure on Harrisburg saloonkeepers. February plans to follow.
The remark notes that none of the short-term candidates can be accused of indecent haste in clinching the race.
The report notes Colonel Roosevelt plans to endure four more years of inactivity amid rising public expectations as he enters a period of intense fatigue and fatigue related pursuits.
Report notes Mr. Conrad received 16 votes yesterday and today concerns arise about group cohesion and unity among supporters.
The report notes growing suspicion that Nikola Tesla is speaking more to journalists than to the Martian correspondence, hinting at public relations maneuvers and possible distraction from technical work.
A brief travel note states Mrs Nation plans to omit Helena Montana from her itinerary until after March. The directive preserves her schedule and avoids early appearances in the city.
One hundred fifty two members of the Stanford University faculty resigned today. Dr. Jordan announced vacancies would be promptly filled by experienced black smiths whose opinions coincide with those of Mrs. Stantor.
The text contrasts Mr. Clark with Mr. Quay who expects $10,000 plus two years back salary. Clark did not pursue the senate seat for its salary, implying he sought different goals and did not aspire to political office for financial gain.
The Philadelphia Inquirer signals a change in editorial stance toward Senator Quay as the paper adopts a more minerist, populist tilt reflecting local political currents in Butte.
Friends say Prince Albert Edward has long been regarded as the king of good fellows, a popular figure among his social circle for many years.
Between Wichita and Leavenworth the phrase bleeding Kansas surfaces in public discourse and local context, signaling revived attention to the region and its history. The line highlights ongoing cultural and political interest in Kansas during the era.
Wichita Kansas a spoken pledge from Carrie Nation who says after cleaning saloons in Kansas she will challenge West Point. She claims in four minutes she will make the military academy seem cyclone investigated.
In Wichita Kansas Mrs Lease filed suit for divorce from her husband. The renewal comes after the plaintiff quashed her first suit and withdrew the earlier congratulations that accompanied it.
In stirring times in Wichita a local druggist has reportedly hidden his stock of spiritus frumenti in the cellar away from the crowd as a precaution.
A fragmented Wichita Meeker date line appears in the OCR, with unclear context and incomplete names. The readable portion suggests a dated Kansas correspondence but lacks verifiable details for a concrete summary.
In Gulch Colorado January 21 Colonel Roosevelt hunts a giant mountain lion. After firing 124 rounds his ammo runs out and the animal is finally killed in a dramatic melee. Roosevelt’s total score humorously tallies lions 28 bears 45 eagles 14 hens 86 coyotes 10 and wild Indians 0.
The Philadelphia Press plans to distribute champagne valued at $25,000 to the crowd, creating a festive scene. Event details and timing are not specified in the excerpt.
In response to Mrs Nation declaring herself the instrument of the Deity, whiskey in Kansas ponders its fate and possible salvation as moral reformers press forward with prohibition rhetoric.
Evidently the cartoonists of the country have an imperfect conception of the complete thorough and exhaustive nature of Senator-elect Clark's vindication.
The Great Falls Leader notes the official keeper of the cloak room in the Montana House of Representatives is rated as a clerk. He will also be keeper of the flat bottle, and members may retire to the cloak room for refreshment.
The Tacoma Ledger reports Helena's political situation will stay mixed for a time. Senator Clark, praised as a reform beacon, sent five cases of champagne to each newspaper office. A period of sharper journalistic lucidity is anticipated in about two days.
Colonel Roosevelt's Colorado adventures cast his San Juan exploits into new shadows as reports describe changing public attention and a shift in local perceptions.
The quotation portrays Queen Victoria facing danger with calm resolve, noting she fears no evil and remains unhurried as she traverses the valley. The phrasing emphasizes resilience and regal composure in adversity.
The Rocky Mountain Husbandman lauds ex Governor Robert Smith for an excellent Montana administration. It calls the tenure conservative upright open and economical and credits him with cool deliberate scholarly judgment and faithful service to the state.
Superficial indicators suggest West Point cadets are gaining a sense of how the public regards them. The piece hints at rising interest and curiosity about cadet conduct and future potential, implying growing recognition beyond the academy.
From Fergus County Argus the Montana legislature this winter is likely to push for a constitutional amendment at the national level to elect United States senators by popular vote.
The Big Tiber Pioneer reports on Lee Mantle receiving a distinguished honor. Details mention Mantle's prior service as a U S senator and the accolade reflecting his public career.
The passage lauds Senator Mantle for uniting the Republican majority and delivering a rebuke to a small group of party disrupters. It claims his leadership has bridged factions and strengthened the party's resolve against discord within the legislature.
The Kalispell Bee notes Carter and Sanders as men of action and words respectively. It regrets their quarrel that undermines their shared aim to build up their cause. The piece warns that when divided they undermine their own efforts and echo Abraham Lincoln’s warning about unity.
The Missoulian notes a political shift in Helena with MacGinnis falling from 20 to 1, a drop not as bad as Bryan’s 16 to 1 if MacGinnis were not still in the race.
In the Butte Journal Mr. Frank denounces being grouped with Chauncey Depew George F. Hoar and W P Frye as presumptive. The piece argues against such self comparison and notes the issue raises questions about reputation and fit with prominent figures.
The Belt Valley Times notes there is little doubt lawmakers will pass a new gambling law this session. It suggests a bipartisan legislature should craft a more satisfactory statute, perhaps even repealing the current law.
BE. H. Clark of 28 Shoe Lane London reports the sale of fifty seven thousand two hundred eighty eight boxes of Laxative Grome Quinine during the cold and grip season.
A spread of brief items includes A P Sandles of Ottawa Ohio seeking state board of agriculture membership with a wife endorsed bid and debt pledges. Reports on British India frontier plans, New York Supreme Court union labor rulings, a Wilkes-Barre poultry show prank, Vevey Switzerland church ruin discovery, a New Jersey Erie railroad verdict, Fort Dodge Iowa athletic park plans, forestry growth ages, Westmoreland loafing reform, the Mohawk yacht sinking at Vancouver, and new settlement frontier notes.
The Kiowa country will hold about 900 homesteads after allotments and reservations and Wichita country about 1 400 homesteads opening then. Elkland Pennsylvania rents its lock-up to a skunk cage and plans large scale breeding in Potter county. A Northwest Wyoming range war rages as cattlemen drive sheep to a precipice, killing 2 000. London and Paris had cholera scares but not in perfume factories. Sweden orders separate night cars for intoxicated passengers on suburban trains out of Stockholm. An American soldier recently returned from Pekin possesses a mystery artifact.
A nocturnal tableau depicts curfews and nightlife chaos with a weary husband returning home fears of a call, hold up risk near billboards, card players and revelers, arc lights, trams, a funeral tread cop, vendors, prowlers, and a sleepless town surrendering to dawn.
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