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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1902
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard announces daily and Sunday editions with subscription rates of 10 dollars per year, 5 dollars for six months, 3 dollars for three months, and 1 dollar for one month. It lists postal guidelines, foreign rates, office addresses, telephone numbers, and eastern and western bureaus, plus city newsstands locations and advertising information.
The article notes various monarchs who never wore crowns in modern times, including Leopold of Belgium and the Portuguese king. It contrasts crowned and crownless rulers, mentioning Edward VII and the German Kaiser, and remarks that coronations vary by tradition while crowns are not essential to a king’s authority.
A long historical sketch of Franklin J Moses recounts his rise as South Carolina governor in Reconstruction, his shift to the Republican party, and a later decline marked by arrest, forgery and theft. Now about sixty, he served four months in a Massachusetts house of correction for stealing an overcoat valued at fifty dollars amid a life of crime and exile.
John F. Dryden of Newark, 63, chosen by New Jersey Republicans to succeed Sewell in the U S Senate. A wealthy business leader and founder of the Industry life insurance firm, Dryden is hailed as the father of industrial life insurance in America and a cautious, conservative choice.
Discussion of Spain’s future king Alfonso reaching his sixteenth birthday in May and gaining executive power. Ceremonies planned will be elaborate yet not a coronation, with the crown present but not placed on his head as he assumes power.
Sir Thomas Lipton orders a fresh challenger from shipbuilder William Fife and aims to race in 1903 barring unforeseen events. The article praises Lipton's persistence and notes the New York Yacht Club will host a race. Herreshoff is reputedly designing a new ninety footer to outdo all rivals including the Columbia.
A defender argues Arnold was brave and admirable, praising Benedict Arnold as a hero and calling Admiral Schley a caitiff. The remarks trigger criticism of Maclay's moral and mental balance and his challenge to established history and military records.
The excerpt argues that Maclay cannot distinguish truth from falsehood and deserves institutional care. It quotes Nordau on color blindness as a metaphor for mental degeneration and suggests he is better off in an asylum than in naval service.
Montana auxiliary committees urge public support for a Canton cemetery monument on McKinley’s birthday January 29. Schools would hold memorial exercises and children contribute with names and addresses for memorial receipts from the national association.
A collage of eccentric notes includes Bob Fitzsimmons’ quip after an Orpheum fall, remarks on King Edward’s smoking, San Francisco mayor Schmitz, Chicago wires, aldermen on trolley routes below tracks, the Marchioness de Ajuria suing Russell Sage for 75000, and mentions of a US European squadron and Miss Stone in Bulgaria.
Excerpt notes Chandler’s view on presidential duties and the brevity of leaders’ lives. It hints Chandler would take a chance, while contrasting with Sage’s disputed debt tale from Chicago News.
Poultney Bigelow predicts a forthcoming conflict between the United States and Germany and asserts the country will soon be drawn into hostilities. The text notes Bigelow’s role in shaping public interest and his paid efforts to self promote.
The Atlanta Constitution notes that during speeches Billy Mason can omit more information than any other man in the Senate. The remark highlights Mason’s tendency to prune content while addressing audiences.
The fragment indicates a Washington Post item about a bureau of fabrication continuing its activities, noting a figure or period of 10, but the readable text is incomplete and lacks clear events, entities, or outcomes for a fuller summary.
Detroit Free Press notes a public display praising Admiral Schley and a speech by a political figure that reinforces victory after Dewet’s forces. The item highlights wartime rhetoric and civilian reactions as the war closes.
The note questions whether Andrew Jackson resembled a Democratic figure like J Ham Lewla, pondering political alignment in a historical context. It hints at party identity and comparisons without attributing a definitive stance to specific individuals.
Milwaukee Sentinel reports Charles M. Sheldon now turning to poetry as he explores faith and doubt, offering a reflective shift from his earlier prose and public life. The piece notes how a prominent writer's evolving craft prompts readers to reexamine his enduring influence.
An Iowa citizen in Washington challenged Leslie M. Shaw, prospective secretary of the treasury, about a daily Des MoinesRegister motto reading Keep Your Eye on Shaw. He warned the sign could suggest a lack of confidence as Shaw would oversee vast government funds.
The lone Hindoo writer of English fiction is said to be Sarath Kimar Kosh. He is a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and showed marked aptitude for legal work prompting the lord chief justice to urge him to practice at the English bar. He is young and unmarried and sings tenor and Seoteh ballads.
In a recent talk, Carnegie describes the infancy of rail travel between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. He details staged journeys and mountain climbs via inclined planes, noting iron rails imported from England and anchored by stone blocks as the system evolved.
The narrator recalls rejecting a lower wage line job while noting Thomas A. Scott, the superintendent, offered $55 a month to be secretary and telegrapher, versus his own $25 monthly pay. Scott earned $125 a month and $1,500 annually, prompting reflection on what one could do with such money.
Influential Hebrews of New York back a state legislature bill to incorporate the Federation of American Zionists The aim is to buy Palestine from the Turkish government and open it to Jews worldwide as a home Many wealthy backers reportedly support the measure and could fund any required amount if the Porte agrees to sell
The Woodbridge district council, facing frequent vehicle collisions at three converging streets, could not widen streets due to property limits. The surveyor recommended mirrors to give drivers a through-wall view, and the test proved successful.
The founder named Johns Hopkins left his Baltimore and Ohio stock for the university that bears his name. The stock was worth almost $2 per share at the time and later declined to around $15.
Representative Fitzgerald of Brooklyn describes a poker game he witnessed in Oklahoma. One player exclaims I’ll be blamed if it play in any game like this as he leaps up and throws down his card while the other four players react with concern.
In a remark by Mr. Fitzgerald an examination of the player's cards showed he held jacks up and that the odd Jack would have given him a full house. The fragment notes a chorus line about a boy stealing a jack of hearts from the speaker's knee.
A collage of light verse and wry quips from Life and Indapopune News includes jokes about vainglorious politicians, a tale of a boy and his father, a jest on musical taste by Richard Wagner, and a playful pun about postage stamps and coins.
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