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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1903
Page
6
Watson E. Gaily, circulator of the Anaconda Standard, states the newspaper’s paid circulation for 1902 reached 4,089,478 complete copies, an average of 11,204 daily and 14,007 on Sundays. Notary public F.W. Peckover witnessed the affidavit sworn this Sunday in January.
A lengthy reflective passage honors William McKinley marking his birth anniversary. It recalls his childhood, Union service, legal career, congressional years, Ohio life, two presidential elections, and assassination. Roosevelt’s tribute frames McKinley’s leadership as pivotal in wartime and postwar policy, with discussion of the era’s challenges and reconstruction.
The piece reflects on how escape and avoidance shaped events from the Civil War era to Lynch and Ireland. It weighs how tensions with England and British law would have altered outcomes and examines Lincoln’s cabinet decisions, treason debates, and Lynch’s controversial path to London. It blends historical theory with vivid past controversies and political risk.
A girl cried Fire and a deadly stampede ensued as workers fled a cigar factory blaze next door. Police clubbed several aggressors while civilians and officers helped shape the frightened crowd out. Three women died in the crush and injuries were widespread.
A modern Typhoid outbreak worsens in Philadelphia and Chicago with hundreds of new cases and rising fatalities. The piece notes water supply pollution from the Schuylkill and Passaic rivers, urging sanitary reforms and warning travelers to boil water. It contrasts Boston’s relative safety and criticizes inadequate public health measures nationwide.
A jumble of social quirks and political tales includes Alfred A Howlett planning a birthday party for twelve widows with female musicians, Benjamin M Nyor taking a pastorate in Grand Rapids, John Whittier walking 24 miles daily, and various comments on clergy, journalists, and lawmakers. The piece also mentions Rose McDowell's death linking generations to Daniel O Connell, and notes about theft, receipts, and a congressman pressuring a secretary over a measure.
A Paris tale contrasts an ancient shah with the present Persian ruler. The shah, suffering toothache, summoned a dentist who refused to operate, fearing the tooth would be removed. The monarch warned the dentist not to lose the opportunity, praising a loyal grand vizier and sending the rest away. In a separate note, John W. Yerkes discusses Indiana and Kentucky campaigning and a teetotaler recalling whiskey’s supposed effect on men.
Fragmentary text notes a UK taxpayer cost issue with a figure of 29 shillings 3 pence per year per head and mentions population, army burden, and heavy weight of payments. The readable portion provides no clear event, date, or named organizations beyond general references to taxpayers and population.
London Tid-Bits recalls brutal discipline at Harrow and Westminster with toasting forks, strikes from kishes, and fines. It notes seniors punishing dishonorable acts, potential expulsions, and a saying that a prefect would rebuke misbehavior in Latin in a school hall.
The text appears to be a garbled excerpt resembling the poem Invictus by William Ernest Henley. It contains lines about night, fate, and being the master of one’s fate with multiple OCR errors and misordered words. No verifiable news content.
Mrs. Nancy Talbott of Arlington alleges her doctor Orvin Watts gained divine power after adopting him six weeks ago. She says Watts cured her incurable ailment via a secret method and proclaims him reincarnated Christ. Authorities hold an inquiry for insanity as her son seeks the missing mother.
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