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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1905
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard publishes daily with Sunday edition. It lists subscription rates, office addresses in Standard Block Anaconda, and phone numbers for business and editorial rooms. The notice confirms second class mail status and advance payment terms for daily and Sunday editions.
The Standard Publishing Company lists office locations in Butte New York Chicago and Washington with telephone references and notes on newsstand availability in cities including New York Chicago Minneapolis San Francisco Denver Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tecoma Seattle Portland and Kansas City. All business correspondence should go to Anaconda Montana.
It is pleasant news for Butte that the Pittsmont smelter, owned by the Pittsburg and Montana Copper company, will shortly be in active operation. The mine is in operation and a large ore stock awaits processing, with the plant in shape for copper production and the company forecasting a long and prosperous career.
The article argues that food shortages and harsh conditions fuelled the revolt on a Russian vessel. It connects the incident to broader turmoil in Russia including Caucasus rebellion, provincial riots, mutinies, and capital unrest, blaming czarist policy and martial law for worsening crises.
The article weighs Wale Wallace resigning as chief engineer of the Panama Canal Commission to lead New York’s subway at 60 000 salary comparing it to the earlier 25 000 post. It notes public opinion condemns the move as a conflict between personal gain and public duty and cites Taft’s irritation with Wallace’s conduct.
The article notes that Wallace left his Panama assignment to return home and accept professional engagements in dollars, arguing it was financially sensible though not praiseworthy. It frames his Manila stay as ruinous to his health and points out there was no legal obligation to remain.
Anaconda held a Fourth of July programme without an orator of the day. After the parade the crowd gathered to hear excerpts from speeches by famous Americans read by Anaconda lads. The mutiple short readings lasted about fifteen minutes and were praised as fitting and patriotic.
A Bellevue hospital physician Dr Hunt faced exposure after a patient Chaves was branded faker on the chest with an acid mark during treatment using thermo cautery and benzine. The incident sparked a hospital inquiry and prompt dismissal amid concerns over susceptibility to others’ influence.
The piece discusses Spithead mutiny lessons, seamen demands and pay, and compares to Nore outbreaks. It notes Rear Admiral Robinson praising seamen discipline, questions regular wage payments after long foreign service, and frames Potemkine as a lawful target like the Huascar in 1878 while pondering its recapture.
The piece links religious inquiry with Russian Black Sea calamities and predicts dessolation in other cities. It notes political guilt cannot be assumed from Senate membership and mentions a new heavyweight champion altering world equilibrium with minor shifts.
A fragmented report hints Sweden delaying decisive moves while Russia quibbles over lines between riot and revolution. Admiral Togo avoids a Black Sea visit as tensions simmer. Fireworks vendors clear stock, and coroners cope with Fourth of July rush.
The article recalls mutinies in the British and Russian navies, noting Russian authorities finally acknowledge unrest in the Black Sea. It discusses naval discipline, earlier myths of punishment, and lists famed mutinies at the Bouty, the Nore fleet, and Spithead, while hinting at broader verifications.
A compact excerpt mentions a Kentucky heavyweight champion, ongoing Chautauqua activity, and a reference to Ora tory decline. It then pivots to Russia’s strategic woes near the Black Sea, a critique of Senator Mitchell’s leadership, and a naval display by the Black Sea fleet. The piece also notes Senator Thurston’s failure to impress a jury with senatorial courtesy.
A colonial decree ends slavery on Zanzi bar and Pemba but few slaves seek freedom. Officials report freed people find life less attractive, as a free status resembles a servant’s position with limited work and easy exit. Observers expect few future applicants, often driven by pique rather than love of liberty.
A speech honors Thomas Francis Meagher linking his legacy to Ireland and America. It praises his unity of North and South loyalties and recalls Meagher as a fearless orator whose words inspire liberty. The speaker hopes future generations in Montana share his spirit and support Irish freedom.
John Ney a 30 year old man from Wisconsin died after a drunken week long spree and an epileptic incident on West Broadway. He was taken from jail to county hospital then to the poor farm where he died en route. Coroner notified. Father Nicholas Ney a wealthy Appleton wholesale merchant.
A new magazine tack hammer uses a hollow handle filled with tacks fed to the head by a magnet. On raising the hammer a latch releases a tack, which is picked up by the magnet and driven in on the down stroke. The device continues until the magazine is empty and ready to be refilled.
Edwin Rouleau, 12, of 215 South Wyoming Street, was badly injured when a mud can exploded as he lit the fuse near his home in Butte. The blast struck his forehead, cutting to the bone and fracturing the skull, requiring stitches and a drainage. his condition was described as very serious.
Miner John Malloy of Anaconda, lodging at 734 West Park, suffered an eight inch scalp laceration after being pushed through a car window at 7 last night. Principal scalp artery severed, he bled heavily until reaching city doctors Dr. John McIntyre and Dr. W. L. Rentek, who ligatured the vessel and closed the wound.
About 75 veterans and Woman's Relief Corps members gathered at Columbia gardens to celebrate the nation's independence. Gun crews fired 40 rounds from 6 am to 6 pm, led by J P Stevens and H P Kemper with others. The event included a picnic and entertainment for visitors and children, with appreciation voiced by Garden manager Wharton for the day’s assistance.
Dialogue from the Philadelphia Ledger recalls a light exchange about a fishing outing. A summer girl asks if a companion was fishing and the reply affirms with a mention of Mr Softey, adding a brief glimpse of social chatter.
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