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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1903
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard announces daily and Sunday editions with subscription rates in advance. Rates listed cover one year ten dollars, six months five dollars, three months thirty two dollars, and one month two dollars with main office in Standard Block Anaconda and editorial rooms nearby.
Local branches and newsstand locations for The Standard Publishing Company with addresses in Missoula Great Falls New York Chicago Minneapolis San Francisco Denver Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland Kansas City and Anaconda Montana for general correspondence to the company.
The report covers the papal conclave after Pius IX, naming Poins Cardinal Peccei and Leo XIII chosen pope. It notes the Vatican ceremonies, the Quirinal shift, and early votes. It also surveys Paris-France tensions, Loubet’s Rome visit, and reactions in London, with broader comments on titles, diplomacy, and global curiosities.
A district in Washington faces long running laxity in tax offices with und audited books spanning five to fifteen years. A rogue center claims a $75,000 detalcation traced to a $1,400 clerk while total tax lists reach three to five million yearly. Federal oversight contrasts with local corruption.
The article describes a tax department scandal with deeply aged accounts and unclear records. Officials fear there may be no certain way to straighten the matter out, and the only hope is to prevent a recurrence.
The article centers on Serafino Vannutelli a key figure in Pope Leo XIII’s circle as Rampolla rivals for the papacy. Vannutelli’s January promotion to vice chancellor is seen as Leo’s preference while Rampolla is viewed as the likely winner though many Rome gossip items doubt the guesses.
Harvard authority Dr. Sargent lauds Thomas Eugene White of the Charlestown navy yard as a physique giant. White trained with dumbbells and clubs, lifting 1,776 pounds freely, with measurements: height five feet, weight 151 pounds, chest 46.6 inches, hips 83.8, thigh 1.6, calf 15.2, upper arm 4.6, forearm 12.8.
A roundup of prominent individuals and incidents including ministers of the Second Empire M Pinard and Emilie Ollivier, Bourke Cochran’s eloquence, Samuel R Cox’s death near Bristol Pennsylvania, Miss Georgina Pope receiving the royal red cross in Canada, Carrie Nation’s temperance confrontation in St Paul, the first American baby born in Guam, Cardinal Vaughan’s views on social change, Liberia’s President-elect Arthur Barclay, Ramon Jose Jacson and Philippine universities, Thomas A Edison’s prolific patent record, and J B Babson’s patent office tallies.
A collage of humor sketches from several magazines and papers depicts social satire on unions, marriage, and domestic mishaps. The pieces reference Claudius Bronicus joining a union and lampoon gender roles, humor, and marital kitchen disasters in Brooklyn and Chicago venues.
The piece recalls famous horses Marengo and Copenhagen, Washington statues’ mounts, and anecdotes about royal and military steeds. It notes Lisbon Ohio’s centennial celebration and local figures Mark Hanna Clement Vallandigham the McCooks Stanton and McKinley ancestry. It ends with remarks on Middle East railways Haifa Damascus and agricultural revival in Galilee.
A reflection on the Duke of Rutland’s long political career from cabinet service to parliament. It notes the Columbus journal hoax, a letter from John Boyd Thacher denying the report, and Turkish censorship of scientific works including a book on chemistry viewed as revealing H2O as a threat to Hamid II.
A jumble of humorous phrases and social musings on wealth class and manners. Snippets reference Jasper Young Seadsby and other figures, with satirical lines about business luck and family wealth.
In Luxembourg the annual dancing procession honors St Willibrod of Utrecht. Villagers walk from Echtenach to his tomb twisting and skipping in thanks for cattle rescues. Thousands join with choristers and musicians, offering gifts at the tomb. This year the spectacle drew as many as 5000 dancers.
From Leslie's Weekly comes high praise for four men whose phonical development reaches notable levels. The article lauds their progress and suggests exceptional standards for vocal achievement.
A poetic fragment from Smart Set contrasts grand, lofty images of love with a refrain that declares the speaker's affection remains calm and quiet like the moor. The verse associates love with restraint and inner stillness amid ornate, decorative language.
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