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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1903
Page
6
Classified header from The Anaconda Standard lists publication details and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with prices for various term lengths and office contact information. It appears as a standard masthead block at the top of the page.
A compact listing of branch offices and newsstand locations for The Standard. Addresses include Butte Missoula Great Falls New York Chicago Minneapolis San Francisco Denver Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland Kansas City and related newsstand outlets with manager names and street addresses. General correspondence addressed to Anaconda Mont.
A Helena based correspondent, possibly a woman, is accused of sending sensational false Montana dispatches to eastern papers. May and June reports alleged a spotted fever epidemic with many deaths, though actual cases and fatalities were lower than usual. The letter urges Helena to stop the correspondent and curb the misinformation.
Kansas struggles with labor shortages as twelve Harvard students arrive to work in the wheat belt. They ride freight trains to reach harvest sites and join harvest crews while the state Senate and House adjourn without funding relief for distress. The lawmakers instead allocate twelve thousand dollars for mileage and per diem.
A crowd of farmers flagged an overland train to recruit harvest hands, searching cars for workers. Three black laborers reportedly sold themselves at auction to the highest bidder for harvest season, illustrating Kansas unrest and unusual labor practices.
Tom Platt confirms Chauncey Depew’s renomination to the United States Senate, signaling a united front to block opposition. The veteran leaders court Oyster Bay talks and eye New York City politics as Mayor Low faces a fusion challenge and Tammany pressure rises.
A Chicago gathering to protest the elleville switching featured United States Senator Hopkins urging the black audience to arm themselves against attackers while condemning lynching. The piece questions motives and warns that armed resistance would worsen race conflict, urging lawful justice and fast trials to curb mob violence.
A garbled chronicle mixes historical weather shocks and oddities with fleeting remarks on public life. It mentions King Peter, Oyster Day, a New York Central manager starting as a $4 office boy, and Montana summer happenings with a philosophical nod to Death, all in a fragmented 1905 era voice.
Excerpt notes the 13th annual convention of the International Baptist Young People's union in session at Atlanta Ga. The piece humorously contrasts the scene with prospects of cloudbursts and mentions Kid Curry retiring to private life while speculating Teddy junior's late night meetings with a watermelon patch.
Special Dispatch reports Great Falls post office for quarter ending June 30 1903 handled 7 770 pieces of registered mail up 1 313 from year ago. Total receipts 5395 57 versus 6656 51 last year. Domestic orders 30195 32 foreign 3767 92. last year 27646 22 and 3630 60. Payouts April May June 27095 53 domestic and 900 44 foreign. Last year 21800 98 and 352 41. Deposits received from other offices 872 901 00 versus 65 103 00.
Great Falls Montana persists as Taber resigns as master mechanic of the Montana Central railroad and heads to De Soto Missouri to become master mechanic of the Missouri Pacific. Matt T Fisher of Great Falls will replace him. Taber is famed for guiding the first engine into Butte and serving as fireman on engine 134 during the Grant presidential train to Gold Creek on September 9 1888.
Three wool clips were sold at Fort Benton. J Ward Huse sold 1.0 pounds for 16 cents, Tom Merith sold 9.00 pounds for 15 cents, and H Morrill sold 35.60 pounds at an unknown price. About 0.000 pounds have been delivered to the warehouse to date, over 1,000,000 pounds less than last year. Small clips reportedly range from 6 to 8 pounds per fleece as heavy rains may reduce weights further.
The supreme Court dismissed the appeal of J. F. Beck and about 20 others against the city of Butte and John G. Holland on the grounds that the court lacks jurisdiction. The decision ends the case at the appellate level.
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