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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1900
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists publication details including daily and Sunday editions, subscription rates, main office address, and branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls. It notes international postage, nearby newsstands, and references to the Washington Bureau and Paris reading room for Montana visitors.
The Anaconda Standard promises its advertisers a bona fide paid circulation daily and Sunday, three times larger than any Montana newspaper. Advertising contracts will be based on this guaranteed circulation.
Circulation figures for June 1900 show daily and Sunday averages around 11 945 for the Anaconda Standard with a total two day June 1900 circulation of about 338 975. Watson E Gally circulator attests to accuracy before Notary W Packover on July 2 1900.
Presidential ticket appeal from Nebraska and Illinois backers. Endorsers call for Bryan in 1900 era framing, name Adlai Stevenson as running mate and stress regional support.
The article notes that early hopes of a swift end to the war with Britain entering Johannesburg have faded. It cites heavy British casualties totaling over forty eight thousand and argues the Boers use defensive tactics. It also mentions Lord Roberts restricting mine mobility into the Transvaal as gold production struggles to rebound.
The surge in gold supply from South Africa triggers a swift downturn in McKinley’s prosperity wave and a sagging of business across industrial and financial centers. Political campaigning intensifies tension, with Republicans blaming Democratic success as a possible cause. The revival followed gold output rise, the reaction followed the halt, and nations feel broad economic effects.
The article lauds Adlai Stevenson as an exemplary choice for vice president, noting his pleasant speech, disloyalty to Hill, and strong record as first assistant postmaster. It argues Stevenson embodies breadth, urbanity, and ability, contrasting him with Hill and highlighting bipartisan commendation.
The Standard urges support for Francis Murphy as he tours Montana promoting temperance. It notes Montana has fewer agencies than the East, but a strong citizenry should back his mission. The paper believes his preaching may win over many and rescue at least one drinker as a crowning achievement.
The article argues against the gold standard and the notion of intrinsic value, contending that value is determined by supply and demand. It attacks the claim that gold has intrinsic worth and notes the public discourse around monetary standards.
The discussion argues that gold and silver share money use and that rising gold output from 1850 to 1860 depressed values. It critiques the notion that gold’s value is intrinsic, noting Roberts shows global coin stock growth and rising demand counteract pure gold standard assertions.
The article portrays Empress Dowager Cixi as alternately reported dead or dying, then active and authoritative. It notes her imperial edicts, unease in the empire, and her vow to protect foreign legations while restoring order, with Li Hung Chang praised for enforcing public executions to deter crime.
This week's exercises at Lincoln resemble a continuous Methodist love feast. Pekin will see Dr. Mumm von Schwartz enstein succeed Karen von Kettéler. It will be punishment to the Chinamen to pronounce the doctor's name. Slumiming parties are unpopular with Pekin's foreign residents this season. Mme de Stael would quip See Nome and die when updated.
The passage reflects harsh views on political retirement and public endurance, mocking Li Hung Chang and predicting upheaval in China. It mentions the empress dowager, deaths, and sensational plots, while noting Kentucky’s train robbery and Baron von Ketteler’s death with derisive tone.
An item in Dr J H Girdner collection is a wedding coat worn by his grandfather when Johnson was a tailor. The back collar bears a strap reading A Johnsen Tailor. The relic links to Johnson before his political rise and is tied to donor history.
Charles F. Root faced a crowded Missoula courtroom as Ed Burge testified about a morning dispute over a runaway horse and buggy. The fight moved to a slough, with blows exchanged and witnesses giving conflicting accounts of a neckyoke hit. The jury quickly returned a verdict of acquittal for Zanders in a separate related proceeding.
Hung Chang keeps a personal guard of about four thousand at his own expense. Hugh J. Grant, former New York mayor, finishes as St Nicholas bank receiver with a final report. Musgrave, a Vietnam era veteran and Far East campaigns veteran, travels after serving under three flags. Cadet Pillsbury from Lowell tops his class at West Point. General Cronje controversy arises with claims of Dutch assimilation and name change. Rev. T. M. Price writes Genesis based drama for Old Testament preservation. Ruskin’s unpublished manuscripts provoke debate on posthumous works. President Fellner halts a gold watch fund after a theft incident in his office.
Missoula notes report Alderman Charles Marsh at his north side home and Charles W. Cowell recovering from a week illness. Telephone exchange cable arrived for soon placement. Tiei jen new block brick and cornice work finished, roof nearly done. Young people visited Rankin ranch with refreshments. W F Cobban and wife of Butte sold city lots 15 to 24, block 31 Park addition for 2 dollars. Northern Pacific trains on time except No 4 delayed 1.5 hours. Miss Ray Rockman, Dr. Rockman’s daughter and actress, due Friday for visit. Divorce suit filed in district court by Joseph Willett against Katherine Willett. desertion alleged. married Missoula about two years ago. Old Northern Pacific station moved west of ice house. room to be given to transfer teams. Alice B Sander and husband of Mc Kinnie Tenn transferred land in sections 20 and 21 township 12 north range 19 west to R M Cobban and Samuel Dinsmore. land lies south of Hell Gate canyon for 5000 dollars.
Will Marion visits from Frenchtown while Frank Bien of Deer Lodge stays a week. C. L. Griswold rode to Helena on Wednesday. Professor F. D. Smith returned from Flathead Lake. Foreman Kilburn of Orchard Homes travels to Helena on business. Albert Bien, the undertaker, journeys to Stevensville on a business trip.
Missoula July 11 A Duffield of Burke a Northern Pacific station agent has been granted a lay off for a few weeks and his place will be filed by Relief Agent F S Champion Duffield formerly served as agent at Frenchtown in the region.
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