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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1901
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists publishing rates and offices, including daily and Sunday editions, subscription prices, and foreign postage. It notes branch offices in Butte, Missoula, and Great Falls and provides addresses for the main office, West Washington Bureau, and several national newsstands.
The Anaconda Standard posted the state’s largest bona fide paid circulation, leading all Montana daily and Sunday papers for the six months ending June 9, 1901. Daily average 11,872 and Sunday average figures are noted as higher than rivals.
The coming trans-Mississippi congress will highlight irrigation as a leading topic with broad support for federal aid. Proponents argue irrigation boosts agriculture, political power, and western prosperity, forecasting Montana becoming a treasure state with vast resources and future growth.
Reports from China condemn European troops and missionary looting for undoing nineteenth century Christian gains. Chaffee notes Tewkebury’s troubling position while praising sincere workers but urging restraint in governance. MacDonald’s report hints at looting in the Forbidden City, complicating British diplomacy.
The article argues Mrs Conger should not bear sole blame for the Pekin looting wave. It notes unfounded charges against her wife of the American minister, cites a lieutenant aiding her, and says European papers unfairly scorned her while more powerful plunderers thrived.
An analysis links the Earl Russell trial and his grandfather’s case to concerns about English nobility. Proposals to abolish the upper house appear academic while imperial pride and spectacle keep aristocracy alive. Writers note many titles arose from corrupt deals or family progeny.
General Shafter praises the victory and the valor of American forces but argues that territorial gains will not quickly yield prosperity. He contends trade follows markets and self interest, not flags, and European alliances could shift industrial activity away from colonies toward Europe, China, and South America.
The text argues that relying on individual charm or vanity cannot build American prosperity and instead may become a burdensome responsibility for society. It emphasizes limits of personal appeal as an economic engine and cautions against overvaluing appearance.
The passage critiques McLaurin’s forward looking imperialist hawk dream of world conquest led by the United States with one language and Christianity. It questions how such assimilation could be achieved and contrasts it with past policy. It also notes Sheriff Griffith’s posse and a reference to Kid Curry and Pat Crowe, suggesting a tense atmosphere around a kidnapping case.
The article notes The Constitution praising The Commoner editor's influence, Ohio democrats pursuing victory without editorial aid, and Deer Lodge's expectation that the jury will grant Mr. McArthur a first degree murder verdict.
A wry note that Montana’s image as a summer resort may suffer from a lack of funds and a cautious posse, implying limited resources to deter robbers and protect the area.
A collage of satirical asides on world events and daily life. References to South Africa conflicts, British reversals, Porto Rico fever, Lincoln Neb lethargy, Russell Sage and Great Falle, Morgan’s labor, heat records, Old Sol visiting, the Hole in the Wall vs head, and Venezuelan revolutionists on vacation.
The Cleveland Main Dealer notes Mr. Carnegie hints money making is a gift, a view many will accept or dispute. It argues the gift includes application industry courage and seizing opportunity at the decisive moment.
The New York Press notes a Jersey judge allowed lawyers and others to remove coats during 100 degree heat on Monday and Tuesday, as the shirt waist man embodies comfort in torrid weather and the court faced unusual leniency.
The article notes Germany supports England in blocking France from acquiring North African territory that could threaten Gibraltar and control Mediterranean access. It argues Europe’s balance of power requires preventing possession of strategic points outside Europe.
A fragment notes that political relations influence decisions on water management and asserts that water must remain undisturbed under no circumstances. The passage reads as a caution about preserving balance in governance and resources.
The piece argues that business and partisan politics must be divorced and credits businessmen, especially Republicans, with adopting this stance. It expresses optimism that their record in advance of Congress will influence events in Washington next winter.
Governor Taft told Filipinos he had a reasonable hope Congress would pass a tariff to aid development. He offered no promise and stressed his knowledge of the tariff system.
The New York Sun notes the clash between shirt waists and trouser fit as a barrier to fashion. It argues garments must adapt to all shapes to become truly fashionable.
Two members of Congress reportedly plan to press to reappoint a cadet recently dismissed for insubordination to a vacancy created. They aim to force the issue and back the case to the academy officials, despite strong resistance to cadet disorder.
The Indianapolis News condemns President McKinley for failing to discipline civil service violators. It condemns lax actions against officials who evade examinations, coerce subordinates, impose political assessments, and shield those who refuse to pay.
The Milwaukee Sentinel cites evidence of brutal acts by soldiers from Christian powers in Northern China. The piece argues the behavior mirrors Attila and Tamerlane era atrocities, reinforcing the label foreign devils and condemning European troops as largely responsible.
Thomas Wilson of the Iowa bar appeals to the United States Supreme Court to protect a large portrait of the late Justice Samuel F. Miller painted by New Yorker Witt. Col Harry Clay Rebert’s death in Luzon is honored with a monument at his battlefield site. In Germany two women appointed to factory inspector posts earn budget support for more such appointments. At William Woods College a graduate appears as Eighty-one Turley due to a family note. Reverend Theodore Cuyler declines a memorial statue in Cuyler Park citing public utility over personal honor. A Rosa Bonheur memorial bronze bull is unveiled at Fontainebleau near her residence. Gen Clarris C Hobart resigns from Milwaukee Public Library board after 25 years. a Civil War Libby Prison escapee and two-time Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate.
The pasted text sketches comic dialogue from Harper’s Hazar and Philadelphia Record snippets. It shows an author finishing a novel in weeks then planning a six month writing break, a saloon anecdote about a nickel, a boy’s birthday gift pipe used for blowing bubbles, and a mother’s chatty exchange about Johnny watching a painter by the mill.
Fragmentary line from Harlem Life asks if it is dinner time and asserts that you would miss me. The snippet presents a conversational, intimate mood without a clear event or proper nouns beyond Harlem Life.
In a Denver Times vignette a comfortable man refuses a beggar, then shares a dollar with a hungry child. The act softens his hardened mood, his heart warms, and he reflects on his own children in warmth and gratitude despite the day’s earlier coldness.
M Le Bargy manager of the Comedie Francaise in Paris holds a high reputation for refined dress yet dismisses being a dandy. He aided director Clarette in mise en scene and contemplates sweeping reforms to elevate classical theater though clashes with the director persist. He speaks with esprit and finds his art best understood in Paris rather than London.
Rev Dr Rose Murray, an early Montgom ery clergyman in Alaska, officiates a lavish wedding at the city’s leading merchant home. He declines multiple wines offered by a waiter, finally hearing of strong spirits available in the cellar.
A newly ordained Pennsylvania minister asks a Philadelphia professor for a speaking course and mentions “speak-easies” in the city. The professor gently explains that a speak-easy is an unlicensed drinking place.
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