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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1902
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard is published daily by STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY. Printed year round and entered as second class matter. Subscriptions paid in advance include daily and Sunday options for one year six months three months and one month with varying rates.
Rates listed for 10 to 18 page editions cost one cent and 32 page editions two cents. 8 to 48 page editions cost three cents. Europe and other foreign countries use double these rates. Inquire at Main Office Standard Block Anaconda. Branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls provide advertising rates.
The item lists office addresses and newsstand locations for The Standard across major cities. It notes W J Morton in charge and provides Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland distribution points. The note ends with a date and a mailing address in Anaconda Montana.
The press wires report Premier Salisbury has resigned with Mr. Balfour named his successor. Age and fading influence mark Salisbury as a former aggressive leader now functioning as a figurehead. The Hoer war and Venezuelan diplomacy defined his later terms, while Chamberlains and Balfours dominated public notice.
The piece portrays South Carolina as a reformer boldly acting against vice and the gun evil. It notes a July law banning possession of guns under twenty inches and under three pounds, aiming to curb concealed weapons while warning of social instability if many comply. The tone links reform zeal to dramatic, contentious state politics.
The writer argues against social familiarity with the termvolver and suggests South Carolina should ban carrying any gums except by authorities to curb gun problems. The tone critiques casual handling of firearms and envisions stricter state control as a remedy.
The obituary notes the deceased was married to Frank Leslie a famed publisher of illustrated periodicals. Born Henry Carter in England, he used Frank Leslie as a pen name after moving to the United States in 1848 and later legally adopted it. After his death in 1880 his wife kept the Leslie name and managed the publications for a time.
LL Paris and many French cities mark the 113th anniversary of the Bastile’s fall with reviews wreaths games and balls. Funds from entertainments aid the Martinique relief effort as the Bastile’s memory is recalled through Carlyle’s writings and the Mercury statue monument in the square.
Western figure Bat Masterson says Washington authorities bungled the Tracy capture. He urges Sheriff Cudihee of Seattle to lead a small, mobile posse to trap Tracy, who supposedly hides in the brush then slips away, eluding a large pursuit and risking further bloodshed.
Reports from broom corn districts in Illinois Missouri Oklahoma and Kansas indicate a 30 percent drop in current season acreage from last year and a 40 percent decline from 1900. The smaller crop suggests broom prices will rise from present levels, a development likely to affect many households and markets.
The article notes an advance of about £20 a ton in broom-corn and predicts higher broom prices. It cites the National Broom Manufacturers’ Association preparing resolutions within ten days to push for a price increase as a trade platform.
A jumble of comments from multiple papers notes Mary MacLane’s tour through Chicago and the city’s threat of arrest if she exhibits her nude soul. Other clippings mock or comment on public figures and events, referencing Boston travel, a king tribute, and a Northwest Tracy situation.
The Philadelphia Press argues a militia efficiency bill, passed by the House, should be signed into law. It supports Roosevelt’s call for modernized organization mirroring the regular army, creating a national volunteer reserve of 100000, and aligning state guards with federal standards to deter and rapidly respond to threats. The plan includes encampments, artillery, and officer training, with a shift from a fragmented paper militia to a capable force.
A collage of brief notes tracks A W Greely heading to Alaska to supervise telegraph lines, Major Pond's fourth year in show business, land title curiosities with Webster and Choate signoffs, Cahill landing a railroad post in Arkansas, Roswell Beardsley’s 74 years as North Lansing postmaster, Verestchagin’s Cuba trip for foliage tones, Hannis Taylor's Columbia University appointment, and 91 year old Abner Dunton challenging any man to a test of strength.
A collection of humorous snippets and quips from Brooklyn Life Harper’s Magazine Chicago Post Washington Star Cleveland Plain Dealer Indianapolis News and Baltimore News. The pieces poke fun at education marriage dress politics religion and social norms with light sarcasm and regional flavor.
Miss Edith Woodman Burroughs of Flushing received honorable mention for her electric model designed for installation at a street intersection. The project showcased innovation in public lighting and earned recognition in the women’s section of the exhibition.
Miss Grace Reed and Miss Mary J Collins are elected school pension trustees by Chicago teachers and other employees. The pension board includes board of education members and the superintendent, with two trustees to be elected annually by teachers engineers and janitors. Mary Chase and Clara Shaw, Wellesley graduates, have run a tea room in Wellesley since 1897. The empress of Germany maintains a special bodyguard of 24 tall guards. Fancy braid is a simple and effective.
A description noting trims on textiles including red and white braid diamond plaid on linen gowns, natural color linen, and a blue yachting gown brightened with blue and white braid. These braids are described as inexpensive.
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