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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1903
Page
6
Public notice from the Anaconda Standard outlining daily and Sunday subscription rates. Rates shown include one year 10.90 dollars, six months 5.00, three months 2.00, and one month 1.00 with advance payment required.
Main Office Standard Block Anaconda. Business Office Telephone No 1 Editorial Rooms Telephone No 48.
The Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda Mont provides branch offices in Missoula Great Falls New York Chicago and Denver with additional newsstand and distribution points in major cities across the United States. General business correspondence should be sent to Anaconda Montana.
The piece recounts General Nelson Miles riding from Fort Sill to Fort Reno, a 90 mile July journey, to prove he still rides vigorously at age 64. It notes his storied past in battles and campaigns, his resistance to removal from command, and the public fanfare of the famed equestrian display.
Mayor Mullins seeks removal of aldermen he says do not meet the state standards for office. He claims aldermen lack US citizenship, two years residency in Butte, or city taxpaying status. An inquiry suggests Mullins himself may not be listed as a taxpaying freeholder or meet residence requirements. The truth will be checked as both sides pursue the facts.
The Anaconda Standard reports Stano vich was arrested on a complaint by a local resident who paid him ten dollars for a job at the Washoe smelter and five dollars monthly after. Stano vich admits collecting the levy and says he gave the money to foreman McCabe, who was also arrested. The piece urges a grand jury inquiry into alleged payoffs and blackmail at the plant amid broader town concerns.
The piece notes state requirements for mayor eligibility including age, tax status, and residency. It compares a recent Anaconda dispute where election machinery halted over technical issues and suggests Butte could run with current council and mayor qualifications under review.
The piece marks Senator Thomas C. Platt of New York turning seventy and still wielding strong political influence. It recalls his rise through Republican machine politics, his early exit after the Conkling clash, and his return to leadership during Roosevelt's era, noting his tact, organizing ability, and continued grip on New York politics.
The piece notes Platt’s enduring influence in New York politics amid concern from reformers and Governor Odell who, though forceful, does not share full approval with Platt. Despite aging, Platt shows no decline and remains prevalently capable, with predictions of a long tenure ahead.
A Denver tale questions the reported death of Joe Mulhattan and mocks a self styled electricity scheme by Professor Schoonmaker. The piece notes scientists doubt the gravity tether and lampoons utopian plans while contrasting US Russia ties and Fourth of July lore.
The 17th century English actor William Kemp, famed for Dogberry, danced from London to Norwich with a servant and pair of aides. He faced crowds, rival dancers including women, and a snow delay, finishing in nine days. He bragged of wagers and warned losers to pay. A pamphlet titled The Nine Dailies’ Wonder records curious facts.
A London letter from Athens explains Greece often issues the death penalty yet faced finding executioners. A murderer chosen as a permanent executioner now lives in a Venetian tower near Nauplia, receiving daily necessities by boatman who speaks to him never. Twice yearly a steamship collects him with his tools, and he begins a tour of executions.
A Philadelphia supplier notes little rain but lowering clouds signal imminent downpours yet umbrella sales lag. He reasons customers buy umbrellas mainly as gifts during holidays rather than emergency purchases, leaving only cheap trade items to ride weather effects.
Lord Curzon maintains a demanding routine spanning from early morning to 2 am. He allocates time for meals and visits, rarely enjoying long outdoor periods, and keeps the high pressure routine even while traveling aboard ships or trains.
Henry Irving struggled with unruly supers during Faust rehearsals as they remained light hearted even in hades. His famous patience wore thin and he finally spoke up, stamping as the performers kept up merriment amid the grim mood.
A fragmentary line reflects a harsh judgment about a late 19th or early 20th century scene at Hampstead Heath, contrasting expected bleak fate with a leisure gathering, suggesting social or political tension.
A Cosmopolitan profile sketches Donald Smith from a Scottish village dreamer to fur trader, Hudson Bay Company clerk in Labrador, chief factor and resident governor in America, then London high commissioner and peer. The tale blends romance with gritty realism of a life in global trade and empire.
On July 26 a ceremonial taking out of pawn will occur for the city of Wismar on the Baltic coast. Sweden pawned Wismar to Mecklenburg Schwerin on July 26, 1802 for 1,258,00 reichsthaler, including Poel and Neu Kloster. Redemption is due in 100 years with 3 percent interest, now totaling about 23 million dollars. To avoid German disfavor Sweden will surrender the city to the duchy, a Hanseatic member.
Jonathan Lefevre of Salt Lake City aged 91 has married his ninth wife, Mary Kersen, widow aged 40. Five generations of descendants attended the ceremony as Lefevre, once Brigham Young’s councillor, is described as wealthy and respected in Utah.
A Viennese journalist asserts Wilhelm II would have been a natural editor. He would have known all the news and seized the first word on current events. His habit of annotating newspaper clippings is noted as bright and often sarcastic.
John Whittier a Lowell weaver advocates physical culture. He walks 24 miles daily between his Littleton home and a Lowell suspender factory. He spends 10 hours at the loom each day and is a stout muscular man about 40.
The tiny Swiss town’s council introduces a progressive tax on Stou ness. Below 155 pounds is tax free, 145 to 200 pounds taxed at 3.12 dollars yearly, 200 to 270 pounds at 6 dollars, and over 270 pounds charged 6 dollars per 29 pounds exceeding 270, framing great weights as a luxury for the wealthy.
A collection of jokes and mock quotes from Yale Yale Record Boston Transcript Chicago News Baltimore American Washington Star and Atlanta Constitution. The samples mock libel suits political doublespeak parental discipline and civic pride with brisk one liners and character sketches.
The New York Times notes a higher summer demand for toy pistols despite an unusual number of accidents. Officials warn parents about safety and urge careful supervision of children handling toy firearms.
A West Broadway manufacturer warns that many so called toy pistols are real firearms in disguise and dangerous to children. He urges parents to intervene and notes manufacturers favor a law making sales of such weapons a misdemeanor.
Edward F. McSweeney, former assistant commissioner of immigration for New York, appeared with counsel before U S Commissioner Shields to answer charges by the immigration commissioner alleging he purloined and embezzled cus items.
Records show an immigration hearing at Ellis Island was adjourned as the government was not ready. Bail was fixed at 1500 dollars and the next session was scheduled for October 6.
New York reports that eleven members of the executive board of the New York Confectionery Jobbers Protective Association, alleged candy trust, are summoned to appear before Justice Wyatt in the court of special sessions to answer four counts of criminal conspiracy under the penal code. Mortha Goldenberg, a jobber, says he was driven from business by the alleged group and ruined financially, and that pressure forced his wife into an asylum where she died.
Hartford Conn will entertain the next convention of the Young People’s union at the Universalist church. The executive committee announced its decision today.
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