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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1902
Page
18
The Anaconda Standard is published daily by STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY with editors and proprietors listed for public notice. The paper is entered as second class mail matter at the Anaconda post office.
Rates listed for daily and Sunday newspapers by the year six months and three months options. Includes payments due in advance for one year and six months and three months and one month subscriptions.
Postage rates listed for 16 to 48 page editions with Europe and other foreign countries noted. Rates vary by edition size with higher charges for larger papers and double some foreign inquiries.
The notice lists telephone numbers for the Business Office and Editorial Rooms at the Main Office Standard Block in Anaconda.
The Standard states branch offices at Butte Missoula and Great Falls will provide advertising rates on application, outlining where to obtain pricing information.
Washington dispatch details office locations and staff supervision with addresses in New York and Washington. It notes Nassau Street and 7 Washington Street, W J Morton in charge, outlining bureau setup.
The Standard is available at Chicago Postoffice News Stand and Auditorium Annex, San Francisco Palace Hotel, Los Angeles 122 South Main Street, Seattle Seventeenth Street, Salt Lake City 51 West Second South, Salt Lake News Co, Spokane 108 North Howard, Tacoma 1203 Pacific Avenue, Attle 31415 Pike Street, Portland Hotel. Address correspondence to Andari Publishing Company Anaconda Montana.
London reports confirm King Edward will crown in August on a Wednesday with extensive pomp. Insurers and gossipers are unsettled as plans shift from a simple ceremony to a grand event, while nobles of modest means await royal decisions and costs.
The piece extols Hanna family hash for four years of Sunday meals in Washington and notes visitors like J Pierpont Morgan. It draws parallels with ancient gourmets Lucullus and Heliogabalus, citing Gibbon on imperial feasts and famed sauces while segueing back to Senator Hanna.
A columnist extols Senator Hanna by likening his influence to serving hash to Congress. It praises his simple dish of corned beef and potatoes, seasoned with salt and pepper, as emblematic of practical governance and restraint compared with costly feasts.
Word from Rome says Taft has made smooth progress in Vatican talks though early reports were contradictory. Observers note Rome’s influence in friar disputes and expect Manila to test Taft as a novice in high level diplomacy.
The article contrasts Wu Ting Fang with his successor Jiang Chen Tung noting Wu's notoriety and talkativeness, while Liang Chen Tung is praised for being Americanized and Yale-educated. It suggests Tung will avoid Wu’s publicity and be a capable minister with broad diplomatic experience.
Rival telephone firms plan to equip churches with transmitters giving free wire access to sermons for patrons. The Washington test reached locals and listeners 20 miles away, broadcasting Rev. J. F. Floyd's Christian church sermon with broad participation and general satisfaction except for one noted issue.
The piece notes churches equipped with long distance sermons by telephone drawing crowds away from local services and reducing collections. It predicts increased campaigning in Ohio Indiana and Illinois with leaders like Root Hanna Olney Hill and Mayor Johnson as possible stump speakers.
Antwerp greets Muzzafer-Ed-Din, the Persian shah nearly 50, touring Europe and likely to land today. Local diamond dealers, eager for a big sale, note debt history of his father and anticipate lavish purchases. The tale of immense jewels, furniture and a six million dollar gala robe colors the royal visit.
Washington correspondents debate a possible Democratic House majority and its strategic value. Horace Boies and John Lind are urged as strong candidates against Henderson and in Minnesota. Bourke Cochran and other prominent figures are pressed to run in several districts to shape party fortunes for 1904.
The piece jokes about the Colorado train robbers fleeing pursuit and suggests a playful transfer of roles, noting Associate Murderer Lennox’s doubts about confession and imagining Mary McLane’s turn to editorial writing at the Louisville Courier Journal with a sardonic tone.
Peculiar yet pleasing news notes that Attorney General Knox is enjoying a long vacation, described as a fine break by observers.
A column of satirical notes on public figures and events. Mentions Wu prospects, Jeffries-Fitzsimmons boxing, Martin & Lennon as villains, Depew’s Europe absence, Bryan and Cleveland factions harmony efforts, Mr Tracy’s notoriety, and various diplomatic and political jests surrounding the era and figures like Hanna Choate and Sir Liang Cheng Tung.
A humorous exchange notes the futility of long senate debates on the Philippine question with a statesman replying that vote changes are discoverable only after the fall elections. The weather quip mocks a so called official weather prophet.
Washington reports Representative Littlefield as the administration’s chief House ally in a plan to build a strong party machine, aiming for Roosevelt’s renomination in 1904. The strategy hinges on trust and tariff reforms, with Lodge Beveridge and Hanna factions shaping the fight and Knox to review the bill.
The Chicago Chronicle argues U S officials showed ignorance in policy toward the Philippines. Dewey’s Manila campaign exposed lack of transport, troops, and foresight, as Rome friar lands negotiations reveal misjudgments about religious and economic conditions. The piece contends annexation offers little gain beyond critical geographic and ethnologic lessons.
The Boston Transcript reports Thomas A. Edison advances toward a practical nickel iron alkaline storage battery for electric automobiles. Tests show one charge lasting 62 miles on rough roads with 83 percent of initial speed remaining, and a 5th 5 000 mile test planned across five car models. If successful, the system promises noiseless operation, lower upkeep, and reduced horse power use.
A playful dialogue snippet shows Uncle Eben remarking on age and wisdom while a woman named Mrs Boreton is pressed to leave, but the other character refrains from hinting. The exchange carries light social banter typical of time period columns.
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