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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1905
Page
4
Public notice listing subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions. Rates include monthly six months and yearly options with advance payment. Publication details reference Main Office Standard Block Anaconda and telephone lines.
Branch offices and newsstand locations for The Standard including Butte East Broadway and East Main Street, with managers and contact notes. Cities listed include New York Chicago Minneapolis San Francisco Denver Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland Kansas City and Anaconda Montana address for correspondence to the Standard Publishing Company.
Paris observers note Emperor William’s conference with the czar aboard the royal yacht signals German influence over Russia in the Russia Japan peace talks. French experts see Germany backing Russia to shift East power, threaten Britain and test France’s alliance, while predicting limits if Russia resists.
The piece contrasts modern imitators with the original Chautauqua noting the newer versions drift from the pure idea of universal study culture sweetness and light. It argues that today’s Chautauqua diverges from the historic goal and becomes increasingly frenzied.
Daniel S Lamont rose from New York farm boy to national figure in politics and business. He served as Grover Cleveland’s private secretary and later secretary of war before turning to major business ventures and rail consolidation, amassing wealth from a fifteen dollar weekly start to millionaire status by 1900.
The piece argues Chautauqua programs mimic vaudeville and circus tricks to boost gate receipts. It notes managers prefer sensational acts and famous names like Tom Lawsen James Hyde and Admiral Rosestvensky to attract standing room only crowds.
The article notes an August 30 total solar eclipse to be observed by astronomers from major universities and distant observers. Preparations aim to capture the moon's path across the sun and advance long sought observations as solar eclipses become predictable and less feared.
The article details a total solar eclipse spanning about 120 miles wide from a Canadian point near Hudson Bay across Labrador to Spain and Africa. Totality lasts nearly four minutes, prompting major expeditions by Lick Observatory to Labrador Spain and Egypt to study the corona prominences and search for intra Mercury planets and nearby comets.
Jack Carkeek, the wrestler, defeated Jack Collins at the Casino theater in twelve and a half minutes after Collins avoided a fall for 15 minutes the previous night and won $50. Carkeek secured a hammerlock in the thirteenth minute, sending Collins to the mat for the fall in about 12 1/2 minutes.
For full information relating to the Flathead Indian reservation call on W. R. Van Valen, 33 West Granite street, Butte, Mont., or address Smead & Hershey, Missoula, Mont. Best mainspring, $1, watch cleaning, site: guarantee year. Mayer, 22 West or
A warm day brings thousands to the gardens where Manager Armstrong provides hearable music from a bandstand via receivers on a telephone company display. The event spans Bozeman to Helena with praise and a lively skyline of activity.
Crowd-filled Family theater showcases a polished vaudeville lineup led by Robert Athon and Rita Hauswirth with Eddie Ernile famed for his one-legged dancing. Hueger Brothers, George Wilsons, Harold Hoff, Mons Julius, Val Stanley, and a Rus sian nihilists film round out the program. Two shows nightly plus a 2:30 matinee. prices 10 and 2 cents.
Manager H L Kimball said Bozeman may join the Montana State league, with a local businessman funding a team to take over the Missoula franchise. Directors postponed their meeting until Bozeman commits, and two Butte teams could be added if Bozeman fails to materialize as planned. Great Falls remains determined to finish the season to beat Butte in the second series.
The town notes crowded Main and Park streets on Saturday evenings while urging pedestrians to keep to the right. Bicycling has declined due to rough granite paving, with autos increasingly common. Public baths are debated, but many boys still prefer open swimming holes around Mountain View spur and nearby ponds. Summer rail travel soars nationwide with crowded trains and stretched dining services as Middle West travelers flood the region.
Walter Eastridge of 203 Colorado Street lost his left leg at the knee after a rock fall in the Grey Rock mine Saturday. Doctors at Murray and Freund's hospital performed amputation and reported the patient recovering from the shock and resting easily. he is married and well liked, with many friends offering sympathy.
Dwight Bushnell of Twin Bridges registered at the Finlen. Capt. John Branigan arrived from Melrose and registered at the Finlen. Mrs. W. S. Hunnewell and her two daughters arrived from Chicago and registered at the Thornton.
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Helena reports the Montana national guard rifle shoot opened to choose representatives for Seagirt contest. The day’s shooting was poor with scores not yet compiled and to be released tomorrow. Competitors fired from 200, 300, 600 and 600 yards.
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