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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1901
Page
6
Publication lists subscription costs for daily and Sunday editions, current year rates for various periods, postal instructions, and office locations. It notes regional editions and foreign rates, plus phone numbers and branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls.
The article surveys state races this fall with hot campaigns in Ohio Virginia Iowa Maryland New Jersey Massachusetts Pennsylvania and a pivotal New York City contest. It notes Nash's Ohio challenge and the Hanna Foraker feud, Democratic vigor under McGlin and Lentz, Cleveland mayor Johnson as a possible nominee, Conger in Iowa and Gorman directing Maryland efforts.
The Texas and western oil finds promise major economic impact. Tests on the Atchison road show favorable fuel results, with potential railroad savings of 1 to 2 dollars per ton and Southern Pacific possibly saving nearly 5 million dollars yearly. Oil could cut manufacturing costs if prices stay low, expanding western industry competition. Exploration continues in Wyoming and Montana amid growing interest and new companies.
The quotation hints at a potential oil boom in the state and warns that many booms started from modest beginnings. The remark suggests concern about speculation and economic impact amid rising interest in oil prospects.
Honore Palmer, elected by a large majority in Chicago, became the target of cartoons and commentary. His ward office plan lets constituents file complaints and voice requests, prompting others to imitate. His vigilant supervision of contractors and city crews has improved department management and earned citizen thanks.
Primitive Doukobor Christians from Russia, now in the Canadian Northwest, regret leaving the old country for a land they deem intolerant. They oppose private land ownership and challenge marriage and birth registration rules. Officials demand conformity, sparking appeals for religious liberty and a place to live without violating conscience.
A state supreme court ruling upheld a reform bill placing Pittsburgh’s government under a recorder appointed by the state executive, reducing voter choice. The decision, by a narrow majority, exposed legal weaknesses in protecting self government against party bosses and highlighted enduring corruption.
The article notes a mixed reaction to the Insular Cases decision with a narrow majority for congressional absolutism and only Justice Brown fully aligned with the administration. It highlights a divide among the justices led by Chief Justice Fuller for restraint and Brown supported by McKenna and Shires with differing reasoning from Griggs Gray and White, while upholding the Foraker act's constitutionality.
The article discusses how Justice Gray’s views on the Foraker Act suggest temporary policy support, while Chief Justice Fuller’s line favors a permanent constitutional approach. It notes possible shifts toward White’s minority and hints at a broader debate over imperial policy and constitutional limits, with Justice Harlan signaling majority support for flag and constitution in permanent policy questions.
The annual convention of the International Association of Machinists opened in Toronto with about 200 delegates. President O Connell reported 197 charters issued, 7 404 members, 66 strikes approved, 41 won, 10 settled, 10 lost, 12 192 workers involved in 246 strikes, and 179 grievances settled without strikes. He urged a law change to require grand lodge consent before strikes and promoted the nine hour day for railway machinists. Changes to loan, insurance, sick benefits and the constitution were recommended.
Chicago machinists delay settlement as local manufacturers pledge to National Metal Trades Association and defer talks until after an employers’ gathering in New York on June 1. Some Crane plant workers quit, with disputed counts, while eight more struck at three other locations and five firms reportedly signed agreements.
A Washington branch Metal Trades Association leader warned that if the strike is not settled within a day, manufacturers may run shops with nonunion labor. They claim many nonunion machinists in the East will accept current Seattle wage scales.
Eighteen hundred workers in Hartford return to work in six machine shops after employers grant a ten hour day with ten hours pay and recognition of local shop committees. About 700 machinists from other shops remain on strike.
Everett Washington June 3 The Everett Iron Works resumed operations today after two weeks of shutdown while workers and management met strike demands.
Victor Colorado June 3 Mayor Nelson Franklin wired from Colorado Springs that the Port land mine strike has been settled. Both sides made concessions and the demands of the workmen have been substantially agreed to.
Holyoke Massachusetts on June 3 sees every paper mill closed except the Whiting mills as strike action spreads. It is expected that all firemen in textile mills will also walk out later this afternoon.
In Newport News Virginia on June 3 a mass walkout by 300 machinists followed plans announced earlier. The action disrupted production at local plants as workers protested conditions and wages.
This morning at the Newport News ship yards an incident affected a single department while all other yard operations remained unaffected.
The National Tube Company of the United States Corporation today voluntary advanced wages for all workers at the Youngstown plant. The average increase was 1 percent per day and affected 425 men.
Game Warden Scott pursues a Helena butcher, Martin Henninger, on charges of selling speckled trout believed spawned in private streams. Henninger pleads not guilty. test case set for tomorrow. Also, a bale of deer skins shipped to New York was seized but to be released as dry and from last fall, first such seizure under new wardens.
On June 3 in Tientsin international troops clashed when British fusiliers acting as police tried to stop French soldiers from housebreaking. Gunfire in the air followed, drawing 90 German troops to assist. Five fusiliers killed a Frenchman and wounded three others, with additional injuries to four fusiliers, five Germans, and one Japanese. Guards and a German officer then intervened to end the fight.
Paris cables say The Figaro sighs at Waldersee's departure from Peking and notes the powers kept a concerted campaign for a year without fighting each other. It calls the outcome a triumph for civilization and credits France and Russia for unity against selfish interests.
A federal court jury awarded Western Ranches company $10,350 plus interest against Custer County for taxes paid under protest in 1896. The case, tried since mid last week, has lingered in court for years after the prior verdict was reversed by the circuit court of appeals.
Secretary of War, at Interior Department request, orders General Merriam to deploy troops to Kiowa lands in Oklahoma to eject 1,000 intruders reported by Colonel Randlett from the Kiowa and Comanche agency. Secretary Hitchcock says intruders have no rights and will be removed.
Teddy Oliver an 18 year old performer was perhaps fatally injured during a midday show at the Buffalo exposition grounds. His act involved riding a bicycle off a 4 foot platform and diving into a water basin ten feet deep at center but five feet deep at the edge. His wheel swerved and he plunged head first into the shallow outer edge of the pool.
The Daily Chronicle in London reports John T. Terry and A Foster Higgins of the New York delegation saying ample business can keep both nations busy and that friendly trade rivalry persists. It editorializes that English pessimism about trade is unfounded as British trade grows alongside American and German activity.
Newport K June 3 The syndicate s America cup defender Constitu tion was sailed for a trial spin near the light ship. The yacht faced fresh wind close hauled then tacked and swept into the bay before the wind making a splendid spectacle for a racing yacht.
Havana delegates at the Cuban constitutional convention decided to hold a secret session on Wednesday to discuss an official document General Wood expects to receive from Washington by tomorrow’s mail. Wood plans to disclose its contents to the convention.
The city council approved a Stagg and Conrad petition to erect a 14 foot high iron bridge linking to a new building, accepted George O Leary’s fire department resignation, and queried publishing houses for printing 50 city ordinances. Bids ranged from 250 to 85 cents per page. committee to review.
The Montana supreme court has taken under advisement the Anaconda and Washoe companies bid for a writ of supervisory control to force Judge Clancy to reverse his order allowing Burdette O Connner to conduct an underground survey of the Anaconda and St Lawrence mines. A. J. Shores urged the writ while KE W. Toole and EF Day resisted. Briefs will be filed and a decision may take days.
Severe storms sweep through Kansas with reports of damaging weather from Salina and westward toward Topeka. Local officials urge caution as conditions develop across the region.
Rain fell all evening in Salina county before turning to a hailstorm, the worst in years. Expect considerable wheat damage. A washout is reported on the Union Pacific between Salina and Ellsworth.
Trustees appoint Ira Remsen a Johns Hopkins professor of chemistry since 1876 to become university president succeeding E. C. Gilman. Remsen will assume duties September 1 and will continue directing the chemical laboratory work.
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