This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1900
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists daily and Sunday subscription rates and offices. It notes pricing for various periods, mentions branch offices in Missoula and Great Falls, and lists locations where the paper is sold or available for reading. It also provides contact details and a Paris reading-room reference for Montana visitors.
The Anaconda Standard guarantees advertisers a bona fide paid circulation on daily and Sunday editions, claiming three times the reach of any Montana newspaper. Advertising contracts will be issued subject to this circulation guarantee.
The May 1900 circulation report states a total 365,055 copies with an average daily circulation of 11,778. The affidavit sworn by Watson E. George affirms the figures as correct, dated June 19 before Notary B. F. Maiden.
The Senate committee on military affairs reports in favor of Major General for Otis but the executive session lets the measure sleep. Meanwhile Otis completes quarantine in San Francisco and public enthusiasm for the Philippine campaign wanes as debates over peace and civil administration continue.
Sousa’s band stands out as the star feature of the Paris exposition with superior performance on the bandstand amid many other good bands. The article highlights the band’s outplaying quality in both music and showmanship and calls it the event’s premier attraction.
A retrospective praise of Sousa's conducting prowess and stage presence, comparing him favorably to past maestros, while noting the public’s appetite for cake-walks over classical pieces. The piece also surveys expositions, trade, and political sentiment around McKinley and Bryan, predicting party shifts and a tough 1900 election.
The conservative American press sees McKinley losing strength and Bryan gaining since 1896, with McKinley facing greater fall risk than Harrison in 1892. The prosperity argument favors Bryan, and McKinley is viewed as weak by many, unlike Harrison’s strong character perception.
The 52 thousand census-takers tally a U S population near seventy seven million this month, following earlier optimistic forecasts. Historical growth shows steady increases from ten million in 1820 to over eighty-two million by 1890, highlighting rapid demographic expansion.
Imports of silver in India rise to about 8.38 million dollars for the first five months of 1960, up from 7.48 million the prior year. The London Statist cites the government buying silver to pay for Japanese gold, suggesting silver will remain the bulk of East Indian coin for generations.
Corporation Counsel Walker asked for an opinion on the legality of the endless chain method of doing business. The paper notes the scheme promises endless profits for promoters and endless disappointment for most investors and implies it cannot succeed if common people think for themselves.
Three dynamiters charged with attempting to blow up the Welland canal were sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labor by a Canadian jury. The report from the Chicago News notes Canada as a safe destination for dynamiters to avoid.
The London Times reports Lord Curzon warning India faces a famine unparalleled in history. Relief efforts expand as 27 million depend on aid, with 142000 square miles affected and cattle losses mounting across central provinces, Bombay, Berar, and Rajputana.
The piece notes defenders of oleomargarine to secure a market for the product now argue that clean vegetable oil suffices for the sham butter. It suggests they have bided time while beetnuts are removed from the fire, leaving others to eat. The writer laments protectionist revenue politics amid a changing generation.
The New York Herald reports the House of Representatives has pushed through 190 private pension bills in a single afternoon, leaving the pen sion record closely contested between the House and Senate as favors and honors appear to be divided.
A New York Press critique laments the auto driver as a bigger nuisance than a bicycle rider, arguing he should learn the same costly lesson taught to wheeled traffic about recklessness.
The Indianapolis Sentinel links a wave of scandals including double pay and Cuban postal issues to the current Republican leadership, describing the administration as corrupt and rotten. The piece portrays systemic corruption as an outcome of party control and governance style.
The mothers congress has grown into a strong demand for a fathers congress, signaling that the young boy may enter the congress arena to defend liberties. Washington Star notes Boston breweries boosting influence and Milwaukee may respond by entering the bean trade.
A fragment from the &J. Paul Pioneer Press notes that one of the purposes for peace commissioners arriving in America was to witness Billy Mason blush.
The Montana state board of education met in Helena with most members present except P. Chisholm of Bozeman. The session ran until 10:50 PM, hearing reports from the executive boards and leaders of the state normal school and state university, all referred to committees.
The committee urged life diplomas for Walter E. Rowe White Sulphur Springs Joseph Blankenship Boxze man Elizabeth W Hawley Dillon Anna Bell Osborn Red Lodge Eva E. Tatem Miss toula T. J. Tray Benton. State diplomas were urged for Charles W Tenny Clara M Talmadge W A Montgomery Wickes Helena Ida Balch Alma F Evans Livingstone Trine M Hardy Miss Anna Lee Madden Butte Mary Ethlyn Million Stevensville M Lillian Smeadley Philipsburg C S Kent Granite Francia J Cunningham Lima FE W Murray Missoula. The report was adopted.
Seattle June 4 two government transports the Seward and the Athenian sail tomorrow to Nome General Randall and staff aboard the Seward with 6 tons of commissary stores for four Yukon posts Fort Gibbon Fort Egbert Rampart Circle City Cargo aboard the Seward includes 6 tons stores. The Athenian carries 120000 feet lumber 4 tons coal four lighters and 84 horses and mules plus civilian workers for Nome and St Michele.
Bradatreet's notes describe the Chernozem belt from Hungary to the Ural and into Siberia, a prairie soil up to 408 miles wide, with gray forest lands to the north and salt and sandy districts to the south. Chemically rich in humified organic matter and phosphoric acid, plus lime and alkalis, the soils are alkaline and highly suited for wheat.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.