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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1901
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard announces its publishers and proprietors, notes daily publication, and states subscription rates payable in advance. Ends with an unclear line about eee vs. eG and issue numbering.
The article discusses Justice Brown interpreting Porto Rico as a territory of the United States versus merely a geographic area. It notes a possible omission of the article a changes meaning about civil status and congressional legislation. It also references past court phrasing on direct taxes and lexicon usage in newspapers.
The text argues the Hague arbitration system cannot bind England or the Boers in their dispute. It claims the court cannot compel actions or impose penalties and that England will not submit, undermining the authority and relevance of the Hague arrangement.
The piece argues millions of Filipinos seek U S residence and integration, noting the Philippines as American territory. It questions Congress and the Supreme Court’s power to regulate or exclude Filipinos, suggesting potential legal reach and limits of exclusion acts.
A commentary argues about laws restricting Filipino migrants and trade drives, claiming the Philippines may supply raw tobacco while tariffs keep cigars costly. It envisions American consumers paying higher prices as tobacco trusts profit and imports of Filipino labor rise for finished products.
A two cent Buffalo exposition stamp with the locomotive inverted due to a printing error has surfaced among collectors. The blunder, corrected quickly, has driven the price from two cents to as much as thirty dollars in postal circles, with no known outlets to buy a specimen and most likely held by speculators and collectors.
The Anaconda city council faced a 1600 name petition demanding enforcement of the gambling ban. Signed by men and women, circulated by the Women's Christian Temperance Union, the protest reflects strong local concern, with many signers long-time Anaconda residents and taxpayers.
The Anaconda city council tabled a petition with sixteen hundred signatures urging enforcement of the new state gambling law. State action had already closed gambling houses, prompting charges from gamblers of graft, which the paper dismisses as unfounded and notes county attorney Breen will address any immunity complaints toward Butte.
A satirical quatrain rich with targets from U S Supreme Court Chief Justice to President McKinley and Grover Cleveland. It mocks Justice Brewer’s age, the Spooner act, Kruger and Tillman, the Philippines domination idea, and British memorials, with biting humor about public figures.
A dated musing on court rulings and political names highlights debates within the Supreme Court over grammar and unity. It sarcastically contrasts despots with parliamentary bodies while noting tensions among justices and congratulations to Justice Brewer on a favorable decision.
The June issue surveys Britain’s steel leadership under challenge and global industrial topics. It profiles engineers, shipyard methods, and mining, plus a broad Forum on governance in the Orient, Cuba, Washington politics, and European affairs with fiction and travel writing interwoven.
The June issue of St Nicholas presents The Fireman by Mr. Moffat as a stirring career story, drawing several young readers to visit their local fire house. Charlies F Holder's Queer Steeds challenges readers with quirky harness ideas.
Daniel McDonald of Butte Montana is chosen president with J C McLemore Lead secretary treasurer Clarence Smith Wallace Idaho on the ticket. Executive board includes Raady Kenehan Denver F J Pelletier Butte F W Walton Wallace Idaho F W Cronin Butte and Reese Davis Red Lodge Montana. The group votes to move headquarters to Denver and to back a political labor party.
Passengers on Panhandle railroad No. 106 known as the Carnegie accommodation faced a near disaster in the Try street tunnel in Pittsburg on June 4 as the train collided with a tank car of oil. The blaze destroyed the train but nine aboard escaped from the rear. Telegraph operator William J. Reese was slightly hurt. The accident stemmed from a signal error and caused extensive damage.
A New York meeting of Rio Grande Western stockholders on May 29 accepted W. J. Palmer’s resignation as president and elected E. T. Jeffery of the Denver and Rio Grande as his successor. A new board includes George J. Gould Howard Gould Edwin Gould E H Harriman Winslow F Pierce Louis Fitzgerald Jacob Schiff R M Galloway, as the line becomes part of the Denver system.
The new board of directors will decide at a July 1 meeting whether the Rio Grande system will operate as a separate entity or be integrated. The decision hinges on corporate restructuring plans and strategic goals.
Washington June 4 report shows seven new unions admitted in the past year and a small treasury balance. Four strikes occurred with one won, one lost, one compromised, and another pending in Baltimore.
Kansas City hosts the National Association of Master Plumbers for a four day session. More than 400 delegates are present at the annual convention.
Benjamin Fetty, who narrowly escaped a mob at McKeesport for an alleged assault on a 4 year old girl, was brought to Pittsburg and placed in the county jail early today.
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