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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1901
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard publishes rate schedules for daily and Sunday editions, with prices for various subscription lengths. It lists office locations in Anaconda and branch offices in Butte, Missoula, and Great Falls, plus editorial and advertising contact details and foreign distribution notes.
The Anaconda Standard reports it has the largest bona fide paid circulation in Montana, with a yearly average of daily readers 11,891 and Sunday readers 14,184, surpassing all other daily Montana papers combined.
The article notes President McKinley publicly refused a third term, urging elimination of such suggestions. It discusses potential 1904 Republican figures including Fairbanks, Foraker, Odell, Roosevelt, and Dell, with Odell seen as a strong NY influence and possible national candidate if re-elected. Roosevelt is labeled a back number by New York.
Miss Kate M. Gordon of New Orleans collected proxies from 300 women taxpayers to vote on a sewer tax referendum. She cast multiple proxy votes in every precinct, earning a gold medal from the New Orleans Business Men's association rather than serving jail time.
McClure's critic notes Boston is not clean morally or physically and is a plain clothes town for graft. He cites amateur detectives, protected joints, and clubs that evade liquor laws, with the West End described as a flourishing joint district.
A visiting critic notes crowded streets with many crafters and gambling pockets in Boston. He says organized gambling is largely gone but open poker thrives if sought out. He condemns Boston’s lazy moral climate and urges residents to unite for a cleaner city.
The Pottawatomies, a Michigan tribe, claim ownership of Chicago shoreline arguing historic treaty gaps justify settlement. They announced June 22 as the invasion date, with headquarters in Chicago and tents along the state line, threatening La Porte Indiana as well.
The Virginia constitutional convention opens in Richmond with a proposal to tax white and colored schools separately, risking only rudimentary education for black children. President Tyler of William and Mary and Roanoke College leaders defend expanding education and oppose tax discrimination, while observers note educated blacks become better citizens.
A column discusses racial views and perceived laziness among educated Black individuals, notes possible future improvement through education, and repeats a claim about Dr Zanardelli’s anti yellow fever serum as a universal cure. It critiques slang usage and urges careful speech.
A lengthy column debates the value of voting machines in Pennsylvania and across the country. It weighs honesty, ballot integrity, and the role of machines versus traditional counting and returns boards citing figures and remarks from Governor Stone and other political figures.
The country is rich in lawyers and doctors but lacking in skilled artisans and high-grade mechanics in the South. It urges polytechnic schools and higher grade public schooling to boost manual training. It notes demand for engineers metallurgists electricians chemists draughtsmen and architects to support industrial growth. Travel Good for Statesmen mentions Senator Beveridge's rising prominence.
The Philadelphia Record notes that Great Britain is the United States’ top buyer of provisions and raw materials. Last year Britain’s imports from the U.S. totaled over 4.6 billion dollars, with her trade surpassing that of all Europe combined. The article argues Britain’s market for manufactured products must be expanded to preserve her purchasing power.
The Springfield Republican notes Irish members in the house of commons highlighted jury packing in Ireland. Debates verified the practice on a large scale with testimony from credible members while the attorney general defended it as a matter of necessity.
Ex Governor Hogg of Texas known for great strength in youth lifting hogs heads and throwing iron bars. Raleigh Missouri city attorney at 23 as the youngest in such a role. Captain Bernier aims to lead a Canadian polar expedition. Public library project planned in Buckfield Maine by Secretary John D. Long. Nell Sam aboms, retired mail carrier near Lincoln's Birthplace Hodgenville. Actor Louis Aldrich ill with nervous prostration, long illness and under care. former Actors' Fund president retired from stage to devote to fund.
A collage of quips and jokes from periodicals like Philadelphia Eventing Bulletin Detroit Free Press and Baltimore American. Snippets cover Washingtons impediments currency jokes and family humor with a breezy tone and dated social observations.
The publishers congress at Leipsic on June 11 adopted a resolution to have the aim of strengthening authors rights. The move signals ongoing efforts to standardize copyright protections across jurisdictions and support creative industries.
A memorial outlines debates on international copyright between the United States and European states. American publishers plan to present the memorial to the Typographical Union. Congress hopes the U S will join the Berne convention soon and urges passage of an additional clause to the March 3, 181 bill for stronger foreign works protection.
A Cree Indian camp near Kalispell with several smallpox cases has been quarantined by Flathead county authorities. Governor Toole advised continued strict surveillance until danger ends. Flathead to bear quarantine costs. Indian group may seek Canadian reimbursement if costs rise. Also reports incorporation of Blackstone Mining in Madison county and Barrett to be removed to North Dakota federal court for trial on a counterfeit bill charge.
Helena June 11 The capital building commission has received word through a Chicago law firm that a formal action or development regarding the capital project is under consideration. Further details are not provided in the available excerpt.
Local notice documents a block known as Liatty Laser Tedley Oweley in Butte Montana. Establishment of a live or ongoing site appears referenced with limited context.
The Chicago fireproof company seeks 20000 damages for patent infringement in expanded metal used in Capitol fireproofing partitions and ceilings. Capitol commissioners dismiss the threat, saying contractors, not the state, would be liable if damages accrued.
The blue book from the Transvaal concessions commission says annexation voids contracts of the former state and that courts cannot enforce them if the new state won’t recognize. It urges the government not to recognize the dynamite and other concessions and accuses Dr. Leyds and others of receiving shares and payments. It also calls for termination of the Netherlands South African railroad concession to prevent a foreign monopoly.
The quartermaster general learns the Pakling has arrived Nagasaki from Manila and is ordered to Seattle. The vessel carries the battery of the fifth artillery, which served in the China campaign where Commander Captain O'Reilly was killed.
Portland Me June U reports the strike by the Brotherhood of Railway Trackmen across eight divisions in Maine and New Hampshire. Workers have turned over keys to station agents as their demand seeks recognition of union officials by the railroad.
A labor dispute mirrors the Canadian Pacific strike, with company plans to pursue the matter on the same lines as the ongoing industrial action. The report notes coordinated efforts and shared strategy between unrelated sectors.
The queen regent and the king opened the cortes with a throne speech noting this will be her last full opening before the regency ends next year. The government aims to deepen ties with Spanish American states and pursue commercial treaties with Argentina and other nations. A concordat amendment to improve economy and suppression of some dioceses is proposed, with bills on religious orders, army and navy reorganization, and conversion of Cuban and Philippine bonds into perpetual four per cent.
Officials in St. Petersburg expect a long delay before a settlement on how China’s indemnity will be paid. New ministers in Pekin may favor a post change to enable differences to be settled. Russia avoids pressing a guaranteed loan due to needing legislative consent, while Britain rejects that idea. Roeckhill’s arbitration plan sparks concern over a legal fix for payment terms.
Secretary of State Hay arrived from Washington in Cleveland on June 11 and plans a short visit with relatives before continuing to Buffalo for the exposition. Mrs Hay will travel to the Hay summer home in New Hampshire.
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