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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1905
Page
8
The Anaconda Standard details its publishing house STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY as publishers and proprietors and notes daily printing and second class mail status for the post office.
Daily and Sunday rates shown per month for subscription options including six months and one year when prepaid. The address for the main office is Standard Block Anaconda with unreadable filler text following.
Branch offices and foreign advertising contacts for the Standard Publishing Company posted. Listings include Chicago New York and Denver offices with street addresses and manager names. Newsstand locations span New York Chicago San Francisco Denver Salt Lake City Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland and Kansas City. All general correspondence to Anaconda Montana.
A historic array of naval events at Fortress Monroe is recalled with the 1862 clash of the Merrimac ironclad and the Monitor. The Monitor, built by John Ericsson, surprised confederate and union crews, altering the course of naval warfare and prompting rapid Union ship production. The piece highlights the dramatic Hampton Roads fight and its enduring significance.
A St Petersburg perspective recalls 1895 when Germany France and Russia protested Japan's exploits in China and laments that now no power stops Japan's victory. It argues Europe would proceed without Russia and that Russia would not be a reliable ally in war or peace. The piece notes 10 years have passed since 1895.
The decade brings changes seen as harming Russia, with St Petersburg largely unaware. American hostility to Russia and friendliness toward Japan shading wartime views. Public sentiment here is split between goodwill and unfriendly feeling, yet no clear justification has been offered.
Portland news notes the Mitchell case began with a demurrer argued by John M. Thurston who claimed the indictment failed to show a crime unless Mitchell was a senator at the time. The court overruled the demurrer, allowing the trial on its merits to proceed with questions about Mitchell’s status and alleged boodle.
A Washington dispatch reveals long exposure of Japanese spies posing as servants aboard American warships. Admiral Evans reports finding a Jap servant in command of a ship last summer, showing how Tokyo trained operatives slipped through naval ranks. The piece traces a history of Japanese covert influence and espionage.
An editorial contrasts General Stoessel’s wartime reputation with later Russian criticism and new data from Tokio. It questions Nebogatoff and Stoessel’s competence amid the Port Arthur surrender and shifting views on their bravery.
A column surveys Port Arthur surrender figures with Stoessel’s numbers contrasted against Japanese tallies. It notes 40 832 combatants in Japan’s custody, hints at miscounts, and wryly comments on Roosevelt’s role and upcoming peace talks. The piece also touches on Nan Patterson and West Point hazing, with light political and social quips.
Chancellor d aguesseau’s wife delay inspired a three volume work after 15 years. King Leopold’s fortune around 10 million planned for public works. daughters to receive modest annual sums. Queen Margherita of Italy boosts Japanese cause and may visit Dai Nippon. Miss Anna Amendt earns 12000 dollars as top US female salary earner at Equitable. An anecdote contrasts James Barton Adams with a Texas cattleman over Sheridan’s opinion about Texas.
General Linevitch, perplexed by Japanese strategy, conducts repeated reconnaissances while his army remains enveloped. Japanese forces encircle a 100 mile perimeter and tighten containment as Kawamura’s army of the Yalu moves to synchronize with the larger Japanese advance.
The Russian auxiliary cruiser Kouban, once the Augustus Victoria, arrived off Saigon and requests coal to reach the nearest Russian port. It carries wireless and 16 small guns and did not take part in the Sea of Japan battle.
A June 15 dispatch to the emperor by General Linevitch states Russian forces compelled the Japanese to withdraw from Tulantizi on June 11 after destroying their supplies. A second Russian column moved on June 12 from the Tzin river valley toward Vanloungon, driving back Japanese posts, while cavalry at Nanhanna pulled back slightly to the north.
A man fired a revolver at the pastor during church services in Libau Russia today wounding him dangerously. The pastor had repeatedly protested violence by the people of Russia in their quest for reforms in the country’s administration.
Four depots belonging to the army commissariat and a mineral water factory were destroyed by fire in Moscow. Three explosions preceded the blaze. Large quantities of stores for the far East were lost. Fire remained active and the cause was not known.
Washington reports that at today's cabinet meeting President Roosevelt received the congratulations of his advisers for efforts toward peace talks with the combatants in the far East. The Russia Japan situation was discussed informally with no details disclosed.
Sevastopol reports Vice Admiral Chouknin of the Black Sea fleet has left for St. Petersburg. The trip appears connected to a report that he will replace Admiral Avellan as head of the Russian admiralty department.
A Tokyo correspondent reports 35 Koreans handling a torpedo that washed ashore when it exploded, blowing all of them to atoms. The incident occurred along the coast, leaving no survivors among the group.
St. Petersburg reports deny that Lieutenant General Linovitch and other generals sent an appeal to the emperor against concluding peace. The denial states no such petition exists and the peace process proceeds as planned.
A gun battle in Stites Idaho over Mammie McMillan, a White Front restaurant employee, left Edward W Williams dead and H F Schissler severely wounded. Williams fled within ten minutes after being shot in the abdomen. Schissler was struck through the elbow and abdomen but likely to recover. Lynching talk prompts strong jail security.
W E Meehan notes the Delaware shad program by US and Pennsylvania commissions. Fish Hawk ships to Gloucester and Bristol station hatch about 50 million fry annually, boosting the industry from about 80 thousand to half a million dollars in value within a decade. The Delaware now rivals the Connecticut river as the premier shad producer with expanding runs and occasional netting challenges.
R W McDowell, a known Great Falls youth, was arrested for forgery after cashing a 45 dollar forged check. He fainted at the jail and remained unconscious at least until late hour. McDowell previously served a two year term for opening registered letters.
A reflective essay links frog song to primal wilderness and the enduring spirit of the landscape. The author frames nightly sounds as a sonic return to nature, beyond books and cities, suggesting the frog chorus embodies a timeless, riverine essence.
The Yonkers Statesman quips that Russia with 127 million people has 18 3384 physicians while the United States with about 75 million has 125 000 physicians. The joke notes that more physicians mean fewer people.
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