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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1903
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard outlines publishing company details and subscription rates, listing daily and Sunday editions with yearly, six month, three month, and one month options. It notes post office entry, second class mail matter status, and advance payment terms.
The Standard lists postage for 1 page editions at one cent, 2 page editions at two cents, and 3 cents for larger papers. Europe rates are double, other foreign inquiries at the Main Office Standard Block Anaconda. The paper cites business and editorial office numbers and branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls for advertising rates.
Washington Bureau notes street addresses for Eastern Offices and distribution newsstands in New York Chicago Minneapolis San Francisco Denver Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle Portland Kansas City with locations at hotels stores and theatres. Correspondence should go to The Standard Publishing Company in Helena Montana.
Discussion in 1908 Helena about reproducing Fort Benton or Fort Lewis on the St Louis exposition grounds is rejected as impractical. The Montana state commission meets in Helena to consider building plans while the article urges a steady meat and milk reform to improve public health year round in Butte and Silver Bow.
Opponents of United States senator Reed Smoot mobilize a vigorous war on Mormonism. Mrs. James, head of the Inter Denominational Council of Women, travels to Salt Lake City to probe polygamy and Smoots stance while ministers rally to discredit Smoot and question the Edmunds law impact on polygamy among Mormons. Immigrant arrivals to Utah, mainly Swedes and Norwegians, are cited as part of the challenge.
The piece notes ongoing immigration to Utah sparks suspicion while Senator Smoot retains his seat with no polygamy charges against him. It suggests overturning him would require immense effort and warns the political battle will be lively and potentially instructive in Washington circles.
The article argues that friendly tips to the king-elect are hollow as the army dominates. A palace guard traitor promoted to general and aide de camp signals military power behind the throne. Other officers tied to the late king gain rank, showing Peter Karageorgevich cannot act openly.
A Butte resident, Mr Gregovich, discusses Servia and the Balkan crisis. He favors a single nation representing all Serbs under one government, noting potential boundary shifts that could merge Balkan principalities into a strong kingdom.
The piece discusses Europe’s balance among Austria Russia Turkey with small principalities as a preferred outcome and Russia’s long interest in the sultans domain. It notes Servians rely on Russia for shelter, and adds a remark on the suffix vich advising that the letter t is an error in American spellings but correct in Servian patronymics.
The Des Moines meeting aims to set a platform ahead of tomorrow's Iowa convention. factions split over Kansas City platform loyalty and railroad nationalization with Judge Anthony Van Wagenen rumored yet opposed to Kansas City pledge. No clear nominee emerges amid internal strife.
Maurice Barrymore walks into a New York bohemian club and finds commercial men eager for a performance. They urge him to speak a piece, but he declines saying he will perform a handspring instead. He then leaves, never to return to the club.
The Duke of Rutland has a record unmatched in modern politics. He has celebrated the jubilee of his first cabinet rank and the anniversary of his initial cabinet council, being a cabinet minister before Salisbury entered Parliament. He recalls Rosebery and Balfour learning the alphabet and Chamberlain starting in his father's screw factory.
The text notes that in 1433 New York, then City of Amsterdam, had about 10 residents while Paris was the world’s largest capital with about 1,000,000 people. London and suburbs were smaller. Over 20 years London rose to first, New York to second globally.
Germany's heraldry office declares war on tithes of nobility used without authority. Those who used the prefix von for 44 years are protected by law. An observer notes the move may reflect a drop in American value of German titles.
A brochure from the Academie Francaise criticizes Zola for starting to write too early. It argues authors should devote their youth to reading and thinking from ages three to thirty, warning that early writers risk becoming journeyman authors unless exceptional talent appears.
Prominent New Haven business figures invite Hoberts to visit the United States. The outreach signals potential future meetings and expanded economic ties between Hoberts enterprises and American markets.
A Los Angeles Woman’s Club session cites an article in McClure’s on New York street boys. It portrays harsh conditions, irregular sleep, heavy coffee use, gambling, and crime, with 80 percent of the worst 400 afflicted by diseases by age 15. The piece argues street work harms children and asks if charity should redirect funds to save these youths.
Lord Roberts the field marshal of the British army plans no payments or arrangements yet for an American visit but would accept the invitation when possible. The report notes his interest in visiting New Haven and Yale University.
Miss Margaret Long daughter of John Dp Long former secretary of the navy completed a four year course at Johns Hopkins medical school in Baltimore on June 9 and received the degree of MD Her sister Helen is a graduate of Hopkins training school for nurses.
The president will use a private entrance at the new Washington railroad station to avoid crowds. Previously, President Cleveland avoided crowds by having his driver take him to the train’s rear, but that option is gone.
A collage of comic quotes and quips from Puck Washington Star Cleveland Plain Dealer Baltimore News and Philadelphia Press. Jokes touch on politics fame finance and daily life with wry social commentary and playful digs at public figures.
A Washington Star piece quotes a boardinghouse resident railing at street musicians who play barrel organs and piano known as Falome at a corner near his home. He jokes about territorial bands and describes nightly performances shaping the twilight streets and irritating the neighborhood audience.
A writer vents about a parade of 14 street music outfits in front of his house on a recent evening. He recalls chafing at their performances from a Neapolitan hand organ to a street piano, noting the disturbance and the menacing chase that followed as neighbors sought relief from the racket. The grass widow and other residents are described amid humorous yet biting anecdotes about paying for the performances.
In a Commoner item, Wraggsley is accused of hypocrisy after listening an hour to Nupop recount his boy’s clever remarks and pretending to enjoy them. The remark highlights a public persona versus private judgment in a small community.
Roderick Old Oslrich purchases an autos mobile in Chicago. The dialogue notes a one month to run the machine and two months to pronounce the word chauffeur correctly.
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