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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
6
The notice lists publishing and subscription details for The Anaconda Standard, rates for daily and Sunday editions, mailing and postal requirements, foreign postage, and office addresses. It notes branch offices in Missoula and Great Falls and provides contact points for the Washington Bureau and other distribution sites.
The New York Central, praised for safety, faces scrutiny after a tunnel accident. The grand jury found no charges against officers, and the company contemplates reform to prevent costly incidents. The piece notes the railroad’s large passenger volume and generally strict safety standards.
Opinion argues for government shipyards and dry docks, citing the Oregon repairs at Bremerton as proof private yards overcharge. It notes initial private contractor profit and claims government yards can perform complete bottom replacements without removing turrets or guns, saving funds and improving ships.
In Chicago a new religious movement led by Rev. Charles Reign Scoville promotes a roof garden church atop the Metropolitan Church of Christ. The plan includes a gymnasium and muscular Christianity as dissension is settled, signaling a bold, unconventional faith trend in the city.
A New York grand jury indicts engineer Whisker for manslaughter after the tunnel wreck that killed seventeen, while tossing out official charges. It clashes with a coroner's verdict blaming railroad officials for faulty management. The state railroad commission cites gross negligence in assigning an inexperienced engine driver during rush hour.
A collage of notes covers mound builder theories debunking the prehistoric natives, a surgeon’s bold skull repair predicting crime reduction, and a stream of political quips about Tillman, Hogg, and European princes. Weather, floods, and Montana tales frame a restless, era-spanning miscellany.
Dr. Peterson notes Choctaws raise a scaffold for corpses, remove flesh, store bones in a bonehouse, and later conduct a mass funeral forming a pyramid of coffins before earth covers them. He asserts strong evidence that only American Indians built the mounds, not prior peoples.
The text notes a lack of Booker Washingtons at Prince Henry's dinners and remarks on the East’s refined circle, where even Jan Kubelik is pressed to take a secondary role.
Senor Ampil the president of Cainta Morong Luzon and several native constabulary captured March 3 were rescued from the insurgents and returned to Cainta. Ampil reports a new 55 man armed organization wearing police badges. The Morong province grows unsettled as return of Ampil inflames fears and prompts emigration.
In Boise a special dispatch reports that Bert Tullis formerly of Telluride Colorado and two companions Campbell and Sykes perished in a Thunder Mountain snowslide about a month ago. Prospector rescuers endured a 14 day, freezing journey to reach Salt Lake City with the bodies wrapped in hides.
The War Office plan discussed by Secretary Brodrick in parliament envisions India providing three army corps, South Africa two, Australia two, New Zealand one, Canada four militia corps, plus six British army corps. The total would rival continental powers in size, forming a vast imperial defense force.
Ed Batson, held on murder charges in the Farr family killings near Welch, Louisiana, arrived safely in the parish prison in New Orleans from Lawrence, Missouri. He will remain in custody until his trial, with Governor Heard promising protection despite Batson’s claim of innocence.
Washington March 5 confirmations include John Ot. Scobey as receiver of public moneys at Olympia L L Cater of Redding California Y Blalock of Walla Walla registered land office F M Swazey of Redding California J L Mohuldro of Walla Walla Washington.
Anna M. Good of Seattle indicted by a federal grand jury in Tacoma under Judge Hanford for using mails to circulate obscene medical literature.
The barge Cardenas, adrift with the barge Matanzas after separating from the tug Cuba on Feb 2, was towed to Newport News by the Cuba this morning.
The Cardenas, adrift for 29 days, drifted to Bermuda then zigzagged toward Fire Island light. She covered 140 miles on her final run before the light. All crew members are reported well and the vessel sustains little damage.
The California supreme court issued an injunction against W. McC. White and Barnard and the Butte Tee company to stop damming or diverting Black Tail Deer creek water used by the Colusa-Parrot Mining & Smelting company for its smelter, while a higher court considers the appeal. The company must post 15900 to indemnify the enjoined parties. White may use water to irrigate his land along the stream.
J K Waite wrote to Dr Salvail of this city from Helena revealing his fear of losing his mind while facing financial troubles. He hinted he might "break loose" and harm someone, saying getting out of the way would be best for his family. Waite carried $8,000 life insurance likely to be collected.
The Montana supreme court canceled the setting for argument in the Mc Millan against Frank appeal from Silver Bow county placing it at the foot of the calendar. The case has loitered on the docket for about two years and may not return for two and a half more. A. N. Wallace was admitted to practice on motion by J. M. Hinkle.
Rev Father Day of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart read news of Father Merhaeghe being killed in Kwangsu China by Chinese. They were childhood friends from Belgium and studied together. Merhaeghe fled China during the Boxer turmoil and returned recently after a home visit.
Helena March 5. With doubt over exact boundary locations between Lewis and Clark and Meagher Broadwater and Cascade counties after recent legislation, Lewis and Clark officials ask neighboring counties to definitively fix borders. Surveyors from each county would join to locate lines per the law descriptions.
Commissions issued to Postmasters Charles S. Bean of Glendive and James K. Stevens of Hamilton in Washington on March 5.
A sketch of silk fabric 27 inches wide priced at 1.50. The store promotes new styles and an unusually large display of mistral and etamine suits. Introductory sale offers very elegant etamine barege suits in cadet Oxford and black with silk lined jackets and drop silk petticoats, previously priced at 45.00.
About 40 sample skirts remain from a recent New York purchase. Prices start at 17.50 for well made skirts. Also advertised are walking suits silk waists and wash waists joining the sale.
The article reviews Legitimist beheading anniversary talk about a Munich queen candidate descended from Charles I, notes her Bavarian links and a 33 year old son who could be prince of Wales, and mentions Abdul Hamid’s jesters and other court curiosities. It also covers Calve’s reflections on happiness, Mrs Siddons’s London home slated for demolition, and household hygiene tips.
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