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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1906
Page
2
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, preferences for advance payment, and various office addresses. It notes brand and circulation details, plus multiple newsstand locations across major cities for the paper.
The Standard urges readers to plan spring purchases as merchants showcase spring wear furnishings and other items in ads. It touts the paper’s advertising pages as a complete guide to economical buying across groceries clothes real estate building materials mining stocks and machinery. The Helena newspaper war tale describes conflict between Helena dailies over a mind reader act and alleged misdeeds in publicity staged during a mayoral campaign.
The Standard promotes its Monday mining review as the best, most comprehensive summary of operations in the Butte district and nearby areas. It praises the careful, conservative editing and broad coverage that accompanies daily mining news in the paper.
The senate continues unfinished business on the railway rate bill with leaders Aldrich and Elkins opposing. Senator Tillman of South Carolina leads the measure amid presidential influence tests as other administration priorities falter. Meanwhile a French coal mine disaster risks over a thousand deaths, highlighting dangers for underground workers and calling for stronger mine safety measures.
In London and Washington discussions focus on salaries for parliament members and U S public servants. A proposed payroll reform aims to standardize pay, seen as an innovation amid party shifts and evolving costs. Senator Gallinger has introduced a bill to raise pay across the board, arguing current schedules are inadequate.
A discussion of rising election costs shows Congress members relying on large contributions from national, state, and district committees. Increasing salaries would barely offset fundraising needs, as many candidates resign comfortable livelihoods for campaigns yet emerge bankrupt after short terms. The Helena baseball league question adds misgivings about sports viability in the region. A meeting to organize a new league is set for Thursday amid bleak prospects for local teams.
A Washington Post article compares political chaos to a mythic duel between a man and a serpent. It argues that parties shift and clash with no clear principle, noting President Roosevelt's tariff reform and Democratic support in Congress. The piece questions party fidelity and predicts ongoing infighting.
Committers Col All Decker R F White and J F Morse, Beav erhead residents, travel to Helena to appear before the Carey land board about the Red Rock dam project. The state land board supports the project, pledging mineral help if needed, with Beaverhead awaiting a decision that could start dam and canal work within months.
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