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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1902
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions and details foreign mail rates. It also notes regional offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls and lists addresses for western and eastern bureaus and newsstands in major cities.
The article notes a westward migration by farmers from Iowa and the Midwest fueling Montana land sales and a potential population increase. It warns that rapid immigration could become a stampede with disaster for unwise settlers, urging caution against promoter schemes while welcoming genuine homeseekers prepared for pioneer life.
Mrs. Margaret Plant wins a Connecticut case challenging her husband’s will leaving $20,000,000 to a 6 year old son. The court finds the deceased was a New York resident, so New York law applies. Mrs. Plant receives about $8,000,000. the boy inherits the rest at age 21.
The article recalls St Patrick’s mission in Ireland, explaining the shamrock as a triune symbol and noting the uncertain dates of his birth and death. It highlights his years of evangelism, baptism of chiefs, and the Catholic Church’s homage to his missionary legacy.
The passage notes March 17 as a secular Irish anniversary celebrated in song and story. It highlights the enduring bond between Ireland and the United States and says Americans join in the day with generosity and sympathy.
The piece argues Senator Hanna will likely push through his subsidy bill despite opposition from Senators Allison and Spooner. It recalls his coercive tactics last session tying river and harbor funding to subsidy passage and notes public money may serve political ends more than irrigation projects approved by Roosevelt.
An eastern based critique argues Western women's clubs should not have their names misused to label April Fool's Day practices. The piece dismisses agitation against jokes and warns against mischaracterizing Western clubs as Eastern affiliates in this issue.
The report notes MERICA will supply many FY features for the English coronation festivities next June aside from Special Ambassador Reid and his party. London crowds are expected to gather in anticipation though some will not attend.
London crowds will enjoy coronation games and entertainment to raise funds. Notable figures like Jeffries Fitzsimmons Sharkey and Ruhlin are sought after, with Harvard and Yale athletes expected to participate. American actors actresses and vaudeville performers are promised strong representation on the programme.
Announcement confirms Miss Ellen Stone will lecture at Chautauqua assemblies next summer. The piece notes public expectation, possible magazine articles or talks, and the idea she could draw large crowds, with Marie Tsilka and the baby as optional sideshow elements.
The Democratic minority in the Senate is urged to present clear, vigorous arguments against the ship subsidy bill. The piece argues that deferring the measure is not acceptable and hopes vigorous opposition will educate the public on the bill’s malign nature and threaten the Republican majority’s standing at the polls.
The Atlanta Constitution denounces tariffs as instruments of plutocracy creating monopolies and trusts. It argues tariffs burden the masses while enriching a few and funding luxury for Europe, tying them to campaign favors and local interests.
A London Telegraph study outlines Kaiser Wilhelm II daily routine from early rising before seven to a busy morning study. He handles hundreds of letters with staff, meets ministers and foreign ambassadors, and keeps up exercise and hunting, balancing family life with public duties amid strict discipline.
Citizens express rising anger at alleged governmental injustices as authorities face mounting scrutiny. Demonstrations intensify amid calls for accountability and reform.
The Philadelphia Record denounces the failure of the House to elect a stronger speaker, arguing that under Thomas B. Reed’s legacy and Henderson’s rule the speakership has become a hindrance to progress, portraying Henderson as a ridiculous failure who cannot promote necessary legislation.
The Springfield Republican notes Marconi’s progress in wireless telegraphy may delay congressional action on a Pacific cable. The Italian inventor has demonstrated long distance signals and could extend range to thousands of miles, though commercial viability at such distances remains to be proven.
The report notes Ayr birthplace attracting 7000 more visitors than Stratford upon Avon while several figures travel or advance in status. Mrs. Dewey improves in Palm Beach after throat trouble. Prince Adelbert of Germany heads toward America aboard the Charlotte with a Baltimore arrival planned by May. Boston architect D F E Reardon tallies blind yet designs notable buildings. Mrs. Hetty Green eyes a large North Cohassett estate for summer use, aided by low taxes. Former Senator John H Reagan, once Jefferson Davis’s cabinet survivor, is said to be 13 years old and recovered from a near-fatal illness. Kokomo awards Frank Wyatt a solid gold medal for bravery in a gas explosion rescue. John F Walsh eyes Washington church property after a social event reveal.
A parish pastor quotes a buyer named Walsh who purchases church property for 201000 dollars after a talk about other sales. The report notes Adele Hugo, Victor Hugo’s daughter, remains alive in Paris with the family keeping the location secret on request.
John Cotton Dana of the Newark Free Library reports that daily weekly and monthly periodicals in the United States total 4,537,108,000 copies per year. He equates this to 2,000,000,000 copies of a trashy novel sized book and notes 10,000,000 new books sold annually across 4,500 titles. He also states monthly output at 2,800,000 copies and guesses 40,000,000 of the population could read if motivated.
A New York business man argues that college trained graduates are valued more than ever. He notes four years of study and athletic development give young men a head start, with business leaders hiring them quickly and advancing them rapidly. He cites multiple cases where confidence placed in graduates has been fully repaid.
At the Kimball house in Atlanta during the telegraphers tournament, Harry Emanuel of Philadelphia Western Union received 5 percent ten word messages in 30 minutes, breaking and already holding the world record. The feat marks a major advance in telegraphy. Twelve years earlier a messenger boy could not imagine such speed, when few operators existed.
Edna Wallace Hopper renowned for chafing dish cooking chats with theater company members. In a moment in a dressing room she joked with Cyril Scott as he paused at the door asking who was being roasted.
A Texas senator, Culberson, is credited with telling a good court story in his home state. The anecdote surfaced as his father was engaged in local affairs during that period.
During Judge Culberson's argument the sheriff asked to address the court reporting a man asleep on a bench snoring loudly. The judge replied that after waking he could be excluded and the trial continued.
A collage of joke snippets from Washington Star Philadelphia Press Puck Ohio State Journal Chicago Post and Puck runs through Uncle Eben quips do you call this realistic fiction and a poke at manners and manners in social scenes with playful banter and a poke at civilization and thrift in late 19th or early 20th style humor.
St. Petersburg Times correspondent reports Siberian railway consignments from merchants are down as resources are fully occupied in forwarding troops and war material to Vladivostock amid Russo Japanese war rumors.
Edward M. Herrick a prominent San Francisco businessman died suddenly at his Oakland home. He founded the Pacific Pine Lumber Company later merged into Pacific Pine Company and served as its president at the time of his death.
Fragment notes the deceased held leadership roles as president of Gray's Harbor Commercial Company and Robertson Raft Company, indicating his business prominence prior to death.
Fuentes and Mazanitini the Spanish matadors fought six bulls to death today in Juarez Mexico before about 10 000 spectators. The action was thrilling with several narrow escapes for banderillas and picadors. Five horses were killed and three mortally wounded. The pair just finished a Mexico tour with 12 artists described as among the world’s greatest bullfighting companies, and they head next to Barcelona via New York.
Beatrice Nebraska March 16 Willard Smith 20 who tried to blackmail a Tillie merchant was shot and killed tonight by one of four men who trapped him Smith sent an anonymous letter demanding money to secure payment and resisted capture leading to his death by gunfire.
The New York Journal reports Japan has no true millionaires, with fortunes topping 250 000 yen at most. Only 441 individuals are quarter millionaires, concentrated in Tokyo and a few cities, while farming and commerce dominate among Japan's wealthy. nobles number 66, and wealth typically spans generations.
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