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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1901
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists publication details including publisher names, mailing status, and subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions. It provides pricing for various terms, postage information, and the main office contact in Anaconda.
The Standard announces branch offices at Butte Missoula and Great Falls where advertising rates will be furnished on application.
The Standard lists newsstands in Chicago San Francisco Denver and Salt Lake with specific street addresses and venues. It also states that all general business letters and correspondence should be addressed to Anaconda Montana.
The notice asserts Anaconda Standard has a larger bona fide paid circulation than all other Montana daily papers combined. It cites March averages of 12,015 for daily and 14,362 for Sunday editions.
The Baltimore municipal election yielded a Republican sweep under Maryland’s revised code, seen by Democrats as a partisan test of literacy for voting. Analysts doubt the result signals a broader trend against Mr. Gorman’s political leadership in Maryland.
In 1793 world debts were about 2.423 billion dollars and have risen to 493.749 million? The text argues two thirds of debt stems from wars and that taxation often funds future generations. It notes that destruction and pension costs, especially in the United States after the Civil War, heavily burden the state and society with large ongoing pensions totaling about 2.5 billion since 1865 and continuing to rise.
About 274000 soldiers enlisted in the Spanish war with 41,000 disability pension claims filed so far. Of these 25,000 served in Cuba and 15,000 in the Philippines, while 230,000 more soldiers remain to be heard from. Add dependents and Philippine claimants, and the war's cost appears an expensive luxury.
A newspaper column notes President McKinley and party on a transcontinental trip will visit Southern California. It praises local scenery around Los Angeles Pasadena and Santa Barbara, arguing the West’s attractions outshine Europe for many travelers and suggesting the trip could boost western awareness despite political motives.
The Eastman murder trial centers on two sons in law who ran a Cambridge lens firm. Eastman faces murder charges after a failed venture while Grogan, once successful, is suspected to have been killed due to that success. The case divides the household as testimony splits between prosecution and defense.
The piece contrasts Mark Hanna's view that prosperity will endure with warnings of a stock boom crash. It argues business conditions shift continually and notes lower prices, weak profits, idle mills in cotton and wool, and rising unemployment. Exports of manufactures drop, down ten million dollars vs March last year.
The article notes a sharp year over year drop in foreign sales last year, amounting to nearly 2,009,000 less than 1899. If the trend lasts, it could reach 120,000,000 annually. Causes cited include unsettled China conditions and Europe’s weak industry, with caution urged in business and rhetoric.
Washington Post notes the Allies pursue a brutal path while underestimating Chinese sensitivities and intellects. It argues China endures indignity and torture rather than yield, while the Allies imagine themselves as pioneers of civilization and justice.
The New York World reports Aguinaldo's grandiloquent address as revealing a low view of his character while praising the United States banner. It notes the contrast with his proclaimed liberty or death but suggests his words might end the long, devastating Philippine war if he can curb it and relieve his people.
The Arkansas senate passed a bill requiring a license for drinking alcohol at a yearly fee. The writer jokes that a dual license for those who both drink and legislate could be offered at seven dollars annually, noting the pairing as a popular combination in the state.
The Philadelphia Times argues disputes should be settled peacefully when both sides truly desire it. It cites recent threatening labor conflicts and warns a steel strike would be disastrous, urging the new combination to avoid forcing the issue and bear responsibility.
The Utica Observer notes Governor North Carolina says lynching can be halted only by public opinion. It argues a resolute sheriff and deputies can deter mobs, and that there is already ample public opinion on the matter.
The piece notes Thomas Bailey Aldrich avoiding public readings, Russell Sage’s billiard hobby, Roosevelt quipping about writing letters, Millais on Gainsborough, Judge Savidge delaying naturalization, Chaplain Nave dodging duties before sailing to Manila, and Cleveland Mayor Tom L Johnson buying his daughter a $1000 automobile after she obtained a driving permit.
The text discusses a cheap artificial stone using lime and sand in proportions of 4 to 6 parts lime to 96 to 94 parts sand. The mix is formed into blocks then steamed under 120 to 150 psi to harden. It notes a cultural superstition linking luck to the number 13.
The history of the Irish Hunt corps shows its mobilization in Dublin on January 13, 1900, its March 12 voyage to South Africa, and attachment to the 18th battalion of the imperial yeomanry on arrival at the Cape. In their first clash with the Boers 13 were killed and the rest surrendered.
A montage of light anecdotes and wry quips from several newspapers. Jokes touch on tailoring delays ticket offices and social pretenses with playful back and forth between characters and readers.
A brief literary exchange contrasts a boy Tom in his first trousers with his father in overcoat and trousers. The exchange turns on appearances and social norms as they discuss buttoning coats and what each garment signifies. The piece captures humor and voice from Current Literature.
Charles F. Jones, key witness in the Patrick murder trial, described as no worse than the night before and likely to be moved to a Sanitarium for treatment with food injections. He suffers from stomach catarrh and cannot take solid food, surviving on milk and seltzer for five days.
Field Marshal von Waldersee in a Pekin dispatch says Lieutenant Kumayer and a cavalry patrol defeated the enemy cavalry about 200 kilometres west of Katgan in Pe chili province.
A Shanghai dispatch to the Daily Express reports Italian missionary Father Paoli was burned alive in Shensi province. The incident underscores violent religious persecution reported during that period.
Pekin reports China will request powers to obtain a loan just enough to cover the indemnity once the amount is fixed. She will also seek an additional 20,000,000 taels annually, per the foreign ministers' proposal.
American consul W. Martin reports by cable that secret societies have joined the reformers in Nankin. Chinese troops patrol the city and sleep under arms as tense conditions prevail.
St. Petersburg reports Chinese minister to Russia Yang Yu has begun the journey back to China with his family.
Louisville May 7. Carpenters who quit work over non union labor appointed a committee to meet the contractors and arbitrate differences. It is thought this action may mean an end to the strike as other building trades did not join the walkout.
At a Troy street railway employees meeting in the early hours it was voted to support Albany men in their dispute and by morning no streetcar will be moved in Troy. The action affects between 300 and 400 workers.
Sir Reginald Beauchamp was granted a divorce from Violet Beauchamp daughter of the fifth Earl of Roden. The court awarded £10000 damages. The co respondent was Hugh Watt a former member of parliament known in financial circles.
The revenue cutter Hamilton now at Jacksonville is authorized to distribute 1,000 rations to fire sufferers. The revenue cutter Forward has been ordered from Charleston to Jacksonville to also distribute rations.
Cambridge May 7 report from Professor Krantz Kiel observatory notes a Cape of Good Hope sighting of a comet that will appear imminently in the northern hemisphere.
London reports from May 8 that the Daily Mail notes Holland claims Germany is urging mid European states to form a tariff alliance to curb American competition.
Cape Town May 7. The British steamship Tantalon Castle, sailing from Southampton April 20 for Cape Colony with relief troops and passengers, ran aground on Robben Island. All passengers have been landed.
A military captive balloon with two men aboard rose Sunday afternoon in Cologne, broke loose in a gale, and drifted into the clouds. It descended safely with no injuries to the occupants.
Prince Ferdinand officially participated in laying the foundation of a monument to Alexander II in Sofia on Monday. The ceremony coincided with a Russian demonstration.
London quotations show Atchison and Canadian Pacific around 1144 pounds, Union Pacific preferred at 99, Northern Pacific preferred at 15, Grand Trunk 124, Niagara 104, U S Steel at 534, U S Steel preferred at 101 and a half. Silver money steady at 3 percent.
Treasury statement of May 7 shows general fund available cash 167,544,337 dollars and gold in the division of redemption 97,182,430 dollars, excluding the 150 million gold reserve.
President Hight writes from Santa Cruz praising Portland Elks and their 1900 street fair between September 4 and 15. He notes Ellis Gosman and other Portland members gave him full cooperation to plan a similar event in Butte. He stresses confidence in success.
Rightly managed Mr. Charlton of the Northern Pacific describes the Portland street fair venture. They raised initial funds, received railroad and newspaper support, and spent about $500,000 in outsiders and advertising. The event drew large crowds, strained restaurants, and boosted late business, with planners considering a broader promenade including a six block fence, booths, a midway, and a flower day theme.
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