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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1901
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard published daily with Sunday editions and various subscription terms. It lists main office in Standard Block Anaconda with editorial and business numbers and branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls for advertising rates.
The snippet lists addresses for The Standard offices and newsstands across several cities including Chicago San Francisco Denver Salt Lake City and notes general correspondence should go to Standard Publishing Company Anaconda Montana.
The notice asserts Anaconda Standard has a larger bona fide paid circulation than all Montana daily papers combined. It cites March month totals of 12,015 daily and Sunday 14,562.
The article quotes Admiral Dewey noting the Philippines may boost commerce but threaten national security if war resumes. It argues the islands would require distant defense, costly garrison maintenance, and push for a larger navy, outweighing any anticipated export gains.
Dispatches say the Cuban commission returned to Havana with a report recommending acceptance of the Platt amendment. The piece notes the president’s firm stance that Congress dictated the terms, and he would interpret them generously while avoiding interference in Cuban affairs unless necessary.
The Havana trip yielded no tangible gains as commissioners left with promises of a favored treaty. The piece notes supporters had long argued the Platt amendment would be accepted, citing the U S arms disarmament of Cubans after the Spanish war as a reason. The author critiques the U S government record as not something Americans should be proud of.
A sensational proposal outlines a two year College of Matrimony offering courses from domestic skills to physiology and health. It envisions diplomas and lectures on romance and courtship plus moral instruction. The piece suggests Montana options with Miss Hattie Rose Laubie as president.
An editorial discusses alleged antipathy between the United States and Germany, noting recent German denial of hostility. It cites Manila incidents and the pork import ban as business matters, arguing most friction is exaggerated for ulterior purposes.
The passage argues that hostility between the United States and Germany is unlikely, noting many Americans of German descent and cultural ties. It cites Harvard Professor Eastman and the idea that future conflict would stem from leaders' ambitions, not peoples, with varied commentary on current events and presidential visits.
A satirical column comments on politics and public figures including Donovan and McKinley, mocks slot machines, and notes Central New York opinion on Lewis and Clarke exposition. It references Aguinaldo, Sage, Morgan, and the 1904 solid South, with witty asides on Los Angeles strawberries and Portland plans.
Vancouver Washington May 8 Bank Examiner J W Maxwell now temporary receiver of the defunct First National bank of Vancouver mailed his report on the banks condition to the controller of the currency. Maxwell and two assistants worked nearly three weeks checking accounts and investigating books No public information on the banks condition is released and it is believed Maxwell will be permanent receiver He says proving claims by depositors will begin in a few days.
The Berliner Post prints an inspired account claiming German guards fired on the British tug Ego during a chase near a Peiho bridge. The Riga vessel, part of a British fighterage company, allegedly fouled the bridge while pursued by Chinese forces. The piece stresses no political significance to the incident.
A prisoner fatally injures a person in Chicago during May as authorities investigate the incident. Names and exact circumstances are limited in the fragment.
Auberon Herbert denounces Allied conduct in China and the Boxer uprising. He cites first hand and press letters on widespread looting, massacre, and coercive labor by British, German, and other forces. The piece calls European powers’ actions a moral collapse and a stain on civilization.
On sentry duty at Fort Sheridan, sentinel Cumberlidge was killed after Smith Wheeler, a prisoner in the guardhouse, snatched his rifle. Wheeler fled, deserted during the war in Florida awaiting transport to Cuba, and was serving a five year sentence.
Baltimore reports Archbishop Ireland in discussion after arriving for Cardinal Martinelli's berretta ceremony. He cites Secretary Hitchcock's revocation of Browning’s rule, which barred Indian children in government schools from transferring to private or denominational schools during their education. The archbishop notes uneven enforcement by agents and potential hardship for Catholic families.
Berlin reports reveal the new Prussian minister of commerce Herr Moeller who in 1891 testified against an American in a Berlin warehouse incident. He later pressed Reichstag questions on Germany US relations and tariff policy. The Leipsic Volks Zeitung cites his alleged role in the 12,000 marks affair involving industrialists and the labor bill.
James Moses Hallett of the United States district court applied to the estate district court for an injunction to stop the county from collecting taxes on $100,000 in personal property. He contests a state law that taxes real estate mortgages as unconstitutional. The county plans to use the case as a test.
In San Francisco on May 8 two hundred bakers walked out in sympathy with the ongoing cooks and waiters strike. Four hundred carriage workers also quit after employers refused to sign a union agreement.
In Chicago on May 8 a settlement plan was arranged by Jamieson & Co. brokers after a Monday failure. Creditors are to accept the personal note of M. M. Jamieson in full settlement.
The terms specify 10 percent in 30 days, 10 percent in 60 days, 30 percent in nine months, and 50 percent in 15 months. Notes will bear 4 percent interest. Total liabilities are about 516000 dollars, with assets placed at 356000 dollars.
The National Municipal League opened its three day session in Rochester New York with First Vice President Charles P Richardson presiding City Engineer H P Lewis gave a paper on municipal improvements and Dr Max Horstman of Heidelberg spoke on Baden city governance The group adjourned to resume tomorrow.
Final arguments were heard before the vice chancellor in the injunction suit against the Boston and Montana and Butte and Boston in the Amalgamated case. An application for postponement by the plaintiffs was denied. The vice chancellor noted existing temporary injunctions against the defendant in New York and urged concise remarks for tomorrow’s final hearing.
A returned search party found the remains of Rev. James Chalmers and Rev. Oliver Tompkins of the London Missionary Society and their followers, killed by natives at Ely River New Guinea after a tribal clash in April.
Civil Service Commissioner Rodenburg and Examiner Serven will sail from San Francisco on June 1 to organize local civil service boards in Hawaii and conduct initial examinations for federal positions.
In Oregon City on May 8 E 8B Mc Clinsey, in a fit of insanity, shot and killed Howard Baker. He then shot and killed himself at Boone's Ferry, about 12 miles south. Both men left families.
Captain H. L. Coppee of the United States engineers died in Greenville after leading the Yazoo district in Mississippi. He served as captain in charge of the Yazoo area and his death occurred tonight.
The Duke of Cornwall and York opened the Australian federal parliament at noon today. The ceremony was described as brilliant and ceremonial, marking the session’s start in Melbourne.
In Paris a line questions how to tell an American from a French speaker. The remark prompts reflection on language and national identity in travel.
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