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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1903
Page
10
The Anaconda Standard outlines publication details including STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY as publishers and proprietors Printed daily year round with post office registration Subscriptions payable in advance for various periods Daily and Sunday offerings and single section options listed for different terms.
Postal charges listed for 10 to 16 page editions one cent, 2 to 22 page editions two cents, 84 to 48 page editions three cents. Foreign rates: Europe double the above, other countries inquired at the office.
Main Office Standard Block Anaconda telephone numbers for inquiries. Business Office Editorial Rooms. The Standard maintains branch offices at Butte Missoula and Great Falls where advertising rates will be furnished on application.
Washington bureaus and eastern offices list locations for the Standard publication. It notes distribution points in New York Chicago Minneapolis Denver Seattle and others with specific street addresses and retail partners. General correspondence should go to the Standard Publishing Company in Anaconda Montana.
Twenty one states endorsed the proposal with nine asking Congress to submit an amendment and twelve demanding a constitutional convention. The twelve states California Illinois Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada North Carolina North Dakota Oregon Utah and Wisconsin may force a convention though it seems unlikely. Washington resists while pressure from the states may push the amendment forward.
The piece criticizes Mayor Mullins for expanding the police force despite promises of reform. It argues patronage dictates staffing, leaving a novice-heavy force and preventing efficiency gains. It condemns the system as crude and damaging to Butte’s approach to policing.
In late May Helena and Butte host the U S president on May 27 making a holiday week. May 29 introduces Pioneer day with school essays and a medal from the State board of education. Memorial day follows on May 20 with veterans organizing local programs statewide. Three events cluster in the final week.
The Helena and Butte demonstrations for President Roosevelt were revised after officials ruled out carrying Anaconda delegates by a special train. Rail power and scheduling limits blocked a Helena to Butte run, and the attempt to halt the president at Woodville was rejected. Anaconda delegates remain limited to presenting a dainty keepsake in the eventualities.
The article reports that the push to amend the federal constitution for direct U S Senate election is growing. Thirty-six state legislatures have considered it, with twenty-one states favoring the amendment and fourteen opposing. five states voted it down. In Maine the matter remains unsettled pending further consideration.
Montana's business mood brightens as Great Northern disputes ease. Butte and Anaconda report record payrolls this month, signaling recovery. Merchants seek fair weather and lasting peace to spark prosperity in trade and industry.
The article defends a popular subscription drive amid misgiving about money use. It clarifies the funds will be available and not for a private banquet, stressing the plan’s legitimate and proper purpose. Public misunderstanding is acknowledged, with support for widespread participation.
The article notes that Butte proposed a popular subscription plan to fund the president's entertainment but failed without assigning blame. It argues the plan could have worked with better effort and clearer presentation, and suggests pursuing the idea again with stronger outreach and context.
Reports by General Miles from the Philippines provoke petulance over suppression claims. The war department says his submissions were routed through regular news organs, while public interest remains muted amid partisan clashes and a belief Miles seeks to stir strife. The Denver strike mood and Cleveland rhetoric mirror a broader contentious era.
The Great Northern strike is praised for its amusing send up of the missing letter. The Pennsylvania press shows no urge to herald a Pennypacker presidential boom.
After touring Yellowstone and Yosemite, the president plans to view the Montana legislature as his final Western inspection. Public opinion frames Cleveland through his connections with Wall Street, shifting from admiration to criticism.
The passage references David R. Francis of St. Louis facing attention challenges, calls for Denver bar tenders amid a strike, and a New York dynamite mystery with sensational hints. It notes May’s forthcoming introduction, W. A. Clark’s boom impressions in Lincoln and Louisville, and worries the Denver strike could escalate to police action. It observes May’s spelling and Montana’s resistance to a strike epizootic.
Herbert P. Bissell of Buffalo states ex President Cleveland will not seek a third term and could not be elected if nominated. Du Chaillu planned an 18 month Russian empire study before his death in St Petersburg. Winston Churchill quits lawmaking, to not run for New Hampshire legislature. Royal visit notes mention Windsor Castle gold plate use.
Salt Lake Telegram reports Butte Montana May 13 that Senator William A Clark is regarded as a potent Democratic candidate for president. Western strength and heavy campaign contributions mark Clark as a top ticket option with possible running mate Parker or Hearst.
A nine million dollar dinner service will travel under guard to Dalkeith house, home of the Duke and Duchess of Buccloch, for display while the king and queen are elsewhere. The plate, insured in transit, serves 149 guests.
The London Chronicle notes the annual rite honoring the Biddenden maids born together in 1100 who lived joined at hips and shoulders for 34 years and died united. Their charity endowment now funds bread and cheese for the poor and stranger cakes in the parish attracting a large crowd.
A chair carved from the mulberry tree planted by Shakespeare in New Palace Garden Stratford appears at Sothebys. Its pedigree traces from the tree’s felling to today and links to the Stratford Arms in Stratford where it once stood.
The proprietor died, in 1845 the asset passed to his daughter then to the daughter’s niece, who displayed it for a time in Sheff Field Public Museum Weston Park. At Sotheby’s sale the unique relic sold for £150.
The Virginia general assembly rewrote UVA charter giving trustees power to elect a president. Two leading candidates mentioned are John Bassett Moore of Columbia University and Charles W Dabney of the University of Tennessee.
Governor Garvin of Rhode Island a physician and surgeon assisted at Andersonville dedication when a carriage ran away injuring Edwin Calloway. Garvin hurried to the scene tied a severed artery and set a broken bone to save the boy from bleeding to death.
Two French investigators MM Conte and Levrat announce colored silks can be produced by placing certain pigments on mulberry tree branches where silkworms feed. They show cocoons in several hues as proof that the idea works as promised.
Reports circulated to the contrary are denied as the king shows excellent health. Vienna professor J renz recently visited during a Madrid pass through and stated the young king is robust. Madrid physician Dr A Munoz confirms good health and no anxiety from medical advisors.
An Italian inventor Sig nor Pinos showcases a hydroscope that supposedly lets human eyesight reach great depths in the sea. A naval official reports successful Mediterranean testing, noting the device can be operated from a ship deck to reveal cables and torpedoes, potentially reducing submarine threats.
Arthur H. Leuthold died of typhoid fever at his parents home in Rogersville Ohio. He was among seven men named by General Funston for conspicuous bravery in the Philippine campaign and one of the first to answer Funston's call to swim a river under fire.
The Wanamaker family holds the record for large life insurance. John Wanamaker was long thought to carry 1.5 million dollars, but his son Rodman surpassed him by adding another million dollar policy, doubling the family's coverage.
A humorous exchange notes admiration for a woman’s hair. The dialogue suggests many notice it and it makes an impression, though the remark remains light and playful in tone.
Brooklyn Eagle recounts how Burchard's phrase Rum Romanism and Rebellion influenced New York voters steering Grover Cleveland to victory. A Republican insider notes Blaine missed the moment as he prepared his reply, potentially altering the outcome.
A reflective poem where a blind spinner contemplates fate and purpose. The speaker trusts a divine hand guiding the threads of life, waiting daily for others to finish the work and deliver God’s message in the sun. The verse centers on faith, duty, and the quiet endurance of a guided, unseen craft.
Warranted chillers advertised for today only. Two to six quart freezers offered at sale prices below regular tags. Prices shown include 2 quart for 1.50, 3 quart for 2.00, 4 quart for 2.50, 6 quart for 2.85, with protection against ice and water.
A heavy steel double lined shale product described as long lasting and indefinite in durability sells regularly at the tie.
Large glass lemon squeezers priced at 10 cents each, advertised to sell regularly at 2 cents and claimed to not corrode a thoroughly sanitary utensil.
Two styles of hammocks with heavy nets and large head rests advertised. Sale price listed as $3.00 with unclear additional text about discounts and to whom goods are offered. Words include Guice and Seaman with garbled phrases.
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