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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1903
Page
16
The Anaconda Standard publishes daily and Sunday editions with subscription options payable in advance. Rates listed include six months for 5.00 and three months for 2.00, as well as one month for 1.00 and Sunday paper at 6. The text shows postal and publication details and pricing structures.
The Standard lists postage rates for editions from 10 to 48 pages with double rates for larger sizes and notes rates for foreign delivery. It provides Main Office address in Anaconda, offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls, and multiple U S foreign and domestic newsstands and bureaus with advertising contacts.
The Standard reports small contributions accumulating last week for Butter’s presidential fund. The total remains modest due to misunderstandings about banquet costs and doubts about the fund’s viability. A revival in giving is hoped this week, with a plea for clearer committee communication.
The Philadelphia North American cartoonist Nelan lampoons Senator Quay and Gov Pennypacker over a press gag bill. State papers condemn the move, noting public anger at Quay’s dominance, party loyalty, and dangers of libel suits amid partisan media.
The text portrays Governor Quay wielding influence to threaten newspapers that challenge him. It cites the Philadelphia Inquirer, once friendly to Quay, calling the measure a crime that benefits thieves and promotes political brigandage, likening it to prostituting sacred institutions and keeping the people at the mercy of corrupt politicians.
After a five week away trip the Butte squad for the Montana contingent in the Pacific National League finished with more wins than losses. The article praises Butte’s performance, notes Seattle and Los Angeles lead the pennant race, emphasizes the need for strong Montana attendance to support baseball as a Montana fixture, and calls on Butte residents to fill the ballpark to help offset travel costs from Los Angeles.
The article notes New Hampshire recently held local option elections under a prohibitory law once common in seventeen states. Maine Kansas and North Dakota still treat prohibition as a farce, with Maine Vermont and New Hampshire among early adopters of temperance, while New York and old days show how widespread intemperance was.
Communities adopt local-option measures to regulate liquor sales, outlining permitted hours and licensing requirements within wards. Authorities assess enforcement responses and potential impacts on public order and revenue.
A Raleigh style column riffs on King Edward visiting the United States during the St Louis fair with hints of imperial tours and a presidential year. It recalls the Prince of Wales, Duchess of Buccleuch, and Lord Randolph Churchill, plus a humorous tale about Senator Hanna’s breakfast hash and London policing.
In Philadelphia a novel divorce ground arises from a dispute over naming a baby. Frederick Buckland objects to Isabel as the name, preferring Gladys or Clarise, while Mrs. Buckland insists Isabel remains the child’s name. The father seeks separation after discussing the case with a lawyer as the baby remains christened Isabel.
Dr Samuel Smiles is the oldest living author in England. Prof Marcius Willson of Vineland N J is thought to be the oldest in America. Charlemagne Tower American ambassador to Germany has equipped his Berlin residence in lavish fashion. The 200th anniversary of Jonathan Edwards birth will be celebrated by Andover Theological Seminary on Oct ? Baron von Rheinbaden will visit New York to study U S economics for six weeks. Great White Bear of the Crow Indians enlists on the Minneapolis. Rothschild descendants in England number 30 to 40. A St Louis world fair sandwich tale and a Kubelik anecdote are noted. King Edward and consort will visit the Duchess of Buccleuch.
The only surviving member of Lord Derby s administration is the Duke of Rutland, in his sutch year. Lord John Manners served two terms as postmaster general. A post office anecdote says the damsel in charge treated him rudely until he handed in his letter with Manners on it, revealing his identity and swiftly changing the situation.
A California tree aged 1341 years, its wide cross section preserved in the New York Museum of Natural History, serves as a life history chart. Each ring encodes a year of growth from winter slowdowns to summer surges, illustrating events of the last thousand years.
For ten years Madrid’s top dancer Senora Alari, prima ballerina at the Royal Opera House, enjoyed fame and lavish attention from city elites while secretly being a man. A recent fall and ankle injury led her physician to uncover the secret, ending a decade of public deception and a reported one million francs saved.
Sir Frederick Holder, the first speaker of the Australian commonwealth house of representatives, began as a South Australian schoolmaster. He served as premier of that colony at federation and long balanced political work with Methodist lay preaching, often preaching in Melbourne pulpits.
King Edward’s choice of Sir Evelyn Wood as field marshal highlights a link between the royal family and the merchant Matthew Wood. The London broker’s generosity helped the Duke of Kent reach England, enabling Queen Victoria to be born on British soil. Victoria later created the first Wood baronetcy on accession.
Edward H Morris, a colored lawyer representing Chicago First district wards, drew the new municipal ownership bill recently introduced in the Illinois legislature at Springfield. Born on a Kentucky plantation before the war, he trained in Cincinnati and was admitted to the bar in 1879 after graduating from St Patrick's College.
Professor Charles R. Van Hise was chosen as the University of Wisconsin president and becomes the first alumnus to hold the role. A 1879 graduate, he has led geology as head professor since 1892, building a notable reputation as a geologist through field work and teaching.
The United States Geological Survey veteran since 1888 was described, along with Gen. Corlter Bates newly stationed in Chicago as Commander of the Lakes Department. Bates served since 1861 with the 11th Infantry, on General Meade’s staff, and spent three decades west of the Mississippi in the Indian country, plus time in the Philippines. Eugene H Lehman, Colorado college student and Yale tutor, became the first American Rhodes scholar at Oxford by earning top credentials among twenty applicants while supporting an invalid in her chair for 24 cents an hour.
A Tacoma street car from Point Defiance park jumped the track at South Seventh and streets. Gilbert Farr, night clerk at the Tacoma hotel, was killed beneath the wheels. Three passengers suffered injuries including Arthur Lord, James Dean, and Roy Elmendorf. Motorman Olen was shaken and sent home. The crash was caused by a broken axle just inside the hub. a maple tree at the curb halted a larger plunge. Farr’s relatives live in Leavenworth, Kansas.
New Haven May 17 National President Leon Levi of Bnai Brith presents a statement on the Kichiner massacre. He cites a May 9 State Department cable denying Jewish distress in Southwest Russia and urges careful, permanent relief while noting official Russian assertions and the czarist order to suppress Jewish unrest.
Paris reports a major anti clerical protest failed to spark widespread action but a clash at Belle View church led to fist fights with free thinkers, chairs thrown, and several injuries. Five arrests followed as police, led by Prefect Lepine, separated combatants and guided women to safety.
Oakland dispatch reports James J. Jeffries arriving from Chicago with Al Smith the bookmaker and Kid Hagan. He was taken in charge by local officials as plans for an August fight with Corbett proceed, with details to follow.
Butte shoppers are offered a collection of pure black silks including lonisine satin duchesse armore peau de crepe and taffeta. Normally valued up to 1.50 per yard, the entire lot sells today at 89 cents a yard, with many pieces worth 1.25. This bargain targets women seeking value in fine fabrics.
A new silk fabric named Princess Crepe is presented as a stylish season's choice with soft finish and rich luster. It is washable, available in age colors black and white, and priced at $1.00 per yard today instead of the regular $1.50.
Black grenadine silk fabric 45 inches wide offered for costume use. Regular price listed as $2.25 per yard. Today special note indicates availability or sale emphasis.
Pure wool and mohair black dress goods 45 inches wide from Priestley’s catalog. Described as durable and unrivaled in quality. Normally priced at 1.35 dollars per yard. Today only.
Black dress goods feature continued with 2 inch Sicilian mohair and 44 inch all wool black nun’s veiling. Usual price 1.25 yard, today 73c. 44 inch all wool nun’s ceiling offered at 67c. Fifteen pieces of all wool albatross in colors and black, usually 60c, today 38c.
Silk crepe de chine offered in tan gray navy pink and turquoise at $1.25 a yard is the actual value but a special price is advertised for readers.
Bargains on printed Scotch lawns with small patterns for children's dresses, priced at 4 to 5 cents per yard. German blue calico with dots and floral stripes offered at 5 to 6 cents. Zephyr ginghams with banded designs in various colors selling up to 11 cents. Also coarse nainsooks in small checks with satin finish, valued at 50 cents per yard. Today.
Billy Delaney and Jeffries will stay here until Thursday then head to Los Angeles to visit family. A representative will meet Jim Corbett in San Francisco tomorrow to sign articles and review two bid options for the Yosemite club. A mid August bout seems likely as Jeffries declares rumors of decline unfounded.
Boise Idaho May 117 A dispatch alleging President Roosevelt refused to ride with Mayor Alexander because he is a Jew is unfounded. Officials here arranged rides with Governor Morrison and Senator Heyburn, and there was no indication from the president of any change or denial.
Charles A. Stone of Chelsea and brother of missionary Helen M. Stone said today he did not credit reports that his sister filed with the government in Washington claiming compensation from the Turkish government for outrages she suffered in that country.
No further disorder is reported from Hartford Kentucky after fears of a race riot following the killing of a negro by the town marshal on Saturday night. Local authorities say conditions are quiet and under control as investigations proceed.
London dispatch from Odessa reports crops in Southern Russia are in splendid condition. The correspondent states this year's yield promises to be better and larger than in years past.
In Tokio gardens chrysanthemums form life sized figures resembling court ladies warriors and animals. Figures include a young woman with a fox tail and a mask that shifts to a reynard head by a spring touch, capturing intricate traditional display.
From the Daily America tale of Higgins, a lifelong race follower known as Hard Luck Higgins. He backed a horse at 100 to 1 with a bookmaker for a thousand, and despite winning by a head, the payoff hinged on a needle he found as a pin. The bookmaker quipped that Higgins lost by an eye, a fate sweeter for the book.
A cryptic exchange asks if the artist plans a farewell tour and clarifies the idea is not a final goodbye but giving fans another chance to spend their money, framed as a humorous public moment.
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