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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1900
Page
6
The fragment mentions the Anaconda Standard publishing company with references to subscription rates, currency in Portage free for the United States Canada and Mexico, and a Washington Bureau. It also lists room and annex details and general business notes without clear events or dates.
The Anaconda Standard announces its advertising terms and schedule for contracts in Montana. It states the paper will publish three times daily and Sunday, with contracted rates set for Saturday May 19. The notice emphasizes higher reach than competing newspapers in the state.
Governor Smith nominates Major Maginnis to the United States Senate noting his long Democratic record, integrity, and service in Montana. The senate must confirm, but locals expect broad support from old-time citizens who know his republican-leaning rivals and wartime service in the First Minnesota.
The article reviews Mr. Jeffries, a determined young actor, who stars in The Country Sheriff and may become a notable stage reformer if successful. It also details Montana politics, Clark’s failed coup for the Senate, party rebukes, and wide public denunciation of deception and tactics.
The piece argues the season will fail without public attendance and clean play. It laments needed steady patronage, notes Montana may have only outdoor sport this season, and urges baseball enthusiasts to back teams while criticizing sensational War-era commentary and political figures in a broader civic context.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports a heated contest over William A Clarke's resignation and Spriggs potential appointment to fill a Montana Senate vacancy. Critics denounce the maneuver as bribery and improper influence aimed at securing a seat, while supporters defend the bid as legal under state law. The piece notes tensions between Clarke, Gov Smith, and Lt Governor Spriggs, and discusses possible Senate actions to declare the seat vacant.
A fragmented, error-laden piece discusses church membership in New York City boroughs and the role of Christianity. It mentions Catholic and Protestant counts, overall population religious ties, and hints at missionary work and Christendom response, amid unclear wording and damaged phrases.
A vigorous protest against Clark's appointment requests proper and complete consideration. The matter should be referred to Privileges and Elections for investigation. Signed by Robert J. Watts, Governor of Montana, Watts Mont May 17 1990.
Major Maginnis accepts Governor Smiths appointment as United States senator, drawing mixed reaction in Helena. Reports say the go vernor decided to ignore Shingas action and appoint Maginnis amid broad congratulations and assurances to serve all the states people. News from Hamilton and Mozeman notes condemnation in the wake of Spriggs action. A Memphis murder case unfolds as Reichman and Mrs Hadakin are found shot in a Memphis apartment.
Off the coast of South Africa two divers descended to the wreck of the Cape Horn and remained submerged for 42 minutes at a depth over 200 feet. The pressurized environment reportedly allowed only one person to withstand such depth for the duration.
A Philadelphia Inquirer excerpt recounts a fighter's misfortune with an oil soaked injury and the stubborn urge to fight. The narrator notes the pain, the vaunted peacemaker image, and the odd social reactions as a hand injury flares into a stubborn, tender burden.
A junior associate cracks under daily jibes about a glassware mishap. He endures relentless ribbing about his burned hand and damaged exhibit as coworkers mock the “solar plexus” episode while plotting a bold getaway.
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