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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1903
Page
19
The notice lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. Rates shown include one year ten dollars, six months six dollars, three months three dollar and one month one dollar. A separate weekly rate appears as well.
The Standard lists postage rates for editions from 2 to 48 pages and double rates for Europe and other foreign countries. It notes advertising rates via Main Office and branch offices in Butte, Missoula, and Great Falls, with a Washington Bureau and multiple Eastern offices. Newsstand sales are detailed in major cities including New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Denver, Salt Lake City, Spokane, Portland, and Kansas City. General correspondence should be addressed to Anaconda, Montana.
A Paris dispatch condemns the Versailles to Paris Madrid automobile race as deadly and sensational. New York acts to regulate speed and running conditions amid protests by automobilists against Governor Odell. Public highways are deemed unsuitable for speed contests and calls rise for rules and road ownership akin to railways.
The Paine family ties to the Burdick and Pennell cases are revived as copies of F T Paine’s book arrive in Rochester via express parcels charged to recipients who did not order them. Officials inform the carrier to halt delivery, while the public and police weigh legality against perceived coercion.
A harsh critique of a recent book on Russia sparks debate among American Jews about immigration, anti Semite violence in Russia and potential U S responses. The piece notes Russia may push Jews to convert or flee and mentions Simon Wolf and WSPA dispatches. It contrasts immigration pressures with American openness and discusses New York Jewish population, agricultural concerns, and civic duties amid historic upheaval.
More than 22 percent of men enlisted in the war with Spain have applied for pensions. Some 57,046 claim invalidity, 8,390 are widows or dependents, and over 15,000 claims have been registered with 4,210 pending. Daily filings suggest about half of war participants may seek pensions by year end.
The president will pass through Butte tomorrow escorted by survivors of the famed Montana volunteers who served in the war. The event ties to Roosevelt’s ongoing theme about the war with Spain and the Philippines, promising a strong reference in his remarks in Butte where the Fleet Montana originated.
President Roosevelt will arrive in Butte at 3 15 PM tomorrow instead of 4 PM, extending his stay by about an hour. Mayor Mullins announced the shift noting the pilot train leaves Helena at about 11 30 AM with 1280 PM arrival.
Jackson Ky May 25 With the elate militia guarding Breathitt County the grand jury opened an investigation into the assassination of lawyer James B Marcum The commanding officer ordered no letters home and troops were advised to avoid conversations related to the case Judge Redwine urged indicting all connected to the murder and lamented the county conditions
Livingston residents report Dr. R. D. Alton Mrs. Alton and their son Robert have come home after six months abroad including Vienna Paris and London He says the trip was enjoyable and profitable but he prefers Montana for its unmatched country and prospects.
Linen bargains feature 29 inch fangy figured Swiss dress goods with beautiful designs and dainty colorings. Regular price 25 cents per yard. Special today.
Mary Keefe 68, early Anaconda pioneer, died in Butte after four years with daughter Mrs Joseph Mulvehill of Butte. Born in Pennsylvania, she moved from St Louis to Anaconda 19 years ago. Surviving: Charles Keefe of Anaconda and William Keefe. Funeral Thursday at St Pauls Catholic Church. Interment at Calvary cemetery was noted.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. John Nordquist will be buried at Hill cemetery after a funeral service conducted by Rev. Father Copman. The service today starts at 2 o'clock from the family residence at 516 Alder Street.
Ossining New York May 25 Antonio Triola was executed at Sing Sing prison Five shocks were required to end his life State Electrician Davis said it was harder to kill a thin wiry man than a stout one as thinness limits tissue for current Triola had shot and killed Mamie Cereli a young Italian theater performer on the East Side New York who had refused to marry him
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports J W McKinnon of Hancock Michigan, a lawyer, was found in Shelby in a demented state after disappearing from Edmonton two weeks earlier. Officers believe he may have been drugged though he has no drinking history or recollection of events. Sheriff Wallace Taylor of Teton county suspects foul play.
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