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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1903
Page
3
The Anaconda Standard announces publication details and advertising offices. It lists daily and Sunday rates, post office registration, and branch offices in Butte Missoula Seattle Chicago Denver and other cities with newsstand locations and addresses for correspondence.
In Anaconda and Butte the copper industry reports a grand total for the month ending today that surpasses all prior shows in both cities. May proves the best month in a year, with aggregate tonnage for contributing properties setting a record.
Thousands of villagers converge on Malaga demanding bread or jobs while landowners lead the procession. The crowd pleads before the authorities who refuse aid, warning against begging as leaders fear starvation and government faces a growing peasant crisis. Names and dates are unclear due to damaged text.
A fragmented passage describes government efforts to counter grain price pressures by supporting low rate provisions from southern merchants while contemplating repeal of duties on imported wheat and foreign grain. The language suggests relief measures tied to policy shifts but contains unclear garbled phrasing.
A long article notes a settlement of regional railway wars that may spur new rail extensions, including the Clewater road, and a shift toward electric lines to open Western Montana. Portland Oregonian sourc especulates on policies and faster development, with broader Northwest impact. Newsrooms report chaotic WWI era wire service updates on Rojestvensky and Japs, with unreliable bulletins and vivid misreports.
The Wonders of the Northern Pacific is highlighted as a notable magazine from a transportation company. Editor D Wheeler guides its first issue in 1565 with varying contributions on the national union convention, Lake Superior, and Yellowstone Park. The work is richly illustrated and broadly descriptive.
Washington reports a recommendation to raise immigrant head tax from two dollars to twenty five dollars to deter many newcomers. A second plan suggests limiting sunbes of Homigesuta.
Fragmentary OCR text covers diverse topics from European politics to naval battles. It references Congress debates on immigration, shipping arrangements, and international relations, along with scattered notes on King Alfonso, the Japanese Red Cross, the Chicago strike, and Memoria Day observances.
May 30 reports from Manchuria indicate a land engagement as Japanese forces prepare for action after naval losses. Weather hindrances briefly slow movement while Japanese commanders fortify positions and mass heavy artillery for a possible attack near the lake.
The report notes General Mistchenko sustaining frontline pressure as Cunsia Bass and Mancini engage in tense operations. It chronicles bender warfare along Mameontia borders as dangerous, with Prince Leonard of Trnsland visiting the Rasina posts and meeting General Lineviteh at Godsyniind before heading south.
The Oregon Short Line will add a new double train service from Butte starting tomorrow. The extra train will arrive and depart at 2 a.m.. No. 8 schedule details show departures and arrivals with times, while broader talks on railroad extensions and mergers unfold amid peace treaties and company stock shifts.
Bridget Tlaggerty died at Si damins finspital at 2 30 yesterday after a gunshot wound inflicted by her husband. The wound entered the back at the hip and damaged intestines leading to peritonitis. Her husband Michael Hagerty is in custody and the family prepares for funeral arrangements in Butte with priests and a sister present.
Police report a string of thefts and vandalism by a group described as vicious youths at a southern Alabama residence area. Residents report missing milk bottles, car wipers, and coal as nighttime thefts escalate, with one resident noting frequent vandalism and a failed attempt to break the pattern.
A garbled reminiscence describes Austen Chamberlain’s favored farm setup at Lightbury Farms with a country residence serving as home for his father. It notes Jersey cattle and a model home with quality milk and butter, amid a high wall separating farm from garden.
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