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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1901
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard details publishing info and postal rates for daily and Sunday editions, price tiers by edition size, and international mailing rules. It lists branch offices in Butte, Missoula, and Great Falls with advertising rates, plus editorial and business office contact points and a Washington bureau.
The Standard can be found at Chicago news stands including Postoffice and Auditorium Annex locations, San Francisco Palace Hotel, Denver Glenarm Street and Soo Seventeen Street, Salt Lake Second South Street and Salt Lake News Co. All business letters and correspondence should be addressed to Anaconda, Mont.
An advertisement proclaims The Anaconda Standard has a larger bona fide paid circulation than all other Montana newspapers. It quotes six months averages ending June 39, 1901, with daily circulation of 11,872 and Sunday circulation of 14,191.
The article reviews professors predicting America England Germany as future great powers and notes Paris police exposing a Messianic impostor who fled responsibility. It contrasts French swift action against a Parisian fraud with the American Dowie case where authorities were unable to curb the impostor and publicity amplified his following.
Hamberlain argues rest is needed to keep imperial expansion moving and cites a turn in English opinion over fifty years. Disraeli praised colonies as milestones, but modern imperialism favors a Greater Britain. The South Africa crisis tests Britain, may force higher military and naval costs, and risks a reaction against imperial policy.
The passage argues the United States can remain calm as England trades commercial dominance for military glory. It states higher taxes burden capitalists and workers and warns the loss of trade primacy is the price for removing two small republics from the world map.
The article argues that American occupation of Havana transformed tropical disease conditions through street cleaning waste removal and vector control. It cites data showing low death rates in Havana compared to New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Liverpool and notes no smallpox cases since July 1909 with minimal yellow fever deaths in August. It lauds sanitation progress as proof tropical lands can be civilized and populated.
An Illinois state agricultural association proposes forming local unions of twelve farming families. Meetings would occur monthly on the Wednesday nearest the full moon with farm discussions in the morning and household topics in the afternoon. Evenings would feature social and cultural gatherings. The project aims to spread knowledge, foster fellowship, and elevate community standards.
The excerpt muses on doubts about a statewide agricultural network in Illinois while recalling Bret Harte’s Angel’s mining camp spelling bee. It contrasts idealistic talk with practical farming criticism, noting tensions among farmers and families when moving from theory to field criticism and the perils of judgment.
Across Washington and Canton crowds show stark contrasts in display of power and civilian tribute. Commentary from Kansas City Star Baltimore Sun and Richmond Dispatch discuss state authority, anarchism dangers, and national unity in the wake of the president’s death as regions unite in mourning despite political differences.
The Indianapolis News reports Magistrate Cornell of New York sentenced a man to Blackwell's Island for two months for speaking sneeringly about a mourning band on the magistrate's left sleeve. The article notes unclear legal basis but suggests limits on free speech, practical rather than legal.
From the Louisville Courier Journal a critique argues that the doctrine like cures like or similia similibus curantur has some medical force but should not justify defending lawlessness. The piece warns civilized nations should not embrace lawless remedies.
Milwaukee Journal notes rising protests as editors urge rough play to be curbed. Officials, players, and fans watch from bleachers while competitions continue amid calls for tougher rules and better sportsmanship.
A memorial window honoring Lieutenant Commander T. B. M. Mason has been received by the Annapolis Naval Academy and will be installed in the chapel. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman praised as a leading classical scholar and speaker in the House of Commons. President C. K. Adams of the Ual- remains incomplete in text.
From the Chicago Chronicle a meditation on the evolution of nations from tribes to peoples and the growing community of sympathy. The piece lauds British sympathy for the United States after the president's murder, calling it a landmark of ethical unity among English speaking nations and a prompt to greater mutual regard.
Notes on a Wisconsin student’s health return and resume at the university. Roosevelt’s speaking pace varies with emotion. Lord Roberts fears cats, once alarming a dinner. Ven ho wills funds for a young artist’s stipend and villa access. Zangwill on ghettos origin linked to Italian iron foundries. European monarchs and rulers cited by ages, with several young sovereigns named.
Henry E. Cooper arrives in Washington and denies reports that he carries Governor Dole’s resignation. Cooper states Dole has not resigned and has no intention to resign, with Dole returning to duties after a six week absence and appearing healthy. Cooper plans to brief Secretary Hitchcock on conditions and needs of Hawaii. D Kalaukokalani Jr. submits Home Rule Republican resolutions supporting Robert Wilcox for governor amid health rumors.
Government inspectors Bryand and Cheer began an inquiry into why the steamship Garonne returned from Nome. Boat officers say coal quality forced the reversal though the vessel reportedly ran at 10 knots on the return leg.
Three men were burned in an explosion of molten metal at the Brian Hill Iron and Coal company furnace in Youngstown Ohio at 3 o clock this morning. Two men died of their injuries and one man was critically burned. Police and fire units responded to the incident. The cause of the blast is under investigation.
Aston and Hardy face murder charges with a US prosecutor present on Unimak Island. The Manning carried witnesses and evidence to Dutch Harbor as the trial opened September 2, 1901. After testimonies from Jackson, Rosemberg, and a Marzovol native, the jury found Hardy guilty of first degree murder and sentenced him to hang on December 6, 1901.
Victoria British Columbia reports from Foochow via steamer details of a narrowly avoided death incident with limited readable facts and no clear outcomes.
Five officers and several seamen aboard the United States cruiser Wilmington narrowly escaped death when a boiler exploded during a shore excursion at a Chinese port at the start of September. The launch was sighted as the top flew into the air and debris showered the deck, but all on board escaped unharmed.
Special Dispatch from Helena reports the Montana Supreme Court will reopen after the summer break with Mitchell Furniture company versus the state furnishing board to secure the contract for furnishing the new statehouse. The docket lists numerous cases with October and November trial dates including Anderson v Cook state v Shafer and Snook v Anaconda.
Red Lodge reports a serious street shooting as Alex Longstaff shot Max Gerald in a drunken quarrel on Main Street at 6:30 pm. Longstaff fired a gun pressed to Gerald's stomach. Gerald grabbed the barrel and the bullet severed a finger.
A violent incident left a man with a dangerous wound. Sheriff Potter and Policeman McAllister acted quickly, disarmed the assailant Longstaff, and took him into custody.
In Roseburg Oregon the Pullman dining car Yosemite was robbed of 415 dollars and a conductor’s gold watch. Conductor G R Wilkinson four cooks and four waiters slept in the car. the outside door was left unlocked. The treasure box was torn from the wall and taken outside then broken open. The crew heard nothing. The car arrived on the northbound Overland at 11 15 p m and was sidetracked for pickup by the southbound at 5 a m.
Helena report states the Hamilton Flour Mill company files with the secretary of state to raise capital from 12000 to 50000 dollars and extend its existence for 20 years from May 21 1908. Directors listed are F D Dudley R A O Hara and P J Shannon.
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