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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1913
Page
3
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with monthly and yearly options, and provides office contacts. It details main and branch offices, contact numbers, foreign advertising, and the newspaper's sales outlets in various cities.
Local readers and bulletin boards fueled by excitement over New York championship games predict a strong summer baseball scene in Butte. A city golf club aims for financial success, reduced hat passes, and a thriving Union association, spurred by renewed interest and prompt reporting from the Western Union Telegraph Office.
Washington reports that Postmaster General Burleson may urge government ownership and operation of Intersta telegraph and telephone lines in his annual report unless presidential orders reverse course. He supports parcel post gains and believes revenues could help fund absorption of the new systems, following Secretary Bryan and predecessor Frank A. Thurber.
The report discusses census bureau delays and the push to publish key statistics, noting ongoing efforts to finish and release annual reports despite a large staff tied to incomplete thirteenth census work. It reports record immigrant arrivals for the year, with Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Russia among top sources, and highlights shifting origins from Ireland and Germany toward Southern Europe. It also covers Pennsylvania suffrage activism and broader campaign efforts across major states as women push for voting rights.
Fragmented text reports Dayton considering a commission form of government with a general manager authority over all departments, replacing the old city council. The piece notes political tensions, potential shifts in executive power, and references to German relations and local figures, amid broader national discussions and editorials.
This fragment surveys aesthetics and morality, arguing that beauty masks ugliness and that realism should reveal the human soul. It critiques sensationalism and praises writers who portray life’s harsher truths while avoiding prurient content.
Fragmented text recalls Walt Mason offering ironic verse about modern life and crowd desire in a Bloomy store. The speaker laments sinning homes and lonely housewives as a chorus rises to question purpose, with Mason’s voice answering in a weary, satirical cadence.
A damaged report describes a disputed Raphael painting from St. Petersburg bound for America from the Hermitage. A dealer and Russian art writer contest its attribution and value, noting a likely mislabeling and transfer plans to exhibit it to American collectors.
Assessors report in this city show about 373,090 legal voters, with roughly 254,000 registered and not all expected to vote in November. A large share have not engaged in even the preliminary effort, leaving many silent on the election.
A nameless tale sketches Henry James who leaves the city for the country estate of a wealthy retired manufacturer who married an earl's daughter. The narrative notes a servant dispute over preserves and a lawn mower incident, with a brief aside on manners and work.
A garbled 19th century scene describes a heated moment where a marksman, claimed to be at distance, boasted a perfect shot. The dialogue hints at a cold setting, a hatlot water, and observers reacting to a firing from a doorway.
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