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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1901
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, including 1 year and shorter terms, with foreign postage and branch office details. It notes rate scales per page counts and provides distribution and address information for offices in Butte Missoula Great Falls and other bureaus.
The Anaconda Standard asserts a larger bona fide paid circulation than all Montana dailies combined. It cites six months to June 191, daily average 11,872 and Sunday figures for verification.
The chase after the Bulgarian brigands who abducted Miss Stone is called off to avoid risking her life. Tuesday was set for the ransom, estimated at 111000 dollars with about half raised. The plan to free her hinges on securing the remaining funds before the brigands act on their murder threats.
The Brooklyn Bridge is portrayed as weak and overburdened, a political weapon against Tammany. Reported mismanagement under Croker era raises questions about care and safety as opponents push the bridge issue amid broader moves against Shepard’s mayoral bid.
In a South Carolina bid to end a bitter senate fight, State Chairman Jones suggests nominating General Wade Hampton for the seat McLaurin will vacate and asks all contestants including McLaurin to retire so Hampton can be elected unanimously. The move shocks as reconciliation with Tillman seemed unlikely.
The first phase of a revolution ends with Hampton stepping down from the Senate to private life. Tillman dominates state affairs for over a decade while McLaurin seeks to break his grip and shift southern Democrats toward the Republicans. Hampton’s return would harmonize old and new democrats in South Carolina.
The piece questions a plan to erect a Bonaparte statue in St. Louis claiming Americans should honor him. It notes Bonaparte's 1803 Louisiana purchase deal and how the sale money and motives are misunderstood, arguing the claim lacks merit and public support.
The mining congress requires a private subscription to raise ten thousand dollars in advance. Citizens of Butte consider this a priority over Montana representation matters for St Louis. The committee insists the fund be in sight before final arrangements, as the meeting will be large and the stipend seen as well invested.
A review of General McClellan’s career notes his strengths as an organizer and army builder, with critics split over his strategic gifts. Michie portrays him as balanced between praise and blame, emphasizing his role in forming the Army of the Potomac and the country’s obligation to his service.
A heartfelt obituary extols a commander as universally beloved by his troops. His gracious nature and fearless leadership drew loyal affection as he rode the lines at Warrenton to bid farewell to veterans, a testament to enduring comrade love beyond rank.
The Waldeck Rousseau ministry, formed as a provisional coalition in 1899, withstood Dreyfus tensions, the Boer war furor, the Russian alliance critique, and the law on associations. It held together under socialists and other factions, delivering a long tenure for a third republic cabinet. General Buller’s missteps echo Wellington in misfired remarks.
The trial closes with Officer Gordon acquitted after rebuttal testimony from Chief Taylor and other witnesses. The council votes quickly on a verdict, and Mayor Stephens orders Gordon back to duty.
The source notes a 1898 beatdown and humiliation as a court of inquiry in Washington weighs the war, with Spain convinced the United States bore the heaviest cost.
The statement suggests Carrie Nation could pursue a bold path by taking a hatchet and going to Bulgaria as a Christian missionary to do good in the world.
The era's chatter spans Roosevelt a success and a looming election if today, Miss Stone’s captivity in Findlay tests Christian Science resilience, Buller’s fame, Lipton’s clippings, and British war office clashes. The Boer war clouds Thanksgiving zeal and reputations endure amid harsh press.
Guy Clemens and Miss Mary McCamson traveled to Missoula on Tuesday to marry. They will be at home in a few days.
Major Panton of Ontario returns from a Washington fishing trip with a 51 pound 23 inch trout, likely the season’s largest in Stillwater waters. He plans to join a Muskoka hunting party next week as Frederick Billings and Mr. and Mrs. Kilner pass through en route home from Parmly Billings Library dedication.
Big Timber residents and visitors are noted in a string of brief reports. Mrs. M. N. Olmstead visits son C. L. Olmstead while pharamists in Great Falls pass exams. Sheep dealer W. E. Jenizan and stockmen conduct business. D. J. Arnold brings Texas cattle for sale. fall shipments and ranchers from Grey Cliff, Big Elk, and the coast are mentioned alongside local social visits.
The report notes a central state trip for stock, with 20 000 head of lambs and yearling ewes bought at current prices. Brocker expects a season wide cleanup of old ewes. Estimates put old ewes for sale at 200 000 in Smith river and Musselshell regions. Hale Bros of Minnesota to ship 10 carloads of sheep and 1 carload from Merrill to Chicago. George Lyons of Big Fork ships 26 carloads of prime cattle to Chicago from Merrill.
A circulated petition in Billings seeks clemency for Little Daylight and Austin Stray Calif, convicted six months ago in district court for killing and stealing a cow owned by Thomas McGirl. The item notes local figures at Montana pioneers events and business moves in Billings.
A report from Japan's agriculture and commerce department notes success in years of tobacco cultivation experiments. The mikado government aims to produce a superior home grown leaf to reduce imports and boost exports, enhancing national tobacco supply and foreign trade prospects.
A study notes Japan established two acre tobacco farms in different prefectures with foreign experts Dr Jones and Dr Leymann guiding cultivation and curing. Early results show possible leaf quality rivaling American tobacco though seed viability in Japanese soil remains uncertain and long term outcomes uncertain.
Washington geologic bureau scientists note Montana's foundations are slipping toward Idaho and Wyoming. Evidence includes altered bench marks and railway alignment twists. Recent cracks appear in Butte, indicating subsidence and surface disturbance.
The article describes extreme ground shifts up to 19 inches wide that disrupt rail lines and risk gas pipes and water mains. Geologists say no serious danger to life or major structures, while noting the global pattern of upheaval.
A collage of light verse and quips from era papers such as Chicago Record-Herald Philadelphia Press and Washington Star. Snippets reference prize chances sports or romance with playful lines on ambition luck and labor.
A Swedish boy fell from a window and was badly hurt but did not cry out. King Gustavus Adolphus saw the fall and prophesied the boy would become a man for an emergency. He grew up to be the famed General Bauer.
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