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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1902
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard publishes daily and Sunday editions with various subscription options and prices. It lists postage rates for different page editions and international mailing costs, notes branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls, and provides distribution and newsstand locations across major cities.
Hon. J. M. Evans and Hon. W. Y. Pemberton tour through Deer Lodge Helena Boulder Stevensville Philipsburg with dates in October. Hon. EF Nearri and Hon. G. Stanton visit Chinook on October 14. Hon. J. B. Nelan and Hon. MO Mae also listed.
In Deer Lodge county the Republican crowd admits the Democratic rally at the Margaret theater drew a strong turnout and set a brisk, new campaign tone. Northwestern University finds only 5 of 141 freshmen pass a spelling exam, suggesting widespread spelling weakness across higher education and among business and professional leaders.
Trouble for Mr. Balfour III signals a tough session as the House of Commons will tackle three major questions the educational bill the South African settlement and the Irish bill. Non conformists pledge to refuse school taxes over sectarian teaching and about 200 free church councils have sent resolutions to the premier amid municipal refusals to comply with school board transfers.
The Butte Miner defends Anaconda against Heinze campaign imagery of vacant shops. The Anaconda Standard ignores the tactic, noting past similar efforts failed to sway voters. The piece asserts ongoing regional growth with new school buildings and strong local employment, downplaying campaign theatrics.
The private secretary to ex Secretary Long, Cyrus C Wells, is appointed secretary of a newly organized United States shipbuilding company. Also noted are Chicago theater figure David Henderson exiting showbiz and pursuing insurance agency work in New York.
Rev. Charles H. Cummings, sheriff-elect of Androscoggin County Maine, vows strict enforcement of the prohibition law mirroring the late Cumberland County parson sheriff. He was elected on the Republican ticket after the 202nd ballot. James H. Proctor of the Myopia Har club Boston shows a polo trophy: a broken jaw tooth embedded in the mallet head. Mayor Low orders city departments to resist political assessments on public employees to keep within civil service rules.
D Gillespie of Hendricks, Turner County, West Virginia, long denied liquor licenses. He bought land opposite the river, built tenement houses, secured corporate village status, formed a favorable government, obtained a liquor license, opened a bar, built a bridge, and now presides over a self governed town with a lockup collecting fines.
The planned test drops an elevator car from the 372 foot tower to the air cushion below using water eggs rats and a keg of nails as payloads to gauge spillage breakage and survival. Peary in Brooklyn comments on potential Arctic return citing finances lack of fortune and Navy position.
Mrs Nation visited the Yale campus for a heart to heart talk with students. She confronted several young men smoking, delivering a scolding before the group mocked her with college songs and she was forced to retreat meekly from the scene.
The article discusses Balfour’s education bill and Irish unrest, warns of potential dissolution of parliament, and notes political shifts if Liberal gains occur. It adds that Washington timber losses from last generation total about 13 billion feet worth $48 million, urging fire-prevention measures in Washington and Oregon.
The Detroit Tribune views General Grosvenor's plea to Clement Griscom and Morgan as a self serving push to end the coal strike. It highlights the candidate facing 4000 miners and 9000 voters, arguing the ship subsidy ties transform political leverage for relief measures amid widespread hardship.
The article cites Bishop Mackay-Smith praising the twentieth century as the era of women's prominence. It argues women have grown from subservience to influence in politics and society, noting past limits and recent gains, and asserts this century will be the best in history for women.
These wrappers are made of superior fleece dried material in various colors. They feature over the shoulders trim with fancy braid and a deep floral skirt with additional braid. Cut generously full and advertised as excellent value at 82.00, selling today for 1.37.
The ad highlights heavy cotton waists praised for style and fit. It notes a special price of 82.25 and compares to an ordinary $5.00 value, urging customers to act today.
Two hundred dozen infants pure cashmere hose offered at 25 cents a pair with silk heel and toe and multiple colors. Also featured are heavy children’s hose and corduroy pants in sizes 5 to 14 years offered at special today.
The Detroit Journal reports that John Philip Sousa, famed march king, gained an inheritance from a wealthy eccentric widow who found renewed health after hearing his band in Europe. She rewrote her will to leave him the fortune, but Sousa initially refused before accepting with a condition to fund broken-down musicians from the interest while keeping the principal in trust. She planned to meet him again on his England tour this winter.
A visit will discuss the new musicians' fund. Mr Sousa knows only that lawyers hint at a large legacy, with no precise amount provided.
Willard Hayes of the US Geological Survey receives a letter from J Collier reporting the first systematic coal search in the Yukon valley. Collier claims promising veins along rivers where coal can be mined and loaded directly onto steamers, addressing future fuel needs as timber declines.
A fragmented report notes Speaker Henderson’s reasons for flying the track, likened to an Irishman’s alibi of assorted sizes, drawing curiosity about the explanation and context.
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