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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1901
Page
18
The Anaconda Standard announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with annual prices and shorter-term options. It lists postal guidance, foreign rates, and office locations in Anaconda, Missoula, Butte, Great Falls, and Washington and regional newsstands.
The Anaconda Standard claims a larger horn fide paid circulation than all other Montena dailies combined. For six months ending June 24, 1991 the Daily average is 11,872 and the Sunday figure is not fully provided in the fragment.
J P Morgan toured the Anaconda mine in Butte and observed stations, stopes and levels. The article contrasts mining's tangible wealth with stock speculation, praising miners and smelters for producing wealth. Mrs Mary Pelle Witwer of Dayton stands accused of murdering relatives, with exhumations and chemist tests underway as investigations widen.
The piece asserts rock-ribbed loyalty to the king as unchanging in British tradition. It compares to Tammany Hall's Croker loyalty but notes British prudence and business sense can temper devotion. The text frames loyalty as constant yet guided by practical considerations.
A London dispatch reports a syndicate of tradesmen and others fearing a coronation cancellation have insured King Edward's life for a large sum at ten guineas per cent at Lloyds. The piece criticizes such betting on a royal death as un-American and uncivilized.
Congressman Shafroth argues in a Philippines tour that the islands strain U S finances. He warns costly internal and harbor improvements plus military upkeep could total tens of millions annually, with little return from trade and risks to policy traditions.
The passage argues that Philippine islands are not heathens and cites higher church membership. It questions why independence should not be promised, reaffirming that government derives its just powers from the consent of the governed.
ARL Russell, freed last Thursday, plans to flee England for Nevada with his second wife Mollie Cook. He seeks divorce in Nevada and aims to become an American citizen, hoping ranch life in the Sierras will separate him from his English title and past bigamy conviction. News from London notes this possible emigration as opposition flares in England and the United States debate over cross Atlantic ties.
The passage surveys a string of contemporary figures and events, referencing Bulgarians as the most strenuous grafters and poking fun at politics and finance. Mentions Morgan, Roosevelt, McKinley, Tammany, Pan American Exposition, and assorted social and legal guff.
The piece notes a tongue in cheek clash as the British war office keeps Lord Kitchener in South Africa while the Boers claim they will stay loyal also. It adds Mark Twain’s potential impact on votes against Tammany, suggesting he may not need extensive oratory.
J Pierpont Morgan and party toured Anaconda works aboard a special train. Bishop Doane and dignitaries joined the visit with Morgan guiding inspection of concentrator, refinery, and new works as Chief Detective Hunt kept watch.
The party arrived at 12 30 p m transferring to the Morgan train. Mr Morgan and guests thanked escorts, and at 12 45 p m the train departed for Butte via Stuart and the Northern Pacific tracks. Last seen he sat alone in the observation car smoking a cigar.
London reports Sir Redvers Buller has been relieved of command of the first army corps after his October 10 speech following the King's Royal Rifles luncheon. He is placed on half pay and General French will succeed him, with General Hildyard to command at Aldershot until French's return from South Africa. The move provoked mixed commentary while many papers approve the choice and sympathize with Buller’s career ending.
Reports from Sofia and Vienna detail the capture of Ellen M. Stone and her companion Mme Tsilka by brigands. Turkish frontier violence, arrests of Bulgarian residents, and a proposed search party mark the ongoing effort to locate the brigands and resolve the ransom.
In New York on October 22 anti tam many groups gathered at St Nicholas rink for a large meeting. Columbia University students attended as fusion speakers including Seth Low who spoke alongside Carl Schurz who opened his campaign address with remarks about the issue.
Mr Schurz denounces Tammany in a broadside against municipal corruption. He contrasts rival candidates and warns against Shepard despite his reform credentials, arguing the party’s growth into plunder harms city governance as he calls out Tammany’s alleged nastiness.
Georgetown Ky October 22 Attorneys for Caleb Powers defense said they would finish their case by Thursday or Friday and a verdict was expected before Saturday night. Insurance man P M O Reilley testified shots were fired in front of the state house not the executive building. Former State Treasurer George W Long said he was told by W S Taylor to travel to Louisville with Powers and Walter R Day to arrange bringing men from western Kentucky to Frankfort after Goebel was shot.
Testimony in Louisville describes telegrams from G. W. Long summoning men to Louisville for Frankfort action. Mentz and Taylor say plans collapsed after Goebel was shot. Walter I. Day testifies he and Powers sought Western Kentucky men on Jan 20 and Caleb Powers condemned the act as ruinous to offices.
A westbound Oregon Short Line mail train wreck near McCammon Idaho killed engineer Purtell and fireman Paul Spidell both of Pocatello. The engine left the rails and plunged 20 feet while other cars derailed. Two mail clerks and the express messenger were lightly injured. no passengers hurt.
Sir Thomas Lipton sailed for home today aboard the Celtic from New York. His steam yacht Brin is slated to sail tomorrow, signaling the close of his current transatlantic voyage.
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