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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1900
Page
4
The Anaconda Standard lists publishing information and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. It notes post office status, pricing options, and branch offices in Butte Missoula and Great Falls with advertising details and a Washington bureau address.
The Standard can be found at news stands in Chicago and San Francisco and Denver and Salt Lake City with specific street locations listed. Readers in Montana can access the Standard at Societe des Imprimeries Lemercier reading room in Paris and general correspondence should be sent to Andard Publishing Company in Anaconda Montana.
The Anaconda Standard reports a higher paid circulation than all other Montana daily newspapers combined for the six months ending June 30, 1900, averaging 11,772.
A September 1900 note promotes William J. Bryan from Nebraska for the presidency, highlighting major party support as a national campaign theme. The short item reflects a political push typical of newspaper briefs of the era.
The piece reviews the summer events in China the siege of legations the relief march to Pekin and the sacking of Tientsin. It contrasts Caucasian prowess with a stark note on war’s brutalizing effects and questions Kipling’s view of looting as a soldier’s privilege.
A public exposition titled An Exposition in 8&8 begins this month and runs to November. Carl Myers of Frankfort New York showcases three aerial devices including a hydrogen gas spindle powered by a ten horsepower gasoline engine and winged propellers. A second machine, the skycycle, will soon be tested and shipped, featuring a rider pedaling on a bicycle seat to drive the craft.
The article describes a skycycle driven by hand cranks and guided by two aeroplanes on either side, rising and turning in mid air. A smaller Aerial Electrical Torpedo uses a 110-volt motor and aluminum parts, controlled by a central switch board in a vast arena.
The Helena Herald criticizes Governor Smith for not halting a prize fight advertised in Helena. It recalls past administrations when prize fighting flourished and urges the governor to act, noting Smith’s vetoes on gambling reform and his alignment with progressive moral positions.
The piece critiques a McKinley aligned newspaper for crediting the administration with Montana’s wealth rise and industrial gains. It notes crops in Kansas and drought in Dakota and Minnesota as political arguments, and argues Montana’s improvement mainly stems from copper markets and strong European demand for Montana copper products.
The article argues that silver mining decline costs Montana counties like Silver Bow and Lewis and Clark hundreds of millions in value while copper demand drives gains. It criticizes McKinley and the Republican party for harming silver as money metal and claims most Montana prosperity comes from global conditions, not Republican policy.
The city of Butte and the state mourn the loss of Hermann H. Horst a pioneer of the West and a promoter of its growth. Born in 1839 in Schleewing Helstein Germany he came to America in 1850 and built a fortune in New York before mining ventures drew him west. He settled in Butte in 1880 and held major mining interests a widow a son Carl H Horst at Johns Hopkins and two daughters wife of Joseph V Long and married to Newton W Bimmons survive. Horst was known for public spirit and enterprise and his death prompts deep regret.
A London AP dispatch reports American coal operators and agents flocking to England amid rumors of major deals. The US aims to supply England's former customers while Britain loses coal market share due to the South African War Chinese intrigue and a railway strike. England is reluctant to cede coal trade to the United States as it confronts industry decline.
The passage notes America has sent its coal to European markets and failed to build export strength. It suggests a future shift as England’s distress creates opportunity for American coal shipments. The text reflects diplomatic context and posturing of legations amid power quarrels.
The piece claims the apple harvest will reach 80 to 100 million barrels, a talking point for McKinley against Bryan. It also notes debates over a China war and cites a large Pennsylvania casualty list from a Sunday excursion. It mentions Field Marshal von Waldersee possibly planning for another war by the time he arrives.
The piece notes Empress Tsi drawing sympathy from Queen Lil, and compares views of Chairman Hanna with Mr. Wharton Barker who laments famine. It comments that a Russo American alliance appears odd only to those who assume the United States remains a republic.
A lighthearted note mentions all others returning from summer breaks while the Chinese empress remains away. The line suggests a cultural or humorous reference rather than a concrete event.
Mrs. Thomas of New York pursues French studies after two years of study. California poet Joaquin Miller plans a posthumous complete edition, with his pen name Cincinnatus Heine Miller. Heidelberg instructor Kuno Fischer remains active at 70, lecturing on Goethe and philosophy. Louiye Truanx, 1 year old, captivates New York society as a bird whistleer. Governor Stanley of Mangas faces a pardons decision in a murder case. Captain Joseph B Wizard, Virginia resident and Washington property owner, is discussed as a Virginia lieutenant governor candidate with a Cuban War record.
Ellen Thornycroft Fowler narrates a tale of Isabel Carnaby and Paul Beaton whose engagement fractures over a bitter literary hoax. Paul bears the slur when Isabel writes Shame and Shadows under a false name, then remains silent. They reconcile, marry, and the piece surveys sharp witted aphorisms and a vivid cast in the September Pearson's.
Henry Holt Co and Dodd Mead list prominent titles from classic authors and current scholars including J P Gordy L Oscar Kuhns Guy Carleton Lee H Isabelle Williams Delphine Duval L B Kastner H G Atkins A H Edgren Percy Burnet H C Bilerwirth F E Carpenter John Percival N L Britton Jacob E Reighard Herbert S Jennings Chester Holcombe Spencer Wilkinson G W Steevens Horace Annesley Vachell Pierre Gusman A J Daweon Jane Barlow Paul Leicester Ford Arthur Bartlett Maurice Will iam Morris and Augustus J C Hare plus new Balzac Human Comedy and Tolstoi Complete Works editions in major magazines reviews.
A collection of short items reports a Mount St Elias copper find with ancient workings and artifacts, a mystery granite shaft tomb in Philadelphia, a Baltimore burglary then piano visit, a Shelbyville school reunion planned for 1890, beekeeping industry growth led by England, a New York reporter surviving on 15 cents daily, a Carthage woman nearly buried alive, British army uniform auctions, Tarentaise erosion threat, a speedy Stroudsburg marriage, a St Louis man fined for spending on women's clothes, Canadian court photo rights, Cincinnati native bird laws revived, and Ann Arbor adds several Colonies students including Cubans and Pacific Islanders.
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