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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1902
Page
6
The Anaconda Standard issued by STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY with daily print and postal details stating it is entered at the Anaconda Post Office as second class mail matter.
Rates listed for Daily and Sunday subscriptions with options ranging from one month to one year. The note includes daily and Sunday package prices for three, six, and twelve month periods and mentions a separate Sunday only rate.
Rates list 0 to 16 page editions cost one cent per page, 6 to 4% page editions three cents, 32 page editions two cents, Europe mail doubles these rates, other foreign countries inquiry requested.
Main Office Standard Block Anaconda provides telephone numbers for Business Office Editorial Roots and other departments. numbered listing appears as a local directory snippet.
The Standard maintains branch offices at Butte Missoula and Great Falls where advertising rates will be furnished on application.
A Washington Bureau item notes offices in Chicago at 150 Nassau Street and 87 Washington Street with W J Morton in charge. The notice warns about costs or concerns related to the eastern offices.
The notice lists multiple sale points and newsstands for The Standard across major cities including New York Chicago Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake City Spokane and Portland with distribution venues such as Brentano's Union Square Palace Hotel and Portland Hotel. It notes the publisher and city of Anaconda Montana and is dated Monday September 22 1902.
In Deer Lodge County the Democratic convention produced a harmonious session with multiple strong candidates seeking a winning ticket. Voters are urged to support county and state nominees, pledging continued wise administration and clean governance without corruption.
The New York State Republican convention in Saratoga will discuss the trust issue as Senator Platt nears agreement on the ticket. Delegates expect sharp floor debates on Cuban reciprocity and the president's trust policy before returning to constituents to pledge a GOP sweep of the Democrats.
The Oregon relief fund has surpassed $4,000 with rapid aid for hundreds of homeless families. Washington delays disbursement until detailed lists of stricken families are obtained, as Governor McBride seeks a clear plan of use before funds move.
The passage argues for immediate aid after disasters, praising Minnesota and Wisconsin for rapid response to fires. It contrasts Oregon’s slower relief with Washington's to highlight that truest charity is prompt aid, noting a historic 24 hour relief train from St Paul after a northern Minnesota fire. It lauds American generosity in quick relief efforts.
The county board is urged to set aside funds to build a wagon road up the hill behind Columbia Gardens to timber lands beyond the territory. Proponents say 20,000 acres of aspine cordwood and mineral prospects could become a major revenue source, transforming Butte’s prospects. The plan, advocated by J R Wharton, aims to place timber lands at the city’s front door and gain public support.
The Dominion of Canada reports a fiscal year trade total exceeding 400 million dollars the highest on record. Britain leads exports with the United States second, Germany third, as Canada expands across its vast northernlands and livestock markets grow with grazing north of Montana.
A New York paper’s Washington correspondent claims the Chinese exclusion laws are unjust and designed to favor hoodlums. The author argues proper law excludes laboring migrants while permitting merchants students and professionals with credentials. The piece criticizes Chinese laborers for undercutting wages and failing to assimilate with whites.
The article argues that the Chinese exclusion law benefits the community by keeping out Chinese labor, stating it is a wise measure appreciated wherever Chinese workers have gained a foothold. It presents a pro exclusion view and frames immigration as a threat to local interests.
The article reviews Lieutenant Morris’s assertion that the Maine’s destruction arose from a short circuit in the ship’s electrical system rather than Spanish treachery. It notes Morris’s claim as chief electrician and the diver examinations that complicate outside-explosion theories. It ends with reflections on war’s justification and Cuba’s emancipation, and mentions Morris’s death.
A collage of jokes and witticisms from Puck Philadelphia Press Washington Star Life and Moonshine. Bits on rheumatism sermons clerks and preachers misquoted sayings and a comic exchange about a child party. Light social satire reflects era humor and character types.
Theodore Wooster a New York motorman narrowly avoids tragedy when a 1-year-old girl darts into his path. He brakes and lowers the fender catching the child in the basket, she is unhurt and the crowd of about 20 women cheering and embracing him as others faint.
Mr Borem remarks to Miss Cutting that his visit was not a burden. She replies that his time has had no value to her. He leaves into the night wrapped in thought after a prolonged stay.
The Engineering and Mining Journal reports the international mining congress in Butte restructured to favor practical miners and a stable association. It criticizes past outsiders, notes mixed votes on the Kearns amendment and a nonessential departmental proposal, and expresses cautious optimism for a more focused, self reliant future.
The Harvard observatory found a new asteroid far south at Arequipa Peru and photographed it with plate trails showing rapid motion. The piece traces the asteroid family from Ceres in 1801 to Pallas Juno Vesta and later additions, noting sizes, orbits and the special case of Eros whose shape and proximity to Earth challenge simple models.
Philadelphia Enquirer recounts Treasury Department moves to soften scrutiny of foreign travelers at ports. A letter from William Williams outlines tactful instructions to steamship lines and immigration staff, aiming to curb insulting questions while enforcing the law.
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution features Finnegan speaking to Mrs Moorphy while feeding a red label to a goat. He contends liars in any community would be found out under fate akin to Ananias. A cow causes a spill as people react.
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