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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1877
Page
2
A garbled historical snippet references German press, currency, and finance terms, mentions Helena, Milwaukee meeting, National Board of Trade, and debates on bankruptcy legislation. It all hints at economic woes and policy discourse but lacks coherent narrative or clear event.
A Montana mining-focused appeal argues for a Territory wide mining journal to publish timely facts on lodes, mills, and camps. The writer urges prospectors and mill foremen to send concise reports on yields, facilities, labor, and wages, warning against puffery and emphasizing reliability.
The piece argues for hiring teachers of integrity discretion and judgment over mere certificates and knowledge. It cites Montana and Canada, notes low pay and short terms deter professionals, and laments trustees prioritizing economy over qualified staff. It compares long terms with impact on pupil emulation and warns poor teachers harm outcomes.
The text analyzes the impact of Brigham Young's death on the Mormon Church, predicting leadership struggles and the undermining of the church's unity by Gentile influence. It weighs candidates John Taylor, George Q. Cannon, and John W. Young, and notes a shift in Salt Lake City opinion about dynasty. It also mentions The Avant Courier expanding and a new editor Matt Alderson.
Reports from various cities describe troop movements with the Third Regiment of Infantry reassigned from Pennsylvania to Montana to reinforce Colonel Gibbon. Other items note a bridge collapse near Des Moines, a fatal shooting at strikes, Russian plans and illnesses, Sitting Bull, and Barnum casualties on a train wreck.
Brigham Young, leader of the Mormon church, died after a severe illness that began Thursday night. The Salt Lake Prophet suffered bouts of retching, brain complication, and inflammation of the lungs, with crowds gathering at his bedside as preparations for a funeral proceeded in the Territory.
General items report population for Germany at 42,727,820. Mentions Australia and Italy appoint ambassadors and references a town council leading to actions regarding Gen. Grant and city freedoms amid exclusions.
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