Washington Letter on silver policy and Senate vote analysis
The piece analyzes the Stanley Mathews and Teller resolutions, the 29 to 53 split on the single gold standard, and how the Lodge amendment divided lawmakers. It notes regional voting patterns, mentions key figures like Gray Lindsay and Allison Burroughs, and comments on Washington real estate interest as well as local appointments and posts in Montana and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Mathews
Senate
Teller
U.S
Gray
Lindsay
Allison
Burroughs
Corbett
Oregon
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Caffery
Lousiana
Carter
Chandler
Clark
Hansbroug
Nelson
Perking
Pritchard
Quay
Shoup Thurston
Warren
Wilson
Debee
Elkins
Frye
Proctor
Spooner
Kentucky
Kansas
West Virginia
Louisiana
Minnesota
Indiana
New Hampshire
Iowa
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Maryland
Rhode Island
Illinoia
Ohio
Maine
Connecticut
Globe Under Spinney Promises Loyal, Tolerant Editorial Policy
New St. Paul Globe manager George F. Spinney pledges stance aligned with Wilden and Manning methods, praising party traditions while reserving right to repudiate incendiary platforms and reject fool leaders when occasion requires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Globe
George F. Spinney
Great Is Grass In Anks Board Essay Preface
Essay on grass by John J. Ingalls accompanies the Kansas State Board of Agriculture annual meeting programs. It extols grass as vital to life, soil, climate, and national destiny, noting its resilience, invisibility, and fundamental role in agriculture and civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Georgia
Tennessee
Arkansas
South Carolina
North Carolina
Utah
Montana
Texas
Wyoming
Missouri
Virginia
N. Dakota
S. Dakota
Idaho
Delaware
Florida
Mississippi
Alabama
California
Nevada
Washington
Colorado
Marcus Daly
Daly
John W Clark
Glasgow
Marshaltown
Freeman
Meagher County
Jeff Daggett
A. G. Hemphill
Pony
T. S. Brady
Great Falls
A. W. Markley
Helena
Shoreham
W. S. P. Hawk
Rocky Mountain Telegraph
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Coburn
John J. Ingalls
Assault on U S Citizen Arrested on Blackfeet Reservation
Edgar Many Guns Again in the Tails. Fuller, the Blackfeet agent, arrests Many Guns after a prior acquittal on a technicality. Deputy Marshal Waite reports Many Guns held for the next federal grand jury. Captain Puller, newly appointed agent, praised for leadership and plans to curb whiskey trafficking and reform the reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar
Agent Fuller
Flolenn Herald
United States
Edgar Many
Gros Ventres
Sherman
Blackfeet Reserve
J. K. Waite
Garrett
Blackfeet Reservation
Dewis and
Clarke County
T. Puller
Blackfeet
Melinley
Waite
Capt. Byler
Best Debaters in Congress Highlight Reed and Foraker
In a Helena Independent letter Walter Wellman lauds top U S debaters in both houses. He praises Speaker Reed on the House floor and notes Bailey De Armond Lewis Grosvenor Johnson Henderson Dolliver Cummings Can non McMillin as skilled. In the Senate Foraker Walcott Chandler Hoar Gorman West Hale Frye Mason and Allen shine as sharp, pungent orators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wellman
Helena
House
Senate
Reed
Bailey
Texas
de Armond
Missouri
Lewis
Washington
Grosvenor
Ohio
Johnson
Indiana
Henderson
Iowa
Hepburn
Dolliver
Amos Cummings
New York
Joe Cannon
Illinois
McMillin
Tennessee
Foraker
Walcott
Colorado
Chandler
New Hampshire
Hoar
Massachusetts
Gorman
Maryland
West
Hale and Frye
Maine
Mason
Allen
Nebraska
Tom Reed
Bill Chandler
Mr. Hoar
Senator Foraker
T C Power on Montana cattle outlook
Former Senator T C Power of Montana told a Pioneer Press reporter at the Merchants hotel that if no severe storms occur in the next two weeks Montana cattle will winter well. He noted mild weather since November, cattle fat and in good condition, and most ranchers retaining bay stock despite potential March storms. He added few Montanans are moving to Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants Hotel
T. C. Power
Montana
Pioneer Press
Nassau
Alaska
East
Miners Eye Yukon Trade and Congress Adjournment
The account notes some miners aiming for the Klondike or Yukon routes while Montana men plan transport and trade ventures. Most stay home content, hoping for early congressional adjournment. The Teller bill and currency reform are debated amid mining-state interests and business hopes. Senator Power travels to Chicago for private business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
Montana
Yukon
Congress
Reed
Senate
Power
Paige
Chicago
Virtue Its Own Steward Story Tells Of Honest Love
A Santa Cruz teacher held a class activity where eight year old Mission Street girl read an essay about virtue. The tale follows a poor man tempted by money to drink but choosing integrity and discovering a fortune leading to marriage and twins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Press
Santa Cruz
Tiach
Mission Street
Candy Indy
Satan
Infidel Poetry and a Congressional Defeat
The piece recalls Eugene Ware’s defeat in a Congressional nomination years ago. It cites his poem Song of the Washerwoman and suggests if nominated he might have advanced to the Senate. Four lines from the Washerwoman Song allegedly caused Ware’s loss, mocking belief in miracles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Ware
Congress
Farmer” Funston
U.S. Senate
Ware
Tranquill
Be merciful to me a fool by Edward Rowland Sill
A court scene with a jester delivering a moral plea to the king. The fool asks for mercy for human folly, admitting faults yet urging conscience, while the king withdraws to reflect in the gardens. The poem contemplates the tension between flawed humanity and the demand for virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Rowland Sill
Winter in the Klondike letter from Joaquin Miller
The piece describes Dawson exile and Klondike winter harshness. Miller warns readers of mental strain and danger to bodies while contrasting endless night with a cold melancholy moon over Quartz Mountain. He longs for home and the mild Contra Costa climate near San Francisco Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joaquin Miller
Chicago Tribune
Dawson
San Francisco Bay
North Pole
Tam
Contra Costa
Golden Gate
Klondike
Marias School Report for Month Ending February 4 1898
Report from Marias School notes full pupil count and rising attendance with five visitors. Students show strong interest, organized a literary group for Fridays, and await the organ installation as they expand reading with a donation of The Long Patriot. Mrs. Chenoweth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marias
Roses and Thorns In A Tough World
The quote frames a harsh world with thorns accompanying every rose yet notes the roses are sweet. It presents a reflective, aphoristic view without specific events or persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Stanton
Sure Thing for You from Cascarets Candy Cathartic
A vintage ad claims Cascarets Candy Cathartic cures constipation and liver sluggishness. It touts biliousness headaches furred tongue fever piles and more as proof and promises guaranteed relief or refunds. Sample and booklet offered free with a big ad invite.
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James Sulgrove
Old Court House
Choteau, Mont
Loin
G. Bair
Choteau
Telephone
Mont
J. E. Erickson
Thos, J. Lillard
S. H- Drake
Eau. Montana
DR. T. Brooks
Wamsley & Brooks
Hoteau
A. G. Warner
J. S. Commissioner
Joe
Department of the Interior
Land Office
Pension and
Cor
Main and
St. John
Fort Renton
Gerald Donnelly
Chotea JD
Olaf Field
M. KE. Church
Larrett Street
Chateau Avenue
Geo. Logan
Epworth League
R.d.lanchorne
Horano Cotp
Banus
Main Street
Choteau House
T. J. Moons
N. G
D. A
Secy
Washineton, D. C
St. Paul
Virtue
the Klondike
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