30 Nov 1900
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Newspaper
Choteau Montanian
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1900
Page
1
L. A. Enders & Co carries the largest stock of wallpaper ready mixed paints window glass alabastine gypsum picture mouldings and related supplies in Northern Montana offering extensive selections and prompt availability for local homeowners and contractors.
Treasurer H. F. Exenann of Teton county Montana warns that state and county taxes for 1900 are due by November 30 1900. Delinquent taxes will incur a ten percent penalty and property tied to taxes may be advertised for sale or seized.
First class 160 acre hay ranch near Choteau Montana offered for cash at a reasonable price. Inquiries to Byron Carson Choteau Mont. Also advertisement for Cascarets Candy Cathartic 10 or 25 cents with money back guarantee if not cured.
Explanation from a Browning member describes the 1900 Robare election aftermath. It asserts the Young Men's Republican Club won influence, sent members to Swift Current and Lincoln, and included a satirical coroner’s report detailing Democratic gains and party dynamics in Dedo County Montana.
Official results list Bryan 351,913. McKinley 314,037. Barker 3,244. Woolley 5,593. Debs 6,126. Maloney 2,141. Total 683,635 with Bryan ahead by 37,220 and a Republican gain of 21,507 since 1896.
In a satirical inquest style report from Brownina Montana November 26 1900 the coroner describes the discovery of a dead Democratic Party corpse near Cut Bank. He notes a drunken procession a jury of local citizens and a final mock verdict awarding $540 in dust before interment with no religious rites.
Movuntana died on November 6, 1900, amid controversy over the Schnow-Schlite election results. The note cites good Republican votes and a cryptic remark about payment to Dr Freicnr, reflecting disputed returns and political tension in the period.
The piece argues that European papers exaggerate U S weakness and mockery of democracy. It contends the United States has a massive army and navy and imperial ambitions, citing Democratic authority to claim Americans are aggressive and seek world power.
A local letter writer asks editors to urge grocers to move vegetables off pavements to keep aisles clear. She notes dogs drinking from springs and basket screens not being water tight, requesting that cabbage and boots shopping avoid extra peas. She asks the paper to phrase the suggestion tactfully for public and merchant benefit.
Senator Davis died at his St Paul home after weeks of illness. He was a veteran statesman with vast experience. Minnesota's next legislature will elect two senators, one six year term to replace Nelson and the other the remainder of Davis’s term. Governor Dind will appoint a temporary senator for about six to eight weeks, with Charley Towne likely to serve.
Ohio official returns show W J Bryan receiving 475 882 votes this year, exactly the same total as in 1896. It is claimed to be without parallel in Ohio and across the state elections.
A quip recalls Lord Coleridge asking if Washington tossed a dollar across the Potomac. Evarts replies that a dollar once went farther, and adds that Washington did better by tossing a sovereign across the Atlantic.
Col James Sullivan a prominent Helena resident and former mayor in 1885 86 and territorial auditor under Governors Hauser and Leslie died in a Chicago hospital after throat cancer surgery conducted by Dr Senn at St Josephs hospital He had been in poor health since returning from Cape Nome last August.
The reception for Transvaal president Paul Kruger in Paris was intensely warm with President Loubet and officials giving him marked attention. Demonstrations showed strong sympathy for the Boers and condemnation of England's policy, yet France and other nations are not expected to intervene. the Dutch Republics seem doomed.
Official election tally for November 6 lists McKinley 47294, Bryan 83067, Woolley 2500, Barker 267, Debs 1470. McKinley's plurality amounts to 18298 in Oregon.
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