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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
2
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The county central committee of Silver Bow Montana calls a Republican county convention at the Auditorium Butte on August 2 to select delegates and nominees for county offices. Caucuses and primaries set for August 25 with numerous precinct sites and a list of delegate appointments. The call is signed by Malcolm Gillis, chairman, Byron H. Cook, secretary pro tem.
Editorial argues business leaders largely share blame for poor public service through neglect of party processes. It urges attending precinct meetings and primaries to elect intelligent, responsible delegates. If businessmen participate and sponsor capable peers, conventions and tickets from Helena to county and state will improve and taxation fall.
Senator William M. Stewart returns to the Republican Party, signaling a silver policy shift and threatening the disintegration of Nevada Silver party. The move endears McKinley alignment, given Nevada’s lead mines and cattle industry, and positions Nevada as a solid Republican state amid expansionist sentiment.
The piece warns against corporate interference and urges electing independent, trustworthy Republicans to the state convention. It argues that a ticket free of corporate influence will reflect independence, patriotism, and intelligence, denying dictation by any corporation and keeping the party united.
The Inter Mountain reports the successful Yellowstone Park excursion of nine young ladies sponsored by the paper. Guided by the Inter Mountain staff the party toured for a week in stylish vehicles, stayed at top hotels, enjoyed a moonlit boat ride on Yellowstone Lake with Col. Waters, and returned home safely aboard the Northern Pacific.
The Inter Mountain notes that the project finished after issuing 264000 coupons to cover expenses. It states advertisers and the young ladies benefited, calling the result satisfying and worthwhile.
An editorial reflects on Collis P. Huntington after his death praising his labor contributions and road funding. It critiques Markham's poem for portraying work as undignified, condemns the “man without the hoe” who avoids labor, and laments social attitudes that shame common work, contrasting European views with American values of independent, hands-on toil.
The Inter Mountain reprints General Lawton's Philippines letter to ex-Minister Barrett urging truth about Luzon insurrection causes and external influences. He argues anti imperialists misjudge the ground realities and warns that reporting from America fuels fighting. Bryan proposes a self governed rebel state to shield whites from foreign interference.
The speaker argues against the Democratic policy, claiming it prolongs the war and bloodshed in the Philippines. He asserts the treaty imposed a duty to restore order and recognize American sovereignty, arguing that any president would face the same obligation regardless of party.
The Anaconda Standard shows Republican bias while politics swirl around Montana. The columnist questions the paper’s use of influence to back certain ex-legislators for state offices and critiques figures like Campbell Collins Smith Nolan Maginnis and others for alleged neglect of duties. The piece asserts a need for accountability and consistent party alignment.
Regular county committee calls for Republican caucuses tonight at designated locations. Voters are urged to attend and vote for the party ticket or scratch the caucus ticket. Tomorrow’s primaries will ratify the winning caucus slate, with later convention steps and county ticket nomination.
A disjointed mix of political attack on Mayor Masiinls and Standard newspaper loyalties, followed by a string of miscellaneous global facts. It references the Republican party, anticipated state leadership, and critiques of press duty, then shifts to statistics on coal, jobs, animals, and inventions from various countries.
European family data shows France with the smallest average children per family at .03, followed by Switzerland at 3, Austria and Belgium at 4.05, England at 4.0, Germany 4.10, Holland 4.22, Scotland 4.46, Italy 4.56, Spain 4.65, and Russia 4.83. Ireland records the highest average at 6.20 children per family.
A historical note explains a Prussian royal wedding ritual where marshals and attendants escort the couple to the nuptial chamber after meals and dancing. The prince then emerges to distribute embroidered garters bearing the princess initials to the waiting crowd, each piece marked with the royal crown.
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