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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1900
Page
5
A brief postal style notice from West Granite Strait, Butte du Mont, dated Tuesday December 1, 100. Manager M. A. Berger signs the communication regarding mail handling.
The Philippine judiciary would gain a five member Supreme Court with five justices earning $20,000 a year each. Supporters say high pay will attract capable judges and ensure integrity in formative Philippines governance. Critics view the proposal as extravagance and a publicity move to spotlight government surplus.
Mexico's veteran leader, now seventy, has been inaugurated as president for a term ending in 1904. He has steered development through wars since 1847, notably pushing the Boxiay Central railway and guiding a new era of prosperity. Close observers note potential autocratic powers but emphasize his aim to advance the country.
An editorial notes a strong copper year with large dividends from Boston area copper trusts. It cites Transcreist data showing total dividends around 9.8 million in 1900 with gains at Tamarack Wolverine and Osceola while Quincy declined, against a prior year, amid mine disruptions and market shifts.
The piece argues vaccination is the sole effective preventive against smallpox, noting most cases occur in the unvaccinated. It cites doctors, nurses, and public health officials, discusses anti vaccination views, and urges reasoned support for compulsory vaccination to curb the outbreak. The author highlights the mild current form but warns of rising severity if not controlled.
The text notes a $7 per share value and $1,050,100 more money for stockholders. It asks why this figure is higher in 1900 than 1899 while pointing out the Butte & Boston pays its first dividend this month. It also mentions Anaconda and Parrot paying more than last year.
The Institute of Mining Beginners of Great Britain at its meeting discussed a report on opening a mine sealed for fifteen months. An analysis of the air in the shaft showed four percent nitrogen and twelve percent damp air.
A New York Times summary argues Mercier speech in the French senate exposes legal peril for the ex-War Minister. It contends Mercier sought to embarrass the government by releasing an official dossier and that his motives skew to self-promotion or political agitation amid domestic crisis with Dreyfus.
The piece notes the British bid for a Pacific cable not affecting U S plans, with the Mawat Guam Luzon route deemed the only practicable path. It also covers Galveston real estate values, Philippine trade totals rising from 1897 to the recent year, and a quip about a horseless editor tied to automobile growth. It closes with a pointer to General Merciers England invasion plan and the logistics of a French landing.
Dillon Tribune laments Caldwell Edwinks cannot join this congress session to push a financial plan. It claims his return would start all silver mines and paper mills, enabling government money for farmers at 2 percent. the piece notes the promised political millennium for Diljon, Montana, waits for next session.
The River Press notes Chateau county’s McKinley electors’ 469 plurality was surpassed by Custer county’s 503 plurality. The paper congratulates the Republicans of Custer and concedes the banner title to them after Montana’s official returns.
The Montana record notes that Mr Heinze, once viewed as a disinterested outsider, surged to prominence after recent returns. His supporters push for a fast, short term path, defying traditional timetables and expectations surrounding his ascent.
The Yonkers Statesman notes a missed chance tied to Rackeamsen's strength and windiness in a cryptic comment about belief and glare, reflecting a historical aside as the author laments the lack of vision in those days.
In a Chicago News snippet a bantering exchange unfolds between an artist and a victim. The artist jokes about shaving before, the victim recalls a past encounter, and the artist remarks the wound has healed.
A caller notes a costly array of rare books on the library shelves. Srefried M. Ganwell replies with indifferent sarcasm as the joke references his husband’s growing bibulous habit in this Chicago Tribune snippet.
A fragment from Chicago Record describes a humorous dispute where a girl next door tells a piano player to stop, sparking a tense exchange about performance and permission. The brief item captures a domestic quarrel tone with sharp dialogue.
Mrs Maddo laments staying in due to rain while her husband quips about getting something for nothing. The exchange ends with an innocent aside about new weclwear, as reported in Smart Set.
A humorous dialogue quoted by the Indianapolis Press features a fat man and a lean man debating a wife who vows to write letters to him from Paris in French. She sticks to it nobly, except when writing for more money.
A doctor assures anxious parents that all is well after a birth scene. The question of the baby's sex arises, and the doctor hesitates before revealing the need for a tandem bicycle, hinting at an unusual twist in the Tid Bits portion.
A sharp featured woman offers five cents to Tufford Shuutt to spend on whisky. He replies with dignity that he will not believe such motives and quips his intent is to have his hands manicured. The Chicago Tribune caption reflects a vivid street exchange.
A provocative Indianpolis Press exchange contrasts fears of Chinese strength with a sly warning that Oriental civilization could spread by force if China gains power. The dialogue hints at broader anxieties about immigration and cultural influence in a historical context.
In a clipped exchange a housekeeper questions a new servant about origins. The dialogue touches on nationality and identity as the servant explains being born in America, not England, and the housekeeper probes if that would make her Italian.
An exchange unfolds between a Chinese and a European over how to punish miscreants behind outrages. The Oriental cites a harsh penalty mindset, while the European mocks the idea, prompting a provocative discussion of justice and severity.
The Philadelphia Press records a fragment where Jennie and Winnie discuss a Caucasian man who hints at a counter proposition. Winnie recalls Mr Brightly visiting Wednesday and Thursday evenings, suggesting mutual intrigue and unresolved tension. The dialogue hints at guilt and personal motivations without detailing consequences.
A brief dialogue shows She asking which man would marry the prettiest woman or the homeliest, and He answering the prettiest. She probes if he is different from other men, noting whether he is dust like the others in Detroit Free Press.
A fragment from the Washington Star laments fading summer and advancing autumn. The speaker pleads weariness of longing, notes yellow leaves and cool breezes, and imagines nature’s shifts while invoking Providence to provide.
Poem fragment reflects a wandering emigrant woman in distant lands. The speaker questions if she sleeps or wakes among a flower-lit shore while haunting old voices fade, urging guardianship of her dream against bright songs and cheerful streams that may lure her from reality.
George E. Miller, a minor with a year or more in leasing, was released from the county jail today by order of the county attorney after an arrest on a vagrancy charge. He had been jailed without his name recorded in city records during a smallpox quarantine, and after intervention by Attorney Thresher and verification from city records, his release followed. A separate note mentions Montane Music Co offering 20,000 pieces of standard music.
Effective November Sth the Short Line reduces its time from Hutte to Colorado points and their last nine hours. Train No. 10 now leaves at 14:00 instead of 4:00, connecting at Pocatello for the Chicago Portland special. Train No. 9 arrives in Butte at 4:35 instead of 5:05 p.m. No other changes. Men's Black Clay Worsted Suit at 310:00. Boucher.
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