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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1901
Page
5
The senate killed a gambling bill this morning, described as a relief to many for the state’s future. The vote reflected strong sentiment and potential impact on legislation during the current session, with broad agreement among supporters and opponents.
A discussion on Cuba's political future, municipal autonomy, and the U.S. role. Senor Varuna warns of six future chiefdoms if current trends persist, while President Me Ki ley's policy aims for a stable, orderly government on the island. The speaker emphasizes U.S. duty to ensure order and international obligations.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss ensuring security and governance during a transition period. It references protection of the people, rescue from Spaniards, and a new government once stability is established. The text hints at sovereignty, law, and orderly transfer of power.
A special committee of the Nathong Civil Service discusses reforming pension for government employees. The plan favors deferred annuities funded by deposits from insurance companies with government control, allowing long-serving staff to stay on at fixed salaries and build a surplus to fund annuities. The committee weighs age eligibility, service length, and fairness to both employees and administration, seeking a just, practicable solution.
The piece reflects on Congressman White’s farewell remarks and critiques of Southern opposition to constitutional duty. It portrays Black men increasingly challenging disenfranchisement and asserts a rising hope for racial progress, noting the potential for other colored lawmakers to be represented before the nation.
The article argues Carrie Nation’s anti liquor campaign in Kansas targets illegal joints rather than licensed establishments. It contends she does not break laws in her hatchet efforts and questions the enforceability of the Kansas regulatory framework.
The Cuban constitutional convention completed a draft with a preamble and government form adopted largely as proposed. Delegates clash over God in the preamble, citizenship rules favoring Gen. Gomez, and whether the United States should retain some influence. Debates cover presidential qualifications, debt recognition, and the eight hour workday issue amid partisan maneuvering.
Announcement notes the order of exercises on March 4 and hopes democratic parties will disclose the exact time President Melinley will assume the crown. The ceremony is billed as highly interesting and open to all who wish to witness it.
General Chaffee is made a full major general in the American army, becoming the first soldier to reach that rank after serving as a lieutenant colonel. The honor was fairly won.
A noisy scene unfolds as managers in Cincinnati hope to stretch the prize fight timeline while critics question referees. Mentions of Duke of Mecklenburg, Kaiser, and Dewet hint at broad unsettled topics including royal orders, military honors, and insurance concerns alongside a skeptical view of a World’s interview and Carnegie’s steel deal.
The Anaconda Standard notes John R. Toole has been misrepresented by the Butte Miner regarding his view on the eight hour bill. He champions a fair honest and reasonable law, arguing against immediate effectiveness and praising the senate for adopting his amendments and the house for concurring.
A string of brief sketches cites Alice Prenehres of Woaster and her fencing piles, a famous novelist with a Salt Lake City brother, and Governor Kleiplen’s Nebraska residents sending marriage proposals. It mentions Henry Gay Cartaton’s stammer and Nat Goodwin’s playful rebuff, along with Sir Charles Gavan Duffy’s Irish treasures and Admiral Barrera’s retirement. Daniel Ro Magruder serves as Annapolis lawman, while judges Magilder and O Grady Haly feature in political-mleet unrest and Canadian military diplomacy.
A visitor at the Field Museum questioned if English sparrows were a curiosity, while a Columbian guard asked if they should be kept. The visitor replied no, noting it would be satisfying to see a dead one occasionally.
In a Philippine town an office boy named Little Johnni Aguinaldo asks for the afternoon off to attend his father’s funeral. The employer questions the request, highlighting a family tragedy framed in a humorous punch line.
A blend of 19th century notes mentions a rival impresario Signor Farint proposing the Prince of Wales enter the United States in a wheelbarrow on a tight rope over Niagara Gorge, with spectators refunded if an accident occurs. The piece also surveys early visions of wireless telegraphy, atmospheric ozone production, and other futuristic devices, interwoven with a dramatic courtroom scene in Paterson where Judge Dixon sentences four youths to long terms for a death, stressing virtue and honor.
A fragment from a poem or verse recounts Death urging rest and recalling an earlier summons. It mentions Fame and Death meeting and chatting, with a terse late fragment “Tosh Wink” appended, suggesting incomplete source text and literary context.
A fragmented item from Syracuse Herald cites a dialogue about remonstrances and promises from European generals. The exchange mentions a Chinese statesman and a threatened clash, with a note about the Prince of Wales and wartime moderation, reflecting satirical wartime humor from the era.
Fragmented dialogue from a 19th century column hints at a costly purchase spoken by a young woman at a window. References to Pell since Christ Wie, a Mrs McCommon Beautiful opera, and Mrs Curlish add period color, with Denver News noting an encounter with a woman in Grossheel.
A brief montage of quips about beauty, color fur, and hush tones in a wartime era style from Harper's Bazaar and New York Weekly, highlighting flirtatious dialogue between a young husband and wife with ironic humor.
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