Practical Republicanism and the eight hour debate in Montana
The piece argues for eight hour work days tied to labor prosperity under Republican policy. It traces shifts after McKinley’s election, noting rising wages, revived manufacturing, and capital expansion in the mining region. It credits increased demand for raw materials and Western investment, highlighting copper and wool prices and the influx of capital.
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Callayee
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Montana Progress Amid Smelter Expansion and Labor Reform
The article notes booming Montana industry with a 5000 ton smelter rising at Anaconda and a growing copper smelter complex at Great Falls. It lauds organized labor and the eight hour day, crediting Republican policy and a small legislative GOP group for supporting progress, thrift, and enterprise statewide.
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Great Falls
Anaconda
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Salaries of Judges in Illinois Debated
A bill in Illinois proposes cutting Cook County judges' pay from 7000 to 2500, drawing strong opposition from Chicago papers. Critics warn that reducing salaries will drive away experienced judges and invite less capable replacements, harming public service.
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Chicago
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Senator Hoar's Boston Address Critiques Calumnies
Senator Hoar spoke in Boston addressing Lincolnday themes. He rebutted attacks on Washington, defended independent thinkers, and contrasted McKinney with Washington and Jefferson. He warned about wealth concentration, noting fortunes form quickly and often return to inherited hands.
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Nation objects to claim of insanity in saloon case
In an interview David Nation questions the claim of insanity and disputes the idea that his wife’s visions and fanatical behavior reflect on him. He notes they moved to Texas, built a business, and accumulated $200000 while criticizing temperance extremists in Topeka. He links the matter to local insanity theories.
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Police Officer Hogan saves city by stopping assailant
Great Falls praises Officer Edward Hogan who was shot by a desperate murderer but killed his attacker on Sunday. The incident ends a violent chase and removes a feared threat from the community. Pat Crowe is referenced in connection with the case as a distant figure.
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Edward Hogan
Senate committee juggles gambling bill in Montana
The state senate public morals committee moves to postpone the Tierney gambling bill and instead introduces a loosely drawn measure. The editorial urges amending the Chandler law to reduce penalties only, warning the new bill opens gambling holes statewide and showing the public’s distrust of lawmakers.
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Senate
Agricultural development and Montana progress
A Montana editorial urges rapid farming and horticulture growth to accompany mining prosperity. It argues heightened farming will create demand for clothes and goods, fueling a cycle where farmers become consumers and merchants, spurring more manufacturers.
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Montana
Montana Fruit Industry Gains National Export Standing
The Montana fruit industry, once experimental twenty years ago, has grown into a grand success with Montana standard and small fruit praised for exquisite savor and rich color. Attending annual conclaves, growers share practical lessons learned through patient toil turning chaos into orderly progress.
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Rocky Mountain
Montana
Orchard Growth and Prosperity in Montana Mountains
The piece extols Pluthead region as home to the trust orchard and claims extensive state area supports lucrative orchard farming. It urges expansion as essential to happiness, praising Montana horticulture and urging orchards to increase and multiply.
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Mixed Historical Nuggets From A Wandering News Column
A column covers diverse items: Delaware's chief justice endorses the whipping post as a crime deterrent, a Portland mother births twins in different states on a train, toy soldiers demand surges due to the South African War, a Paris group opposes toy soldiers, Windsor Castle’s Pipe Office details hereditary rank and costs, and Bismarck balks at a costly Order of the Golden Fleece grant from Spain.
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Unable to Determine Context from Partial Transcript
Fragmentary transcript notes reference Bismarck and a struggle over 8000 francs, implying negotiation or resistance but lack sufficient detail to identify events, date, or participants for a complete news card.
Eclipsing Expedition Sails From San Francisco
The William H. Crocker expedition to observe the May 17 total solar eclipse in Sumatra sails from San Francisco on the Nippon Maru. Assistant Astronomer C D Perrine leads the party with Ralph H Curtis and Lick Observatory students joining from Padang.
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Tant
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