Apostate charge rocks Helena paper clash over silver issue
The Helena Independent accuses Inter Mountain of apostasy on the silver question amid a broader feud over party loyalties. The exchange cites Bryan era rhetoric, gold democrats, and Tammany influence while debating free coinage as Montana politics shift toward 1900.
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Helena
Inter Mountain
Independent
Democratic Party
Bryan
Silver Democrats
Gold Democrats
United Work
Tammany
Dick Croker
Inter- Mountain
Montana
Political Dispatches Stir Montana Senate Fight
Our special dispatches allege the Anaconda Standard tries to bluff Montana readers by discrediting Inter Mountain reports from Washington. A city correspondent notes an impartial view of the senatorial controversy and the investigation progress. A Clark mingaw Daly supporter allegedly slipped bills to a witness in a political incident.
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Washington
Inter Mountain
Stannard
Anaconda
Clark
Senate Committee
The
Democracy
Standard
Anaconda Standard
Montana
Clark Mingaw & Daly
The Story of the Rockets in Ladysmith Siege
Reports indicate Ladysmith in the Transvaal is under heavy pressure from Boer forces as British relief seems distant. General Buller is around fourteen miles away but no clear rescue, while Kimberley also faces threat and readers struggle to grasp the war's gravity.
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Sture
England
Transvaal
Paul Kruger
South Africa
Ladysmith
Buller
Phil Sheridan
Winchester
Kimberley
Swede Murphy Missing in Washington Scandal Saga
Inter Mountain reports Swede Murphy vanished in Washington amid political intrigue. Anaconda Standard links his disappearance to alleged coercion and confessions tied to Helena social duties, Clark faction politics, and pressures from Amalgamated Copper. The piece frames Washington as desperate for integrity and Montana needs steadfast men over bought influence.
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Inter Mountain
Washington
Murphy
Anaconda Standard
Clark
Helena
Standard
Ike Hewitt
Lord
Amalgamated Copper Company
Hewitt
Anaconda
Democracy
Cason
Wellcome
M. L. Hewitt
Montana
State Government Suspended In Montana
Saturday night Governor Smith departed for Washington leaving the lieutenant governor speaker and top officials absent. With the treasurer auditor and attorney general also away, state government in effect stalls. Only the secretary of state and superintendent of public instruction remain, both populists, leaving the administration largely inactive while officers collect salaries.
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Smith
Washington
House of Representatives
Stiff
Montana
Secretary of State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Democratic Party
Junketing trip details spark questions on state funds
Fragment discusses a seven cent age and a democratic state administration journey. It notes concerns over finance and unearned sales proceeds being covered into the state treasury upon return, suggesting scrutiny of public funds and accountability.
No Place for Refuge The End of Global Safe Havens
A lawyer reflecting on history explains how nations eliminated havens for fugitives from justice. He traces shifts from Spain and Turkey to Canada Japan and Central America, noting treaties and laws gradually ending sanctuary and leaving no city of refuge anywhere on earth.
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Central America
British Honduras
Canada
Ike
Dick Swiveller
Japan
Yokohama
Honduras
Congress of the Nation
Dillon News Highlights Free County High School Vote
Dillon Montana residents push a Beaverhead county plan for a free high school with Dillon favored as location. A public election is set January 18 in the Dillon public school building from 2 to 6 pm. Community groups and a reorganized brass band, plus local social events and visits by residents, are noted.
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Dillon
Free County
Beaverhead County
George W. Crowell
Philippine Islands
Fort Worth
Texas
Bishop
National Association of Stockmen
Smith
Mexico
Exploding a Myth in Santa Claus Tale
A Chicago Times-Herald column recalls a Christmas reveal where a father dressed as Santa Claus surprised his children with presents. The staged entrance from upstairs faltered as the children detected the deception through language cues and behavior.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Jane
The Disappointed Landlord and the Trance Medium
A Harlem landlord recalls renting to a trance medium who demanded brand new window shades for the front, arguing the shades of the departed should be respected while the property had been vacant long. The tale highlights a landlord's prejudices and the odd clash between expectations and superstition.
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West Side
Harlem
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