Democratic press shifts on expansion across party lines
An 1900 briefing notes the Democratic press pivoting toward expansion after a year of anti expansion fighting. It cites New York and southern discontent, Bryan’s apparent change, and editorials from Standard and Inter Mountain endorsing expansion under the right conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Journal
Ohio
Bryan
Jefferson
Democratic Party
Inter Mountain
Herves
Wright Aving
Press war over wagers and party expansion in Anaconda contest
The Anaconda Standard refuses Inter Mountain’s five hundred dollar wager over a Washington correspondent and attacks the Inter Mountain’s witness corroboration. The piece blames the Standard’s moral stance on barroom tactics while lambasting the Democratic party’s expansion policy and political maneuvers.
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Anaconda Standard
Inter Mountain
Washington
Standard
Butte
Clark
Anaconda
Democracy
Cason
Anaconda Democrats
Philippines Annexation Question and Democratic Adaptation
A historical reflection on how democracy may adjust to republican ideals in applying the Philippine question. The argument contends that acceptance of annexation drains the issue of its vitality unless the people understand and engage in public affairs.
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Philippine
Plate
Wool Price Clash Mirrors Tariff Debate in Montana
Wool buyers push for 1900 output at 20 cents while heavy producers resist 21 cents. The piece contrasts protective tariff benefits with free trade advocacy seen in Montana Democrats and argues tariffs boosted the state’s wool industry, product value, and related duties.
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Montana
Copper trust may sway Clark seat in Senate clash
Inter Mountain notes Amalgamated Copper Company seeks leverage in the Clark controversy in Washington. Report says the company aims to influence the senate balance to decide Clark's status, potentially forcing him into a political or business concession as the inquisition proceeds.
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Bome
Inter Mountain
Amalgamated Copper Company
Clark
Washington
Senate Chamber
Rockefeller influence sways copper politics in Senate debate
The Anaconda Standard casts doubt on copper market manipulation rumors tied to Senator Clark. The New York Journal links Amalgamated interests and Rockefeller forces to Clark and United Verde, suggesting possible pressure to secure Clark’s alignment, while acknowledging uncertainty over eventual outcomes and Senate votes.
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Anaconda Standard
Inter Mountain
New York Journal
United States
Amalgamated Movement
Journal
Amalgamated
Clark
Standard Oil Party
Fix
Rockefellers
Marcus Daly
Amalgamated Company
Thre
Amalgamated Copper
United Verdo Incorporation
New York
West Virginia
Senator Clark
Rockefeller
Senate
Congress
Jereal Standard Oil
Memory and mood mix in a satirical column
A fragment from a column discusses memory lapses during Christmas, a quirky line about bacteria, and a Kansas City Journal note on Rev L F Malagy’s anti woman suffrage sermon. The piece contrasts temperance pledges with personal consistency and recalls a bet over the Bible versus the Declaration of Independence.
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Kansas City Journal
Bingham
Fate of the Transvaal Mines in Wartime Rand
The article weighs potential damage and seizure of Rand mines amid Boer threats. It notes ownership largely lies with European holders, not Britain, making official sanction for destruction unlikely. It predicts limited mining to extract gold for the Boer government, with minimal maintenance and systematic robbing of equipment.
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Germany
France
Slight Mixup At Melrose Voter Registration
In Melrose a mild man entered the town hall police room and sat with two seedy individuals. When asked for his Wednesday address he said Meiroze and claimed he wished to be registered as a voter, believing he was applying for franchise.
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Boston Transcript
Melrose
Meiroze
Will probate notice in Butte for Trevena estate
Pursuant to an order of a district court dated January 1900 notice is given that Saturday January 20 1900 at 2 p m in the court room of the Butte court will hear the will of John Trevena deceased and Mary Jane Trevena applies for letters testamentary. Any interested person may appear and contest. Dated January 5 Clinton Clark Clerk R E Leonard Deputy Clerk.
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Aaid Court
Butte
Eaid
Silver How
John Trevena
Mary Jane ‘Trevena
Clinton
Clark
R. E. Leonard
The Talk of the Day from Mandan Times
A Mandan newspaper item recalls a eastern preacher who hunted deer and hid the meat in a trunk to evade a railway shipper. The gag includes humor about family histories and a Paris dinner table debate on war. The column also notes a Kentucky editor’s memory lapse about last week’s issue.
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N. D
Paris
History of the lead pencil and its origins
The lead pencil, over 200 years old, is a misnomer as it contains no lead. Graphite from England’s 1664 mines sparked the pencil, named Biel, or lead, due to its likeness to galena. Early pencils used crude methods until Conte’s 1795 binding clay process created uniform hardness.
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England
Elisabeth
Biel
Conte
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Tran Aa Steel
Fenton Transcript
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Eazee
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Dom Paul
Washington Star
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the Grand Opera House
G. C. McFarland
Mgr
Bronson Howard
Jacob Litt
G. O. McFarland
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America
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Smith
Victor Herbert
Harry B. Smith
Aan
W. Broadway
Lee Mantle
Chas, Schatstein
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Charles R. Leonard
A. B. Clements
F. Aug, Helnge
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Frank W. Haskina
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Reno
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G. W. Stapleton
T. M. Hodgens
Europe
J. A. Creighton
Omaha
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Main and
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W. A. Clark, J. Ross Clark
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Clark & Larabie
Bell Exchange
Alex J. Johnson
First National Bank OF Butte
North Main Street
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W.l.moyer
Moyer
Peu
J. D. McGregor
Ontario Veterinary Collies
Toronto
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