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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1901
Page
5
The Mill and Smeltermen push for an eight hour day claiming their work is more exhausting and dangerous. Currently mill and smelter workers log eleven hours on day shifts and thirteen on night shifts, five hours longer than miners under the announced rule. They seek parity with miners and hospital records cited to support their case.
The article surveys New Zealand's stance on federation with Australia, weighing kinship, governance, and independence. It notes NZ’s delays and autonomy, contrasts with Australian leadership, and cites economic and political factors shaping the island nation’s path, including tensions over distant capital control. It mentions broader imperial context and cites a separate legal trial unrelated to the federation discussion.
A fragmented OCR passage describes political intrigue, a saloon scene, and campaign dynamics. It mentions figures such as Mr Heinze and Senator Clark, a banquet in Helena, and party unity tests amid attempts to divide Republicans. The text mixes local incidents with broader electoral tensions and media coverage.
The witness recounts brutal hazing and a man who fought five opponents in one day, promising there should be a monument. Debate on eight hour work days continues as political bans loom. Bryan flanks the army in a speech while Texas emerges as a petroleum powerhouse with Beaumont’s oil field reaching 15,000 barrels daily.
A San Francisco Chronicle commentary argues California cannot fully fund the State University. It opposes broad direct taxes, urging targeted support for engineering, agriculture, and mining while cautioning against enriching elite culture at the expense of practical fields. It notes philanthropic gifts shape higher education and warns against broad taxation that drains reserve funds and shifts burden to ordinary needs.
A fractured clipping reports irrigation troubles near Corswana and tea trade shifts in September. It also recounts a New Jersey man defending a wife assault by claiming he slept and dreamed of salt saving her, leading to a wild legal misadventure awaiting likely lengthy sentencing.
President Hadley of Yale University spoke to Princeton students last week on trusts. He argued that opposition to trusts often stems from not owning them, and that critics who oppose on a small scale are at a disadvantage when facing large scale operations. public sentiment is then their only leverage.
The State Press reports a movement to combine Valley and Chateau counties into a single judicial district and to appoint a judge for the term until next election, a proposal likely to incur further consideration.
The piece argues that funding a judge in the 10th judicial district burdens three counties and accuses Democrats of seeking to install a Democratic judge to secure offices now held by Republicans. It questions whether Democrats would push a new district if appointive power rested with Republicans.
The Great Falls Leader notes that while there may be no danger, experience shows diseases transmit easily to animals and warns that efforts to communicate disease control to stockowners could backfire if benefits become detriments, harming an important local industry.
The Marcus Daly Memorial committee asks Montanans to subscribe to a fund for a monument honoring Marcus Daly. The editor lauds Daly as a great man whose business enterprises boosted the state and urges generous support for a statewide tribute.
Mrs Amy FL Porter endows a bed at Day Kimball hospital Putnam Connecticut with 1250 dollars in memory of John Addison Porter former secretary to the president. M Osms of Paris offers a prize of 100000 francs for the best meritorious work judged by the Paris Press syndicate. Governor Murphy of Arizona hopes for statehood this term but cites activists who made fortunes as a hindrance. Professor Cornelius Tiele of Leyden University turns seventy with congratulations from England and universities. Edin burgh grants him honorary Doctor of Law. Sir Dinshaw Manockjee Petit of Bombay becomes India’s second baronet and a famed Paris merchant and cotton magnate. Born
The text notes a man beginning a commercial career in 1823 and inheriting a fortune in 1859, later founding technical institutes and hospitals. It also discusses Memphis Confederate monument subscriptions led by the Daughters of the Confederacy and Forrest Statue Association, hoping for a cornerstone ahead of the next UCV reunion, with possible legislative aid. The London Standard reports Montenegro’s prince may be crowned king, boosted by czarist support, plus a forthcoming royal invitation letter. accompanying verse fragments appear.
The Chicago Chronicle argues that Quay is no more morally defective than his Pennsylvania contemporaries, noting his greater intellect as an advantage over the crowd.
A collage of editorials from major papers commenting on governance and political figures. Citings include Ike Hill from St Louis Globe Democrat, Neely and the Department of Justice, Bryan in journalism, and Wanamaker in Pennsylvania politics, reflecting early 20th century public discourse.
A grieving mother sits on a dusty attic door holding baby dresses in her hands. The scene recalls sorrow and memory, as the woman weeps over forgotten childhood relics in a small, quiet room.
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