Inter Mountain and Miner clash over city gambling crime
A long editorial quarrel argues over gambling in Butte, urging the Miner to publish specific crimes and names to aid law enforcement, while defending the Inter Mountain against charges of hypocrisy and demanding proof before accusing city officials. The piece cautions against sensationalism damaging the city’s reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter Mountain
Inter Bihuntain
Inter Mountaind
Lamb
Helena
Commonwealth
Butte
Left-Handed Plow Debate Sparks Montana Opinion
A humorous column debates a mythical left-handed plow in Montana, with local editors and readers offering quips about farming, geography, and state policy. The piece teases Governor Smith, the Butte Miner, and the Anaconda Standard while lampooning political stances on silver and gold values.
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Helena Jagger
Montana
Faderland
Eulor
Helen Herald
Taler
Didge Strahalen
Allegheny Mountains
Inter Mountain
Smith
Montana Mining Law Precedents Uphold Supreme Court Rulings
The Montana Supreme Court is praised for clarifying mining law entanglements, notably in the Amy SilverSmith and Niagara Blackrock cases. It confirms caution in vein claims and sets a three month window to establish surface claims, clarifying ninety day locating duties for prospectors and staking boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Supreme Court
Aty-Silversmith
Interopers
Split in Chicago Democrats fuels national convention dispute
article describes a sharp division within Chicago’s Democratic party between the Harrison and Altgeld camps over silver, free coinage, and influence at the national convention. Altgeld supporters seek Bryan alignment while Harrison leaders threaten to exclude them, signaling a heated power struggle as the convention approaches.
National Democratic splits loom over platform feud in state
The piece outlines plans by Altgeld and Harrison factions to appeal to the national committee, predicting dual conventions if the Chicago platform is not endorsed. It references silver debates, the Continental Oil disaster, and public reaction to political and economic issues shaping the 1890s party dynamics.
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Chicago
Inter Mountain
Altgeld
National Committee
Harrison
Dublin
Castelar a Newspaper Man Cadia Cor Chicago Record
Ex president Emilio Castelar was a lifelong newspaperman with a major public role in Spain. His journalism and political shifts defined a half‑century, beginning with El Tribune in the 1860s and including the Democracia period after leaving La Soberanza Nacional.
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Cadia Cor
Chicago
Tte
Spain
Emilio Castelar
Casillar
Teatro Real
Gonzales Bravo
Young Democracy
el Tribune
la Soberanza Nacional
Statt
Discusion
Democracia
Read the Lumber Yard Scribbler in Cincinnati Tale
A down on his luck man named Read travels to Cincinnati and helps a lumberyard foreman with a caustic letter. Impressed by the write up, the lumberman pays Read with a one dollar bill, easing his financial distress.
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Chicago Journal
Opie Ead
Cincinnati
Read
A Shrewd Lawyer's Trick
A Chicago man recalls a hotel bookmaker tale where three men entrust cash to a clerk and one thief vanishes. The defense lawyer produces a larger bundle and claims to fulfill the delivery terms, exposing the missing third partner. The supposed package hides an old pair of pants, ending the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Cate
Lion Delicately Charmed From Attacking Child by Music
In Africa, four year old John neared a chained lion in Rev. W J Davis’s vicinity. The beast felled him, placing a paw on his head until the governess played a tune on a piano nearby. The lion released the boy, who ran to his mother in relief as onlookers reacted.
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W. J. Davis
Africa
John
Tan Upetaire
Would I Rather Be A Presbyterian Buried In Names
A summer cottage conversation between a Presbyterian family and neighbors reveals playful debates about baptism and church affiliation. A boy Hugh argues Baptists soak sins away by immersion while a playmate questions Katie Rafferty and Katie O Hnolihan, ultimately noting his mother's Presbyterian faith.
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Hugh
Baptiste
Katie Rafferty
Katie O'Hnolihan
Courtney
Where Washington Slept in Hempstead Headline
New York correspondence reports the Sam mora hotel in Hempstead as Washington’s sleeping site with a historic Nehemiah Semmis sign. It notes a 1712-era doorway with two loose attic stairs used to hide colonials from British patrols and cavalry prints on the stairs linked to relief for thirsty riders. Henry Sammis and his wife run the house and plan to pass it to descendants.
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New York
Pittsburg
Hempstead
Washington
Sammia Hotel
Ia Genuine
Ben Saramis
Nehemiah
Nehemiah Semmis
George Washington
Henry Sammis
Sammises
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M. A. Berger
Granite Street
Butte City
Mont
Silver Bow County
Democratic Party
Ilinois
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Anaconda
American Republic
Cleveland
Continental Oil Company
Butie
Holton
Scratey Carter
Prosperity
Castelar
Opte
Lion's
Utah Avenue
Western Wagon and Grain Co
Studebaker
S. Arizona St
N. P
Schatzlein Paint CO
W. Broadway
Lee Mantle
Chas, Schatzlein
Fayette Harrington
Charjeas R. Leonard
A. B. Clements
FL Aug. Heinze
Henry Mueller
Frank W. Haskins
James H. Monteath
John A. Craigeton
G. W. Stapleton
Ice
T. M. Hodgens
Seeee
State Savings Bank
Main and
Park Streets
Butta
Bells Exchange
United States
Europe
J. A. Creighton
Seban
W. Stapleton
A. H. Barret
WB. Leavitt
G. V. _ Kemper
T. M. Toagens
THE
First National Bank OF
Andrew J. Davi
James A. Talbott
B. Weirick
George Steven
Main Street
W. A Clark & Bro Bankers
Beil Exchange
Alex J. Johnston
Marcus Daly
J.B. Hoaggin
Dennhos
Marcus Daly & Co
Bankers
Europa
Joseph V. Long
Chung
Thousan
West Gelens Street
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