Senator Carter Praised Amid Montana Political Fixations
The Montanian lauds Senator Carter as one of the Senate's biggest men with a strong grasp of public questions and a White House influence. It notes his success in advancing bills for Montana, contrasts mining stock fears with steady dividends, and comments on Daly's return from Europe while criticizing political adversaries.
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Commonwealth
Montana
Senate
Carter
White House
House
Demos
McKinley
Geaioun
Campaign commentary on press, Roosevelt and gambling
The piece argues opposition press biases and praises Governor Roosevelt for fighting machine bosses in New York. It notes tax on franchises as a remedy, predicts Montana politics, and weighs 1896 Bryan versus McKinley support across parties amid a national election climate.
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Roosevelt
New York State
Montana
Montana cites praise for Neil Vawter as Alaska marshal
The piece lauds Neil Vawter of Helena for appointment as United States marshal of the Second district of Alaska. It extols his honesty patriotism and frontier experience and predicts he will serve with honor and credit to the government. It frames the McKinley era as a government of the people and notes Alaska’s southern border of gold. This opinion emphasizes Montana support and praise for Vawter’s appointment.
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Montana
McKinley
Neil Vawter
Helena
United States
Alaska
Empress Eugenne’s confession and Seligman’s Montana ties
A foreign writer notes Empress Eugenne’s long silence ends with claims she urged Bazaine to surrender Metz in 1870 to push for armistice and regaining regency. It praises Albert J. Seligman of Helena for leaving politics for principle and succeeding in New York business, while detailing U S papers and market data from the era.
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Eugenne
Mets
Marshal Bazaine
Marshal MacMahon
Walewska
Metz
Prince Imperial
Momana
Albert J. Seligman
Merly
Helena
New York
Mr. Seligman
Montana
Berigman
Figures on commerce and trade as political evidence
The passage argues that statistics on commerce and manufacture show an annual trade balance of six hundred million dollars in our favor and a per capita circulation above 26 dollars, claiming these figures prove the superiority of democratic policies over republican ones without needing further argument.
Repeating at the primaries and political duty
The piece argues repeaters face consequences despite not being arrested and criticizes political managers from Anaconda who instruct violations. It also rebuts a New York paper’s alleged Republican crimes, defends Montana’s Inter Mountain stance on Congressman Campbell and his silence on silver, and condemns Democratic demagoguery while praising national prosperity.
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United States
New York
Evening Journal
Telegram and World
Washington
Evening
Globe-Democrat
2 Republic
San Francisco
Tn Butte
Inter Mountain
Yien
Anaconda
Democratic Party
John D. Rockefeller
Gage
United States Army
Coeur d'Alenes
William McKinley
Philippines
Cuba
England
Montana
Campbell
National Capital
Washoe Company
Anaconda Standard
Standard Oil Company
Thut
Campbell Recalled as Democratic Politician of Anaconda
The text urges Montanans to scrutinize Campbell’s record and warns against Democratic manipulation. It argues he is a typical Democrat shaped by Anaconda politics and copper colored bossism, endorsing a Republican vote to remedy Democratic errors. The piece cautions responsibility lies with the voters.
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Montana
Camp‘dell
Campbell
Americans Drink: 1899 Stimulent Consumption Totals
The American Grocer reports that the United States consumed alcoholic and nonalcoholic stimulants in 1899 valued at 1,146,897,822 dollars. It breaks down annual per capita expenditure to 15.09 dollars for 76 million people and notes a shift toward cheaper, milder drinks. Leading beverage quantities for year ending June 30, 1899: 401,046,601 gallons. 1,135,520,620?. 433,474,880. 113,670,924 gallons.
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Brington
United States
Bryan and the Boer Delegates
A garbled satirical piece mocks delegates from Europe planning to push issues in Washington. It references Lincoln and William Jennings Bryan, a failed hearing, and a snide aside about Crownjoy’s fate, all in a dialect style.
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Mr. Dootey
Europe
Wash
Lincoln
Willum J. Bryan
Crownjoy
Dimmed Era Dialogues on Public Opinion and Privacy
A fragmented polemic voice rails at political pressures and social change. It references William Jennings Bryan and private citizens facing delicate issues, then shifts to a hotel setting where lands and opinions are discussed quietly as public sentiment fluctuates.
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White House
Gays
Willum I. Bryan
Mach
A Conversational Moment Between Father and Son
A scene shows Tommy Treadway and his papa debating what to say next with cautions about speaking. A Chicago Times-Herald quote has a woman vowing never speaking to a man after a concert crowd incident.
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Chicago Times-Herald
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Inter Mountain Publishing Company
M. A. Berger
Cranite Street
Butte City
Mont
Silver Bow Conn
M. Donahoe
Leatherskite Lentz
Ohio
Sulzer
Cripple Creek
Butte
Marcus Daly
New York Journal
Dem
Grover Cleveland
Jefferson
Jackson
Cleveland
Grover
Clark Press
Daly
Pebsies
Lavell
Bryan
Broadway
Papa
Tommy Treadway
Tommy
Mr. Treadway
SILK
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