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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
2
The Inter Mountain newspaper announces its exclusive statewide carrier system from Butte to Glenfire and expanding to all towns of 506 inhabitants on the Northern Pacific railroad. The publisher invites advertisers to inspect accounts as their books are open.
The piece analyzes the split between Daly and Clark wings of Montana's Democratic Party, detailing their leadership, tactics, and the balance of power. It notes Daly’s aggressive methods and Clark’s compromises, the loyalty of business allies to Clark, and the potential consequences for future elections and control of the state legislature.
The Clark faction asserts control after a fierce internal confrontation in the state Democratic ranks. It argues Clark delegates from Montana and the eight hour labor pledge shape national seating, claiming seating is practically assured and critics would cede leadership to Daly rivals.
The Clark wing carried twenty counties while the Daly faction won four. The Anaconda Standard accuses Clark delegates of boodling and says the entire Democratic party in the state is corrupt, portraying a grim view of Montana’s party leadership and loyalty amid the convention battle.
In a Daly convention speech Governor Smith faced labor unrest and accusations of misrepresentation. The Clark faction urged resignation, labeling Smith a gubernatorial misfit while highlighting clashes with Western Labor Union leaders over federal arrests in Montana. The Anaconda Standard targets Clark delegation members and Bozeman politicking around the eight hour issue.
The text notes The Standard praising Congressman Campbell while the Daly convention endorsed him and criticized Senator Carter on the finance bill. It mentions Campbell dodging a vote and not introducing a free coinage bill, and comments on Clark men calling for resignations of Democratic state officials as a repudiation by Bryan era style.
Recent inventions include a circular rotating cheese table with a sliding cutting bar on two posts and a counter mounted support. A patent describes a combination of a chair and table with the chair back pivoted on two supports, indicating innovations credited to a woman inventor.
A fragment lists eight leading young ladies by city including Butte Anaconda Missoula and Bozeman with names such as HELEN ONEILL ANNA McDONALD MAGGIE SULLIVAN MINNIE REYNOLDS and JESSIE HILL across multiple cities. It mentions a coupon for voting and includes many more names tied to Missoula Anaconda Billings Dillon Deer Lodge Livingston Bozeman and other towns.
The article details new wire kitchen implements with curved ends for lifting and stirring, a hinge mounted lamp burner attachment enabling filling without unscrewing, and notes on an experimental battery setup. It describes a condenser with 300 glass plates achieving about 1.8 microfarads and voltages above 40,000, used to photograph hydrogen spectra and study metal vapors and magnetic permeability under varying currents.
Professor John Trowbridge of Harvard writes to Electrical Review about a large high voltage battery. He describes a 20,000 cell setup powering 8 000 000 volt discharges and 6 000 000 volt results, noting open field requirements and impressive X ray photographs. He argues the system opens a new field for investigators into electricity.
A Chicago News note suggests checking the city directory for Rienzi's Address via the bookseller. It mentions an 8 Saint Louis episode and a request for the address lookup in the directory.
United States Land Office Helena Montana announces that Anaconda Mining Company through attorney John Gillie has filed a patent application for 0.52 acres near the discovery shaft of the June Lode in Summit Valley Silver Bow County Montana. The claim lies in Township 3 North Range 8 West, Survey No 689, with a denomination of 6189 Corner 1 at a southwest corner, detailing bearings and distances to form a 0.52 acre parcel. Adjoining claims include Buffalo Lode and Silver Hill Lode with listed applicants, and the record is on file in Silver Bow County Recorder's Records Book 8 pages.
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