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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1899
Page
4
An advertisement touts a broad summer footwear range for women including fancy slippers and oxfords with various toe shapes. It highlights agents for Our Gne Shoes from John Foster & Co. and Wright & Peters among others, and notes a large, complete line for children and misses in the western region.
Fires at United Verde Copper Company reverberatory and smelting works near Jerome Arizona endangered the power house, mine, and coke yards. A train crew risked life to pull a powder car free as flames spread, crews battled fire with thousands of workers displaced, and fortifications tested against shell fire as observers noted structural resilience and the mine’s perilous conditions.
Accounts from Springfela June 4 describe Giv and Tannin contracting with the Mie Moun ant Wins ols Central to move black workers out of the state. About 200 Negroes were driven toward Pana and nearby towns on a special train. As it departed the station, shots were fired at Pana Coal Company property, while non union workers and state militiamen had already withdrawn, leaving Puma quiet for the first time in over a year of the strike.
Secretary Alevr Gen Wilson chief of engineers Gen Buffington chief of ordnance and other officers toured the Potomac to Port Washington to witness tests of two experimental parapets. One mix was lime and cement about 20 feet wide and thick, the other reportedly a new invention.
Harvard won every race today in New London Connecticut with varsity eight freshman eight and substitute four defeating Yale on a four mile, two mile and two mile course respectively. Strong Harvard stroke and coaching noted while adverse waters and obstructed finish marred the event details.
Chicago July 10 News reports that iron and steel products are moving to a higher price range as suppliers note scarce inventories and rising costs. Merchants warn most manufactured goods tied to iron and steel will see price increases after the coming month, with pig iron and finished products already affected. Strong demand and limited supply are driving the anticipated broad rise across materials and related trades.
The Daily Mail reports the pope is suffering strong prostration with a fever during religious ceremonies. He has been confined to bed since Thursday and anxiety surrounds his condition due to the illness and fatigue from daily exertions.
The board of county commissioners invites sealed proposals for 300 cords of dry pine cordwood to be delivered and racked in the jail yard by Sept 1, 1899. Bids due July 10, 1899 at 10 oclock a.m. with cash or certified check of $100. The board may reject any bid. J E Moran, County Clerk.
Washington directs every effort to dispatch volunteers from the Philippines with urgency. Reinforcements are secondary to returning volunteers. The President authorized two new transports to be used as ships become ready, with volunteers rolled into regular service after arrival.
Chicago June 30 labor groups rapidly organize at the stock yards in anticipation of a general strike on July 1. Leaders say unity grows despite bosses’ inaction as packing houses resist demands. Packers claim the difficulty is nearly over and no strike will occur, while remaining strikers threaten sympathy action unless demands are met.
Rev Henry H McCook aged 86, famed Presbyterian clergyman and scientist, married Mrs Meanie D B Abbey last Friday in Philadelphia. McCook, of Hastings McCook lineage, served as chaplain during the Civil War and later worked as a war agent visiting Cuba for a national relief effort and tending graves of fallen soldiers.
The United States cruiser Chicago under Howilsot’s command will sail from New York in April to Pretoria. The mission aims to circumnavigate Africa and protect American interests in the region. Cassidy optician advertises headache and nervousness relief with proper glasses.
Crystal Springs offers a new hotel with pleasant parlors and dining rooms and excellent lunches in all bars. Plunge baths are supplied by hot water artesian wells. Private parties receive special attention if notified in advance. Located five miles from Butte.
The largest diamond in the world, the Braganza, weighs 1,880 carats and exceeds all others in clearness and brilliance. The article touts its perfection and the luxury train service it supports, running daily between St Paul, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Chicago.
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