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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1899
Page
2
M A Berger manager on West Granite Street Hutte City Mont urges subscribers missing issues to notify the office about irregular delivery of the paper.
The Standard argues that an exact ratio is not vital for silver restoration and notes the ratio is a matter of law. It mentions slight variations in our currency and in other countries, with world exchanges roughly following the same ratio. January 9, 1899.
The Inter Mountain defends executive clemency and argues pardons can soften harsh justice. It notes that experienced defense is unevenly provided to indigent criminals, and asserts governors may lessen sentences when guilt is nuanced, citing forgers and embezzlers as most dangerous to the community. It stresses protecting the public while avoiding blanket harshness.
The text argues that a forger, typically educated and financially stable, becomes the most dangerous criminal by exploiting others and career ambitions. It cites Harry Brett as a notable example, discusses pardon debates tied to Governor Smith, and critiques legislative sessions, promotions, and political decisions shaping justice and public works.
Mrs McCumber wife of a senator elect from South Dakota once worked as assistant manager at a Western Union office in Pennsylvania. She later moved to Wahpeton aiding her husband’s legal and political journey and is mother to two children. A classroom prompt recalls Columbus while New Jersey’s dairy commissioner Maguire reports a productive year.
A report flags widespread use of a strong antiseptic derived from weed alcohol in milk during summer, causing illnesses in children. State Chemist Walhive and Professor Deseher urge legislation to ban the preservative and impose severe penalties. New Jersey lags behind New York and other states in curbing such practices.
Reports from England detail the successful prosecution of Sir George King and Robert Pantling’s search for orchids in the Himalayas. Enthusiastic supporters, engaged for years, have mapped nearly 8 000 new species. Colonel Frederick Funston at 28 led three Kansas regiments in a gallant charge against the Filipinos. The will of yacht owner Henry Yocum leaves his estate to his daughter with a contingent line of heirs if she dies first, creating a legal tangle over unsure succession.
A brief column excerpt features playful dialogue between Ethel Louise and a judge about love and a mock Paris imitation. A sarcastic remark on a man’s nerves appears as Tid-Bits humor, ending with a father and son exchange about punishment and cold feet.
A new French law allows dissolution of marriage, and Paris divorce court grants free decrees. In a four hour session, 294 couples were divorced, averaging over one per minute. Applicants largely come from the working class where divorces were common even before the law.
A prominent language study notes the English vocabulary now exceeds two hundred fifty thousand terms, surpassing the combined total of German French Spanish and Italian by about seventy thousand words, underscoring its expansive lexicon.
A clergyman notes that five dollars is spent on drink in England for every one and a half pence used for missionary activity. He presents the ratio as a measure of social spending contrasts.
A Chicago Record note reports a new Norwegian law that forbids matrimony for women lacking certificates in cooking, knitting, and spinning. A jab at domestic duties follows as a quip about a wife’s grammar.
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