Senator Carter Retires From Montana Senate Seat
The Inter Mountain lauds Senator Carter for six years of service in Montana and in Washington. It notes his deep public knowledge, vigorous energy, and leadership in Congress. Montana will lose a seasoned lawmaker, and few citizens can replace his experience and broad influence.
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United States
Shaplog
Dan
Sene Alor Carter
Senate
Carter
Montana
Carters
Commonwealth
al Io
River and Harbor Bill Meets Slow Senate Rally
Lawmakers long debated a water storage amendment for irrigation. Senators from inter-mountain states urged delay to force conference acceptance while House conferees resisted. Warren of Wyoming led a multi hour push. the fight spanned past midnight with no defeat of the bill at that time and plans to press the issue on the next river and harbor measure.
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Inter-Mountain
Inter
House
Senate
Benazors
Montana
Conference Committee
Warren
Wyoming
Thecate
Western leaders block harbor bill amid Senate debate
The western bloc led by Senator Carter with Warren Hinsbrough and Wellington halted the great river and harbor bill worth 2,000,000 in extended Senate debate. East senators learn a lesson as future harbor legislation may tilt westward, with Carter and Chase praised for their steadfast stance and public support.
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Carter
Warren
Hinsbrough
Wellington
Senate
Fesson
Chase
McKinley as President Brings New Insight, Atlantic Read
The Atlantic Monthly’s March issue features BH BF Macfarland’s piece on McKinley, arguing the president’s own will and constitutional view shaped his leadership more than Hanna influence. It refutes the myth of McKinley as malleable, highlighting his humor, congressional experience, and cooperative approach with Congress. An American shoe factory is being built in Mexico with a 2000-pair daily capacity, signaling expansion.
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Atlantic Monthly
BF. Macfarland
District of Columbia
McKinley
Macfarland
Hanna
Mr. McKinley
McKinney
Hummor
Abraham Lincoln
House of Representatives
Congress
White House
Capitol
Mexico
Senator Thomas F Courtney Dies After a Kindled Life
Senator Thomas Fr Courtney is mourned as a pitiful loss. A devoted friend of Butte and Montana, he died in the capital while in his prime. His calm, principled nature and tireless effort shaped politics and business, earning respect across factions. The state mourns a devoted son.
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Thomas Fr. Courtney
Butte
Montana
Congress neglects irrigation aid in arid west plea
The Salt Lake Tribune argued that the Fifty-sixth Congress failed to fund reservoir projects in the arid West, urging irrigation education and river basin development. It contrasted eastern harbor and river improvements with neglect of western water access, noting vast eastern gains from arid-region irrigation and urging study of moisture management for long-term farm prosperity.
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Pitty-sixth Congress
West
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Boston
Mississippi Valley
Congress
Salt Lake Trivune
Unusual Montana Senate Signatures Stir Debate
Lieutenant Governor Higgins, presiding officer of the Montana Senate, refuses to sign Senate Bill 87 after passage by both houses. The move is described as an arbitrary usurpation of authority, raising fears it undermines regular procedure and parliamentary precedent. Critics urge adherence to rules to preserve justice and legislative legitimacy.
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Montana
Higgins
Senate
Our Agricultural Wealth and U S Food Industries
The article discusses H H Wiley of the U S Department of Agriculture detailing the growth and significance of American agriculture. It notes feeding about eighty million domestically and exporting enough to support a similar number abroad, the importance of foreign markets, and forecasts population and agricultural growth impacting food production and trade. It cites congressional funding for agricultural research, colleges, and estimated endowments and student enrollment, highlighting the U S lead in agricultural development.
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H. H. Wiley
United States Department of Agriculture
le Grand Powers
United States
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Congress of the
Congress
United
Skyscraper progress and naming our leaders
The article notes New York Citys skyscraper near Broad Street and Exchange Place nearing completion after a massive steel frame and caissons build. It discusses business block height claims and costs, and references Pettigrew urging truthfulness in naming McKinley as emperor, with the American people already using his proper name.
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New York City
Broad Street
Exchange Place
Pettigrew
McKinley
Republic
State Press Comment on Montana Bill 111
A Bill 111 criticism argues it would brandedly eject newspapers and printers from Montana, urging lawmakers to protect the press. It asserts editors supported many legislators and warns the measure could ruin state publishing. The author pleads for fair dealing and urges the Senate to kill the bill.
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Billings
Montana
Senate
Reapportionment plan seeks smaller House
Dupuyer Acantha reports the legislature debates a committee report favoring reduced membership for the lower house from a larger to 43 members. The change benefits cow counties, while mining counties would see the largest decrease in representation. Stock grazing interests pay higher taxes, influencing support for fair representation.
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Dupuyer
Printing lobby bill targeted Montana jobs and labor aid
Helena papers report a senate bill to let county commissioners buy blank books and stationery from outside Montana. Critics say it harms local printing firms, cuts wages, and shifts bids by replacing competitive bids with appointed county buyers to suppress prices.
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Ryalli Republican
Helena
Montana
County Budgets Reach Fairer Share Debate
The text discusses fair pricing for county payments and a proposed amendment to enforce state-only work, signaling concerns over public printing. It notes existing violations and hints at political divides, mentioning labor, miners, and legislative majorities.
The Spice of Life by Amy Lyman Phillips
A light verse about the playful mischief of eyes ears and lips that steal color from the sky, a rose, a shell, and a kiss. The speaker jokes that these charms are thieves, stealing beauty, secrets, and a kiss, in a jaunty rhyme.
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Amy Lyman Phillips
Moston Transcript
Bleeding China and indemnity dispute voiced by Wan Li On
A Baltimore American clipping quotes Wan Li On saying Chinese hearts bleed at their troubles. Foreigner remark acknowledges agreed treatment before indemnity settlement proceeds, reflecting tensions over Chinese grievances.
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Wan Li
Baltimore American
Bitter reflections of a farmer in New York streets
A Detrait Journal excerpt shows a farmer lamenting misadventures in New York. He recounts posting a letter from a fire alarm box, giving his watch to a stranger who proved to be a plainclothes detective, blowing out the gas, and unable to sleep as he paces the deserted streets.
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New York
Detrait Journal
Ignorance Bliss Quote Highlights A Busines Lesson
A Philadelphia Press echo recalls a tale where a man credits poor schooling with his start. He describes doing work for a rich fellow, billing two dollars, and receiving a one hundred dollar check, noting his misspellings and unfinished crosses. The remark underscores value of effort and risk in upward mobility.
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Philadelphia Press
Old Friend Exchange On Young Plans Of Studying
A dialogue from New York Weekly features a hostess and her friend discussing children’s futures. The hostess mentions her daughter attends a polytechnic college pursuing mechanical engineering while her son studies dressmaking in Paris.
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Paris
New York Weekly
Perchance: King Milan of Servia and other notes
The piece discusses King Milan of Servia as a powerful speaker during a Belgrade crowd outcry and offers harsh judgments on his character. It notes his death leaving Servia without a clear heir, and mentions King Alexander of the Obrenovitch line. Also reported is the Baltimore Municipal Art Society receiving over $15,000 for a General John Eugan Howard statue in a Baltimore park. Additionally Leandro Fernandes is named secretary of Fomento in Mexico and a long-time professor at the National College of Engineers with U.S. education.
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Milan
Servia
Saturday Review
Belgrade
Alexander
The
Municipal Art Society of
Baltimore
John Eugan Howard
Maryland
Leandro Fernandes
Manuel Fernandes Leal
Fomento
Department For the Encouragement of Colonization
Republic of Mexico
National College of Engineers
United States
Historic Mexican guest visits and world fair plans
The text notes a man who has visited Mexico frequently since returning home, once as a delegate to an astronomical congress and another time to prepare space for Mexico's Chicago world fair exhibit. It also mentions Sir George Williams, founder of the London YMC A, possibly attending a Boston jubilee convention in June. He is eighty and currently in southern Europe for health.
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Mexico
Chicago
Sir George Williams
London Young Men's Christian Association
Boston
Sir George
Europe
Hatchet Brigade Raiders Sweep Kansas Joints
A Chicago Journal poem recasts rum-raiders as Crusaders sweeping through Kansas taverns. Hatchets flash, bottles smash, and barkeeps fall as the battalion charges across the scene. The verse echoes Tennyson in ambit, praising decisive action against vice.
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Lord Tennyson
Kansas
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