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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1899
Page
9
The Anaconda Standard notes that exact silver ratio is legally dictated, not a key factor in silver restoration. It cites varied ratios across currencies and countries, with world exchanges largely fixing the ratio, in a January 9, 1899 piece.
The article discusses rumors about the Russian czar's health and alleged mental status, official denials from St. Petersburg, and Europe's hesitation over disarmament. It notes Germany's planned army buildup, claiming 40 thousand more troops over five years, and reports Reichstag figures showing about 22,000 accepted for service annually from a large pool. It concludes that Germany builds a large army while Russia pursues disarmament.
The government will not accept volunteers for army service from Cubans Porto Ricans and Filipinos. Reasons include few Cuban men 20 to 35 fit for duty, many older than prime, Puerto Ricans averse to war prefer peaceful livelihoods, and Filipinos unwilling to assimilate with others causing mutual hostility. The note warns of potential danger if volunteers are accepted.
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Ambassador Choate recently delivered a reception speech in Southampton after landing. The address praised by the mayor and noted for its strong oratory and social ease. Choate, though light on diplomacy, is a master of international law and could guide future international inquiries. Cheary’s appointment is seen as fitting.
Governor Smith vetoes the medical bill, stirring Indig nation ire and physician protests. The act would shift certificate decisions from the state board of medical examiners to a jury, prompting debate over protecting the public from incompetent doctors and the risk to constitutional balance. A Washington dispatch notes volunteers in the Philippines question a dispatch’s accuracy.
The Rev Frederick C Lee preached on murder exposing flaws in justice and the criminal law system. He argued that while murders rise with population, executions remain under 2 percent, blaming negligent laws, technicalities, and defense tactics for allowing many murderers to escape punishment.
A fragment from a period page notes zealant English High churchmen praying for Sir William Vernon Harcourt's conversion. A dining room exchange recalls Howitt and Gruet stories, with a digression on a murder case in Antwerp, a reference to a century celebration, and a note about a painter's portrait.
The programme lists an historical procession tracing art from earliest times to Rubens. A man mocks a slip on a banana as an accident, then another spectator apologetically laughs at the scene.
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