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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1899
Page
4
The largest and most complete line of Shoes, Fancy Oxfords and Slippers shown in Butte. Slippers in rainbow colors with new toe shapes. Complete Spring line of shoes and oxfords on shelves. Specialties include $2.00, $3.50 and $4.00 tan and black kid oxfords. Children's and Misses sandals in stock. call to examine stock.
Butte Montana firm Red Boot Shoe Co operates as a wholesale and retail dealer. The company handles footwear and related goods, serving local businesses and consumers with a range of boot styles and sizes.
An OCR fragment shows a chaotic inventory of groceries and goods. Items include flour sacks labeled fair bread flour, peaches, white cherries, canned fruit, sugar syrup, honey, tea, and assorted household staples. Names, quantities, and some brands appear imperfectly.
Washington reports Gen Otis forbade further talks between Spanish forces in Manila and insurgents over surrender of Spanish prisoners. The U.S. government backs Otis to extremes, insisting no ransom, only pressure via campaign in the Philippines. War status remains while protocol suspends hostilities.
A London review notes the English Blue Book on China covers 1878 to 1888, detailing the Port Arthur evacuation, Nan King opening, and foreign concessions at Shanghai. It highlights American ministers protests, claims of American property under French or other powers, and the Kowloon Canton railway contract in Washington. The dispatches show Britain aligning with German and U.S. views on key issues.
Washington on March U eIn conculting Sir Julian Pauncefate the British ambassador on whether appointment of British delegates to the disarmament congress will be agreeable. Delegates will be accompanied by army and naval attaches and a staff proportionate to the mission. Officials expect Pauncefate's appointment to be settled though not officially notified.
A letter to the Examiner reports Hayden Hill in Lassen county northern California is aflutter over a rich gold ore strike. The vein runs about one inch wide at twenty four feet deep with prospects from four thousand to twelve thousand dollars per ton. A San Francisco jury awarded fourteen thousand dollars to the plaintiff in a two month trial in the Pacific Steam Whaling case.
A classic ad claims the human race grows weaker yet wiser. It touts Scott's Emulsion of Cod liver oil with hypophosphites as strengthening and blood enriching, aiding nerves and fat formation, priced at $1.00 and sold by druggists nationwide.
A Whaling company sues the Alaska Packers Association for 100000 to recover damages claiming its employees were barred from fishing near Kikrluck Point and Tanglefoot Beach by association workers. A former jury awarded 50000, but a new trial was granted.
In San Francisco Ingleside race track faces daily police raids to enforce a new ordinance banning betting on horse races and related events. Chief of Police Lees vows strict enforcement while bookmakers and track managers Ed Corcoran and associates prepare to fight cases in court. Police plan further raids as several downtown pool rooms have already closed.
The drought disrupting California's economy is broken by a rain storm, with nearly an inch already recorded in the Sacramento valley. Grain and fruit crops are in excellent condition across the valley, while the southern coast counties report only trace rainfall and potential for further storms elsewhere.
A letter to Captain W. TB Parker reports the barge Admiral in winter quarters five miles off St Michael Kansas. Six crew from the PoE Weare steamship began rescue attempts but fear unsalvageable. one man lost at sea, others fear freezing to death as spring comes.
The examiner reports a plan to establish a bank in the city with capital of 5 690 000 dollars. Backers are said to have acquired mining and other property in California Mexico and British Columbia to be pooled under the new bank. Berkeley California March. Wilh in A Calhoun longtime Pacific Coast journalist is dead. Also notes a British ship chartered to carry troops to Munich for 20 590 dollars and about 3 500 tons of cargo in 45 days.
The Tribune reports ten freight steamers lost in recent Atlantic storms with over 300 lives sacrificed and $2.5 million in capital. Some crews may have been rescued by slow ships. others absent near routes. Names include Allegheny American, Arena British, City of Wakefield British, Croft British, Dora Foster British, Laughton British, Minister Maybury German, Oberon British, Picton British, Port Melburn British, and Atlantic Transport.
Ladies appreciate this remedy for painful and irregular menses. The tablets claim to remove obstructions and provide relief in any case. Manufactured in Paris by A. Augenbre, sold in Butte, Montana by Newbro Drug Co. at $2 per bottle, mailed securely sealed.
The crystalline group of four mines one mile west of Jamestown on the mother Jude has been sold by 12. Shatter to an Edinburgh, Seyland, Nit. Extensive development not to be begun at once.
A March voyage for the Japanese cruiser Chitose to Yokohama is reported but engineers deny the claim that the ship has suffered machinery mishaps since handover. The San Francisco dispatch notes the voyage window around March while officials state no breakdowns have occurred.
Notice states an election will be held in School District No One on the first day of Anth 1889 to elect school trustees. Polls open from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Ordered by the County Clerk Moran.
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