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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1899
Page
2
Subscription rates listed for Went Chanite Street area in Butte City Montana show annual by mail in advance seven dollars and zero cents monthly by carrier is one dollar and thirteen cents weekly by mail in advance two dollars and zero cents
The Anaconda Standard notes that exact silver to dollar ratio is legally defined, not a trivial factor, and that ratios vary by currency and country. It observes that world exchanges largely fix the ratio, reflecting contemporaneous views on monetary policy in January 1899.
A Butte city convention, seen as controlled by the Silver Bow wing of the Democratic Party, adopts a resolution condemning William A. Clark’s senate election as corrupt and urging a full investigation. It defends silver coinage at 16 to 1 and praises Philippine service, while opposing Clark and promising renewed political fight in Congress.
A political column urges the Republican Party to unite for an honest, economical city administration in Butte. It warns against nominating a compromised candidate and contrasts the Democratic city committee's selection of Jerry A. Clifford, Mint saloon owner, as leader. The piece notes strong turnout at Republican caucuses and anticipates a representative convention.
The Butte Miner censures the democratic city convention for adopting a platform condemning U.S. military provisioning, linking canned beef with deaths among volunteers. It denounces the anti-Clark resolutions, defends the administration, and notes Cronin’s possible independent bid for police magistrate while calling the anti-Clark stance a fracture of the party.
The unreliable OCR excerpt comments on the Democratic Party, mentioning Mr Bartlett as a competent member and criticizing leadership. It hints at a political assembly and vague references to age, content, and a three-phrase metaphor about a one-wing democracy wobbling along, with unclear context and names.
The Army and Navy Journal recounts a Red Cross Auxiliary tale from a Mississippi town. Women sent home-made pajamas to soldiers. a camp dispatch claims the story is a political fabrication and the captain denies ever receiving the pajamas.
A fragmented comic collage blends verses about love in electrical terms with social vignettes from Washington to Chicago. A court visit, dining costs, and quips about democracy mingle with playful puns and names, ending with a Philadelphia North American appearance.
A historic French Valentine society gathered each February first riding in pairs through town. Cupid presided at the ball as lovers drew names for annual partners. Legends of fidelity, gift giving, and social rules framed the rite, with excommunication for breaches.
An aged trapper Joh Biche tells of gold used as shot by the Tadians in northern regions. He claims to have traced a mysterious golden find near the Wroow archipelago northeast of the Mackenzie mouth. The story includes a native who carried gold in his shoulder and a priest showing nuggets to corroborate the legend.
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