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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1901
Page
5
A United Party slate announces candidacies for mayor treasurer police magistrate and eight aldermen across wards one through eight. The platform touts an orderly, efficient administration and promises to prioritize business interests and public welfare for a stronger governance.
Fragmented OCR text outlines a political struggle in Butte with Sullivan at the helm. It references public interest in city welfare, concerns about police, gambling, and reform efforts, and hints at party loyalty and wartime service. The piece suggests an upcoming election shaping municipal leadership and prosperity.
A garbled account presents a bill of particulars from a city republican convention. It asserts the convention’s pride in its party history and confidence in its future actions, urging voters to study the issued warform and consider the party’s platform with care.
A local plea denounces the Democratic city administration of Butte for poor health measures dirty streets and weak police. It urges voters to back Republican nominees William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, promising better enforcement of law order and tax fairness. The piece recalls General Harrison praise and notes Emily Krout’s story of affection for the candidate.
The message argues a simple majority is insufficient and calls for a crushing Republican victory to defeat vice crime indifference and incompetence in the city. The rhetoric emphasizes decisive political change and strong governance.
With Addick's defeat Delaware remains without full U S Senate representation. Anti Addicks legislators favored unrepresentation over misrepresentation, a stance met with equanimity by most, save for Mr Addicks. The deadlock has produced a quiet, unresolved political stalemate in the state.
Articles discuss Andrew Carnegie’s wealth and philanthropy, noting he has begun distributing vast gifts to support labor, sick and dependent workers, and education. It argues wealth carries responsibility, praising Carnegie as a model for modern philanthropy and predicting his influence on future heiresses of fortune. It also covers Montana politics and Senatorial race dynamics surrounding Mr. Frank and Paris Gibson.
The Seventh Montana legislature kept lawmakers in session three hours past adjournment, tainting the clock and public patience. Paris Gibson, newly elected short term senator and founder of Great Falls, is praised as a conscientious leader, with Republicans noting his public spirit despite party differences.
Ravalli Republican notes the late legislature approved a re apportionment bill fixing county representation. The 67 member house list assigns Beaverhead 2 Broadwater 1 Carbon 2 Casca 7 Chateau 3 Custer 1 Daly 4 Dawson 1 Deer Lodge 1 Fergus 2 Flathead 3 Gallatin 3 Granite 1 Jefferson 4 Lewis and Clark 5 Madison 2 Meagher 1 Missoula 4 Park 2 Ravalli 2 Rosebud 1 Silver Bow 12 Sweet Grass 1 Teton 1 Valley 1 Yellowstone 2. Senate to hold 26 seats, total 93 members in joint session.
Livingston Post lauds H. J. Frank of Butte for graceful concession near the goal of short term senate selection. The article portrays his persistent bid, strengthening allies daily, and his deserving service to the Democratic party and Montana, ending with praise of his patriotism.
Montana reports say Montana school maids intend to teach in the Philippines under a government program offering 1,000 teachers for one year at 1200 dollars. The Helena Herald notes Frank’s withdrawal from senate race saved the Democratic party from disgrace and hints at his future impact.
The report surveys a range of items from academic honors to political shifts. It notes a historic absence of Black legislators in North Carolina, a general unable to inspect troops at Fort McPherson due to an administrative error, and academic elections like Gilbert L. Houser joining American Naturalist and American Morphological Society. It mentions Professor Burt G. Wilder’s Cornell Brain association and a mass bequest event, Prussian land ownership rankings, Evarts defending long sentences, and naval updates on Joseph A. Mitchell and a siege gun Ruggedly, it closes with a fragment about the International gun Betay mounted on an Austrian device.
The article notes a forthcoming Victor Hugo centenary with a Barrias sculpture and Adele Hugo nearing 77, following a failed English officer engagement and her enduring belief in her father’s death. It also profiles Father John in Russia, a famed priest who performs miracles and distributes wealth to the poor.
In a fanciful Chicago Journal recount, Count Boni de Castellane with his entourage bursts into M. de Rodays bedroom at 5 15 am challenging him over a perceived insult to his honor. The story describes a theatrical confrontation with revolvers, a bed, and mock courtesy as guests escort themselves out.
A brief poetric note from the Indianapolis Press laments aging taste. The speaker cannot sing old songs and is angered by modern rags that drown grief, reflecting nostalgia for past musical eras.
A tobacconist instructs a new salesman that pipes cost $1 or $2 to set prices. The salesman agrees to take $1 if $2 cannot be charged, praised as a clever move. The exchange is cited from the Philadelphia Record.
A traveler wonders why hotel staff are called Buttons. The bachelor replies that the nickname sticks because the bell boy seems off when guests need him most.
The fragment invokes Cornwall miners laboring below sea level as a storm roars overhead. It evokes the vast world of brine above and the muffled roar of winds and waters while they continue their task, imagining rock splitting and ore piling under pressure.
A reflective poem passage evokes war weariness and calls for restraint. It laments victory’s costs, seeks peaceful release, and prays for mercy toward the foe as Northern winds bear voices of woe and the country hopes for a lenient fate for the Goth.
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