Republican Platform Promises for Butte City Election
The Butte Republican platform attacks the Democratic city administration for mismanagement, corruption, and neglect of public health and morals. It pledges enforcement of law, clean streets, competent police, fair taxation, and municipal improvements to make Butte a western metropolis. The party calls for citizen support to elect its nominees.
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Benjamin F. Calkins Stands Firm as Butte Treasurer Nominee
In Butte, Benjamin F. Calkins the present city treasurer earns broad support as the Republican renomination. His nearly twenty years here mark him a representative business man and careful official. His Luzon service is highlighted as proof of merited prior support and confidence in his stewardship of city finances.
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B. F. Calkins
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Luzon
Butte Democratic Machine Under Fire for Corruption
The article accuses the Butte democratic machine of widespread corruption in city government. It alleges lax administration and calls for reform, citing two years of alleged mismanagement and entrenched political practices that favor insiders.
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Butte
Butte voters urged to back Republican ticket for reform
The piece argues the Democratic platform mirrors failed policies with inefficient streets and police, gambling protection, and machine influence. It urges election of Judge Sullivan and the Republican ticket to restore city efficiency, clean streets, and enforce laws, claiming only the GOP can deliver honest administration.
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Democratic Party
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System of political influence harms police merit in Butte
What fault there is with the police department today is the fault of a system the system of making positions in that department depend from year to year upon political influence rather than merit and efficiency. Butte Miner.
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Butta
Milk in the Cocoanut reflect on city governance
A Butte Miner note discusses yesterday's Mountain jinter item claiming the democratic convention endorsed the city administration. It argues Republicans since 1895 allowed an outlawed gambling trade and accuses the current Democratic system of replacing merit with political influence, undermining law enforcement.
Pity the Emperor as Stanley Declares Against It
Henry M. Stanley dismissed the idea of an American emperor, saying he would rather be common than rule. The New York Tribune echoed the joke as a defense of republican humor, arguing an emperor would be a laughing stock and the office demands courage and dignity.
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New York Tribune
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Washington
Non partisan national policies in US history
The San Francisco Chronicle editorial argues that momentous public measures transcend party lines, shaped by a united national will. It cites England's protectionism, Cuban independence, and territorial possessions to illustrate how national duty overrides partisan maneuvering and yields enduring policy.
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Political buttean mores and a punchline about justice
A reader laments ridicule in American politics and critiques the Standard for not featuring gambling as an issue in the Republican platform. The piece notes the hypocrisy between public morals rhetoric and practice, then recounts a Duryea PA squire’s corporal punishment of a wife beater and questions Butte’s policy of granting valuable franchises.
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Butte Franchises and Taxation Debate Echoes News
The article discusses untaxed franchises awarded to wealthy corporations and individuals over the past twenty years, suggesting they should yield public revenue and reduce taxes on other property. It references Governor Evans of Utah and polygamy bills, plus a grim note on two New England families who killed nine children. It also mentions local democracy preparing to view spring with alarm as heavy snow buries signs of the season and disturbs the police department.
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Butte
Reduction Works Near Mining Camps in Prime Location
The passage describes building reduction works to process crude ores from mining camps. It emphasizes the advantageous site with access to water, wood, coal, and coke, enabling efficient conversion of abundant mineral products and vast fertile lands into marketable proportions.
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Gazette apologizes for misjudging Helena fusion group
The Hillings Gazette says sorry to the late fusion aggregation at Helena for underestimating their worth as statesmen. It notes a bill signed by the lieutenant governor and approved by the governor became law, though not originating by the usual process, praising the legislators’ extraordinary ability.
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Hillings Gazette
Helena
Gazette
The Only Safe Place in a Crowded Crowd
A Washington Star cartoon caption questions why fans at a baseball game raise their voices in a crowd. The punchline notes that a solitary shout would brand someone as a lunatic, while crowds justify the uproar.
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Sullivan Named for Mayor in Butte Race
The State Press notes J C Sullivan as a Republican mayoral candidate in Butte and observes 363 male citizens share the Sullivan surname in the city directory, suggesting strong local name recognition could aid his bid.
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J.C. Sullivan
Butte
Sullivan
Chance for a Railroad in Livingston Draws Attention
The Livingston Republican argues the city could become a central rail hub for two future trans continental lines the Northern Pacific and the Burlington linking Copperopolis to the north and Cooke City to the south. It suggests a railroad would secure vast mining business in gold silver lead and an emerging copper ore output with long term metallurgical impact.
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Trans-Continental Railway
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Burlington
Copperopolis
Cooke City
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