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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1901
Page
5
Mail directed to Inter Mountain Publishing Company. Manager M A Berger at 26 West Granite Street Butte City Missouri is listed.
The slate nominates J C Sullivan for Mayor and B E Calkins for Treasurer. R M Turner is named Police Magistrate. Aldermen are Thomas Kelly in the First Ward, Charles Caddy in the Second, George Wedekind in the Third, Hayes Cannon in the Fourth, Tos Archambaut in the Fifth, Henry Kroeger in the Sixth, P A Manchester in the Seventh, and Jos Bryant in the Eighth.
The Butte Republican platform denounces the Democratic city administration for improper policing and public health neglect. It pledges strict law enforcement, honest taxation, competent police, and municipal improvements to make Butte the metropolis of the west, calling for widespread support of Republican nominees.
An editorial argues most Butte voters seek city government reform. It says electing Republicans will yield real change by replacing inefficiency with ability, unlike merely swapping Democratic leaders who would keep the same methods and habits.
In various departments the system will reform and the city will prosper. Latte needs a change of administration and policy. Republicans pledge to bring about these changes and vows to keep that pledge.
The article highlights Capt Charles Young of the Ninth Cavalry as a current commissioned officer with a promising future at West Point. It also notes Benjamin O Davis of the Ninth Cavalry who passed the Leavenworth examination with honors and could become the first from the ranks to gain a regular army commission. Davis previously earned a commission in a volunteer regiment during the war and later joined the Ninth Infantry. The piece mentions Wilberforce College, Ohio, and Captain Allen Allensworth of the Twenty-fourth as other notable black officers, referencing ongoing progress for African American soldiers toward regular commissions.
The April World's Work article by William T Lighton extols the prairie farm belt spanning multiple states as a vast irrigated agricultural expanse. It argues irrigation boosts yields, notes Phoenix’s transformation, and frames the prairies as China’s potential supplier hub, urging U S effort to build canals and a Pacific trade route while recalling memory of eastern lands. The piece closes with a local Missoula death linked to corrosive poison in soup.
The Journal argues the Supreme Court's upcoming insular test cases will determine if the Philippine archipelago remains under federal guardianship or is fully integrated into the United States. It warns anti imperialists fear a ruling that would make the islands part of the constitutional realm, risking labor and imperial costs, and urges a decision that leaves the islands as temporarily under guardianship rather than statehood.
A mix of editorial observations on a poisoning case urging strict inquiry, a portrait of Charles Schwab highlighting his work life and demography, and notices urging Republican activity at 114 North Main. The piece also mentionsJudge Sullivan as a steadfast proponent of labor and public order.
The state press notes that the new road law enacted by the seventh legislative assembly is now in full force and effect. The measures were originally presented and then enacted, with public surprise anticipated at the changes.
The governor signed the bill making the provisions operative statewide, but critics say the road law adds about 1200 dollars yearly in Chotewu county for ten districts and increases road fund red tape without public benefit.
In Butte Hon H L Frank earns broad praise for putting party and state first, with the press hailing him as a leading figure in state politics. The piece speculates he may receive party recognition and questions who could best carry the Democratic standard in the 1803 congressional bid or represent the state in Washington.
The Billings Gazette argues that despite laws prohibiting gambling, people continue to gamble and officers know this. It calls for a vigorous state-wide crackdown and urges lawmen to prove their sincerity and fulfill their duty to enforce prohibition.
An advertisement touts Kemmerer coal as hot clean fuel with no clinkers and little ash. It claims equal quality to higher grades at no extra cost and directs readers to Citizens' Coal Co at No.4 East Broadway for purchase.
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