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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1899
Page
4
The advertisement proclaims the largest line of shoes in Butte with slippers in rainbow colors and various toed styles. It promotes Sprivs shoes and oxfords, mentions on sale $2.00 $4.00 and $5.00 options, and notes children and Misses low shoes and strap sandals.
A transport with bodies of soldiers from Cuba and Puerto Rico has reached New York. elaborate preparations at the pier include padded coffins and slings to prevent slipping. Navy officers oversee handling before burial at a naval cemetery. The Meade sails for Matanzas to load a Massachusetts regiment for Boston. The Mississippi arrival is delayed to tomorrow or the next day.
General Corbin lauds volunteers while noting no unit will abandon duty in the Philippines. Surgeon General Sternberg reports readiness with hospital ships and convalescent facilities. Relief comes with ship bound for Manila carrying medical supplies and staff amid preparations near Corriwide Island.
A morning blaze in Hartford wiped out the Howard block and lightly damaged the Hines Brothers hotel. The Howard block was owned by James L. Howard, a machinery manufacturer.
The San San Joaquin Valley Rails company transfers to Santa Fe the terminal site at Spear and Harrison streets and adjoining property, marking a major property conveyance in the region. The deal consolidates rail operations and expands Santa Fe’s local footprint.
The article compares energy from foods to steam produced by coal and cites Prof Frankland's experiments showing cod liver oil yields two and a half times more energy than starches or sweets. It promotes Scott's Emulsion as cod liver oil with lime and soda hypophosphites, said to build fat strength enrich blood and repair tissues.
A railroad company paid 378000 for mines in the city, with stamps attached to the deed as the basis for the price.
Boston March 29 recruiting for the Philippine service proceeds at a rapid rate. An average of 12 men a day are assigned to the Twenty first Infantry now ordered to Manila. Major Quintin reports about six hundred men enlisted in Boston for the Philippines along with large numbers for the Ninth Thirteenth Seventeenth infantry and the Sixth artillery. The Seventeenth is with the front in the Philippines while the Nineteenth heads for Me and the Thirteenth at Buffalo under Asiatic orders likely to join the Twenty first early. The Sixth artillery remains under orders at Fort McHenry. Nearly 190 enlisted in the regiments with some currently with the infantry at the front. Major Quintin has enlisted men from the Second and Sixth Massachusetts and discharged men from the Seventh regulars.
Secretary Saad San Francisco Marek Pilcher of the state board discusses rising demand for California fruit this year. Forecasts indicate abundant supply from California while frost and poor yields hit Florida Georgia New Jersey and Delaware. Local importers confirm optimistic prospects though exact market impact remains uncertain.
The Call reports Claus Spreckels plans a world beating electric plant in San Francisco to provide light heat and power at near cost. Independent Electric Light and Power Company with 10 million dollars capital is filing articles of incorporation. Directors include Claus Spreckels John D B Spreckels Adolph B Spreckels Charles A Hug and W D K Gibson. Chills reckels expected to be president and the firm may enter the telephone business. A charter will be sought from the secretary of state soon and a city franchise requested from supervisors next Monday.
Peter B. Studebaker Jr., son of the wagon maker, has written a romantic drama titled Sword and Scepters. He plans to organize a company to produce the play nationwide from San Francisco, with production spread across the United States.
Tom O Riordan, a gunner aboard the Kearsarge during its famed battle with the Alabama off Cherbourg and later served under Farragut in Mobile Bay, has died in Brooklyn. His war service linked the Civil War era to later naval command, ending a life marked by pivotal 19th century battles.
The Herald reports a plan to reorganize the National Red Cross into regional districts led by appointed chiefs. A Washington headquarters building would house the organization with a president and chief of staff to manage affairs nationwide under Miss Barton. No pay is planned for officers except the Washington chief of staff and essential clerical labor.
The Maud 8 crew hauled up what appeared to be finning and cabin fittings from the lost steamer Portland at a depth of 50 to 60 fathoms, about 2243 miles east northeast of Boston. Officials identify the items as from the wreck cabin. many bodies may lie there, with fewer than 20 recovered so far. The article also notes the opening of the Vienna Saloon at 119 South Main Street by the Albini Sisters.
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