No Fusion Endorsed by Mantle Says West Rejects Silver Alliance
A Washington Post interview quotes Hon. Lee Mantle asserting the west will not fuse with silver Republicans. Democrats welcomed allies in some states but repudiated them in Montana and Utah, and future Democratic success may rely on no other party aid. The piece traces Montana politics from 1896 through 1898, noting splits, silver policies, and reactions to Bryan’s nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Mantle
Washington Post
West
Allance
Feme
Montana
Utah
Mantle
Grover Cleveland
Bryan
Popeltainy
Tuxtedted
Mon- Vina
Industria
Commonwealth
Monvina
Manule
SAME OLD FIGHT OVER PHILIPPINES EXPANSION DEBATE
FragmentaryReflection on anti expansionism in the Philippines policy debate. The text cites parliamentary opinion and the need for congressional action to regulate the U S possessions, noting many in the country regretted the Spanish colonial era and sought careful oversight.
Protecting the Governor in Missoula Arrests
The Montana governor and his Democratic party faced criticism for allowing federal troops to detain men in Missoula without state warrants. Protests by labor groups highlighted civil liberty concerns, habeas corpus, and the limits of federal supremacy over state authority amid actions against fugitives from Idaho. The piece argues the governor should retract the policy and prevent further unauthorized arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Chieh
Merriam
Missoula
Couet d'Alene Motors
Slo
Peng
Tate
Idaho
Thompson's Falls
Medlin
Titaliuy
Smith
Melerhii
Hom
Ceneral Merriai
Butte
Great Pulle
Helena
Defense of Union Rights Prompts Missoula County Debate
The document cites General Merriam's soldiers detaining men out of state and calls for immediate returns. Father Doherty praises loyalty to country amid war, while condemning expansion policy. It notes the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill attack, cites habeas corpus suspension fears, and hints at Idaho tension with unionist sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriam
Doherty
Pauliet Mission
Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Missoula County
Minti
Municipal Ownership Debate Rises in Public Utilities
The piece argues for municipal ownership of public utilities as a growing national issue led by Mayor Jones of Toledo. It surveys European and American examples, citing Boston subway terms, Glasgow water and power, Liverpool street railways, and Berlin transit. It notes legal backing from the New York appellate division and urges cities to move away from private monopoly toward public provision of transit and utilities.
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Jones
Toledo
Boston
New York
Rapid Transit
England
Ongwird
Great Britain
Scotland
Berlin
Germany
Glasgow
Liverpool
Leeds
Stret
Brooklyn Lodge
New York and
Brooklys
St. Louis
Goulds
Towsae
Detroit
MyViews
Appellate Division
The
Supreme Court
Justice Barrett
Utes Wilich
London
Guildhall School of Music
Wartemberg
de Witt Warner
Proof on every side of how weak It is to Yancy
The passage argues that the people are too foolish or depraved to handle administrative problems, contrasting American capacities with those faced by towns in Great Britain. It suggests that British towns reveal harsher conditions, making U S obstacles seem trivial by comparison, despite our greater resources.
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Yancy
Great Britain
Madam Belmont
Thibet
Argyle
West Broadway
Butte
Wrinkles and the character they show on faces
The piece argues wrinkles reveal age and life, not flaws. It notes some remove lines surgically, while others admire character wrinkles. It cites causes for eye wrinkles from reading strain and brow puckering and mentions that the blind lack these lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cirel
Pittsburg Dispatch
Field Gun Practical Joke At Woolwich Ends In Mud
A humorous incident at Woolwich saw General Sir Henry Brackenbury and several officers watching a field gun test aimed from a horse. The horse pranced, the gun misfired toward the group, knocking them into mud but causing no injuries beyond soiled uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Henry Brackenbury
Ordnance
England
Fred
Woolwich
Sir Henry
Quail shooter recalls skill amid dangerous encounter
Will McCord writes from Manhattan about quail shooting lessons learned when a Remington and a black head appeared suddenly. The piece recalls a near miss and a trigger finger cramp as danger loomed, ending with the grim note that he is now with the angels. A Montana mining notice follows announcing a stockholders meeting to vote on a large option to purchase and sell a long list of mining claims and rights in Beaverhead County with staged payments through 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will McCord
Manhattan
The
Angels
Kaneas City
Western Mine Enterprise Company
Montana
Silver Bow Block
City of
Butte
Board of Trustees
Bannack
County of
Beaverhead
State of
Springfield
Washington
Marciy
Beaverhead County
North Side Ditch
Aald Company
Junction Mill
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Inter Mountain Publishing CO
M. A. Berger
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Silver Bow County
Madrid
Philipspine Islands
Spain
United States
New York Day Book
Chicago Times
Philippines
Todaho
Ahaconda Standard
Alt, Susere
Cretary
Mont
W. Broadway
J.t.carroll
Arizona
Platinum Sts
Union Family Theater
the Grand Opera House
G. O. McFarand
Mgr
W. Park
Butts, Montanu
Leo Mantle
Chas Schatzlein
Fayette Harrington
Charles R. Leon
Sttorney
ARB
Clements, Avcretai F. Aug
John A. Creighton
G. W. Stapleton
T. M. Hodgens
State Savings Bank
Patd Tt Capital
Main and
Park Streets
Europe
J. A. Creighton
Omaha
A. H. Barret
Leavitt
V. Kemper
First National Bank
Andrew J. Davis
James A. Talbot George Steven
Seaves Es
Main Street
A. Clark
A. Rova Clark
W. A. Clark & Bro
Clark & Larable
United Stateurops
Alex J. Johnston
Marcus Daly, J.B. Haggin
M. Dona
Marcus Daly & Co
Bankers
Joseph V. Long
Mcfarland
Mer
Chas.h
YALE
Lowoer
Beoz Gallery
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