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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1900
Page
4
An advertisement presents Men s Shirts from Wiion Bros offering pherscale and madras shirts with various styles and sizes priced from 1.50 to 5.00. Hennessy markets one dollar white shirts in multiple styles with guarantees and six for 5 50. Manhattan offers muslin and colored shirts with over thirty new styles from 1.25 to 5.00.
Knox Hats advertise the best hat made with leading styles and colors for fall and winter. The copy urges wearing Knox as the best choice and promotes Knox as a reliable option for both winning and losing a hat in elections.
The report indicates a strong Republican win across national state and county races. In Silver Bow county Republicans mobilized large forenoon votes with many Democrats expressing anger over a nighttime attack on First Montana regiment men and pledging support for the Republican ticket.
Reports from polling places describe steady but orderly turnout with 85 to 90 percent expected by 6 pm in precincts thirteen fourteen fifteen and sixteen. Republicans note favorable conditions and anticipate high participation while registration varies among precincts and watchers ensure fair conduct.
Joseph Parsons 38 a miner and longtime Butte resident was found dead last night in an alley near Colorado Street near the Chinese section. Officials believe heart disease caused the death after he was observed lying on the sidewalk around 8 pm. His body was taken to Duggan's undertaking parlor with no signs of violence. Parsons home was Los Angeles City and he had lived in Butte about 40 years while leasing property on Ground Squirrel. He was known as sober and industrious and his loss is mourned by many friends.
Jackson and nearby towns feature a mix of ads and notices. Vendors include photographer W Park and Dr German at 114 North Main, Orton Bros piano and organ dealer at 219 North Main, and Montana Music Co tuner G Bates via tel 60M. Funeral notices for Mike Hatton and Robert Glenn scheduled for 2 PM tomorrow. Fire department responded to a mattress fire on Mercury and Montana streets.
Jerry J Murphy aged 24 died of pneumonia at 10 last night at his home on North Main Street. He leaves a father and mother, three sisters and one brother in Ireland, and a brother Daniel J Murphy in the city. The funeral will be from the residence of his uncle J J Murphy at 820 North Main Street tomorrow at 2 PM.
A defective flue caused a fire in the Cindy store at 34 North Montana Street, kept by M. H. Willard. Fire department responded at noon, flames were quickly extinguished with a hand chemical, and building damage was nominal, loss set at $5.
Deputies and police seized a group wearing special officer badges at polling sites and jailed many before 10 am. Names include Murphy Moon ey Crowe Parani Kingsbury Dolorey Bluett Britts Levine and many more. A fusion badge holder faced concealed weapon charges. Habeas corpus petitions led to an immediate release as court orders were issued.
The Helena parade for the Republicans drew about twelve hundred participants led by the Black Eagle band and flambeau club of Great Falls. Senator Carter spoke to a packed Auditorium as crowds cheered national and state tickets amid a dramatic pyrotechnic display.
United States Circuit Judge Murrow reversed the board of United States General Appraisers ruling in a coastwise trade case. The opinion states it would be contrary to congressional intent to permanently exclude a U S built vessel from coastwise trade for ten months to a year if its equipment included short lived foreign matter now deemed duty free. The court held that the duty need not be paid.
An ad promotes magnetic healing by Prof Geo W Ault offering a free trial at Mee 62 West Park St with office hours in the evening and afternoon. It urges liberty and justice lovers to attend a social democrats rally at the Auditorium on Friday November 2d where Eugene V Debs will speak.
Boston precincts report more than half the registration polled by 10 o clock. Dispatches from across Massachusetts indicate a record breaking turnout at noon. The national issue dominates the contest with local contests playing a minor role.
The note urges observers to monitor the ballot count in each precinct from poll closing until the final tally is finished. It emphasizes keeping the count in sight at all times and asserts persistent attention by participants claiming ownership of the election process.
The whalers California Andrew Hicks and Alexander have arrived in San Francisco. The California and Andrew Hicks sailed from the Okhotsk Sea, while the Alexander, commanded by Captain Smith, came from the Arctic.
A fragmented report notes a whaling voyage producing 50 sporny and eight right whales yielding 1680 Warrola of oil valued around $21,000. 3000 pounds of bone from the beht whales valued about $15,000. Shorey of the Andean Hicker reports 40,000 dollars in bone. One bowhead yielded 1200 ard. The catch of the Alexanter, a subsfactory to the owners, had already been reported.
A political riot in Caseyville Indiana turns deadly after a clash in a saloon. About fifty men fight, over 200 shots fired, Neel Washine Graves killed, multiple injuries including Austrians and Italians. buildings hit and deputies rushed in as Republicans and Democrats clash.
In Wilmington's third district, a crowd of about a hundred Black voters confronted James McHugh who tried to vote early. They assaulted him and Inspector James Dugan, injuring both, and also cut Policeman Sheery during attempts to restore order. The booth and registration books were damaged. Elsewhere, the election was quiet.
Reports from across the state show heightened interest as anti Quay forces push to elect enough senators to align with the democrats. The forthcoming senate appears poised to be very close between Quay and anti Quay amid reports of illegal voting in the Third congressional district.
Charles Olson, in Miss Alma Beck's residence, fired a pistol while helping two sisters pack trunks for California. Beck was wounded and taken to hospital with expected recovery. Olson was arrested.
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