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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1899
Page
2
The Salt Lake City meeting of state governors led by Wyoming’s chief executive aims to draft federal leasing of public grazing lands to stockmen to fund irrigation. Critics warn rentals could squeeze small farmers, risk monopolies, and harm state revenues.
Telegraphic advices from reliable sources report Mr Marcus Daly is ill in New York City. The Mountain and Inter Mountain debate the health and bearing of Daly’s condition on the Wellcome case, while Anaconda Standard condemns the reports as abuse.
The piece labels John St. Mee Lewn as a political has been and notes his wealth failed to lift him to prominence. It cites his 1896 near nomination and 1898 Ohio governor bid, argues McLean’s nomination weakened Democrats and aided Republicans, ending in his political demise.
A fragmented political scene surrounds Naeh and McLean. Nash voted overwhelmingly, while McLean failed to secure a majority, spurring talk of independent candidacy. McKinley remains GOP presidential candidate. Chicago Chronicle questions need for a national convention. Supreme Court heard Wellcome case evidence disputes. Anaconda Standard dispute not verified.
The piece recounts eminent Viena scientist DeTalb whose failed world ending and comet collision predictions caused public alarm. It notes his past accurate forecasts and recent missteps, blaming no real danger while reflecting on human credulity and the fragility of scientific certainty.
The bourbon press notes General Wheeler predicts early peace in the Philippines and praises the islands. Manila dispatches suggest Aguinaldo is surrounded and his base may fall. Wheeler argues a proper American government can unlock resources. He cautions against independence talk aiding Aguinaldo and prompts pursuit of insurrectionists.
Local views show support for American governance yet fear to assert themselves if Americans abandon them. Insurgent officers largely fail to suppress outrages, some aiding them. People here seek security for person and property, hoping American rule will reduce revolts, which are seen as minor and infrequent.
Major General Fitzhugh Lee argues in The Future of Cuba that withdrawal is unsettled by many difficulties and that progress has unknownly come from troops. Cuban opinions split on independence, annexation, or self-rule as census data promise clearer governance before any withdrawal. In Kentucky, Democratic votes face irregularities and potential legislative contest. Montana readers note Harrison’s Omaha visit amid yellow fever, while local coverage criticizes Day’s portrayal in the Anaconda Standard.
The article notes how some men can speak many languages fluently, citing Dr Gott-Heh Dettrer of Boon Germany as a famed linguist and Dr Lehtner who served as interpreter in the Crimean war and could speak at least sixty languages, with mastery of obscure tongues.
The passage surveys famed linguists from Mithridates to Cardinal Mezzolinti, highlighting Mezzolinti as the greatest with 114 languages. It cites Cleopatra’s translatorless diplomacy, Mirandola’s fluency in 22 tongues, Fresnel’s 20, Schmid’s translations, and a German peasant’s multilingual range, noting Mezzolinti could converse weekly for two years without repeating his vocabulary.
The recent study tracked student weights before and after exams. High classes showed notable losses of several pounds due to mental strain, while lower classes experienced smaller changes.
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