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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1899
Page
4
A fragmentary advertisement text shows a buy for cash and sell for cash premise with scattered prices such as 2c powder 10c and 1.00, plus mentions of quarts and ranch items, offering a rough early 20th century retail pricing snapshot.
Senor Antonio Regidor de Jurado arrives from Madrid as Aguinaldo's envoy to present grievances of secular Filipinos to Washington. He says independence is the natives' sole aim and accuses friars of seizing church property while awaiting Congress decisions on self government.
A special dispatch outlines continued recruiting across the United States with officers designated from regiments to lead screening and service for a two year term. The plan shifts to a broader mix beyond cavalry and infantry, aiming to fill seven artillery units while easing officer detachments to Cuba and Porto Rico.
The army's selection remains in the hands of commanding officers and recruitment stands near the authorized 100,000. Monthly casualties and term expirations in the Philippines, the United States, Cuba, and Puerto Rico will create about 1,000 monthly vacancies, with about 500 in each theater.
The Get Together club of Brooklyn held its season’s first dinner at Hotel St. George with Ferdinand W. Peck presiding. He stressed financial economy’s role in the Paris exposition and praised individuals and societies aiding a strong local exhibit. He said world fairs foster commerce, friendly rivalry, and cross national fraternity, promising 1900’s expo will shape twentieth century philosophy.
Reports from Asbury Park New Jersey indicate James J Jeffries the champion is resting and training at moderate pace while Jack Sharkey in New Boro Florida says he is ready for the bout. Sharkey in good condition continues indoor practice and road work to keep fit ahead of Friday night confrontation.
The readable text is garbled with many misspellings and lacks clear names, dates, places, or events. No coherent incident, person, or organization can be reliably identified for a concise newspaper card.
London reports a difficult Ladysmith engagement with heavy losses. The attack’s outcome remains inconclusive with uncertainty over Boer movements and British efforts. Dispatches offer limited confirmation, noting the main Boer position evacuations and a heavy counter by Grimwood’s brigade.
Telegraphic briefs report a major fire in a New York hospital area amid a party gathering and a Chilean revolutionary mood with government troops in pursuit in Lima. One million tons of chinook timber are reportedly in transit to U.S. fish markets, while fires and unrest ripple through multiple regions, stirring public fear.
News of Admiral Dewey s engagement to Mrs W P Hagen of Missouri emerges as details unfold. The report notes her connections to notable figures, her social prominence in Washington, and the couple s planned marriage amid official duties and Philippine commission meetings. The Nashville delegation was among early well wishers, though Dewey indicated obligations would prevent attendance at the First Tennessee regiment return.
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