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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1899
Page
4
A garbled reading lists food and household items with prices and brands. Includes tea, milk substitutes, cod fish, flour, syrup, bread, sugar, preserves, maple sugar, citron, tea, vinegar and other staples. No clear events or individuals are identifiable.
Senator Carter of Montana argues the Philippines should be treated as a business question and the U S should keep the islands only if it benefits Americans. He outlines three possible government options and favors a later self ruled arrangement with oversight, recommending a proportional Filipino legislature and a U S appointed governor.
Washington sources report tension over the proposed canal route between Colombia and Nicaragua. Costa Rica reportedly prefers a U S built canal, while private firms face potential collapse and strategic pressure from competing syndicates seeking control and a canal confession.
A Washington report states treasury officials aim to curb wholesale smuggling of Chinese to join the Philadelphia exposition. The final days of Congress suspended Chinese exclusion to admit Feliiiae for the exhibit, with Yeu Thon Lon pressing for entry for 1 450 compatriots as the chief advocate.
The speaker says entrants must provide a list to the San Francisco customs collector, who must verify identities. Law requires all Chinamen brought in to depart within three months after the exposition ends, preventing treasury officials from action for that period while they may disperse nationwide afterward.
The Chronicle reports Judge Johnson of Kansas will direct the Democratic National Committee's work in all branches until after the next national convention. John Syn will lead permanent Chicago headquarters after the conference at the Auditorium. Johnson will chair the executive committee and run press, ways and means, with powers to subordinates to manage the party apparatus.
Major Count Esters writes to the Evening News describing handwriting evidence in the Rennes court martial as stupid. He claims France suffers a civil war not fought with arms and predicts the Dreyfus verdict will shake the military and aid socialists.
Paris reports General Gallifet minister of war opposes secret court martial sessions. He telegraphed Major Carriere that tomorrow’s in camera session should only acquaint the judges with the foreign government's name named by refugee Mernuschi who testified today. The government insists the truth be shown in full daylight.
Washington dispatch reports volunteers from New York and San Francisco will sail before September 18 to reinforce General Otis in the Philippines. One regiment aboard the Volumbit and Melgian King, another on the Sherman. Eight more regiments already organized are expected to sail by November 1, with none from New York yet confirmed.
Chicago will see a Mills hotel modeled on New York’s plan offering first class rooms with baths at 20 to 30 dollars per night. It aims as a for profit venture to provide economical housing for workers, not a charity, with a fireproof ten story building housing 172 sleeping rooms across 14 on each floor.
Angus Sinclair of New York, president of the Locomotive Engineering Union and former secretary of the Master Mechanics Association, is appointed to head a new plant to build locomotives and rolling stock. The plant, planned for Switzerland by a company of American and European capital, will use distinctly American methods.
Washington Sept 11 Putnam B Strong son of ex Mayor Strong of New York declines the appointment of major in the Twenty fourth Infantry at Mountain House Coal Trail Creek Mont.
A Washington telegraph reports Britain and the United States near a temporary Alaska Canada boundary definition with minor disputes left. Talks cover mine ownership straddling the line and the potential for a port of entry in the Lynn Canal if a final settlement fails to grant Canada a permanent harbor. Secretary Hay and Joint High Commission member Kasson discussed the boundary talks.
A Washington dispatch says President Schurmann of Cornell University will accept Governor Roosevelt's appointment as a delegate to the Chicago trust convention. He doubts he can attend the first sessions, citing the duty of the matter and not committing to definite conclusions.
Lord Sandhurst, governor of Bombay, warned in a speech that plague is spreading due to transport failures, threatening famine across the populace. He called for relief routes and hoped September rains would bring respite.
Chicago officials from health and police departments begin steps to curb city noise. Detective Charles E. Grox gathers material for a report on infringements of ordinances aimed at ending much of the din. The report will be completed this week for review by officials.
New York September obituary notes Sarah Byter, long recognized as the oldest American actress, has died at Forest Home. The veteran stage figure, celebrated across decades of theater, passed away quietly prompting tributes from peers and arts institutions. Her career spanned silent films and live productions, shaping American acting traditions.
Three new cases of plague and one death were reported yesterday in Oporto. The update notes the ongoing outbreak and confirms the mortality in the latest tally, reflecting the public health concern in the region.
A couple recalls their seventh wedding anniversary and a remembered moment when plans to trim an old hat for winter sparked a lasting memory. The dialogue reflects affection and a shared history, with light humor and romantic tone marking the pair’s bond.
A fragment from the Washington Star mentions Miss Miami Brown in a scene of comic trouble. It references a “kissin’ bug” that broke in during an evening window moment and mentions Foggy Bottom turning up a kissin’ hug with a red necktie and banjo.
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