Dillon Examiner February 11 1903
Beaverhead County official paper Dillon Montana issues current state news and notices dated February 11 1903. Editor C Kress oversees publications including subscriptions priced at two dollars per year in advance.
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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1903
Page
7
New Normal Bond Issue Urged for Dormitory and Labs
Identical bills in both houses seek a 100000 bond against the State Normal land grant to fund a new dormitory wing and expanded laboratories. With enrollment up and dormitory capacity strained, the plan aims to prevent delays in growth while the land grant remains financially healthy enough to cover the debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Normal
Uniens
Legislative Assembly
Paying the Piper in Rand District Gold Mines
The Colonial Secretary Charles Chamberlain arranges a settlement forcing Rand district gold mines to pay about 150 million dollars plus interest to fund costs of the Boer War. Miners plan to introduce Chinese labor, with Boers opposing the more menial tasks, as natives prove insufficient for the digs. The deal eases taxpayer burden and could revive industry, though tensions remain over labor and cost allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rand
Duigat
Chamberlain
Boera
Celestials To Come As Gold Production Reaches New High
The Globe Democrat notes that beyond the coming Celestials, the world should brace for renewed gold production figures. It predicts 1809 levels just before the war and an earths annual output reaching new highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Democrat
Locomotive Firms Pay Premium for Baldwin Space
Railway companies face a severe locomotive famine and bid up orders. One firm paid seven thousand dollars to another for space in the Baldwin Locomotive Works to secure production capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Divorces in the Nation Over Twenty Years
An estimate suggests about 20 000 divorces were granted in the last twenty years in this country, though newspaper reports might imply a much higher figure reaching into the millions.
Rockefeller’s Dividend Income Estimated at Forty Million
The article states Mr Rockefeller’s share of last month’s Standard Oil dividends was 4 million dollars, totaling about 40 million dollars yearly. It suggests the yearly income could rise by as much as a quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Timber Future Strain Prompts National Debate
The article notes thirty year timber risks with U S wood use at 25 billion cubic feet annually. It cites 500 million acres of timber land and warns that this resource will be exhausted, signaling a looming supply crisis and calls for policy action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
US Led Steel Output in 1900 Surpassing Germany
The Iron Age notes the United States produced 10,188,320 tons of steel in 1900, about 4,000,000 tons more than the nearest competitor Germany, highlighting a strong early 20th century steel lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Waterworks profits cited by Tribune and paper in Great Falls
The Great Falls Tribune claims municipal ownership yielded about $20 000 net profit to the city last year. The Tribune asserts general taxpayers gained 50 percent and consumers 20 percent from the waterworks purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Falls
Definition of Beveridge’s Name by Western Commentator
A Western observer defines the senator's name as a soft drink that often overflows its cork and fizzes. He says it is weak and insipid and seldom swallowed by anyone but women and children, reflecting on the statehood debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beveridge
King Oscar Forcibly Cedes Swedish Regents to Gustaf
King Oscar of Sweden transfers regency over Sweden Norway to his son Gustaf as he considers publishing another volume of verse. The monarch longs to be relieved of state duties while literary matters receive attention. The passage notes poets struggle to balance poetic craft with financial needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar
Sweden
Sweden-Norway
Gustaf
Democrats Reform Senate Committee On Apportionment
Democratic state senators unite on strictly political questions disposing of election contests and reorganizing the apportionment and representation committee to strip the dominant party of the chair and control. The action is described as strictly political with no exceptions from partisans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Senate
Senate Committee
Taxis in Helena Legislature Probes Target Land Board and Gambling
Two investigations in Helena target the state land and irrigation board and violations of the anti gambling law. Rumors link Attorney General Donovan to the gambling probes amid proprietor chatter in Butte. Past investigations suggest little substantive result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
State Arid Land Commission
Donovan
Butte Gambling Houes
Legislative Assembly
Legislature Nearing End Of Session With Contests Cleared
The Harney impeachment proceedings and the Silver Bow count election contests are nearly resolved freeing the Legislature to focus on business. Lawmakers lagged behind earlier sessions though and the three weeks left promise reduced quarrels and faster work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harney
Time to pass needed laws with proper efforts
The text argues that with proper efforts, all necessary legislation can be disposed of within a given period, implying a push for timely action and completion of lawmaking tasks.
Education lobby crowds legislature in Helena
Nearly two score billa have been introduced through the school teachers lobby in Helena. The measures vary from meritorious to self serving, urging close scrutiny by legislative committees and both houses, with the suggestion of strong legislative cuts to curb excesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Miss Florence Mott Appointed History Instructor at State Normal
The State Normal executive board at its meeting yesterday appointed Miss Florence B Mott of Madison as history instructor at a salary of 100 dollars per month for the remainder of the school year. She is to assume duties next week after a career at the University of Wisconsin and prior teaching posts in Wisconsin high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the State Normal
Florence B. Mott
University of Wisconsin
Uiversity of Wisconsin
Saipe
Miss Mott
Rockford College
Mises Mott
State Normal
Legislative action signals busy week in senate and house
The legislature is expected to transact business this week. The senate passed five bills including measures on public moneys custody and delinquent property taxes. House bills cover sheep commissioner appointments and coal dumping restrictions while a county examining board for teachers was postponed. A joint resolution urged Congress to call a constitutional convention by popular vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Wilger
Whipple
Meyer
Hilger
Fergus
Congress
United States
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