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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1912
Page
4
The parcels post issue illustrates the clash between democratic promise and performance. Bourne of Oregon proposed government competition with distance-based rates, while Democrats backed a cheaper small package freight plan. The plan proved impractical, failing to gain sufficient support despite a House majority.
The piece critiques the Bourne bill and the Clamp Clark faction. It argues publicity secured its recognition, despite opposition, and warns that if the faction gains power they could hasten harmful policy shifts. It condemns tariff for revenue only as a stale Republican principle. It questions voters choices in the upcoming elections.
A Chicago Tribune editorial advises progressives to choose between creating a new party or reforming the old one. It endorses reconstruction within the Republican framework, urging support for progressive nominees and cautioning against sacrificing local Illinois issues for a third party.
J W Rodgers superintendent of American Express addressed the Dillon Beaverhead club on July 18. He cited difficulties in the express business and warned that continuing in Dillon's business districts may be impossible even with limited delivery. He referenced recent actions by the Interstate Commerce Commission on express rates.
The commission backs lower express charges after reviewing thirteen large and many small firms. It cites a three to four group dominance, urges 12 cent per pound base rates for US shipments, and provides sample 1000 and 2000 mile rates that undercut current charges. The move aims to reduce living costs and curb express abuses.
Montana temperatures on Sunday ranged from 56 to 75 degrees with rain in parts including Dillon while a stranger noted the city's dry atmosphere. Senator Dixon told Michigan progressives there is a better chance Roosevelt will win but nomination remains unlikely. the piece also cites remarks on Taft Wilson and a Darrow trial testimony.
Report notes Joseph Kelly of Oakland California has saved 170000 with 30000 in cash after years living frugally on 40 dollars a month. Relatives petition guardianship claiming incompetence to handle affairs while suggesting his long accumulation reflects prudent management rather than miserliness.
A London Telegraph item recounts Priscilla Jack taking the narrator driving seven miles from home and threatening to make the narrator walk back unless a marriage promise was given. The narrator survived the prank as the horse did the walking back.
Willis says he must quit the high life as his wife is away due to the pace and troublesome neighbors. Gillis notes the strain and asks for details while reflecting on the situation.
A reader quips about Hicks-Mathers as a spelling crank and mocks his simplified spelling habit noting Wicks would spell wife as yf in a light dialogue.
The text argues Roosevelt claims Taft’s power rests with party bosses and warns Wilson’s election would promote the boss system. It asserts Roosevelt’s struggle aims to curate a body of reformers aligned with idealistic aims.
A terse exchange features a husband blaming a fool for his missing money and a wife denying responsibility while the judge and Selden remark on humility and public virtue. The short dialogue reflects social irony and courtroom wit in a compact anecdote.
The Lead Ore Idaho Standard reports the loss of four Percheron colts valued at 300 dollars owned by William Heaston. The animals wandered into an old locked building and died of starvation and thirst, their suffering drawing humanitarian attention.
An 19th century advertisement claims deafness arises from Eustachian tube inflammation and catarrh. It promises to pay one hundred dollars for any deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, notes product availability via druggists for 75 cents, and endorses Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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