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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
7
Princeton writer Oliver P. Newman asserts Governor Wilson’s anti trust measures in New Jersey foreshadow the president’s national policy. He says Wilson opposed big interests and fixed their clock in the state, hoping he can extend similar reforms across the United States.
Hon Charles N Pray’s term as representative-at-large from Montana expired March 4. He helped secure the passage of more measures in Congress than any prior Montana representative, marking a notable end to his service.
The article profiles Representative Charles N Pray, noting he has served six years as the sole House member from the nation’s largest congressional district based in Montana. It highlights his legislative impact including passage of the mine rescue service with a $160,000 initial appropriation, amid opposition, and praises his service with the phrase well done, good and faithful servant.
Vice President Thomas R. Marshall questions a US intervention in Mexico amid rumors of trouble and a hidden 'upper crust' fault line. He notes he would defend an American life but not blood for dollars, praises a non-greedy stance, and cites a governor’s expense offer as evidence of integrity.
In commentary from Montana Daily Record, the supreme court upholds the Mann white slave law as constitutional and discusses possible implications for the Webb act prohibiting liquor shipments into prohibition states. The paper notes Taft veto and Congress’s override, framing federal power to regulate interstate commerce as broad, even in moral contexts, with parallels to prior cases on lottery, obscenity, and food and drug impurity.
The piece contrasts Taft and Wilson, noting Taft warned the new administration could err, then argues Taft was a better president than Roosevelt or Wilson may be, with a sharp aside about whiskey and Blackman Johnson.
The article argues Bryan would be ideal secretary of state and discusses Wilson’s rise and teamwork with Bryan. It notes skepticism in the East, cites Anaconda Standard praise, and contemplates potential 1916 nominee outcomes. It also covers an anti cigarette bill debate in Montana and cites a March telegram about cabinet selections.
The paper previews Wilsons inaugural address noting its humane tone and firm stand on justice over pity. It quotes his pledge to live up to the trust and to seek progress with broad support while acknowledging the possibility of failure. Public opinion sees him as capable and broadly supported despite party differences.
Booker T. Washington praises President Wilson as a strong friend of negro education while noting Southern whites will not sit at the same table with him. The dinner discussion with President Roosevelt and Washington highlights hopes for uplift and advancement for Black Americans.
A column cites the adage love lies in a woman's eyes and questions its truth with a lyric about flight and deceit. The provocative line sparks discussion on perception and gender in a cultural context.
A man described as attempting to hammer a nail with a wet sponge explains he mashed his finger when using the hammer. The odd claim highlights a strange incident reported in the local note column.
An old advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by constitutional remedies not local applications. It alleges Eustachian tube inflammation causes hearing loss and offers $100 for any catarrh deafness case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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