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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
4
The Dillon Tribune announces subscription rates and office mailing details. It lists pricing, home printing status, and contact information for notices, ads, and correspondence with rules about payments and delivery.
Republicans nationwide celebrate a solid vote against the Democratic revenue bill in both House and Senate. The minority party voted as a unit, reflecting strengthened Republican cohesion though the bill’s deemed outrageous nature helped unify opposition. In the next Congress, with House control and a smaller Senate majority, more solid voting on constructive measures by Republicans is anticipated.
The article praises Senator Lodge of Massachusetts as a skilled historian and statesman with broad congressional experience and European contacts. It notes the President's refusal to call Lodge into conference during a critical moment, amid Lodge's campaign criticism of the President.
The passage cites lawmen and senators by name in a murky critique of partisan zeal. It portrays the President as denying boundaries and pursuing rancor, contrasting it with colleagues who limit themselves to legal guidance.
An editorial argues that Europe’s war mobilizes democracy but warns against states expanding executive powers in wartime. It condemns commandeering private enterprises as bureaucratic overreach that would replace individual initiative with centralized control, risking national prosperity and freedom.
The piece discusses rising production costs in England boosting American cotton goods exports to India. It questions Democratic party cost of production stances and notes war-time cost increases in the United States. It cites data on cotton cloth exports to British East Indies and China and Japan’s success in competition and market pressure.
The Friends of Dr Gary T Grayson warned the Senate that no further confirmations would occur unless the President's golf partner was approved as rear admiral. Senator Chilton of West Virginia led the pressure, signaling a stalled Congress as it adjourned. The White House aimed to push Grayson’s promotion and adopt a hard line toward Germany.
Dillon employers of female help fear how to arrange opening and closing hours when the new eight hour law for women takes effect next month. The measure may reduce female hiring and shift overtime to male workers not restricted by the law.
Andrew Carnegie recently paid two million dollars for a lot beside his New York home to keep away undesirable neighbors. He approves of armor plate money but objects to federal funds for battleships.
The text notes hungry New York women seeking a million dollars to buy food for the poor while President Wilson requests 400000 to fund a price investigation. The funds are portrayed as benefiting Democrats with six months of work for 400, yet offering no relief to the hungry women or others in need.
Residents of the Beaverhead valley abandon winter bragging as heavy snow arrives, ending a season of lighter conditions and prompting renewed talk of hardship compared with neighboring regions.
The Tribune notes debate over a speed limit in Dillon. It states there is a practical limit tied to engine horsepower under controlled driving, contrasting with horses at ten miles per hour and motorists speeding at fifty plus.
As predicted weeks ago, wool in Beaverhead county reaches 45 cents. Four thousand fleeces are contracted at that price. Officials say fifty cent wool may yet become a reality.
A brief note reports that Wilson's legislation faded in Congress as it failed to move quickly. The item notes the sluggish pace and parliamentary delays that hindered the measure. No additional details on sponsors or dates are provided in the visible text.
In this installment Nels Darling argues that a western town relies on local stores for life as a trading point. He outlines three merchant consumer groups: independent locals with town mortgages, self-justifying mail order buyers, and perpetually tightfisted catalog shoppers. He concludes merchants must compete with quality price and service, promising a further look at service.
The Hartwig theatre will stage Twin Beds next Wednesday a breezy comedy hailed as a cure for cares and anxieties. The show has toured New York London and is set to star a trusted company led by J Morrill Morrison William Weston and more with a Children’s Shop update from New York and Chicago.
The Co operative Livestock and Dairy Products company organized at a timeeting in the Daly Bank building on Friday. The new concern, with stock held largely in Butte and Twin Bridges, owns thousands of acres in the Ruby valley and a power site for farm operation. It plans to sell butter cheese eggs ice cream meats and livestock products directly to merchants and retail trade of Butte. A meeting will be held Monday evening to close negotiations for 5 000 cattle and 10 000 chickens purchase and to build a refrigerating storage plant at Twin Bridges with a sales depot in Butte. Officers are Adolph Engelhard president William Knott vice president M E Sherrill secretary and Albert Eagan treasurer. Stock is owned by several merchants in Butte.
Real estate transfers listed from the Title Books of Pearl I Smith for the week ending March 10 1917. Transfers involve recorded property transactions and related filing details as noted in the title books.
A compilation of patent grants, warranty and quitclaim deeds, and placer and location filings in Dillon area districts including Sheep Creek basin Apex and Big Hole basin. Involves numerous grantees such as Mary B. Kenison Armand Hood Paulina L. Youngken Conrad Schaefers and Big Hole Irrigation District with various right of way and settlement actions.
A promotional note extols land profits in a new country where prices rise daily. Dry land has doubled in two years and is expected to double again in two years. The message urges action and references C. L. Worth as a successful booster.
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