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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1916
Page
9
The Dillon Tribune lists mail rates and class matter rules. It details pricing for notices of church events and ads five cents a line for various notices. It provides names of county officials including Sheriff C K Wyman Clerk Jay S Baker and others.
A Republican ticket list outlines candidates for national and state offices including President Charles E Hughes and Vice President Charles W Fairbanks. It names electors Thomas A Cummings Fort Benton J W Johnson Hardin W D Symmes Lewistown R G Wiggenhorn Red Lodge and candidates for U S Senator Charles N Pray Great Falls and various state posts led by Governor Frank J Edwards Helena and Attorney General S C Ford Helena.
The article criticizes Montana political leaders for opposing farm loan measures. It argues for state funded loans at fair rates, denounces governor Stewart and Attorney General Poindexter, and connects the issue to broader economic themes including rail expansion and tariff policy. It notes that other states provide idle fund loans and cites railroad earnings linked to wartime demand.
In a terse remark secretary of war Newton D. Baker suggests attempts to salvage the Democratic Party are needed as current efforts appear a dismal failure. The report notes Hughes odds lengthening to two and a half to one in New York betting markets.
The article notes Wilson’s lagging strength in New Jersey across multiple years. It cites 1912 and 1913-14 declines in Democratic votes and cites 1915 as his pet candidate Judge Wescott failing to secure nomination by over 20,000. Slogans linking Wilson to Fielder Wescott or Woodrow Wilson are mentioned to illustrate fading political magic in the state.
Representatives of labor on twenty two western railroads including machinists boiler makers car men sheet metal workers blacksmiths and electricians meet to demand five cent an hour raises and an eight hour day. They threaten strike and congressional action if ignored. The article criticizes Democrats and fiscal policy as the campaign fires up voters.
Helena reports Montana's flax crop is the greatest in state history after a flax expert completed a tour of major flax districts. The survey highlights strong yields across growing regions and notes favorable growing conditions.
Livingston dispatch reports W. C. Busche, a prominent baker, predicts Montana bakers will raise bread price to 15 cents per loaf due to sharply higher flour costs. He cites the enormously increased flour price as the main cause of the impending rise.
An old style offer promises a hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures not achievable by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co of Toledo presents the remedy taken internally and claims testimonials are free. Endorsements from the National Bank of Commerce support the firm. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Montana baker explains bakers here face flour at $10 a barrel, up 50 percent from last year, with sugar and lard costs rising too. To cope some bakers may reduce loaf weight to 10 cents or offer larger loaves at 15 cents or two for a quarter.
Dr Wirt argued the United States should intervene in Mexico to restore order and civilize, then hand governance back to Mexicans. He dismissed any imminent US war with Japan, saying Japan is financially strained. He lamented the small audience that night, noting the lesson for Americans.
The passage argues that national woman suffrage should not be decided by individual opinions but by party stance. It asserts that western women, already with state rights, need national franchise to influence Congress, especially on pure food, divorce, citizenship, and labor laws. The piece links suffrage to broader federal oversight by all 531 lawmakers.
Time social rendezvous for men described by an adjutant as a place where men gather to discuss topics and play games. Four Butte churches St. John's Episcopal First Presbyterian Grace Methodist and People's church plan club rooms with reading rooms gyms bowling libraries to aid men with lodging rooms. A new Young Men's Christian association is also expected to help.
An itinerary lists speaking dates from Oct 14 to Oct 31 for Reichle with a Madison County rally, visiting towns including Lakeview Monida Lima Dell Armstead Grant Bannack Polaris Jackson Wisdom Dewey and East Beach Dillon area. The candidate will be joined by Hon. Geo Horkan of Forsythe to address national issues.
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