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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1901
Page
2
In Challis Idaho a confusing tale emerges about erdera cancellations for religious books in China. The piece also notes Alaska as a sportsmen paradise and comments on labor in Switzerland and global trade. It closes with reflections on public office running and personal restraint.
Australian sheep ranchers have tried millical measures to eradicate rabbits but failed. In Kansas a man sells a compound injected into prairie dogs, causing fatal disease and infection of others. The plane tested in Australia did not achieve the intended deadly effect.
A former Cha dron preacher Julian owned a newspaper for over two years, ran it in vigorous style, and now sells it to reenter the ministry. Report notes provincial peasant alarm over a thunder bolt fragment and a Royal Society Canada memory paper by Sir James Grant linking brain current to memory changes.
The article notes widespread activism among English women in politics, with London clubs like the Primrose Dames and the Women's Liberal Federation shaping constituencies. Many women operate without formal banners but press political questions and engagement.
The Taft commission appoints a supervisor to begin a census in the Philippine Islands. The aim is to assess population, minerals, agriculture, and social conditions amid 84 tribes and many dialects. Also notes La Nature warning against using spider webs as a bleeding remedy and possible disease risk.
A draft Republican fundraising letter asserts paying voters for campaign work and votes, sparking claims of bribery. The Anti-Trust League endorses William J Bryan for president and Stevenson for vice president, criticizing McKinley and urging opposition to monopolies.
An open letter from Ames Trust and Adal Stevenson pledges loyal support to Bryan for president and Stevenson for vice president. Samuel M. Jones of Toledo, famed for his Golden Rule platform, is portrayed as influential in Ohio politics and as a potential spoiler for McKinley in November. Jones’s strong 1898 gubernatorial showing, carrying Lucas and Hanna counties, signals a possible political revolution feared by Republicans.
Former Maryland attorney general Isadore Rayner declares he will work for and vote for William Jennings Bryan. He contrasts his past Palmer Buckner speeches with now urging opposition to Republican policies, militarism, and colonial adventures. He speaks of liberty, union, and the Philippines dispute in forceful terms.
Fragmented excerpt argues against U S hold on the Philippines, citing $786 million cost by July 1 and 2400 deaths, claims exports at $2.6 million, 20 percent profit equals $520k, and $100 million annual upkeep, questioning profit in colonization.
Open letter from O L Rice of Mankato Kansas to Governor Stanley listing sixteen pointed questions on taxes self-government and foreign policy. Rice notes his Republican background and shift to the Democratic camp while challenging governing principles and wartime policies.
The New York press notes a large number of Republicans oppose Platt candidates, arguing Plattism risks individual defeat and party disaster. It claims some favor Tammany men over Republicans who reject the Platt faction and its dummy candidates.
The August government outlays rose by about one million dollars over receipts, widening the deficit. Compared with August last year, which had a four and a half million surplus, the treasury shows a shortfall exceeding five million dollars for the month.
An excerpt from the Portland Argus reports official records show a net rise of 2 270 new offices with an extra annual salary expense of 6 234 603 dollars. It notes 479 old officers received pay raises and comments on a Republican push for creating new offices under a new imperial regime.
An American officer recalls enforcing a clothing order in San Juan for poor children, focusing on Pepe a paperboy who sold La Correspondencia and wore little clothing. After Pepe vanished his fate becomes a grim reminder as a surgeon reports a smallpox hospital case connected to the boy and includes a disinfected dollar as payment.
The article notes Switzerland spends less on defense than nearly all Europe, with annual army costs around 500000 dollars. It claims 100000 trained soldiers can be fielded in two days and another 100000 kept as reserves, totaling 270000 including militias. Military service is compulsory from ages 22 to 32 with per-year service requirements. Soldiers retain weapons and uniforms at home under government oversight.
A prize of 200 dollars is offered by a French industrial association for the best insulating gloves for electrical workers. Gloves must resist electric pressure and perforation by wires, be easy to wear for any hand size, and permit natural finger movement. The competition is international.
Several American actresses move to England and largely own charming homes. Mrs James Brown Potter draws attention for a Thames cottage with tortoiseshell china and quaint old furniture while her London house also enjoys fame.
The census indicates a population near 6 million with about 4 million illiterate and just over 1 million having any formal education. Toumania is cited as the most literate country in Europe by comparison.
Population figures for New South Wales as of June 30 show 720,420 males and 641,700 females, totaling 1,361,120. The half yearly increase is 4,470 with the smallest price recorded in 1860. The text briefly notes traditional marriage observances while hinting at leadership shifts in marriage dynamics.
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