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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
3
In a bold editorial the Philadelphia Times argues against tariffs on wood pulp and printing paper, calling them a government protected robbery. It contends free Canadian pulp would halt forest destruction and curb the paper trust’s extortion of publishers and consumers.
In Manila fifty one suspected plague cases yield forty two confirmed and thirty two deaths, half of them Chinese. One hundred inspectors under Major Edie bolster sanitation, including thirty Chinese merchants’ men. Manila’s population tops 190000 with 31000 Chinese. In Nebraska Postmaster Frank G. Simmons faces arrest for a 3830 shortage while bondsman David Figard dies after learning of the loss. In St Louis Mrs Julia Camer dies after a self immolating act in front of her drunken husband.
The state department will pause on new reciprocity treaties until the Senate acts on the pending French treaty. If the Senate rejects it, all efforts to advance the reciprocity plan under the Dingley act will be abandoned.
At the Silverton Colorado Gold King mine George Foster Louis Avi and Antoni Tam were caught in a snow slide. Antoni Tam escaped by running and saved his life.
At Abilene Kansas a monument will honor Tom Smith the famed marshal who cleaned up the town during a reign of gunfire and outlawry. He forced surrender of guns by outlaws after posting a new antigun ordinance and died in a cabin confrontation with two Scotsmen and an Irishman. The story recalls his bold headlong actions and ultimate death.
The narrative notes a man who showed exceptional courage among frontier bad men. It states his murderers faced swift justice for their crime, reflecting the harsh frontier realities and the swift consequences that followed.
A New York Journal report warns of a female shoplifter with a wax third arm hidden under a cape. The extra limb allegedly fingers items from counters into a hidden skirt pocket while the genuine left arm distracts staff. The accused operator is said to head east from Denver amid a predicted theft wave.
A Youth’s Companion passage notes Dr Sven Hedin giving thanks to God before testing a pool’s water after days of hunger and thirst. A Dreyfus affair lawyer Labori will lecture in the country this summer. A dairy care article urges proper milking and clean vessels washed with Ivory Soap, hot water, rinsed in cold water, and sun drying.
The ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease for sweating soreness tight shoes and cold damp feet. It notes 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores with a free sample from Allen 8. Olmsted Le Roy NY. Also mentions Brazil's wheat crop will exceed any prior harvest.
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