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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1894
Page
2
The piece notes optimism about many campaign candidates and possible declines due to urgent business. It mentions Joan Armstrong launching The Valley Advertiser at Grantsdale under the Populist flag and references local papers in Gallatin County debating readership and politics.
A poor fisherman in Great Falls Montana refused $200 offered by Ed Ryan for his daughter's body. The tale links biblical charity to modern acts of mercy as the community notes other local findings and mining chatter in Big Timber and Cripple Creek.
The piece argues solid voters favor electing U S Senators by popular vote and criticizes Marcus Daly for manipulating Montana politics. It warns that moving the state capital to Anaconda would let Daly control forces and deprive taxpayers of proper representation in Washington.
In a Bozeman Chronicle opinion, Gallatin county backs Anaconda as capital due to ties with Butte, rail access, and prosperity. the piece urges readers to accept Anaconda while dismissing mining town stereotypes. It notes the political clash at Helena over Fort Harrison and Daly’s influence, urging Clark faction defeat to preserve party integrity.
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