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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
2
A blaze at the city jail began around 6 15 this morning causing alarm inside the facility. Fire crews responded quickly and confined the flames to a single cell area with minor smoke damage reported. Authorities say the cause is under investigation and no inmates or staff were hurt.
A morning blaze off Commercial street destroyed the city jail with extensive damage to walls and sewer pipes. One prisoner, Robert Paget, was killed in the fire after being placed in custody around 3 AM. Paget had threatened arson, was intoxicated, and investigators suspect he started the fire to escape or prompt rescue.
July 26 Warren Idaho a massive strike in the Little Giant mine owned by Idaho Little Giant Mining Company Limited uncovers a six inch blue and green gold bearing streak. Ore from the face assays about 1245 per ton in gold and silver with tailings and slimes affecting net value though rich enough to ship crude to a smelter. Concentrates run 1484 but overall economics show tailings losses offset gains while ore is being sorted and prepared for shipment.
Fred Jacobs opens a grocery and farm produce shop in the Kurtz building formerly H Goeck on Commercial Street with J R Modrall as manager. In Weiser, burial occurred for Mrs Sarah Groves of Cornell after passing July 31 1900. Bryan and Stevenson Club set meeting at O M Harvey's office Friday evening.
The passage argues that most advertisers fail unless they use the right medium and clear facts. It asserts that a well run business with strong advertising will not fail, while poor ads in unsuitable channels waste effort. The paper claims it provides the proper medium for effective advertising.
A Washington posture critique argues America has long been a world power, tracing back to the Declaration of Independence and Lincoln's Springfield remarks. It contrasts McKinley’s rhetoric with the nation's enduring leadership in freedom, arbitration, and industrial progress, warning against a retreat into despotic paths.
The piece attacks using Theodore Roosevelt as a political prop in the presidential campaign. It describes Roosevelt as a controllable figure, dubbed "Ted dy," paraded as a Rough Rider and other roles to excite rural audiences. The piece cites Hanna directing him and mocks the spectacle as a midsummer political stunt.
The New York Journal condemns trusts and cites Republican ties to wealth, urging curbs on both. It portrays Roosevelt as a vaudeville candidate touring the West in a sombrero, delivering campaign talks amid a political climate viewed as corrupted by money.
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