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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1912
Page
7
A Supreme Court ruling impacts the Arkansas ballot by affecting candidate access rules. Justice Grayres is cited as part of the decision, with implications for who may appear on the ballot and how those challenges proceed.
Kansas electors case heads to full Supreme Court after Justices Vandevanter and Pitney grant a writ of error. The decision suspends the dispute until October, leaving Roosevelt electors on Kansas ballots for next Tuesday while national standards are considered. The issue centers on whether electors are state or federal officers and if federal courts may supervise state ballot designations.
A second alleged slayer connected to the Rosenthal murder was taken into custody. Whiteys LewIs led investigators to Mane Rees, identified as one of the killers, and authorities confirmed the capture.
New York police arrest one of four alleged killers of Herman Rosenthal, “Whitey” Lewis, found on a farm in the Catskills and en route to Kingston jail. Two other suspects, “Lefty” Louie and “Gyp the Blood,” are traced nearby. District Attorney Whitman says graft evidence remains key while pursuing all in the plot. Rose and Webber testimony may reveal gamblers paying and collectors listed. Becker’s motive and wealth are under probe.
Eureka Calif Aug 1 a fire swept the engine room of the North Pacific Steamship Co Kilburn after oil transfer. Two girls narrowly escaped suffocation as chief engineer E G Clough and steward Sidney Aston rescued them. An oiler was injured, two hours of hard work cooled the blaze and the ship returned to port under her own power.
Seagit New Jersey August 1 Governor Wilson stated he will not take part in factional fights among Democrats in any state and would apply his stance to New York as well. Senator O Gorman said neither Wilson nor his allies would interfere in New York Democratic troubles while asserting the third party ticket secures the ticket's outcome.
Philipsburg August 1 The second session of the fifteenth great council of the I C R M opened at 9 am with reports from officers and the election of new leaders. Fred W Kroger of Philipsburg named great sachem with Curtis Lewistown as senior sagamore and Charles J Roberts of Dillon as junior sagamore. Others include J Pauley of Butte as great chief of records and W H Hamilton of Anaconda as misenewa. Committees chosen for Judiciary Finance Board of Appeals. George B Griggs of Texas remained to assist then departed for Denver. This evening a rock drilling center at the McDonald opera house featured four teams. A ball game with the Red Men of Anaconda is planned for tomorrow afternoon. business houses will close at noon.
Washington reports former Speaker Cannon used his rhetoric to overturn a Democratic majority and secure Senate approval for a $30,000 pension bureau staff increase in the sundry civil appropriation bill. The fight followed accusations of bad faith over the Sherwood pension bill and clerical shortfalls. Sixty five Democrats crossed to the Republican side, yielding 165 to 58 in favor of the amendment.
The case ties together James Landers and juror Frank Hatton from Nome to Deer Lodge and Bisbee. Hatton arrested Landers in 1901 and identified him again in Los Angeles after a 15 year chase spanning Montana Alaska and Arizona. The two men met in a Spring Street cafe with Mrs Hatton urging immediate police notification.
Kvilie Tennessee August 1 Benton McMillin easily secured the Democratic nomination for governor in the today primary. By midnight estimates he carried at least 75 counties and would poll about half of the estimated 85 000 votes. Peking August 1 George Ernest Morrison appointed political adviser of the Chinese republic for five years. Dr Morrison is the Peking correspondent of the London Times.
Washington Aug 1 Republican leaders filled the White House east room to hear Taft accept the nomination. The address was hailed as the campaign keynote with comments that the speech would be broadcast as a political document. Taft mingled with guests at luncheon after the formal event and lawmakers praised the nomination as unimpeachable.
Taft argues living conditions improve under his administration and GOP rule. He appeals to Republicans and Democrats tired of demagogic agitation, urging support to continue steady policy. He warns opponents could turn public sentiment to others' advantage.
The text presents a fervent defense of Republican ideals and constitutional integrity, urging adherence to declared principles and independence of the courts. It references President Taft, contrasts with Democrats on tariff concerns, and casts the campaign as a fight for liberty, justice, and national progress amid external threats.
Daisy Ople Grace testified she did not shoot husband Mr Grace amid a heated motel room scuffle over a pistol. She claimed he threatened her and tried to throw her overboard during travel, and that he shot himself during the struggle. The defense rested after her hourlong account with the prosecution denied cross examination.
Aug 11 reports from Idaho show incomplete primary results. Haines leads Clagatone for gubernatorial nomination by 60 votes, while Dempator and Taylor are nearly tied for lieutenant governor. Uncertain outcomes persist as counts continue.
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