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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
16
The piece notes Mehmed Ali Bey followers and his fading star seeking old ally Allan's aid. It reflects on Turkish politics, armament issues, and shifts in New York governance patterns from the late 19th century. It mentions governors Seymour, Dix, Morton, Cleveland, Roosevelt, and party swings between Republican and Democratic control.
The piece notes Chanler leaning toward Hughes and resisting a rival bid, while Republicans split over Hughes practicality. It discusses New York politics amid references to Hearst, the governor race, and independent voters, with hints of blue-collar sentiment and machine opposition. It mentions vice and public sentiment in several states and includes a scattered update on Prohibition era concerns and local incidents.
The piece remarks on Adlai Stevenson running for Illinois governor amid Democratic primaries. It notes his age and vigor at seventy three, compares him to former vice presidents Morton Hamlin Calhoun Breckinridge and Roosevelt, and calls him a good man likely to win, while hinting at surprises in November.
The Turkish envoy Mehmin Ati Bey falls from favor as Young Turks oust him and install Munji Bey in Washington. Threats of assassination haunt exiles and former power brokers like Tezet Pasha, while Mehmand seeks safety in a foreign land far from Turkish politics.
The piece notes highway growth as a major effect of car culture. It cites New York’s 1995 plan to spend 0.9 million on road building and 3,232 miles of state roads with half the cost of 4,100 local miles covered by counties. It mentions Montana slowdowns and varied statewide support for highway commissions.
The Georgia legislature failed to enact a workable prohibition measure this summer. Lawmakers avoided recording votes on key actions and adjourned without memorializing Congress to ban liquor shipments into dry states, leaving the effort effectively killed.
Officer Parlin led a raid on Pete Place between Silver and Mercury streets in Main alley breaking down the door. Five men and two women were captured and jailed after a confrontation with a large crowd following the patrol wagon to the station.
A force duel in Hawthorne between a detective and a Black man in the Chinatown area led to gunfire. Williams wounded a man identified as the detective, who pursued the assailant through the Hawthorne district. Police fear the Black suspect known as Ameab may be captured before morning. a gun was recovered at the scene.
William Butener was struck by a falling timber in the Speculator mine and slightly hurt. He was taken to Murray hospital at 1 o’clock this morning for treatment. He is resting easily and reported not seriously hurt.
Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Daniel J O Keefe of the AFL executive council met with lawyers in Washington to determine steps against Buck Stove and Range company of St Louis. They plan to bring AFL officials before the District of Columbia courts to show cause why the temporary injunction order should not become permanent.
Aug. Wright, the American aeroplanist, planned to fly tonight in Le Mans France but postponed the trial to tomorrow due to a large unruly crowd. Spectators forced their way into the shed where the machine was being prepared.
In Rochester Minnesota at St Bernard's seminary a banquet marking the new theology hall's acceptance ended with Bishop Bernard J McQuaid collapsing but briefly feared dead before he recovered. The event honored his fortieth year as bishop and sixtieth year since ordination.
In Bozeman on August 20 E O Leary and J De Wall were arrested for operating engines without licensed engineers. Each man was fined ten dollars. One claimed to be an engineer but had not secured a license since arriving in the state. The engines, owned by Birch & Co, powered cement mixers.
The Dixie II from New York Athletic Club cuts through rough seas to finish first in the opening race of the Gold Challenge Cup series. The event, held in Ogdensburg and Chippewa Bay, sets the stage for a series concluding with the final cup race.
Negotiations to free Private Joseph B. Klein of the I N was blocked as talks ended with Klein remaining in military custody. The case centers on a fatal shooting of Earl Nelson last Saturday in Ankkee Australia.
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