Winona Speech Hastily Edited Across Two Stations
A hurriedly edited speech in Winona was aired between two radio stations. The fragment shows a quick glance through the remarks and a brief shift in tone as it moved from one outlet to another.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1911
Page
11
A hurriedly edited speech in Winona was aired between two radio stations. The fragment shows a quick glance through the remarks and a brief shift in tone as it moved from one outlet to another.
In Outlook the current issue presents President Taft discussing current topics with an interviewer. He reflects on his Winona speech, noting wording and the Payne tariff act, and comments on tariff board choices, distrust of trusts, and the treasury’s prosperity from tariffs. He suggests reforms and outlines unfinished business in the domestic field.
In a solemn final ceremony, attendees lined up as officials distributed red hats to participants and honored guests marking the event's close. The turnout reflected broad community support and featured several notable figures from local organizations.
In Rome on November 30 the consistory named 14 new Cardinals, including three Americans Cardinal Falconio Farley and O Connell. Crowds packed streets and balconies to witness the ceremony at the Vatican where Pius X presided in full pontiff robes and the cardinalate was conferred amid grand pageantry.
Seattle reports no word from the Canadian Pacific passenger steamship Tees since it sent a distress call claiming to have struck a rock in Kyuquot sound near Vancouver Island. Rescue ships cannot enter due to dense fog, and a flooded hold is suspected. Passengers and crew may have taken to small boats and beaches awaiting relief.
Stockton report says Caleb Womble of Calaveras coughed up a rusty screw after years in his lungs. Doctors tied the metal fragment to chronic illness, noting Womble had been deemed consumptive with poor prospects.
William Ward a Seattle shipbuilder and wrestler was shot and killed on a Thanksgiving day yawl cruise when his shotgun snapped as he reached for it. Miss Agnes Stevenson his fiancee and her relatives were present. His death marks the seventh hunting accident fatality in Western Washington since hunting season opened.
The body of Albert Stack, an old prospector, was found beside the Arizona Eastern railroad tracks five miles east of Globe. Death appeared to be due to exposure. Stack had friends in Butte, Montana.
A humorous McCutcheon cartoon captioned piece recalls Thanksgiving banquets in many households. Guests praise food and humor during speeches and a late night hostess party as the turkey is set for reincarnation into cold turkey and other dishes.
Gov Eugene M Foss of Massachusetts urged a closer union of states for popular government and the elimination of tariff privileges before St Andrews society in Charleston He criticized the Sherman act Payne Aldrich tariff era and political machines and supported the Democratic progressive movement as the solution to national problems.
Spokane reports a delegation led by Chief No Shirt of the Walla Wallas and State Representative Harvey H. Phipps departed in a special car for Washington, D. C. They will press long due claims, seek conservative Indian legislation, and form a North American Indians brotherhood with eastern tribes. The group includes Walla Walls, Umatillas, Cayuses, Nez Perces, and Yakima tribes. reinforcements from Flatheads, Kootenais, Pend d'Oreilles join in Montana, while Yanktons and Santees travel from South Dakota.
London reports police uncovered several bombs allegedly prepared to assassinate W. Morgan Shuster American treasurer general of Persia. A Persian implicated in similar plots earlier claimed a Russian official urged the action. The Times and Daily News discuss Britain Russia and U S positions as tensions risk wider conflict in Persia.
Felix M. Neeley announces he will ask the U S Supreme Court for leave to file a mandamus petition to overturn a circuit court decree approving the American Tobacco Company reorganization. The petition notes private conferences attended by judges and officials, and cites public disapproval of the so called unlawful combination.
A temporary grand stand at the state fair grounds collapsed at the Jackson venue before the annual football game between the University of Mississippi and the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College. About a thousand spectators fell with the wreckage, leaving fifty injured and some possibly fatally hurt.
A man in Lewistown is jailed on a bigamy charge after police report he had two wives at the same hotel. The case involves travel by the suspect and multiple hotel rooms as investigators piece together the claim.
Felton B Lyons a telegraph operator at the Bright hotel is jailed on a bigamy charge. His two wives Mrs Pearl Lyons of Sioux City and Mrs Ivy Lyons of Moore confront him after a clipping from Lewistown reports his marriage to a second wife. County Attorney Marshall aided the legal wife in pursuing the case.
Jardine Mont November 30 Mrs Victor Schody fired a rifle from the kitchen door and killed an elk within ten feet of her home. The crack shot also has three deer to her record this season.
In a dramatic advance the Han forces breach the last imperial stronghold near Nanking. Chinese troops’ assault collapses fortifications and signals a pivotal turn in the campaign. Rebels claim key strategic position and secure route toward the city.
News from Nanking reports the last imperial position has fallen to revolutionists. Fear surrounds Yuan Shikai as premier and potential regent, with assassination risks alleged from Chinese factions or Manchus. Foreign legations urged to aid protection as tensions rise in Peking and troop divisions emerge.
Washington reports Admiral Murdoch has sent collier Pompeii and gunboat Aires up the Yangtse to Nanking where General Chang faces revolutionary siege. Four American naval vessels now lie in the Yangtse off Nanking as foreign warships gather. No Manila troops expected until ministers meet at Peking to discuss Boxer treaty cooperation.
Washington notes dispatches from Rome describe brutal acts by Arabs and Turks against Italian wounded. Details include crucifixion, burial alive, mutilation, severed eyes, and bodies found near Hani mosque and Arab cemetery. The report cites Turkish and female participation and cites withdrawal of Italian troops due to polluted wells.
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