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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
9
Ridder pledges sincere and earnest support of New York Staats Zeitung. He commits to backing the paper's stance and allies as campaign discourse centers on editorials and political alignment in the state.
In Fairview Nebraska on July 12 a Kansas telegram to William Jennings Bryan claimed support from the New York Staats Zeitung editor Herman Ridder. Bryan denied a report he would not vote for a Confederate veteran and discussed committee leadership and a possible Bryan ally.
Giuseppe Ali dies this week while incarcerated at Canon City Penitentiary in Colorado. The report notes no further details on cause or age. Local authorities have not released additional information pending official records.
Governor Buchtel and Lieutenant Governor Harper oppose any reprieve as Giuseppe Alia awaits execution for shooting Father Leo Heinrichs at St Elizabeth's. The condemned man, hidden from public detail, endures despair on his cot, raging when approached, and has resisted meals until recently. Canon City prison officials prepare the death sentence within the week.
Sault Ste Marie Michigan July 12 fire after an explosion of unknown cause wiped out Blumero sons department store and cleaned Miller's block damaging nearby buildings. total loss about 100000 dollars.
Miles City Montana July 12 growers from the Miles City market attended a meeting of Eastern Montana woolgrowers. Thirty growers representing the majority of wool decided unanimously not to offer their clips at Monday auction sales arranged by buyers. They oppose the sealed bid system and want wider publicity among state growers.
Grand Junction Colorado July 12 In the defense case beginning tomorrow in the Steve Adams trial a Western Federation of Miners member charged with murdering Arthur Collins mine superintendent at Telluride the judge ruled out Adams confession. If acquitted he faces rearrest for the Denver detective Lytegregory murder or the Cripple Creek Independence depot bombing that killed 13 miners. Prosecution says Adams confessed in eight statements obtained by Detective McParland in Boise Idaho.
The Western Federation of Miners meets in Denver on July 12 for a two week session, with 230 delegates from western mining districts Canada and Alaska. Aims include closer ties with United Mine Workers of America and potential leadership re elections and constitutional changes, as a Butte delegation seeks the next convention site.
Tokyo reports alarm in Japan over the Democratic National Committee platform endorsing the exclusion of Asiatic laborers from the United States. The stance provokes notions of treaty-right infringements and humanity concerns, though many believe Democrats are not anti-Japanese and that the clause caters to labor interests.
London reports a Tehran dispatch stating Rachin Khan commands a large force with several quick firer batteries that entered Tabriz days ago and now bombards the revolutionists in the Khiavana quarter. The revolutionists have telegraphed to the shah asking for amnesty.
Abilene Tex July 12 Deputy Sheriff Felix Rains broke the seals of a box car at Baird and arrested nine Chinese concealed there. The travelers, alleged to be smuggled into the United States, were aboard a car from San Francisco destined for Pittsburg.
A. F. Moody, 37, was fatally shot at Granite Creek near Virginia City while squirrel hunting with S. T. Crum. Crum’s gun misfired as he lowered it, Moody stepped forward into the muzzle and received the blast to his right leg, later dying before doctors arrived. Moody, a resident of Granite creek for three years, worked with Fred Bottcher at a truck garden and was formerly a locomotive engineer from Aberdeen, Washington. Crum, new to the area, was helping with a Blaine Springs power plant pipeline project.
Four prominent summer residents of Marion and Falmouth died when their 47-foot launch exploded off Marion last night. Two others survived after twelve hours in the water. The dead were Roland Worthington of Boston, John T. Teull of Woodburn, Joseph S. Beal of Milton, and George Savory of Marblehead, captain of the launch. Survivors included A. P. Tarbell of Marblehead and Edward Tucker of Boston.
A severe wind and rain storm on July 12 in Baltimore Harbor caused five men to drown and left three women and a man missing. Eight rowers attempted to reach Fort McHenry. Peter Dietrich fell overboard and, along with William Delacour Joseph Lohmiller and Edward Simmons, drowned. John Harrington died after an overturned boat in Spring Gardens. A capsized boat in the Patapsco River suggests the four missing may be among the three women and a man seen before the storm. No bodies recovered yet.
Denver July 12 Bert Fisher 23 assaulted his mother during a confrontation and aimed a punch when his brother James D. Fisher 20 intervened and shot him. Bert was mortally wounded and at county hospital with slim chances of recovery.
Missoula July 12 Two tramps were hurt in a box car fight after an attempted holdup while heading to Helena In a tunnel near Bonita a third hobo grabbed $60 from one man Then he shoved him from the car The thug fled while the other tramp was shot through the head Both victims were treated at a local hospital and are not believed to be fatally injured
Oyster Bay July 12 Roosevelt, with Secretary Root and Acting Secretary Bacon, conferred at Sagamore Hill for nearly four hours. Exact topics were not disclosed, but the Venezuela situation is suspected. Local Democratic leader there telegraphed Bryan for support, and Bryan thanked Oyster Bay for backing him.
Paris. Wilbur Wright, American aeroplanist, announced the machine is complete except for minor details and plans a flight at Le Mans on July 25. The bold test will showcase the latest aeroplane technology from Wright.
Great Falls July 12 Sixteen arrests have been made at Culbertson in connection with a claim jumping shooting that killed Walter Long’s rival John A Hayes and Hayes daughter Augusta. The coroner’s inquest linked Walter Long Milo Long Charles Gamble George Isbell Tucker Moore John L Johnson to the attack. Sheriff Small holds 26 suspects in Valley county jail amid fears of further trouble.
The steam ship Ohio with 500 passengers aboard arrived at Nome after 41 days at sea from Seattle. Convoyed by the revenue cutters Thetis and McCulloch, the vessel spent nearly a month amid Bering sea ice. A small hole at the waterline resulted from bumping ice, and long confinement led to breach of cargo due to exhausted stores.
Denver on July 12 hosts a meeting of 30 delegates from around the world to discuss measures for Korea to gain independence. The delegates are described as highly educated and deeply committed to the cause.
Delegates arrive for the prohibitionist national and state conventions in Columbus Ohio with mass meetings planned nightly at Memorial Hall. Former presidential candidates and leaders discuss a brief direct platform denouncing major parties over liquor shipments to prohibition states. Open nomination considerations include several potential presidential candidates and possible cross-party ticket ideas.
Thomas J. Bryce, president of the Columbus American Association baseball club, died suddenly of heart disease this afternoon in a grandstand seat at Neil Park. The Columbus toledo game was postponed out of respect to Bryce’s memory.
Government troops moved on the town of Gracias, held by revolutionists for a week. About 300 rebels fled the town and crossed toward the frontier into El Salvador, abandoning the town as troops closed in.
Hot Springs Virginia July 12 William H Taft attended a morning service at St Luke s Episcopal Church with Mrs Taft in a quiet visit near his lodgings The small turnout under 100 people contrasted with his candidacy press attention Senator Warren Missouri arrived and spoke with Taft about campaign strategy and Missouri farm migration from Illinois and Iowa to Missouri boosting Republican support
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