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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1906
Page
15
A chaotic scene erupts as factional tensions flare within the Labor Party. Leaders accuse rivals of sabotage while activists stage demonstrations and call for reform. The dispute centers on strategy and party direction ahead of upcoming votes.
Silver Bow county labor leaders discussed fusion plans and party line changes as the central committee considered excluding Republicans and anti trust Republicans while including anti trust Democrats and populists. Tom Updegraff chaired the session in Judge Donlan's courtroom as probing questions and roasts followed, ending with a continued discussion on nominations and alliance terms.
Nominations for the political race closed to entrants and starters. Officials confirmed the slate of candidates and the official list of contenders is now set.
Secretary Yoder announces printed nominations for state officers will be placed on official ballots while some parties fail to file. Roosevelt and Taft discuss the Panama contract system as experts debate government versus contractor work. Chinese labor provisions remain flexible and bids may await Taft’s Cuba return.
New York report says Mrs. George W. H. Jenks 60, wife of a Chicago doctor, is in serious condition at St. Luke's hospital after a near boiling bath in her Waldorf apartment. Insomnia leads to a hot bath, she plunged in and was scalded until her husband freed her.
In Los Angeles a tense raid ended with Guadalupe Lara killed after barricading in a house during an assault probe. Officer Polene was wounded in the right breast as Lara and Garcia opened fire prompting officers to break in and end the standoff.
Townsend notes a string of violent deaths in Broadwater County. Duncan Davidson, about 50, a Scotch sheep farmer, died from injuries after a wagon accident near the Half Way house on Deep Creek, with indications of being dragged. His death follows two others in three days including P. C. Cosgrove and Jesse Moody. Moody, 26, suicide after a spree, occurred at Winston after returning from Helena.
Jaumes Breen of Butte is the owner of the Broad Water property and its hot springs after a deed filed with Clerk and Recorder Percy Witmer. The Helena Investment and Improvement Co led by C. J. McNamara and A. L. Smith acts as the first party with $1 stated as consideration, and Breen has paid the total purchase price.
The Columbus board of education tonight, following the superintendent of schools recommendation, voted to adopt simplified spelling as far as practicable in city schools.
Seattle October 8 Superior Judge Fra fixed bail at 10000 dollars for William Constantine who shot and wounded his son in law Jesse Hall last Tuesday. The incident occurred earlier this week prompting the bail ruling.
Two bombs exploded targeting Vice Governor Kobeto in Kazan on October 8. He sustained only minor injuries as the attacker fled the scene, according to early reports.
The Interstate Commerce Commission held a hearing with railroads to discuss tariff filing preparations. About a hundred traffic officials attended as the commission outlined proposed requirements including independent initial line documents and uniform tariff structure.
Cleveland officials accuse Mayor Johnson of financial interest in the Forest City Railway or three cent fare line. The Cleveland Electric Railway Company petitions the common pleas court to enjoin all work on the Forest City Railway lines citing alleged unlawful organization and franchises.
El Paso trio Richardson Mason and Harie once condemned to death by the Chihuahua supreme court filed for a federal stay in Ciudad Juarez. They ask executive clemency from President Diaz to delay the sentence.
In Molkhin Smolensk region a large meeting yesterday ended with a vow to refuse rent to landowners and to adopt other radical resolutions aimed at breaking the feudal arrangement and asserting peasant demands.
The Independence League in New York issued an appeal for funds to support its political fight for the Credit of the People. Any donation is welcome, and the effort targets patriotic citizens. Charles J. Murphy of Tammany Hall stated no candidate will appear on the Democratic ticket unless they are a Democrat, and supporters of Mr Hearst in the Independence League are deemed Democrats.
Prague reports Emperor William telegraphed Prince Alexander von Hohenlohe criticizing the publication of the Recollections of His Father by Ex Chancellor von Hohenlohe. The emperor says the diary excerpts about Bismarck and the sovereign should not have been published without his consent.
Governor Taft's Cuba tenure grows tenser with rising local quarrels and administrative friction as he attempts to quell disputes and stabilize governance amid mounting tensions.
Bryan Hljuices begins his campaign in Kansas with a formal event in the Sunflower State as he seeks support for his bid. The intro signals a broader drive across early primary states.
Governor Taft sends Consul Steinhart to Cienfuegos to calm factional strife before an amnesty decree. He plans to include in the amnesty those linked to the Villuendas murder and the Guanabacoa outrage, seeking a quiet start and preventing narrow political reopenings. Steinhart travels tomorrow with authority to act in the interest of reconciliation. Widespread disbanding reports reach marine headquarters. treasury totals reach 12 million dollars in American gold. Bryan tours Kansas praising bipartisanship and Roosevelt reform.
Seattle reports Vancouver may join the Coast League or its successor next year. If a new backer does not appear for Seattle, G. P. Agnew retires from ownership. The Northwestern league plans to place teams in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, and Butte if the Coast League yields the territory.
Wilsaw executed three terrorists by hanging today after they were sentenced to death by a drum head court martial.
W J Bryan spoke to large crowds in Pittsburg on October 8 delivering two addresses. He praised the Kansas state democratic ticket candidates while also discussing the tariff at length.
Captain Michael J. Ehret of the Chicago fire department was killed and firefighter Charles Slayhire fatally hurt when the Evanston flyer on the Chicago and Northwestern crashed into a fire wagon at Estes avenue crossing in Rogers Park. Slayhire had his right leg amputated after the hospital transfer. train crew members were blamed and arrested.
New York officials report Drs. Britton D. Vans and Charles E. Wagner of Morris Plains insane asylum spent hours with Harry K. Thaw in his Tombs cell. The alienists refused to allow Dr. McGuire from the district attorney’s office to attend.
W R Hearst, candidate for governor on the Independence League and Democratic tickets, opens a Manhattan tour with four speeches. He denounces newspaper attacks as false, denies spending more on his own campaign than in prior races, and rejects accusations of employing Chinese labor or owning California property. He rebukes any private promises to interest groups and comments on potential press relations.
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