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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1908
Page
9
Cholera sweeps St Petersburg with hundreds dead and cases rising daily. Reports claim spread from the poor to the better classes with troops among the affected. Officials note 649 deaths in 24 hours, though unofficial figures suggest higher totals amid growing alarm.
The government imposes rationed alcohol sales and funds a 250000 effort to expand hospital space and disinfectant supply as cholera spreads. Overcrowded morgues, unburied corpses, and widespread unsanitary markets provoke criticism of authorities as the disease advances through European Russia.
Fifty eight new cholera cases and 19 deaths are reported for the 24 hours to 8 am. Areas in city and suburbs are spreading but officials expect quick control. Governor General Smith convenes Philippine commission to plan extended plague campaign as Sheridan sails to Nagasaki.
Socialist presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs arrived in St. Paul aboard the red special and spoke to about 7,000 at the Auditorium. He previously gave 30 minute speeches in New Ulm and Mankato where he criticized William Jennings Bryan for balancing between capitalists and workers.
Reported outbreaks reach St Petersburg barracks and crowded hospitals. Deaths occur quickly, corpses left unburied, and authorities fear panic. Quarantine and martial law threaten to curb infection as Neva waters are said to be affected.
Chicago September 20 United States Senator Joseph B Foraker has canceled all speaking engagements in the campaign He asked to be relieved from appointments arranged by the national speakers bureau and from state engagements He stated he will support a Republican legislature and later campaign the state for his senatorial candidacy but not under political committees control.
Oklahoma Governor C N Haskell issues a written offer to Hearst demanding proof for slander claims about press and politics. He proposes a five editor committee from major papers to hear both sides under oath and rule publicly. If Hearst’s charges stand, Haskell withdraws from the presidential campaign. if not, Hearst faces public contempt.
Coroner H L Marsh took charge of a body found in the Taft woods. The victim, murdered by a blunt blow to the head, lay hidden for two to three months. Dressed in a dark checked coat and vest with striped trousers, the man wore a Spokane purchased hat and shoes. The hat bore the letters TLFL. Despite examination by many, the body remains unidentified and will be buried at Taft.
In Yazoo City Mississippi on September 20 Black residents attacked and fatally wounded Charles Jones a Black man who had killed a white man and two Black people at Haden station Jones was found at his home and struck as he tried to flee the mob The incident reflects a deadly act within the Black community following the earlier killings.
St. Petersburg Sept 20. Reports claim John W. Riddle the American ambassador to Russia will retire due to health. He denies the rumor, says his health improves and he plans to leave Kislovodsk for St. Petersburg by slow stages, arriving Oct 10.
Paris reports that Prince Miguel of Braganza eldest son of Dom Miguel and pretender to the Portuguese throne secretly married Mrs Samuel Sloan Chauncey a wealthy American widow.
James Hunter aged unknown died in Kansas City today. He and his brother Thomas operated a Santa Fe trail freighter from 1854 to 1861 with headquarters in Santa Fe, earning wide recognition from the Missouri River to San Francisco. He departed Santa Fe in 1871.
Reports say William J. Bryan met with Judge Alton B. Parker at Eso pus and with David B. Hill at Wolfert's Roost to discuss national and state political issues. The group also held morning talks in New York City with National Chairman Mack ahead of the Albany gathering.
President Roosevelt writes a lengthy praise for Taft, lauding his leadership and service over the past seven years. The letter underscores Taft’s achievements and continues a public show of support from the former president.
The president appeals to disinterested citizens to join the Republican committee in electing Taft and a supportive Congress. He cites seven years of legislation including irrigation, interstate commerce reform, pure food, labor protections, and national governance reforms, urging unity beyond partisanship. Continued on Page Two.
John Roberts and his wife waged a prolonged defense against Baxter county officers near Prestonia Missouri after Roberts killed neighbor Obe Kessinger. Sheriff Mooney and two posse members were wounded. the couple also sustained serious injuries and the woman died of 14 wounds.
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