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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1907
Page
4
In Borioa and nearby cities, voters approved liquor bans after long campaigns. Haverhill adopted a dry policy by a slim margin of 778, Fitchburg rejected it by 54, while other towns held steady.Election results reflect strong, lingering opposition to liquor and uneven shifts across the region.
In an address at the Chicago Germanic Society and in Harvard lectures Professor Goebel discussed Longfellow's Hiawatha. He claimed Harvard taught the poet and that his fermentation of earlier works yielded the poem.
Amid disputed returns in multiple cities William J Abas a Democrat won a close contest after a decade in Republican wards. Henry H Paravus an Independent led over Mayor George W MacDonald by about 30 votes. Northampton reelection saw Robert Clapp defeated by James W O'Brien by roughly 300 votes. Springfield reelected Mayor William Aunderson a Republican while a nonpartisan movement trimmed city majorities. Weather aided turnout as communities billed bells to the polls.
In Constantinople a major American banking firm suspended operations causing local turmoil. The Nemors, the bankers behind the failing house valued over 1,000,000 dollars, faced heavy losses. The Moharomedan district and Stam beul felt the impact as several local concerns teetered on failure until the Ottoman bank stepped in to prevent a broader financial disaster.
Bankar Mr Doc 3 Albert W Payne proclaimed as the leading practicing lawyer in the United States. The obituary notes his able home home tonight and that he had been in good health until a few weeks ago. He attended regularly to his law practice before his death in his wn years.
Secretary Taft addressed a Russian banquet stressing world peace and friendly ties between Russia and the United States. He declined to discuss broader policy, noting no war intent and reaffirming US support for international law and the Pacific peace process while visiting St Petersburg.
A fragmentary report notes Bevlin and Upc president Hovecvelt delivering a message through many telepages, the content largely unreadable, but readers invited to comment on it.
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