Tragic Metz Forest Fire Train Disaster in Michigan
A relief train carrying Metz villagers fled burning forests near Altena Michigan but the track buckled and spread fire. Fifteen people died on Thursday night including women and children. several more fatalities followed in nearby areas as fires ravaged Alpena and Cheboygan counties. Survivors recount scorched fields, charred remains, and a desperate rush for safety as authorities assess casualties.
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Altena
Mich
Saya
Detroit and Machines
Metz
Here
Nowicki
Sietz
Mer
Fred Wagner
Fred Nowicki
Elding
Uttle
Nowicki Crossing
Foster
Barrett
Kinville
Poson
Mietz
George Cicero
Presque Isle
Chehorgan
Cheorgan Ie
Alpena
Henry Kemps
Houge
Bolton
Rogers
la Rouque
Cathro
Hubbard
Au Sable
Alcona
Detroit and Mackinne
States for Bryan Shows Fifteen Thousand in Support
A New York report quotes Vice Chairman Hudspeth listing states that Bryan would win, totaling 261 electoral votes with 242 needed. Tammany Hall plans 210000 in support and covers expenses for a Medley Square Garden rally where Bryan will speak, with New Jersey and Connecticut seen as doubtful. Hudspeth challenged H Kohissat to name editors backing or oppose him, accusing White House influence of generating dissent.
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New York
Hudspeth
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
Solid South
Nebraska
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Nevada
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Thols
Tammany Hall
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany
Medleon Square Garden
Hudupeth
Mack
Chicago
H. H. Kahisant
United States
Tin
Kohissat
Negroes Latd Foraker At Pittsburg Meeting
A large gathering of leading Negro editors from the East and South met in Pittsburgh, censuring the Roosevelt administration and Taft while praising Senator Foraker. The delegates adopted principles and resolutions urging Black voters to back Foraker for reelection and denouncing Taft as the power behind the White House.
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Pittsburg
Tne
Thursda
Foraker
Deneen
Presider Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Philips
Lovejoy
Lincoln
Grant
Joseph Benson Foraker
Ohio
Obie
Hon
Jos
Benson Foraker
United States Senate
White House
Taf
Japan and China on the brink of wider conflict on Korean border
Reports say Chinese troops fired on Japanese forces near the Korean border, many killed on both sides. Japan demands surrender of those responsible, fearing Chinese refusal could trigger cross-border hostilities. Separately, a train trip through La Roque, Cheboygan and Alpena faced a night of terror as flames surrounded cars, with passengers fleeing and later continuing toward Alpena. Rogers City faced a potential threat but hopes of saving the town persist.
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China
Japan
Kantno
Cheboygan
la Roque
Flamee
Alpena
Rogers City
Archbold Letters Highlight McLaurin Sibley Row in 1901
A vocal compilation of letters from John D. Archbold to Senator McLaurin, R. H. Edmunds, and J. C. Stey dated February 1901, discussing gratitude, favors, and alleged political influence tied to Standard Oil. The excerpts show Archbold praising support, confirming payments, and noting a mutual friend in Griscom.
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California
W. R. Hearst
R. H. Edmunds
Manufacturers’ Record
Broadway
Baltimore
Edmunds
McLaurin
Washington
Jno
D. Archbold
Stirley
Griscom
John D. Archbold
J.C. Stey
Renator McLaurin
Btandari DI Company
Griscomi
Sibley
Standard OM Company
Bettator McLaurin
Archbold
Capers urges fair counting of Republican votes in South Carolina
John G. Capers, Republican National Committee member for South Carolina, writes to South Carolina election commissioners from Washington on October 14, 1808. He argues that in most counties no accredited Republican nominees exist and asks that national Republican votes for Taft be allowed and counted, urging a square deal and national prosperity through Republican leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Capers
Republican National Committee
South Carolina
Washington, D. C
Mr. Taft
Panama Canal
South
New County Proposal Aims to Form Summerland in Colu mbia Area
The News and Courier reports promoters seek to carve a new county named Summerland from parts of Alken and Lexington counties. They argue sufficient territory and population exist, with a county seat on the railroad between Columbia and Augusta. Leesville and Batesburg would anchor the inland city around the courthouse.
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Columbia
News and Courier
Portiona
Alken
Lexington
Summerland
Edisto New County
Countie
Augusta
Leesville
Batesburg
Court House
Explosion at Ingleside Limestone Quarry Kills Six
Six people die and twenty one are injured in an explosion at Ingleside Limestone Quarry near Fort Collins Colorado. Five dynamite charges were placed but only four exploded as planned. One unexploded cap detonated during attempts to remove it. Two Japanese and four Mexican victims are identified among the dead.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Ingleside
Bryan Speech Sparks Panic Threats Across Parties
The speech warns Republicans may trigger panic if Bryan is elected, claiming Taft’s federal salary would be cut for the first time in over two decades. A Bryan Negro Club forms in Springfield Ohio with a sizable Black veteran contingent. The speaker questions if Mel Laurin was truly seen or merely observed, and urges vigilance against corruption threatening the republic.
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Bryan
Taft
Mr. Sibley
Mel Laurin
Tos
Button
Republic of
Rome
Labor Leader Keefe Linked to Taft Offer by Democrats
A Democratic press release claims labor leader Davie J. Keefe, Detroit, then head of the International Alliance of Longshoremen, was promised the Immigration Commissioner post in exchange for repudiating Gompers and supporting Taft. The statement cites a Washington meeting on October 3 and an August 28 Labor circular urging opposition to Taft, with Keefe denying and other leaders allegedly ready to testify.
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National Democratic Committee
John G. Gordon
Preach Bureau
New York
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor Desert
Gompera
Bryan
Tabor
Questlon x
Davie J. Keefe
Detroit
International Agaociation of Longshoremen
Federation of Labor
Keefe
Washington
Immigration
Sargent
Gompers
Counel
Federation
Facta
They Married Again After Long Separation in New York
An elderly German couple, once married in Germany forty years earlier and twice divorced, secured a marriage license in New York to remarry. After both had remarried and faced losses, Konrad Koubert learned his former wife's husband had died in Germany and invited the partner of his youth to join him in New York. She replied by cable and arrived on the next steamer.
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New York
Conrad Koubert
Germany
Colonel Tucker Arrested for Desertion in Decatur
Col Willem M. Tucker of the United States Army was arrested in Decatur Michigan on Tuesday on a desertion charge relating to his wife and the daughter of the late General John A. Logan. Loret O'Brien of the Chicago police made the arrest. Tucker refused to be taken off a train without requisition papers and proceeded toward St Louis to await transfer to Chicago. He was accompanied by a woman said to be his mistress, and two male servants, while his wife was left behind.
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Willem M. Tucker
United States Army
Decatur
Daugnter
John A. Logan
Loret O'Brien
Chicago
Fire destroys Langher residence near Manassas
Langher was cremated to a nearby creek near St Edith's Academy five miles west of Manassas Va after a fire consumed his house and its contents early Tuesday. He reportedly reentered the burning structure to retrieve money and papers despite pleas from his wife and children. Langher's Mills, longtime county landmark, suffered the loss.
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Langher
Ala Howe
St. Edith’s Academy
Manassas
Wpper
Langhers
Jurors gamble verdict as two seek mercy in trial
A new trial was sought for William Knox after affidavits from four jurors claimed ten jurors favored murder with no mercy while two wanted mercy. The jurors allegedly used a hat draw between “murder” and “mercy” slips, risking the defendant’s life. Judge Wilson set aside the verdict, allowing further proceedings.
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Askew
News and Courier
William Knox
Pick- 208
Penn
Wilson
Knox
Las
Solleltu
Meesrs Henderson
Davis
Gunter
Jyles
Siip
Ageinet Knox
Hearst Graves Address Suppressed by Ind Party Crowd
In Baltimore the Independence party filled the Princes Theatre for a planned address by William R Hearst and John Temp Graves. A telegram from Hearst apologized for missing the event. Graves allegedly misrepresented the campaign and attacked both major parties. The crowd cheered Bryan’s name while Graves criticized Kern and faced disruption from a heckler. Police were asked to ensure order.
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Baltimore
Wm. R. Hearst
John Temp Graves
Independence Party
Princes Theatre
Hears
Graves
Hearst
Wm. J. Bryan
Kern
Randolph Hearst
Cheere
Bryan
Gravee
Prediction of Bryan speech in Nebraska City report
The text notes a prediction by Mr Bryan during a Nebraska City speech in 1900. He said starch trust prosecutions could force a factory closure, and warned of violence. He claimed the factory was later shut, machinery removed, building under wrecking crew. He referenced Republicans who mocked him after the election and questioned the factory's shadow across the state.
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Nebraska City
Bryan
Republican Committee
Balloons in North Sea Disaster Reaches Berlin Crowd
Berlin dispatch reports the Saint Louis balloon crashed in the North Sea during Sunday’s race. Crewman N. H. Arnold of North Adams Mass and Harry J. Hewitt were rescued after a perilous descent in darkness and heavy seas. The Conqueror also had a near-escape earlier. Two competitors unreported, torpedo boats aiding search near Bremerhaven.
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Berlin
Germany
Schmargendorf
North Sea
Saint Louis
N. H. Arnom
North Adama
Mass
Harry J. Hewitt
Vom
Ela
T Ife
Arnold
A. Holland Forbes
Augustus Post
Romeath
Baimtouls
Wilhelmshaven
Ballasy
Bremerhaven
Ben
Hewitt
St. Louis
Jewitt
Russia
Wassiloog Island
de Mroyera
Hearst party meeting held in Columbia
About fifty attendees gathered Tuesday night in Columbia to discuss the Hearst party. The audience included Democrats, bankers, lawyers, newspaper men, and business and indorcing men. Ex-Congressman Howard of Alabama delivered an address. state secretary G B Price presided. M F Tighe of Washington, connected with Hearst, attended.
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Columbia
Hearst Party
Howard
Alabama
G. B. Price
M. F.tighe
Washington
Pspore
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R. H. Edmunda
J. L. McLaurin
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D. C
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the Sun
Lawson
Elincerely
John Lowndes
Taurin
John J. Archbold
Capers
Komighis
Sioners
Republican National Committee For
Bryan Negro Club
Springfield
Bryan Olm
Negra Vetera
Brownaville
LABOR
Bays Keefe
Immigration Commissioners Office
Tucker
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