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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
1
Albuquerque crowds and visitors are advised to don festive attire and celebrate the closing night of the General Frolic Fest in a blaze of glory. The event marks the culmination of the two weeks described as the greatest in New Mexico's history with abundant confetti and merriment.
A two week Albuquerque exposition ends with a grand masked ball at the Convention hall and a parade of costumed revelers in the streets. The afternoon features a Trinidad vs Clifton baseball game, trooper races, and the hold up and rescue stagecoach exhibit. A Mahoney silver cup presentation to Albuquerque public schools caps the program.
The Atlantic fleet, led by Rear Admiral Charlee N. Sperry, set sail from Corregidor for Japan with the flagship Connecticut first in line. The departure passed with little ceremony as cholera precautions in Marita expand with house-to-house inspections and broader disinfection efforts.
The steam er Norwood bound from Grays Harbor to San Pedro was struck on the port side by the Standard Oil steamer Ascasion in dense fog about four miles west of Point Conception. The Norwood took on water and four boats were lowered. two women, two children, thirteen men, and part of the crew were rescued and brought to San Francisco aboard the Ascasion. The Norwood was towed to harbor waterlogged but not badly damaged.
Mrs W F Anderson of Hinsdale Golf Club Chicago takes the western women's championship in St Louis defeating Miss Grace Semple of the St Louis Country Club 8 up with 2 to play.
Two United States battleships Maine and Alabama departed from Tromeward Bound in the Azores on October 9 during the final leg of their world cruise, heading to New York.
Contributions of 100 dollars to the national party and 500 dollars for striking bakers in St. Louis were reported today by the Bakers' and Confectioners' International union at its annual convention in Washington. Resolutions condemn Herman Ridder, treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, for alleged labor hostility.
In Galesburg Bryan denounces Roosevelt over campaign interference for Taft and accuses the Republican Party of injustice to labor. He cites Lincoln and Douglas debates, argues for jury trials in indirect contempt cases, and ridicules the Omaha Bee tariff critique of the platform while labeling himself advance agent of prosperity.
West Chester Pennsylvania crowds packed the streets as James Sherman Republican vice presidential candidate led a city parade. A Taft ticket surge shifted to the Atlantic seaboard with a speaking stop in Butler district hometown. Lowell Massachusetts saw Joseph Flynn of Lawrence nominated for Congress by Democrats in the fifth district after a split with Adams Butler.
Governor Hughes of New York campaigned through Kansas and Missouri urging workers and miners to oppose Bryan. He mocked Bryan’s nostrums and defended Taft’s Republican platform, arguing for steady prosperity and caution against radical cures. The rally featured rifle fire and cannon salutes as Hughes pressed for a decisive defeat of the Democratic candidate.
New York President Bush of the New York National club said the matter of the New York Chicago game on Boot 23 will not be taken to the United States courts as an injunction. He asserted the pennant is technically theirs and the matter will remain as is for now.
Chicago and Detroit prep for the World Series with Captain Chance healing from a throat injury and managers predicting a hard fought clash at Bennett Park. The military retires Col William F. Stewart after findings of serious heart disease, ending nearly forty years of service and prompting potential brigadier general consideration.
Det. Al Kauffman of San Praveises knocked out Pred radtey of Boston in the fourth round of a six round bout at catch weights at the National Athletic Club here tonight. Kauffman weighed about twenty pounds more.
Readable events include carnival attractions on Camino Heat and Camino Real Pveniog, baseball Trinidad vs CLEton, running races with purses, and a grand wild West exhibition. A masked parade from the Alvarado hotel leads to a convention ball at 4:00 PM.
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