La Follette Speaks Across Milwaukee and New Jersey
Senator La Follette campaigned for the national Republican ticket delivering speeches in Milwaukee and Newark. He praised Taft’s anti trust ruling, warned that a proposed free list for trust products would cut wages by about half, and urged continued reform of the U S Senate as he traveled to Jersey City and Elmira after a packed Newark rally.
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Taft Campaign Tour Highlights Indiana Rallyes
Taft ends a whirlwind Indiana tour with a massive Indianapolis rally after visiting Brazil Crawfordsville Lafayette Frankfort Kokomo and Muncie crowds exceed expectations and a Kokomo grandstand collapses briefly Taft defends injunctions and labor policy while praising General Harrison and pledging stable economic leadership amid rain and large processions.
Sylvanite Camp Grows Fast Near Hachita
Miners surge into Sylvanite seventeen miles from Hachita New Mexico as tents and shacks form a booming town. Insiders predict the camp may become the richest in the southwest with many claims claimed and the Sylvanite Mining Company reporting shafts and hundreds of sacks of ore at blue per ton. Ore is shipped to Douglas Arizona for smelting.
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Hachita
Bylvanite Mining Company
Douglas
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Portland to Have Two Ball Leam
W F MacFarland president of the Aberdeen Baseball club says a secret Portland deal six weeks ago will place Portland teams in both the Pacific Coast league and the Northwest league next season.
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Sherman Apologizes to Bryan Adorer in N Y Campaign Tour
James Sherman republican vice presidential nominee held eight speeches in a north ward sweep through five counties. He spoke in Richardson's theater in Oswego and addressed crowds in Ithaca Trumansburg and Cortland after parades and farm leaders greeted him. A boy cheered for Bryan and cited dark 1893 97 democracy era as a caution.
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Whale Memoir: Whale Upsets Rowboat Duck Hunters
A report from Tucuma dated Oct 22 states a whale attacked a duck hunting rowboat, drowning three men. The men reportedly fired shotguns as the whale surfaced to blow, and the creature swam away after the incident, with further whale sightings noted nearby.
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Kern's Condition Improves Slightly Amid Campaign Uncertainty
Indianapolis October 28. John W. Kern Jr. shows a shade of improvement as his father stays at his bedside. The campaign continuation next week hinges on the son's condition, with Mr. Kern noting only a slight, barely noticeable progress after a fairly comfortable day.
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Indianapolis
John W. Kern, Jr
Mr. Kern
Traction War Reopened in Cleveland
Officials claim about 2000 votes in 66 precincts were legal despite misstatement on machines. Both sides cite irregularities that may have prevented many ballots from being counted. A new election could be ordered while a separate dispute involves possession of property and funds.
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Municipal Traction Company
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Municipal
Democratic Leader Bryan in New Jersey Attacks Roosevelt and Gompers
William J Bryan camps in New Jersey delivering sixteen speeches on labor policy. He ridicules Roosevelt’s attack on Gompers and jokes he may be deposed for Nick Longworth. He contrasts Democratic and Republican labor planks and references the Denver agreement on reform legislation.
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Nicholas Longworth
Denver
Philadelphia
White House
Bryan Indiana Campaign Itinerary Marks Final Address
W J Bryan's tour through Indiana on October 21 covered fourteen towns from Union City to Indiana Harbor and ends in Chicago with a speech likely his last formal campaign address. The visit highlighted contrasts between the Democratic platform and the Republican program ahead of election day.
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Mohonk Conference Considers Platform on Dependent Peoples
The Mohonk conference at Lake Mohonk, N Y on October 23 debated a platform urging Christian altruism toward Indians and other dependent peoples. It calls for laws to curb liquor sales to Alaskan natives, education funding improvements, land allotments for Navaho, reform of not reserved schools, full Puerto Rican citizenship, forestry and irrigation aid, tariff relief for Philippines lands, and Hawaii immigration study.
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Vanderbilt Cup Race Opens Amid Frenzy of New Drivers
Manhattan sparkles as thousands flock to Long Island ferry and Broadway for the Vanderbilt Cup event. Four drivers have prior track experience. crowds pour into parks, grandstands rise, and preparatory camps bustle with mechanics and signals. An accident in Jackson Avenue claims a life as preparations continue for the 208.6 mile, eleven-lap course.
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Joe Tracy
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Rie
Saleeman
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Patrick Ball
Montgomery Faces Tail for Theft of Half Million
Pittsburg financier Montgomery stands charged in U S district court with embezzling 469000 from Allegheny National Bank prior to its May closure. Investigator William Teles testified Montgomery admitted guilt and claimed use of funds to buy stocks while directors sought quiet. Defense hinges on dates and sequence of events as technicalities loom.
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Trian
United States District Court
William Teles
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Montgomery
Honduras on Verge of Bloody Revolution
Dispatches from Mexico City report Honduras faces a deep political crisis. General Policarpio Bonilla is said to threaten overthrow, with an alleged life attempt on President Davilla’s private secretary. Jails are reportedly full of political prisoners.
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Manuel Booilla
Policarpio Bonilla
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Zoelaya
Noted Journalist Richard Legallenne In Critical Condition
Richard Legallenne, noted journalist and authority, is seriously ill in a private sanitarium in New York city with double pneumonia and jaundice. Physicians say his condition remains critical tonight.
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New York
Richard Legallienne
Bank Directors Ordered to Face Twenty Five Questions
Washington Oct 23 Comptroller Murray issued an order to national bank examiners demanding they convene the directorate on entering a bank and require answers to a formal list of twenty five questions. The inquiries aim to reveal directors relation to the banks condition knowledge of the bank's paper authority overstepping banking law provisions and supervision of officers. This marks the first complete official inquiry into bank director relations.
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Washington
Murray
Independence League Rally In Troy Highlights Third-Party Fight
In Troy New York on October 23 a Independence League rally featured Thomas L Hisgen for president John Graves for vice president and Clarence J Shearn for governor. Hisgen attacked Bryan and Taft accusing Taft of acting as Roosevelt’s mouthpiece and charged that the Bryan campaign committee received support from Standard Oil, while both major parties were said to have accepted such aid.
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Benjamin Harrison
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Rainmakers prove useless in Adirondack fire fight
Willis Moorski of the United States weather bureau advised against attempting spray or explosive rain experiments to combat Adirondack fires. He warned such tests could mislead and cause rain to fall across multiple states toward New York and New England. Forester Pettis reported spreading flames near Baganae and feared reaching William Rockefeller’s preserve with fires at Floodwood.
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