Political Vortex Moves Westward in Final NY Push
In Syracuse and throughout upstate New York on Oct 30 Taft and Bryan led a busy two way campaign. Taft spoke in Lyons and spoke again in Canadaigua Geneva Seneca Falls and Auburn while Bryan addressed crowds at Cohoes Albany Utica and Rome. Cabinet members Cortelyou Root and Meyer also urged voters in several states. Taft praised his recovery and condemned Bryan fallacies as 5,000 Lyons residents cheered. Bryan predicted victory and urged support for Democratic candidates in New York. Cortelyou argued which candidate best advances government reforms and corporate regulation.
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Syracuse
N. J
William H. Taft
William J. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Lyons
Canadaigua
Geneva
Seneca Falls
Auburn
Bryan
New York State
Cohoes
Albany
Utica
Rome
Alton B
Cortelyou
New York
Root
Toledo
Meyer
Belair
Eugene W. Chafin
Watkins
Prohibition
Ohio
Thomas L. Hisgen
Independence Party
New Jersey
Eugene V. Debs
Illinois
Taft
N. Y
Payne
Republican Party
Coheos
Opera House
Denver
George B. Cortelyou
Cortelyon
Memorial services for German ambassador Sternburg held in Washington
A state funeral in Concordia Lutheran church honored German ambassador Friedrich von Sternburg who died August 23 at Heidelberg. President Roosevelt and cabinet members attended along with US Supreme Court members and military officials. The service featured German and English addresses and Chopin’s Funeral March.
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Weshington
Washington
Priederr Speck von Sternburg
United States
Heidelberg
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church
Baron von Sternburg
Paul A. Menzel
Concordia Chapel
Roland Cuilon Smith
St. John's Church
Freifrau Speck von Sternburg
Hermann von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg
Langham
Louisville
Retzmann
Maj. von Livonius
Baron von Richthofer
von Prittwitz Und Gaffron
State Department
Morse Bank Trial Reveals Omitted Meeting Minutes
Charles W Morse and Alfred H Curtis faced cross examination as Curtis testified about omitted minutes at the National Bank of North America. He described directors' discussions on the bank’s “ice” situation and noted Morse and Barney were close friends who spoke optimistically about the company’s future.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
Curtis
United States
Stimson
National Bank of North America
Morse
Charles T. Barney
Mr. Morse
Frat Boys Brand Comrades in Initiation Mutilation
Two Polytechnic High School students were suspended and three more faced possible punishment after they branded two Los Angeles High School students with nitrate of silver during initiation ceremonies in Los Angeles on Thursday.
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Los Angeles
Polytechnic High School
Los Angeles High School
Hutchinson, Last Of Famous Temperance Family, Dies
Lynn Mass October 30 John W Hutchinson the last of the Hutchinson family famed for temperance and abolition songs before the Civil War died at his High Rock home Thursday. He helped popularize anti slavery voices nationwide and leaves a lasting musical and social legacy.
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Hutchinson
Lynn
Mass
John W. Hutchinson
Arrested for Shooting at Priest in Chicago
George Gremm, known for letters to President Roosevelt and other officials, was arrested by police detectives in Chicago and held as a suspect in the shooting attack on Rev. J. K. Fielding of Corpus Christi church.
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Chicago
George Gremm
Roosevelt
J. K. Fielding
Corpus Christi Church
Omaha to Host 1909 W C T U Session
Denver reports the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union executive council chose Omaha to hold the 1909 session with an overwhelming vote. The exact date and details were not disclosed.
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Omaha
Denver
National Women’'s Christian Temperance Union
Forest Fire Threatens Miners Near Turkey Knob
Fire around Turkey Knob near Charleston West Virginia endangers workers at the Turkey Knob Coal Company. On Thursday the blaze threatened death to miners as they battled the blaze and evacuated threatened areas.
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Charleston
W. Va
Turkey Knob
Slast Fatal to Minera at Hammond Mines Blast
An explosion at the Hammond mines in Gadsden Alabama on October 80 left one man dead another fatally hurt and four more injured according to local reports.
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Minera
Fire Rips Neave Building Injuring Dozens in Cincinnati
A noon blaze at the 11story Neave building at Fourth and Race streets injures many, with women on window ledges awaiting rescue. Louise Boutte, a dressmaker on the tenth floor, leaps to a lower roof and is badly hurt. firemen bring the flames under control within minutes as panicked occupants are saved.
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Cincinnati
Neave
Fourth
Race Streets
Louise Boutte
Pittsburg Calcium Light Company
Leascue
Dunleavy
Fireman Ladder From Flame in Brooklyn Tenement Fire
In a four building blaze in Brooklyn policemen and firemen performed daring rescues. Policeman Zer weick reached the roof from an adjoining house and lowered a three foot short ladder through a scuttle to lift a hat dozen frightened people to safety. He steadied the ladder with his feet as a woman and children climbed up, stepping on his face. Firemen then swung across from an adjacent building to save others on the fire escapes.
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New York
Brooklyn
Zerweick
Suffragettes Sentenced After Commons Disorders
London October 80 all suffragettes except two arrested near the house of commons were arraigned in court Thursday and fined 25 dollars each. They refused to pay and were sentenced to one month in prison.
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London
House of Commons
Shanghai welcomes American fleet after three year boycott
The Chinese chamber of commerce of Shanghai sent a message to Admiral Sperry welcoming the American fleet to China. The chamber led the boycott against American goods here three years ago.
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Shanghai
Chinese Chamber of Commerce of
Admiral Sperry
China
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Keogh Abandoned Military Post in Montana
Fort Keogh in Montana is ordered abandoned by Gen. Edgarly of the Department of Dakota. Troops had been withdrawn from the post a year earlier, and final abandonment orders were issued on Wednesday.
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Fort Keogh
Fall
Minn
Montana
Eagerly
Department of Dakota
Night Riders Detentions Reach Camp in Tenn
Ninety prisoners are held at Camp Nemo in Tenn as Maj. J B Horton sweeps the lowland near Chic a amid masked rider activity. Frank Ferriner confesses involvement in the Quentin Rankin murder implicating twelve in custody. Governor Patterson in camp, guards tighten control, and a governors conference on night riders is planned for Memphis with Harvie Jordan backing the move.
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Quentin Rankin
Conference of Governors
Nemo
Tenn
J. B. Horton
Chica
Col. Tatum
Maj
Horton
Frank Ferriner
Anders
Ccd
Martin
Zopfi
Nashville
Rob Hoffman
Gov. Patterson
Unicon City
James Bryce
Troy News-Banner
Matilda Rassaker
Rassaker
Burton
Tiptonville
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
M. R. Patterson
Memphis
Carnegie Reaches Home After European Trip
New York report says Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie and opera singer Miss Mary Garden arrived from Europe on Thursday.
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Carnegie
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Mary Garden
Europe
Yarmouth Wreck Confirms Loss of All Crew
Wreckage in the North Sea confirms the steamer Yarmouth foundered with a crew of 43 aboard. The Great Eastern Railroad Company freighter from Hook of Holland to Harwich vanished with all hands, feared dead. Separately, the schooner Charles S Hirsch en route from Brunswick, Georgia to Baltimore ran aground off Cape Henry, with six rescued and two drowned, leaving the vessel a total loss.
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London
North Sea
Yarmouth
Hook of Holland
Harwich
Great Eastern Railroad Company
Norfolk
North Carolina
Paul Gannels’ Hill
Cape Henry
Charles S. Hirsch
Hudater
Brunswick
Baltimore
Hunter
Head Found In Sack On Farm Near Clayton
In Adrian Michigan a dried human head rolled from a sack in a shed on the farm of the late Samuel Bryant eleven miles west of Adrian near Clayton. Thrashers at work, including Emmet Cooney, reported the ghastly find as the head, apparently severed and mouth stuffed with rags, emerged from a sack. Bryant died six months ago and is buried nearby. authorities investigate and no one reported missing in the area.
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Adrian, Mich
Samuel Bryant
Here
Clayton
Emmet Cooney
Gooney
Mr. Bryant
Woodmen Suit Dropped in Chariton Bank Claim
Chariton Iowa October 30 The Modern Woodmen of America dropped its suit to establish a 350090 deposit in the defunct First National Bank of Chariton as a preferred claim after a conference among involved lawyers and the receiver.
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Woodmen
Chariton
America
First National Bank of Chariton
Secretary Morton Dies in Apparent Suicide After Water Dept Scandal
Richmond Va Oct 30 Matthew Morton secretary of Manchester water department killed himself Thursday by stabbing his heart after a scandal at the water department. The city across the river was shaken by the affair.
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Richmond
Matthew Morton
Manchester
Withdraw Troops Ordered From Chili Province and Japan
Pekin reports that Russian troops in Chili province including the legation guard are to be withdrawn soon. Japan plans to pull back half of its 800 man force.
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Pekin
Chili
Japan
Italian Murderer Hanged in Reading Pa
Salvatore Garrito, an Italian, was executed in Reading Pennsylvania on Thursday for the murder of Timothy Kelleher, a state police member from Pittsburgh. The case was prosecuted as a capital crime and Garrito faced the gallows under state law. The killing occurred amidst ongoing efforts to curb violent crime in the region.
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Reading
Salvatore Garrito
Timothy Kelleher
Pittsburg
Memorial services for Speck von Sternburg in Washington
In Washington a large memorial service was held for the late German ambassador Speck von Sternburg who died at Heidelberg on August 23. President Roosevelt, Cabinet members, Supreme Court justices, officials, and diplomats from many nations attended, with many guests in brilliant military uniforms.
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Washington
D. C
Speck von Steernburg
United States
Heidelberg
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Exposed Ruff Bribery Confession Before Sentence
San Francisco report details I A S Blake, convicted briber, revealing how Frank J. Murphy and Ruef’s associates offered $10 000 in notes to influence jury selection for Ruef’s acquittal. Blake says his wife would receive $100 monthly while he serves sentence.
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San Francisco
Cal
I. A. S. Blake
John M. Kelly
Abraham Ruef
Ruef
Frank J. Murphy
Blake
Alleged Jersey City Voter Fraud Sparks Blame Game
Jersey City officials report wholesale discovery of false registrations in lower wards. Police Chief Monahan says at least a thousand fraudulent names exist, with canal boat registrations and lodging house entries among the dubious records.
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Jersey City
N. J
Pol
Monahan
Water scandal tragedy in Richmond Virginia
Matthew Morton secretary of the Manchester water department killed himself by stabbing, amid a public scandal. Superintendent Charles H. Sharpe faces indictment for misappropriation of funds, andMorton was to testify against him.
Will Probe St Louis Terminal Rates Hearing
St Louis Mo Oct 30 Interstate Commissioner Harlan began a hearing on terminal rates in St Louis and East St Louis ferry drayage charges and arrangements between steam and electric roads. The inquiry, started by the Interstate Commerce Commission, seeks the relation of terminal charges to through traffic.
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Todls
St. Louis
Harlan
Dergan
East St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Poisoned Candy Case Upheld by Court in Botkin Murder
San Francisco district court affirms lower court judgment in Cordelia Botkin murder case. Botkin, convicted in 1904 of first degree murder for poisoning Mrs John P Dinning of Dover Delaware with candy, faces life imprisonment.
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San Francisco
Cal
District Court of Apneaiis
Cordelia Botkin
Chicago-Duluth Limited Wrecked Near Augusta
Chicago-Duluth limited passenger train running northbound jumped the track near Augusta Wisconsin on October 30. A number of passengers and trainmen were injured but none seriously. The engine turned a complete somersault and all cars rolled over, yet escape from fatalities appeared miraculous as the train traveled about forty miles per hour.
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Chippewa, Falls
Wis
Augusta
New York Central to Challenge Wage Law Test
New York Central Railroad plans a legal action to test the constitutionality of a new wage law requiring railroads to pay test employees in full at least twice a month. The law becomes effective next Monday and the state labor department will enforce it. The railroad will seek a restraining order against enforcement, while other railroads await the outcome.
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N. Y
New York
New York Central Railroad Company
State ‘Labor’ Department
Indeine-datenaa Noe
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