Campaign Heads Close as Parties Predict Electoral Votes
New York reports Republican and Democratic chairs declare their campaigns ended and predict electoral outcomes. Mack cites 333 votes for Bryan and 325 for Taft, while Hitchcock backs Taft winning 325. Both expect key states like New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to favor their candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank H Hitchcock
Republican Committee
Norman KE. Mack
Messrs. Mack and
Hitchcock
Bryan
Taft
Mack
Aryan
Ohio
New Jersey
Republican National Committee
Pennsylvania
Parsons
New York County
Manhattan
Bronx
Greater
Hughes
Kern
Conners
Chanler
Democratic National Committee
National
Labor Party
Fair Weather Predicted for Election Day Across Nation
The weather bureau forecasts generally fair conditions for election day nationwide. Slightly troubled weather may affect the North Pacific coast to northern Rocky Mountain states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
North Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain States
Weather Bureau
Adler to Stand Trial in U S Court
William Adler former president of the defunct State National Bank of New Orleans is returning from Honduras to face indictments in United States court. Adler fled New Orleans last year aboard the steamer Alps loaded with groceries from Adler Wholesale. the ship was wrecked off Honduras but Adler and his son survived with a small iron safe. An inspector’s review of bank affairs led to indictments for legal conduct in loan administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
William Adler
State National Bank of
Adler
Honduras
United States
Adler Wholesale Grocery Company
New York
State National Bank
Alps
Ultimatum Rumor Amid Russia Austria Tensions
A Berlin dispatch reports speculation Russia will issue an ultimatum to Austria Hungary and prepare rapid mobilization. Verification of the claim is not obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Berlin
Petite Parisien
Russia
Austria-Hungary
Taft's attitude toward labor pack headline tone
Taft reassures labor leaders in Buffalo that his friendly stance toward labor will not change with election. He outlines his campaign travel across twenty three states and defends continued support for Roosevelt era labor policies despite party shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
William H. Taft
First Presbyterian Church
Ansley Wilcox
Roosevelt
McKinley
Wilcox
Iroquois Hotel
Dunkirk
Ashtabula
Cleveland
Youngstown
Cincinnati
Taft
Hot Springs
Dakotas
Tennessee
Colorado
Connecticut
Daniel Ransdell
United States Senate
Gompers
Democratic Party
Bryan
Congress
Tragic Halloween Shooting in Rockville Merchant
Prominent Rockville merchant Frank Kretzmer died at Georgetown hospital after a shooting in his Rockville store. Accused shooter Nicholas Offutt, also of Rockville, fled and remains missing. Offutt reportedly claimed Kretzmer insulted his sister by pulling her mask during Halloween pranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georgetown Hospital
Frank Kretzmer
Rockville
Nicholas Offutt
Kretzmer
Offutt
Deckhand Killed in Hatchway Fall Aboard Lyman J. Smith
F J Kulwich, a deckhand on the steamer Lyman J Smith, fell to a hatchway and died as the ship reached Two Harbors from Duluth. He leaves a widow and two children in Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
F. J. Kulwich
Lyman J. Smith
Toledo
Netherlands mulls response as Venezuela crisis looms
Residents of Willemstad worry over Dutch steps amid Venezuela curfew decree. Curacao officials report Holland undecided on action though naval units prepare. rumors say Castro mobilized 50,000 troops and General Rolando may join revolutionary forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willemstad
Netherlands
Venezuela
Castro
Curacao
Holland
van Heemskerck
Friesland
Snethlage
Curacoa
Julia
Maracaibo
Nicholas Rolando
Frontier Crossing With 20 000 Troops From Cucuta
A report notes a force of about 20 000 men advancing from Cucuta Colombia across the frontier. The movement appears to be a large-scale military deployment with uncertain aims and regional impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cucuta
Colombia
Alarm Rising in La Guayra Amid Dutch Threats
In La Guayra port residents fear growing military preparations amid a Netherlands government threat. President Castro, in poor health, received Lorreno Ferreira the new Brazilian minister after delays, with speeches stressing cordial ties between Venezuela and Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Willemstad
la Guayra
Netherlands
Castro
Lorreno Ferreira
New Uniform Bill of Lading Goes Into Effect
The inter state ecommerce commission approves a uniform bill of lading now in use on 416 railroads east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio. Freight shipments must follow the new farm basis unless a shipper objects and pays 10 percent more than regular rates. The yellow colored form, favored by bankers, simplifies advances and settles claims more easily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Mississippi
Ohio
American Bankers’ Association
Prohibition Party Nets 25 000 Annual Funds
Chicago on November 2 reports Prohibition national committee securing 25 000 dollars annually for four years to support campaign work. Chairman Charles R. Jones said backing comes from 1 000 prominent supporters ensuring robust finances and a projected vote increase for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Prohibition Party
Charles R. Jones
Prohibition National Committee
Bryan Confident of Victory at Election
Chicago reporting that on November 2 1896 William J. Bryan Democratic candidate expresses confidence of victory at the upcoming election in the United States. The article notes Bryan's campaign stance and public appearances across centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Bryan Heads West For Kansas Visit Then Lincoln Home Stop
President hopeful Bryan departs Chicago for a Kansas tour and a Lincoln home demonstration. Mrs. Bryan joins him traveling from the candidate’s train to Lincoln. He cites delays and crowded routes delaying travel and forecasts a sizable electoral vote and large popular support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kansas
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Illinois
Aeronaut Dr. Julian P. Thomas Hurt in Wind Wagon Accident
In New York at Morris Park Aeronautic Society grounds Dr. Julian P. Thomas was badly injured during wind wagon tests when the craft collapsed while avoiding a motor cycle. He was pinned beneath machinery and carried to the club room unconscious, with doctors fearing possible spinal damage despite no internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julian P. Thomas
Morris Park
Aeronautic Society
Thomas
Four Hurt in Newark Auto Crash Killing Suspected
Four men were badly hurt in a Newark collision when a touring car struck an iron trolley pole. Chauffeur Albert Felton suffers a brain concussion at St. James hospital. The car was wrecked and one man is believed fatally injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Albert Felton
St. James Hospital
Farmer Gustave Cronke Found Dead Near Tyler
The body of Gustave Cronke and the lifeless remains of his two horses were found in a shallow ditch about half a mile from Tyler. Cronke was en route from town to his farm seven miles away when he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Mine
Gustave Cronke
Cronke
Political row ends in fatal shooting in Seward’s store
In Foraker Oklahoma on November 2 Frank S Seward prominent merchant and local Democratic committeeman shot and killed John H Milan a Pawhuska farmer and Republican after a heated political argument in Seward’s store five shots fired into Milan’s head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foraker
Okla
Frank
Seward
Democratic
John H. Milan
Pawhuska
Milan
Night watchman shot in Weeping Water
Weeping Water Nebraska November 2 C A Relston night watchman was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two men. The assailants escaped as posses formed and pursued. One report says the pair were surrounded in a corn field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeping Water
Neb
C. A. Relston
Birthday Gift Sparks Purchase Bill Joke
A banter about a birthday present reveals a humorous punch line when the purse’s owner admits the gift’s bill was inside. The exchange highlights a playful exchange between two speakers.
Minister's Wife Dies By Jump From Bridge
Mrs. A. Rothenburg a 24 year old wife of the Franklin Circle Disciple church minister in Cleveland leaped from Abby street bridge to railroad tracks eighty feet below. The cause of death is listed as unknown but ruled self inflicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
A. Rothenburg
Franklin Circle Disciple
Abby Street
The Telltale Hand
A writer argues that hands betray thoughts more than lips or eyes. He notes people reveal themselves through small hand movements despite self control. Mulvaney claimed a woman's truth shows in her hands, though interpreting gestures requires practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulvaney
Famous Blenheim Victory and Marlborough Legacy
The piece notes Blenheim as the famed victory of John Churchill and mentions his dukedom, Oxfordshire palace, and annual £5,000 pension. It adds that the present Duke of Marlborough preserves the tradition by placing a French fleur de lis flaglet over the ancestor’s bust in Windsor’s guardroom, linking tenure of Blenheim to this ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blenheim
Blindheim
Upper Danube
John Churchill
Oxfordshire
Duke of Marlborough
Windsor Castle
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wire Ches
R. R. Murphy
I. All
Oys
Murphy’s
Eclipse Lumber Co
M. Emmons
Messrs. Mack and Hitchcock Adhere
Austria
Hallowe’en
Fall
Deckhand
Copyri, Hart le
Kaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Es Ems
Hart Schaffner & Marx D. Bassler
Action of the Netherlands Govern
Port of
Nebraskan
Aeronaut
Dr. Thomas
Farmer
Henry
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!