Iowa Republicans Deadlock to Block Cummins Senate Bid
In Des Moines on September 9, forty-two stand-pat Republicans plus forty-five Democrats thwarted Gov A B Cummins from winning the U S Senate seat to replace W B Allison. The split persisted in both houses with no yield from either faction, as talks turned to primary law and adjournment. Governor Cummins expressed regret but had no further comment.
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Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
United States Senate
W. B. Allison
Cummins
Porter
House
Claude R. Porter
Funk
Perkins
William Larrabee
Walter Smith
W. P. Hepburn
G. N. Haages
A. F. Dawson
Iowa
Congress
Taft and Foraker Bind In Ohio Republican Front
In a Toledo GA R reunion taunt and praise mix as Taft and Senator Foraker declare unity. Taft recalls his first Ohio opportunity and lauds Republican strength while Foraker affirms loyalty and endorses Taft amid campaign expectations. He cites Taft’s Manila and Panama experience as proof of fitness.
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Taft
Foraker
United States
Ohio
Senator Foraker
Superior Court of
Cincinnati
Mr. Taft
Chicago
Mr. Foraker
Judge Taft
Bishop Falcons
Philippines
Panama Canal
Tim
Sherman Stands with Labor Rights Advances
The speech signals Republican support for improving labor conditions and equality before the law. It asserts labor's requests should be granted so long as they do not deny rights to others.
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Republican Party
Politician Endorses Cincinnati Labor Declaration
The speaker defends the Republican record on labor by praising acts like the Eight Hour, Employers' Liability, railroad safety statutes, and Child Labor laws for the District of Columbia. He expresses support for Mr. Fatt's Cincinnati declaration on injunctions as the strongest restatement of his position.
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District of
Columebla
Fatt
Beaten but Optimistic Bryan Faces Next Campaign
The poem envisions William Jennings Bryan in defeat yet continuing resolve. It notes Bryan and Kern as slow to quit, voyaging on an old ship of politics while Taft leads and Sherman has won. The speaker, Julian Durand, frames Bryan as the enduring grand Democrat ready to endure another four years before racing again.
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The
New York Sun
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Taft
Sherman
Kern
L'A
Julian Durand
Aragon Election Oath Praising King With Rights Safeguards
An original oath from historic Aragon describes choosing a king by mutual pledge. The freeborn inhabitants of Aragon elect Don Philip as king on the condition of preserving their rights and privileges, with loss of kingship if he fails.
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Aragon
Kingdom of
Philip
Stop the Auto Advised by Chauffeur in Fern Clue
A Washington Herald quip depicts a driver urging continuation after a passenger jokes about red ferns. The gag suggests the ferns resemble the local constable’s whiskers, turning a car ride into a playful misdirection.
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Washingston Herald
The Open Window And Air Flow In Homes
A short emblem on windows as the best feature of modern houses. It urges the housekeeper to keep windows open day and night to bring indoor air close to outdoor air for better health.
Fortune Tied To Builder With Inspectors
A quip from the Philadelphia Record notes the saying that each man makes his own fortune while humorously suggesting someone must stay on good terms with building inspectors. The exchange frames personal initiative against regulatory oversight in a light, sardonic tone.
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Philadelphia Record
Dan Patch Fails to Lower Record at Michigan State Fair
Dan Patch paced a mile in 1.58% at the Michigan state fair, the fastest mile ever driven there. Police crowd interference kept him from approaching the 1:55 mark as about 30,000 spectators cheered after the final split. Dan Patch was paced by two runners with quarter 30 seconds and mile time 1:58.
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Detroit
Dan Patch
Michigan
Hersey
Forest Fire Threatens Park Falls Wisconsin
Park Falls Wisconsin faced a daylong forest fire surrounded the town amid a gale. A shift in wind offers hope as fire apparatus from Ashland arrives to aid containment and save the lumber village.
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Park Falls
Wis
Ashland
Five Children Cremated Near New Brighton Farm Fire
Five children of Mr and Mrs J C Burdette aged five to twelve were suffocated in a late night fire at their farm near New Brighton outside St Paul. Parents on visit returned to find all five bodies, cause of blaze undetermined, coroner notified.
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St. Paul
J. C. Burdette
New Brighton
Hamits
A. W. Miller
Two Women Leap to Death in New York Homes
In New York on September 9 two women died by suicide. Mrs. Mary Ann Hersch, grieving her drowned son, jumped from a second floor dining room window on Seventh Street. Miss Lian Reynolds, fifty, longtime Messiah Home assistant matron, leaped from a fourth floor window on East Seventeenth Street.
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New York
Mary Ann Hersch
Seventh Street
Lian Reynolds
Messiah
Westchester
East Seventeenth Street
Baseball Scores From Major Leagues and American Association
In the American Association games, St Paul defeated Kansas City 6 to 5, Indianapolis beat Toledo 3 to 1, Minneapolis won 3 to 0 against Milwaukee, and Columbus edged Louisville 3 to 2 in thirteen innings. In the American League Detroit lost 2 to 5 to Chicago, Cleveland fell 0 to 2 to St Louis, and Washington beat Boston 1 to 3. In the National League Boston defeated Philadelphia 6 to 4, Chicago beat Cincinnati 3 to 2, Pittsburg shut out St Louis 2 to 0, and New York and Brooklyn went 11 innings with New York 1, Brooklyn 0.
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St. Paul
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Toledo
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
Louisville
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Dynamite blast near Agawam kills three workers
In Agawam Massachusetts on September 9 a dynamite blast on Provin Mountain killed three laborers and fatally injured one more while five others were seriously hurt near a contracting company’s water reservoir project.
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Agawam
Mass
Provin Mountain
Promises on Tariff Reform by Taft and Bryan
The Omaha Bee contrasts Taft and Bryan on tariff pledges. Taft could redeem his pledge if elected, while Bryan would be powerless with a Republican Senate opposing his free trade plans.
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Mr. Taft
Mr. Bryan
Senate
Lynching of Lawson Pa ten follows Mills case in Mississippi
The report states Lawson Pa ten, a Black man, was taken from jail and lynched after killing Mrs Millan, a white woman in her home. It also notes Mrs Mickey Jan’s brutal killing and later capture after a posse pursuit. Washington reports Orville Wright's record flights at Fort Wayne with eleven minutes aloft and nearly eight on the second flight.
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Oxford
Miss
Lawson Paten
Mre Millan
Mickey Jan
Partes
Chois
Washington
Sep
Fort Wye
Orville Wright
Market Quotations for Minneapolis Wheat Prices
Minneapolis wheat quotations show futures and cash prices with No 1 hard and Northern grades. December and May contracts trade near 1.00 to 1.04 dollars per bushel, while No 2 Northern fluctuates around 0.98 to 1.00 dollars.
Wheat and flax futures update for Duluth market
Wheat and flax futures for Duluth show steady on track arrivals. No. 1 hard at 1.03, Northern 1.01 to 1.02, No. 2 winter 1.00, Sept 1.00, Dec 0.99, May 1.03. Flax futures on track with Sept 1.26, Oct 1.24, Nov 1.54, Dec 1.22.
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Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
Cattle and Sheep Prices at St Paul Auction
St Paul market report shows 15 choice steers at 6.00 to 6.78, fair to eat at 5.00 to 6.75, calves and heifers 4.00 to 5.00, hogs 4.50 to 6.66, sheep 8.75 to 4.10, yearlings 4.00 to 6.425, spring lambs 4.60 to 5.25.
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St. Paul
Markets report for Chicago product quotes and futures
Chicago market listing shows wheat prices for Sep and Dec contracts around 98 to 68 with May at 1.00. Pork futures quoted for Oct and Dec around 14.65 and 14.86 with Jan at 16.37. Butter and dairies trend stated, poultry items including turkeys and chickens priced. general commodity movements summarized.
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Chicago
Chicago cattle and hog market quotes report
Chicago market notes list bid quotes for cattle cattle types including western cattle stockers and feeders cows and heifers calves and hogs pigs and sheep with prices per hundredweight and ranges across several categories. The figures show mixed cattle and hog values with several rounded price points and unit notations.
Chicago Great Western North Bound Train Notice
North bound trains to St Faull and Minneapolis depart the city at 3 35 PM. Eastbound to Fort Dodge Council Bluffs and Omaha leave at 3 35 PM and 11 40 PM. Arrival times from various cities are noted, with connections to Mason City and La Porte also indicated.
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Great Western Railway
St. Faull
Minneapoli
Motnea
Fort Wedge
Council Bluffs
Omahe
Lyle
Mealy and Mason
Es City
Rt Dodge
Aus Council Blue
Oman
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