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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
2
Maine favorable situation cited as Taft plans stump tour, with L D leaders Waite Vorys guiding delegation. Taft ready to hit road September 21 from Ohio, considering coast to coast circuit amid cautious committee planning and potential travel costs.
Chairman Hitchcock received state reports on Republican prospects in Maine and Connecticut. Powell Clayton noted a large majority for the Maine ticket. Bulkeley believed governorship controversy would not materially affect Republican chances in Connecticut. Chairman Filleihcock conferred with Eastern executive committee members.
A newspaper ad-style piece urges readers to test kidney function and warns that only kidneys purify blood. It promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a natural aid and invites readers to request a free sample bottle and information booklet by writing to Kilmer Co in Hinghamton, NY.
Republicans nominate Congressman Lilley for governor at party convention in Middletown. The meeting approved Lilley amid cheers, with Judge Garvan and Joseph Le Karbour offering support as Frank Hy Weeks was named lieutenant governor candidate.
A New York Pan shows plans to transport up to 20 000 Republican voters from Washington DC to their home states on election day. Each traveler might cast three votes, boosting Taft’s tally. The scheme, tied to a transportation fare cut, could influence key states and election outcomes.
Baltimore reports the temperance society committee of the Methodist Episcopal church advised Methodist voters who back interstate liquor shipments to back contensionals opposed to Representative Cannon. The panel then decided to extend the fight into Cannon's district and urged opposing him for re election to Congress.
Late primary results from Spickane Washington indicate Wesley l. domes won the Republican nomination for United States senator, replacing incumbent Lovy Ankeny. The race appeared unsettled as reports reached 1 a.m. with party activists awaiting full certification.
The first ballot for United States president in joint session yielded a deadlock. Cimmins received 06 votes, a gain of one from Tuesday. Des Moines observers note the vote totals and shifting support amid the recall of the peviator and Sept 10 timing.
Scores from yesterday’s American League show Washington defeating Boston in Washington, New York beating Philadelphia 9 to 0 in Philadelphia, Detroit triumphing over Chicago 7 to 6 in 12 innings, and Cleveland falling to St Louis 9 to 1 in 10 innings.
Yard notes show games at Hoxton and New York with Philadelphia losing to New York 2 to 7. Chicago defeated St. Louis 6 to 3 while Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 11 to nothing.
A four year old boy in Los Angeles developed bubonic plague after being bitten by a squirrel in a park. Physicians confirmed the park squirrels carry the disease and warned of possible spread in the suburbs.
A Vermont commission report to Governor Proctor urges creating a state controlled normal school institute and adds requested appropriations for Johnson and Castleton. It criticizes buildings, finances, faculty salaries, training facilities, and admission standards while noting limited state ownership and the need for extensive repairs and expansions.
The commission proposes a cohesive policy to replace the existing scattered normal schools with modern state owned campuses in accessible locations. It urges the creation of a new central normal school with dormitories and extensive facilities, displacing Randolph, and calls for continued support for Johnstown and Castine schools with increased funding. It outlines contracts with local communities for training schools, repeals certification statutes, and abolishes existing graduate programs.
New York September 1 The strong showing by Governor Hughes opponents in New York County and Kings County primaries signals mixed support ahead of the state Republican convention at Saratoga. Herbert Parsons, chairman of the county committee, cites opposition among foreign born citizens and some leaders in Kings County, while Woodruff warns the delegation may reveal the full balance of sentiment at Saratoga.
New York September primary returns show Senator Patrick H. McCarren extending his control of Kings County Democrats. Four districts flipped to insurgents, including Heid in the 2nd, but McCarren retained the overall leadership as the Tammany faction clung to power amid charges of fraud and disorder.
Washington dispatch reports Ewige Alton Parker stating he is not willing to run for governor of New York. He says the situation justifies no further remarks and declares it his decision never to hold public office again. Parker plans to dine with Mr Bryan next Sunday.
American delegate Mr. Crewmer argued workers must enter politics to influence laws. He warned unions to avoid party backing and said the path forward is to fight one party with another, a plan to be attempted this year.
An obscure notice claims a cure for a grave condition sold by Birkert Wells at 100 North Main Street in Barre Vermont. It attributes the remedy to Dr Lambandt and mentions a price of 9000. The source text is garbled but presents a medical cure advertisement with dubious claims.
Rome Sept 10 The Countess Man tai Bellegarde, a pope Pie EX descendant, tries to sell his birthplace palace at Sinigaglia where Pius IX visited until 170. asking price 10000 dollars. She met the pope who said the Holy See cannot buy it but suggested an American bishop might purchase it for a recreation ground for students at the American college.
At Nottingham on Sept 10 the Union Congress debated party lines as delegates from the Federation of Labor, including labor leaders allied with the Labor Party and Socialists, faced division. The vote split four to three, signaling tensions between labor factions amid fears of broader outbreaks and political influence from socialist-leaning ministers and allies of the king.
Petersburg dispatch reports suspected cholera cases in the city with characteristic symptoms observed yesterday. bacteriological tests are now underway to confirm the outbreak and determine its scope and the necessary public health response.
Sept 10 report says the Young Turkey committee organ states the sultan has announced his intention to surrender crown domains to back a guarantee for Constantinople and the treasury, with a yearly revenue of $2,000,000 as a pledge for forthcoming town funds.
Paris hosts the International Abolitionist Federation congress with about 200 delegates from eighty societies. Alexander Coote, secretary of the International Association for the Prevention of the White Slave, presents a report on the harmful effects of trafficking and current anti slavery efforts.
Paris court yesterday ruled on a strike by Electro Union workers against Pataud secretary electried. Two hours of union action on August 6 were judged improper. Pataud was fined 8 francs in each case for abuse of the right to strike.
New York September 10 Mrs Marg Bedell of Jersey City shot and fatally wounded her husband Stephen Bedell a boat man during a quarrel yesterday. Bedell was moved toward his wife and threatened her. Riedell was taken to a hospital with three bullet wounds in his neck. Mrs Bedell went to the police station and was arrested.
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