Future Prosperity Depends on Voters and the 1890s Panic
A historical analysis links voter choice in a forthcoming election to national prosperity. It outlines how the 1890s Democratic administration triggered widespread business anxiety, bank failures, and high unemployment, and argues that a Republican victory could avert a repeat of that panic while noting the enduring prosperity critics claim followed the prior administration.
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United States
Alantic
Pacific
Dun and
Bradshent
Thinking Time for Farmers in a Critical Election
Wisconsin Farmer urges careful, fair study of issues this year. He warns against spell binders and false promises, urging voters to decide at home with newspapers and books, for national prosperity and progress depend on correct judgments.
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Wisconsin
Beveridge and Brewers Tale Linked to Political Deal
An article reports that Albert J. Beveridge, then a U S Senate candidate, made promises to brewery interests in Indiana. Governor J Frank Hanly confirms altered temperance pledges, recounting a 1905 clash with brewer Lieber and party officials over election betrayals and promised legislation.
De Palma Defies Death to Win Vanderbilt Cup Race
Ralph De Palma in a Mercedes defied death across the Wauwatosa course to win the Vanderbilt Cup, finishing 0.41 seconds ahead of Hughey Hughes in a Mercer after a grueling 298.64 mile race. Wishart took third as engine trouble sidelined rivals, with Teddy Tetzlaff and Ralph Mulford exiting early.
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Milwaukee
Ralph de Palma
Mercedes
Wauwatosa
Hughes
Mercer
Bruce Brown
de Palma
Hughey Hughes
Wishart
Teddy Tetzlaff
Fiat
Tetzlaff
Jhiis
Ralph Mulford
Knox
Magneto
Hughie Hughes
Harry Nelson
Spencer Wishart
Gil Anderson
George Clark
Nelson
Taft Campaign Buttons Flood Indiana From State HQ
Indiana Republicans flood counties with Taft buttons and campaign literature as state headquarters at Indianapolis distributes over 50 000 insignia and tons of pamphlets. Materials include Woodrow Wilson views on labor and pieces on Republican stance toward African Americans while images of Taft and Durbin adorn homes and clubs. The drive emphasizes education and reasoned argument over spectacle.
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Taft
Indiana
State Central Committee
Indianapolis
Chicago
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Rodenburg
Illinois
Republican Party
Col. W. T. Durbin
Hoosier Land
State Committee
Man Asleep Jumps From Steamer Into Lake Superior
Albert Peterson of Calumet is believed drowned after walking in his sleep on the deck of the steamship America from Port Arthur to Duluth. He leaped into Lake Superior near Rock of Ages light opposite Isle Royale as passengers sang the hymn Rock of Ages. The body was not recovered.
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Calumet
Mich
America
Port Arthur
Ont
Deluth
Albert Peterson
Lake Superior
Rock of Ages” Light
Isle Royale
Peterson
Ten Children Die in Fire in St Bernard Quebec
In St Bernard Quebec on October 5 ten children aged eighteen months to fifteen years, children of Alexander Gravel, perished in a fire. The parents found the home ablaze on returning early morning and could not save the youngsters, witnessing their deaths.
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St. Bernard, Que
Alexander Gravel
Gravel
League Baseball Scores From Boston and Chicago Card
Boston beat Brooklyn 3 to 2 in game one and 7 to 6 in game two. Chicago edged Pittsburgh 6 to 5 in ten innings. New York lost to Philadelphia 1 to 2. St Louis Cincinnati had no schedule. Detroit 5 Chicago 4. St Louis 2 Cleveland 4. No other games scheduled.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Brookln
Chicago
Pittsburg
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cleveland
Perch
Ccesencesadans
ASA St
Pfanschmidt Murder Inquest Delayed. Evidence Points at Son
In Quincy Illinois on October 3 the Pfanschmidt murder inquest was postponed to October 9 after a brief session. Testimony shows the family died before the house burned and that only tracks from Ray Pfanschmidt's buggy could place him in the yard. Experts say Mrs Pfanschmidt and Miss Emma Kaempen were killed with a sharp instrument, likely an ax. Ray was absent at the inquest and no arrest is expected until it concludes. Fay Pfanschmidt has hired lawyers for defense.
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Quincey
Ill
Pfanschmidt
Ray Pfanschmidt
Gibson in December in murder case at Goshen
Burton W. Gibson, held without bail on the murder charge of Rosa Menschik Szabo, will be indicted next week if prosecutors proceed. Judge Royce declared he had made up his mind and did not want defense counsel to sum up. District Attorney Rogers said a December trial term could occur if an indictment is returned.
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Goshen
N. Y
Burton W. Gibson
Rosa Menschik Szabo
Royce
Gibson
Rogers
Supreme Court
Braden Direct Sets Turf Record In King Stake Heat
Braden Direct, a four year old pacer trained to Breris, broke turf history by clipping 2:06 in heat one, then lowered his own single heat mark to 2:03 1/4. He completed the race with a mile in 2:04, the fastest three heats for his age. Owned by J. H. Elspass of Denver Colorado.
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Columbus
Braden Direct
J. H. Elspass
Denver
Colo
German Aviator Is Dead After Recon Flight Crash
Sonnenburg Germany Oct 1 The death of Lieut Wiley Hefer a German army aviator occurred here He was injured during imperial maneuvers in Saxony when his airplane collided with a tree during a reconnoitering flight He was initially thought not gravely hurt but died from the injuries.
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Sonnenburg
Germany
Wiley Hefer
Saxony
Balkan War Forecast and Early Skirmishes Reported
London reports warn of war in the Balkans with Bulgarian forces crossing the Turkish frontier and fighting between Turks and Montenegrins. Servians revolt in European Turkey as European powers fail to agree on a peace program. Servian and Bulgarian armies are cited at about 200000 and 320000 men respectively.
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London
Balkans
Turkey
Servia
Greece
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
United
Balkan Army
Belgrade
Politika
Uskup
Kumanovo
Mob Hangs Black Prisoner Wigfall in Wyoming Penitentiary
Reported at Rawlings on Oct 3, a mob of over 200 convicts and townsmen seized Frank Wigfall while he was kept under guard after a failed lynching attempt at Fort Steele. He was dragged to the penitentiary, hanged with a rope, and died instantly after a 25 foot fall. A Black man and ex convict, Wigfall had attacked a white woman, Mrs. Julia Higgins, aged 78. The assailant was captured and law enforcement faced mob pressure while trying to transfer him to safety. The victim woman survived.
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Rawlings
Wyo
Frank Wigfall
Wigfall
Fort Steele
Julia Higgins
Mills
Campbell
State Penitentiary
Aulliery
Woman aids pursuit to capture two escaped jail inmates
In Springfield on October 3 Mrs. John Hufft wife of the Laclede sheriff tracked two fugitives from the Lebanon jail to Springfield. With local officers she helped capture Guy Bernhardt a white man and Herbert Nash a negro who broke jail there.
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Springfield
John SsiHufft
Hufft
Laclede
Lebanon
Guy Bernhardt
Herbert Nash
VICE-CONSUL SLAIN IN Durango Mobs
Mexico City report says American vice consul Ren McCaughan was murdered along with ranch manager Hubert Russell and owner Cliff at San Juan Taviche in northeastern Durango near Zacatecas. Rebels led by Luis Caro are hunted by forty federal troops. U. S. Consul Hamm urges Mexican government to send more troops. In Douglas a clash ends with Mexican consul Cuesta and secret service chief Roberts jailed briefly. U. S. Army officers face charges for an alleged warrantless raid on Hotel Mexico seeking a rebel leader.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Ren’ McCaughan
Durango
Hubert L. Russell
Cliff
San Juan Taviche Ranch
United States
Theodore C. Hamm
Zacatecas
Luis Caro
Allen C. McCaughan
State Department
Yowa
Douglas
Ariz
Manuel Cuesta
Powell Roberts
Secret Service
United States Army
D. J. Genardini
Plot to kill Haywood attacked IWW leaders in Mass
Chicago reports a murder plot against William D. Haywood, I W W president, while visiting Salem. Vincent St John says evidence came from inside men in New York, and a detective hired head is said to have left town. In Lawrence two I W W organizers Frank Morris and Joseph O Carroll were beaten on Essex Street after a meeting.
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Chicago
William D. Haywood
The
Industrial Workers of the World
Salem
Mass
Vincent St. John
North Fifth Avenue
New York
Haywood
Lawrence
Frank Morris
Joseph O’carroll
Essex Street
Man Fears Juror Service In Dynamite Plotters Trial
In Indianapolis on October 3 the jury pool faced questions about fear for personal safety in serving. One man was excused by Judge A B Anderson as a coward after claiming danger to his business if seated on the jury for the dynamite plotters trial. District Attorney Charles W Miller and defense counsel Senator John W Kern clashed over the issue.
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Indianapolis
Ind
A. B. Anderson
Charles W. Miller
United States
John W. Kern
Mr. Ufiller
General Masis Killed in Nicaragua Clash Near Jinotega
Gen. Asuncion Masis, a chief of government forces against insurgents, was killed near Jinotape Jinotega area about 16 miles from Granada. Masis was a principal commander in the 1910 revolution that secured Estrada’s presidency.
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San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Asuncion Masis
Jinotepe
Granada
Masis
General Masis
Estrada
Watermelon Carved With Governor Wilson Portrait
Seagirt New Jersey October 3 The final day of Governor Wilsons Sea Girt cottage stay featured a crate from Virginia containing a giant watermelon. Upon unwrap ping the sender had carved a portrait of Governor Wilson on one side of the melon.
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Wilson
Seagirt
N. J
Virginia
Drops Dead on Ocean Liner Haverford Deck
Louis Soelle of Chicago collapsed and died while walking the deck of the steamship Haverford, with a friend nearby, during a voyage last Sunday en route to Philadelphia. A coroner’s inquest will determine cause of death.
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Philadelphia
Haverford
Louis Soelle
Chicago
Corroboration Ties Standard Oil to 1904 Campaign Funds
Washington reports corroboration by George R. Sheldon former treasurer of the Republican national committee that Standard Oil gave 100000 to the 1904 campaign. Senator Dixon argues the inquiry targets Roosevelt and demands broader scope including Taft Wilson and Harmon funds. Sheldon recalls Bliss showing a 1904 contributor list with 7300 percent from corporations and cites 100000 from Standard Oil.
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Washington
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Standard Oil
Joseph M. Dixon
Senate
Roosevelt
Clapp
Mr. Sheldon
Standard Oil Company
J. P. Morgan & Co
H. C. Frick
George J. Gould
Dixon
Taft
Wilson
Underwood
Harmon
Pomerene
Charles P. Taft
New York
Sheldon
Bliss
Cornelius N. Bliss
Elk
John D. Archbold
Oliver
Morgan, Frick and Gould
Hooker
Roosevelt National Committee
William Eno
Gifford Pinchott
Frank Munsey
Georg W. Perkins
Antoinette Wood
R. Hanna
Mexican Dead List In Battle Near Monclova
Eagle Pass reports a battle near Aura Pass in Mexico left 205 rebels and federal troops dead. Seven federal officers were killed as about 500 per side clashed. federals under Gen Blanquet faced reinforcements and the rebels retreated.
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Aura Pass
Eagle Pass
Tex
Monclova
Mexico
Blanquet
Faceral
Cure Frauds to Be Denounced on Tuberculosis Day
From thousands of pulpits in all parts of the United States fake cures for consumption will be exposed and denounced on Tuberculosis Day October 27. This is part of the program announced today by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
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New York
United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
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