Mills Employ Thousands Amid Trade Revival After Election
A survey shows major mills adding thousands of workers in days surrounding the election. Railroads plan about seven million dollars in upgrades in nine months, and several steel, glass, and can companies report revived orders and rising capacity. Exports from New York strengthen as foreign trade grows with Taft prospects.
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New York
Iscores
William H. Taft
McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad
Taft
Republican Party
Shenango Tin Plate
Newcatle
Moorhead Brothers Steel Company
Sharpsburg
Stahl Glass Works
Greensburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Morrsville
Lukens Iron and Steel Company
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Philadelphia
Reading Company
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
American Locomotive Company
Bathlehem Steel Company
Western Tron and Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Union Typewriter Company
Mackay Companies
Western Union
American Smelting and Refining Company
Treasury Department
America
Bleached Flour Gases To Be Heard Soon
Washington October 24 Flour millers nationwide await a hearing before the board of food and drug inspection in the agriculture department on bleaching flour. North Dakota and Kansas purity groups already discuss the issue. Millers oppose claims that bleaching injures flour, saying the process ages flour and only standardizes color, not quality.
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Washington
Board of Food and Drug Inspection
Department of Agriculture
North Dakota
Kansas
Pure Food Commissions
Whitman to face second trial for wife murder in New Jersey
Theodore Whitman will be tried again in Hudson county court for the murder of his wife in the Lamp Black Swamp Harrison area. A key witness Lottie Carroll has been located to testify, potentially strengthening the prosecution as the case resumes after a prior disagreement in the first trial. Also note upcoming Alton Packard entertainment in Bluefield with reserved seating at White Pharmacy.
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Jersey City
N. J
Hudson County
Theodore Whitman
Brooklyn
Whitmores
Whitmore
Alton Packerd
Bluefield
Mr. Packard
Elke Opera House
White Pharmacy
Elkhart Injunction Speaker Addresses Railroad Men
A victim speaks at Elkhart urging railroad workers to trust improving employer relations. The address, delivered under injunction, highlights optimism for future labor conditions and national prospects.
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Elkhart
Taft Praises Labor Policies in Indiana Campaign Swing
Taft ends three day Indiana tour speeding to New York. He defends labor decisions as benefiting organized labor, contrasts his record with Democratic proposals, and argues for a square deal for railroads. He cites Gompers and Bryan and addresses bank deposit guarantees and tariff issues.
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Gary
Ind
Indiana
Taft
New York
Harry
Wooster
Gompers
Bryan
Screenfield
South Bend
James Lennon
Elkhart
Ann Arbor
Ricks
Lake Shore
Brotherhood
Toledo
Lennon
Ieikhart
Barbour Hurbars for the Next Governor in Belington Meeting
A five hundred strong Barbour county crowd heard W I Glasscock Stuart Reed and General Frazer discuss state and national issues at the Belington opera house. Glasscock defended primary election reform urged by his uncle John Miller and stressed temperance and disfranchisement positions. Reed praised Judge Taft while Frazer outlined tariff revision by a Republican Congress. The party trip continued to Elkins for another rally where Congressman Sturgiss also spoke.
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Belington
W. Va
Barbour County
W. I. Glasscock
Stuart Reed
General Frazer
Belington Opera House
Glasscock
John Miller
Rymer
Stuart
Reed
Taft
Frazer
Elkins
Sturgiss
Second
Mack Predicts Bryan Landslide Win in Election
Democratic national committee chairman Mack released a statement asserting W. J. Bryan would win by a landslide. He claimed Ryan would secure at least 301 electoral votes, with Bryan carrying New York and many other states for a total of 201 votes beyond sufficient. He cited a nationwide Roosevelt-to-Bryan shift of 25 to 50 percent.
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Mack
Democratic National Committee
W. J. Bryan
Ryan
Solid South
Maryland
Dir. Bryan
New Jersey
Connecticut
Idaho
Montana
Colorado
Nebraska
Nevada
Indiana
Ohio
Delaware
Kansas
South Dakota
Country
Roosevelt
Bryan
Bryan Invades the Empire State Amid Crowds in N Y
Mimira New York October 24 closing tonight with a monster demonstration as large crowds greet the visiting speaker. People extend thanks for cordial reception and smooth proceedings during the event.
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Mimira
N. Y
Bryan’s brisk campaign ride through New York state
The Bryan tour drew large crowds in Port Waverly Binghamton Oswego and Waverly with workingmen among the strongest supporters. He denounced President Roosevelt over Gompers and attacked Governor Hughes on insurance and trusts before heading toward New York City aboard the midnight Erie train.
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Bryan
Kmobire
Port Wervis
Binghamton
Oswego
Waverly
Roosevelt
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Jersey City
Patterson
N. J
Goshen
Hughes
New York
Ryan
Rhodes Scholar E R Lloyd Wins Burdett-Coutts Award
Oxford reports Rhodes scholar E R Lloyd of West Virginia won the Burdett-Coutts annual scholarship on October 24. The award recognizes academic merit and potential, marking a notable achievement for the student in this year's program.
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Oxford
England
E. R. Lloyd
Rhodes
West Virginia
Burdett-Coutts
Mine Fire at Hazel Mine Near Canonsburg Causes Light Loss
A fire sparked by electric wiring in the Hazel mine of the Pittsburg Buffalo Coal Company near Canonsburg Pennsylvania was extinguished with losses not exceeding 1000 dollars. No fatalities occurred though early reports suggested many workers might be trapped.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Pitsburg-Buffalo Coal Company
Canonsburg
Patronage Acknowledgment From J E Schindel’s 16 J. Proprietor
A short note thanks friends and patrons for generous patronage in the first week of business. The proprietor J. E. B. Schindel expresses aim to improve quality and provide the very best service.
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J. EB. Schindel
Campaign activity as voters prepare for upcoming elections
A week of political campaigning unfolds across the country with rally speeches by Republican advocates led by Judge Maynard. Key events in Spanishburg, Bramwell, and Bluefield draw large crowds as eight days remain before voting in most states for governors, state officers, and Congress.
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Maynard
Judge Maynard
A. M. Sutton
Dr. Glover
J. $. Kahle
Frank C. Burdette
Bramwell
Bluefield
Supreme Court
Union
Maine
Vermont
Oregon
House of Representatives
Arkansas
Georgia
Congress
United States
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