Condition of Workers Here and Abroad
Report contrasts American labor prosperity with hunger and unemployment abroad. UK unemployment 1.5 million with 7.5 million dependents. Japan reports dire finances and bread shortages. Yokohama harbor filled with idle ships. In US, federation notes improving conditions, farmers prosper, and employment steady or rising across multiple states.
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England
American Federation of Labor
General Federation of Trades Unions
London
United Kingdom
Asquith
Yokohama
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Denning
Arkansas
Cairo
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R. L. Finney
Frank E. Lethin
Elgin
W. T. Bradfield
Burlington
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Lee Gunnison
Atchison, Kan
J. Schroth
New Orleans
Wright Addresses Large Richmond Rally for Taft
Secretary of War Luke Wright spoke to a near capacity Academy of Music in Richmond urging Taft’s candidacy. The event was staged by prominent local financiers and Democrats turning Republican in this campaign, introduced by John Skelton Williams who touted Virginia’s new constitution as ensuring a purified electorate.
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Academy of Music
Luke £. Wright
Taft
Wright
John Skelton Williams
Seaboard Air Line
Virginia
Taft gains momentum as Hitchcock cites states for victory
Republican leaders claim Taft will win with a plurality in key states. Hitchcock notes confidences from twelve state chairmen and predicts 58 electoral votes beyond the needed total. Separate item reports Boston centennial Mass for the Catholic diocese with 850000 adherents and 248 churches.
Boston Celebrates Century of Catholicism
In Boston on October 28 a solemn pontifical mass of thanksgiving was celebrated in the Cathedral to mark a century of Catholicism in the city.
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Boston
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Cathedral of the
Night Rider Confesses as Whippings Reported
Samburg Tennessee October 28 the ring leader Garrett Johnson is believed jailed at Camp Nemo. Authorities say at least forty arrests have been made and Ted Burton and John F Cochran have confessed to night rider outrages including whipping women. Burton reportedly broke down and implicates hundreds in Obben county. The oath of the night riders is said to have been confessed but not released.
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Samburg
Tenn
Camp Nemo
Garrett Johnson
Alrady
Ted” Burton
Union City
John F. Cochran
Burton
Oblen County
Woman fatally shot near Savannah by Solomon Riley
In Pooler ten miles from Savannah, Mrs W E Torrence wife of an engineer was shot and killed in her home by Solomon Riley a negro boy. The youth was arrested and held.
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Pooler
W. E. Torrence
Solomon Riley
Blue Ribbon Vanilla and Lemon Inspire Sweet Delights
Desserts, pastries, and cakes taste best with Blue Ribbon Vanilla or Lemon, sparking exclamations of delight as flavors shine in every treat. The copy emphasizes flavor and joy in classic confections.
Tax collection tour dates with 2 percent discount
Deputy Sheriff W. P. Hawley announces tax collection locations for 1908 with a 2 percent discount for payments made on specific dates. Princeton November 11 Littlesburg November 13 Ada November 14 and other listed stops follow through November 30.
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Tretcher School House
Littlesburg
Ada
Brush Fork
Minefield
Ineligion
W. P. Hawley
Political Battle at Height in New York Campaign
The mid week of the final presidential contest finds both parties staging a major effort in New York City and state. Taft and Bryan headline events as crowds line streets and mass meetings, with Taft in Greater New York and Bryan touring upstate including Troy. Bryan vows victory while Taft rallies the metropolis for a decisive Republican day.
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Straus
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Greater
Hudson River
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Madison Square Garden
Bryan
Upstate
Troy
New York State
Nebraska
Ohio
Grand Central Station
Mr. Bryan
Bill
Iit Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
Fifteenth Street
Bennett Hill Features Bryan Tour Stop in Albany
Albany, Oct 28. During a statewide tour Mr. Bryan appeared on the platform in Albany tonight with former U S Senator David B. Hill. Hill stated that he is not connected with politics, adding a clarifying remark about his stance.
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Bryan
United States
David B. Hill
Hill
Campaign contributions reported in Chicago on Oct 27
Campaign donations totaling 5935 dollars, all 100 dollars or more, were announced at Democratic headquarters. Contributors include the Bryan Kern club of Lexington Virginia with 125 dollars and individual donors such as Wyatt Aiken of South Carolina, and the Jefferson County Bryan club of Alabama.
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Chicago
Lexington
Wyatt Aiken
South Carolina
Bath County
Jefferson County
Bryan Club
Alabama
Aged Patriot Tschaikowsky Released After Bail Subscribers Rise
In St. Petersburg Nicholas Tschaikowsky the aged Russian patriot was freed this afternoon after almost a year in prison. Bail funds were raised in England to satisfy the Russian government demand.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas Tschaikowsky
England
Majority Will Not Be Under Four Thousand
Welch West Virginia October 28 Special The county court completed Mc Dowell county registration with about ten thousand registered voters Poll lists show Democratic strength between 2500 and 5000 indicating a Republican majority of four to five thousand in next week's election Oil City Pennsylvania October 28 Elizabeth Freeman aged 114 died at Redbank her birthplace Connellsville Fayette county born October 4 1791 She was the oldest woman in the state and active in mind and body past century was greeted yearly on October 4 by well wishers
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W. Va
McDowell County
Oil City
Elizabeth Freeman
Redbank
Connellsville
Fayette County
McKnight
Taft Hughes Rally Draws Staggering Madison Square Crowd
At Madison Square Garden on October 28 a huge Republican mass meeting featured William H. Taft and Governor Charles Evans Hughes. The audience roared for Hughes from first mention and cheered him for sixteen minutes on entry, while Taft inspired the vast crowd with a nineteen minute demonstration of stamping feet and shouting.
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N. Y
William H. Taft
Charles EB. Hughes
Madison Square Garden
Hughes
Taft
Sherman rally draws fourteen marching clubs in Saratoga
Fourteen marching clubs arrived by special trains in Saratoga County to back Republican vice presidential candidate James Sherman. Despite rain, clubs paraded and cheered as he reviewed them from Worden Hotel steps. Sherman arrived from New York and spoke at Convention Hall, focusing on tariff and general campaign issues.
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N. Y
Saratoga County
James 8. Sherman
Worden Hotel
Sherman
Ork City
Albany
Convention Hall
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