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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1908
Page
5
Crowds thronged Boston Common as an October day felt like summer with beaches crowded along the mall. Evangelists spoke to large crowds near Charles Street, while observers noted police presence and parade of attire as officers swapped to winter uniforms.
An advertisement touts Sargel as the key to turning food into solid flesh, promising rapid gains of three to four pounds weekly. It urges readers to mail a coupon to the Sargel Co. for a free treatment and directions.
Burns vanished after leaving a note to meet at the fair grounds with his jewelry case. The note signed by Walter G. Smith led to a staged meeting and disappearance as police failed to act, raising questions about a prearranged plot and the case’s unresolved status.
Democratic candidate James H. Vahey said if Democratic voters turn out he will win the governorship. He claimed hundreds of Republicans will support Bryan for president and Vahey for governor.
Louis Malecot piloted a combination dirigible balloon over Paris for two hours yesterday, performing evolutions at about 600 feet above the city. The display drew spectators as crowds watched the aerial maneuvers from multiple vantage points.
Paris reports Jules Clarette director of the Comedie Francaise resigns to join Le Figaro as its dramatic critic.
The ad promotes Gold Dust as a versatile cleaner that removes many dirt types while staying safe for most surfaces. It warns against using soap naphtha borax soda ammonia or kerosene with the product and touts the Gold Dust Twins as self sufficient.
Senator Vahey returned from a western state tour praising meetings in Pittsfield Worcester North Adams and Adams. He asserted Bryan will secure the normal Democratic vote and noted Adams hosted the first Democratic rally in 15 years despite limited funds and a good chance of election.
The New York World sums the national race, noting Bryan can win with New York and Ohio or other doubtful states, but cannot win without New York’s 39 electoral votes. A table shows 20 states for Bryan, 20 for Taft, and six doubtful, totaling 178 for Bryan and 205 for Taft with 100 undecided.
Fiske Warren contributed $110 to the Democratic campaign fund. This is the only Bryan cause contribution recorded from anti imperialists, of which Warren is a leader.
Paris reports no confirmation of the rumored death of King Menelik of Abyssinia as of October 13.
William J. Bryan started his closing national tour from Lincoln at 4 p m on the Burlington line heading to St Louis He will deliver an extended speech there early tomorrow before crossing the Mississippi to address workers at East St Louis Illinois en route to the Atlantic coast
The Democratic candidate wrapped up a Nebraska and Colorado tour at 10 30 this morning and spent six hours in Fairview preparing for an extensive Eastern leg. He will travel from East St. Louis in a special car for the remainder of the journey, finishing in Lincoln on Nov 2. Tomorrow night he will deliver four speeches in Chicago, with the day devoted to carbound addresses along the Chicago and Alton line.
An extensive peat field in West Newton burned for hours as firefighters battled the flames. Late tonight the blaze remained unquenched but officials said it threatened no property.
Fire department teams aided by highway and water works workers and 25 volunteers fought peat fires in autumn leaves across Oak Hill West Roxbury line Newton Center behind Newton Cemetery West Newton Henshaw Street and Newtonville near city stables. The West Newton peat blaze is expected to burn for several days.
Learn to use P. and G Naphtha Soap correctly with directions on the wrapper. Use cold or lukewarm water not hot. Soak clothes in suds to remove dirt for best results.
New York October 18 1900 election two weeks away. Political conditions are clouded and Republicans fear a large scare until votes are counted. Forecasters expect Roosevelt to mount a special train for a late campaign swing to try to shift the tide.
Reports from Republican circles say Taft and the President plan a whirlwind stump through New York Ohio Indiana Illinois Denver and California ending with a final rally in San Francisco. The White House session focused on strategy and reinforcing Taft’s cause as Bryan’s momentum worries party leaders.
The piece analyzes how a Democratic undercurrent could empower Bryan to win the White House and shift state legislatures, potentially giving Democrats the Senate. It notes fears of a Republican scare in August, driven by unemployment and stock-market anxieties, and outlines Taft’s campaign stops in Baltimore Cincinnati and Indiana before a final push in New York against Bryan.
The Record-Herald straw vote in Wisconsin shows Taft and Sherman leading by more than 87 000. The analysis, based on 3274 straw ballots from 34 cities and districts, suggests Wisconsin will closely mirror the regular Republican plurality, with a similar shift from 1904 to 1908 and a slight Democratic advantage.
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