Times backs down on Kern letter flap in vice presidential race
In Macon Georgia and Birmingham, John W Kern accuses the New York Times of using a spurious Grover Cleveland letter to smear his bid. The Times responds by publishing Hastings' denials and inviting proof to settle the authenticity dispute with persistent calls for evidence.
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Macon
John W. Kern
New York Times
Grover Cleveland
Kern
Birmingham
Cleveland
Taft
Times
Biringham
Mr. Cleveland
New York
Hastings
The
the Times
Hasting
Fleet at Manila Receives Enthusiastic Welcome
The American Atlantic Fleet battleships, two thirds of a world cruise, anchored off the Luneta Manila after warm receptions in Australian ports. The sixteen battleships, sailing from Hampton Roads last December, are displayed in double column near the breakwater.
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Manila
Luneta
Night Rider Convicted in Tenn Ten-Year Penalty
Nashville jury finds John Gardner and Walter Hunt guilty of second degree murder in the killing of Hughn Bennett during a night ride at Clarksville. Verdict sets a ten year term in the penitentiary. a motion for new trial was entered.
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Nashville
Tenn
John Gardner
Walter Hunt
Hughn Bennett
Clarksville
Preacher Warns Cotton Ginners and Merchants in Arkansas
Rev Williams in Monett Arkansas warns cotton ginners and merchants to refrain from ginning or buying cotton amid threats of night rider activity. A mass meeting of farmers and merchants followed and a committee was chosen to determine grounds for the warning.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Monett
Wilams
Gompers Roasts Taft in Labor Clash
Washington. President of the American Federation of Labor William Gompers brands Taft’s Denver speech as false and charged with temper and lack of dignity. He accuses Taft of dodging labor’s demands on injunctions anti trust law and relief from discriminating decisions against workers.
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Washington
American Fousation of Labor
Wm. H. Taft
Denver
Mr. Gompers
Labor
Congress
Mississippi Mills Busy Rehires Three Thousand Workers
Hattiesburg reports from surrounding saw mills show that more than three thousand men will be rehired as operations resume. The mills reopening this week and in the near future will increase employment, with the broader market remaining firm as orders rise.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Taft Confident of Victory From Tour Reception
Wisconsin Minnesota Dakotas Iowa Nebraska are named as states Taft believes will deliver electoral votes. He says West shares his optimism and expects Republicans to hold their own nationally.
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Omaha
Taft
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Nebraska
Bryan Among Home Folks Presides Over Lincoln Rally
William J. Bryan attended a large Democratic rally in Lincoln Nebraska presiding over the event at the Auditorium. Senator Gore of Oklahoma was the principal speaker and repeatedly drew cheers from the enthusiastic audience. Bryan bowed in acknowledgment as he appeared before his fellow townsmen for the first time in some time on a platform.
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Lincoln
Neb
Wm. J. Bryan
Senator Gore
Oklahoma
Gore
Bryan
Wright Sets Passenger Flight Time World Record
Lemans Wilbur Wright, famed American aeroplane pioneer, extends his world record with a passenger aboard. He stayed aloft for 55 minutes and 37 seconds, circled the field 24 times, and covered about 58 kilometers 36 miles. His prior passenger flight record was 11 minutes 35 seconds.
Death by gas asphyxiation in Memphis hotel
In Memphis, Tennessee, two men J A Phelps, 42, merchant from El Paso Arkansas, and J P Price, 42, a Beebe Arkansas saw mill operator, were found dead in a local hotel with gas jet on full. Officials say they likely blew out the flame while retiring and had been dead some time.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. A. Phelps
el Paso
Ark
J. P. Price
Beebe
Met
Abruzzi Elkins Wedding Planned for December Event
Rome dispatch reports the Duke of Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins daughter of Senator Hin kins West Virginia will wed on or about December 10. Official notice to follow November 10.
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Paris
Rome
Duke of Abrugsi
Katherine Elkins
B. Hikins
West Virginia
Democratic attack targets Geo R Sheldon trust ties
National Chairman N R Mack and Democratic leaders accuse Geo R Sheldon republican treasurer of deep links with at least seventeen major financial firms including Bethlehem Steel and North American Company. Roosevelt sends Elihu Root to investigate campaign operations amid calls for reform.
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New York
N. &. Mack
Democratic Committee
Geo. R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Sheldon
Mack
Republican, National Committee
Odell
Republican Party
Mr. Sheldon
Roosevelt
Dupont
Mr. Dupont
Bethlehem Steel Company
Treasuer
Wall Street
Hitchcock
Treasury Sheldon
Elihu Root
Republican
National Committee
Modern Diana Is Lost In Africa Hunt Tale
In Los Angeles Countess G de Mehrenc de St Pierre of St Bri enne France deposited 1500 dollars months ago to cover a Mexican hunting trip. After delay her father was informed last week that the young woman is lost somewhere in Africa.
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Los Angeles
Cal
G. de Mehrenc de St. Pierre
St. Brienne
France
Mexico
Africa
Watson's Desperate Scheme In Georgia Speech
Lawrenceville Ga Thos E Watson populist candidate spoke to over two thousand residents and farmers at the Gwinnett county fair. He declared that breaking the solid South this year would yield a southern man in the white house within twelve years.
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Lawrenceville
Thos. E. Watson
Farmer Arrested for Attempting to Wed Helen Gould
Ramund N. Post of Webster near Rochester was arrested after trying to send a telegram announcing his plan to marry Helen Gould and was immediately sent to the state hospital for the insane in Buffalo.
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Helen Gould
Niagara Falls
Geo. Gould
New York
Ramund N. Post
Webster
N. Y
Rochester
State Hospital For the
Buffalo
Bryan criticizes Taft on campaign contribution disclosure
Lincoln Neb. Bryan issues a statement denouncing Taft and Roosevelt for opposing publicity of campaign contributions. He calls the charge that voters cannot handle disclosure a insult to voters and asserts that transparency is essential to informed choice.
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Lincoln
Roy J. Bryan
Fairview
W. H. Taft
Roosevelt
Taft
Mr. Bryan
Canal opening date set for January 1 1915
Washington report quotes Lieut Col Goethals as stating the Isthmian Canal Commission will have the canal opened to navigation on January 1 1915. He spoke during a hearing in Washington convened by Inspector General Garlington regarding a discrimination charge by Balanced Cable Company of New York accusing the commission of adopting cable way specifications that only Lidgerwood Manufacturing could meet.
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Col
Goethals
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
Garlington
Balanced Cable Company of
New York
Lidgerwood Manufacturing Company
United States
Great Britain
Gabe Fillieul
London
John Charles Bell
Jackson
Miss
Mint
Smyrna
Turkey
George Truscott
Mexican American Steamship Company
Bureau of Chemistry
W. J. Bryan
Roosevelt
W. H. Taft
Castro
Venezuela
Holland
Thorugh
Forrest County
Post Office Department
New Orleans
Census Bureau
South
W. H. Dalrymple
Louisiana
Senator Foraker
Col. Goethals
France
Spain
Conners
New York Democratic Comittee
Chanler
Fearful in Virginia of Zimmer man-Thomas gang
Excitement runs high in Arvon ia and scattered districts as commonwealth attorney Edmund W Hubbard asks eight men to form squads of twenty to scour Buckingham county for the Zimerman-Thomas outlaws after advice from Gov Swanson.
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Mr Hubbard
Gov. Swanson
Turpentine Adulterations Probe Underway
The Bureau of Chemistry in the Department of Agriculture is examining turpentine adulterations with an urgent investigation. It has studied over a year and analyzed many samples to identify the source, but has not yet announced findings.
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Bureau of Chemistry
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Big Stick on Negroes 6 Advocates Cutting Adrift
The Rev Reverdy S Ransom, a negro pastor who denounced Roosevelt and Taft, reports many letters from black voters praising his stance. Some propose leaving old parties and forming a negro organization to swing votes as needed.
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New York
Reverdy S. Ransom
Roosevelt
Taft
Bethel Church
Democrats Will Not Back Race Betting Repeal
The Democratic party will not aid repeal of the anti race track betting bill if Chanler wins. Chairman Conners of the state committee said this in New York in response to appeals from race horse owners and bookmakers seeking a condemnation of the Hughes Law.
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New York
Chanler
Conners
State Committee
One Thousand Men Return to Work at Southern Railway Shops
In Knoxville Tennessee the Southern Railway rehired more than 1000 workers at its extensive Coster shops after a period of reduced force since March 11. The plant normally operates with about 1200 men at full capacity, ending a stretch of idleness for hundreds. A separate London gambling contest between Sir Maxim and Lord Rosslyn concluded with a defeat for the system advocated by Rosslyn.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
Coster
Maxim
Lord Rosslyn
London
Evans to face court martial in Manila dispatch
Washington rumor states Lieutenant Frank Taylor Evans, son of Admiral Robley D. Evans, is to be court martialed on several charges. No report of the charges has reached the Navy Department yet.
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Washington
Frank Taylor Evans
Manila
Robley D. Evans
Hampton Roads
Pacific
Young Evans
Navy Department
Gardiner Woman Cures After Four Months Bedbound
Mrs J H Bennett of 69 Fountain St Gardiner Maine says a severe back problem with pain dizziness headaches and bladder inflammation kept her in bed for four months. After using Deans Kidney Pills for three months she was completely cured and has had no recurrence. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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J. H. Bennett
Fountain St
Gardiner
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Average Man and His World View
An essayist profiles the average man as the world’s quiet engine of progress. He lives modestly in a village cottage, disregards fashion, drinks modestly, smokes lightly, and relies on common sense and routine to shape history and the nation. The piece contrasts the average man with the leader and notes his essential but unobtrusive influence.
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lLerd
Saturday Journal
No Gusher Letter Praises Postum After Eight Years
A Wisconsin woman writes of relief from dyspepsia and meal bloating after replacing coffee with Postum for eight years. She notes her parents and husband also improved after quitting coffee. The letter, attributed to Postum Co. in Battle Creek, Michigan, ends with a reminder that many such testimonials appear from time to time.
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Postum
Postum Co
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