Bryan Urges Democratic Remedies For National Reform
In Winchester on Oct 31 W. J. Bryan outlined key Democratic reforms including public campaign funding, direct election of senators, antitrust amendments excluding labor groups, a labor department, a depositor guarantee fund, and gradual tariff cuts. He argued reform requires honest government and popular sovereignty, urging support for the national ticket and Congress to achieve urgent changes. He criticized Rockefeller Carnegie Taft ties, stating trusts back Taft and vowing to resist selling out to them. Also notes a death by suicide in East Liverpool and a large fire in Shamokin with multiple structures damaged, plus a regional appendicitis outbreak near Pittsburgh.
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Winchester
Ind
W. J. Bryan
Democratic Party
United States
Department of Labor
Senate
Bryan
John D. Rockefellr
Andrew Carnegie
Taft
Rockefeller
Carnegie
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Biscuit Company
Trust
Tobacco Company
Death in gravel pit crush at Hammond Illinois
J Waller McCall superintendent of the Chicago Gravel pit in Hammond Indiana was crushed to death when a gravel slide buried him. William Pratt a friend tried to grab his coat but could not pull him free as onlookers watched in horror.
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Hammond
Ind
J. Waller McCall
Chicago Gravel Company
William Pratt
McCall
South Chicago
Casey named yard master at Rock Island terminals
Chickasha Oklahoma October 31 Tom Casey after twenty one years with the Missouri Kansas and Texas has been appointed yard master and in charge of Rock Island terminals at this point He previously served as general yard master for Katy at Denison and Dallas and ran yard terminals in Galveston and Houston Also noted Bradstreets bank clearings for the week ending Friday total 2 570 847 000 down from 2 721 119 009 last week and 3 023 309 000 a year ago.
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Chickasha
Okla
Tom Casey
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Rock Island
Casey
Katy
Denison
Galveston
International
Great Northern
Houston
Dallas
Tom Green
New York
Bradstreet
Lamb's Figures On Electoral Vote Count In Chicago
John Lamb in charge of Democratic headquarters asserts Bryan will win with 295 electoral votes to Taft's 188. In Greenville Pennsylvania a brother dies after a long journey to see A L Wick. W W Wick of Poriaud Oregon dies of apoplexy after 5,000 miles of travel.
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Chicago
John Lamb
Democratic
Bryan
Taft
Greenville
A.L. Wick
W. W. Wick
Poriaud, Ore
Railroads drop cattle rate fight in Texas
Fort Worth reports the railroads will drop the dispute and not appeal, allowing lower cattle rate tariffs to take effect, saving Texas stockmen about 300000 annually. The interstate commission must permit the change, ending a bitter rate battle. Paris reports Banks Mayes, 20, found dead after shooting himself. he telephoned his sweetheart shortly before.
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Fort Worth
Interstate Commission
Texas
Commission
Paris
Banks Mayes
Fatal Fishing Fracas Shocks Hickman Ky
Hickman Kentucky October 31 R Rogers was shot and killed following a dispute over fishing in a pond. The incident began as neighbors clashed when T J Kesterson fished in the same pond, triggering a deadly confrontation.
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Hickman
R. Rogers
Ohio
T. J. Kesterson
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