Bruce Rejoices as Scottish Antarctic Leader Sends Peary Congrats
New York telegraph confirms Bruce Edinburgh leader William S Bruce of the Scottish Antarctic expedition wired congratulations to Commander Peary. Bridgeman notes Peary’s ship may have avoided reporting damage and expects Peary to obtain coal in Labrador. awaiting reply from Sydney, Cape Breton.
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New York
Commander Peary
Herbert L. Bridgeman
The
Peary Arctic Club
Peary
Care Bridgeman
William S. Bruce
Edinburgh
Scotland
Bruce
Scotia
Bridgeman
Tee
Explorer
Labrador
Sydney
Cape Briton
Peary’s Roosevelt Battered by Ice on Arctic Run
Commander Peary reports his steamer Roosevelt damaged by ice during the arctic dash toward the pole. The extent of the damage is unknown and coal is needed aboard. The Roosevelt arrived at Hone dale near the Labrador coast after the long stay in icebound waters.
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Peary
St. John
N. F
R Peary
Roosevelt
Arctic
Explorer
Pole
Honedale
Labrador
Utes To Return After Meeting With Troops
Sheridan Wyo November 3 The conference with Indians and troops yields an agreement for the Utes to return with Colonel Rogers to Fort Meade South Carolina to be cared for by the government while Chiefs Red Cap and Black Withers visit Washington to confer with President Roosevelt. The Utes will travel overland with Sixth Cavalry and are not to be disarmed as long as they refrain from threats.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Rogers
Fort Meade
S. C
Red Cap
Black Whiskers
Washington
Roosevelt
Sixth Cavalry
Bryan Ends Nebraska Tour With Dreams as Theme
Hon. W. J. Bryan completed his Nebraska campaign in Lincoln on Saturday night with Dreams as the subject. Earlier in the day his principal meeting was at Falls City, and Senator Beveridge of Indiana had dubbed him a dreamer in a recent speech.
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Mr. Bryan
Nebraska
Lincoln
W. J. Bryan
Beveridge
Indiana
Bryan
Falls City
Ellis Passes Away Socialist Nominee for Congress
El Paso on November 3 reports the death of Jesse M. Ellis sixty nine year old Socialist candidate for congress in the Sixteenth district. A Georgia native, Ellis had lived in El Paso for many years.
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el Paso
Jesse M. Ellis
Ellis
Georgia
Socialists jailed after street speeches in Seattle
Fifteen socialist speakers, including congressional and judicial candidates, were jailed in Seattle after defying police orders to stop street speaking. In Nashville, J S Reeves, a leading wholesale dry goods merchant aged seventy, was found dead at home on Saturday.
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Seattle
Congress
Bench
Nashville
J. S. Reeves
South
Three Manchester men study Southern cotton cultivation
Three representatives from the Manchester Cotton Spinning Association arrived in Montgomery on November 3 to observe cotton planting and seek to see cotton picked ginned and baled. They plan a thorough review of cultural methods and the labor question, visiting various southern sections to study the fleecy staple.
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Montgomery, Ala
Manchester Cotton Spinning “Association of
Manchester
Eng
Bryan supports Hearst for New York governor
W. J. Bryan confirmed the authenticity of his letter endorsing W. R. Hearst for New York governor and said he wants to see Hearst elected. He protested the Bryant League’s opposition and criticized Secretary Root’s Utica remarks linking Roosevelt to the GOP stance.
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Hearst
Omaha
W. J. Bryan
W. R. Hearst
New York
Bryant League of
League
Willis J. Abbott
Root
Utica
Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Cowan Heads to Washington to Argue Freight Rates
Fort Worth lawyer S H Cowan travels to Washington to argue two Interstate Commerce cases set for November 8. He contends the Texas to Chicago cattle rate of 3 cents per pound is unreasonable, while the railroad stance asks for no backdating and adherence to the new rate law. He also plans to present a petition from the American Livestock Association seeking tariff changes to boost American cattle exports to Europe.
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Washington
S. H. Cowan
Fort Worth
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas
Chicago
Commission
Cowan
American Livestock Association
Smith Convicted in Bell County Deputy Murder Case
In Waco on November 3, jurors found T. E. Smith guilty of murdering Deputy Sheriff Ike Grubbs during a 1903 dispossess case. The sentence is life imprisonment. The Smith family was involved. a son is serving 25 years and Mrs. Katharine Smith was acquitted.
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Grubbs
Waco
T. E. Smith
Ike Grubbs
Bell County
Smith
Katharine Smith
Favors Hughes Wins Favor in Wall Street Bets
On November 3 in New York City Wall Street favored Charles E. Hughes with odds of 4 to 1. Early in the campaign bets stood at 8 to 1 and fluctuated to 2% to 1, then 3 to 1, 3% to 1, and finally 4 to 1 against Hearst as the final day of campaigning concluded.
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City of New York
New York
Wall Street
Charles E. Hughes
Hearst
Intense interest as parties rally for coming election
New York reports show every side pushing ahead with campaign drills. Bryan letter to Coler boosts Hearst, Hughes and Hearst both tour Kings Queens Brooklyn and Queens counties with 13 and similar meetings. Anti-Trust league secretary denounces Hearst Murphy faction while leaders claim strong Democrat and Republican fortunes.
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New York
Richard Croker
Root
Utica
William J. Bryan
Bird
Coler
Brooklyn
Mr. Hearst
Charles
Manhattan
Henry B. Martin
American Anti-Trust League
Anti-Trust
Hearst-Murphy
Jefferson
Tammany
Hearst
Bryan Attacks Taft on Trusts in Omaha Speech
In Omaha on Friday night William Jennings Bryan urged that Secretary Taft offered no remedy to trusts. He ridiculed Taft’s comparison of big and small trusts and called Taft a salaried Roosevelt successor delivering a defense of trusts rather than a denunciation.
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Bryan
Omaha
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Taft
Bonaparte
Roosevelt
Peary Reaches Near North Pole Record Distance
Commander Peary did not reach the North Pole but achieved the farthest north latitude yet. H L Bridgman reports 87 degrees 6 minutes, about 203 miles from the pole, exceeding all prior records but short of the pole.
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Peary
New York
H. L. Bridgman
Polar Arctic Club
ePary
North Pole
Pole
Street's Noble Act Ends In Tragedy At Florence
Montgomery reports J A Street a wealthy planter died after wedding Miss Virgie Simmons. The couple had been engaged for months and, facing bleak odds, he hurried the marriage to leave his fortune to his bride.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. A. Street
Florence
Virgie Simmons
Four Hundred Bales of Cotton Burn in Altus Compress Yard
Altus Oklahoma November 3 four hundred bales burned in the compress yard with one thousand bales stored there The flames were fought for hours before being extinguished In Chattanooga Minnie Dougherty a young woman died in hospital after ingesting poison during a personal crisis and was arrested at the central depot prior to collapse
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Altus
Okla
Chattanooga
Minnie Dougherty
Central Depot
Battleship Virginia and Monroe collide in Hampton Roads
The battleship Virginia and the Old Dominion line steamer Monroe collided in Hampton Roads on Saturday. The Monroe rammed the Virginia after damaging its after port guns and davits, bending the Monroe’s prow. In Atlanta, nineteen of twenty three indicted rioters were ordered released or to be tried.
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Virginia
Dominion Line
Monroe
Norfolk, Va
Old Dominion Line
New York
Hampton Roads
Atlanta
Land for sale ad by broker near OH & 7 CO depot
A broker advertises land for sale inviting owners to list tracts from 100 to 200 acres. He claims ready buyers for large tracts, offers reasonable charges, and proposes joint effort to benefit both parties. Reference to a good board, nice rooms, and special weekly rates near the south OH and 7CO passenger depot.
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OH & 7. CO
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