Former President of Manufacturers Denounces Workmen Intimidation
D M Parry ex-president of the National Association of Manufacturers and Indiana manufacturer replies to a letter from John W Kern Democratic vice presidential nominee. He opposes posting of prosperity placards in factories aimed at influencing votes for Taft and against business scares. The exchange, dated August 27, is made public from Indianapolis.
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Manufacturers’ Association
John W. Kern
Indianapolis
Ind
D. M. Parry
National Association of Manufacturers
Indiana
Taft
Kern
Mr. Parry
Burglars Loot Meighen's Grocery and S Money Stolen
East Cambridge awoke to a morning robbery at Peter Meighen's grocery near the B&O crossing. The burglars pried the back window, rifled the safe, taking about 110 dollars in gold and 40 dollars in jewelry value, leaving a crumpled new dollar as a clue while church and rent money remained untouched. Local residents spotted suspicious strangers around the shop late last night. Continued on page eight.
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East Cambridge
Peter Meighen
Meighen
Lethe
Cambridge Glass Co
Double Tragedy In Scenery Hill Thicket Near Washington
Coroner Sipe probes the deaths of two men found in a dense underbrush near Scenery hill two miles from the tracks. A revolver and a handkerchief with the butt suggest robbery and murder while three hats indicate three men involved. The scene spawns theories of a robbery killing or a duel watched by a third party as residents remain unable to identify the victims.
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Washington
Sipe
Scenery Hill
Blue and Gray 10 Hornob at Toledo
Toledo reports a large crowd for the Blue and Gray reunion with West Virginia visitors arriving and Joe Trax bringing a famed cannon named after General Custer. Adjutant General Scott estimates attendees near Toledo’s 200 000 to 300 000 population as crowds swell for the veterans event.
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Toledo
Scott
Ilinois
West Virginia
Joe Trax
Trax
Custer
Louisiana
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Vermont voters settle statewide race after campaign
Final arguments closed in the Vermont governor race as voters in Montpelier decide on governors and other state officers. Analysts note Lieutenant Governor George H. Prouty is favored, with Burke challenging for the governorship amid national issue backdrop. In 1904 the governor tally stood Bell 48113 to Porter 16556.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Congress
George H. Prouty
Newport
Prouty
James F. Burke
Burlington
Bell
Porter
Taft Catches Black Bass on Middle Bass Island
On Middle Bass Island near Lake Erie Judge Taft lands three black bass in the morning outing while Charley taft catches one bass and a pickerel. The expedition draws photo coverage and a cannon salute from Toledo Republican leader Walter I Brown. Afternoon fishing yields no bass.
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Middle Bass Island
Taft
Charley
Lake Erie
Rattlesnake Island
Grover Cleveland
Bass Islands
Mr. Taft
Walter I. Brown
Toledo
Charlie
Patterson Bros. Yellow Ware Plant Burns at East Liverpool
East Liverpool reports a fire at the Patterson Bros. yellow ware pottery plant causing an estimated loss of $50,000. Fire crews battled the blaze in the pottery district.
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East Liverpool Pottery Burns
East Liverpool
Patterson Bros
Hisgen Nominated by Independence Party in New York
Thomas L Hisgen, candidate of the Independence party, was formally notified of nomination at the Independence league clubhouse on Waverly Street. Melvin G Palliser delivered the notice, and Hisgen endorsed the party platform emphasizing tariff revision initiative referendum recall anti injunction postal savings banks and worker justice through independent action.
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New York
Thomas L
New Independe League Club
Waverly Street
Melvin G Palliser
Hisgen
Toiler For Justice
Independence Party
Fire destroys half of Reynoldsville pioneer district
Boys smoking corn silk in a barn started a blaze in Reynoldsville Pennsylvania on September 1. The fire spread from M C Coleman’s barn to three other barns and Coleman's drug store threatening East Main Street. Fire departments from Reynoldsville and Dubois fought the flames as eight more structures faced the heat. Several vacant storerooms and residences were damaged while all burned buildings were frame and among the town’s first. Insurance covers part of the loss totaling over 25000 dollars.
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Reynoldsville
East Main Street
M. C. Coleman
Coleman
Dubois
Coleman's Drug Store
James Spry
Mary Lucas
Germany moves to secure influence at Fez through consul return
A Tangier dispatch to the Times states Germany quietly sends its consul back to Fez aiming to be first recognized by Mulai Hafid. The move would place Germany as a confidential adviser to the new sultan and ahead of other powers.
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London
Tangier
Times
Germany
Fez
Mulai Hafid
Woman killed when shotgun slips through stovepipe hole
Lock Haven Pa Sept 1 Mrs Charles Chubb wife of a farm worker near here dropped a loaded shotgun butt down a stovepipe hole while trying to get a hawk. The gun exploded striking the wife dead and a chicken hawk was seen flying past the window as the husband warned her to fetch the weapon.
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Lock Haven
Charles Chubb
George F. Good
Chubb
Johnson and Bryan Drive Minnesota Campaign Warmth
Governor John A. Johnson and William J. Bryan praised each other at Minnesota's state central committee meeting. Bryan traveled to Fargo to speak while Johnson urged support for reelection as the Democratic year outlooks brighten in the state.
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St. Paul
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Denver
William J. Bryan
Fargo
N. C
Johnson Bryan
State Central Committee
Bryan
Johnson
Fair Grounds
Olympic Heroes Entertained by President at Oyster Bay
The 1908 Olympic champions led by Commissioner James E. Sullivan were warmly received by President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, and Kermit in Oyster Bay. John J. Hayes and Melvin Sheppard received verbal praise and medals as souvenirs. The group posed for photos and left with cheers and a song.
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Sullivan
Oyster Bay
N. Y
London
Roosevelt
James E. Sullivan
Kermit
John J. Hayes
Hayes
Mrs. Roosevelt
Melvin Sheppard
Tewanina
America
John J. Flanagan
Flanagan
Sheppard
Indianapolis Boy Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life
In Indianapolis on a date in September, eight year old Henry Stuckman, a produce dealer, after a quarrel killed his wife Izie and then committed suicide. Local authorities report the tragedy as the result of domestic conflict.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Henry Stuckman
Izie
Thieves Loot Two General Stores in Ava Monday Night
Burglars entered Burlingame & Blackburn and Geo Burlingame stores in Ava on Monday night. Goods and some money were taken from both shops, with entry through a door and a transom. Loss not yet determined. bloodhounds from Doc Oliver, delayed by a different call, are being tracked by Constable Loyns.
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Ava, O
Burlingame & Blackburn
Geo. Burlingame
Byesville
Oliver
Cambridge
John Loyns
Mr. Oliver
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David M. Parry
South Side
J. D. Rockefeller, JR
Rockefeller
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Senate
New York City
Son
Tid
Hhsoen S Nothed
Lone
M. T. McGrath
Ireland
McGrath
F. Flanagan
Hawk
Oyster Gay
Songhoes
Ava
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