Roosevelt replies to Bryan on trusts and steel deal
President Roosevelt issues a lengthy defense of anti trust policies and actions, arguing his administration has curbed capital centralized power. He cites cases against Northern Securities, beef packers, salt company and more, and explains the steel deal as a necessary move to avert a market crash. He notes campaign contributions and criticizes Bryan and Hughes while endorsing disclosure after election.
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Washington
Roosevelt
William Jeennings Bryan
Democratic Party
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Hughes
Taft
Northern Securities Company
Federal Salt Company
General Paper Company
Otis
American Tobacco Company
Powder Trust
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Steel Trust
St Louis
Henry S Priest
Waters Pierce Oil Company
Brown
Wall Street
Uivan
Bryan Campaign
Ailver
Mr Ban
Mr Bryan
E Ct
Harriman
Morgan
President criticizes Bryan over Haskell ties and moral stance
The president attacks Bryan for siding with Governor Haskell and failing to condemn alleged offenses against public decency. He contrasts Bryan with Judge Taft in the Foraker matter, citing public records and a Oklahoma Attorney General letter to argue Bryan aided Haskellism by applying his teachings in practice.
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Mr. Bryan
Haskell
Taft
Foraker
West
Oklahoma
Dupont Resigns From GOP National Committee Post
New York Sept 29 General T Coleman Dupont of Delaware head of the bureau of campaign speakers resigned as head of the bureau and as a member of the Republican National Committee executive committee. Chairman Hitchcock announced the resignation had been accepted amid rumors in Washington and New York.
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Dupont
Republican National Committee
New York
Washington
Hitchcock
T. Coleman Dupont
Delaware
National Committee
Fires Rage North of Cleveland and Beekeepers at Stineberger
Buckeye notes report forest and meadow fires spreading west and east of Cleveland Ohio, threatening nearby villages as residents fight the flames in dry conditions. In Tiffin bees invade the confectionery store, delaying operations until fire crews intervene.
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Cleveland
R@ky River
Bedford
Jast
Tiffin
W. H. Stineberger
Gang of Counterfeiters Caught in Bellaire
Fred Miller John Miller and Minnie Hathaway divis Miller were arrested by U S Marshal Williams in Bellaire on grand larceny and counterfeiting charges. Authorities say the trio carried molds for nickels and small coins and held small amounts of bogus money while circulating it.
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Bellaire
Fred Miller
John Miller
Minnie Hathaway
Divis Miller
United States
Willams
Hillsdale
Mich
Boy Dies Saving Brother At Columbus School Yard
A 10 year old, Joe Knight, died while trying to rescue his 7 year old brother, Robert Knight, from electrocution after grabbing an iron fence at Mound street school yard. A broken 2300 volt wire on the fence caused the tragedy as the boys crossed in the rain.
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Columbus
Joe Knight
Robert Knight
Mound Street
Daring Balloonist Madame Le Fere Buried in West Unity
Madame Le Fere famed for aerial feats and a slide for life act was buried in West Unity, her birthplace. She died Friday in Albion Indiana when sliding down a courthouse tower wire to the street, daughter of Daniel and Mary Spencer.
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Bryan, O
Madame le Fere
West Unity
Daniel Spencer
Albion
Ind
Train Kills Noted Feudist in Kentucky Yards
The body of Thomas Cockrill, a noted Breaitt County feudist, was found killed in the Kentucky and Indiana railroad yards in Louisville. He was brother to Jim Cockrill, longtime Jackson marshal who was assassinated, and had lained in feud battles with the Hargis faction.
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Louisville
Kentucky & Indiana
Thomas Cockrill
Breatitt County
Cockrill
Jim Cockrill
Jackson
Fatally Hurt In Runaway Near Ostrander Ohio
Delaware Ohio September 29 Lee Elson a well known farmer living near Ostrander was thrown from a wagon into the path of the horses and crushed under the heavy axle and kicked by the horses He has been unconscious since the accident indicating probable fatal injuries.
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Delaware
Lee Elson
Ostrander
Cleveland Woman Ends Life Over Rabies Fears
In Cleveland Ohio on September 29 Margaret Kruger aged 55 died after swallowing poison at her home. She had been bitten by a pet dog a week earlier and, fearing hydrophobia from rabies, took her own life citing the friends’ accounts of the illness.
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Cleveland
Cleveland, O
Margaret Kruger
Father Surrenders Murderer in Watertown Case
Harry Hosmer, 31, was robbed and shot by a highwayman while walking home from Fine in St. Lawrence county. Leslie Combs, 18, released from Danemora prison days earlier for burglary, allegedly told his parents he killed Hosmer and his father surrendered him to authorities.
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Watertown
N. Y
Harry Hosmer
Fine
St. Lawrence County
Leslie Combs
Danemora
Hosmer
Meigs County Votes Dry In Local Option Election
In Meigs county prohibition carried by 820 majority. Pomeroy voted wet by 340, but county result overcame it, leaving twenty two saloons in the county closed. Local voters approved the dry measure statewide signal.
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Meigs County
Rose County
Pomeroy
Bucyrus Girls Form Club To Adopt Sheath Gowns
A group of 12 Bucyrus young ladies has formed a club with the aim of adopting the new sheath gown. The club reports that the gowns have already been ordered and will be worn when they arrive.
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Bucyrus
Dunlap Honored as Ohio Food Regulator
Columbus Sept 29 State Dairy and Food Commissioner Renick W Dunlap received a commission from James H Wilson secretary of agriculture authorizing him to act as the Ohio representative of the national government in collecting samples of foods and drugs This will foster closer cooperation between national food authorities and the Ohio department led by Dunlap.
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Dunlap
Columbus O
Dairy and Food
Renick W Dunlap
James H Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Ohio
Ohio Department
Mob hunts fugitive in Ohio assault case
A mob of about 500 men searches hills around New Straitsville Ohio on September 29 to find Grant Mixon a Black man accused of brutally assaulting Lulu May Ramsey 17 daughter of Charles Ramsey A county official said the search was ongoing and no suspect had been captured.
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Jn Hills
New Straitsville
Grant Mixon
Lulu May Ramsey
Charles Ramsey
Cholera Toll Rising Across Russia and St Petersburg
Since the epidemic began there have been 15 683 Asiatic cholera cases in Russia with 7 102 deaths. In St Petersburg alone from Sept 8 there have been 4 931 cases and 1 875 deaths reported.
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Petersburg
Russia
St Petersburg
Valuable Race Horse Killed in Newark
Samuel Wilsons last 2 year old pacer Fliccola with a 206 mark was shot and killed by 15 year old Frank Weird of Utica. He escaped from the constable after being captured.
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Newark
Samuel Wilson
Fliccola
Frank Weird
Utica
Former Lieutenant Governor Dies in Ohio
Xenia Ohio September 29 Captain William Cotter Lyon former lieutenant governor of Ohio served one term during Senator Foraker’s administration died of kidney trouble at the home of his son in law Dr William A Galloway
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Xenia, O
Willam Cotter Lyon
Ohio
Senator Foraker
William A Galloway
Drya Win In Marion Alcohol Referendum
Marion County voters approved a dry majority of 1 263 to oust the saloon. The wets won only two city wards and one township in the county while the city went dry by 385 votes.
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Marion
Maron County
Ane
Alfonso Meets Fallieries and French Leaders in Paris
Paris dispatch reports King Alfonso of Spain calling on President Fallieries. He held a long conference with Premier Clemenceau and Foreign Minister Pinchon on the Moroccan situation.
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Alfonso
Fallieries
Paris
King Alfonso
Spain
Clemenceau
Pinchon
Morocco
Drys Win Hard Fight Over Saloon in Warren County
Lebanon Ohio September 29 1919 in a bitter battle locals voted dry by a margin of 129 defeating saloons in Warren County amid strong prohibition sentiment and political tension.
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Drys
Lebanon
Thish
Warren County
Steubenville Youth Hunter Killed by Accident
Truman Paul, 16, was accidentally killed in Steubenville on September 29 while hunting his rifle discharged as he crawled through a fence. This tracing notes the fatal incident and the youth’s death on a hunting trip.
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Steubenville
Truman Paul
Forest Fires Devastate Adirondack Villages Near Utica
Massive forest fires swept Adirondack regions near Utica New York on September 29. Long Lake West village, with about 100 residents, was destroyed and several camps lost. Dr Webb’s Nehasane preserve faced threats as fire crews from Utica joined efforts to battle the flames. Communication failed and authorities warned fires raged beyond control.
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Utica
Dr. Webb
City of
Cleveland
N. Y
Adirondack
Long Lake West
Nehasane
Sullivan
Haskell Resigns as Democratic Treasurer
Governor Charles N. Haskell of Oklahoma resigns as treasurer of the Democratic national committee after arriving in Chicago from Guthrie. He cites not wanting to embarrass the party and acknowledges charges by Hearst and Roosevelt. Herman Ridder is named to succeed him as treasurer.
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Herman Ridder
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Democratic National Headquarters
Haskell
Democratic Party
William R. Hearst
Roosevelt
Heaviest frost of season hits Muskogee area
Oklahoma frost bites Muskogee on September 29 with record cold for late September risking damage to late cotton as farmers report the heaviest frost ever observed for this season.
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Oklahoma
Muskogee
Okla
Markets Report East Buffalo to Cleveland and Boston
The page lists cattle and hog prices by city including East Buffalo Pittsburg Chicago Cleveland and Boston with ranges for cattle steers heifers cows bulls milkers calves and hogs along with sheep lambs and grain prices for wheat corn and oats. Notable figures show prime cattle in Pittsburgh at 5 60 to 5 90 and Chicago hogs around 7 18 to 7 25 with various grades and regional quotes.
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East Buffalo
Pittsburg
Chicago
C. Cleveland
Boston
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaine
Kentucky
Indiana
Toledo
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Wilbur Wright
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Count de Lambert
Minot
N. D
E. W. Drake, Sr
Clarence Bailey
Kenmore Brick and Coal Company
Drake
Bailey
Wyandot
Wooster
Tia
Grand Army
Fair Board
Marseilles
Chursday
Carey
Hart
Upper
Sannusky
Stephen J. Hart
A.O Martin
J. D. Ewing
Sandusky, Ohio
Ewing
Foley
Foley & Company
Bert Mitten
Goodhair
Goodhair Remedy Company
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