Bryan's Post-Election Statement to American People
William Jennings Bryan issues a public note after a decisive defeat. He reflects on the platform's aims and expresses faith in public choice for senators trusts regulation education bank protection and labor reforms. He praises the national committee and notes Nebraska state support and potential state‑level impact.
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Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Schore
Mack
Nebraska
Messages of Courtesy Between Bryan and Taft
Cincinnati Ohio November 6 1909 messages of courtesy exchanged between William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft. Bryan sent congratulations to Taft during a Women Foreign Missionary Society event Taft thanked him and spoke to the society praising foreign mission work and Christianity noting the eastward influence on civilization and governance particularly in the Philippines.
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Bryan
Taft
Ww. J. Bryan
William H. Taft
Lincoln
Cincinnati
Mr. Bryan
Judge Taft
General Conference of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society
The
M. H. Church
Ruef Begins Third Trial in Bribery Case
San Francisco November 5 Testimony starts in the third trial of Abe Ruef former political boss on bribery indictments He faces charges for bribing ex Supervisor John J Furey to vote for the United Railroads trolley franchise awarded to the Isret railway company after the April 18 1906 disaster Judge Lawler presiding tomorrow
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San Francisco
Calif
Abe Ruef
Man in South Dakota Deer Hunt Fatally Shot
In McMansie County two men hunting deer were involved in a fatal shooting. Clayton Yeak ies reportedly shot one man after a deer was taken. The incident occurred during a hunting outing and authorities are investigating the events.
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South Dakota
Clayton Yeakies
Dear
McMansie County
Short
Jacobson Breaks Windows in Vandalism Spree
Fragments report Carl Jacotesn and Goede details, with seven types of damage and windows broken during a vandalism incident. Local authorities investigate the case and file charges.
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Jacobson Jatlaid
Carl Jacotesn
Goede
Maryland Electorate Likely to Split Vote in Maryland
Official canvass of Tuesday's vote began in Maryland and completed in 21 of 23 counties outside Baltimore City. Baltimore City canvassers suspended work leaving results in doubt. Wide county by county splits on presidential electors suggest the state will divide its electoral college vote.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Baltimore City
Board of
Jewelry Robbery Foiled in Bronx Satchel Heist
In New York the Morris Brooks jewelry store job in the Bronx was interrupted as Harry Silverman’s clerk was assaulted and $40,000 worth of gems were taken. A fleeing man was captured nearby with a satchel of jewelry after cries for help rang out.
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New York
Morris
Brooks
Bronx
Harry Silverman
Nafe
Veo
Silverman
Atobisov
Bankers Morse and Curtis Found Guilty on Bank Misconduct
In New York Alfred H. Curtis and Morse were found guilty of misapplying funds and falsifying bank records. A conspiracy charge was dismissed against others. The jury recommended clemency for Curtis as Judge Hough denied bail and remanded both bankers to custody.
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New York
Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
National Bank of North
Vnal
Reid
Curtis
Masked Men Take Prisoner From Jail
Stella reports a stranger selling jewelry was strung up to a telegraph pole by masked men to force a confession. He refused to talk, was taken to the county jail by a deputy, and later was found near the depot with two bags of gold rings, a revolver, and a razor. The posse also seized lock-up keys to obtain information on the jewelry source.
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Stella
Coloradans Democrats Make a Clean Sweep
Denver reports indicate Democrats won the statewide race with Bryan's plurality near 6500 and Shafroth for governor leading by about 2000. Other Democratic nominees stay close. Mus and White lead the Supreme Court race. Late returns suggest a larger house and all congressional seats going to Democrats.
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Denver
Colo
Bryan
Shafroth
Mus
White
Supreme Court
House
Steamer Disaster Drowns Two Hundred Passengers
Amoy November 6 reports a small steamer carrying about two hundred passengers from Amoy to Tungay sank a few miles out. Two hundred were drowned while Chinese crews rescued the remaining survivors.
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Amoy
Tungay
Mank Lastevs
Wyoming Weather: Warm Day Then Cold Night
Local weather data for the 24 hours ending 6 p m November 6 1908 shows a maximum of 64 degrees and a minimum of 28 degrees with no precipitation. Weather notes attributed to W Palmer Geotion.
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Washington
Wyoming
Palmer
Hold Up Man Captured After Dawn Home Invasion
A 6 ft 4 in man Fred Lareins invaded the Hoffman residence at 1202 Wheat Twenty Fourth Street at 5 AM, waking the family at gunpoint and taking $1.50. He fled but was later arrested on Bent Street with two six shooters and a heavy slug shot, and the case likely ties to a freight-car fruit theft. The suspects were jailed by the sheriff.
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D R. Hoffman
Fred Lareins
Lareiby
Bent Street
Seventeenth
Bergerson
George Thompson
Hoffman
Larcins
Hofman
Colorado & Southern Roundhouse
Hawkins
Hoffmans
Larcing
Frozen body of sheepherder found in prairie storm
Ray Ryan 35 a sheepherder employed at T Wilkinson's camp was lost during October 79 storm and frozen to death. His body was recovered two miles from the camp after sheep drifted to Logan county. A brother James Ryan remains in Denver. the body to be sent to Imball, Nebraska for interment.
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Greeley
Colo
Ryan
James Ryan
Denver
Imball, Neb
Dakota May Retain Six Months Divorces
Sioux Falls reports show opponents claiming the six month divorce measure failed at Tuesday’s election while supporters dispute the result. Returns are meagre and details unclear as the vote tally continues.
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Dakota
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Roots Seen As Likely Successor To Platt In Senate
Albany November 6 two names emerged as possible successors to United States Senator Thomas Platt whose term ends March 4 next President Roosevelt was noted as a possible consideration with Whitelaw Reid and others mentioned in dispatches from the New York state capital amid political discussions.
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Albany
N. Y
United States
Thomas ©. Platt
Essetass
Root
Roosevelt
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
New York Tribune
Woman in Night Rider case held on habeas petition
Union City Tenn November 1 Mrs Ella Pride and others alleged night riders are in custody under guard while a habeas corpus petition is heard. Pride, a former secretary of the night riders, is said to have been whipped and joined to obtain their secrets. She reportedly led raids in male disguise and later betrayed the group after Rankin lynching and Esquire Reese hazing.
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Union City
Tenn
Ella Pride
Rankin
Esquire Reese
Camp Nemo
County Clerk Race Tightens After Albin Returns
Returns from Albin and Rawhide shift the county clerk contest toward Democrat Jared Moore. Artist gains votes but still trails by under a dozen with three precincts outstanding. State results favor Taft electors and Mondell, while Converse Albany Carbon Uinta Sheridan Weston and Big Horn counties elect Democrats to county offices. Carpenter wins second judicial district judgeship.
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Jared Moore
Moore
L. P. Desmond
Tom Murray
Taft
Mondell
Converse
Albany
Carbon
Natrona
Uinta
Sheridan
Weston
Big Horn
Carpenter
Repubican
Four shot firers entombed in Bond mine disaster
An explosion at Colonel W. P. Bond's mine near Henton Illinois wrecked the shaft and hurled a car and rails six hundred feet to the surface. Four shot firers are entombed with fate unknown as a large rescue force works to clear wreckage amid slow progress. In Amoy China the US battleship squadron left for Olongapo after a prearranged farewell.
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Henton
Ills
W. P. Bond
Here
Palma Cuban Patriot Dies in Santiago
Former President Palma dies in Santiago yesterday afternoon from enteritis. Government considers pensioning Palma’s family as the nation mourns the loss of a venerable patriot.
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Havana
Palma
Santiago
Gompers Sees Election As Temporary Defeat Not Conquest
Washington November 5 President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor said the election was temporarily defeated but not conquered. He stressed workers remained steadfast to justice and human freedom and that labor’s cause would ultimately triumph through persistent action.
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Washington
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Labor
Harmon Wins Ohio by Twenty Thousand Plurality
Cincinnati dispatch reports Harmon leads in Ohio with 845,062 to Harris 316,000 as 2,768 of 4,480 precincts counted. Republicans sweep state offices below governor and control the legislature, Harmon’s plurality around 20,000.
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Harmon
Ohio
Cincinnati
Harris
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Weather Report
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Albin
Artist
Rawhide
Schuneman
Commissioners
China
U. SS
Olongapo
Fei Ying
Cuban
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