Annexation era clash over Texas in Polk victory
Frederic J. Haskin recalls the 1844 campaign that made Polk a dark horse winner and pushed Texas annexation, highlighting Clay and Van Buren's wary stances, Whig and Democratic split, and international fears of war with Mexico. The piece frames the outcome as pivotal to California, Oregon, and the Civil War.
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Harry
West
James Knox Polk
Henry Clay
California
France
United States
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Mr. van Buren
Baltimore
Whig Party
National Intelligencer
Washington Globe
Globe
Rde
Former Chicago Woman and Coat of Arms She May Use
Mrs. Marshall Field Jr. wed Maldwin Drummond in London. Her fortune totals $1.5 million in estate and trust income, though funds revert to the residuary estate after Drummond’s death. Formerly Miss Albertine Huck, daughter of Louis C. Huck. Field shot himself in 1919, left behind a hunting trip implied motive.
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Commercial Tribune
Marshall Field, Jr
London
Maldwin Drummond
Marshall ‘Ield
Drummond
Northern Trust Company
Riage
Albertine Huck
Louis C. Huck
Sociataily
Prairie Avenue
Field
Mr. Field
Germany Awaits Franco Spanish Note on Morocc o Affair
Berlin dispatch reports Count Berckheim of the French embassy and Under Secretary Stemrich discuss the Franco Spanish agreement on Mulai Hafid. Germany will await the Franco Spanish note outlining guarantees to be required from Hafid as Tangier diplomacy moves forward.
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Morogco
Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Foreign Office
Count Berckheim
Stemrich
France
Spain
Mulai Hafid
Algeciras
M. Steinrich
Germaly
Chicago Merchant Mandel Dies in Swiss Fall
Basle Switzerland Sept 4 Romman uel Mandel a multimillionaire merchant of Chicago is dead from injuries after slipping at a railway station. He fell striking his head and suffered a broken leg and severe concussion. He was taken to a hospital by ambulance.
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Basle
Switzerland
Rmmanuel
Mandel
Chicago
French Resent Berlin Claim on Hafid Recognition Delay
Paris officials reject Berlin’s suggestion that France delays recognizing Mula Hafid to allow private deals protecting French interests. The note asserts Paris aims to align with Moroccan affairs and public policy rather than hidden negotiations.
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Berlin
France
Republic
Mountoughui Defeats Hafid Forces Near Morocco City
Native dispatches report a crushing defeat of Mulai Hafid's forces by Mountoughui on August 20 three hours from Morocco City. A brother of Glaoui, Hafid’s lieutenant, is said killed. Hafid's army is dispersed and Morocco City is reportedly at Mountoughui's mercy.
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Mulai Hafid
Mtoughui
Morocco
Glaoui
Hafid
Mtoughul
Rawhide Fire Leaves Town in Ruins Under Martial Law
In Rawhide Nevada a disastrous morning blaze destroyed much of the business district. Three thousand people homeless and a score injured, with property losses over 750000. The fire, fanned by a gale, reached near the People's Hospital as miners and volunteers battled flames amid dynamite demolitions. Two travelers reportedly died in the Ross Hotel, not yet confirmed. martial law declared.
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Rawhide Avenue
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Ross Hotel
Leap from Third Floor Kills Visitor at Hot Springs Hotel
A visitor from Tampa Florida leaped from a third story window at the New Preston Hotel in Hot Springs Arkansas, a fifty foot fall. He tore up currency and threw it into a washbasin before jumping and died thirty minutes later.
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Ark
Waters
Tampa
Fla
New Preston Hotel
Hanly Calls Indiana Extra Session Over Night Rider Threats
Governor J F Hanly called an extra session of the Indiana Legislature for Sept 18 to address four items including local option law and the grant repeal. He seeks power and funds to counter night rider violence affecting tobacco growers along the Ohio River and nearby areas. He cites raids and threats to crops and property and urges swift action to protect citizens.
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Indianapolis
J. F. Hanly
Indiana
Ohio River
Kentucky
Ohio
General Assembly
Pro moters enforce anti pooling in Kentucky
In Owen County Kentucky Florian Gray and his brother Grover were arrested and held for the grand jury after selling a half share in a pooled crop of Burley tobacco. Buyers T T Vallandingham and Dandrum Fortner were arraigned and held to the grand jury on pooled tobacco charges under the Creselius law.
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Equity Society
Kentucky
Owen County
Florian Gray
Burley Tobacco Society
Grover
T. T. Vallandingham
Dandrum Fortner
Creselius
Vallandingham
Fortner
Night rider prosecutions move widens with Kentucky witnesses
Paducah Kentucky September 4 witnesses from Kentucky were summoned to testify for the defense in the night rider prosecutions expanding the scope of the case and adding new testimony to the proceedings.
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Commercial Tribune
Paducah
Kentucky
Immigration Bureau Chief Frank Sargent Dies in Washington
Frank P. Sargent, 54, Commissioner of Immigration, Department of Commerce and Labor, died in Washington of stomach trouble. Born in Orange, VI, he served as Chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen from 1885 to 1902 and was Commissioner General of Immigration since 1902. A Republican and Thirty-second Degree Mason, his past roles included membership on the Industrial Commission and civic groups in Peoria and Philadelphia.
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Frank P. Sargent
Department of Commerce and Labor
Sargent
Orange
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
McKinley
Industrial Commission
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
National Civic Federation
Creve Coeur Club
Peoria
Fifty Club
Philadelphia
Episcopal Church
Wright Endingles Flight Sets Five Laps at Fort Myer
At Fort Myer Virginia Orville Wright flies the aeroplane five times around the drill grounds for four minutes fifteen seconds. The craft reaches thirty five mph and tops thirty feet in height as he regains control after yesterday's mishap. Wright replaces a broken runner and plans another flight if weather holds.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Ft. Myer
Wright
Wright makes brief flight in Le Mans tests
Wilbur Wright flies in Le Mans during a lull in the storm. Officials record 2.5 kilometers distance 36 feet altitude and 2 minutes 13 seconds flight time at about 20 kilometers per hour.
Netherlands cruiser Friesland sails for West Indies
Queen Wilhelmina honors the Friesland crew with a telegram through the Minister of Marine. The cruiser departed yesterday for the Caribbean, and the monarch expresses best wishes for fortune in its wartime mission.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
Minister of Marine
Netherlands
Plague Death Toll Drops Shock Critics In Chinese Ports
Reports from Amoy and Chefoo detail a severe plague death surge ahead of the American fleet visit. Amoy records over 800 deaths in two weeks, including 25 in Kulangsu foreign quarters, while Chefoo endures a virulent smallpox season.
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New York Herald Co
Commercial Tribune
Shanghai
Amoy
Chefoo
China
Kulangsu
Fleet sails for Albany as Melbourne marks naval visit
The Connecticut flagship of Rear Admiral Sperry leads fourteen white hulls at 8 am for Albany, West Australia. The New Jersey stays to move the American mail. A melancholy accident claims two fleet men, Arthur Decker and Michaelson, buried with full military honors as crowds mourn.
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Connecticut
Sperry
Albany
Australia
Jersey
Arthur Decker
New Jersey
Vermont
Michaelson
Niigata Fire Destroys 4000 Homes in Japan
Dispatches report a fire in Niigata city destroying 4,000 houses and leaving many destitute. The government provides aid as Niigata, with over 40,000 residents, hosts arms factory, prison, hospital and barracks on Honda Island.
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Niigata
Ichigo
Honda
Countess Szchenyi Illness Denial Report
New York Sept 4 a Vanderbilt family associate received a cable from Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt denying the sensational rumor of the Countess Szchenyi illness. The message states there is no truth to the reports and provides no further details.
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New York
Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Szchenyi
Taft to Speak in Maine and Sandusky Speech Plans
Judge Taft and Secretary Garfield discuss campaign speeches for Maine next week and two Sandusky addresses on Tuesday. Hitchcock and Garfield outline campaign themes, with focus on public lands, money system, merchant marine, tariff, and Republican contrasts. Taft will visit Sandusky Tuesday after departing Sandusky Monday night for Cincinnati.
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Taft
Toledo
Garfield
Maine
Evan
Middle West
Sandusky
Soldiers’ Home
Cincinnati
Edward Marsh
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee Chief to confer with Fairbanks in Indianapolis
Frank H Hitchock travels from Chicago to Indianapolis to discuss Taft campaign speaking plan with Vice President Fairbanks. Taft may begin a tour from Sandusky to Cincinnati with additional speeches in October. Western speakers bureau heads announce a line up including Sherman Root Straus Wilson Beveridge Foraker Dolliver Lafollette Bradley Burkett Brown Borah with Fairbanks Cannon Hoch and Alden Smith backing.
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Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Taft
Sandusky
Cincinnati
Senator Dixon
James S. Sherman
Elihu Root
Oscar
Straus
James Wilson
Beveridge
Foraker
Hitchcock to Confer With Fairbanks Before Taft Visit
Indianapolis dispatch reports Republican Chairman Frank H Hitchcock meeting with Vice President Fairbanks to discuss Fairbanks planned nationwide speaking tour. They also debated the Speaking Bureau’s plan to send prominent speakers with Fairbanks and provide a special train for an extended tour.
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Indianapolis
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Fairbanks
National Committee
Nebraska voters set for Taft and Sherman in November
Former Nebraska Bishop Thurston predicts Republican victory in Nebraska. Timothy Woodruff New York GOP leader tests Brooklyn sentiment for Governor Hughes renomination in Assembly districts next Tuesday. General Stewart L. Woodford, who nominated Hughes for the Presidency, met with Woodruff today.
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Taft
Sherman
Timothy Woodruff
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Republican
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Kings County
Republican Committee
Brooklyn
Hughes
Stewart L. Woodford
Woodruff
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