Hughes Portraits Ruin and Misery Under Bryan Rule
Indianapolis dispatch reports Governor Hughes arriving with a large escort to Tomlinson Hall. He denounces Bryan and anti trust plans while praising Taft and Roosevelt policies. Hughes urges honest enterprise and warns of business disaster if Bryan or forced deposits prevail. He spoke again in South Bend to a large crowd.
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Ind
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New York
Bookwalter
State Republican Committee
Marion Club
Business Men's
Taft Club
Tomlinson Hall
Senator Beveridge
Bryan
Taft
United States
Roosevelt
South Bend
Charles E. Hughes
Officer Edward Bloom Killed in Manila by Private Suttles
News from Cincinnati reports the death of Second Lieutenant Edward J. Bloom of the Fourth United States Infantry. Bloom was shot at Manila Sunday by Private Suttles of Company K, who then cut his own throat. Bloom, a nephew of Marion S. Bloom of Avondale, leaves a widow and a son.
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Fourth
United States Infantry
Bloom
Ft. Thomas
Cincinnati
Manila
P. I
Suttles
Marion 8
Bogart Avenue
Avondale
Jacob Bloom
Boston
Lieutenant Bloom
Bryan Dwells on Guarantee Plank in South Dakota
W J Bryan campaigned across South Dakota pressing his distrust of trusts bank deposit guarantees and campaign finance disclosure He attacked Roosevelt for not jailing trust magnates and Taft for dodging the platform He urged removal of his lithographs from shop windows and praised Democratic reform promises in 1896 as a contrast to the Republicans
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Elk Point
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South Dakota
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Roosevelt
Sioux City
Iowa
Rock Island
Illinois City
Mitchell
Yankton
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Taft
Mr. Taft
Sherman and Longworth Tour Open Republican Campaign
Chicago reports James Sherman and Nicholas Longworth launching Republican drives in Illinois. Mrs. Longworth attends, boosting women’s presence. Sherman argues for continuation of Republican policies and cites past achievements and dangers of Democratic programs under Bryan.
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Cook County
Hamilton Club
James
Sherman
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Nicholas Longworth
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Longworth
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton College
Taft Campaign Draws Huge Crowds in Fargo and Grand Forks
Taft spoke sixteen times today across Minnesota and North Dakota, drawing large open air crowds in Grand Forks and Fargo. A torchlit procession, bands, and a barbecue for thousands marked the rally, while Taft addressed labor tariff and Roosevelt policy themes with local color. Minnesota’s faction leaders and North Dakota allies united for Taft as the campaign tour continued.
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Taft
Fargo
N. D
Taft Party
Great Northern
Minnesota
Grand Forks
Kern Car ries Annual Pass On the Big Four Railroad
Connersville Ind Sept 28 John W Kern Democratic VP candidate faced questions after a Big Four Railroad annual pass and notebook bearing his name were found at the Free Fair. Kern said he did not know about the pass and had acted as company counsel in prior cases. The incident ties Kern to a major railroad and raises questions about campaign ethics and corporate influence.
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South Bend
Ind
Charles E. Hughes
New York
Supreme Court
Commercial Tribune
Connersville
John W. Kern
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Sherman
Big Four Railroad
Kern
Mansfield
E. W. Tatman
Tatman
Big Four Railroad Company
Standard Oil
Big Four
Indianapolis News
Taft to Carry 206 Electoral Votes in Safe States
Special dispatch reports Republican leaders expect Taft and Sherman to win a solid majority in Congress. Taft forecast to carry 206 electoral votes from safe states and most doubtful states, with 242 votes needed for a majority, based on 1896 to 1904 trends and conditions nationwide. The piece notes revisions by Hitchcock and the Speakers Bureau shift to Chicago.
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Taft
Sherman
Congress
Colorado
Indiana
Minnesota
New York
Utah
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Maryland
Nebraska
Mortana
Bryan
Attempted Bomb Attack On Italian Fruit Dealer Home
An explosion aimed at Fred Cinccolo, a fruit dealer living at 511 West Sixth Street, was set to blow the building with nitro glycerin. Windows shattered, damage around $200. Police examined witnesses from 651 Yon Avenue and Miller's drug store. Two men seen near the entrance matched descriptions. Letters demanding money prior to the attack totaled $13 000.
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Fred Cinccolo
West Sixth Street
Corbin
Gramann, Foerster
Prestom
Jer
W.O. Banks
Yon Avenue
George Serrns
Miller’s Drug
Sixth
John Streets
Serrns
Panks
Cinccolo
Republican ticket campaign trail across the Midwest and West
Vice President hopeful Sherman touts the GOP record in Chicago while Senator Lonergan links Bryan to past Democratic blunders. Governor Hughes warns that Bryan's rise would bring business trouble and a dim mood. Bryan attacks Roosevelt from Elk Point and Taft rouses North Dakota with sixteen speeches and a Fargo barbecue. Watson counters Pettigrew by alleging Bryan used 1904 campaign funds from Wall Street backers.
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Sherman
Chicago
Bryan
Taft
North Dakota
Fargo
Thomas E. Watson
Senator Pettigrew
Wall Street
Watson Says Bryan Knew Source of Campaign Funds
Thomas E. Watson accuses Bryan allies of corrupt funding sources and attacks Pettigrew in a signed Atlanta statement. He claims Republican and Democratic money originates with Wall Street bankers and alleges Bryan used Parker campaign funds tied to Ryan and Belmont. He demands disclosure or repayment of $15,000.
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Bryan
Wall Street
Ryan
Belmont
Parker
Judge Parker
Roosevelt
Nebraska
August Belmont
Thomas F. Ryan
Pettigrew
Thomas E. Watson
Lord Tweedmouth Resigns as Lord President of the Council
London reports Lord Tweedmouth has resigned his office on grounds of ill health. His mental state has shown improvement since a June announcement that he was ordered to rest in the country after a nervous breakdown linked to his earlier naval policy correspondence when he was First Lord of the Admiralty.
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Lord Tweedmouth
Council
William
Great Britain
Admiralty
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