Democratic Ticket List for State and Local Offices
The ticket outlines national and state candidates led by President Wilson and Vice President Marshall with a full slate of officers including Governor Dunn Secretary of State Murtagh Auditor Sinclair and Attorney General Walters. Local offices include County Auditor Moburg County Treasurer Linder Clerk of Court Moburg Sheriff Cowan Recorder Alfred Superintendent Mahon and others with terms starting 1913 and 1914.
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Woodrow Wilson
T. R. Marshall
U. S
D. W. Hamilton
Edw
G. Dunn
N. C. Roberts
J. F. Elder
A. E. Labagh
Frank Mowery
C. W. Moburg
C. H. Linder
J. S. Cowan
Alfred
Laura Mahon
J. F. Ready
Eli Blough
F. W. Moyer
Roosevelt and Lorimer Deny Election Funds Controversy
Theodore Roosevelt refused to dine with Senator Lorimer accusing him of buying his Senate seat. Lorimer denies any personal knowledge of campaign money. Roosevelt also says he did not know if Standard Oil contributed $100,000 to his election. Both men deny and defend against similar charges.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Senator Lorimer
Lorimer
United States Senate
Standard Oil Company
Roosevlt
Roosevelt
Iowa for Wilson: Mt Pleasant editor predicts Wilson win
Mt Pleasant Free Pressman Stanley Miller reports from the Iowa Falls encampment praising Wilson in a secret straw poll showing nine votes for Wilson, six for Roosevelt, one for Taft. He notes dog days voting and Republicans planning to back Wilson quietly.
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Stanley Miller
Mt. Pleasant
Roosevelt
Iowa
Taft
Wilson
Brigade Field Hospital
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Elder Candidacy Praised By Keokuk Democrats
The Keokuk Constitution Democrat endorses Mayor Elder for Congress in Iowa's First District. It argues his unimpeachable character and lack of political game playing give him rare strength against rival contenders.
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Keokuk
Elder
Iowa
Elder described as untrammeled and capable congress candidate
The article lauds Elder as an unsought yet strong Democratic nominee for Congress. It praises his record of public service, independence from time and office politics, and dedication to the public good, predicting his election in November.
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Keokuk
Congress
Democrats
Elder
First
Iowa
Heroes, Libraries, and the Carnegie Hero Fund
The article lauds John St Coffin for likely receiving a Carnegie hero medal after stopping a runaway team to protect two children. It discusses Andrew Carnegie’s philanthropy, the hero fund, and the purpose of cash gifts and medals to honor brave acts without encouraging risk for reward.
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John St. Coffin
Andrew Carnegie
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Andy
Wilson Family Gets Alligator Shocker at Home
Sea Girt New Jersey September 5 United Press reports jeweler William C Diffenderfer of Pensacola Florida sent a pet alligator to Governor Wilson prompting a scare at the Wilson household. The reptile arrived disrupting routine as the family stayed alert to the unexpected guest in the residence.
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Sea Girt
N. J
William C. Diffenderfer
Pensacola
Fla
Wilson
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Cheney Trust Statement
F J Cheney and Co Toledo endorse F J Cheney as honorable and financially able to meet obligations of National Bank of Commerce in a fifteen year association. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as a blood and mucous surface remedy with testimonials free and priced at 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills offered for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Hall
Alligator Gift Creates Stir at Little White House
A presidential era anecdote recounts Mrs. Wilson and daughters in the Big Living Room reacting as an 18 inch alligator emerges from a gift box. The reptile, recaptured and resealed with a macabre note, was loaned to a Manasquan druggist for display, leaving the family to ponder its fate.
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White House
Bryan pleased with Vermont and Ohio amendments
Lincoln Neb Sept 5 Bryan said Vermont results are encouraging to Democrats and he was gratified by Ohio's adoption of the initiative and referendum. He noted the provision allows citizens to amend their constitution to fit needs and remove disliked elements. He predicted a larger Democratic vote and a hopeful split in Republican support.
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United Press
Lincoln
Neb
Vermont
Ohio
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Severe flogging quiets Jackson prison after two days
Jackson Mich Sept 6 all quiet after nine prisoners flogged yesterday and fifteen today. A guard said three men were severely flogged and taken to hospital. From ten to thirty lashes were given with blood drawn in nearly every case.
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Jackson, Mich
Jackson
Wilson Announces Speaking Dates for Campaign
Sea Girt N J Sept 6 The democratic campaign committee announced speaking dates for Governor Woodrow Wilson including Sioux City Iowa Sept 15 St Paul and Minneapolis Sept 18 Milwaukee Sept 19 Columbus Ohio Sept 20 Pittsburg Pa Sept 21 Wilson to open in Ohio with Governor Harmon presiding a special car will carry his secretary and newspaper men.
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Sea Girt
N. J
Democratic Campaign Committee
Woodrow Wilson
Sioux City
Iowa
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Millwaukee
Columbus
Ohio
Pittsburg
Wilson
Harmon
Des Moines Sails For East Coast Mexico Cruise
The cruiser Des Moines under Commander Charles B. Hughes departed Charlestown navy yards today for a coast guard cruise along Mexico south of Vera Cruz and Tampico. It will visit Progreso and other points to protect American interests if needed.
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Boston
Mass
Des Moines
Charles B. Hughes
Charlestown Navy Yards
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Progresso
Meningitis Rages in the West Strikes Nebraska and Kansas
Lincoln Nebraska September 7 Governor appeals to Washington after specialists fail to halt meningitis spread in Nebraska and Kansas. More than three thousand horses die in western Nebraska and over six thousand in western Kansas. Phelps county Nebraska reports over five hundred deaths. Totals show Nebraska losses around $200000 and Kansas losses near $500000 to farmers.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Washington
Phelps County
Ottumwa Youth Found Safe After Kidnap Ordeal
Ottumwa, Wednesday Daily reports Julius Jacobson, missing since Saturday, returned home exhausted and unconscious after being bound to a tree in Four Mile Bridge marsh. He describes being grabbed, robbed, and left to die but survived on river water and molasses, with authorities blaming limited police staffing for security concerns.
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Julius Jacobson
Ottumwa
Jacobson
Wapello Street
Julius
Jefferson Street
Union Depot
Four Mile Bridge
Train Bandit Robs Passengers Near New Orleans
New Orleans on September 5 reports Howard Edwards, who robbed a Louisville & Nashville passenger train near the city, of $3,000 in cash and jewelry. He fled as engineer Baer struck him with a lighted torch, fracturing his skull. Edwards had earlier admitted stealing a freight train but denied the passenger robbery.
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New Orleans
Howard Edwards
Louisville & Nashville
St. Louis
Mississippi
Engineer Baer
Edwards
Baer
Runaway Horse Charges Crowd at State Fair
In St Paul on September 5 a runaway horse charged the crowd around the speaker’s stand as Roosevelt spoke. Seven people were severely injured and about thirty more slightly hurt. several women and children were bruised, with seven sent to emergency hospital. Roosevelt remained calm and urged order to prevent panic.
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St. Paul
Minn
Roosevelt
High School Freshmen and Sophomores Clash on the Square
A schoolyard brawl ended with Freshmen stripping the socks from Sophomores after a spirited struggle. The Sophomores, despite being outnumbered, defended their position but lost due to greater numbers and weight.
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Sophs
Currie urges votes for Gov Wilson in Nebraska
Lincoln Neb Sept 6 F M Currie announces he will advise regular Republicans in Nebraska to vote for Woodrow Wilson for president currie said he would urge party members to support the Democratic candidate.
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Currie
Gov. Wilson
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Woodrow Wilson
F. M. Currie
Thirty three Years Ago Today In Fairfield
Itemized notes from a Fairfield issue detail婚 marriages licenses issued for Samuel Coleman Emma Black Jacob Albright Martha Hall Charles Smith Mary Hutton Thomas Gibson Susannah Hes ton George Hartley Emeline Smith Wm Hicks Mary Staats Archerer Hoaglin Annie Hilde brand Andrew Stuff Annie Peterson R W Shelley Glaphrey Hin shaw James Overholser Martha Hickenbottom. A eight mill state and county tax levy discussed. Theodore Gage and J A Beck led a picnic with about forty attendees. Fairfield had twenty attorneys. Parsons college marks its fifth year. Circus receipts reported at 3300 dollars. Woolen mill operations suspended due to water shortage. A Bonaparte paper accuses visitors of pocketbook theft from a dressing room. Lieut Clarke returns from fifteen years at sea. Miss Della Templeton injured in a horse accident. Democratic county convention names A R Pierce senator W B Culbertson representative S K West treasurer Wm Collins auditor D L Coop board member E B Wall county superintendent Frank Switzer surveyor P T Bartow coroner. A proposed new courthouse with a 50000 tax levy to be voted on. School enrollment opening total 497.
Currie Accepts Bow County GOP Chairmanship
Broken Bow Nebraska reports Currie yesterday accepted the chairmanship of the Republican state committee. He explains the eight presidential electors would back Roosevelt, so he urges supporting Wilson to balance the ticket.
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Broken Bow
Neb
Republican State Committee
Currie
Roosevelt
Young Omar Cathey Injured In Packwood Well Fall
Packwood Iowa Sept 4 Omar Cathey sustained painful injuries after falling from a rope assisted windlass while he worked at the bottom of a 24 foot well to be deepened ten feet more He clipped the wall or rope and dropped to the bottom injuring his back spraining his ankle and suffering numerous bruises The incident occurred during a bottom working session and near top he released the rope fearing wall pressure.
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Packwood
Omar Cathey
Cathey
Haywood Heads to Chicago to Rally IWW for Nationwide Strike
William D. Haywood, IWW leader, travels to Chicago to solicit broad union backing for a general strike planned for September 30 in protest of the Ettor and Gio imprisoned case.
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New York
William D. Haywood
Industrial Workers of the World
Chicago
Ettor
Gio
Italy to see general strike over Ettor and Giannitti case
In Rome on September 7 a general labor strike is planned to protest the imprisonment of Ettor and Giannitti. Protests spread to Lawrence Massachusetts with labor groups planning a demonstration on September 14. Parliament debates the issue as newspapers condemn American authorities.
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Italy
Lawrence
Mass
Rome
Victor
Ettor
Gioannitti
Lynched Negro Johnson Claimed Innocent
Bluefield W Va officials say Walter Johnson the lynched man near Princeton was innocent of the alleged attack on 14 year old Mita White. Governor Glasscock asked Mercer county authorities to investigate the lynching in a special term of court.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Whiting County
Walter Johnson
Princeton
Mita White
Miss White
Bluefields
Glasscock
Mercer County
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Praised by Householder
Mrs. J. N. Hill of Homer Georgia endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for years noting it cures coughs colds and prevents croup. She uses it for her five children and others in her household rely on the remedy, with her recommending it to friends. Sept.
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J. N. Hill
Homer
Foley
L.S. Bradshaw & Co
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Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield
Official County Paper
Samuel
MR. Elder
THE
Hero Fund
Florida
Toledo. O
Michigan
Samuel Coleman
Miss Emma
Charles Smith
Mary A. Hutton
Thomas Gibson
Susannah Hes
Ton
Geo. W. Hartley and
Emeline Smith
Wm. S. Hicks
Mary A. Staats
Archerer Hoaglin
Annie Hildebrand
Andrew Stuff
Annie C. Peter
R. W. Shelley and
Glaphrey Hinshaw
James M. Overholser
Martha Hickenbottom
O— Theodore Gage
J. A. Beck
Parsons College
Bonaparte
Lieut. Clarke
Della Templeton
A. R. Pierce
W. B. Culbertson
S. K. West
Wm. Collins
D. L. Coop
E. B. Wall
Frank Switzer
P. T. Bartow
Young Omar Cathey
Virginia
Fulton County
Scranton
Fritz & Droz
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