31 Oct 1908
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Newspaper
Fargo Forum And Daily Republican
Location
Fargo, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
1
In a two hour Fargo opera house address titled Shall the People Rule Governor Burke did not mention William Jennings Bryan or Nazi politics. He praised North Dakota Republicans and his own record, noting residence in Bismarck and his stance on railroad assessments while avoiding national issues to appeal to voters for reelection.
The Dutch queen began a daily bible class at 9 am in the palace library with her entire household including lower class servants. She selects the chapter for morning devotions and reads aloud in a clear high pitched voice.
Mrs. Wm. Astor, longtime social leader of New York, died last night at her Fifth Avenue home from heart disease. She had been in critical condition for nearly four weeks after a long history of heart trouble.
In Binghamton Taft greeted a large audience as he paraded to the armory for a campaign rally. He attacked Bryan saying the plan is to frighten business and defeat him to secure the nation's business future.
Untidy fragment lists high school football results with final scores including Fargo and Wahpeton, plus scattered references to Minnesota Michigan Vanderbilt and Chicago. Contains incomplete names and unclear sections.
A dramatic note details a scandal in the army with references to a Supreme Court ruling on ballot laws. It mentions Mrs Claudia Hains sending letters to Captain Peter C. Hains revealing social scenes at Ft Hamilton and drinking, with continued coverage noted on Page Four.
Mrs. Minerva K. Daugherty of Williams County North Dakota declares she will defeat James A. Tawney of Winona Minnesota or expose him in Washington. She accuses Tawney of breaching a stock settlement with her husband and transferring control of the paper to the Lairds. The conflict has unsettled Tawney’s district and alarmed friends about a sensational attack.
Page header note indicates continuation on page eight for a crowd count or mobilization. The fragment references 108000 men in line suggesting a large orderly queue or muster. Details are sparse but imply a major event or procession. Further specifics await the continuation.
New York City braces for one of its largest parades as 60 000 to 100 000 marchers prepare to review at Worth Monument Madison Square before Republican vice presidential nominee James Sherman and Secretary of State Elmer Root. The event, by the Business Men's Republican Association, aims to energize the campaign with a forecast dispersion by 6 PM at Times Square.
New York Oct 31 the prosecution and defense in the Morse and Curtis federal banking case rested their evidence this afternoon. Judge adjourned until Monday for final arguments. The case should go to the jury by Monday night.
The Forum will collect as complete returns as possible from Tuesday's election. Arrangements with Northwestern Telephone Co American Telephone Telegraph Co Western Union and others ensure full information from the general election. Local agents statewide gather data and Northwestern connects with local lines. Union Labor Hall hosts two telephones for those seeking complete election returns. hall heated for comfort.
New York and Indiana and Illinois, totalling eighty one electoral votes, remained doubtful as Taft and Bryan pressed final campaign efforts. Taft toured New York, while Bryan split time between Ohio and Indiana with running mate John W. Kern campaigning there and in Chicago.
Grave fears are raised for the Whang Ho after it left San Francisco for New York in January and has not been heard from since March 8. The vessel, an old square nosed junk, sailed from Papeete bound for Galveston with a new crew after steering gear trouble surfaced. It is 124 days overdue and its fate remains a mystery.
National Chairman Mack says Roosevelt denied admin Standard Oil ties and claims no proof for ten days of negotiations between Taft managers and Standard Oil to secure nationwide support and a $1,000,000 contribution, the same as in 1896.
Chicago and Minnesota prepare for the western championship football game. Minnesota fans arrive on a special train with team colors as Coaches Stagg and Williams announce confident squads and a Chicago victory is welcomed by both sides.
The second squadron of the American battleship fleet arrived at Amoy and is being entertained by the Chinese government, but in Pekin the visit is barely mentioned by official or unofficial channels as of Oct 31.
Jamestown North Dakota October reports say several Marshall candidates for the legislature met in Fargo and pledged to stand by Marshall regardless of the supreme court action on the maltose of the primary in Stehton.
Washington statement says Rockefeller letter to Taft supporters shows effort by agreement with the Democratic party will fail. The White House notes taft gains when labor voters reject Bryan tricks and cites Ohio as safely Republican. Cleveland dispatch dates Oct 31 1908.
Chicago Oct 31 Judges Baker Groscup and Seaman in the U S circuit court took under advisement a complaint by eleven railroads operating between Chicago and the Missouri river against the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling cutting rates by 9 cents per 100 pounds on through transportation from the Atlantic seaboard.
National committeeman Ken Nedy declares that Johnson will carry every county in the state except two, with a plurality around 12,000 votes. The forecast highlights a sweeping victory claim across multiple counties.
Polls show C A Johnson carrying every county except two with Ramsey county giving him a large majority. Taft to win North Dakota by at least 25 000 and Johnson to win the state by no less than 12 000. Despite opposition in Ward Johnson is projected to win the county.
In an interview National Committeeman James Kennedy of the Republican party quoted figures to The Forum. He asserts Johnson will win every county in the state except two, naming Ramsey county as one where Burke will prevail in one of the two counties. The remarks accompany Kennedy’s predictions and reasons.
Berlin Oct 31 Prince Von Buelow offered his resignation to Emperor William after a London interview that claimed majority support for his policy. The emperor rejected the resignation but allowed a full explanation to counter unfounded attacks on the emperor.
Belgrade telegraphs to the Russian duma pleading for a Servia Montenegro alliance with Russia to resist Austria's Bosnia and Herzegovina absorption. Believers demand a twelve mile buffer along the Drina river with Austria, while Vienna resists any compensation.
Mary Lavins, 50, saturated her clothing with coal oil then ran outside and burned herself. Neighbors and family tried to help but her clothing was burned away. She was hospitalized in critical condition with reports she will die.
Berlin reports say German officials believe Russia betrayed the fatherland to England early in the Balkan crisis in exchange for a promise to float a large Russian loan. The Foreign Office claims Grey took Russia’s Isowisky to meet financiers who pledged support in return for Russian backing of England.
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