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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1908
Page
14
Locomobile driven by George Kuhedsun wins the Vanderbilt Cup after a fierce duel on the New Long Island Motor Parkway. Isoda Auto finishes second as a crowd of about 270000 watches the dramatic endurance race with a time around four hours and forty five minutes.
The Vanderbilt Cup race at Lone Star Park featured Robertson and Lyte in a tense 53 mile battle on a wet course. Robertson and Lyte swapped the lead as crowds of over two hundred thousand watched, with Roberson crossing first on elapsed time but Lyte winning the official results.
A Fort Wayne meeting last night featured ix congressman J A Ronnison and Mr Fleming praising Stephen Fleming, with Ar Robinson lauding the late William Fleming. The address attacked Judge Taylor and Grover Cleveland era politics, asserting Fleming’s legacy in Allen County and the Mississippi River commission.
A petition was filed in the U S district court late last night asking that a receiver be appointed for the Cleveland Municipal Traction Company. The petition lists forty offenses alleged against the company and names HeRand and compens specifically.
The fight in Paris produced a draw for the jigneweight championship between Thevis of America and Air and Win of England. Both boxers failed to secure a decisive victory, leaving the title undecided after the scheduled rounds.
Fragmentary report from Washington dated October references renewed sanctioning moves and a rest case involving a charged battalion. The garbled wording mentions recovery actions and reinstate fey cle strane, leaving key names and events unreadable.
Torn fragments report Phelps planned speech in Kendallville with references to Mr Watson and labor questions. Indicators show mixed details about retirement or health notes and campaign context tied to Wayne County events and Indiana politics.
Weather brief reports fair conditions with fresh south winds in Warrington and cool to mild in Lower Michigan. Forecast calls for a mix of sun and clouds, periods of light showers unlikely, with temperatures gradually warming into next week.
In Indianapolis on October 4 1903 Thomas R Marshall refused to accept private rail travel or private campaign funds. A plan to run a "Special train" carrying Marshall and speakers through Indiana was abandoned after Marshall insisted on paying all expenses himself and that no one contribute. He stated he had paid from his own funds and would continue to do so.
In New York Hearst campaign rally denounced Standard Oil letters as protesters, claiming bribery links involving Elkin former AG and Governor Stone. Speakers including Hanna and Cleveland urged independence party, while Hearst entered to cheers, with the crowd awaiting the letters’ reading.
A Democratic parade welcomed Marshall as Taft supporters claim a strong showing in Michigan City. The city paper notes enthusiastic reception and mentions the event continuing across pages for full coverage.
Republican candidate William Howard Taft spoke to about six hundred to five thousand laborers in Fort Wayne about labor unions and his record as a judge. The crowd remained largely restrained with brief bursts of cheering as Taft, escorted by officials, arrived and mounted the platform greeted by the procession.
Colonel Bryan leads in a forecast released by Mack claiming Bryan will win at least 402 electoral votes, 59 more than needed. He projects a western landslide extending to the Atlantic, with eastern states turning Democratic while Republican majorities diminish. (Continued on Page 14, Col 3).
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