Bryan sees 1908 omen after 1906 election in New York
William J. Bryan comments from Lincoln on the 1906 results. He praises democratic gains, blasts Roosevelt’s attack on Hearst as bad taste, and predicts Democratic strength in 1908 with gains in Congress and state tickets, noting New York’s defeat of Hearst and Hughes’ victory as mixed outcomes.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
William R. Hearst
New York
Roosevelt
Empire State
Bryan
Hearst
Empire
Republican
Hughes
Democratic and Independence League
McCarren
Brooklyn
McClellan
Jerome
Greater
Croker
Murphy
Tammany
Bughes
Mr. Hearst
York
Congress
Middle States
Iowa
Kansas
California
Cummins
Hofmann’s Heavier-Than-Air Airship Aims at Aerial Mastery
Berlin reports Herr Hofmann advances a new airship conceived to fly without gas bags. He advocates a heavier-than-air design, featuring legs under the body and wings, arguing the machine can lift its own weight and soar beyond conventional airships. Renowned aeronauts weigh its promise.
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Berlin
Herr Hofmann
President warned against a third term race
The piece argues the president cannot gain enough votes to clinch reelection. It notes the congressional vote shows Republicans hold a narrow margin that would be erased if the president pursues a third term.
Priest victim of blacks on Milwaukee train
In Wolsey Iowa a mob of twelve negroes attacked Catholic priest Father John Phelan on a Milwaukee and St. Paul train near Sibley. He was shot twice and beaten, left for dead, and is in critical condition in Mitchell hospital. Passengers and train staff fought back. the attackers fled as a posse pursues them.
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Wolsey
S. D
John Phelan
Sibley
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Mitchell
Father Phelan
Philippine church schism seen as political not religious
Manila reports say the Aglipay split in the Philippines is waning, regarded as political rather than theological. Archbishop Harry notes Vatican plans to audit diocese finances and set annual shares after U S friar lands purchase funds. He awaits revival of his secretary's office.
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Santos-Dumont
Deutsch
Rome
Aptehbiahoy
Harty
Manila
U 2
Philippine Islands
Philippines
United States
Arrival of Ma nila cathedral rector and Rome visit
Chusa rector of the cathedral of Manila lands in Barcelona in poor health and is expected to arrive here in ten days. After Father Chusa reaches Rome Archbishop Harry will be received by the pope.
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Chusa
Manila
Barcelona
Father Chusa
Rome
Harry
Rescue at Sea: British Bark Marion C. Crew Saved
Captain Williams and crew of the British bark Marion C. reached Halifax after abandoning ship in rough seas. They launched in an open boat as the vessel took on water, keeping afloat until sighted and rescued by the Norwegian steamer Farmand en route from New York to Niramichi.
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Halifax
N. Y
Williams
Marion C
Farmand
New York
Niramichi
Kangaroo Records Eleven Foot Jump
A kangaroo reportedly achieved a jump of eleven feet while a deer’s longest measured bound stands at nine and a half feet. The comparison highlights the kangaroo’s remarkable leap relative to deer performance.
Standard Oil Controls Waters-Pierce Oil in Missouri Case
Charles T. Ackert, Waters-Pierce general manager, testified that Standard Oil of New Jersey fixed Waters-Pierce prices and influenced margins for retailers. He said Waters-Pierce, Republic, and St. Louis International were under Standard Oil ownership or control and that price cuts were coordinated to favor the head company. Ackert noted daily reports to Standard Oil at 26 Broadway and acknowledged substantial Standard stock in Waters-Pierce.
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St. Louis
Standard Oil
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Missouri
Charles T. Ackert
Waters-Pierce Company
Ackert
Waters- Pierce
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Waters-Pierce
Republic
International Oil
Standard
Hadley
St. Louis International
Waters- Pierce Company
Jefferson City
Joplin
Springfield
Aurora
Broadway
New York
Goldfield Mines Merge to Form Consolidated Company
Four Goldfield properties Mohawk Jumbo Red Tip and Laguna join to create Goldfield Consolidated Mines with 50 million dollars capitalization. Shares valued at 10 dollars each, paid in shares based on appraised per share prices of 20 5 5 and 2 respectively.
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San Francisco
Goldfield
Local Stock Exchange
Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company
Mohawk
Jumbo
Red Tip
Laguna
Aguna
Funston Takes Command of Southwest Department
Brigadier General Frederick A. Funston left Kansas City for St. Louis to assume command of the Department of the Southwest after handing over the Department of California in the West.
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Kansas City
Frederick A. Funeton
St. Louis
Department of the Southwest
Jast
Department of California
Educator cites merchant gambler view of modern trade ethics
Yale President Hadley condemns modern commerce as speculative gambling when buyer and seller unequal. He argues measures to ensure capital-backed guarantees would curb losses and expand fair competition. He notes immigration impacts while asserting overall economic gains from competition.
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New York
School of Philanthropy
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
Boilermaker Kills Wife in Harrisburg Market
Jacob Stehman a boilermaker at Pennsylvania Steel works shot and killed his wife in the Broad Street market at Harrisburg amid a separation. After trying to persuade her to return home he fired four times. she, 48, mother of four, died within minutes.
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Harrisburg
Jacob Stehman
Pennsylvania Steel Works
Steelton
Broad Street
Stehman
York County
Wellman Returns Home to Paris for Airship Work
Walter Wellman and Major Hersey sailed from Paris to New York aboard La Savoie. Wellman plans to return to Paris in six weeks to oversee airship developments, while Hersey will return to join the Chicago Record Herald expedition aiming to reach the pole next summer.
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Paris
Walter Wellman
Major Hersey
New York
la Savoie
Hersey
Chicago Record- Herald
Pole
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Krogh
Herr Hofmantl
Santos Dumont
Peacemaker
Great Oil Trust
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Goldfield Mines Merged
Funston Takes Command
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Kaiser
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