Taft Appeals to Labor and Defends Record in Indiana
Republican nominee William Howard Taft spoke in Fort Wayne on tariff, labor, and injunctions, defending his bench record and arguing protectionist policy against Democratic transitions. The event drew 8,000 to 10,000 people, with a highly organized train and security details accompanying Taft through Indiana.
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William Howard Taft
Fort Wayne
Clinton and
Holman Streets
Taft
Hemenway
William Dudley Foulke
William L. Taylor
William H. English
Harrys
Goodrich
Indiana
Grand Rapids
Mr. Taft
Judge Taft
Charles W. Miller
Goshen
Pennsylvania
Clinton Street
Columbia City
Warsaw
Gen “al
Wah Pennsylvania
Congress
Bryan Invades New York as Panic of 1907 Topic
W J Bryan launches a five day tour in New York state from Middletown on October 24 to discuss the panic of 1907. He argues the panic was a Republican event rooted in over prosperity and urges voters to back the Republican ticket while promising attacks on Democratic policy toward trusts.
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Middletown
N. Y
New York State
W. J. Bryan
Taft
Bryan
Hughes
Goshen
West
Progress of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union Convention
Denver hosts the thirty-fifth annual W C T U convention with Mrs. Lillian Stevens delivering the keynote address outlining gains for the prohibition cause across Maine Kansas North Dakota Georgia Oklahoma Alabama Mississippi and North Carolina Arkansas to pass next January while Texas nears enforcement. Officers to be elected Tuesday as current leaders seek reappointment amid notes of statewide victories in Illinois Ohio and other states and references to Hawaii Alaska and British Columbia.
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Denver
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Stevens
Steven
Maine
Kansas
North Dakota
Georgia
Oklahoma
Alabama
Mississippi
North Carolina
Arkansas
Texas
Illinois
Ilinois
Ohio
Moro marauders kill workers on Mindanao plantation
Manila reports nine Filipino laborers and their superintendent killed in a desperate two hour fight with Moro raiders on the Shepherd plantation near Iligan Island Mindanao. Four natives wounded. Attacker losses unknown. Plantation stores set ablaze. Bodies mutilated.
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Manila
IlHgan
Mindanao
Three Barns Burned In West Main Street Fire
Firefighters confined a blaze that started in J. H. Meyer’s barn at 331 West Main Street to three structures. The Meyer barn was a total loss, while adjacent barns owned by Miss Mary Jordan and Robert Spice suffered minor damages of about 35 to 40 dollars and 25 dollars respectively, for a total estimated loss of 125 dollars.
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J. H. Meyer
West Main Street
Mary Jordan
Robert Spice
Meyer
Cozy Arrangement
October 24 report notes Phree J C Hanawalt and James Logansport in a peaceable arrangement as magistrates or justices of the peace.
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Phree J .C. Hanawalt
James
Logansport
Private Leiser dishonorably discharged for eating apples
New York Oct 23 Private Bernard Leiser of Battery D Third Field Artillery U S A was dishonorably discharged for eating green apples after orders to discard them. He forfeits pay and allowances and will serve six months hard labor at Fort Myer Virginia. court martial verdict confirmed.
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New York
Leiser
Fort Myer
Tom Wycarthy and companions jailed for lewd conduct
Tom Wycarthy a pitcher for the Boston National League team and companion Frank Smith were fined 10 dollars and costs each and received ten days in the county jail for associating with lewd women in the Pixley Long block. Ella Reed was fined and jailed but her sentence was suspended upon leaving the city. Wilful misidentifications and prior arrests noted. police plan to detain Reed if found.
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Tom McCarthy
Frank Smith
Pixley-Long Block
Ella Reed
McCarthy
Fort Wayne
Logan
Fred S. Brasher
George Stroder
Fred Hagedorn
Sam Bontello
Angello Torritto
Bryan Refutes Laborer Beggar Charge From Washington
Chicago dispatch says John E. Lamb quoted Mr. Bryan denying laborers were called public beggars. Lamb spoke at Democratic headquarters asserting Bryan never used the label and that Secretary Strauss popularized the term in a newspaper interview.
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Chicago
John E. Lamb
Democratic
Bryan
W. R. Hearst
Lamb
Strauss
Washington
Two Girls Accused of Large Beverly Jewelry Theft
Beverly Massachusetts October 23 two sisters aged twelve and six are accused by police of a three month theft spree. A search of a playhouse and doll trunk at their home found jewelry worth thousands of dollars. Police say they earned pocket money by selling soap and used that access to visit houses and steal.
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Beverly
Mass
Cabinet members hustle for Taft speeches next week
Washington Oct 23 A cabinet meeting ended with all six officials set to campaign next week in key doubt states for Taft Postmaster General Meyer will speak in Paulding Sandusky Bellaire Tren ton and Boston on specific dates Meanwhile Senator Depew's Virginia engagements were cancelled as he plans to address more uncertain states than Virginia
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Bowser Works
Menefee Foundry
Wabash Shops
Indiana Road Machine Company
Western Gas Construction Company
Henry
Hogan
Decatur
Fort Wayne
Taft
Adams Express
Miller
Charles W. Miller
Goshen
Congress
Thirteenth
Kendallville
W. E. Doud
Mr. Miller
Riley
F. W. Freese
Clinton and
Holman Streets
Mr. Taft
Thirteenth District
Lafayette Street
Constitution
Dan Ransdell
Fred W. Freese
Senator Hemenway
James Markham
Secret Service
Capt. Ransdell
Gus Karger
Clinton Street
Pennsylvania
Ankenbruck
Grice
Indiana
Col
D. M. Ransdeill
United States Senate
Indianapolis
Col. Ransdell
J. J. Richardson
Washington, D. C
C. C. Clark
Big Four
C. H. Heiseman
Washington
Meyer
Paulding
Ohio
Sandusky
Bellaire
Trenton
N. J
Boston
Virginia
Depew
Hanksonburg
Linchburg
Norfolk
Suffolk
Calls Ohio safe for Taft claims
Henry A. Williams chairman of the Ohio Republican State Committee and Walter Guilbert Ohio state auditor met with Chairman Hitchcock at Republican National Headquarters. Williams said any doubt about Ohio going for Taft comes from outside Ohio noting labor unrest but predicting a swift return to prosperity under Taft versus Bryan.
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New York
Henry A. Williams
Ohio Republican State Committee
Walter Guilbert
Ohio
Hitchcock
Republican National
Williams
Republican Party
Taft
Bryan
Farmer Null Hurt in Runaway Near Dunn Cider Mills
A farmer from Abclt township nine miles southwest of town suffered a scalp wound and bruises after stepping from his wagon at Dunn cider mills. He left the lines on the seat. the horse bolted, striking him with the wagon box. Dr Kannell dressed the injuries and Null resumed his journey home.
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Null
Abclt Township
Dunn Cider Mills
Kannell
Purdue Graduate Offered Post At Government Lab
William Epple a Purdue Pharmaceutical School graduate and two year prescription clerk at Gross Drug Store received a telegram from Lafayette offering him an assistant position at a government experimental station. He traveled to Lafayette to investigate and has not decided. recommended by Purdue chemistry dean.
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William Epple
Purdue Pharmaceutical School
Gross
Lafayette
Government
Epple
Chemistry Department
Purdue
Spiritualists Elect Officers In National Association Session
Indianapolis report says at the National Spiritualists Association session officers were elected including President Dr George B Warne from Chicago Vice President Charles R Schirm Baltimore Secretary George W Kates Washington D C Treasurer Cassius L Stevens Pittsburg Trustees Martha C Evans Washington D C Dr J S Maxwell Minneapolis Elizabeth Harlow Haydenville Mass Alonzo W Belden San Diego Cal James Grimshaw St Louis Mo John Brown Sr and Jr listed among others. Two Bluffton boys were sent to the Julia Work Corps.
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Indianapolis
Ind
National. Spiritualists Association
George B. Warne
Chicago
Charles R Schirm
Baltimore
Washington, D.C
Cassius L
Haydenville
Mass
Alonzo
W. Belden
San Diego
Cal
Thomas Grimshaw
St- Louis
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Richmond
Democratic Party
Stone
Empire State
United States Army
Tom Wycarthy
Boston National
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MA. Taft
War Council
White House
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Brown
Bluffton
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