Taft event drew crowds as Nation Club tours head to Ohio
News from Cincinnati and Topeka covers Taft campaign activities with Republican clubs from Indianapolis Columbus Middletown and Hamilton invited to attend a day meeting at G A R hall and an evening rally in Music hall Senator Foraker presiding Judge Taft delivering speeches and Carrie Nation visiting to press temperance questions amid Cannon's criticism of Bryan and tariff talk.
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Cincinnati
Nesidas
National League of Republican
Taft
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Indianapolis
Columbus
Middletown
Hamilton
G. A. R. Hall
Tutt
Middle West
Ite
Linton Hotel
William N. Mitchell
Atlanta
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
South
Mitchell
Carrie
Carrie Nation
Kansas
Bryan's whirlwind ride through Delaware and New York
Willam Jennings Bryan sped 550 miles from Rochester to Delaware, first sixty five miles in sixty one minutes, denouncing the Republican party as tied to corporations and the steel trust. He spoke at Harrington and Shellpot Park, welcomed by thousands and introduced by Dr. Rowland Paynter Jr. before heading to New York for meetings and a Carnegie Hall address on Republican tendencies.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Rochester
N. Y
Willam Jennings Bryan
Republican Party
Steel Trust
Harrington
Bhut
Shellpot Park
Bryan
Jorge George
Hin
New York
Itar
Fington
Rowland G. Paynter, Jr
Paynter
Saulsbury
Carnegie Ball
Cannon Talis at Toreka Rari Pd
Domestic labor themes dominate the article as it profiles Cannon Talis and Toreka Rari Pd, highlighting work conditions and economic pressures in a local setting. It notes worker perspectives, company policies, and community responses amid rising wages and labor debates.
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Rari ® Pd
Hearst Bombshells at Columbus In Hearst Foraker Feud
In Columbus Hearst blasted a cache of letters allegedly from John D Archbold to Senator Foraker. The letters claim political interference by Standard Oil in Ohio legislation and include references to payments and certificates of deposit. Hearst described the documents as evidence of how bills are decided to be anti for presidential interests.
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Columbus
W. R. Hearst
Aan Independence Party
Tifsen
Tearst
Foraker
Ifa
John
Archbold
Standard Oil
Hearst
Senator
New York
Eliott
Price
John D. Archbold
Braker
John YD. Archbold
Joseph OC. Sibley
Pennsylvania
Sibley
Roosevelt
Clenepal Monnett
Ohio
Standard YT Company
Charles A. Shanveh
Burker
The
Supreme
Senator Retires for the Night and Cannot Be Disturbed
The senator, having retired for the night, will not be disturbed. No further actions or statements were reported as of this note.
New Hampshire Fight Ends in Governor Nomination
Concord Sept 18 The port ent strife chief for months split the Republican party into three factions. Henry B Quincy of Concord La conia was nominated for Governor by the Republican state convention on the second ballot by a five vote margin. Five candidates competed Remy Pillsbury Bertsinskis Charles Greenleaf and Jh 8 Cook. The platform opposes free passes on railroads except to railroad employees supports registering legislative agents calls for a direct primary law and tight controls on intoxicants.
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Concord
New Hampshire
Henry B. Quincy
Laconia
Quimby
Remy Pillsbury
Bertsinskis
Charles
Greenleaf
Gompers Testifies About Publication Delay in Bucks Case
Washington reports Samuel Gompers admitted delaying the American Federationist’s publication to circulate before a DC Supreme Court injunction against the Bucks Stove and Range Co. He argued the move aimed to avoid infringing free speech and free press rights in the contempt proceedings. Davenport pressed whether publishing Federation content alleging a boycott was beyond the court’s power to halt.
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Washington
American Federationist
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Bucks Stove and Range Company
St. Louis
Lst
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Harper
Compers
Davenport
Boyrcott the
Bucks Store
Gompers
Cholera toll and varied 1907 era news items from St Petersburg
A summary of 305 cholera cases and 115 deaths reported in St. Petersburg in 24 hours. Reports include U S church leaders protesting travel discrimination, Germany’s aim for universal peace, 96 pardons considered with 46 granted since July 1. August immigration 27 788. Tolstoy named honorary University of St. Petersburg member. A Creighton plant restart, Westinghouse Air Brake dividend cut, and Galveston flood from ten hours of rain.
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St. Petersburg
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Wisconsin Methodist Conference
Leo Tolstoy
University of St. Petersburg
Pitshure Mate Glass Company
Creighton
Weatinghouse Airbrake Company
Aosix
Galveston
Tex
Dutch Street Cars Describe City Transit Practices
A historical vignette discusses urban street car life noting fare structures in various currencies, conductor duties, ticket handling, and passenger conduct. Observations include receipts, control checks, tipping norms, standees, and crowded platform behavior with a humorous domestic exchange at the end.
Wright and Selfridge Die Trial Flight Tragedy
In Washington on September 18 Orville Wright and Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge crashed during a two man flight at Fort Myer when a propeller blade snapped. Selfridge died within hours, Wright survived with fractures and a thigh and ribs broken. Wright dictated a cable from Fort Myer hospital to reassure family while doctors treated both men.
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Washington
Fort Myer
Orville Wright
Thomas 4. Selfridge
Signal Crops
Army
Selfridge
Wright
Watters
New York
Lieutenant Selfridge
le Mans
France
Dayton
Aeroplane Crash Kills Aviator and Lieutenant
In a field event attended by about two thousand, Wright and Lieutenant Selfridge attempted a flight. The plane toppled during a turn, injuring both men, with Selfridge sustaining a fractured skull. The accident was caused by a broken propeller blade, which unbalanced the craft.
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Wright
Selfridge
Thoment
Selfridges
Lift
Wright and Wrights near fatal auto crash on duty
A motor vehicle crash involved Wright and associates from the signal corps. Major Squier attended the scene and Wright joked about canceling dinner plans. A friend had recently applied for life insurance on Wright, which the company refused due to his line of work.
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Wright
Major Squier
Signal Corpa
Representative Laning Acquitted in Ohio Fraud Case
Fremont Ohio September 18 the jury in the case of Representative John J F Laning returned a verdict of not guilty. Laning had been accused of bank frauds.
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Laning
Fremont, O
John JF. Laning
Saning
Standings and Scores From the Big League Clubs
Chicago September 1 summary of major league standings and daily scores. Games include Boston at Chicago 11 to 1, Cincinnati at Brooklyn 22 to 2, Pittsburg at Philadelphia 14 to 7, St Louis at New York 10 to 5, Chicago at Washington 5 to 4, Detroit at New York 7 to 4, Cleveland at Boston 1 to 1 with rain truncating St. Louis vs Philadelphia after three innings.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Ewing
Schlei
McIntyre
Dunn
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Pittshburg
McGinnlty
Tylor
Bresnahan
Detroit
New York
Lloge
Manning
Kisview
Donovan
Schnidt
Cleveland
Foston
Poston
Luston
Rboston
Young
Crigery
Joss
Bemis
St. Louis
National
I. Rea
Mineinnati
Boston
American
Tl. P.c
Tol
Rt. Louis
Washington Wind
Live Stock and Market Quotations Enterprise Update
East Buffalo and early market notes show receipts across cattle hogs sheep and lambs. Prices range with prime fat steer bids around 7.30 to 7.70 for top lots and hogs near 7.60 with lighter pigs lower. Lambs firm at about 6.40 for best offerings while yearlings and wethers hold around 4.00 to 4.25 and ewes around 8.75.
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Perth
Springs
Twlinots
Indiana
Wisconsin
Timois
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
The Act of Dying Reflects on Comforts of Death
A reflective essay argues death can be a merciful release and compares painful living troubles to the final transition. The narrator recalls near trance experiences and quotes Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward on chloroformed patients dulling pain.
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Elizabeth Stuart Whelps
Harpers Bazar
Three Wives in One Portrait by Copley Tale
Allan Cunningham recounts Copely portraits a man, his wife, and seven children, chasing a wife from the grave into the picture. The sitter insists on the first wife’s inclusion, then a “strange lady” appears, prompting a new sketch after an accident befell the second wife.
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Allan Cunningham
Copley
Lyndhurst
Painter Depicts Wives in Family Portrait Clashes
A painter added the likeness of wife No 3 to a family portrait. The man praised the three spouses while his wife protested. The artist erased the others, a price dispute arose, and Copley sued. Lyndhurst, then a new barrister, won his father’s case.
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Lkeness
Copley
Lord Lyndhurst
A Dream Of A Grammar Obsessed Professor
A humorous tale recounts M Lamany waking in alarm crying that he dreamed he heard a sentence with a grammatical error. The anecdote highlights his devotion to language precision and the French grammarian mindset.
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M. Lamany
Tie
Waking a Deaf Person in Hotel Life
A New York Sun quip reflects on waking a deaf hotel guest. Clerks face the challenge of alerting a deaf ledger at set hours without disturbing others or relying on sound, suggesting a harmless artistic device as the path to fame and gratitude from weary desk staff.
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New York Sun
The Mullahs of India and their sacred role
A historical note on mullahs as tithe recipients and religious leaders in the East, noting their sacred status. It explains the use of the term mad in its oriental sense of inspired, and describes Ulma as a collective ensuring vengeance for any injury, with atonement by death.
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India
East
Turkey
Wabibullah
Greatest Danger to Swimmers
A Philadelphia Bulletin quote warns cramps are not the main killer for swimmers. The guard says cramps can be beaten by floating on the back, but deadly water inhalation is described as the true threat. Breathing in spray through the nostrils into the windpipe leads to almost certain death, though how to avoid it remains a mystery.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Susie Warned Over Toys Left in Kitchen
A mother scolds Susie for leaving toys about the kitchen and warns that future carelessness will lead to punishment. The message notes the mother will box the items and discard them in the ash pit if repeated.
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Susie
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