Taft Campaign Rally and Bear Barbecue in Fargo
Taft campaign crowds surged through Fargo N D with three speeches in a day while a unique barbecue featuring two chained bears drew thousands from up to 450 miles away. Taft spoke on labor tariff and Roosevelt policies, improving with each stop along the Great Northern route through Minnesota and North Dakota.
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Fargo
N.D
Taft
Great Northern
Minnesota
North Dakota
Grand Forks
N. 2
Fourteen Hands
Bryan Tours South Dakota Criticizes Roosevelt And Taft
William Jennings Bryan campaigned across South Dakota on a one day trip denouncing the Republican platform and President Roosevelt while attacking Taft for dodging issues. He spoke at Mitchell Yankton Vermillion and Elk Point and urged reforms like bank deposit guarantees and campaign finance publicity. He noted Democratic gains in 1888 and called for unity, amid cheering crowds despite cold winds. He criticized Roosevelt for not landings trusts and promised a reply to Roosevelt’s late letter after arriving at Tripp.
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Elk Point
S. D
South Dakota
William Jennings Bryan
Taft
Roosevelt
Sioux City
Rock Island
Bryan
Mitchell
Yankton
Vermillion
Here
Judgie
Saque
Hue
Bigs
Tripp. 8. B
Judge Accused by Roosevelt Faces Trial Fight
St. Louis dispatch reports Judge Henry Prieat, accused in a Roosevelt era controversy, has issued a defiant statement as tensions rise over the fight to clear his name and pursue the matter in court.
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Roosevelt
St. Louis
Henry Prieat
Priest Denies Oil Company Official Role in Case
Judge Priest disclaims being an official of Watera-Pierce Oil. He states his firm represented Henry Clay Vierce in 1904 for a minority interest defense in a suit by Attorney General Hadley, with Nagel as another adviser. He notes the phrase bribery is a conventional offense appeared in a juror’s comparison, condemns bribery and lying, and says he will vote for Bryan. He also defended Speaker Cannon after arrival.
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Roosevelt
William J. Bryan
St. Louis
Bryan
Judge Priest
Watera-Pierce Oil Company
Henry Clay Vierce
Hadley
Nagel
R. M. Snyder
Little Joke On The Judge Taft Visit At Sank Center
In Sank Center Minnesota on September 20 the local crowd jokes about Judge Taft. They debate continuing the party in power versus a party that has made economic prophecies. An elderly woman jokes about family leadership as Taft replies with a friendly retort. Taft learns from a local politician aboard the train it was Miss Sylvia Townsend he had previously quarreled with.
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Sank Center
Minn
Taft
FT Hive
Mr.Taft
Sylvia Townsend
Hughes Attacks Bryan at Indiana Republican Meet
Governor Hughes of New York spoke at a Republican gathering in Indianapolis and at South Bend, portraying William Jennings Bryan as a man of words rather than deeds. He warned that Bryan’s election would mean disaster for the nation and said Bryan has never had a chance to implement his ideas.
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Hughes
Indiana
Indianapolis
New York
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Bouth Bend
Sherman Speaks at Chicago Hawilion Club Speech
Representative Sherman the Republican candidate for vice president spoke at Orchestra hall in Chicago to a packed Hawilion club audience. The event drew enthusiastic turnout as Sherman addressed national issues and campaigned in the city.
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Sherman
Chicago
Hawilion Club
Kidney trouble ad warns with cure claim
An old advertisement warns that kidney trouble is insidious and may become fatal before awareness. It touts Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy, claiming it corrects irregularities and prevents Bright's disease and diabetes. Names H. J. Moogh and Wm. F. Jungkunz appear.
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Foley
Bright
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Idaho Supreme Court Rules Against DuBois Faction
Boise Idaho September 29 The state supreme court ruled for the anti DuBois faction in the Democratic party contest. The decision bars the DuBois side from ballot access unless they field an independent ticket.
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Boise, Ida
Wilson to Tour the West Speaking Tour Plans
Washington September 29 Secretary of Agriculture Wilson will begin a speaking tour of the western states October 15. He will address civic and agricultural groups outlining policy aims and farm relief measures.
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Wilson
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
West
The Inopportunist by Puck
A verse portrait tracing a man who endures joys and sorrows, loans and debts, past and future hopes, and cleverness that cannot quite dispel persistent bad luck as he never feels he has had a fair show.
Model Husband Joke From Harper's Weekly
A bride is praised as having a model husband, but the next day she checks the dictionary and finds model defined as a small imitation of the real thing. The quip comes from Harper's Weekly.
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Harper’s Weekly
Unsuspected Dread of Surgical Operations Reflects Patient Fear
A historical passage notes that women fear surgery, claiming many operations are unnecessary and could be avoided. The text emphasizes the widespread dread among women toward surgical procedures and hints at overuse in hospitals.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Claims
Letters from women in Kansas and New Jersey tout the remedy for severe female troubles and a claimed life saving recovery. The ad promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing standard cure for displacements, inflammation, ulcers, fibroid tumors, irregularities, pains, and backache and invites letters for advice from Lynn Mass.
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Barbara Base
Kingman
Kansas
Pinkham
Hard Times in Britain Amid Unemployment Rise
London officials and government authorities face a mounting unemployed population this winter. Provincial city censuses show Glasgow with 22,000 jobseekers, Sunderland 13,000, Birmingham 10,000, Liverpool 14,000, Manchester 8,000, and other centers with 1,000 to 4,000 each, excluding Lancashire cotton strikers.
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London
United Kingdom
Glasgow
Sunderland
Birmingham
Liverpool
Manchester
Lancounshire
Longworth Visits Chicago Amid Fall Weather
Representative Nicholas Longworth and Mrs Longworth arrived in Chicago on September 29. He wore a Panama hat and light suit, shivered at the lake breeze, and hurried to secure warmer clothing before meeting Republican leaders at the station and preparing for a session.
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Chicago
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Winslow Glass to resume four more shops in Columbus
Four more shops of the Winslow Glass company will resume operations Thursday morning October 1 in Columbus Ohio after several months of closure. Earlier, a number of shops at the Winslow plant resumed work two weeks ago following extensive repairs in the other facilities.
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Columbus
Winslow Glass Company
Winslow
Colonel Stewart reports to war department at Fort Grant
Washington Sept 29 Colonel William F Stewart of the coast artillery, commanding the ungarrisoned post at Fort Grant Arizona, has reported to the war department to appear before a retiring board to determine fitness for further service on the active list.
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Stewart
Washington
William F. Stewart
Coast Artillery
Fort Grant
Arizona
War Department
More Revenue or Less Wages, Athiuti,ii Sept 20
WLAN Windburn vice president of the Central of Georgia railroad told the Interstate Commerce Commission at the hearing here that the company must obtain more revenue or cut wages of its employees.
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Wlan. Windburn
Central of Georgia Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Separation by trade on city excavation crew
At noon, twenty odd workers paused for lunch and formed separate groups by trade. A passerby learned the division mirrored rigid social lines. A drill operator noted workers mix within their own trades, improving cooperation. New York Press.
Duties of Russian newspaper correspondents described
The article notes that Russian journalists faced heavy gatekeeping by multiple police agencies. Reporters required mission authorization from various authorities before work. Revel police circulated portraits, and secret police formed a vigilant, sex-mixed cordon around correspondents, allowing others to spy freely on them.
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Russia
Ministry of the Interior
Poties
Goendarnass
Mie
Yechice
Revel
Officii
Indky
Bankers Split Over Guaranty and Postal Savings Plans
At the American Banker Association session in Denver, Wisconsin speaker John Schuette argued for bank deposit guarantees to counter postal savings banks, while most members favored postal savings. Governor Herrick's resolution condemned the guaranty plan as economically unsound and confiscatory, but Herrick’s measure was adopted after a vote. A motion to defer action failed, and the section endorsed opposing postal savings banks with support from the association. Alfonso and Victoria in Munich with visits to Prince Regent Luitpold follow.
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Denver
Savings Bank
American Banker’ Association
Postal Savings Bank
John Schuette
Wisconsin
Postal
Herrick
Terrick
Olio
Guaranty
C. R. Breckenridge
Fort Smith
Ark
Postal Savings Banks
American Bankers’ Association
Fire destroys Henry Mayer building in Erie with $500000 loss
A five story brick Henry Mayer building in Erie Pa was totally destroyed by fire. The blaze caused an estimated loss of 500000 and is believed to be the work of incendiaries.
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Erie
Henry Mayer
Foley's Honey and Tar Not Affected by Pure Food Law
Announcement states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is safe for children and adults. Signed by H. J. Moogh and Wm. F. Jungkunz.
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Foley
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Madam DeVoe Psychic Reading Ad at Oak Place
An advertisement offers a one week private psychic reading by Madam DeVoe promising to reveal names occupations marriage prospects and truth about relationships. It claims to provide advice on business lawsuits separations and success with hours daily and a complete $200 reading at 68 Oak Place Clapp tats.
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Madam DeVoe
Oak Place
Fragmented quote about marriage and fate in moonlight
The piece presents a tense exchange where a bride fears a drowned groom as a husband’s bold tone clashes with the bride’s reluctance. A neighborly debate threads through references to Kate and Manehter, hinting at family pressure and a desire to let the young woman decide.
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