Taft predicted to win more states than Taft did in 1904
Washington reports President Roosevelt, in a White House conversation with Gen Agnes, predicts Taft will carry more states than Roosevelt did in 1904 and cites a Maryland majority of 25,900 for Taft. The discussion touches on Haskell franchise. DuPont resignation rumors and reactions from Democratic rivals.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Gen
Agnes
Baltimore
Maryland
Bryan
White House
Haskell
Oklahoma
Prairie Oil Company
Standard Oil
Hitchcock
Interior Department
T. Coleman DuPont
Delaware
Powder Trust
Speakers’ Bureau
Republican National Committee
DuPont
New York
National Committee
Chicago
John W. Kern
Steel Trust
Root
Garfield
Brairfe OM Company
Mr. Bryan
Hopkins
Graff
Mlinots
Loeb
Taft Seen Improving as Stump Speaker in West
Judge Taft in the West comments on the great improvement of the candidate as a stump speaker. It is asserted Taft is showing surprising improvement and making a great hit along the line. He is aggressive frank energetic and his audiences are increasing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
West
Two men and woman linked to counterfeiting case in Bellaire
Deputy U S Marshal and Bellaire Chief arrest Frank F. Miller John T. Miller and Annie Nethaway in Bellaire on counterfeiting charges. nickels and small coins found in rooms. a vest lining held two steel saws to aid escape. the woman claims to be their half sister and says she was kidnapped from clever land and threatened with death. the men worked as engineers on the government dam at McMechen.
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Wheeling
W. Va
United States
Elzie Williams
Mahone
Bellaire
Frank F
John T. Miller
Annie Nethaway
Hillsdale
Mich
Millers
Clever Land
McMechen
Charleston Divine 18 Under Peach Bond
Justice Buster bound Rev A J Kidd over to keep the peace for a year in 200, accusing him of warlike attitude toward McClellan Young ex husband of his wife whom Kidd alleged sought to alienate her affections. Kidd reportedly strapped on a six shooter when Young reportedly visited his home. he denied the charge while bonded.
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Charleston
Buster
A. J. Kidd
McClellan Young
Young
Jewelry Robbery Says Daughter of John Darst in Morgantown
Morgantown W Va Sept 25 Mrs Frank C Corbin daughter of Hon John Sherman Darst was robbed of jewelry valued over 200 dollars. She found her room ransacked on returning home from a neighbor call in the Donley flats Eleventh street Police have no clue and authorities are at sea. Plans to electrify the Denver Laramie Northwestern railroad may bring electric power to Laramie once track Denver to Fort Collins is ready.
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John Sherman Darst
Morgantown
W. Va
Frank C. Corbin
Corbins
Donley Flats
Eleventh Street
Corbin Apartments
Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railroad
Denver
Fort Collins
Laramie
Retire From Mercantile Business in Flemington West Virginia
Health forces sale of entire stock, store house, and lot at a bargain to the same buyer. W. B. Shields announces retirement from mercantile business at Flemington, West Virginia. Also notices railroad company meeting in Grafton and annual stockholders meeting in Baltimore on October 7, 1908 to elect directors.
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West Virginia & Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Grafton
W. Va
The
West Virginia and Pennylvania Railroad Company
Baltimore, Md
Louise Lonsdale story fuels Elkins breach suit claim
New York actress Ada Louise Lonsdale sues Blaine Elkins for 100000 damages alleging he promised marriage and lived with her as wife from 1905 to two days before his 1908 marriage to Emily McKenna. Elkins denies the charge in a case centering on social scandal involving Senator Stephen Elkins's son.
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New York
Ada Louise Lonsdale
Blaine Elkins
Hikins
West Virginia
Waldorf-Astoria
Tor
Miss Lonsdale
Young Elkins
Miss McKenna
Washington
National Hotel
Clarksburg
W. Va
Grafton
Elkins
James Poston
French Lick Springs
West Eaded
Ind
New York City
Navarre Hotel
One Hundred and Second Streets
Manhattan Avenue
Emily McKenna
Philippi
Louise Lonsdale
United States
Stephen B. Elkins
Katherine Elkins
Duke of Abruzzi
Fred C. Blue
Philppt
William G. Baker
Hikinges
Thaw Contempt Order Draws Federal Showdown
Judge Archbald orders Harry K. Thaw produced for contempt in Scranton and foresees possible transfer to a U S judge in New York. The move sparks a clash between federal and New York authorities over Thaw’s custody and eventual return.
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New York
Pittsburg
Harry K. Thaw
United States
R. W. Archbald
Scranton
United States District Court
Albert P. Meyer
Thaw
Uited
Archbald
United States Court
Henyer
Discovery of luminous arc lamps and Marg Lighting
The article traces the arc lamp's origins from Sir Humphrey Davy’s early electric arc experiments to Bremmer's later work. By soaking carbon pencils with salts of calcium and rare earths, Bremmer created a brighter arc producing three times more light, heralding a new flood of illumination.
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General Electric Company
Humphrey Davy
Bremmer
Bargain Piano Sale At Our Store This Week
After annual inventory the shop offers new and second hand pianos at unheard of prices. Cecillian Player Piano 400, Cecillian Piano Player 150, Simplex Piano Player 75, Stultz & Bauer mahogany second hand 275, Krakauer second hand 285, Krakauer left for sale 250, Kranich & Bach second hand 190 and 225. See these and other rare bargains this week.
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Fromm
Stultz & Bauer
Krakauer
Solenodon Tale Reveals Rare Island Predator
The New York Sun recounts the solenodon, a two-foot insectivorous mammal from Cuba and Santo Domingo. Once thought extinct, a 1906 expedition yielded three specimens now in New York, with naturalist notes describing its slow gait, mobile snout, digging claws, and peculiar behavior. The article portrays it as a primitive survivor facing extinction.
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Cuba
Santo Domingo
A. Hyatt Verrill
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
United States
New York Sun
Sweet Melody Flour and Furniture Dealer Faces Creditors
Max Farber of Main street furniture house assigned all stock to Eugene Sommerville as trustee for creditors after the store was closed by Constable John Dean under an execution for a Philadelphia firm. Farber owes about $2000 with assets near $1000 to settle debts without preference.
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Daily Sentinel
Max Farber
Main Street
Eugene Sommerville
John Dean
Philadelphia
Farber
Woman Attacked After Mercy Visit in City Buggy Incident
An enraged admirer, who had just visited a sick woman with another man, dragged the woman from a buggy and struck and stabbed her. The incident occurred as witnesses reported the assailant sprang out in a violent attack. Authorities are investigating and seeking the assailant.
Winfield Harris The Assailant On West Side Bridge
Detty Sentinel reports a violent incident on the West Side bridge where Winfield Harris stabbed Bertie Ross in the stomach after pulling her from a carriage. Harris, a known criminal, fled but a warrant was issued. Ross was treated and may recover. Harris remains at large with a history of violent crimes.
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Detty Sentinel
West Side Bridge
Winfield Harris
Bertie Ross
Miss Ross
Pruntytown
Fred Jones
Fred T. Martin
Warthen
Trapp Spring
Webster Pike
Grafton
Harris
Ross
Harria
Miss Rosa
Jlewan
Miss Rose
West Side
Harris J
Hne
Moundaville
Slow Weaving Limits French Tapestry Output
The article notes that some of the finest French tapestries are crafted so slowly that an artist cannot produce more than a quarter of a square yard in a year. This highlights the painstaking pace and dedication behind high quality textile art from France.
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Felix Agnes
Ayo
Divine
Peach Bond
W. 8
Shields, Flemington, W. Va
W. Woolford
M&lody
Leon Dion
Marg Lighting
F. W. Baumer & CO
Market Street
Ben
Mer
Wound
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