Taft Bryan speeches light up Syracuse campaign night
The article notes Taft and Bryan spoke in Syracuse N Y on the same night. It mentions the Republican congressional committee projecting 224 Republicans to 164 Democrats in the next House. Bryan also spoke in Lincoln and Albany with introductions by David B Hill. W W Lodge forecast a 90 000 plurality for Taft and Sherman in Massachusetts.
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Taft
W. J. Bryan
Syracuse
N. Y
Republican Congressional Committee
Mr. Bryan
Lincoln
Albany
David B. Hill
United States
Cabot W.W. Lodge
National Republican
Sherman
Massachusetts
Wiliam Hayward
F. W. Upham
Republican National Committee
Republican
J. M. Bennington
Washington
Bennington
Mass of 1904 era headlines cross many events
A sweeping recap notes Joe James executed at Springfield for sparking race riots, banker R H Walsh of Denver plans railroad finance, Prince Henry guest of Count Zeppelin, Vice President Fairbanks at Harrison statue unveiling in Indianapolis, Charleston miners escape forest fires, Berlin says no to certain conference terms, Milwaukee Road fare cut tied to Western Passenger action, Emperor of Japan responds to Roosevelt, Hitchcock positive on campaign progress, Laurier returns to power in Canada, La Ralston shot by suspected bank robbers, Secretary Wilson linked to Colorado State College, memorial services for German ambassador von Sternburg, Takahira comments on fleet visit, Supreme Court sets commodities clause hearings, Mongolia voyage adjusted for U S election results, Farman flies twenty miles in twenty minutes, Duke of Abruzzi eludes public details, Chinese welcome to fleet, Amoy arrival of American battleship squadron, suffragists jailed, Boni de Castello divorce case adjourned, British Aero Club honors Wright brothers, John W Hutchinson dies, Dr Edwin S Hutchins death in Spokane.
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Joe James
Springfield
R. H. Walsh
Denver
Miles City
Northern Pacific
Colorado & Southern Railroad News
Prince Henry
Prussia
Count Zeppelin
Fairbanks
Harrison
Indianapolis
Charleston
W.a
Berlin
Germany
Austria
Milwaukee Road
Western Passenger Association
Japan
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
New York
Chicago
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
LA. Ralston
Weeping Water
Neb
Manley
Wilson
Colorado State Agricultural College
Iowa
Jasper Wilson
Washington
Freiher Spech von Sternburg
United States
Heidelberg
Supreme Court of the
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Takahira
White House
Iuncheon
Supreme Court of the United States
Mongolia
Tokio
Henri Farman
Mourmelon
Rheims
Duke of the
Katherine Elkins
Amoy
China
House of Commons
Boni de Castellane
Washingtons Election Outlook Affects House Control
Washington experts note the presidential race draws attention away, but fear a Democratic House could reshape tariff policy. Democrats target close districts in the Mississippi Valley while avoiding labor districts in the East, as Republicans cite tariff concerns to forestall a reversal.
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Washington
Senate
House of Representatives
House
Mississippi Valley
Ships at Manila for stores and target practice
The flagship Connecticut along with the Vermont Nebraska Georgia and Kansas of the first squadron of the Atlantic battleship fleet arrived at Manila from Olongapo for coal and stores. The Vermont returned to Olongapo as calibration of the guns nears completion and the squadron prepares to begin target practice.
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Manila
Connecticut
Vermont
Nebraska
Georgia
Kansas
Olongapa
Olongaps
Spectacular Philadelphia Fire Destroys Lumber Yards
A fierce blaze leveled the lumber yards of R A and J J Williams in the northwestern Philadelphia area. The loss is put at about 750000 dollars. The yard sits near Glenwood and Sedgley avenues and Cumberland York and Twenty second streets beside the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. Trains on southern and western routes were delayed for hours due to the fire.
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Philadelphia
R.A. & J. J. Williams
Glenwood
Sedgley Avenues
Cumberland
York and
Twenty-second Streets
Pennsylvania Railroad
Southern and Western
Looting Follows Anti-Japanese Boycott in Hong Kong
Twenty six shops and godowns were looted Monday night in Hong Kong as the anti-Japanese boycott triggered unrest. Some Chinese merchants favor ending the boycott while others oppose its discontinuance. last night's attacks aimed to pressure maintaining the boycott. Hundreds of police have been armed and further trouble is anticipated.
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Hong Kong
Supreme Court Sets Date in Reid Case
The Supreme Court of the United States fixes December 7 as the hearing date for Oscar Reid, a former black soldier dismissed without honor over alleged Brownsville affair involvement.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Oscar Reid
Brownsville
Time Up for Venezuela decries transit ban for Curacao ports
Willemstad reports the Netherlands government set November 1 as the deadline for Venezuela to revoke President Castro’s May 14 decree prohibiting the transshipment of goods from Venezuelan ports to Curacao.
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Venezuela
Willemstad
Netherlands
Castro
Curacao
Airship Accident Fatal in Girard Kansas
H W Strubble, an employee of the Call airship, was instantly killed Monday when a propeller struck him on the head during a trial run. The report notes the accident occurred as test propellers operated. The incident centers on the airship testing in Girard, Kansas.
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Girard
Kan
H. W. Strubble
Call Airship
Vielm
Outlaw Moro Leader Killed by Constabulary Force
A force from the town of oigan pursued a raiding Moro band in Misamis Mindanao. They overtook the outlaws, killed the leader, and continued after the rest. The band has caused substantial trouble in the province.
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Manila
Oigan
Misamis
Mindanao
Labor Conditions in Iowa Report by Brigham
The Labor Bureau prosecuted 63 cases in two years, three against factory owners for unguarded machinery and 60 for child labor violations. Inspectors, dismissals, and voluntary employer actions led to 129 children removed from factory work. The Iowa factory inspection program expanded due to Brigham and legislative supporters.
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Brigham
State Labor Bureau
E. D. Brigham
Labor Bureau
Iowa
Planting Walnut Trees Near McGregor by Liebhardt
McGregor resident McGregor Louis F Liebhardt is planting walnut trees on several hundred acres in the Yellow River bottoms five miles north of McGregor. The land, owned by the family for 55 years, was once hoped to yield gold. It has been idle and is now slated to become a walnut forest.
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McGregor
Louis F. Liebhardt
Denver
Yellow River
Mr. Liebhardt
Last of Real Pioneers Eli Chase Dies in Tama
Eli Chase, likely Tama county’s oldest resident, died after arriving in 1835 to work for a fur company at Gilberts Trading Post near Lone Tree. His passing marks the loss of many unwritten pioneer stories from Tama and Tama county’s earliest settlement era.
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Tama
Eli Chase
Towa
Gilberts
Lone Tree
Tama County
Ex-Treasurer Pettis Sentenced to Ten Years in Penitentiary
Former Sac County treasurer William H. Pettis pleaded guilty to embezzling county funds and was sentenced by Judge A. Church to ten years in the penitentiary. At the August term Pettis had pleaded not guilty and the case was to be heard in October. Pettis was later taken by Sheriff Currie to Fort Madison to begin serving the sentence.
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Sac City
William H. Pettis
Sac County
A. Church
Pettis
Currie
Fort Madison
Accused of Forgery In York Cafe Check
Newton Oscar Harter, 18, illiterate, is held for forging a check for eight dollars fifty cents passed at the York cafe. The check to J Lauren was allegedly signed by C C Donnell, a known apple buyer, but it is believed the bogus check was written by another person.
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Newton
Oscar Harter
York
J. Lauren
C. C. Donnell
Apple
Ames Dedicate $54,000 Methodist Church
The new Methodist church in Ames, a $54,000 building, was dedicated Sunday with a dedicatory sermon by Bishop Joseph F. Berry. Morning pledges raised $12,000, reducing the debt to $9,000, and afternoon and evening collections added about $3,000 more, improving the church’s position.
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Ames
New Methodist Church
Mshap
Joseph F. Berry
Lady Churchill to Speak in Des Moines This Winter
Lady Randolph Churchill, noted English lecturer on social conditions, will visit Des Moines in early winter under the Des Moines Womens club auspices to deliver an address. She is slated to speak in several cities.
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Lady Randolph Churchill
Ngland
Des Moines
Lady Churchill
Receiver for Newspaper Sought by Property Owners
A receiver was requested for the Reflector Printing Company publishers of the Weekly Reflector of Marshalltown by Merritt Greene and Charles E. Hatcher who own the property.
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Marshalltown
Reflector Printing Company
Reflector
Merritt Greene
Charles E. Hatcher
Escapes Hanging Laughs at Murder Verdict
Davenport Glad she escaped hanging as Lau Sennett, a colored defendant, laughed when a jury found her guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced her to life imprisonment.
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Davenport
Lau Sennett
Lfe
High price for Iowa land in small town sale scene
Five acre homestead in Tabor sold for 3200 dollars. Tabor-Tom Goode’s four and a half acre southwest lot sold to A. Berkheimer of Malvern for 3800 dollars, who buys for his son Chester of North Tabor and will take possession in thirty days. C. F. Jones 80 acres south of Charles Hailer's land sold to Ernest Swanson for 125 dollars per acre, Jones paid 85 dollars per acre for Ithia land two years ago.
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Tom Goode
Town
A. Berkheimer
Malvern
Mr. Berkheimer
Chester
North Tabor
C. F. Jones
Charles Hailer
Ernest Swanson
Mr. Jones
Ithia
IOWA NOTES MISCELLANEOUS NEWS AND NOTES
Capitalists of Sioux City target a $50,000 ice plant project while Ottumwa opens a $20,000 theatre. Obituaries include Mrs. G W Rockwell aged 99. Epworth League in Council Bluffs nets 780 in a Tag tag drive. A $7,500 touring car burns in a Boone barn. Multiple hospitalizations, deaths, and legal notices appear across the state from Dubuque to Mason City. A Sacramento-like spread shows bank formations and land sales prosperity in towns like Haverhill and Hampton.
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Ottumwa
G. W. Rockwell
Rockwell
Epworth League of
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Omaha
W. P. Hose
Boone
Andrew Lind
Galva
Cherokee
Dubuque
Kabat
George Getameer
Galya
Charles Redinbaugh
Lagan
Redinbaugh
Old Mesico
Edward Kripner
Edward Kessler
Solon
Harry Johnson
Newton
Ed Meckley
Colfax
Haverhill
German Savings Bank
Hampton
W. L. Brown
Thomas Groom
Mason City
Frank Murphy
George Conner
Clark
Chicago
St. Paul
Henry Roetiger
Scott County
William Theophilus
State Board of Pardon and Parole
John G. Steele
Steel
Monroe County
Lfe
Thomas Alfred
Nashua
Levi Alfred
Boise City
Idaho
Alfred
Methodist
Boone Ministerial Association
Ladies’ Aid Society
D. Ward King
Lorimer
Union
Madison
Clarke Counties
King
Creston
Ethel Quick
Nelson Quick
A. F. Galch
Marshalltown State Bank
S.C. McFarland
Kidney trouble finally cured by Dean's Kidney-Fills
Nat Anderson of Greenwood describes five year decline with dull backache and near stoppage of kidney flow. After repeated exams and futile treatments, he credits Dean's Kidney-Fills with lasting relief, strength gain, and no ongoing kidney trouble. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents a box Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Nat Anderson
Greenwood
3. C
Umea
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Lament for Changed Times From a Rural Court Scene
An aged speaker laments how times have changed since courting days. He recalls youth spending on peppermint candy, ice cream, and band concerts, noting a dollar or more spent on a girl and lamenting the high costs of affection and amusements. He fears what the future holds as money and manners shift.
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Bill
Adoniram Corntop
Andy Clover
Andy
Puck
Nothing Lasts In This World Song Fragment
A fragmentary note describes a conversation about enduring moments and a barbed wire fence ahead that will halt their pursuit, hinting at a paused romance or plan with characters Jimmy and a girl. The tone suggests a rustic, conversational scene.
Time's Wonderful Changes in Scotlands Estate
Harry Lauder recalls Sir Alexander Ramsay's estate where a threshing machine and other modern tools were built. An old man, Robby, watches intently and muses that if Solomon lived today he would have nothing to compare with progress.
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Harry Lauder
Alexander Ramsay
Scotland
Robby
Sir Alexander
Solomon
Unusually Severe Drought Lowers Lake Champlain Water
The water in Lake Champlain fell to nine feet below high water amid a recent drought, forcing steamers to cancel many trips due to landings being impossible at docks. Mountain brooks nearly dried and major rivers ran as threads, harming agriculture.
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Lake Champlain
New York Sun
Coffee at Bottom of Trouble Says Reader Letter
An Illinois stockman recounts years of coffee use causing nervousness indigestion and heart palpitations. After switching to Postum he reports improved sleep weight gain and overall health, praising the product as life saving and urging others to switch. The Chevrolet brand owner is referenced as part of a marketing line.
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Il. Stockman
Postum
Postum Co
Wellville
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