Wide Field of Political Rumors and Rail Against Haskell
A sweeping column reports on La Follette backing Taft in Wisconsin, Hearst's letters from Archbold and a court record alleging Oklahoma Governor Haskell’s ties to Standard Oil. It notes Foraker cancelling a Lincoln Douglas event, Bryan defending Haskell, and various shifts in party roles and banking policy.
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LaFollette
Taft
Madison
Wisconsin
William R. Hearst
New York Independence League
John Archbold
United States
Ohio
Haskell
Oklahoma
Steel Trust
L.T. Russell
W. J. Bryan
Tve
Senator Foraker
Lincoln Douglas
Galesburg
Ilinois
Mr. Bryal
Roosevelt
National Democratic Committee
Standard Oil Company
John Hays Hammond
National League of Republican Clubs
Nebraska
Various World Signals and Personal Notes From The Era
In Maine and southern Canada, forests blaze and drought hinders shipping amid widespread damage. William J Bryan offers a prize mule for the county with the largest rise in democratic electors votes. McCleary resigns to run for Congress in Minnesota. Alvin Stark wins the thirty first plowing match near Joliet Illinois with flawless furrows over half an acre. Surgeon General Wyman plans cholera study in Russia. Orville Wright improves after injury. The Indian bureau combats abuse in securing Indian children for non reservation schools. Roosevelt returns to Washington. Bedford Stone awarded $865000 post office contract in St. Louis. U.S. trade with Mexico urged amid foreign competition. Countess of Yarmouth drops title. Mrs Copely Thaw. Taylor assaulted in Havana. Latouche Treville turret explosion kills 13. Cholera rages in St Petersburg. Braganza marriage rumor to Mrs Sloan Chauncey. Berlin workers’ peace demo draws 20000. Gompers contempt case disclosures. President and family back in D.C. Join Robinson marries nurse Mary Maud Logan. Nat Goodwin files for divorce. Wilfred Laurier campaigns in Tilbury with bilingual speeches. Burglars flee Mark Twain home. Twain advises next robbers via notice. Mack to the President on campaign funds. Bryan questions Haskell charges. Morosini will estate over $1 million to his children.
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Haskell
Oklahoma
Cacags
Democratic National Committee
Omaha
Burlington
Park City
Mont
St. Petersburg
England
London
T. Colonial Dupont
T Delaware
Republican Executive Committee
Foraker
Stanchard Oil Company
Brownsville
Tinu
Nebraska
Omsha
Frank Shereliffe
Ganon City
Gol
Brisco
Carthage
Carnegie Steel
Homestead
Howard Astle Works
Tripp County
Roosert
Bryan
Harkell
Gtandard Oil Company
Maine
Canada
New York
Pennsylvania
New England
William J. Bryan
Agricultural Society of Minnesota
McCleary
Minnesota
Joliet
Alvin Stark
Stark
Washington
Russia
Wyman
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
United States
Orville Wright
Thomas B Selfridge
Indian Bureau
Roosevelt
Treasury Department
Bedford Stone and Construction Company
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Countess of
Yarmouth
Harry K. Thaw
Copely Thaw
J. Cornell Taylor
Legation
Morgan
Havana
Cuba
Tulon
France
Latouche Treville
Seeré
Paris
Prince Miguel of
Braganza
Dom Miguel
Portugal
Samuel Sloan Chauncey
Berlin
Court of the District of Columbia
Samuel Gompers
Range Company
Join Robinson
Clarksville
Tenn
Mary Maud Logan
Nat Goodwin
Tilbury
Ont
Wilfred Laurier
Mark ‘Twain
Redding
Conn
Mack
Morosini
Thousands of Miners Idle as Dry Belt Grips Pennsylvan ia
A long drought across western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and West Virginia halts water supplies and disrupts industry. About 15,000 Monongahela valley miners face idle shifts as coal shipments stall and Western markets risk shortages. West Virginia lumber glass and steel plants suspend operations while prayers rise for relief.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Monongahela Valley
Northwest
West Virginia
Iron and Steel
Youngstown
Townsites Not Selected for Tripp County Land Openings
Judge J W Witten, superintendent of the opening, notes many maps claiming accurate Indian allotments and townsite locations are not government approved. The interior secretary has not reserved townsites yet and the general land office has not recognized proposed townsites, directing investigations to aid future reservations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
S. D
Hecause
Tripp County
J. W. Witten
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
Judge Witten
Wharton Named Money Chief for Republican Campaign
Omaha figure John C. Wharton has been appointed by National Committee Chairman Hitchcock to assist Treasurer Upham. He will chair Nebraska finance activities and oversee funds for the western United States and the national campaign in Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Republican Finance Committee
Omaha
John C. Wharton
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Fred W. Upham
Fnds
United States
Wharton
Nebraska Finance Committee
Oklahoma Thieves Rampage Reported Across State
Muskogee Oklahoma sheriff R B Rameey says organized horse stealing gangs have operated statewide. Within two weeks he logged 208 horses stolen in various counties, citing high horse prices as the motive and noting depredations extend across Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma
Muskogee
Okl
R. B. Rameey
Muskogee County
Rawisey
Tyro
Fleet Nears Manila as Atlantic Battleship Fleet Communicates
The Zamboanga wireless station reported contact with the Atlantic battleship fleet early Monday morning near Manila, indicating naval movement and ongoing coordination between distant fleets.
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Manila
Zamboanga
Wreck at Young's Point Claims Twenty-One Lives
A collision at Young's Point Montana left twenty-one dead and two injured. Victims included K Vickers of Hardin Montana and Samuel Clomowily, a hide dealer from Billings, along with Lerg Western of Atchison Kansas. Drs Billings Mont treated the injured at a local hospital.
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Young's Point
Montana
Drs
Billings
Mont
Pine
Ru K. Vickers
Hardin
Aonn
Samuel Clomowily
Lerg Western
Atchison, Kan
Iowa Congress of Mothers calls Parents Day services in Iowa
Mrs. Walter Brown of Des Moines, president, issued a bulletin urging Oct 11 as Parents Day. The Iowa Congress of Mothers asks communities to emphasize child welfare laws, report meeting outcomes, and coordinate with governors proclamation to safeguard children from physical, mental, and moral harm.
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Iowa Congress of Mothers Lssues
Iowa
Walter Brown
Des Moines
Iowa Congress of Mothers
Brown
Congress
Towa Congress of Mothers
West Grand Avenue
Jess
Nebraska Supreme Court Sustains Anti Pass Law Validity
The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the 1907 anti pass law, confirming prohibition on exchanges of transportation for advertising, legal and medical services. It also ruled that contracts for transport paid in professional services or newspaper ads are illegal, and defined a railroad employee as one serving the company primarily. The Iowa Buena Vista county case remains docketed later. Nebraska tested Union Pacific passes to a local physician and a lawyer received a pass in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Iowa
Des Moines Fire Destroys Bulroney Plant
A massive blaze in Des Moines gutted the Bulroney Manufacturing plant, a major work clothing producer in Fort Dodge. Total loss estimated at 125000 dollars, with the fire ranking among the city's most disastrous.
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Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Bulroney Manufacturing Company
Veteran Railroad Man Dead at 77 in Burlington
R. F. Hosford, longtime Burlington and Missouri River railroad employee who helped lay out the old B. and M. M. line, died here at the age of 77 after a career with the company filled with trusted positions. Son of a railroad family, he served in several posts of responsibility across decades. His death marks the passing of a veteran figure in local railroading.
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Burlington
R. F. Hosford
Melbourne Man Wins Iowa Peanut Championship
J. Lapp of Melbourne Iowa claims the state championship for peanut raising. He devoted a large share of his garden to peanut culture this season and is maturing a crop yielding well with superior quality nuts. The sight of growing peanuts has proved interesting to many observers.
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Melbourne
O. J. Lapp
Iowa
Lapp
Railroad cases remanded to district court for trial
Three of the original twenty one cases are sent back to Mills county district court for trial by Judge Smith McPherson. The actions, including those of L. C. Adams W. M. Estes and W C Delashmitt against the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad company, seek damages for land allegedly damaged during the flood of July 14 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Smith McPherson
District Court
Mills County
L. C. Adams
W. M. Estes
W- C. Delashmitt
Chicago Burlington & Quincey Railroad Company
Iowa Notes Mixed State News And Voters Here And There
A collage of Iowa items. Gov Hughes of New York to visit Iowa. Burglaries at Iowa City jailer John McQuiston’s home. a Burlington man dies after a train strike. Des Moines river body of Charles Willard found with wire and a stone. Seth Low to speak in town mid October. Warrant amounts and a $12 per diem refund tied to an extra session. Good roads bill eyed by commercial organizations. Des Moines convention planned. Mason City jail escape foiled by Sheriff Holdren. Walnut crowd intimidation as a horse thief is captured. Yaun from Omaha dies after head injury in Odebolt. Mammoth tusk fragment found near Ida Grove. Crazy Thomas Jones hunted with armed posse. Seven eggs hatch in a seed box at Spring Branch. Indictment against Wilbur Carr for Gowrie marshal’s death. Nutt couple celebrate 66th anniversary at farm near Laporte City.
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Gov. Hughes
New York
Iowa
Iowa City
John McQuiston
Jim Donghue
Burlington
Charles E. Willard
Des Moines
Cliftland
Willard
Seth Low
New York City
Columbia University
Senator Nichols
Muscatine
United Commercial Organizations of Town
Wilson
Greater
Mason City
William Bell
Holdren
Walnut
Vaughn
W. S. Lankry
Walnut Bank
Goodgin Yaeun
Odebolt
Omaha
Henry Crane
Thomas Jones
Winteret
Bocksteader
Jones
Knoxville
John Fales
Spring Branch
J. i. Lewis
Grand Jury
Ft. Dodge
Wilbur Carr
Marshal Nicholson
Gowrie
Laporte City
Bis. Romanzo Nutt
Harrieburg
Small Urchin Seeks Lost Whistle From Drenched Major
A small boy pleads with a major fallen from a horse into a pond to help locate Willio's whistle. The exchange takes place amid the effort to recover the whistle, with the major in the water and the child asking for assistance.
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Major
Willio
Testing Paint Purity for White Lead Inspection
Property owners can verify the purity and quality of white lead, a key paint ingredient, before purchase. National Lead Co. offers a free testing outfit and a free book on paint, mailed to interested writers at Woodbridge Building, New York City.
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National Lead Co
Woodbridge Bldg
New York City
Business Genius and the Art of Catering to All Men
A prose essay on business genius describes the skill of adapting to diverse客户 tastes and notes the charm of meeting varying demands. It compares this talent to success in commerce and highlights the evolving standards in customer service and product quality. The piece mentions Men s Wear and discusses starch products including Defiance Starch with improvements over older patent formulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solleltons
French Lady in America Seeks Help from Carpenter
A French woman living in the United States hired a carpenter at a set price. She later discovered he charged more than agreed and, unable to speak fluently, she exclaimed in English that he had become dearer to her than when they first engaged him. The remark reflects her frustration and language gap.
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America
Important 20 Mothers and Safe Remedies for Infants
The piece urges careful examination of every bottle of GASTORIA, a remedy touted as safe for infants and children and in use for over 30 years. It includes a dated ad style line about the King You Have Always Bought and a quip about parental discipline. It also mentions Lewis' Single Winder cigars and a Peoria factory dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Peruna praised by notable figures in strong testimonial
A wartime style testimonial page features Hon George W Honey praising Peruna for catarrhal trouble relief from 1700 First St NE Washington DC. Fred L Hebard Kansas City photographer asserts Peruna cures cafarr it and lagippe. Dr Hartman notes success of Perna tablets offering solid medicinal ingredients.
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George W. Honey
George W. “Honey
Wourth
Wisconsin Cavalry
State of
Wisconsin
Texas
First St
N. E
Washington, D. C
Fred L. Hebard
Kansas City, Mo
1 Sth
Grand Aves
Perna
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Hamburg
Drouth Remains
Virginia
Nebraska Supreme Court
Iowa News
Maclaren
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