Train collision near Young's Point kills 25 in Montana
A Burlington passenger train No. 16 collided with a freight near Young's Point Montana in a blinding snowstorm. Twenty five people died including an engineer, a fireman and a brakeman. The express car and smoker were telescoped and most casualties occurred there. A relief train was sent from Livingston to assist.
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Young's Point
Mont
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Livingston
Bryan Praise Rails Indiana Speech at Union Station
W J Bryan told Indiana listeners at Union Station that Democrats in Ohio show the need for hard work. He credited The Sun with doing good work and praised Taggart while stressing the Democratic majority potential on November 3.
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Ohio
Indiana
The
Sun
W. J. Bryan
Union Station
County option bill faces third reading in Indiana house
The Indiana House debates the Hanly county option bill with an expected vote on final passage Saturday. Opponents seek to strike the enacting clause and push a November public vote on local option. Key players include Bowlus Pearson Keller and Republican leaders as lobbyists guard party lines while no brewery influence is observed. The Senate advances measures and prepares for Saturday adjournment.
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House of Representatives
House
Bowlus
Marion County
Fitch
Delaware
Meeker
White and
Jasper
Greiger
Laporte
Porter
Edwards
Lawrence
Caylor
Hamilton
Baker
Uskhart
Baltzell
Gibson and
Knox
Billingsley
Keller
Norwood
John Bowlus
Marion
Bowlus de
Union B. Hunt
James Goodrich
Fred Sims
Statehouse Funay
Statehouse
Hanly
Anti-saloon League
Republican State Machine
Indianapolis
Kentucky
Lieb
Spencer County
American Tobacco Company
The
Trust
American Society
Rampant lobbying corruption at the legislature debate
A sensational report accuses Gov Hanly and allies of bribing lawmakers with oil inspector posts and fat salaries to pressure votes on the local option. Bingham Hemenway and Watson are named in alleged schemes, with claims of coercion, threats, and promises, as the fight over the temperance question intensifies.
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Hemenway, Watson, Bingham and Company
Statehouse
Jrank Hanly
Jim” Hemenway
Jim” Arson
Jim” Bingham
TATE
Gov
Hanly
Hemenway
Hemmway
Watson
Bingham
Emenway
Joe Canon
Jess
Puble Hia
Marshall
Bryan Tells Hoosiers Taft Cannot Win
Terre Haute Indiana September 25 1908 William Jennings Bryan spoke to the largest political gathering in Terre Haute with over five thousand in the grandstand and crowds from many cities. He warned Taft cannot win and urged unity for the Democratic ticket promising Thomas R Marshall will win Indiana governor while the national ticket succeeds.
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Terre Haute
Ind
William Jennings Bryan
W. H. Taft
Ball Park
Mr. Bryan
John J. Lamb
Bryan
Lamb
Chicago
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Cincinnati
Indiana
Thomas R. Marshall
Peter Mader Dies by Suicide at Home
Peter Mader aged 49 living at 1416 English Avenue killed himself with carbolic acid Friday at his residence. He had been out of work two years due to ill health and was despondent. He leaves a widow and two children.
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Peter Mader
Maloy Seeks Rain to Speed Sewer Flush
The flushing of sewers on Ogden Street from Seventh to Twenty-second is under way with six men at work. City street commissioner Maloy says progress is slow and hopes for rain, believing one hour of rain will do more good than a full day of labor.
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Ogden Street
Maloy
Heir to 30000 in trouble over check waiting
Elmer Hubble a minor from Stilesville faces grand jury on charges tied to passing fraudulent checks linked to a $30,000 estate. Thomas A Mills, a Morgan county farmer murdered months ago, had been involved, and Emory Cassell remains jailed for the Mills case. Detectives say Hubble travels to Indianapolis for a “good time” with checkbook in hand and several merchants cashed the worthless drafts.
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Elmer Hubble
Thomas A. Mills
Morgan County
Grand Jury
Emory Cassell
Mills
Marion County
Hubble
Askins
Duncan
Stilesville
Indianapolis
Leslie Carter Killed By Gas In Chicago
Leslie Carter, longtime Chicago social and business figure, died at his north side home after years of illness following a gas asphyxiation incident. He resigned as president of the Southside Elevated and had just become board chairman of Rochelle & Southern. He was known as a philanthropist and former husband of actress Leslie Carter. Funeral set for Monday.
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Leslie Carter
Chicago
Mr. Carter
Southside Elevated Railroad Company
The
Road
Carter
Smith Memorial
St. Luke’s Hospital
Rochelle & Southern Railroad
Roosevelt and Dupont Must Retire From White House
Washington Sept. 24 Secretary Loeb confirmed Dupont resignation expected for days. The Republican national committeeman T. Coleman Dupont from Delaware leads Hitchcock campaign speakers bureau. Roosevelt reportedly sought Dupont removal over ties to Power trust head.
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Washington, D. C
Loeb
Dupont
White House
T. Coleman Dupont
Speakers’ Bureau
Roosevelt
Cholera Fatality Drops as Manila Sees Decline
Alfred McManus a government employee and longtime Columbus Ohio resident dies of cholera in Manila. Authorities report lower case numbers and a reduced death rate with expectations of a continued decline going forward.
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Manila
Alfred McManus
Columbus
Prizes in PoliticS HERE and THERE
Cincinnati dispatch reports pressure for Governor Haskell of Oklahoma to resign as treasurer of the Democratic national committee within a day or two, cited by Bryan associates. Beveridge will address the Republican campaign in New York and respond to Bryan. Taft moves from Milwaukee to Des Moines after a Wisconsin swing, heading into Iowa for a Des Moines speech.
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William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Cincinnati
Terre Haute
Union Station
Mr. Taft
Ohio
Mr. Bryan
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Indiana
Taft
Haskell
Chicago
Standard Oil
Taggart
Indiana National Committee
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
William J. Bryan
Beveridge
Iowa
Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Spey
Des ‘Moines
Four brokers charged with fraud in York collapse
A. C. Brown Louis G. Young W. Rhea Whitman and Edward F. Buchanan of the failed A. Q. Brown & Co. were arrested this afternoon on charges of alleged fraudulent action in the firm's collapse.
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Louis G. Young
W. Rhea Whitman
Oklahoma Governor Haskell resigns as DNC treasurer
Sept 3 report from Chicago states Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma has resigned his post as treasurer of the Democratic national committee.
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Haskell
Elking Elkins Denies Breach of Promise Suit
United States Senator Stephen B. Elkins states Blaine Elkins did not promise to marry actress Ada Louise Lonsdale. Lonsdale, suing for 100000, alleges they lived together until near Blaine Elkins marriage to Emily Bird Kenna. Relates Elkins family ties to Katherine Elkins and the Italian nobility.
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United States
Stephen B. Elkins
Blaine Elkins
Ada Louise Lonsdale
Young Elkins
Emily Bird Kenna
Katherine Elkins
Duke de Abruzzi
Italy
Lonsdale
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Goodrich
Johnson
Vermillion
R. C. Minton
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Amy
OIL Inspectors
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Prince Miguel DE Braganza
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York
A. C. Brown
Edward F. Buchanan
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