Campaign Leaders Rush Over New York in Last Desperate Battle
Washington dispatch notes a complex national election with Taft optimism, Roosevelt influence, and Democratic confidence. Cabinet mobilization, labor votes, religious factors, and campaign financing add uncertainty as leaders fear further Hearst disclosures and shifting voter alignments.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Roosevelt
Ruan
Bryan
Hearst
Bryan Heads to Madison Square and Beyond in Campaign Tour
New York reports show William J. Bryan addressing night workers at city hall at 4 am and later speaking to Broadway business leaders and labor groups. Crowd sizes reach into thousands with strong Tammany Hall backing in Madison Square Garden for a monster meeting.
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Taft
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Order of Acorns
Brooklyn
William J. Bryan
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Tammany Hall
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Chicago
Teddy
CAGO
Chicago Tribune
Willis J. Abm
Taft Campaign Sparks Enthusiasm Across East
Taft draws crowded rallies from Younkers to Brooklyn as he campaigns through New York and Connecticut. He dismisses collapse rumors, plans a state tour, and attends dinners and parades amid vigorous party loyalty and media attention.
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Taft
Brooklyn
Henry Taft
Hughes
Stock Exchange House
Chanler
Younkers
N. Y
Central Station
Connecticut
William H. Taft
New Haven
Port Chester
Greater
Timothy L. Woodruff
Union League Club
Peekskill
Opera House
Co Ed Burned in Lab Experiment at University
Miss Nina Johnson a Kokomo Ind. senior at the University suffered serious burns when a bottle of carbon disulfide ignited after she dropped it during a lab on the second floor of the chemical building. About a pint of liquid evaporated instantly. she was taken to Madison General Hospital and is expected to recover. Johnson, a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.
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Kokomo
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Madison General Hospital
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Aylward Addresses Large Democratic Rally at Auditorium
About 3,500 residents attend a torchlight gathering to hear gubernatorial candidate John Aylward criticize monopolies and pledge Democratic platform allegiance. Speaker’s personal history, education, and labor insights highlighted, with praise for La Follette and references to Wisconsin victory sentiments.
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Vic
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University At
Madison
Legis
Chicago campaign heats up as state candidates draw crowds
In Chicago on October 27 the campaign of state candidates gains momentum with numerous meetings across the city. Large crowds attend in what leaders say counters fears of a notably small vote. Stevenson and Deneen remain in Chicago delivering unusually large gatherings.
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Chicago
Stevenson
Deneen
Coast Artillerymen Believed Drowned On Fishing Trip
Four sailors from the Twenty-eighth Coast Artillery are feared drowned after a fishing excursion off the Coronado Islands. They left Sunday with provisions for one day and had not returned by this report.
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San Diego
Cal
Twenty-eighth Coast Artillery
Coronado Islands
Utah Agricul tural College Star Dies After Football Injury
Logan Utah Oct 27 Thomas Evans star end for Utah Agricultural College died after a football game with Colorado School of Mines He was carried from the scrimmage insensible and it was found his neck was broken prompting a fatal injury report
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Logan
Utah
Thomas Evans
Utah Agricultural College
Colorado School Mines
Mrs Logan Stevens Re-elected WCTU President
Mrs Logan Stevens was re-elected president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in Denver on October 27, with officials confirming the delegation’s ongoing leadership.
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Stevens
Denver
Colo
Logan Stevens
W. C. T. U. Today
Abbruzzi Wedding Feud Faces Queen’s Rebuff
Turin reports Queen Margherita has reopened opposition to the Abruzzi-Elkins marriage. The Duke sought royal favor with several calls in recent days. Though the queen’s stance won’t stop the wedding, he will delay sailing for America until all family members send cordial messages to Miss Elkins.
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Turin
Marghreta
America
FAKER WILL RETURN TO FACE CHARGE IN NEW YORK
Earl Brandenburg agreed to return to New York voluntarily to face the charge of forging the Cleveland Jet-ter. Counsel for the writer consented to the return on the promise that he would not be jailed.
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Dayton
Earl Brandenburg
New York
Cleveland
Jerome
Night riders burn three cotton gins in Mississippi
The night riders set fire to three cotton gins near Steele in Scott County Mississippi causing heavy damage. Additional gins in the area have closed due to threats and fear of further attacks.
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New Orleans
Steele
Scott County
Mississippi
Patterson to consult with officers on night riders evidence
Governor Patterson flew from Union City to the Samburg military camp to confer with chief officers about the evidence against the night riders.
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Union City
Tenn
Patterson
Samburg
President celebrates fiftieth birthday with cheers and gifts
Washington reports the president marking his fiftieth birthday with numerous telegrams from friends, floral remembrances, and gifts from personal acquaintances. He appeared pleased by the warm greetings received today.
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Washington
Milwaukee Girl Escapes Kidnapped and Disguised in Boy's Clothes
Chicago report details Hazel Maine a 17 year old from Milwaukee who was kidnapped chloroformed in Milwaukee and held in a levee district hideout before escaping in men's clothing. She seeks return to her family amid the white slave traffic case.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Hazel Maine
Miss Maine
Prince Henry of Prussia Flies in Zeppelin Air Ship
Prince Henry of Prussia ascended today in Count Zeppelin’s reconstructed airship at Friedrichshafen with Count Zeppelin as pilot and Captain Wischke as passenger. A large crowd watched as the balloon headed toward Ueberlingen, north of Lake Constance, and the prince cheered.
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Ueberlingen
Lake Constance
Claudia Denies the Dear Billy Letter
Claudia Hains denounces publicly released letters as forgeries and garbled. Her attorney claims the Dear Billy letters are absolute forgery. An undated note to Capt Hains about a scandal is a garbled extract from a May letter, with significant inaccuracies and omissions.
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Boston
Claudia Hains
Capt. Hains
Billy
MIKADO SEES SIGN OF AMERICAN LOVE
Tokyo notes a Roosevelt order directing the Pacific squadron to Atlantic coast after spring maneuvers as proof of American trust in Japan. The move is seen as a temporary Pacific evacuation and a sign Roosevelt believes in Japanese friendship. Japanese press and public discuss a powers conference to control the Pacific and overshadow other issues.
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Japan
America
Roosevelt
Pacific
Atlantic
Pacife
Dayton Lawyer Denounces Religion in Will
Dayton Ohio October 27 Barton Pickering a Dayton lawyer disinherits his wife for her Christian belief. He writes that he despises religion and condemns clergy as abominable parasites. He directs funeral services be dispensed with and a cremation immediately after death.
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Dayton, O
Barton Pickering
Dayton
Police seek clue to possible hotel shooting in Chicago
Chicago police asked Cleveland authorities to locate Oletta Waldridge and confirm injuries after a Saturday night shooting at a Chicago hotel. R A King of Lanesville Illinois, arrested for the shooting, says he had been with Waldridge and that she retrieved a revolver from a trunk. it exploded during cylinder removal, wounding her neck. He also mentions a wife in Flagstaff Aziz. Waldridge reportedly traveled to Cleveland for treatment.
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Cleveland
Oletta Waldridge
R. A. King
Lanesville
King
Flagstaff
Aziz
Waldridge
Bankruptcy hearings flag internal conflict at Egg-O-See maker
In Chicago on October 27 the federal bankruptcy case against Battle Creek Breakfast Food company known as Egg-O-See moves for the third time in four days. Proceedings reveal internal warfare between stockholders and officers over the firm’s affairs.
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Chicago
Battle Creek Breakfast Food Company
Bulgaria Issues Ultimatum Over Expulsions
Sofia reports Bulgaria demands Serbia rescind edict expelling Bulgarians and allow those already expelled to return at once, with indemnification.
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Sofia
Zdulgaria
Servia
Governor Davidson Backing Ekern In Wisconsin Primary Clash
Governor James O. Davidson addressed 125 residents at Strum urging support for Speaker Ekern in the Ekern Twesme contest. He corrected a mistaken compliment to Twesme and defended Wisconsin's primary law as fair, urging voters to stand by the party’s regular nominee.
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Pigeon Falls
Trempealeau County
Wis
James O. Davidson
Twesme
Ekern-Twesme
Ekern
la Follette
Assembly
Twelme
Wisconsin
Weather Outlook and River Levels Across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Coolest reading at La Crosse 38 degrees with warm west 44 and 4 mile per hour wind. Rainfall trace noted. river levels forecast to rise slightly with La Crosse at 24 inches stationary and Prairie du Chien at 27 inches a rise of one foot. Forecasts call for showers tonight and Wednesday in Wisconsin with little temperature change. Minnesota generally fair with possible showers east, Iowa partly cloudy with possible showers east.
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Prairie du Chien
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