Mrs Daugherty Joins Duxbury In Down Toward Tawney
Harmony Minnesota October 30. W R Duxbury and Mrs Minerva Daugherty addressed four hundred residents in a Democratic effort against James A Tawney. Duxbury urged Tawneys failure to repeal the $2 lumber duty and exposed political patronage. The duo planned a Houston appearance to continue the appeal to voters.
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Mrs. Daugherty
Duxbury
Down
Harmony
Minn
James A. Tawney
W. R. Duxbury
St. Paul
Minerva
Daugherty
Tawney
Fred van Duzee
Hokah
Special
Tpublicans
Fretch
Houston
Galesville braces for pivotal Ekern bid in campaign
In Trempealeau county the Twelme faction races to beat Speaker Ekern and counter La Follette influence for the independent. Governor Davidson is to speak in Galesville, prompting hopes and jitters among locals and saloon interests aligned with Twesme.
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Galesville
Wis
Twelme
Ekern
la Follette
Trempealeau County
Gaveney-Gipple
C. C. Wayland
Edmonds
Republican State Central Committee
Wayland
Chicago
Davidson
Twesme
Jim” Davidson
John Adams Born in Massachusetts on His 173rd Anniversary
John Adams, destined to be the second US president, was born in Braintree Massachusetts 173 years ago. The article traces his Harvard education, legal training, roles in colonial congress and Declaration drafting, diplomatic missions, and eventual presidency ending with his death July 4, 1826.
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John Adams
United States
Massachusetts
Braintree
Harvard
George Washington
Washington
Congress
Colonial Congress
England
Seamen Jailed for Big Jewelry Theft
Four sailors from the White Star liner Adriatic are jailed in New York on charges of stealing about $10,000 in jewels from passengers. Officials uncovered robbed passenger trunks and traced the loot to the sailors aboard the vessel.
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New York
White Star
Adri
Stems
Mrs William Astor in New York Dying at Home
Mrs William Astor lay dying at her New York home as family members were summoned. The condition reported as grave and heart disease cited by wire from the city.
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New York
Wm. Astor ix
Morse discredits Curtis in bank loan contradicting testimony
Morse testified that he did not arrange a $10,000 loan with Curtis and disputed security details. He asserted 2000 shares should back the loan while Curtis claimed Morse asked for a 2000 fee to be turned into bank assets. The testimony suggested Morse aimed to attribute bank fund manipulation to Curtis. Morse also rejected Wesley M. Oler's account of solicited funds and a $142,000 loan for ice stock.
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New York
Morse
Curtis
Wesley M. Oler
Oler
National Bank of North America
Major D C Wagner Dies in Chicago Pioneer of Stock Yards
Major D C Wagner a longtime Chicago resident and leading figure in the stock yards died at his home in Washington Heights. Born 1825 at Antietam he helped organize the livestock exchange and was known as the Father of the Exchange. A Civil War veteran, he left a wife and five children.
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Chicago
D. C. Wagner
West One Hundred and “Third Street
Washington Heights
Ill
Major Wagner
Livestock Exchange
Exchange
Antietam
Wagner
Cochems to Make Two Addresses in La Crosse County
The La Crosse county campaign centers on Henry F. Cochems delivering speeches in West Salem Bangor and La Crosse. Bosshard refuses release and Esch to close the Republican drive with rail and labor issue talks at a Greenfield theater meeting.
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Coghems
LA Crosse County
State Central Committee
Otto Bosshard
Henry F. Cochems
Bangor
Mr. Cochems
West Salem
Bosshard
Cochems
Ohio
Indiana
National Committee
la Crosse
Auto
Chairman Bosshard
U. of W
State General Committee
University of Wisconsin. of Wisconsin
John J. Esch
Cc. S. van Auken
John Brindley
Seventh Congressional District
A. E. Thompson
Esch
Debs Tour Through Midwest Ends Campaign Run
Debs continued the Red Special tour speaking in Illinois Wisconsin and Indiana. He planned 20 000 miles of travel and 600 speeches concluding with a final meeting in Terre Haute.
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Chicago
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Terre Haute
Missouri River rate case heard in federal court
The Interstate Commerce Commission order reducing through transportation rates faced its first federal court hearing. The railroad seeks a temporary injunction to block the order set to take effect November 11, claiming the ruling would cause them to lose millions.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad
Commission
Waitress Slays Lover Then Shoots Self in Morgantown
In Morgantown West Virginia on October 30 John Watts an engineer at the electric light and ice plant was shot and killed by May Madell a hotel waitress who then shot herself in the head Watts believed to be married his wife is in Philadelphia authorities investigate the double tragedy
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Morgantown
W. Va
John Watts
Electric Light and Ice Plant
May Madell
Watts
Philadelphia
Wright airplane motor explodes during flight
Wilbur Wright escaped unharmed after the aeroplane's motor blew up during a brief test in LeMans. The incident occurred this afternoon with no injuries reported.
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Lemans
Wilbur Wright
Wright
Jokers Pump Air Blamed for Victim’s Death
Bridgeport residents report a fatal prank after three coworkers seized 21 year old John Schnink outside a factory and pumped air into him with a hand pump. He collapsed at the hospital and the trio are held without bail pending further investigation.
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Bridgeport
Conn
John Schnink
Prince George and Czar Hold Audience on Balkan Troubles
St Petersburg Oct 390 Crown Prince George of Servia with Nikolai Pasics former premier met the czar in audience. They discussed the Balkan troubles and regional tensions.
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ST. Petersburg
Prince George
Servia
Nikolai Pasics
Statue of President Harrison Unveiled in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis Indiana on October 29 a bronze statue honoring Benjamin Harrison was unveiled. The eight and a half foot monument sits on a granite pedestal near the federal building on University Street. The inscription recalls Harrison as a citizen, lawyer, Union volunteer, senator and the twenty third U S president with the motto Great lives do not go out but go on.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Benjamin Harison
Federal
University
Benjamin Harrison
Congress
United States
Taft Rockefeller clash over trusts shapes late election talk
Ohio story notes Bryan criticizing John D Rockefeller for backing Taft while accusing Rockefeller of supporting trust interests. Bryan argues Rockefeller’s praise of Taft masks duplicity and aims to restrain trust power, urging Roosevelt to name his candidate.
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Napoleon
Ohio
Rockefeller
Taft
Bryan
Standard Oil
Roosevelt
Taft Campaigns in New York State During Final Push
Taft travels northwestern New York urging voters to back the Republican state and national tickets. He addresses Canastota and plans stops in Rome Utica Batavia Buffalo Elmira Waverly Oswego Binghamton Cortlandt Rochester before returning to Buffalo for the weekend. He argues New Yorkers favor continued Republican leadership to spur investment and prosperity while warning Bryan could threaten capital access and construction progress.
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Oneida
N. Y
Taft
New York
Canastota
Rome
Utica
Batavia
Buffalo
Elmira
Waverly
Oswego
Binghamt
Cortlandt
Rochester
Chicago
Deneen
Stevenson
Bryan Campaign Rallies Push Finish in La Crosse County
Democratic leaders plan a whirlwind closing campaign in La Crosse County with nightly meetings to mobilize supporters. Last night rallies at Snow Plow hall Burns town hall Krismer's Hall drew voters as speakers defended Bryan and denounced Republican positions on railroads banking and campaign finance. Tonight three more meetings are scheduled to reach remaining precincts.
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Bluff Arcade
E. C. Raymond
James Thompson
Concordia Hall
Messrs. Morris
McConnell
Thompson
Barre Mills
Barre
C. J. Baldwin
John F. Doherty
la Crosse County
Bryan
Snow Plow Hall
Burns
Jos. Boschert
W. F. Wolfe
Boschert
Krismer’s Hall
Tenth and
Redfield Streets
A. C Wolfe
Paul W. Mahoney
Weather and Water Update with Regional Forecasts
Coldest in La Crosse 26 and warmest 46 with light wind and no rainfall. The river remains stationary as La Crosse reports a stage of 25 feet up 1 foot and Prairie du Chien at 7 feet stationary. Wisconsin sees generally fair cool nights into Saturday while Minnesota stays fair with rising highs and Iowa turns partly cloudy then warmer in the northwest on Saturday.
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la Crosse
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Northwest
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Assembly
J. B. McConnell
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