Taft Itinerary Across Midwest and Plains Tour
Taft begins a three speech tour before election day. He leaves Cincinnati by special train and will reach Chicago for a city meeting tonight. He plans events in Brook, Indiana and a farm rally with barbecue and brief remarks, with stops extending to Fargo North Dakota and Denver, then St Louis.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Taft
Hefs
Gineinmati
Chicago
Brook
Ind
Ade
Fargo
N.D
Denver
St. Louis
Fire at Gorsach Feed Mill Causes Hefty Loss in Lawrence
A blaze last night at the Gorsach Feed Mill on East Pinckney Street caused extensive damage. About 4,000 bushels of corn and the building were damaged with losses around 4,000 to 32,000 in value. Firefighters saved portions of the mill. lights were briefly cut to prevent further danger as crowds gathered and the city faced temporary darkness. Insurance totals about 7,300 with adjusters expected. The cause remains undetermined though a hot box and wiring are considered possible, amid dry conditions and strong winds.
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Gorsach
East Pinckney Street
E. B. Gorsuch
Ciy
Gorsuch
Lawrence
A. DL
Mr. Bigger
Jd. Underwood
Abr Gorsuch
Mass
Pinckney Street
Pinckney
Manley
Shawnee Fire Insurance Company
Ymka Ani
The Three B's Call for Foundation Education Balance
The journal argues Lawrence overemphasizes higher education at the expense of lower grades. It notes overcrowded elementary and eighth grade classes and urges relief of grade congestion while maintaining strong support for primary to post graduate education. The piece frames this as restoring attention to the three R's.
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Lawrence
University to Close as Funeral Honors Dr Snow
Funeral for Dr Francis Huntington Snow will be held tomorrow at 3 pm from the family residence. The University of Kansas will close all day. city offices close 3 to 4 pm to honor the memory. Pallbearers include E Haworth W Stevens Glen Templin C Dunlap C McClung and M Sadler. Honorary pallbearers named from the Old and New club. Banks to close at 3 pm tomorrow.
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University
Francis Huntington Snow
W. W. Boltin Cha
Rany
Snow
E. Haworth
W. C. Stevens
Glen Templin
CG. Dunlap
C. E. McClung
Mervin T. Sadler
Old and New Club
Dr. Snow
J. D. Bowersock
Col
I. L. Moore
L. E. Sayre
T. H. Chalkley
F. D. Morse
O. BE. Learnard
R. C. Jackman
Prof. Miller
W. R. Stubbs
Em. Haworth
P. E. Emery
Irving Hill
A. M. Wilcox
W. H. Carruth
F. O. Marvin
W. A. Harris
L. Maurie Hubbell
Augusta Flintom
C. 5. Hubach
John Power
Edith Snow
Norwich
Conn
Clearing House Association
Cholera Spreading Rapidly in St Petersburg Region
Cholera reported in St Petersburg daily with 436 cases and 158 deaths in the last 24 hours. Disease reaches upper classes and Pavlovak military academy with 40 students hospitalized and two deaths. In Peterhof 24 cases noted as imperial return looms.
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St. Petersburg
Peterhof
St Petersburg
Pavlovak Military Academy
Empire
Walter Bell Gains Noted Fame For Symphony
Walter Bell son of Mr and Mrs Bell earns praise for his orchestral symphony The Bell symphony described as a genuine classic receives strong endorsements from Denver newspapers The composer conductor will lead his work at a concert tomorrow afternoon in gardens and is hailed from Lawrence where he grew up
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Walter Bell
Mrl. Belselly
Denver
Denver Republican Po
Mr. Bell
Denver ‘Times
Ila
Denver Republican
Gardens
Lawrence
Alfred Lawrence
Mags. St
Mr. Lawrence
Lawrence to Host Yearly Meeting of Friends in October
Lawrence prepares for a ten day yearly meeting at the old Friends church in the southeast, drawing over 100 visitors including about twenty visiting ministers from Kansas Oklahoma and other states. Nathan and Esther Crane of Ohio are listed as prominent attendees, with sessions running four to five per day and many committees active. The event will boost local business and church membership as visitors need lodging and meals.
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Lawrence
Friends’ Church
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wichita
E. Stanley
Stanley
Friends’ Meeting
United States
Nathan
Esther Crane
Ohio
Staial Estete the
Oy Lawrence
Rise of Women in Politics Sparks English View
New York September 23 a beautiful young English worker sues Mrs Philip Snowden wife of Blackburn MP in the city as guest of Rev Dr Charles FL Aked. Mrs Snowden says the question is fundamental and while suffrage may not bring immediate millennial change it could alter gender relations and how men view women's duties. The English view differs from America with England still treating women as property and lacking political power, reflecting daily contempt for women’s ambitions.
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New York
Philip Snowden
Blackburn
Charles FL Aked
England
Hier
Bridge Fell Over Susquehanna River at Perryville
The eastern span of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad bridge over the Susquehanna at Perryville collapsed this morning as an eastbound freight crossed. The locomotive and fifteen cars plunged into the river. Engineer Patrick Lynn and fireman, both of Baltimore, were drowned. No other trainmen believed injured. The failing section was under repair.
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Wilmington
Del
Baltimore & Ohio
Perryville
Patrick Lynn
Baltimore
Markets by Wire Grain and Provisions in Kansas City
Grain and provisions report from Kansas City with receipts and prices for hard red and white wheats, corn, oats, and oats. Live stock receipts show cattle, hogs, and calves with various price ranges for native cows, stockers, bulls, and hogs. Chicago markets note wheat futures and nearby quotes for September and May contracts.
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Kansas City
ASC
Misea
Bees Sigtse
Agg Soon
Goiter Creamery
Funeral to honor beloved Lawrence physician Dr Snow
Business in Lawrence should suspend tomorrow afternoon from three to four or five o'clock for the funeral of Dr Snow a man whose manhood and service made life worth while. The town will unite before his bier in the solemn hour as his remains are laid to mother earth a tribute of respect earned by his life.
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Lawrence
Dr. Snow
Mother Earth
Taft Addresses Crowd at George Ade Country Home
Taft spoke from a grand stand at Hazelden, the George Ade estate in Brook, Indiana, drawing crowds from miles around as buggies and farm vehicles filled the roads. Ade provided lunches for all, while Taft outlined his views amid a panorama of Ade’s corn, crops, cattle, and aristocratic dogs.
Not Separate Church and State in Utah Dem Convention
Logan Utah Sept 23 The democratic state convention did not adopt a plank for absolute church and state separation. The committee and floor rejected the measure. Jesse Knight was nominated by acclamation for governor, and he said he would decline the age and varied business duties would prevent proper attention if elected.
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Logan
Utah
Committee On
Jesse Knight
New York
Mack
Democratic National Committee
Maskell
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Haskell Plans Ohio Speaking Tour Announcement
Gov C N Haskell said he would depart Sunday for Ohio to begin a speaking tour in the state. He expects to be away for some time but would return on twenty four hours notice to meet any Republican in the suite in a joint debate.
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Duthrie
Oklo
C. N. Haskell
Ohio
Oklahoma
Conflict at Worcester Tech Leaves Student Paralyzed
From Worcester Massachusetts Sept 23 a clash between sophomores and freshmen at Worcester Polytechnic Institute involving about 200 students left Emil Gran of West Wareham Massachusetts a sophomore with a broken back and paralyzed from the chest, in critical condition at the city hospital.
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Worcester
Mass
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Emil Gran
West Wareham
Mags
City Hospital
Parade Crowds Attend I O O F Bathanna Session in Denver
Four thousand Odd Fellows and Indies auxiliary Rebakahs marched through Denver streets this afternoon for the Bathanna session of the sovereign grand. Fourteen bands accompanied the procession as thousands gathered to watch the event.
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Denver
Col
Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Indies
Rebakahs
Hearst Will Not Attend Oklahoma Speaking Tour
Hearst will not visit Guthrie Oklahoma as planned today the announcement stated he would not come to Oklahoma and would skip appearances at McAlester and Muskogee next week leaving local events without his speech and prompting alternate arrangements in Guthrie.
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Guthrie
Okla
Hearst
Oklahoma
McAlester
Muskogee
Fog Causes Head On Collision Near Philadelphia
A dense fog on the South Western Traction line between Philadelphia and Chester caused a head on crash injuring about fifty people, mostly mechanics, with several believed fatally hurt.
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Philadelphia
Southwestern Traction Company
Chester
Cotton bale totals drop in 1907 United States
Census bureau reports 4,575,438 running bales of cotton consumed in the year ending August 31, down from 4,984,936 in 1907. In Nebraska, a bank robbery near Seward at Goehner yields $290 in silver with three suspects arrested after an attempted safe opening.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Omaha
Neb
Goehner
Seward
Notice to Electric Light One Good Thing About a Strong Will
A brief quirky notice notes that one advantage of a strong will is not being tied to it by marriage, presenting a wry reflection on resolve and independence.
Nat Goodwin Refuses Comment On Divorce Suit
Heno Nev Sept 23 Nat Goodwin fire marshal ordered a shutdown near the mill as wires burned in two and firemen feared the heat could ignite. Goodwin, famed for the stage as Maxine Elliott, avoided discussing the suit as he hurried toward Rawhide. He said he knew nothing about her current whereabouts.
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Nat
Pers
Bessie Hall
Goodwin
Lawrence Electric Light Co
Maxine Elliiott
Rawhide
Maxwee Eliot
Emancipation Day Rally in Lawrence Draws Large Crowd
Celebrated Emancipation Day with a major rally in Smith. Large attendance heard housing speakers Hon. K B McWilliams and Nick Chiles editor of the Plaindealer at Topeka. Music provided by Strode’s orchestra. Local attendees and community groups marked the event.
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Lawrence J
Smith
Hon
K.B. ‘McWilliams
Nick Chiles
the Plaindealer
Topeka
Masic
Strode
Oreste
Monnett implicates Haskell bribery tale stalls
Ohio ex attorney general Frank S Monnett, en route to Columbus, says he cannot exonerate Governor Haskell nor condemn him. He discusses a $500,000 bribe fund tied to Standard Oil, mentions names including Chas N Haskell and Frank Rockefeller, and notes willingness to return to Oklahoma if charges proven. He recalls attempts to obtain names from Squiers and reports Haskell relatives contacting him.
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Frank Monnett
Ohio
Haskell
Oklahoma
Columbus
Charles N. Haskell
Chas. B. Squire
Frank S. Monett
Bryan
Prospect
Monett
Hasketl
Standard Oil Company
Munett
Monnett
Squiers
Frank Rockefeller
Ford B. Squiers
New York
Roosevelt
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Massachusettas St
H. Menger
Massachusetts
OF. C.J. Simmons
G. W. Jones
Allenton
Ohio Street
M. D. Uffice
Woodward & Cols Drug Store
J. R. Bechtel
Mansachusettes
Tennie
Athcet
J. Blair
Vermont SL
John C. Rudolph
Kentucky
Ell Hione
Home
CRIT
SAL Oliver
Mork Bros. & Sharp
Eldridge House
George A. Banks & Son
Nu. S. Fraternal Aid
Parker
Massachusetts Street
Elinder
Salvation Army
W. Elliott Street
Bell
AL Carter
St. Hell Phime
Ood Bay
Eastern Star Bakery
Tenn
St. East Front
Wheel
Messenger
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Wreaees
The
Hiawatha Cafe
John Ward
James Ryan
T.keyburne
McCown Hunt
Leavenworth
Beyburn
Wale
Flames
Havoc
University of Kansas
Bonerty
D. F
St. Joseph
Charles Mort
Department of the Missouri
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Cavalry
Artilery
Engineers’ Corps
Signal Corps
Morton
Slew Drainage Board
Grant Townalip
Eek Otacton
States
Taft and
George Ade
Grass’ Bank
Watkins National Bank
J. B Watkins
Os Nice Presidant
J. B Watking
Hasan
W. C
Hell
Pic Haskell
Woodward & Co
Tolchen
Mr. Blennett
Gusafson’s
J. T. Curbey
Mr. Curbey
Frea
Byers Art Shop
Ed Parsons
W. C. Haskell
District of Columbia
Altome
Monnetto
Kell
Schulz
A, West & Mensal
West End Bakery
Tance Bo
Phant
F. A. Ewings
Tha Bar Teldes Seed Co
Becauer
Building & Loan Association
Lawrence National Bank
State Bank
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W. BR Stubbe
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