Bryan Draws Big Crowds in Ohio Campaign
Monster crowds greet William J. Bryan in Marietta Ohio as he campaigns through Ohio. He denounces railroad threats to workers and praises his reception in the state.
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
2
Monster crowds greet William J. Bryan in Marietta Ohio as he campaigns through Ohio. He denounces railroad threats to workers and praises his reception in the state.
Springfield Oct 22 The grand judge of Illinois Knights of Pythias ruled the 1909 convention will be held in Peoria Eugene E Bone of Springfield was elected grand chancellor to lead the order through the event
Seventeen year old Miss Ethel Logsdon, a hotel waitress, fell from her third floor room in Evansville and died from injuries after an incident involving a van.
Turin confirms the Duke of the Abruzzi has been visiting Princess Clotilde at Moncallari to gain support for his cause. He returned briefly to the city then departed south with unknown destination and secrets about his engagement to Miss Katherine Elkins. Rome reports a possible incognito voyage on La Lorraine from Havre on October 24.
Manila reports the October 12 storm in the Cagayan valley may have killed about 300. Aparri was flooded and American residents led by Lieuts. Treadway and Clark, Postmaster Foss, and Engineer Clark organized a rescue brigade to pull natives from submerged homes. Cholera reportedly among refugees.
An automobile owned by George F. Getz president of the Globe Coal Company exploded Wednesday night at Forty-eighth avenue and West Thirty-first street in Chicago. Only wheels and the floor remained. three men were seen in the car but no traces were found.
Grand Rapids man August Sauererein 23 shoots Nellie Diemeyer 19 after engagement is canceled. He then fatally shoots himself. Diemeyer survives with slim chance of recovery.
Rains cover northwest Wisconsin with 1.32 inches in Richmond by Oct 22. Government gauge reports more rain and enough to check, if not extinguish, existing fires across the region.
In Chicago on October 22 11 year old Elsie Lenhart who ran away after being scolded returned home then locked a room and died by her own action turning on the gas.
Mayor W. H. Arnett of Kokomo exercises authority to move Hallowe'en from Saturday to the Friday before. The action changes the traditional observance date and affects activities planned by residents and local groups.
Tennessee judge Col. Taylor recounts his 30 hour flight from a mob at Reelfoot Lake that killed Capt. Quentin Rankin. He hid in a bayou and log, endured gunfire, and escaped to reach Tiptonville by Wednesday morning. He spoke of the mob's anger over fishing policy and land company actions.
In Ellis Kansas on October 22 hope faded for Mrs. Thomas Chapman after physicians halted a funeral when decline appeared. Doctors worked through the night but signs of life did not return as discoloration indicated death.
Senor Don Luis Lazo the newly appointed Honduran minister replacing Dr Angel Ugarte was introduced to the president by Secretary Root and presented his credentials on Wednesday in Washington.
Three Hackett children die from ptomaine poisoning in Schenectady New York. Father critically ill. One son and three daughters less seriously affected.
Charles F. Weaver a Big Four detective at Indianapolis shot a former suspect named Sam Pegale in the leg when he resisted arrest.
Tokyo hosts a royal style week as Premier Katsura entertains the visiting American fleet. About 1000 officials attend a state dinner and ball at the premier's residence while 4000 sailors attend a garden party at Habuia Park. Emissaries and ambassadors from major powers are present.
Evelyn B Baldwin visited the White House to present a new Arctic exploration plan aimed at discovering the north pole. Backed by Admiral Melville Admiral Schley and Sir Purdon Clarke, the scheme would use drifting ice floes from the Bering Sea to reach Greenland over about three and a half years.
Three burglars blew the Mayville Michigan post office safe on Wednesday but village residents fired on the trespassers, driving them from the building before loot could be taken. One likely wounded, all three escaped.
J H Bodgood assistant postmaster at Slab Town Vernon parish was arrested on a train near Kirbyville Texas charged with misapplying over 2500 dollars of post office funds to his own use. He has reportedly confessed.
Special dispatch from Constantinople reports Austria Hungary and Turkey have definitively broken off negotiations. The Porte refuses to accept annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina as an accomplished fact. Distinct entities include Austria Hungary, Turkey, and Bosnia and Herzegovina with ongoing diplomatic dispute.
Owen Sound Ontario reports James Farish Creighton dies in jail on Wednesday while awaiting execution for the murder of his wife and stepdaughter.
Mrs. Anna Parker of Columbus is said to suffer illness after eating poisoned candy mailed from Indianapolis. Police investigate the strange parcel delivery and potential motive as authorities seek the source and sender.
Pittsburg November 22 The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced 48 recipients for acts of heroism. Medals include silver and bronze with education and home purchase funds, and monthly support to widows and dependents. Names span Illinois Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania and beyond.
Leslie Stephenson of Goshen was arrested by a posse on the charge of assaulting the thirteen year old daughter of Allen Gripe.
In Paterson New Jersey October 22 a thief steals an opal ring from Mrs Silas Smith mother of the late George Burris. The ring cursed Burris bringing prosperity to ruin and a cascade of misfortune ending in his death after accidents and bankruptcy. Two prior owners were driven to bankruptcy before Burris.
S Edward Young of Second Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh rejects a $3,000 raise after his congregation votes to raise his salary from $7,000. He had received a call from Bedford Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn but remains due to pay, despite being offered $10,000 annually.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup aids digestion and clears sallow blotched complexions by stimulating the liver and bowels. It does not nauseate or gripe and is mild and pleasant to take. Remember the name Orino and refuse substitutes. For sale by W. H. Porter.
The figure accepts the higher Pittsburg salary while weighing a Brooklyn call. He serves as chaplain for the Actors' Church alliance and writes sermons for papers. He conducts Sunday services in parks and remains an active, modern minister.
Mow Money and Roth of Edinburg Indiana, Democrats, received a letter from Fred W Upham of the Republican National Committee asking for campaign contributions to J Wood Wilson of Marion. They declined, stating they cannot view Taft and Sherman’s election as a blessing and call it a national disgrace and a curse to laboring people.
A concise refocusing on Peter’s challenging situation questions whether he faced failure by choice or external pressure, inviting evaluation of leadership and external forces shaping outcomes. The piece contrasts personal agency with systemic influence without sensational detail.
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