Bryan Campaigns in West Virginia and Indiana Taft Draws Massive Indiana Crowds
West Virginia trip sees William J. Bryan rally farmers and miners in the Ohio Kanawha and New River valleys amid protests of labor coercion claims. In Indiana, William H. Taft addresses thousands across Evansville and Terre Haute, defending business and arguing against Bryan's bribery charge. Sherman letter dispute disputes a Chicago Democratic claim, with James S. Sherman denying a Akron event quote.
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Hinton
W. Va
William J. Bryan
West Virginia
Ohio
Kanawha
New River
Roosevelt
President Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Charleston
Bryan
Taft
Linton
Terre Haute
Sherman
Laporte
Ind
William C. Weir
James S. Sherman
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Akron
QO. O. Barber
Diamond Match Trust
Barber
Mr. Sherman
Democratic
Weir
Mr. Barber
Illinois Towns Import Water From Alton Rail Cars
A drought lasting over 50 days in inland Illinois towns tributary to Alton has compelled residents to import drinking and cooking water. Each day five freight cars are dispatched from Alton to the blighted district.
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Illinois
Alton
Central America Floods Hit San Salvador Area
Advices from San Salvador report torrential rains over four days across the republic causing river overflows and serious damage to telegraph lines. Similar reports come from Guatemala and Honduras.
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Central America
Panama
San Salvador
Republic
Guatemala
Honduras
Three Children Die in Cox Boarding House Fire
Lincolnville Oklahoma October 23 three fires destroyed the Cox boarding house Friday causing serious burns to several people. The dead are Faye Cox ten, Eulah Cox six, and Dora Knight ten.
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Lincolnville
Okla
Cox
Faye Cox
Eulah Cox
Dora Knight
Counties split on prohibition votes in Ohio
Coshocton county voted dry on Thursday by a margin of 594 with Fairfield county voting to retain saloons by 328. The results reflect a divided stance on alcohol regulations across the two counties.
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Columbus
Coshocton
Fairfield County
Bromo Quinine Laxative Ad Claims One Day Cure
An early 20th century advertisement touts Bromo Quinine Laxative as a remedy for colds in one day. It mentions signature of E. W. Grove and a price of 25 cents, presenting a global usage claim.
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E. W. Grove
Brandenburg Arrested in Forgery Case at Dayton Train Station
Dayton police detained Broughton Brandenburg on forgery and grand larceny charges as he boarded a train to New York after selling the New York Times a letter claimed to be by Grover Cleveland predicting Taft's win. The letter is alleged to be a forgery. Brandenburg, held without bail, seeks habeas corpus if not released Friday. He claimed authority from Mrs. Cleveland and Hastings to sell the article and said others want to prevent Cleveland’s utterance from influencing the election.
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Dayton
New York City
Broughton Brandenburg
Brandenburg
New York Times
Grover Cleveland
Taft
Cleveland
Hastings
the Times
United States
Jerome
Detroit Merchant Roughly Handled by Mob on Griswold
J E Goldberg of a large Detroit dry goods firm was assaulted by about 1500 people on Griswold street opposite the city hall after a dispute with a discharged chauffeur who clashed with a street car. The mob surrounded him, he was knocked down and forced to flee as police failed to quell the crowd.
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Detroit
Mich
J. E. Goldberg
Griswold Street
City Hall
Goldberg
Italian Warships to Escort Duke of Abruzzi to Italy
The Italian cruiser Fieramosca will await the Duke of the Abruzzi and his bride in New York, with cruiser Etruria joining the voyage. The pair are to be escorted home to Italy. It is also stated that no Elkins family member will attend the Rome marriage transcription ceremony, and Senator Elkins may be titled chevalier of Annunciade on his later visit.
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Rome
Duke of the Abruzzi
New York
Italy
Elkins
Condition of John W. Kern Jr. in Indianapolis
The eight year old son of Democratic vice presidential candidate John W. Kern suffered no improvement from infantile paralysis complicated by acute indigestion. Kern arrived in Indianapolis early and remained at the bedside throughout the day.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John W. Kern, Jr
Children Wounded by Railroad Torpedo in Brimfield
Charles Hale aged six and Millard Hale aged nine were badly hurt when a railroad torpedo exploded at their Brimfield home in Doyle county. The boys, who found the device on the tracks, carried it home to use as a toy and threw it.
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Lexington
Charles
Millard Hale
Brimfield
Doyle County
Captain John Robinson Dies In Rescue Effort
Capt. John Robinson of the barge Cutter was killed at Kelley Island while docking. He leapt into the water to save a pet dog that fell overboard and was crushed between the vessel and the dock.
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Sandusky
John Robinson
Kelley Island
Robinson
William Druhe Sr Dies in St Louis at 71
William Druhe Sr president of the Druhe Hardwood Lumber Co and a director of the Amerika the German Catholic daily newspaper died at his St Louis home early Friday of asthma He was 71 years old
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William Druhe
St. Louis
Druhe Hardwood Lumber Company
Amerika
Fire Fatal to Four in Howell Farmhouse Blaze
Fire in the Riel farmhouse near Oak Grove, six miles north of Howell, kills two children and mortally wounds the mother and another child. The victims are Alveria Riel aged two months and Donna Riel aged 2½ years.
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Howell, Mich
Riel Farmhouse
Oak Grove
Here
Alveria Riel
Donna Riel
St. Louis Forms Centennial Celebration Group
The St. Louis Centennial Celebration association was organized Thursday night to plan the citys centennial celebration next October marking 100 years since its incorporation.
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St. Louis
Bloomington Council Bans Street Sprinkling Amid Water Scarcity
Due to drought conditions, the Bloomington city council imposed a ban on sprinkling streets to conserve scarce water resources. The measure targets municipal streets and addresses potential drought impacts on residents and businesses.
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Bloomington
Northwest Snowstorm Halts Trains Across Region
A historic northwest blizzard paralyzes Canadian Pacific and Great Northern services. Ten inches of snow with 10 foot drifts shut rails from Vancouver to the prairies, delaying eastbound trains and stalling western routes as crews fight to clear lines. Rain in the southwest shatters October rainfall records while Oklahoma broadcasts flood warnings along the Arkansas River.
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Winnipeg
Man
Northwest
Canadian Pacific
Great Northern
Vancouver
Alberta
Canadian Northern
Edmonton
Islay
Vermillion
Kansas City
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas
Oklahoma
Topeka
Wichita
Muskogee
Okla
Arkansas
Bold Grime in New York
In Lexington avenue, jeweler Maurice Tannenholz was shot by a man posing as a friend of Constant A. Andrews president of the United States Savings Bank. The robber stole two diamond ear rings, fled in a taxi, and Tannenholz was taken dying to a hospital with three bullet wounds.
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New York
Maurice Tannenholz
Lexington Avenue
Constant A. Andrews
United States Savings Bank
Tannenholz
Andrews
George H. Leopold
Tanneholz
Bulgarian envoys return from Constantinople after failed mission
Sofia reports that the Bulgarian envoys to Constantinople are returning to Sofia after a failed mission. The government remains hopeful for an eventual agreement with Turkey.
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Sofia
the Mail
Constantinople
Turkey
Starved Man Found Dead in Freight Car Near Buffalo
The body of a Black man was discovered in an opened freight car in Buffalo New York on October 23. Death attributed to starvation and thirst. The car had been shipped from Pine Bluffs Arkansas on October 2.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Pine Bluffs
Ark
Fort Wayne couple set record with frequent moves
Mr and Mrs James Jerret of Fort Wayne claim a moving record having shifted residence thirty times in sixteen years.
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James. Jerret
Fort Warne
Franchise for Cleveland street railway defeated in referendum
The Municipal Traction Company franchise on a three cent fare was defeated by 879 in Cleveland. With more than 75 000 votes cast, the loss may revert railway property to original owners and reignite a seven year fare struggle. the city may grant a new franchise to save the property.
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Cleveland, O
Municipal Traction Company
City Council
Forest fire triggers explosion at nitroglycerin plant
A forest fire at Shannopin Pennsylvania on Thursday caused two nitroglycerin magazines to explode. About 400 gallons of explosive were involved. The fire, now under control, threatened a third magazine but that danger has passed. The blast damaged timber land and destroyed the John H. Hamel Company nitroglycerin plant at Gringo, one mile south.
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Shannopin
John H. Hamel Company
Gringo
Here
Prefers Death to Trial Over Manslaughter Case
New York city doctor Irving J. Cook chose suicide by poison at the Waldorf Astoria rather than stand trial for first degree manslaughter connected to alleged criminal practice. The incident occurred Thursday.
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New York
Irving J. Cook
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Jailbreak at Rayville courthouse jail during murder trial
Eight Black prisoners escaped from the jail behind the Rayville courthouse during a murder trial on Thursday. They sawed their way out as the trial proceeded.
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Rayville
Milwaukee Pioneer John Schroeder Dies at 1 Year Old
Milwaukee lumber company founder John Schroeder, a longtime settler, died Thursday in Milwaukee. He was 1 years old.
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Milwaukee
John Schroeder
The
John Schroeder Lumber Company
Grand Lodge nominates Red Oak man for grand master
Marshalltown Iowa October 23 The Grand Lodge of Iowa Odd Fellows Thursday nominated D B Gunn of Red Oak as grand master.
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Grand Master of
Iowa
Odd Fellows
Marshalltown
Grand Lodge of Iowa
D. B. Gunn of
Red Oak
Richmond Young Men's Business Club Banquet Plans
R. G. Leeds, president of the Young Men's Business club of Richmond, will host a banquet for 230 members.
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R. G. Leeds
Young Men's Business Club of
Richmond
Tokyo Parade of 10 Finest Ever Seen in Honor of Visitors
Tokyo witnesses a massive torchlit procession to honor American visitors after the emperor's order. Thousands march mile after mile with lanterns and intertwined flags while Admiral Sperry and the fleet officers observe from a grand stand. The embassy scene ends with ovations for the American ambassador as bands play Yankee Doodle Dixie and John Brown. In Yokohama, 300 music students serenade aboard the Connecticut and sing Hail Columbia en route ashore.
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Tokyo
Japan
Russia
London
New York
Admiral Sperry
Komura
Embassy
O’brien
Yokohama
Connecticut
Columbia
King's Messenger Jephson Dies After Long Service
London reports Lieut. Arthur Jermy Mounteney Jephson who served as the king's messenger since 1901 and the queen's messenger since 1895 died on Thursday. He led a detachment in the Emin Pasha relief expedition under Henry M. Stanley from 1887 to 1890. In 1904 he married Miss Anna Head of San Francisco.
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London
Arthur Jermy Mounteney Jephson
Jephson
Henry M. Stanley
Anna Head
Addison E. Head
San Francisco
Adirondack forest fires devastate trout streams
In Malone New York on October 23 authorities report widespread trout die offs across Adirondack streams. Thousands of dead fish line stream banks as ash and smoke impurities foul water, threatening stocked waters.
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Malone
N. Y
Adirondacks
Fire kills Mrs. Edward Riel and two children in Michigan
A farmhouse near Oak Grove, Howell Michigan burned Thursday leaving Mrs. Edward Riel and two children dead and a third child critically ill. Authorities pursue cause while neighbors assist in the aftermath.
Wilbur Wright to Be Honored at Paris Banquet
Paris on October 23 reports the Aero Club will host a banquet on November 5 to honor Wilbur Wright The club will present its 1908 medal to the American aeroplanist during the event
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Wilbur Wright
Paris
The
Aero Club
Wright
Bloomington man receives letter from Bryan on surgery timing
Oscar H. Cravens of Bloomington received a note from W. J. Bryan thanking him for postponing a surgical operation until after the election.
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Oscar H. Cravens
Bloomington
W. J. Bryan
Lord Mayor Faces Appetizing Challenge After Dinners
In a glowing account a former sheriff is praised for attending 186 public dinners without harming digestion. It notes London city companies spend about $100000 yearly on feasting, and the new lord mayor faces a difficult, cheerful path ahead.
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Sir George Wyatt Truscott
London
George
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Riel
S.S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
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Broadway
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