Campaign whirlwind finishes in New York as Taft Bryan clash
In New York on October 26 the final week of the campaign focuses on sweeping efforts by Taft and Bryan. Taft’s backers include Cabinet members Root, Garfield, and Meyer with Fairbanks leading in Indiana. Bryan mobilizes speakers across New York to win the state's electoral votes. Major rallies, Madison Square Garden events, and statewide tours loom as both sides rush to influence voters.
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New York
Ohio
Indiana
Taft
Roosevelt
Root
Garfield
Meyer
Cleveland
Youngstown
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Hemenway
Edward H. Ozman
United States
Constantinople
John L. Griffen
Liverpool
Gardner
Michigan
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Hudson River
Madison Square Garden
Brooklyn
Tammany Hall
Madison Square
Red Fire
Manhattan Island
Empire State
Illinois
New York State
Middle West
Alton B. Parker
John Sharp Williams
Senator Bacon
Georgia
Hoke Smith
J. H. Higgins
Rhode Island
Gov
Ansel
South Carolina
New York City
Republican Clubs
Greater New York
Business Men's Republican Association
Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyou
Commerce and Labor
Straus
Bonaparte
James S. Sherman
Dolliver
Herbert Parsons
J. Francis Burke
Pennsylvania
Military Parade Sets Harrison Monument Unveiling in Indianapolis
Ceremonies mark the Gen Benjamin Harrison monument unveiling in Indianapolis on Tuesday. A parade with the Tenth United States Infantry and Indiana National Guard precedes the program with speakers Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks John W Noble and John L Griffiths.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Benjamin Harrison
Tenth United States Infantry
Indiana National Guard
Charles W. Fairbanks
John W. Noble
St. Louis
John L. Griffiths
University Park
Pennsylvania
Meridian Streets
Federal
Elizabeth Harrison
Harrison
Department of the Government
United States
Washington
Foster
Benjamin F. Russell Dies After Operation
Benjamin F. Russell deputy internal revenue collector and former sergeant at arms of the national house of representatives for two years during the McKinley administration died suddenly at his St. Louis home Sunday night following an operation official word said.
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Benjamin F. Russell
Internal Revenue Collector
National House of Representatives
McKinley
Laxative Bromos Quinine Tablets Sold with Refund Promise
Druggists offer a 25 cent box of Laxative Bromos Quinine Tablets with a refund if the remedy fails to cure. Each box bears the signature of E. W. Grove. The notice promotes the product and its money-back guarantee.
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E. W. Grove
Osage Nation Given Roosevelt Garfielde Truth on Haskell Charges
A Washington interior department statement to the Five Civilized Tribes denies Gov. Haskell's charges about Osage oil land royalties. It asserts the president and secretary Garfield will inform Osage Indians of the truth to prevent deception. The document refutes each charge in detail.
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Muskogee
Okla
Five Civilized Tribes
Interior Department
Washington
Gov
Haskell
Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company
Roosevelt
Garfield
Servia mobilizes as reserves and arms surge
A Belgrade dispatch reports Servia has called out all first reserves and ordered khaki for troops along with 300 Maxim guns and 400 military automobiles. King Peter informs the Turkish minister an alliance with Montenegro is likely, yet friendly ties with Turkey remain.
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London
Daily News
Belgrade
Peter
Servia
Montenegro
Turkey
Arrests mount after Walnut Log murder near Reelfoot Lake
Camp Nemo at Reelfoot Lake Tennessee reports forty four more prisoners brought in Sunday following the Walnut Log murder of Capt. Quentin Rankin by masked riders. Seven others, including one woman, were arrested by troops but paroled.
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Reelfoot Lake
Camp Nemo
Tenn
Walnut Log
Quentin Rankin
Court Martial Opens for Fort Wayne Officers
A court martial at Fort Wayne opened Monday to try Col. Daniel Cornman and Capt. Charles G. French on charges of the alleged illegal distribution of forage. Gen. Fred D. Grand presides over the proceeding.
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Fort Wayne
Detroit
Mich
Daniel Cornman
Charles G. French
Seventh Infantry
Fred D. Grand
Church Merger Favored by Missouri Universalist Convention
In Kansas City Missouri on October 26 the Missouri Universalist convention voted Sunday night to merge with the Unitarian Dutch Reformed and Reformed Congregational churches.
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Kansas City
Missouri Universalist Convention
Unitarian
Reformed Congregational
Water Breaks In Creek On Crawfordsville Farm
Harrison Breaks reports a sudden flow of water through a creek on his Crawfordsville area farm amid a drought, noting an unexpected moisture event on his property.
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Harrison Breaks
Crawfordsville
Forest Fires Across Regions Prompt Calls for More Rangers
Chief Gifford Pinchot warns that 1908 style fires rage in the north, with forests damaged, water sheds stressed, and Adirondack playgrounds scarred. He urges preventive ranger patrols and faster detection to curb destruction as rains help subdue fires in Kentucky and drought eases in Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Adirondacks
Bryan and Taft Tour The East In Key Campaign Push
In New York William J Bryan rests after a week of campaigning then heads to Paterson New Jersey. He reports bright prospects in Indiana and Ohio and says Democrats are gaining in every state. Taft reaches New York after a Gary Indiana campaign finish and plans a New Haven speech then Brooklyn address. He predicts carrying 21 states aside from those south of the Mason Dixon line. Ohio he expects to back him strongly.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Nathan Straus
Bryan
Paterson
N. J
New York City
Indiana
Ohio
William H. Taft
Gary
Ind
Henry W. Taft
Mr. Taft
New Haven
Conn
Brooklyn
Mason and Dixon’s
Maryland
Missouri
Taft
Battleships Leave Japan Amid Praise for Sailors
The American battleship fleet sailed away from Japan after a praised showing at Amoy and Tokyo. The Connecticut led the exit, salutes were exchanged with Japanese crews, and Rear Admiral Sperry earned praise for conduct. No desertions were reported among US sailors.
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Amoy
Roosevelt
Count Komura
Japan
Sperry
United States Commission
Tokyo Exposition
Francis B. Loomis
Frederick J. W. Skiff
Francis D. Millett
John C. O’laughlin
W. A. Newcomb
Gift to the Y M C A in South Bend by Studebaker Firm
The $250000 Y M C A building in South Bend was dedicated Sunday with Col George M Studebaker presenting the property to the association. Vice President Charles W Fairbanks lauded the Studebaker family and grand gift as 10000 people toured the new facility.
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South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Brothers’ Manufacturing Company
George M. Studebaker
Charles W. Fairbanks
Studebaker Brothers
J. M. Studebaker, Sr
Wright Nears Return Home After Fort Myer Flight
Orville Wright, recuperating from a Fort Myer crash five weeks earlier, is close to leaving for Dayton Ohio. Doctors report the thigh fracture mended with the splint removed and the left leg now only a quarter of an inch shorter than the right. An X ray confirms perfect knitting of the bone.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Fort Myer
Dayton
Brother shoots brother during park hunting outing
Harrisburg authorities report 12 year old Albert Bell was shot and killed by his 16 year old brother Raymond in Wildwood park last Saturday afternoon. Five youths were present when one boy secretly loaded the rifle and Raymond fired later as a joke, fatally wounding Albert.
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Harrisburg
Albert Bell
Raymond
Wildwood Park
American Train Thieves Sentenced in France
Three American train thieves, named Bard Bertha and Cauda, were sentenced in Rheims France to 13 months in prison for robbing passengers on eastbound express trains.
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Rheims
France
Bard
Bertha
Cauda
Freshmen Hold Banquet at Vincennes to Avoid Detection
A group of freshmen from the Rose Polytechnic Institute in Terre Haute traveled to Vincennes to attend a banquet they feared would reveal their presence. The gathering was kept quiet to avoid notice.
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Rose Polytechnic School
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Saloon Looted in Chicago Hold Up with Shootings
In Chicago at West Huron and Wood streets two masked robbers looted Fred Ohlund’s saloon late Saturday night. They escaped with 500 dollars, watches, and a revolver. Customer Henry Kern was shot, and one robber was later shot during a running clash with detectives.
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Chicago
Fred Ohlund
West Huron
Wood Streets
Ohlund
Henry Kern
Accused of Buying Votes Ties Kansas City Official to Case
Albert V. Wesner foreman at Standard Oil Sugar Creek plant was arrested on a charge of buying votes at August primaries. Indicted by the grand jury last week Wesner serves on the local school board and wields influence in the oil firm’s operations.
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Kansas City
Albert V. Wesner
Standard Oil
Sugar Creek
Wesner
Jeffersonville Man Reports Spring Spurt During Drouth
George W. Barratt of Jeffersonville reports a clear spring spurted from a hill near his home amid the drought.
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George W. Barratt
Jeffersonville
Drouth
Debs Eulogizes Lincoln in Springfield Visit
Eugene Debs and his Red Special arrived in Springfield and requested immediate access to Lincoln's tomb. He delivered a eulogy at the sarcophagus with Socialist candidates for state offices present nearby.
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Debs
Lincoln
Springfield
Eugene Debs
Red
Abraham Lincoln
Down
Indiana University Strut and Fret Club Expands
Thirty eight new members join the Indiana University Strut and Fret club and several plays are planned for the winter season.
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Indiana University
Pett Ridge Starts East End Baby Welfare Home
London reporter notes Pett Ridge a popular English writer forms a “Home for Little Sick Babies” in East London to aid starving infants. He funds the setup through a lecturing tour with help from friends, and observes dramatic improvements from pure milk and care in a few weeks.
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England
Dickens
East End
Ridge
Pett Ridge
London
Ministerial Association Threatens Action Over Sunday Shows
The Warsaw and Winona Lake Ministerial association warned it will seek an injunction against W. R. Deaton if he continues to perform on Sundays, signaling a dispute over observance of the Sabbath.
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Warsaw
Winona Lake
W. R. Deaton
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Lad
S.S.S. San’ Sroop
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Pett Ridge’s Baby Hospital
Dr. Taylor Remedy Co
W. R. Turner
Hyde Park
W. H. Porter
Logansport
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