Taft Campaigns Across Connecticut and Brooklyn Swing
Taft spent a busy first day in New York and Connecticut with five Brooklyn speeches, a parade, and a Union League reception. In New Haven Yale pledged student support while leaders like Gov. Woodruff and Lilley attended, and Dolan reported labor votes split, favoring Taft for his square dealings.
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New York
Connecticut
Brooklyn
William H. Taft
New Haven
Portchester
Greater
Timothy L. Woodruff
Union League Club
Taft
Trans-Pontine
Yale
Gov
Woodruff
George L. Lilley
Dolan
Washington
T. J. Dolan
International Brotherhood of Steamshovelmen and Dredgers
Roosevelt
Indiana
Ohio
Brotherhood
Judge Taft
Fire destroys Blair, Gordon & Co. block and two vessels
In St Johns Newfoundland on Monday Blair Gordon Co block wharf and two vessels burned. The block housed the firm and several mercantile firms. Total loss estimated at 500000 dollars.
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St. Johns
N. F
Blair, Gordon & Co
Prominent Democrat McDermott Dies in Jersey City
Former New Jersey congressman Allan Langdon McDermott died Monday night at his Jersey City home from heart trouble. He was born in Boston 54 years ago.
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New York
Allan Langdon McDermott
New Jersey
Jersey City
Mr. McDermott
Boston
Piles Cured in Six to Fourteen Days Promise
Ad for PAZO OINTMENT guarantees cure of itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days or money back. Indicates insistence on fast relief and refund policy.
Masked riders prowl near Obion and threats target Trenton
In Obion Tenn on October 27 two daylight encounters with masked riders occurred within three miles of the town. A white intruder demanded breakfast from Mrs. Beard and forced her to serve him before leaving. In nearby Obion Will Brown was halted and questioned by a rider who allowed him to proceed after confirming his answers. A separate note found in Trenton warns of violence against residents and a future visit. At Camp Nemo 61 prisoners tied to night rider outrages are in custody after 14 more were brought in.
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Obion
Tenn
George Beard
L. A. Ward
Brown
Union City
T. J. Yappel
Renton
Trenton
Camp
Nemo
Reelfoot Lake
Illinois Supreme Court strikes down wage assignment law
Springfield Ill Oct 27 The Illinois Supreme Court declares sections of wage assignment laws invalid in Perry J Massie vs Charles FE Cesna The court rules long term wage assignments interfere with contract rights and that the law as a whole exceeds legislative power The ruling reverses the decree and remands to sustain the demurrer calling the measure a loan shark statute
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Supreme Court
Perry J. Massie
Charles FE
Cesna
SAY HATFIELD ISNT DUNHAM IN CALIFORNIA CUSTODY
Ex Sheriff George Y Bollinger declared that William Hatfield the Dunham suspect is not Dunham as he entered Hatfield's cell in San Jose California on Monday. Hatfield had many visitors who knew Dunham and agreed the prisoner resembles Dunham but are convinced he is not the Dunham sought by Sherman Texas authorities.
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San Jose
Cal
Dunham
George Y. Bollinger
William Hatfield
Sherman
Tex
Langford
Hatfield
President Roosevelt at fiftieth birthday workday
Washington Oct 27 Tuesday marked the fiftieth birthday of President Roosevelt. He continued work in his office as usual. The Hungarian Republican club of New York City sent a congratulatory delegation to the White House a long-standing custom. Friends worldwide sent congratulations and gifts to the president.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hungarian Republican Club
New York City
White House
Prohibition Candidate Slain in Lima Murder
Prohibition probate judge candidate O Warren Smith aged 76 died Monday night after being found crushed beneath the Elm Street Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton railroad bridge in Lima Ohio. Neighbors heard cries for help as the incident occurred prompting foul play suspicions.
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Lima
O. Warren Smith
Allen County
Detective Kills Wife and Daughter Then Self
Roy Hardy a private detective for the Big Four railroad shot and killed his wife and 12 year old daughter Juanita in Cleveland Ohio on Monday night before taking his own life authorities reported.
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Cleveland, O
Roy Hardy
Big Four
Juanita
Tragic Fire Claims Bloomingto n Child
Horace Woods one year old son of Mr and Mrs William Woods of Bloomington died after pulling a lamp onto himself causing fatal burns.
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Horace
William Woods
Bloomington
Prosecution Ends Case in Morse Bank Trial
Witnesses say Curtis blamed Morse for a bank disaster. Morse allegedly overdrawn 211000 with unlisted securities used as collateral. Directors dispute authorizing overdrafts while Morse dominated the bank and influenced Curtis and the institution.
Jury Bribing Charged in Laporte Alienation Case
In Laporte Indiana Gustave and George Stevens brothers of Mrs Jaunovitsch face $5000 bonds on alleged jury bribing. Bartender William Bell and ex policeman William Blakeman charged with accepting bribes. Stevens confessed paying Blakeman ten dollars to sway a verdict and two dollars to Bell as messenger.
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Laporte
Ind
Stephen Jaunovitsch
Gustave
George Stevens
Jaunovitsch
William Bell
William Blakeman
Dana Stevens
Diner Admits Part In Bassin Murder
Thad deus Diner confessed he and Edward Cassidy planned to scare Shoemaker Nathan Bassin from his shop and steal shoes not to kill him, saying they did entry with that purpose. The pair were arrested on suspicion of Bassin's murder in Kansas City on Saturday night.
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Kansas City
Thaddeus Diner
Edward Cassidy
Nathan Bassin
Casidy
Bassin
Civil Service Official Dies at 41 in Washington
Frank M. Kiggins of Tennessee, chief examiner of the civil service commission, died suddenly Monday from araemic convulsions. His brother William Kiggins is seriously ill with typhoid fever. Kiggins, aged 41, had served the government since age 16.
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Civil Service
Washington
Frank M. Kiggins
Tennnessee
Civil Service Commission
William Kiggins
Frank Kiggins
Death of Huntington County’s First School Teacher Reuben Gill
Reuben Gill aged ninety two longtime Huntington County educator dies at his Huntington home. Gill taught in Huntington schools for decades and was a landmark figure in local education history.
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Reuben Gill
Huntington County
Huntington
Jury Panel Quashed in Sangamon County Case
Judge James A. Creighton voids the petit jury panel and purges the jury box after race riot trials failed to convict. A state challenge to the jury array led to a special November 5 board of supervisors session to reselect jurors.
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Springfield
James A. Creighton
Sangamon County
Mansfield
Board of Supervisors
Registration in Omaha shows party tallies and gains
Complete Omaha registration totals 23,465 with 13,282 Republicans and 8,969 Democrats. Other parties and undeclared voters total 1,214. Overall gain of 2,034 since 1904, Democrats up 2,987 and Republicans down 263. South Omaha totals 5,185, up 687 from four years ago.
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Omaha
Neb
South Omaha
Insane Ex-Bank Cashier Kills Wife in Phoenix
E B Knox former cashier at Phoenix National Bank shot his wife on Monday and then attempted suicide by slashing his wrists with a penknife. He is in critical condition and had become insane after tuberculosis. His former home was Knoxville Tennessee.
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Phoenix
Ariz
E. B. Knox
Phoenix National Bank
Knox
Knoxville
Laurier Re-elected in Canada With Solid Majority
Ottawa on October 27 reports federal elections held Monday across Canada. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, current premier, secures a renewed five year mandate with a safe though smaller majority.
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Laurier
Canada
Ottawa
Ont
House of Commons
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Elder Marion Home resident dies in street car crash
Joseph Bradford aged eighty an inmate of the Marion Soldiers Home was run down and killed by a traction car in an apparently accidental street collision.
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Joseph Bradford
Marion
New York Democrats Pack Madison Square Garden for Bryan
The Madison Square Garden rally in New York drew a vast Democratic crowd with representatives including D. Cady Herrick and Lewis Chanler. Governor Hoke Smith and others lauded Bryan while the audience erupted in long cheers as Bryan addressed the gathering promising victory and a national shift after March 4.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Madison Senuate Garden
William J. Bryan
Auditorum
Tammany
D. Cady Herrick
Sargeant Cram
Gov. Francis
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Nebraska
Boar
Bryan
Gov. Smith
Mr. Bryan
America
Receiver appointed for Egg-O-See Company in Battle Creek
Circuit Judge North named John E. Linihan as receiver for the Egg-O-See Company organized as Battle Creek Food Company. Linihan posted $200,000 bond. Proceedings will focus in Michigan’s circuit court with ancillary actions at Quincy NL and Buffalo NY.
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Egg-O-See Company
Battle Creek
Mich
North
John E. Linihan
Egg- O-See Company
Battle Creek Food Company
Linihan
Michigan
Quincy
Buffalo
N. Y
Rome to create three American cardinals
Rome plans a special consistory to name new American cardinals after diocesan reorganization. The dispatch from Rome says the United States will have three cardinals.
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America
London
Rome
United States
Duel Fatality Near Harteranft Ends in Murphy Death
In Middlesboro Kentucky on October 27 a feud over a woman led to a pistol duel near Harteranft Tennessee. John Murphy was killed and the shooter Thomas Lawson escaped.
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Middlesboro
John Murphy
Thomas Lawson
Harteranft
Tenn
Murphy
Lawson
Red Water Appears in Well Used by Huntington Laundry
A Huntington laundry reports water from its well turned red suddenly with no known cause. Officials will analyze the water to determine the source and any health or safety implications.
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Huntington
Denver Senate Candidate Ties to Public Service Giants
Charles J. Pughes seeks the U S Senate seat representing Denver interests as he campaigns as a Democrat. He serves as special attorney for the Denver street railway gas and electric and other public service companies. Also noted is Joseph Jaxon running for parliament on an independent radical platform with uncertain citizenship and a checkered past.
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Pughes
Henry M. Teller
United States Senate
Colorado
Denver Street Railway
Gas and Electric
Joseph Jaxon
Northwest
Canada
United States
Jaxon
Buffalo
Montana
Louis Riel
Coxey
Washington
Moyer-Haywood-Pettibone
Orino Laxative Syrup Promoted for Digestion
An old advertisement touts Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as aiding digestion and clearing sallow blotched complexions by stimulating the liver and bowels. It claims the syrup does not nauseate or gripe and is mild and pleasant to take. For sale by W. H. Porter.
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Orino
W. H. Porter
Poor Little Angel Face Spaghetti Dinner Banter
A humorous exchange between a wife and husband about dinner. The wife plans spaghetti for tomorrow and asks if ten yards will be enough, while the husband smiles at the idea and approves a plentiful serving.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Japan
Curtis
John W. Gates
Morgan J. O’brien
Charles N. Schwab
John H. Flagler
William F. Havemeyer
National Bank of North America
Charles W. Morse
A. H. Curtis
Morse
W. W. Lee
Lee
Stock Exchange
W. A. Nash
Corn Exchange Bank
Clearing House Committee
Nash
Clearing House
Bank of North America
Mr. Nash
Cirtis
Chanler
Tennessee
Nova and Ceylor
THE
Denver
Charles J
Charles J. Hughes
Coxey’s Army
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Winnipeg
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Angel Face
Hay’s Hall Fair Health
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