Taft Campaign Across Hudson Valley Amid Rain and Plans for Fifth Avenue Illumination
Taft spoke to crowds in Yonkers, Tarrytown, Peekskill, and Poughkeepsie as rain did not dampen enthusiasm. He argued Republican labor policy supports workers and industry. In New York City, Fifth Avenue will be lit to rival Broadway with bands and clubs contributing speakers including Lodge and Hughes, ahead of Taft.
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Troy
N. Y
Hudson
New York
William H. Taft
Yonkers
Mr. Bryan
Taft
Tarrytown
Peekskill
Fishkill Landing
Poughkeepsie
Collingwood Opera House
Vassar College
Fifth Avenue
Republican County Organization
Broadway
Madison Square Garden
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Senator Smith
Michigan
Gov. Hughes
Prince Henry Tours Zeppelin Airship With Count Zeppelin
Prince Henry of Prussia spent hours aboard Count Zeppelin's remodeled airship near Friedrichshafen. He steered for long stretches, praised the flight in a telegram to the emperor, and acknowledged cheering crowds in Constance before the craft returned to its moorings at sunset. Capt. Mischke rode as passenger. the voyage reached about 600 feet amid strong winds.
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Friedrichshafen
Prince Henry
Prussia
Count Zeppelin
Zeppelin
Mischke
Oberlingen
Ward of
Constance
Rhine Valley
Lake Constance
Tyrol
Curtis to testify for defense in Morse Curti s case
Curtis, the first witness for his own defense, testifies in the United States court as Morse and Curtis face 65 banking counts. The trial hinges on alleged overcertification, false reports and misappropriation of depositor funds. Curtis’ attorney says he will tell everything.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
National Bank of North American
Curtis
Hough
United States
Coroner resigns to enter ministry in Toledo church
Laporte Indiana October 28 Dr C S Mack coroner of Laporte county Tuesday announced his resignation from that office and retirement from medical practice to enter the ministry. Dr Mack who formerly held the chair of materia medica and therapeutics at the University of Michigan has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Swedenborgian church at Toledo Ohio.
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Laporte
Ind
C. S&s
Bail Arrives for Tschaikovsky in St Petersburg
The English funded bail for Nicholas Tschaikovsky reached St Petersburg on Tuesday after delays but too late to free him before Wednesday, delaying his release by a day.
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Tschaikovsky
St. Petersburg
England
Nicholas
Cold and Grip Remedy Promises Quick Relief
A small classified-style notice advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine as a worldwide cure for headaches and neuralgia from colds and flu. It urges readers to call for the full name and mentions a signature by E. W. Grove and a price of 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Night Rider Victim Sues for 100000 Damages
Henry Bennett files in the U S circuit court in Louisville alleging a night riding and arson assault on February 4 and destruction of his tobacco factory. He names many prominent western Kentucky citizens as conspirators in the Night Riders organization and seeks damages and safety.
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Louisville
United States Circuit Court
Sixth Circuit
Kentucky
Tennessee
Henry Bennett
Bennett
Night Riders” Organization
Silent Brigade
Great Loss Due To Bird Killing
William Dutcher, president of the National Association of Audubon Societies, warned at the annual meeting in New York that Americans rob posterity and allow an $800 million annual crop loss from destruction of insect eating birds. He urged a nationwide fund to combat commercial bird killers in every state legislature.
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New York
William Dutcher
National Association of Audubon Societies
Association
American Museum of Natural History
Liner Disabled in a Gale Hits Sea Peril
The Furnessia with 308 passengers from Glasgow spent 13 hours at sea after an engine room accident when a cross head slid out of place forcing sudden machinery shutdown amid a 90 mile gale off New York on Wednesday.
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New York
Furnessia
Glasgow
Drys Win Three Ohio Counties
Temperance forces carried three county option elections in Ohio on Tuesday. Green county voted dry by 750 votes with 27 saloons, Williams county dry by 1 726 votes with 19 saloons, and Trumbull county dry by 800 votes with 72 saloons reported from Columbus.
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Ohio
Columbus
Green County
Williams County
Trumbull County
Countess Szechenyi Gives Birth in Budapest
Budapest papers report Countess Szechenyi formerly Miss Gladys Vanderbilt has welcomed a daughter. The birth occurred in Budapest with widely noted public interest among high society and media.
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Countess Szechenyi
Budapest
Gladys Vanderbilt
Reverend Carpenter Dedicates New Swayzee Church
Reverend L. L. Carpenter of Wabash, noted for dedicating 729 churches, led the dedication of the new Christian church at Swayzee on Sunday with a ceremonial service and blessings.
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L. L. Carpenter
Wabash
New Christian Church
Swayzee Sunday
Aviator Seeks Cause of Rerouted Air Currents
An aviator notes that air currents have behaved unusually. he questions possible factors affecting flight paths and stability. The observation highlights unusual motion patterns and potential atmospheric causes under discussion.
Harrison Memorial Unveiling in Indianapolis
Vice-President Fairbanks presented the bronze statue of Gen Benjamin Harrison in a ceremony attended by Gov Hanly and civic leaders. Miss Elizabeth Harrison unveiled the monument with her mother present as soldiers and Civil War veterans looked on. James Whitcomb Riley read a commemorative poem titled The Tribute of His Home.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
United States
Charles W. Fairbanks
Gen. Harrison Memorial Association
Tenth United States Infantry
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana National Guard
Seventh
Harrison
Elizabeth Harrison
Roosevelt
Col
Russell B. Harrison
Gen. Harrison
John W. Noble
St. Louis
John W. Foster
Washington
Foster
W. HB. H. Miller
J. E. Kuhn
Fortress
Monroe
Harrison Scott Morris
Minneapolis
Monument Commission
J. Frank Hanly
Charles A. Brookwalter
John B. Elam
M. L. Haines
First Presbyterian Church
Fairbanks
James Whitcomb Riley
Roosevelt farmers uplift commission to tour nation
The first trip of President Roosevelt's farmers uplift commission, led by Liberty Hyde Bailey, will begin November 6 at Maryland's agricultural college. The party will tour the South and West in one day hearings, meeting state granges and extension leaders in Washington mid November, then proceed through Tennessee, Texas, Arizona, California and the Midwest before a December 18 Washington finish.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Roosevelt
Farmers’ Uplift Commission
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Agricultural College of Maryland
Washington
Mississippi River
Dean Bailey
Maryland
Philadelphia
American Academy of Political Science
Country Life Commission
State Granges
Farmers’ Institute Workers of
United States
Association of Colleges and Experiment Stations
Southwest
Tennessee
Texas
Arizona
California
Rocky Mountain Group
Middle West
Messrs. Boardman and McAlphine
International Y. M. C. A
Rev E Jay Cooke Dies Suddenly in Schenectady
Rev E Jay Cooke rector of St Stephen s Episcopal church Schuylerville N Y collapsed from heart disease in the Schenectady Railway Company waiting room Tuesday night and died after being carried inside. He was a nephew of Civil War financier Jay Cooke and had held pastorates in Cuba Batavia Warsaw Northfield St Paul Clinton Cleveland Manchester Albuquerque and Schuylerville.
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Schenectady
N. Y
E. Jay Cooke
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Schuylerville
Cooke
Jay Cooke
Cuba
Batavia
Warsaw
Northfield
Minn
St. Paul
Clinton
Cleveland
Manchester
N. H
Albuquerque
N. M
Herring's Aeroplane Damaged in Dawn Test
The first trial of A M Herring's aeroplane on Hempstead Plains L I ended with considerable damage to the craft. Officials say repairs would take at least two weeks before attempting another government test.
Hanover college marks 38th Y M C A founding anniversary
The students at Hanover college in Madison celebrated the thirty-eighth anniversary of the founding of the first college Y M C A today.
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Hanover College
Madison
First College
Night Rider Confesses In Rankin Lake Murder Case
Ted Burton, a self confessed night rider, tells Tiptonville officials of raids around Reelfoot Lake that led to the death of Captain Quentin Rankin near the lake. He says many implicated men are in Camp Nemo custody and identifies leaders Tom Johnson Garret Johnson and William Watson amid a wider local gang.
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Tiptonville
Tenn
Ted” Burton
Reelfoot Lake
Quentin Rankin
Rankin
Camp Nemo
Samburg
Haines
Harris
Reelfoot Lake District
Cleveland Donelson
Burton
Walnut Log
Tom
Garret Johnson
William Watson
Lake Band
Paralysis Strike Hits Toledo Executive in Auto Crash
Alfred Wannamaker vice president of the Toledo Grain and Milling Company suffered paralysis Tuesday evening while driving. Edwin L. Camp who rode beside him pulled the steering wheel to avert a wreck. Wannamaker's left side is paralyzed and his speech is gone.
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Toledo
Alfred Wannamaker
Toledo Grain & Milling Company
Edwin L. Camp
Wannamaker
Two Suburban Cars Collide Injuring Passengers Near Edwardsville
A head on collision of two electric suburban cars on the Edwardsville Granite City line of the Klinocis Traction system occurred five miles south of Edwardsville at 6 30 Tuesday evening. Eighteen to twenty passengers were injured, some seriously, but none fatally.
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Edwardsville
Granite City
Klinocis Traction
Indiana University Students Seek Short Vacation
Male students petitioned for a two day break to go home to write. The request may be granted.
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Indiana University
Bryan Ends Whirlwind Campaign Tour in New York
William Jennings Bryan capped a grueling series of speeches across Manhattan and Brooklyn by auto and on foot, addressing labor crowds and political allies. He warned workers against Republican allies, blamed Taft for labor’s woes, and announced the formation of the National League of College Men’s Democratic clubs with representation from Yale Harvard Princeton and more.
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New York
Greater
William Jennings Bryan
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Charles F. Murphy
Brooklyn Bridge
Patrick H. McCarren
Kings County
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Mr. Bryan
Congress
City Hall
Wallabout
Market Square
Bryan
Long Island City
Jersey City
New Jersey
College Men's Democratic Club
Murphy
Harlem
Clermont Avenue
Taft
Denver
President Roosevelt
New York Central
Schenectady
Albany
Troy
Democrats
United States
Hofman House
National League of College Men's Democratic Clubs
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Cornell
Nebraska
George Washington
Georgetown
Columbia
Brown
Syracuse
Williams
Notre Dame
Kaiser England's Friend
Emperor William speaks through a British interview about his steadfast friendship for England. He laments English suspicion of his stance during the Boer war and notes his refusal to receive Boer delegates as proof of sincerity amid German public hostility.
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London
Daily Telegraph
William
England
Great Britain
Europe
Oil Well Fire Kills Many in Mexican Region
In Tampico area deadly fumes from a major Mexico oil well fire have killed more than twenty workers over several days. Captain Michael Henrichsen of the steamship City of Mexico reports ships blackened by smoke and widespread damage to ranches and nearby interests as he arrives in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Mexico
Tampico
Michael Henrichsen
City of Mexico
Death from coal gas in sleeping quarters reported
Rockford DL October 28 David S Morrissey is dead and his wife dying of asphyxiation caused by coal gas escaping from the stove in their sleeping department.
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Rockford
David_ S. Morrissey
Night school for foreigners opened by Ander son church
The First Baptist Church of Anderson has organized a night school to educate the citys foreign residents.
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The
First Baptist Church of
Anderson
Ghosts Seen by King Edward at Rufford Abbey Hosts
London, October 27. King Edward visits Rufford Abbey, estate of Lord and Lady Savile, nine times and declares no fear of ghosts. The abbey, dating back 800 years, houses three spirits: a white robed monk, the white lady of Rufford, and a woman in black. The king has never seen them, unlike locals who claim fright at the haunt.
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London
Edward
Rufford Abbey
Lord
Lady Savile
Lord Derby
Prince of Wales
England
Saviles
Rufford
Not turning iron to gold yet in ether age
In troubled times, old hopes fade as science battles with unstable ether. A fatherly figure leads curious tinkers who convert back lots into imagined sky ships, driven by a genius at work beneath them.
Mrs. Jennie Lawhorn Sues Estate Over Marriage Contract
Mrs. Jennie Lawhorn of Anderson sues the estate of A. J. Applegate for 25000 dollars alleging breach of a marriage contract after his recent death.
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Jennie Lawhorn
Anderson
A. J. Applegate
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Kaiser England
Jacob Herz
Market Street
Lord Seville
Abbey
Fred Schaefer
Wieder
Willie Winfield
Archbold
Brownsville
Foraker
S.S.S. Anecuaves
Swift Specific CO
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