Taft Sees Electoral Gains From Nebraska Swing
Taft tours southern Nebraska delivering labor and policy contrasts with Democratic rule. He praises audience contact, predicts Iowa Wisconsin Nebraska Minnesota and Dakotas electoral votes. South Omaha speech cites labor rights and union actions as magna charta of trades unionism and warns against primary damages to employers.
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Complaints Talked With President on Campaign
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee is due in Washington and expected to call on the president to discuss campaign conduct for ex Secretary Taft. Reports say complaints about campaign management have reached the executive mansion and the president will welcome explanations from the party leader.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
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National Committee
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Wreck Kills Six on Toledo Bowling Green Excursion Train
Six dead and multiple injuries after a Toledo Ohio Central excursion train from Bowling Green was rear collided by a freight at Sugar Ridge around 8 pm. Names listed include Richard Radecut and Joe Gasler of Sugar Ridge, J F McCray of Toledo, J G Boyd of East Toledo, plus one unidentified man. Rescue teams work as rear car telescopes and salvage continues. flagman status unknown.
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J. F. McCray
Thirty Gary Saloon Doors Close After License Expiry
In Hamamad Indiana on October 1, thirty Gary saloon licenses expired and all their businesses shut down following a protracted legal battle led by the Anti-Saloon League of Indiana. The town will become dry as more licenses are challenged, with an estimated $200,000 in fixture and supply losses. Some saloons display signs about becoming drug stores in the future.
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Chanler Attacks Connors Over Policy Dictation At Nomination
In Rokeby New York State meeting Stuyvesant Chanler accused State Chairman William J Connors of betraying a confid ence and said he would answer to the people's will. Murphy and Tam many leaders were present but Chanler held no formal consultation with them before the Rochester convention nominees were notified.
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Lawson Illness Shakes Boston Markets
Boston, Oct 1 Thomas W Lawson is seriously ill with grip his secretary announced today This follows a week of rumors about the financier and the so called system’s breakdown Enemies in Boston had spread fear in financial circles that Lawson’s health and finances were failing He suffered a grip attack three weeks ago and returned to work before full recovery. this setback will keep him home for several days.
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Associated Press
Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
Lawson
Grip
Kern Carries Michigan on Campaign Route to Birmingham
John W. Kern Democratic vice presidential nominee passes through Cincinnati en route to Birmingham for two meetings. He predicts Michigan Democrats have a good chance to carry the state for Bryan and to elect the state ticket, based on his two days of travel.
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John W. Kern
Birmingham
Alabama
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Kern
Bryan
Fleet Reported Off Manila Bay Expected Pass
Manila October 1 a report says the Atlantic fleet was fifty miles from the mouth of the harbor at eight o clock this morning and is expected to pass in.
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Associated Press
Manila
Doctors Hear Koch Emphasize Education in Tuberculosis Fight
Washington reports the International Congress on tuberculosis heard Dr. Robert Koch stress that education is the key feature in combatting the white plague. Dr. G A Heron presented a report from the Royal Society of Medicine on teaching hygiene in Britain and Ireland. The section on elementary education and immunity to tuberculosis sparked lively debate among international scientists.
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Senior Senator Tours West with One Speech
A senior senator toured the West giving a single address from a rear platform aboard the limited train, delivering remarks while traveling through the region. The event highlighted political outreach during a cross state journey.
Beveridge Address Draws Valley City Crowd In Tariff Debate
Senator Albert J. Beveridge arrived in Valley City to a cordial welcome from hundreds of townspeople and farmers. He urged the party to serve the people not the vice versa and contrasted Bryan as an idealist with Taft as a safe administrator.
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Mob burns Hamideeh offices after ferry disaster
A furious mob in Smyrna burned the Hamideeh company offices and destroyed piers after a fatal ferry collision. About 140 people drowned when the ferry boat sank, with the unrest blamed on the captain’s absence from his post.
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Hamideeh Company
Boom the Restaurants Chicago Oct 1 Reforming Cooking
Unclear OCR fragment notes a Chicago item dated October 1 mentioning reforming cooking in the states. No identifiable people or organizations are readable.
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Chicago
Sherman Campaign Tour Wraps Up In Midwestern Rally
James S Sherman Republican vice presidential candidate concludes a major midwest swing with a mammoth Coliseum gathering in Peoria. He cites tariff support and criticizes Bryan’s free trade stance while Longworth Rodenburg and McKinley also spoke.
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Sherman
Decatur
Clinton
Bryan
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Ohio
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Bloomington
Sheraan
Longworth
William B McKinley
John J.esch
Wisconsin
New York
Interurban links Indianapolis with South Bend and Louisville
South Bend will gain interurban railway connections with Indianapolis within 30 days, per Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway officials. Peru to Warsaw work advances by Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction, target completion Nov 4, with links at Warsaw and Peru to Indiana Union Traction lines through Kokomo Tipton Noblesville to Indianapolis and onward to Louisville, Kentucky.
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Warsaw
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company
Northern Indiana Company
Indiana Union Traction Company
Kokomo
Tipton
Noblesville
Indianapolis
Louisville
State Democratic Ticket Named After Platform Deliberations
Saginaw Mich Oct 1 The state democratic convention featured a lengthy resolutions committee discussion over planks deemed too radical. The ticket was set on the first ballot with Lawton T Hemans governor candidate S D Williams lieutenant governor Frank T McDonald secretary of state Robert J Whaley auditor general William F Montague state treasurer Kalamazoo. The platform emphasizes state issues.
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Lawton T. Hemans
Mason
S. D. Williams
Detroit
Frank T. McDonald
Sault Ste. Marie
Robert J. Whaley
Flint
William F. Montague
Kalamazoo
Bankers Adjourn After A B A Gathering
The thirty fourth annual session of the American Bankers Association ends in Denver with George M. Reynolds of Chicago elected president and Lewis B. Pierson of New York named first vice president. Thirty eight new members announced and a vice president from each represented state named. The convention opposes both guaranteeing bank deposits and establishing postal savings banks.
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Denver
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American Bankers’ Association
George. M. Reynolds
Chicago
Garfield at Richmond tariff dispute noted
A brief item reports Garfield and Richmond involved in tariff discussions. Details are limited, but the piece centers on policy action and political context surrounding tariffs.
Bryan Attacks Taft Roosevelt on Campaign Contributions
William J. Bryan in Lincoln criticizes Taft for adopting Roosevelt's views on campaign contribution publicity. He argues that large contributions influence officials and demands pre election disclosure to reveal sources and prevent voter manipulation. He accuses Taft of insulting voters and endorsing secrecy around funding.
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