Taft Draws Steady Attention in Hard Crowd Meet
In Cleveland area steel belt Taft addressed a stiff crowd in East Liverpool and other cities. He defended tariff protection for workers and his labor rulings as judge as he praised Debs without criticizing him. A train mishap delayed the program but crowds packed Wadsworth Elyria Lorain Cleveland and East Liverpool for the taft rally run.
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Injunction Bars Fire Insurance Rate Fixing in Illinois
Judge Moore in Belleville issued a permanent injunction restraining 110 fire insurance companies from fixing rates and uniting a joint agent in East St. Louis. The suit, begun in 1902 by ex Attorney General H. J. Hamlin, targeted Aachen Munich and 190 other firms and M. E. Zient. Evidence covered Belleville East St. Louis and Chicago with some issues reaching the appellate court.
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Moore
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Illinois
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Chicago
Farmer Lost All Mind Blank After Stranger Ride
Associated Press report from Laporte Indiana describes William Paris a Waterford farmer waking at midnight far from home with his hat shoes coat, $43 cash $1350 in bank checks and a watch missing. Paris cannot recall any conversation or details of the encounter with the stranger who rode with him.
Taft Indiana tour lists 44 cities in three days
Associated Press reports Republican nominee William Howard Taft will tour Indiana Thursday October 22 to Saturday October 24. Willy H. Hays released the itinerary listing stops in Lawrenceburg Aurora Osgood North Vernon Seymour Brownstown Mitchell Bedford Indiana Springs Elnora Linton Terre Haute Sullivan Vincennes Princeton Evansville Brazil Greencastle Crawfordsville Lafayette Fort Wayne Indianapolis and Chicago bound speeches with a Chicago rally Saturday night.
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Aurora
Osgood
North Vernon
Seymour
Brownstown
Mitchell
Bedford
Indiana Springs
Elnora
Linton
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Vincennes
Princeton
Evansville
Brazil
Greencastle
Crawfordsville
Lafayette
Frankfort
Kokomo
Greentown
Marion Muncie
Anderson
Knightstown
Rushville
Shelbyville
Indianapolis
Greenfield
Richmond
Winchester
Portland
Decatur
Ft. Wayne
Columbia City
Warsaw
Goshen Elkhart
South Bend
Laporte
Michigan City
Hamamad
Chicago
Labor Spies Wanted In Detroit Conference Fight
In Detroit on October 13 Chicago manufacturers challenge Keefe or the President to deny charges linked to a conference. The call outs call for labor spies as part of the dispute with the administration.
Roosevelt backed by labor leader Keefe in exchange for Taft vote
Democratic National Committee alleges Daniel J. Keefe of Detroit, head of the International Association of Longshoremen, met with President Roosevelt in Washington on October 3 offering immigration post in exchange for repudiating Gompers and AFL. Keefe reportedly signed a circular opposing Taft on September 28 and may testify to new evidence if denies. The claim references broader AFL activity against Taft and Republican incumbents.
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Washington
Sargent
Gompers
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Taft
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American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
New York
Presbyterian Synod Meeting Reports From Richmond Indiana
The Indiana Synod of the Presbyterian church met in Richmond with a busy session. Reports from committee chairs highlighted interests in education and home missions, including efforts to reach foreign workers in Gary and Gary mill towns.
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A. C. Ormond
Garrett
Hanover College
Home Mission Committee
Gary
Inn
Dr Good at Glymers Meeting Leads GOP Rally
Dr Good addressed a large Republican meeting at Glymers station last night. He was accompanied by the County Chairman and other local leaders.
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Glymers
Charles H. Good
Clymers
Women Missionary Meeting Sets Greentown Session
Beginning Thursday October 22 the Women's Foreign Missionary societies of the Logansport Methodist conference district will convene at Greentown Ind. Mrs Herbert Brown of this city will serve as secretary and delegates from Broadway Methodist Church including Mesdames J C White George Walters John Hetherington and Chas Wilkinson will attend. The convention will run two days.
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Women’s Foreign Missionary Societies
Logansport Methodist Conference
Greentown
Ind
Broadway Methodist
Herbert Brown
George “Walters
John Hetherington - and
Chas
Wilkinson
Mog Storms Parliament In Curious Rampage
A crowd gathered as a Mog storm hit Parliament causing little damage. Eyewitnesses reported only minor disruption amid the chaotic scene with onlookers curious about the event.
Suffragette Riot Halts London Parliament Crowds Clash
London chaos as suffragists flood Westminster and Parliament is blocked for hours. Mrs Travers Symers cuts to the speaker’s chair before being removed. future access barred to women. Police form siege lines. Thames patrols intensify as crowds, unemployed supporters, and youths gather in large numbers.
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London
Travers Symers
James Keir-Hardie
House of Commons
Tmber
Thames
Enna Aa
Bryan Campaign Hits Hughes Veto of Two Cent Fare Law
William J. Bryan toured Nebraska with Democratic candidates delivering 23 speeches to farmers across Republican strongholds. He attacked Taft and Governor Hughes, argued reform records, and ridiculed the Hughes plan, urging voters to back a Democrat who would apply reforms nationwide.
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Omaha
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