Taft Smile Grows at Brother’s Home as Returns Rally Family
In Cincinnati on election night William Howard Taft and Mrs Taft greeted a merry gathering at C P Tafts home on Pike Street. A telegraph room fed national and Associated Press bulletins while guests including Louise Taft and relatives watched results. Taft circulated among attendees with his famous smile as victories appeared.
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Cincinnati
C.P. Taft
William Hi. Taft
National Republican
New York
Associated Press
C. P. Taft
Louise
William H. Taft
Maria Herron
Moore
William Anderson
Della Torrey
Nicholas Longworth
Wallingford
Slater
Longworth
J. J. Richardson
Washington
Fred W. Carpenter
Taft
A. L Vorys
J. T. Williams
Hitchcock
Gus J. Karger
Bryan Defeated Again In Nation’s Largest Ambition
Lincoln and Fairview watched as William J. Bryan, defeated for the third time in his lifelong aim, faced early returns showing a powerful Taft and Republican lead. He sought New York prospects and Harlem river state gains, then accepted a crushing look at Greater New York and statewide results. After hours in his library he spoke briefly with reporters, planned no immediate statement, and prepared to retire by ten.
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Lincoln
William J. Bryan
Fairview
New York
Harlem
Bryan
Hawaii to Get New Army Garrison
A seven officer board will meet in the Hawaiian Islands to select sites for a permanent garrison. The plan includes one infantry regiment, two cavalry squadrons, one field artillery regiment, engineers, signal corps, a general hospital and barracks for hospital corps detachments.
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Hawaii
Washington
Hawaiian Islands
Signal Corps
Floral event opens at Coliseum amid national interest
Morists nationwide show interest as a flower show begins at the Coliseum. The event draws attention to blooms and exhibits, with attendees and media coverage shaping the opening day.
Morse and Curtis Face Verdict In Bank Conspiracy Trial
In New York on November 4 the Morse and Curtis case in the United States circuit court nears closure as defense rests and government closes. District Attorney Stimson branded Curtis as childlike and overpowered by wealth under Morse’s influence as the jury readies to decide.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
United States
United States District Attorney
Stimson
Roosevelt planning African trips after inauguration
New York reports President Roosevelt plans to depart March 18 with Kermit Roosevelt and a Smithsonian official for Naples then Mombassa aboard a German steamer. The six month Uganda province expedition will avoid Congo territory with stopovers at Lake Victoria and Entebbe. A Detroit senator’s nephew invites Roosevelt to hunt on Nerable forest lands during the journey.
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New York
Roosevelt
Lloyd Hiner Koenig Albert
Naples
Gibraltar
Kermit
Africa
Smithsonian Institute
Navy Department
Mombassa
Suez Canal
Aden
Uganda
Port Florence
Lake Victoria
Novanza
Entebbe
Central Africa
Congo
McMillian
James McMillan
Detroit
Appreciative Chinese Messages on U S Fleet Visit
Washington reports cordial messages from Chinese officials and citizens thanking the United States for the fleet visit to Amoy and for Boxer indemnity remission. The messages, from 41 officials and Hang Chow leaders, praise U S friendship. Assistant Secretary Atlee responded in kind.
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Washington
Amoy
China
United States
State Department
Kiangsu
Hang
Supreme Court Sets Hearing Date on Reid Case
Supreme Court fixed December 7 to hear Oscar Reid's challenge over dismissal from the military service for alleged participation in the Brownsville affair. Reid seeks back pay for his enlistment period after a circuit court ruling against him, with an appeal to the high court.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Oscar Reid
Brownsville
Reid
United States Circuit Court
New York
Victim of corn shredder in Shelby County
Orville Branson aged 23 of Shelbyville was the first corn shredder victim this season. While feeding the machine his right hand was drawn in nearly to the shoulder before the device could be stopped. His condition is serious.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Shelby County
Orville Branson
President Roosevelt Arrives in Washington at 6:18 P.M.
The President arrived from Oyster Bay aboard his special train at 6 18 o clock last evening and was driven to the White House.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Payne to Lead in Tariff Work
Serena E. Payne of New York, long head of the Ways and Means Committee, will organize the next congress and introduce a new tariff bill. He has served in Congress for about twenty four years and assumed the chair after Nelson Dingley’s death, now preparing for the promised tariff legislation.
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Auburn
N. Y
Serena E. Payne
Aeo
Fo of Representatives
Payne
Congress
Ways and Means
Dingley
Maine
Three Sets of Warrants For Night Riders In Tennessee
Tennessee authorities issue three sets of warrants for one hundred alleged night riders based on affidavits from Deason Hillsman Taylor and Burdick. Warrants include murder in the first degree, assault with intent to commit murder, and going masked on premises at night. Maximum punishment reaches twenty one years in the penitentiary.
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Union City
Tenn
James
Deason
Quentin Rankin
Hillsman Taylor
R. Z. Taylor
J. C. Burdick
Samburg
Justice R. Polk
Camp Noms
Rankin
Tennessee
Tayfor
Burdick
Ed. Marshall
Will Watson
New York Celebrates Election Night Taft Victory
Crowds gathered at Park Row and City Hall park as papers posted results showing Taft’s win. Fans filled Broadway and Harlem with revelry while supporters chanted Taft and opponents urged patience for a possible reversal. The celebrations were orderly and fueled by the high turnout.
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New York
Park Row
City Hall Park
Broadway
Harlem
Brooklyn
Taft
Kansas City Saloon Keeper Arrested at Polling Place
John J Pryor, a former saloon keeper, was arrested at a Kansas City polling place for interfering with an election challenge on November 4.
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Kansas City
John J. Pryor
Republicans Win First Atlanta Precinct Since 1876
The telegram notes the first Republican victory in an Atlanta precinct since 1876. It reports a major article on local politics and electoral results, highlighting a historic shift in party support within a key district. The item reads as terse dispatches from campaign coverage.
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Atlanta
Savannah
N. Y
Confessed Shocking Crime in Hamtramck Trial
John Kurka and Mrs. Anthony Schultz pleaded guilty to murdering Schultz, half brother of Kurka, after both confessed to police. Kurka claimed illicit affection with Schultz's wife. details described a 3:30 a.m. axe murder heard from an adjoining room. The pair waived immediate circuit court action.
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Detroit
John Kurka
Anthony Schults
Justice of the Peace Gerhard
Hamtramck Township
Schultz
Kurka
Kur
Anoior
Justice Court
Circuit Court
Wayne County
Traction workers organize in Inville amid wage raise
The Illinois traction system workers form a union after counsel from Willfon McKinley. A new eight hour day replaces ten and a half hours. Wages rise under a seniority based increase. Organizing occurred about two months ago.
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Inville
Illinois Traction System
Willfon McKinley
Deadly feud rocks Kentucky town near Jackson during election
In Kentucky near Jackson, Island Allen, 20, was shot and killed after a feud. Alvin Garver, 22, was badly injured, and Clarence Sherman, who fired the shots, was wounded but escaped to the mountains. Eight barrels of whisky shipped into town for the election sparked the violence amid longstanding family troubles.
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Kentucky
Lexington
Jackson
Islan Allen
Alvin Garver
Clarence Sherman
McMullen Arrested in Rail Wreck Near Augusta
Chippewa Falls Wis Nov 4 John McMullen was arrested on a charge of wrecking the Duluth Limited of the Omaha railroad near Augusta last Thursday. He allegedly confessed to his sweetheart who alerted authorities. The train, traveling about fifty miles per hour, was derailed when a rail was removed. Eight people were slightly injured.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
John McMullen
Duluth Limited
Omaha
Augusta
Dalzell Plurality Reduced in Thirtieth District
Pittsburg election report shows Congressman John Dalzell re elected with a much smaller plurality as Edward F. Duffy the Democrat narrowed the gap by contesting in key industrial precincts.
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Dalzell
Pittsburg
John Dalzell
Edward F. Duffy
Rioting Suppressed as Merchants Protest Boycott in Hong Kong
Rioting in Hong Kong ended after soldiers patrolled business districts to stop clashes over a boycott against Japanese goods. A Chinese man who resisted was shot. Riots linked to student organizers spread, with similar unrest reported in Singapore and Canton amid harsh accusations and rumored penalties for traitors.
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Hong Kong
Singapore
Japan
League
Canton
First annual Aeronautic Society tourney marred by accidents
At Morris Park two serious incidents occurred during the New York Aeronautic Society event. Lawrence J. Leach of Montreal fractured his right leg after a 40 foot glider drop. Eight year old Fred Young was badly lacerated when struck by a motorcycle. Prof. John Mack of Bridgeport achieved the day’s only successful flight by rising to 3000 feet in a hot air balloon. Modern airships failed to rise or crashed. Motorcycle races provided dramatic finishes.
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New York
The
Aeronautic Society
Morris Park
Lawrence J. Leach
Montreal
Fred Young
John Mack
Bridgeport
General Solicitor Reports $50,000 Shortage in Gordon Accounts
W R Begg of the Great Northern confirms A J Gordon of Spokane is short in his accounts by 50000. Gordon sent two drafts to pay taxes in Ferry county court, one for 30000 and another for 20000. Begg says Gordon promised to pay but prosecution undecided.
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St. Paul, Minn
W. R. Begg
Great Northern Railroad
A. J. Gordon
Spokane
Wash
Great Northern
Mr. Begg
Court House in Danger as River Erodes Arkansas Town
In Pine Bluff Arkansas on November 4 two large brick cotton warehouses owned by R H Knox and D B Bluthenthal collapsed into the Arkansas river after bank caves. Hotel Jefferson and the Jefferson county court house are in danger of falling within forty eight hours. The river continues eating into the business district as trees stand at the water edge and a large plantation on the north bank slowly disappears.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
R. H. Knox
Bluthenthal
Arkansas
Jefferson
Jefferson County Court House
Moros Pursuit in Misamis Ends Leader's Death
A constabulary force from Iligan cornered a raiding Moro band in Misamis on Mindanao. The dispatch reports the outlaw leader was killed and the pursuers continue after the remainder. The seizure is expected to restore quiet in the province.
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Manila
Iligan
Misamis
Mindanao
Captain Denies the Charge in Smuggling Case
Boston November 4 Captain Harvey Daly of the schooner Freddie Alton detained at Pensacola Florida on suspicion of smuggling Chinese from Mexico into the United States denies the schooner was engaged in any illegal calling He was summoned home by the illness of his wife and expects to return soon.
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Boston
Mass
Harvey Daly
Freddie Alton
Pensacola
Fla
Mexico
United States.s
Court sets show cause in receivership case for Virginia insurer
In Pensacola a U S circuit court in Norfolk filed for appointment of receivers in Virginia for the Southern Life and Accident Insurance Co Judge Waddill orders the defendant to appear November 16 to show cause why a receiver should not be named This suit mirrors a suit brought by plaintiffs in Chicago last Saturday Concluding arguments follow
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Norfolk
United States
Virginia
Southern Life and Accident Insurance Company
Waddill
Chay Cngo
Being Made Today in Bank Case Ends Arguments
New York Nov 3 Concluding arguments are heard in the United States court for Charles W Morse and Alfred R Curtis former National Bank of North America officials charged with violating national banking laws. Attorneys began final moves by dismissing counts tied to the Calvin Austin 100000 loan. Littlefield spoke for Morse while ex judge Olcott argued in extenuation for Curtin.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Alfred R. Curtis
National Bank of North America
United States
Morse
Curtis
Calvin Austin
Charlies E. Littlefield
W. M. K. Olcott
Curtin
Denied Jury Trial Question in Canal Zone Case
In the Coulson murder case Solicitor General Hoyt moved to advance to the Supreme Court, arguing the U S constitution does not extend to the canal zone. Coulson, sentenced to death, appeals claiming denial of a jury trial violated constitutional rights.
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Washington
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Adolphus Coulson
Hoyt
Fire destroys Williams yards in Philadelphia fire loss
Fire swept the R. A. and J. J. Williams yards in Philadelphia causing an estimated loss of 750000. Other items report Jimmy Britt defeating Johnny Summers in London, Paducah gunboat to Honduras, Chicago trading dullness, a national Thanksgiving proclamation, and the death of Miss Louise Voet from a Cincinnati fire.
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R. A
J. J. Williams
Philadelphia
Jimmy” Britt
California
Johnny Summers
England
London
Paducah
Honduran
Chicago Board of Trade
Louise Voet
Newport
Neave
Cincinnati
Emma Moh fet Tyng Dies at 62. Author and Lecturer
Columbus Georgia report says Emma Moh fet Tyng, a 62 year old author and lecturer famed for travels and talks on the Grail, has died. The obituary notes her years of extensive travel and public speaking across many lands.
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Deed
Columbus, Ga
Emma Mohfet Tyng
Tyng
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