Taft Campaign in Dakota Tour Consolidates Support
Taft's South Dakota swing drew large crowds from Iowa Nebraska Minnesota as Sen Kittredge Gamble and local reps joined the convoy. The day featured downwards tariff emphasis with sharp attacks on Bryan and a stop in Aberdeen Yankton Mitchell and Sioux City among other towns.
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Iowa
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Aberdeen
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Taft
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Senator Gamble
Mellette
Lincoln
Brian
Contested Roulette Trial Ends Amid Bank Equals
London reports the unique roulette contest between Sir Maxim and Lord Rosslyn ending with the Monte Carlo bank maintaining a steady edge. Lord Rosslyn claimed his system could beat the bank, while Sir Hiram contested the claim. Women joined the play at a fly club, using similar rules to Monte Carlo. Lord Rosslyn started with fifty thousand dollars in dummy money as the bank’s annual stake, but his capital was exhausted while the bank remained a steady net.
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London
Sir Maxim
Lord Rosslyn
Inter
Monte Carlo
Hiram
Lord Rossyn
Kern Greeted Amid Party Critique In State Visit
The speaker denounced an activity as rebuked by voters in a decisive manner and accused the president of degeneration from a civil service pioneer to a violator of its principles. Mr. Kern received an enthusiastic reception here and traveled to Saginaw after a stop in Lansing. The article notes the tenth annual American Hospital Association convention is underway.
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Civil Service Movement
Kern
Saginaw
Lansing
The
American Hospital Association
Flood Ravages Deccan Drowning Thousands In India
Thousands drown as flood swamps the Deccan region around Bombay on September 30. Rivers including the Musi rose as much as seventy five feet, destroying densely populated towns, flooding vast areas, and washing away frail homes. Bodies litter the banks and trees as survivors seek safety.
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Bombay
India
Deccan
Bryan Tries to Answer Roosevelt in Open Letter
William J. Bryan writes to President Roosevelt from Rock Island Illinois defending his record against trusts and criticizing the president's charges about Haskell and campaign funds. He vows persistent anti trust enforcement and contrasts 1896 and 1904 fundraising, warning Roosevelt of future misrepresentation.
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Rock Island, Il
William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Haskell
Bryan
Taft
Butler's Power Broken in Election Fraud Bonds
St Louis September 30. Ed Butler, famed from the boodle trials, signed bonds for nine men accused of election frauds. Judge Fisher barred further bonds, declaring no more would be accepted. Each bond stood at $1,000, Butler had signed bonds totaling $250,000 during the trials.
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Butler
St. Louis
Ed Butler
Fisher
Indiana House Debates Investigation Into Knisely Charges
Governor Hanly seeks a full commission with power to probe Rep. Knisely’s claims that a lucrative office offered him, amid a heated session in Indianapolis. The assembly formed a two-per-side committee to hear evidence as political tensions rise over state funding and alleged pressure for the county option law.
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Knisely
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Dailey
Pierson
Honan
Ways and Means Committee
Lutz
Kimmell
McDonald
White
Lieb
Spencer County
American Society of Enquiry
Slimy
Lich
Tobacco Trust
Sump
Brown
Slimp
American Society of Equity
Weaver
Marion County
Spencer
Cravens of
Jefferson
Indiana
Ohio Counties Go Dry Under Rose Law in 12 Votes
Twelve Ohio counties voted under the Rose law and all went dry by margins from a few hundred to over 2,000. Affected saloons total 289, with Scioto and Lawrence counties including urban areas Portsmouth and Ironton. In all, sixteen of eighty eight counties held local option elections and all went dry, totaling 390 saloons voted out.
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Ohio
Columbus
Scioto
Lawrence
Portsmouth
Ironton
Market Prices and Receipts at Cincinnati Chicago and New York
Receipts show 6,000 hogs 1,500 cattle 750 sheep with about 175 horses for opening auction in Cincinnati. Prices listed for cattle hogs sheep lambs across Cincinnati Chicago New York and East Buffalo with Wheat Corn and Oats quotes in No 2 red No 3 and cash terms.
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Chicago
New York
East Buffalo
Alfred Austin Publishes New Verse Unto the Last
Alfred Austin the England poet laureate releases Unto the Last a new poem. The article notes his latest verse as a notable literary event from a prominent British writer.
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Alfred Austin
England
Pastor condemns Pug Homecoming in Kewanee
J W Nelson pastor of the First Congregational church denounces the recent homecoming reception for boxing champion Big Papke as a public display of opinion. He says pugilism corrupts morals and warns Kewanee should not be known as a slugging center.
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Kewanee
J. W. Nelson
First Congregational Church
Blg Papke
Man's Body Found in Weeds. Bloomington Mystery
A badly decomposed well dressed man about forty five, bald, was found on the Chicago and Alton right of way near a clump of weeds. A bullet hole in the head, a $16 gold piece, a revolver, two fountain pens and a conductor's hat check from Chicago to St. Louis were found near the body.
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Bloomington
Ill
Chicago & Alton
Chicago
St. Louis
Crowns in sight of friends
Samuel Joseph Williams fell from the Missouri into the river off Maple Island and drowned. His friends on the power boat watched as he struggled in the water, believing he could swim, before he disappeared.
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Alton
Samuel Joseph Williams
Missouri
Maple Island
John Henry Neville Dead at 82 Noted Educator
Lexington Kentucky September 30 John Henry Neville vice president of Kentucky State University and a leading southern educator for half a century died suddenly at his home of heart failure He was eighty born in Christian County in 1828 He is survived by two daughters.
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Lexington
John Henry Neville
Kentucky State University
Mr. Neville
Christian County
Devastating Bahama Storm Wreaks Havoc on Outlying Islands
Fragmentary reports from Nassau indicate a powerful hurricane, October 11–14, ravaged Inagua Acklina Crooked Ragged Fortune Long Island Rum Cay Exuma and southern Andros. Long Island’s Clarencetown survived with five houses, while the government schooner Douglass was driven ashore. Losses are largely to property, with heavy claimed loss of life and urgent relief efforts underway.
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Ened
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Rats on Ships Chronicle Rats Destructive Trade Tale
A captain recalls rats causing £5000 in spoilage aboard a merchant ship after cocoon cargoes from Japan to China. The court ruled the loss was due to faulty packing. Rats persist despite rat guards and fumigation as ships return to Liverpool.
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Jones
Japan
China
Hongkong
Liverpool
Last Requests From Patients In NY Hospital Ward
A nurse recalls patients in a New York hospital surgical ward making final wishes before operations. One patient asked for two postal cards to her husband, one to say the operation went well, the other to say she died, reflecting the poignant anxiety before surgery.
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New York
New York Times
Her Tongue and Flowered Metaphors in a Woman's Speech
A humorous dialogue mocks overused similes about women, noting how figures of speech often focus on a woman's appearance and scent. The exchange ends with a punchline highlighting the tongue as the overlooked metaphor.
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Tig Ie
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