Sherman Campaign Swing Through Illinois on Republican Day
James S. Sherman, Republican vice presidential candidate, toured Rock Island Moline and Sterling after a Decatur stop. He criticized Bryan, praised Lincoln era principles, and urged support for Taft, addressing thousands in Rock Island and a mammoth crowd in Peoria.
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Sterling
Bryan
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Lincoln
Middle West
Coliseum
Decatur
Milliken University
Aesop
Mr. Bryan
Republican Party
Taft
Senator Owen Linked to Muskogee Alliance Boycott
Chicago reports United States Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma is shown on the Muskogee Citizens' Alliance roster with a pledge to discriminate against union men. Minutes indicate Owen helped organize an alliance and Haskell paid dues to the group until August 1905.
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Ill
the Tribune
United States
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Haskell
Citizens’ Alliance
Antiunion Labor Organization
Owen
Taft
Muskogee Citizens’ Alliance
Tribune
Muskogee
R. L. Owen
Gov. Haskell
Johnson County Pioneer Ulch Ends Life in Solon Barn
George W. Ulch 52 a Johnson County pioneer and banker in Iowa was found dead by his son in a Solon barn. Authorities say he hanged himself last night and he had been described as insane. He leaves a wife and six children.
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Iowa City
George W. Ulch
Johnson County
Solon
Joseph
Amoy Peopled Stir Over Fleet Rumor and Arrests
Local agitators spread a tale that the American battleship fleet would seize Amoy as a wartime base causing residents to flee. Authorities halted mass movement with a ban on interior travel and heavy baggage. Two agitators were arrested and whipped, each receiving 1,500 blows.
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Amoy
Japan
Iowa workers vote Taft in Daily Capital straw poll
Des Moines special report shows Taft leading with 885 votes to 247 from a secret ballot of workers in factories stores offices and theatres. The Hubbell block workers split 22 22 Taft carried Agar packing plant 67 42 while Grand and Majestic theatres favored Bryan.
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Des Moines
Daily Capital
Taft
Bryan
Hubbell
Grand
Majestic
Mail rush marks campaign to capture British market
New York reports a remarkable mail increase yesterday with many letters prepared for sending before a rate reduction. The surge is described as a campaign to win the British market, a condition echoed in other large cities.
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New York
Snell's Niece Denies Authorship of Snell Letters
Maybelle Snell McNamara, alleged niece of Col. Thomas Snell, denies writing the Snell letters and the $100000 gift. She responds to a suit filed by Thornton Snell, Elkhart trustee, seeking to set aside deeds to valuable De Witt county properties. The answer is described as voluminous.
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Decatur, Ill
Maybelle Snell McNamara
Thomas Snell
Clinton
Children Suffer From Hunger, School Report Finds
A Chicago board of education report details severe child hunger with ten thousand local pupils undernourished. Cases include families with multiple children on dry bread and tea, meals limited to one daily, and parents unable to work due to illness or crime.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Bryan predicts broad democratic gains in 1904 election
Lincoln Nebraska October 2 Mr Bryan said advices from party workers show rising democratic sentiment nationwide. He claimed reports indicate voters favor democracy and that his ticket will win a large popular vote and a majority in the electoral college.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
United States
Roosevelt Jr Starts Work At Hartford Carpet Plant
Theodore Roosevelt Jr began work today in carpet making at Hartford carpet corporation in Thompsonville Conn He donned overalls and joined the wool washing machine in the wool room and will visit other departments of the plant in turn
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr
Thompsonville
Conn
Hartford Carpet Corporation
Hazers Ship Boy Away Lose Trace
Lexington Ky Oct 2 A sensational tale from a small boy suggests Willie C Smith disappeared from the state university Tuesday night last week. He was overpowered bound and gagged during a payment at the university and placed in a Queen and Crescent box car. The car was shipped from the yards but the trace of it eludes investigators.
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Lexington
Willie C. Smith
The
State University
Trescor
Smith
Governor's Day Draws 55000 at Illinois State Fair
Fifty five thousand people visited the Illinois State Fair on Governor's Day. Governor and Mrs. Deneen and other state officials attended events. The governor hosted a reception and then toured the fair and races.
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Springfield
Ill
Deneen
Plague Fight Concluded At Tuberculosis Congress
Washington oct 2 final session of the international tuberculosis congress was held today discussing topics not previously covered.
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Washington, D. C
Elkins Denies UT Is 10 Be In Dec
Pittsburg, Oct. 2. Senator Stephen B. Elkins at Elkins West Virginia denied a Paris report that the Duke of Abruzzi and his daughter Miss Katherine would marry about December. He said there was no truth in the report and offered no comment on the matter.
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Pittsburg
Associated Press
Stephen B. Elkins
Elkins
W. Va
Paris
Duke of Abruzzi
Katherine
Liquor Problem Discussed by Municipalities League
Omaha Neb Oct 2 The league of American Municipalities forenoon session focused on the liquor problem in metropolitan cities. Representatives from Milwaukee Dubuque and St Louis attended the discussion which has drawn close attention from the convention.
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Omaha
Neb
League of American Municipalities
Milwaukee
Dubuque
St. Louis
Severe tropical storm rips Atlantic coast warning issued
A severe tropical storm rages near Bermuda with warnings posted along the Atlantic coast from Wilmington to Maine. A second storm develops inland, forecast to move east toward the Atlantic states Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Washington, D. C
Bermuda Islands
Atlantic
Wilmington
N. C
Maine
Corner Stone Laid for Pittsburgh Memorial Hall
Pittsburg on October 2 marked the laying of the corner stone for the Allegheny county soldiers and sailors memorial hall at the new University of Pittsburgh site. Addresses were delivered by Vice President Fairbanks, General Horace Porter, Governor Stuart and other prominent figures.
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Pittsburg
Allegneny
Train Collision Kills Six Near Sugar Ridge
Six people die and several are injured when a Toledo and Ohio Central passenger excursion train from Bowling Green to Toledo is rear ended by a freight train at Sugar Ridge. Officials say the crowd traveled from the Bowling Green fair.
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Bowling Green Fair
Toledo
Cleveland
Ohio
Toledo and
Ohio Central
Sugar Ridge
Miner Fatally Injured After Faulty Fuse Trigger
George Atkins of New Sharon coal mine returns to his room to inspect a fuse failure and a blast follows. He suffers devastating injuries. doctors say he will not survive. The incident occurred in Oskaloosa Iowa on October 2.
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Oskaloosa
George Atkins
New Sharon
Draft Uniform Bill of Lading Approved by I C C Chairman
Chicago Oct 2 The Traffic Bulletin tomorrow will print a letter from Chairman Martin A Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission to C C McCain chairman of the uniform bill of lading committee approving the draft of the new uniform bill of lading set to take effect on November 1
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Chicago, Ill
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
C. C. McCain
Fleet Arrives Safe and Triumphant at Manila Port
The two thirds of the American fleet’s 16 battleships reach Luneta off Manila after completing their world cruise from Hampton Roads and Australia. Rear Admiral Sperry says ship efficiency improved by operating without navy yard support. Shore leave is restricted due to cholera concerns with rules to prevent contagion aboard.
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Manila
Hampton Roads
Luneta
Australia
San Francisco
Sperry
Roosevelt and Tate reject tainted campaign funds
New York October 2. President Roosevelt sent Secretary Root to investigate the national Republican campaign finances. Root reported money collection issues tied to Treasurer Sheldon, while Roosevelt and Taft opposed funds from some corporations allied to Sheldon. Mack of the Democratic National Committee accused Sheldon of ties to seventeen corporations. Sheldon denied replying to the charge.
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New York
N. Y
Roosevelt
Root
Sheldon
Taft
Hitchcock
Mack
Democratic National Committee
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Odell
Powder House Explosion Kills Ten In Spencer
A powder house exploded in Spencer North Carolina on October 2 killing ten people and wounding twenty others according to local reports. Emergency crews worked through the night to contain fires and aid victims.
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Spencer, N. C
Registration lag hits Cincinnati on Taft ward
General apathy slows early registration in Cincinnati Ohio on October 2 with total turnout under 1904 figures by more than 5000. The eighth ward where Judge Taft resides trails 2230 behind 1904 registration.
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Cincinnati
Eighth Ward
Taft
Omara Wins Boston Marathon in Two Hours 31 Minutes
Brockton Massachusetts October 2 J W Omara of North Cambridge wins the Boston Marathon with an unofficial time of two hours thirty one minutes and twenty seconds.
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Omara
Brockton
Mass
J. W. Omara
North
Cambridge
Boston
Hitchcock Skips Washington Visit Amid Personal Matters
National Chairman Hitchcock did not travel to Washington on Oct. 2 to meet President Roosevelt. He stated he plans to go to Washington soon for reasons that are personal and not related to official business.
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Hitchcock
New York
N. Y
Washington
Roosevelt
Dolliver 13 Now Aid 10 Taf Candidate for Long Trip
A report notes Dolliver gains 13 to 10 aid as a candidate plans a long trip through the western states. The item references a political itinerary with emphasis on travel and endorsement support.
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Dolliver
Crowds Gather in South Omaha for Taft Labor Talk
Large crowds filled South Omaha as Taft spoke on labor issues despite the candidate not appearing in another town. Citizens flocked to hear his views as supporters and detractors debated his stance.
Taft Rally Draws Working Men in Colorado Stop
Taft’s labor speech in North Platte drew a working men audience and accused Gom pers of spreading lies. In Ogallala he accepted a watermelon from a man who said he was a Democrat, quipping it is melon and not a lemon.
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Julesburg
Colo
Taft
North Platte
Gompers
Ogallalla
Taft Campaign Tour Reaches Nebraska Colorado Wyoming
Taft deeper into his western canvas with Nebraskan crowds cheering though Gothenburg turnout disappointed. Senator Dolliver joined the party to aid speeches as Taft predicts electoral success with Wisconsin Minnesota the Dakotas Iowa and Nebraska tilting toward his ticket. The Taft special arrived at 5 30 with whistles and booms while South Omaha meetings drew crowds by auto.
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Neb
Mr. Taft
West
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Taft
Govuihenburg
Col. Ramsdell
Gothenburg
Dolliver
Taft Party
Omaha
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Lincoln
South Omaha
Weather Outlook for Iowa and Illinois
Iowa fair and warmer tonight with Saturday more clouds and showers in the northwest. East and central Iowa warmer with increasing cloudiness. Illinois fair tonight and likely Saturday with rising temperatures. Sunrise 5 47 sunset 6 32. Imporset 10 06.
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Illinois
Imporset
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