Hitchcock to Meet Roosevelt Over Campaign Criticisms
Harmony in Washington centers on a possible meeting between Republican National Committee Chairman Hitchcock and President Roosevelt. Reports say the talks may cover campaign conduct for Taft, with the president seeking explanations of criticisms from within the party and committee tensions with Congress.
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Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Taft
White Houses
New York
Chicago
Loeb
Executive Mansion
National Committee
Roosevelt
Congressional Committee
Congress
McKinley and Sherman Deny Friction Between Committees
In Peoria Illinois on October 2 Congressman William B McKinley chairman of the Republican national committee says no friction exists between the national and congressional committees Both groups are in harmony and a Washington conference is only discussing campaign plans Congressman James Sherman the Republican vice presidential nominee repeats there is no friction between the two committees.
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Peoria
Ill
Wiliam B. McKinley
Republican Congressional
Republican National Committee
Congressional Committee
Washington
James S. Sherman
Actress Well Fixed Compromise Ends Suit for Ada Lonsdale
The Elkins and Baker attorneys say letters show the plaintiff did not want the breach of promise suit against Blaine Elkins. Miss Ada Lonsdale reportedly settled for $50 a week for life totaling $50,000 plus all debts paid and a paid Paris voyage with expenses.
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Wiking
W. Va
Fred C. Blue
William E. Baker
Blaine Elkins
Stephen B. Elkins
Blaine Elkine
Ada Lonsdale
New York
Dayton
Miss Lonsdale
Louise Lonsdale
High Seas
Paris
Miss Lonsdale Denies Sworn Deposition Allegations
In a brief statement her traveling companion notes Miss Lonsdale has signed papers calling her deposition to her lawyers a lie and she is prepared to refute the entire story.
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Iife
Miss Lonsdale
Deadly Ohio Train Collision Kills Six In Sugar Ridge
A Toledo and Ohio Central passenger train carrying Bowling Green fair excursionists to Toledo was struck from the rear by a freight train at Sugar Ridge at 8 PM. Six people died: Richard Radecut Joe Gasler J F McCroy J G Boyd Stonebridge and an unidentified man. The rear coach telescoped and two others were crushed. Details on whether a flagman warning the freight was sent remain unclear.
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Toledo & Ohio Central
Bowling Green Fair
Toledo
Sugar Ridge
Richard Radecut
Joe Gasler
J. F. McCroy
J. G. Boyd
East Toledo
Stonebridge
Bunbridge
Chicago Schools Hear Bad Report
Ten thousand Chicago schoolchildren are inadequately nourished with some near starvation, per a house-to-house inquiry cited to the board of education. Instances include mothers sick or out of work, families living on dry bread and tea, and pupils missing breakfast or attending school on a single daily meal. The report highlights severe conditions in the stock yards district.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Aick
Lion killed after terrorizing New Jersey farm area
An escaped full grown African lion from a circus between New Brunswick and Bound Brook was hunted all night by keepers and shot by a farmer. Before dying the animal killed two cows and a calf. The incident occurred in early October with New Brunswick reporting the event.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Bound Brook
International and U S News Roundup From Quito To Georgia
Sanitary convention signed at Quito between Hic onador and Panama. Massachusetts Democrats nominate James H. Vaney for governor. Russia drafts note to powers on Balkan railway. Kern speaks in Birmingham. Government suit against Standard Oil resumes in Chicago. Bubonic plague returns to Guayaquil with three cases. Paris hosts second International Congress for Popular Education with 6 000 delegates. Fire at Bellaire plant costs $100 900. Secretary Root resumes duties at State. Fire destroys Model Store Co and Vaughn’s Livery in Benton costing $50 000. Obaldia marks Panama’s presidential inauguration. September coinage at the mint totals $2 419 200. American Bankers convention ends with George M Reynolds of Chicago as president. Fatal and injurious explosions in Spencer North Carolina and a Chapman Logging Co train wreck in Scappoose Oregon kill six. Flour demand strong in Northwest and wheat acreage down in Southwest boosting Chicago market.
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Balkans
John W. Kern
Birmingham
Ala
Standard of! Company
Chicago
Guayaquil
International Congress For Popular Education
Paris
Bellaire
Carnegie Steel Company
Root
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State Department
Model Store Company
Vaughan
Benton
Panama
Jose Domingo de Obaldia
Spencer
N. C
Southern Railway Company
Chapman Logging Company
Scappoose
Ore
Northwest
Chicago Wheat Martet
Taft predicts GOP hold its own in coming contest
Taft told Omaha crowds that the Republican party should hold its own in the national election and that he will win the electoral vote of Wisconsin Minnesota the Dakotas Iowa and Nebraska. He spoke in 13 Nebraska towns before two large Omaha meetings and planned to proceed to Denver afterward.
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Neb
William H. Taft
Taft
Nebraska
Beuth Omaha
Bryan Attacks Taft On Campaign Contributions
Lincoln Neb Oct 2 William J Bryan issues a statement criticizing William H Taft for adopting Roosevelt's view on campaign contributions. Bryan accuses Taft of claiming voters must be kept in the dark about contribution sources and amounts, calling the charge an insult to voters and implying Taft seeks secret funding to influence results.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Fairview
William H. Taft
Roosevelt
Taft
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Manila Welcomes Atlantic Fleet Arrival
Manila reports the Atlantic battle ship fleet entered the harbor passing Corregidor Island at 18 16 p m local time an event marked by the city on October 2 with ships under command of the Atlantic Fleet.
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Manila
Corregidor Island
Elock P. R
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Says It Restores Digestion
An advertising notice claims Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets fix digestive deficiencies by restoring gastric juice balance. It asserts improved digestion of meals, reduced fermentation, and relief from dyspepsia with periodic free samples offered by F. A. Stuart Co. in Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
F. A. Stauart Co
Stuart Bidg
Marshall, Mich
Excitement in Arvonia as vigilance orders issued
Richmond dispatch reports Edmund W. Hubbard Buckingham county attorney telegraphed Arvonia peace officers to muster eighty men in squads of twenty to scour the countryside for the Zimmerman Thomas outlaw gang. Governor Swanson consulted on the plan amid growing fear in remote districts. Charles Newton, brother of Ben Zimmerman, is reported dead from wounds believed to be from the desperadoes.
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Richmond
Arvonia
Zimmerman
Thomas
Edmund W. Hubbard
Commonwealth Attorney
Buckingham County
Justice of the Peace
Hubbard
Swanson
Charles Newton
Ben. Jasquin Zimmerman
Are You Only Half Alive Kidney Remedy Ad
An advertisement claims kidney trouble leaves people half alive. It promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy as restoring healthy kidneys and vitality, urging readers to choose the product over Foley’s. The notice is signed by D. Knoefel.
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Foley
CC. D. Knoefel
Government monthly balance shows deficit of Sept 1908
The September 1908 monthly statement reports expenditures exceeding receipts by 4.58 million dollars. Revenue for September is over August by over 3 million, while expenditures rise by about 5.7 million compared with August.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Small Revolution Put Down
Lisbon October 2 The natives of Angolia in West Africa revolted and attacked the Don Luise fort. After a sharp fight the insurgents were repulsed by the garrison with two Portuguese killed and several wounded.
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Lisbon
Angolia
West Africa
Don Luise
Mrs Mary Lee praises Dr King’s New Discovery for lung cure
In Zanesville Ohio Mrs Mary Lee credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving her husband James Lee from severe lung disease including consumption. The letter claims quick relief from coughing and breathing problems and notes a trial bottle is free with store purchase options.
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Zanesville
Mary Lee
James Lee
Obas
Dkacefel’e
Special session acts and costs tally near twenty-six thousand
Indiana reporting deputy secretary of state says publishing the special session acts will take weeks, with over 20 000 copies printed. Emergency provisions varied. costs cover mileage, salaries, printing, and journals totaling about 2 000 dollars a day for the 13 day session.
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Indianapolis
Frank J. Grubbs
Johnson Mining
Bland Mining Bt
Johnson
Board of Commissioners of the
Southeastern Hospital For the Insane
Pulse & Porter
Bil
Harry Slough
Public Printing Bureau
Gary Saloon Licenses Expire Drying Out City
In Gary Indiana on October 2, thirty saloon licenses expired and all venues closed after a bitter legal battle led by the Anti Balloon League of Indiana. The move leaves Gary dry, with an estimated $200,000 lost in fixtures and supplies as bars convert or vanish.
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Hammond
Ind
Gary
Anti Balloon League of
Indiana
Race for the Pennant in Eight Leagues
Summary of standings and game results across major leagues with team lines, scores, and listed pitchers for New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago Brooklyn Washington and others. Details show run totals by inning and key batters for each matchup.
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National League
Pet
New York
Pittsburg
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnat
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Five Firemen Trapped In Knox’s Store Ruins
Fire gutted Knox’s three story store in Youngstown Ohio. Five firemen were hospitalized and two remained buried as debris shifted during the blaze. Assistant Chief Reilley and Captain Vaughn were still underground as rescuers worked among the rubble after eight men were swept to the basement by a collapsing interior.
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Youngstown
Knox
Reilley
Vaughn
Eman Young
United States Steamer Tarlack Driven Ashore in Gale
Cable from Manila reports the US steamer Tarlack was swept ashore on September 22 after a gale near the Borenean Isands in the Samoan group. It is feared the vessel will be total loss.
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San Franciso
Merchanta Exchange
Manila
United States
Tarlack
Electric Bitters Praised For Digestive Health
Mrs M M Davison of 879 Gif ford Ave San Jose notes Electric Bitters as a general family remedy for headache biliousness liver and bowels and claims it offers more digestive relief in a bottle than any other remedy she knows. Sold under guarantee by Chas D Kneefole drug store.
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M. M. Davison
Gifford Ave
San Jose
Onl
Ender Guaranties
Chas D. _Kneefole drag store
Postal savings plan outlines government backed banks
A Senate committee reported a bill for postal savings depositories open to anyone aged 10 with weekly hours posted by the Postmaster General. Passbooks record deposits with 2 percent annual interest to a $1,000,000 maximum per account, deposits exempt from taxation, and funds placed in national or state bonds as needed. A separate note reports an $80,000 fire in Clarksburg, West Virginia, destroying the Home hotel and three adjacent buildings with $50,000 in losses.
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United States
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Congress
Postwaster
Paas
Postwaater-General
Secretary of the Treasury
Ad Ener
Clarksburg
W. Va
Prevailing Prices for Grain and Livestock in Several Markets
Indianapolle market shows Wheat No 2 red at 1.00, Corn No 2 eight cents, oats 8 to 9 cents, hay and timothy prices listed. Cattle around 6.56 to 8.66, hogs 5.00 to 7.20, sheep 2.80 to 8.76, lambs 3.00 to 6.10. Receipts include hogs 4.06, cattle 1,300, sheep 400. Similar figures for Cincinnati Chicago and New York markets with varied prices and receipts noted. Includes an advertisement for Foley’s Honey and Tea cures and a local executor and administrator notices.
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New York
Fred M. Jackson Is The At November Election
Fred M. Jackson is tagged for a role in the November election as a public figure associated with the ballot event.
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Fred M. Jackson
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