Taft and Hughes Rally Vast New York Crowd at Madison Square Garden
William H Taft and Charles E Hughes drew sweeping ovations at a Republican mass meeting in Madison Square Garden New York Oct 29. Taft received a 19 minute roar while Hughes sparked 16 minutes of cheering as the crowd packed the hall.
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New York
William H. Taft
Charies BE. Hughes
Madison Square Garden
Phes
Gvernor Hughes
Mr. Taft
Taft
Sedge Taft
Hughes
Big Bill Taft
Yale
General Porter
Judge Taft
Mr Taft
Sentepog
Hill Brings Pinch Hitter Support To Bryan Rally
In Albany New York October 29 former US Senator David Hill appeared as chairman introducing William Jennings Bryan’s Democratic slate. Hill praised the national and state tickets while stressing support for the presidential candidate and urging a change in leadership in the country.
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Albany
N. Y
William Jennings Bryan
Suffragette Protests Shatter Parliament Hall Crowd
Suffragettes disrupt the house of commons as cries for votes for women echo from the ladies gallery. Two militants chained themselves to the grille while others were ejected and fifteen demonstrators arrested outside Parliament. In Washington, President Roosevelt and Gen Bell walk twelve miles in rain as Rushville campaign rally plans unfold with John Griffiths and James Watson expected to energize supporters.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Balfour
Ladies’ Gallery
Parliament Building
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
J. Franklin Bell
Army
Secret Service
Rushville
John L. Griffiths
James E. Watson
Rush County
Murder in a cornfield shocks Washington farmer
George Cole, a farmer three miles south of Alfordsville, was murdered while kneeling in his cornfield. A back shot killed him as he shucked corn, with no known motive or clues. His wife heard the shot but thought hunters were near.
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George Cole
Washington
Ind
Alfordsville
Bunter
Cole
Fred
Kern State Tour Highlights Indiana Campaign Swing
In Elkhart and other Indiana stops on the Kern Weaver campaign, John W. Kern rides Micotac cars and steam trains, finishing a ten mile dash by auto from Goshen to Elkhart. He speaks briefly at Hartford City Fort Wayne Warsaw and Goshen amid enthusiastic crowds. In Indianapolis McIntosh paroled after long illness and pending conditional release.
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Elkhart
Ind
John W. Kern
Indiana
Goshen
Bominee
Kern
James B. Weaver
Iow
Wayne
Hartford City
Courthouse Square
Fort Wayne
Bluffton
Warsaw
Opera House
Bucklen Opera House
Lake Shore
Chicago
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Rockville
Clinton, Sullivan
Brasil
Logansport
Hanly
John Malntosh
Michigan City
MccIntosh
McIntosh
Frank Potmeyer
Landers Faces Second Trial for Dugger Murder
Sullivan Ind October 29 Frank Landers of Dugger stands for a second trial in the circuit court here for the murder of Charles Stewart on December 2 1906. A prior jury disagreed after 97 hours deliberation.
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Landers
Sullivan
Ind
Frank Landers
Dugger
Charles Stewart
Democratic Game In Omaha Registration Totals Show GOP Decline
Complete registration returns in Omaha reveal 12,282 Republicans and 8,969 Democrats among 28,465 total voters. Other parties and undeclared voters tally 1,214, with a 2,034 rise since 1904 and a 26 percent drop for Republicans versus four years ago while Democrats gain 3,987.
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Omaha
Neb
Republican letter defends James E. Watson in Indiana race
Indiana Republican Committee defends James E. Watson amid personal slander from liquor interests. The open letter condemns deceptive rumors about Watson’s character, cites his temperance stance and party loyalty, and urges voters to consider the platform and his public record. Indianapolis, October 17, 190%.
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Indiana
Watson
Republican Party of
James E. Watson
Mr. Watson
Republic
Indiana Knights of Pythias
Congress
Rumora Atta
Cuttu
Circuit Court
Satoen
Confederation of Liquor Interests
Republican State Committee
James P. Goodrich
Indiana Republican Committee
Indianapolis
Sims Denies Slush Fund Charge By Kern
Acting Republican Chairman Fred A. Sims rejects John W. Kern's claim that a $100,600 slush fund was brought from Chicago to Indiana. Sims says the charge is false and aimed at masking large Democratic contributions. He asserts the party has not received money from trusts or corporations.
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Bryan
United States
Senator Hill
Yout Bay
Democratic Party
Marshall
Mars
Judes B. Watson
Sepulcan
Watson
Democratic
Democratic Press Bureau
Republican State Committee
Indianapolis
John W. Kern
Tipton
Fred A. Sims
Chicago
Indiana
Sime
Lama
Sims
Kern
Kern Campaign Tour Ends Day Two With Decatur Rally
John W. Kern’s Indiana trolley tour concluded its second day with a Decatur meeting. The slate carried speakers including T. P. Gore and Joseph T. Robinson as Kern denounced money power, coercion, and panic, urging Hoosiers to vote for Bryan. He cited a $100,000 slush fund moved to Indianapolis by Fred A. Sims.
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Decatur
Ind
John W. Kern
Indiana
Indianapolis
Tipton
Kokomo
Logansport
Wabash
Huntington
T. P. Gore
Oklahoma
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Sam W. Small
Atlanta
Kern
John Kern
Bryan
America
Nicholas Biddle
Andrew Jackson
The
Republic
Fred A. Sims
Slain by His Own Gun on Indiana Farm
Glen Barwick, 26, unmarried, was accidentally killed on his father's farm seven miles northeast of Alexandria Indiana. While driving a wagon with his father James and brother Wesley, he reached for a shotgun in the wagon bed and pulled it toward him by the muzzle. The hammer struck an obstruction and discharged the full load into his shoulder killing him instantly. Prince Henry of Prussia spent hours in the air as guest of Count Zeppelin aboard a remodeled airship.
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Alexandria
Ind
Glen Barwick
Here
James Barwick
Wesley
Prince Henry
Prussia
Count Zeppelin
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