The Same Old Story and Wage Trends in 1907
Washington reports that average hourly wages in major manufacturing rose 4.7 percent from 1906 to 1907 while retail food prices climbed 4.2 percent, leaving purchasing power slightly down. Across ten-year comparisons, wages surged 98.8 percent since 1890, with cotton goods leading wage gains at 12.9 percent. Paris notes Prince Robert de Broglie contemplates divorce amid his estranged wife, the American Princess de Broglie formerly Cetelle Alexander.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor
Bureau
Iron and Steel
United States
Paris
Prince Robert de Broglie
Princess de Broglie
Cetelle Alexander
San Francisco
Sydney B. West
Chicago
Chicago Population From School Census
Chicago's population was listed at 1 024 060 after the official school census completion. A battleship fleet departure from Albany Australia to Manila was postponed until tomorrow. Judge A Heaton Robertson of New Haven has been nominated by Republicans for Connecticut governor. New Hampshire Republicans hold a state convention in Concord to pick a governor candidate. E R Chapman Co New York custody loss of 30 000 through fraudulent checks. Chicago wheat market active and strong with Liverpool support amid heavy Northwest arrivals. Forest fires north of Green Bay extend to Marinette and Menominee. Lightning struck a five acre Texan Oil tank at Sour Lake containing 40 000 barrels of Oklahoma oil, estimated loss 50.
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New Hampshire
Concord
Stock Exchange House
E. R Chapman & Co
New York
Chicago
Liverpool
Green Bay
Marinette and Menominee
Wis
Sour Lake
Tex
Texan Oil Company
War Veteran Praises Peruna In Personal Letters
A collection of letters from veterans and others extols Peruna as a tonic and remedy. Capt. Rudolph B. Schwickardi from Washington, D.C. commends Peruna for catarrhal trouble. William J. Lees of St. Louis reports health gains after use. Captain Lemuel M. Hutchinson of Montpelier credits Peruna with recovery from a bad cold and throat issues. W. Rollins of Prairie View notes appetite and fever relief after taking Peruna. The ad mentions Peruna tablets as an alternative form with the same active ingredients.
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Peruna
Rudolph B. Schwickardi
N. Y
Washington, D.C
Allments
William J. Lees
Morgan St
St. Louis
Frank P. Blair
Grand Army of the Republic
U. S. S. Benton
Lam
W. ©. Rollins
Prairie View
Texas
State Normal and Industrial College of Texas
ResignationMay Be Rejected For Peoria Bishop
In Peoria on Sept 17 the Rt Rev John Joncaster Spalding, bishop of the diocese, may remain head of the church despite a resignation sent to Rome. Eleven irremovable priests met at his residence to discuss the veto and recommend successors if needed. They urged the pope to refuse the resignation, hoping the bishop would stay until God calls him.
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Peoria
John Joncaster Spalding
Vatican
Rome
Slain by His Bride's Ride in New York Wedding Night
John B. Rutanito twenty four was stabbed six times on the way home from his wedding supper with bride Angelena Candurino twenty who says a former suitor inspired the attack. He lies dying at Harlem Hospital.
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New York
John B. Rutanito
Harlem
Angelena Candurino
Boy and a Gun in Indianapolis Murder Case
Charles Geis endorf, nineteen, jailed for murder over the shooting of his sister Margaret seventeen in their Indianapolis home. He admits firing the revolver from his dresser, claiming the weapon was loaded and the shot was accidental. The sister was hit in the head and died.
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Indianapolis
Charles Geisendorf
Margaret
Taft to Visit Lincoln October 1 Address Planned
Republican state central committee reports Judge Taft will tour Lincoln on October 1 and deliver a speech. The timing raises interest as William Jennings Bryan is expected to be at home that day, with efforts to arrange a social meeting between the two candidates.
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Taft
Lincoln
Neb
Republian
State Central Committee
Bryan
Bryan Campaign Stops in New Jersey and Philadelphia
In Philadelphia before a cheering crowd Mr Bryan denounced the Republican organization and voiced sorrow for residents living under its rule. He continued his tour in Trenton and New Jersey, following a strenuous day of campaigning after a visit to Philadelphia.
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Srvan
Philadelphia
Trenton
Lepros
Taft
Bryan
New Jersey
Bandits surprised by sharpshooters on Sangke river
A dispatch from the governor general of Indo China reports that on September 6 a group of Chinese bandits was surprised by sharpshooters on the Sangke river. Many bandits were killed or drowned while fleeing by swimming, with only one Frenchman killed.
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Paris
Indo-China
Sangke
Georgia Moves to End Convict Lease System
In Atlanta on September 16 the senate approved a compromise measure to terminate Georgia’s convict lease system next March. It would place all convicts on public works under the prison commission, with the house now referring the bill to the penitentiary committee.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Senate
Prison Commission
House
Committee On
Six Section Men Killed in Illinois Train Collision
Six section hands were killed when a Chicago and Eastern Illinois train struck a handcar at Martadon near Kankakee Illinois on September 16. The dead include Section Foreman John Des Rales and William Landry along with four unnamed Italians.
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Kankakee
Ill
Chicago & Eastern TlHnois
Martadon
Here
John Des Rales
William Landry
Hurricane shifts course toward Bermuda after Turks Island damage
Hurricane moved from Turks Island toward the Bermuda coast after damaging the West Indies. Weather official foresees a sea passage with the storm veering away from land. Separate dispatches report 1600 French troops under Captain Jullied routing the Ouadai tribe in French Congo, with casualties near 1008.
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Washington
Indica
Turks Island
Florida
Bermudas
Voreoastor Garrett
Weather Bureau
Paris
French
Congo
Jullied
Taft to Cover Country With Three Campaign Tours
Judge Taft plans three nationwide campaigns starting Sept 23 from Cincinnati. He will tour Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, with speeches aboard his special train. The second and third trips will reach Kentucky, Tennessee and possibly North Carolina, then New England, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. Taft praised the plan, traveling with two other speakers, likely including Senator Dolliver. Bryan’s New York to Utica swing drew huge crowds and pointed attacks on Taft and Roosevelt.
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Cincinnati
William ‘Hh. Taft
Galesburg
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
North Carolina
New York City
Empire State
New England
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Taft
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Dixon
Montana
Western Speakers’ Bureau
Aa. I. Vorys
Dolliver
Bryan at Rochester in 1908 campaign speech crowd
William J. Bryan Democratic candidate for president spoke in Rochester on "Mr Taft and His Scares" drawing thousands. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler accompanied him, with Chanler lifted from a car by the crowd. Delegates from the state and national leaders attended as Judge Alton B. Parker pledged support to the national ticket.
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Bryan
Weehawken
N. J
Mr. Bryan
Empire State
West Shore
New York Central
Roosevelt
Taft
Kingston
James §. Sherman
Utica
Lincoln
Rochester
N. Y
William J. Bryan
Democracy
Syracuse
New York
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler
Mack
Wiliam J. Conners
Democratic State Committee
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Chieftain
Daniel F. Cohalan
Convention
Ryan
Alton B. Pirker
Judge Parker
Health Bureau Given Free Hand in Cholera Fight
Manila reports a free hand for the health bureau as 100 additional inspectors begin a systematic survey of the city’s sanitation. Churches and schools join the drive to stamp out the plague, with officials confident the city will be cleaned and the outbreak controlled within ten to fourteen days. A separate item from McAlester Oklahoma notes a lightning strike on a powder magazine causing a fatality and blast damage to nearby miners’ housing and railroad cars.
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Health Bureau
Manila
McAlester
Okla
Arthur Richards
Richards
Market Quotations Indianapolis Grain and Livestock
Indianapolis market reports show wheat and corn prices across regions with No 2 red at 1.09 and 0.79 respectively, oats at 50 to 63 cents, and cattle hogs sheep and lamb values varying by market. Receipts include 8,000 hogs and 1,600 cattle with trading uneventful versus last week as horses approached a closing auction.
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Indianapolis
Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicago
Sagamore Hill Hosts Large Roosevelt Reception
Oyster Bay natives and visitors alike gather at Sagamore Hill for a grand reception with President and Mrs. Roosevelt. They greet townspeople as light refreshments are served. In 1909 the event featured a punchbowl souvenir and the German Saengerbund of Hicksville provided live serenades on the veranda.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
President Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Saengerbund
Hicksville
Long Island
Governor closes campaign for county option law in Indiana
Indianapolis September 17 Governor Hanly ends his campaign for a county option law as ministers and supporters gather in Shelbyville. He predicts the measure will pass in September and vows to sign it, while backers push other related bills and arrange a Taft rally for farmers in the region. Vice President Fairbanks, delayed by illness, travels home from Marysville after attending a niece’s wedding.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Hanly
Indiana Methodist Conference
Shelbyville
Albert Hurlstone
House
Senate
Thomas Adams
Vincennes University
Hara Mattingly
Washington
Anti-Baloon League
Fairbanks
Marysville
Etree
Indianapalia
Politician Says He Won’t Quicken To Constituents
A Washington Star quote captures a voter retort about a politician who claims gratitude for the honor of his constituents. The voter quips that the remark signals little likelihood of real effort or work from him.
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Washington Star
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Capt. Schwickardi
Lemuel M. Hutchinson
Montpelier
Spalding
Judge Taft
New
East Buffalo
Toledo
Mrs. Roosevelt
Will M H. Hayes
Republicans State Committee
W. H. Taft
George Ade
Brock
Michigan
Iliinois
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