Night Riders Fear Looms Over Union City Murder Case
In Camp Nemo Tennessee on October 25 soldiers sheriffs and citizens swarm the area hunting night riders who snatched Capt. Rankin and Col. Taylor. Prominent Union City attorney J F Carpenter is jailed in conspiracy with the mob. Gov Patterson heads to Union City with troops as courtroom crowds gather for indictments expected to run into hundreds.
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New York Times
Camp Nemo
Tenn
Privat
Quentin Rankin
Reelfoot
Rankin
Col. Taylon
Walnut Log
Carpenter
Col. Taylor
Capt
Reelfoo Lake
Col. Tatum
Union City
Gov
Patterson
Swiggert
Tennessee
Nashville
Gardner
Ardner
Lake, Gibson
Obson
Hillsman Taylor
Col
Z. R. Taylor
United States
Taylor
Arkansas Militia Ready to Mobilize in Cotton Districts
Gov. Pindall ordered the Arkansas State militia to stand by after night riders caused fires in several cotton gins and widespread warnings to farmers not to sell or gin cotton until prices improve. Major B. Keating mobilized a battalion as letters urged resignations, though officials stated no soldiers were needed locally.
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New York Times
Mccrory
Ark
Arkansas
Pindall
B. Keating
Keating
N C. Riggs
Brandenburg Up Today in Police Court
BrandenBrandenburg, arrested over selling to the New York Times an article attributed to the late Grover Cleveland, faces a police court appearance tomorrow. The case involves fugitive from justice law. Francis Ariston Lewis, claiming to be Ridder’s representative, arrived from New York and then sought Taft in Cincinnati. Ridder denies authorization for Lewis’s mission and would not discuss the matter.
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New York Times
Dayton
Ohio
Broughton Brandenburg
Grover Cleveland
Francis Ariston Lewis
New York
Brandenburg
Herman Ridder
Democratic National Committee
Ridder
National Committee
Cincinnati
Charles P. Taft
Farmer Learns Oldest Thing In Museum Is A Trilobite
An upstate man visits the American Museum of Natural History and quizzes Dr. W. D. Matthew about the oldest life forms. The curator cites fossils from horses to crustaceans and trilobites, with ages ranging from millions to tens of millions of years.
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W. D. Matthew
Department of Vertebrate Paleontology
American Museum of Natural History
Earth
Ajax Juggernaut Seeks Taxicab Runover In New York
Ajax a strong man with vaudeville plans offered to pay taxi drivers in Columbus Circle to run over his chest for practice. He offered 35 dollars, but drivers declined or fled, leaving him to abandon the attempt after several failed bids.
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Ajax
New York
Columbus Circle
Broadway
Sally
Hungarian Voters Favor Bryan in New Jersey Straw Vote
The Hungarian American Democratic Club reported a straw poll showing a Bryan majority among Hungarian and Slav voters across New Jersey. President Edmund Gallanher attributed the Bryan tilt to factory closures affecting Hungarian communities in New Jersey cities.
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Democratic Club
New Jersey
Bryan
Edmund Gallanher
Canada Votes Today for New Parliament
Montreal reports a general election to choose a new Canadian parliament with Laurier leading the Liberals and pledging to complete the National Transcontinental Railway. Opponents cite graft and contractor bribes as a focus of their campaign, while Laurier calls for growth and unity as voters weigh the scandal issue and a possible Liberal majority.
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Montreal
Dominion of Canada
British North America
Liberal Party
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Liberals
Laurier
The
Toronto Globe
Dominion
Toronto World
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
C. L. Borden
Hopkins Held in Mail Fraud Case In Seattle
Wallace H. Hopkins a former Chicago broker was arrested in Seattle on charges of using the mails to defraud. He allegedly operated as the Hopkins Company of Chicago posing as a fiscal agent for Consolidated Insurance Company and promoted a Wisconsin Missouri mine merger. The prospectus claimed 2,000,000 capital and offered two shares for one dollar with a guaranteed minimum 12 percent annual interest.
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Seattle
Wash
Wallace H. Hopkins
Chicago
Post Office
Hopkins
Hopkins Company of
Consolidated Insurance Company
Wisconsin
Missouri
Ridder Denies Berlin Ambassadorship Promise
Ridder, treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, rejects rumors that he was promised the Berlin ambassadorship by Bryan. He says no promises were made, he supports Bryan for the right reasons, and he has no intention of leaving the United States or seeking office.
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Berlin
Herman Ridder
Democratic’ National Committee
Bryan
Ridder
Lincoln
Denver
Chafin and Watkins Speak to Large Boston Common Audience
Prohibition candidates Eugene W. Chafin and Aaron Watkins addressed rallies in Boston with Chafin arguing no true Republican or Democratic party exists, calling the race Bryan Roosevelt dominated and praising Taft for executive ability but criticizing his ideas.
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Boston
Eugene W. Chafin
Illinois
Aaron
Watkins
Ohio
Prohibition
Boston Common
Chafin
Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Studebaker YMCA Building Dedicated in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana on October 25 a YMCA building funded by Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company at 250000 dollars was dedicated. Col George M Studebaker gave the presenting address transferring ownership with no restrictions. Vice President Fairbanks delivered the principal address praising the Studebaker family and their sons for the gift.
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South Bend
Ind
Young Men’s Christian Association
Studebaker Brothers’ Manufacturing Company
George M. Studebaker
Fairbanks
Studebaker Brothers
Red Cross Sells Christmas Stamp For Charity
The National Red Cross issues a non postages stamp designed by Howard Pyle to fund fight against consumption. The sheet and small book formats carry the message Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and will be sold to raise funds.
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Red Cross
National Red Cross
Howard Pyle
Joke Lover Harrison Declines Board Presidency
School Commissioner Robert L Harrison, humorist on the Board of Education, joked he would rather keep his joke than accept the presidency. A son of Gessner Harrison he taught, then practiced law, and influenced debates including support for Dr. Andrew Edson. He refused the crown, preferring wit to office.
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Board of Education
Robert L. Harrrison
Harrison
Gessner Harrison
University of Virginia
Orer
Mr. Harison
Bronx
Dr. Edson
Edson
Winthrop
Major Sherman Antitrust Suits Target Standard Oil and Powder Trust
Large government antitrust actions against Standard Oil and the Powder Trust proceed this week at the Custom House. Key witnesses include railroad men as trials continue in Wilmington and St Louis. decisions will shape the enforcement of the Sherman act and the fate of major rivals in monopolistic trade.
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Standard Oil Company
So-Calle Powder Trust
Powder Trust
Custom House
William H.eared
Eee
Powde Trust
Wilmington
Del
Standard Oil
Eighth Circuit
United States Circuit Court
Frank B. Kellogg
St. Louis
Mr. Kellogg
Moritz. Rosenthal
Chicago
Municipal Traction Peril Threatens Cleveland Transit
Attorneys seek a receiver for the Municipal Traction Company unless a nearly $3 060 bill owed to Ingersoll Ran is paid. A receivership would end the three cent fare and jeopardize mayoral plans after a referendum defeat. If appointed, Cleveland Railway would gain control, terminating the lease and affecting stockholders nationwide who trusted the company to redeem Cleveland Railway stock at cost with interest.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Ohio
Taylor
Unit States Court
Municipal Traction Company
Ingersoll-Ran
Brin
Tom L. Johnson
Alon
Clevelan Railway Company
Celerland Railway Company
Cleveland Railway Stoc
Electro
Cleveland Railway Company
Municipal
Cleveland Railway
Bowdoin President Denounces Maine Laws in Chapel
In Kings Chapel Brunswick Mo October 25 President William De Witt Hyde of Bowdoin College denounced Maine corporation laws. He asserted the most prevalent vice of the American people is wanting something for nothing and called Maine's laws a disease, likening them to Oklahoma or Nevada. He argued the state profits from revenues to organize corporations drafted to aid thieves.
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Brunswick
Kings Chapel
William de Witt Hyde
Bowdoin College
Maine
Oklahoma
Nevada
Missing Taxicab in Jersey Linked to Strike
Police report several red taxis from the New York Taxicab Company missing since the chauffeurs strike. Cab number 47 340 was struck by a train in Burlington New Jersey and then seen headed toward Philadelphia. Five men were involved as officials pursue recovery.
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New York
Philadelphia
Burlinston
N. J
Strect
Missouri Pacific writes off 12,000,000 in bond discounts
The Missouri Pacific's annual report shows large write offs of assets including $12 million in discounts on securities. The board reduced assets and adjusted profit by transferring losses to the income and surplus, offsetting long standing claims against subsidiaries and reflecting conservative treatment of discounts on bond issues.
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Missouri Pacific
Central Branch Railway
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
Iron Mountain
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Central Branch
Missouri
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