Taft Campaign Stop In Syracuse Amid Bryan Clash
In Syracuse Taft drew a large Republican rally with a torch parade and a four thousand audience at the Alhambra Turn Hall. He praised Governor Hughes and argued for protective labor policies while contrasting the GOP with Bryan and the Democratic ticket.
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fEy
the Tribune
Syracuse
N. Y
Taft
Bryan
Teft
Alhambra
Turn Hall
New York
Mr. Taft
Driscoll
Hughes
West
lIsbor
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Brian
Lyons
Lyons At $2 This Morning. Mr. Taft
GAIN IN NEXT HOUSE PREDICTED BY LOUDENSLAGER
Representative Henry C. Loudenslager of New Jersey, secretary of the Republican National Congressional Committee, estimates the next House will have 227 Republicans and 164 Democrats based on letters and interviews from observers nationwide. He argues the Republican gain will exceed any losses and cites unusual campaign conditions as a factor.
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New York
James S. Sherman
Henry C. Loudenslager
New Jersey
Republican National Congressional Committee
House of Representatives
Loudensinger
Loudenslager
Republican Congressional Committee
Odds Lengthen Again in Taft Hughes Betting Action
The financial district saw Taft and Hughes odds lengthen with Taft offered at 10 to 4 and 1 on. Hughes around 1 to 7. Bets included 10 to 1 on Taft at the Cotton Exchange and $5,000 on Taft at 5 to 1 at the Stock Exchange. Hughes wagers totaled about $30,000 with several pairings. Broker commissions rose to 2 percent as anti-betting law fears deter bets.
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Hughes
Financial District
Cotton Exchange
Stock Exchange House
Chanier
Stock Exchange
Brian
Madison Square Garden
Bryan
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Johnson favorite in Minnesota
telegraph dispatch from St. Paul reports fifty thousand dollars wagered on Governor Johnson's re election in Minnesota with multiple bets against the Republican candidate. A hundred thousand dollars is posted predicting Johnson as next governor and Taft failing to win by a thousand over Bryan. Roosevelt carried the state by 176000.
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Rntune
St. Paul
Johnson
Minnesota
Taft
Bryan
Roosevelt
Odds on Taft in Denver
Telegraphed from Denver on October 2 with Taft expected to win New York by about 60 000 votes, though few bets exist. Backers offer 4 to 1 on Taft with little demand, and Bryan is favored by even money to carry Colorado. Indiana for Taft at 1 to finds no takers.
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the Tribune
Denver
Taft
New York
Bryan
Colorado
Indiana
J P Caddagan Dies After Illness at Hoffman House
John P. Caddagan longtime hotel manager died at his Hoffman House suite at 19:40 from cirrhosis. Born Springfield Mass he rose from Broadway Central Hotel clerk to managing roles in drama circles. He staffed Dion Boucicault tours and later led the Union Hotel in Saratoga before returning to New York. He leaves a stepmother and two sisters Anna and Margaret. He belonged to Manhattan Catholic and golf clubs.
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John P. Caddagan
Hoffman House
Mr. Caddagan
Springfield
Mass
Broadway Central Hotel
Edwin Booth
Charlotte Cushman
Dion Boucicault
Union Hotel
Saratoga
North Carolina
New York
Caddagan
Anna
Margaret Caddagan
Manhattan Club
Catholic Club
Oakland and
Kanoaks
Deer caught using oyster dredge on Great South Bay
Sayville Long Island October 28 deer hunting with an oyster dredge is the newest sport on the Great South Bay. A full grown buck was captured by oyster dredgers who found him swimming and hauled him aboard near Great Hiver. The Beebe brothers dredge sped the deer ashore at the George Taylor Reserve near Great River where the creature scampered into the forest.
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Sayville
Long Island
Great South Bay
Great Hiver
Beebe
George Taylor
Great River
Tragedy in Worcester Ends in Murder Suicide
Louis Minell finds his nineteen year old wife and their year old child dead with throats cut in bed. The woman killed the child then took her own life with a razor citing inability to be a housekeeper. A letter to her husband explains the motive.
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Worcester
Mass
Louis Minell
Minoli
Silent Fight Over Blackwell’s Island Bridge Defects
Ominous quiet surrounds New York officials after Tribune reports claim a five month expert investigation found serious defects in the Blackwell's Island Bridge. City officials delay opening ceremonies and debate reconstruction as Burr and Boler & Hodge reports await release.
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Tribune
Board of Estimate
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Queensboro
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Park Row
New York
Borough of
Queens
McClellan
East River
Manhattan
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W. H. Burr
Columbia University
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Ingersoll
Blackwell's Island Bridge
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Mr. Ingersoll
The
Messrs
Sailors steal luggage on Adriatic valued at thousands
On the Adriatic voyage four sailors robbed passengers by tearing open trunks and bags. A diamond brooch worth 3500 dollars, rubies, furs and a necklace were recovered from a canvas bag secreted in the sailors quarters. Suspects Harry Caven dish, William Chalk, James Kelly and William Henry confessed and led police to more loot. Captain Blagrave plans to prosecute. Total stolen value possibly near 10000 dollars.
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David Nisbett
Herbert B. Blagrave
Blagrave
Harry Cavendish
William Chalk
James Kelly
William Henry
Davis
Gregg
Wheeler
Fellows Davis
Clara T. Gregg
George B. Wheeler
Manhattan
New York City
Mexico
Bryan denounces Taft as parade hype blinds the poor
In Rome New York on Oct 29 William Jennings Bryan criticized Taft and Republican funds for a New York parade while noting homelessness in cities. He urged using campaign money for lodging and denounced a looming panic. An advertisement for Great Bear Spring Water follows.
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N. Y
New York City
New York
Broadway
Republican Party
Party
William J. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Sports a disease in high school athletics says official
Chicago official President C. Schneider of the Board of Education condemns football basketball and American sports as a national disease. He cites criticism from Superintendent Cooley over high school physical culture. He argues the system teaches superiority and exaltation from beating rivals.
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the Tribune
Chicago
C. Schneider
Chicago Board of Education
Cooley
Mr. Schneider
Two Hundred Arrested in Dual East Side Poolroom Raids
Police raided two East Side basements fitted as social clubs, seizing cards gambling paraphernalia and a roulette wheel. About two hundred men were charged with aiding gambling and to be arraigned in Yorkville Court. another later raid found a well equipped empty poolroom on 14th street. A former police sergeant was among those arrested.
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Bugher
Captain Shaw
Ith Street
Burfeind
7Th Street
Second Avenue
Rugher
Yorkville Court
Mulberry Street
Elizabeth Street
Mercer Street
Macdougal Street
14Th Street
Third Avenue
Millionaire Bosman Must Rid Himself Of One Wife
Immigration officials in Washington ordered a temporary division in the Bosman family. Robert Hu Tung Bosman, a Hong Kong millionaire barred for polygamy and having two wives, may stay with one wife while the other is deported. Mrs Clara Bosman and four children will remain with him, as he receives treatment at the German Hospital for nervous disorders.
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San Francisco
Washington
Robert Hu Tung Bosman
Hong Kong
United States
Bosman
Clara Bosman
State Federation funds scholarship for domestic science
The State Federation of Pennsylvania Women approved a $15 000 fund to support a scholarship at Pennsylvania State College in domestic science. Titusville delegate Mrs Anna Tillinghast spoke on the moral and spiritual impact of endless cleaning and scrubbing on the soul. An election night advertisement for Haan’s Restaurant on Park Row concludes the item.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
State Federation of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State College
Anna
Move to oust sultan dethrones third son ruler
Paris dispatch from Smyrna says the Young Turks plan to dethrone the sultan. They believe he hides a secret understanding with Foreign Minister Tewfik Pacha and will replace him by his third son. Salonica troops will be sent to overawe the Albanian guard and fanatical reactionists.
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Tewfik Pacha
Salonica
Snow covers southwestern Virginia mountains in early season storm
Snow blanketed the mountains of southwestern Virginia tonight, with five inches on the ground. Roanoke reported the first snowfall of the season as the storm stretched westward, bringing continued wintry conditions and snow falling all day in the western areas.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Mrs William Astor III Critically Ill at Fifth Avenue Home
Mrs William Astor III, long in frail health at No 842 Fifth Avenue, was reported critically ill last night. Immediate family were summoned to her bedside as Dr Austin Flint noted a recurrence of an old heart trouble about four weeks prior. she remains resting quietly despite several attacks. Mrs Astor is nearly eighty-eight years old.
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Willam Astor
Fifth Avenue
J. Laurens van Alen
Austin Flint
Big Telephone Merger Nears Completion Across Region
The merger of twelve telephone firms from New York to Kansas City and south to the Gulf is nearing completion with a target capitalization of 200 million dollars. Long distance service will link New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio towns. Bart C. Hubbell of Interocean Telephone and Telegraph says the project is advancing, begun by major holders, and will involve more than twenty thousand miles of poles and wires.
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Tribune
Cleveland
New York
Kansas City
Gulf
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Bart C. Hubbell
Interocean Telephone and Telegraph Company
Buffalo
CELLULOID FIRE FATAL AT NYC BUILDING
Two men died and a third was badly burned when a match dropped in a barrel of celluloid at 164 Duane Street. David Mahoney of Brooklyn and Henry Jones of Manhattan died while fleeing the cellar fire. William Settgast of Brooklyn was burned on face and body. All were employees of Stillman & Engle, celluloid novelties makers. A boarded doorway hampered firefighters.
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Duane Street
David Mahoney
Manhasset Place
Brooklyn
Henry Jones
East 26Th Street
William Settgast
North Henry Street
Stillman & Engle
Mahoney
Jones
Gold Fields in Congo Report Rich Deposits Found
Brussels reports from R D Mohun, leader of the American Congo expedition, claim rich deposits of gold, tin and copper in the Manyema district. The Congo Free State Manyema lies east of the centre between the Congo River and Lake Tanganyika, south of Stanley Falls. Copper supplies also near Lake Tanganyika. Katanga hosts major copper deposits in the southeast.
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Taft Hughes campaign swing across central New York
Taft campaigns in central New York urging Hughes re election with a Syracuse rally. Hughes wraps a busy day after speaking in Oswego Fulton Batavia and Dunkirk. Sherman criticizes Bryan on foreign trade. Cortelyou attacks Bryan fiscal policy in Murray Hill. Loudenslager forecasts larger Republican House. Bryan tours Cohoes Utica Oneida Rome and Syracuse. Chanler makes eleven speeches in Plattsburg Ogdensburg area. Mack doubts a Democratic NY win.
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Mr. Taft
New York
Hughes
Syracuse
Hitchcock
Taft
Sherman
Cortelyou
Murray Hill Lyceum
Bryan
Governor Hughes Campaign Drives Through Upstate New York
Governor Hughes tours Oswego Genesee and Chautauqua counties delivering energetic speeches to large crowds in Oswego Fredonia and Jamestown. He defends his record on rail and public service reforms citing the Fourth Avenue subway hold up and pledges to continue labor and business protections while stressing fiscal prudence and honest enterprise.
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Tribune
Dunkirk
New York City
Hughes
Oswego
Genesee
Chautauqua
Syracuse
Fredonia
Chanler
Public Service Commissions
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Justice Hooker
Chautauqua County
Jamestown
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