Hearst Attacks Haskell and Others at Independence League
Hearst at the Cooper Union state convention linked Governor Haskell of Oklahoma to broader political entanglements. He highlighted letters between J. L. McLaurin and Archbold of Standard Oil, showing efforts to secure support to defeat Tillman. McLaurin and Sibbey figures are cited in disclosures of corporate ties to national politics.
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William Randolp Hearst
Independence League
Cooper Union
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahomia
Hearst
J. L. McLaurin
South Carolina
Joseph C. Sibjey
McLaurin
John D. Archbold
Hearst Speech Attacks Parties as Independent Voters Rally
The article details letters linking Sibley and Archbold to possible oil-backed loans for a Republican senator and notes Hearst addressing a large audience on the need for a new independent party. He criticizes Hughes Chanler and corp orate interference, previews GOP and Democratic flaws, and signals further reform and continued coverage.
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Mr. Hearst
Hearst
Independence Party
Hughes
Chanler
Murphy
Charley Murphy
Mr. Haskell
Bryan Calls Haskell in Chicago Amid Charges
Guthrie Oklahoma September 24 Governor Charles N Haskell treasurer of the Democratic National Committee leaves for Chicago with State Treasurer J A Menefee to discuss charges raised by President Roosevelt and William R Hearst. He plans to tour Indiana and Ohio starting October 3 and will reply to Hearst with a partisan critique. Chicago September 24 W J Bryan and Haskell both to be in Chicago Saturday morning per national headquarters though no official meeting confirmed.
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Guthrie
Okla
Charles N. Haskell
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
J. A. Menefee
National Committee
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
William R. Hearst
Haskell
Oklahoma
Indiana
Ohio
Independence Party
Oklahoma Constitution
W. J. Bryan
Hitchcock
Executive Committee
Hitencock
Bryan
Republican Party
Ardmor Morning Democrat editor accuses Bryan of ignoring charges
L T Russell of Ardmore Morning Democrat, in Kansas City, releases a letter to William J Bryan claiming he previously presented Bryan with ten pages of charges against Governor Haskell. Russell says Bryan refused to read them and asserts Hearst’s current accusations mirror those he authored previously.
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Kansas City
L. T. Russell
Ardmore
Okla
William J. Bryan
William R. Hearst
Haskell
Standard Oil Company
Bryan
Rockefeller's Auto Skids Into Telegraph Pole Narrowly Misses Injury
John D. Rockefeller narrowly escaped serious harm when his automobile skidded on a slippery pavement, striking a telegraph pole and demolishing tail lights. He and a companion were unharmed as a patrolman halted the party and Rockefeller gave an explanation, filed at the 13th precinct.
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the Tribune
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Train crash near Duncan Claims two lives in DC derailment
A southbound Southern Railway train running from Charlotte to Toccoa derailed after hitting an open switch near Duncan DC. The engine baggage car and a coach overturned. The engineer and fireman were killed. Three passengers and the baggage master were injured.
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Atlanta
Southern Railway
Duncan
D. C
Charlotte
N. C
Toccoa
Simmons Wins 24th District GOP Nomination for Congress
In Lockport at the 24th District convention James M. Simmons of Niagara Falls was nominated to succeed Peter A. Porter. Simmons carried Niagara Genesee and Livingston counties while Porter carried Orleans and Wyoming. Speaker Wadsworth endorsed harmony. no mention of Governor Hughes. Otto Kelsey from Livingston noted. Sanders the Revenue Collector boom faded.
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Tribune
Lockport
James &. Simmons
Niagara Falls
Congress
Peter A. Porter
Simmons
Niagara
Genesee
Livingston
Porter
Orleans
Wyoming
Stevens
Thomas A. Bussey
Parry, N
Wadsworth
George Whitehead
Hughes
Otto Kelsey
Sanders
Ten Eyck Arrested for Grand Larceny in Salem Case
James A. Ten Eyck Jr of Syracuse University eight oared crew fame was arrested on a Salem police warrant charging grand larceny. The claim states he swindled Stephen Gauss out of 1080 after gambling in a poolroom on August 11, with Gauss ending up owing 1400. Gauss, once bank employed, is currently unemployed.
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Syracuse
James A. Ten Eyck, Jr
Syracuse University
Hudson
Salem
Mass
James A. Ten Fyck, Jr
Stephen Gauss
Gauss
Ten Eyck
Thousand Fall With Bleachers At Roanoke Ground
Twenty five people were injured when a stand collapsed at Roanoke fair grounds. More than a thousand spectators were present, with many suffering sprains cuts and bruises. The seriously hurt included Mrs. Ida Meadows of Johnson City Tennessee and Mrs. John Beard of Roanoke.
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Roanoke
Ida Meadows
Johnson City
Tenn
M. Dickerson
John Beard
Canadian Pacific targets Chicago via Soo line takeover
Dispatches from Montreal indicate Canadian Pacific plans to acquire the Chicago Great Western through its Soo line subsidiary. Negotiations, led by T G Shaughnessy and other CP officials, aim to seal the deal soon, linking CP to Chicago and onward to Omaha and Kansas City. The arrangement would enable CP to set its own terms and potentially lower through rates, while Wisconsin Central's sale to CP is also anticipated to expand CP’s influence in the American Northwest.
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Montreal
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
Canadian Pacific
Maple Leaf
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Minneapolis, St. Paul
T. G. Shaughnessy
Road
St. Paul
Chicago Great Western
Soo Line
Chicago
Omaha
Kansas City
Chicago, Great Western
Minneapolis
Duluth
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Company
Portal
Dominion of Canada
Northwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wisconsin Central Railway Company
American Northwest
Gompers Faces Bribery Charge in Labor Probe
Samuel Gompers testifies in contempt hearings that alleged agents of W J Van Cleave offered to bribe him to betray the federation. He recounts shadowing by detectives and Brandenburg’s 1907 proposals, while Van Cleave denies any bribery or undercover actions and asserts Gompers is misrepresenting events.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mitchell
Morrison
Federation
W. J. van Cleave
National Association of Manufacturers
Organized Labor
Gompers
Taft
Justice Gould
Broughton Brandenburg
New York
van Cleave
Brandenburg
Duncan
Huber
Federation of Labor
James W. van Cleave
Daniel Davenport
James M. Baker
Bucks Stove and Range Company
St. Louis
Texas Stockman Shot Dead Near Johnson City
Frank Bud Moore prominent stockman and former banker dies at his Miller's Creek ranch near Johnson City after a rifle shot to the heart at 2 pm. Will Jackson surrendered and is in custody. the two men had an earlier altercation. Jackson is the son of a Blanco County former sheriff. Moore had banking ties in Llano.
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Tribune
Marble Falls
Tex
Frank
Bud
Moore
Miller’s Creek
Johnson City
Will Jackson
Jackson
Blanco County
Llano
Boy Football Player's Spine Broken in Practice
Waterbury Conn Sept 4 Edward Balthazar sixteen stepson of Joseph Mertir fell during high school football practice his head struck hard enough doctors say his spine is broken and he cannot live He was a junior and played last year as half back Haan's Restaurant Park Row Bidg Advt
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Tribune
Waterbury. Conn
Edward Balthazar
Joseph Mertir
Taft Praises Chicago Campaign Efforts and Finances
Judge Taft visited the Western national headquarters in Chicago and praised the campaign preparations, noting strong organization yet worrying over scarce funds. He credited Hitchcock and the staff for advanced planning and predicted vigorous efforts from now to November 3, hoping for improved financial support to sustain speaking tours and literature distribution.
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Tribune
Milwaukee
Taft
Western National
Chicago
Hitchcock
Roosevelt
National Organization
Orchestra Hall
Taft Campaign Tide Shifts as Republicans Rally
William L. Ward says Taft supporters gain momentum across key states Illinois and Wisconsin. Roosevelt attacks energize opponents while Hitchcock steers committee to keep Democrats on the defense. The Taft national committee rejects corporate campaign gifts and urges business backing, reporting a growing willingness to fund the ticket as the campaign heats up. Great Bear Spring Water advertisement.
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National Committee
Bryan
Hitchcock
Ward
Hitchcok
Executive Committee
Taft
Blaine Elkins Sued for Breach of Promise
Miss Louise Lonsdale, actress, sues Blaine Elkins son of Senator S B Elkins in Philippi W Va court for 100000 damages alleging breach of promise. She met Elkins in New York two years ago and claims a wedding was planned but called off. Elkins, wealthy and involved in leading state enterprises, made no statement.
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Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
United States
Philippi
Louise Lonsdale
Blaine Elkins
S. B. Elkins
Elkins
Mr. Elkins
Plot Against Alfonso Foiled In France
Police arrest several anarchists and others for a plot to assassinate King Alfonso of Spain as he traveled through Biarritz on his way to Paris this past Saturday, exposing a broader conspiracy.
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Pau
France
Alfonso of
Spain
Biarritz
Paris
Burr Rejected for Voting Against Racing Measures
Senator Carli S. Burr of Commack Suffolk County Long Island failed to win renomination as his party rejected him after voting against Governor Hughes racing measures. Assemblyman Orlando Hubbs of Central Islip was named Republican nominee to succeed Burr. Burr defended his vote saying he acted on conscience and moral beliefs as a horseman trainer and judge.
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Hughes
Carli S. Burr
Commack
Suffolk County
Long Island
Orlando Hubbs
Central Islip
Riverhead
Burr
Senator Burr
Dryden Accident Shakes Senator and Family Near Newark
Former U S Senator John F Dryden and his wife and daughter were shaken in a crash when a car owned by former Judge Louis Hood struck their vehicle near Newark. The Drydens, enroute to Bernardsville, suffered no serious injuries, though Mrs Dryden was attended by doctors and the party continued their trip. The Hood car carried a chauffeur and two women who were hurled from the vehicle but quickly disappeared. no further injuries were reported for the Dryden party.
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John F. Dryden
United States
New Jersey
Prudential Insurance Company
Antony R. Kuser
Dryden
Louis Hood
Newark
Drydens
Bernardsville
Hazing at Fort Benjamin Harrison Endangers Soldier
Indianapolis reports Frederick Bartel a private in Company H of the 34th Regiment may die after hazing. He lies unconscious in the Fort Benjamin Harrison hospital with a skull and cross bones burned on his chest. Torches and gasoline caused his clothes to burn during an attack. Brigadier General Bates orders an investigation.
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Tribune
Indianapolis
Frederick Bartel
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Army Post
Bartel
Bates
Horns for hunting in Africa for Roosevelt expedition
New Orleans telegraph reports local hunters plan two hundred cattle horns from Morgan City La. for President Roosevelt’s African expedition. Supposed use is for ornamented powder and ammunition horns, not for dogs.
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The
Tribune
New Orleans
President Roosevelt
Africa
Wallace Ditch
Morgan City
Washington
Taft Bryan and Hearst Impersonators Cause Hotel Riot
In Pittsburg on Sept 24 three actors disguised as Taft Bryan and Hearst entered the Hotel Lincoln, drawing a crowd of several hundred. The trio were hurried to an upper parlor where they spoke in earnest, the prank nearly triggering a riot before managers revealed it was a joke.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
William Johnston
Edward R. Brooks
Corney Burton
Lincoln
William H. Taft
Johnston
Brooks
William J. Bryan
Burton
William Randolph Hearst
Call for Liberal Party Assembly in Chattanooga
Atlanta reports a call for delegates from all states to gather in Chattanooga in October to nominate presidential tickets for a new Liberal party. The movement cites goals of separating church and state, removing church from politics, and enfranchising women voters. a West Point full dress inspection and a day line excursion advertisement are also noted.
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Atlanta
Liberal Party
Chattanooga
West Point
Taft Renews Tariff Pledge at Wisconsin Rally
Judge Taft toured Wisconsin delivering a tariff reform pledge. He spoke in Beloit and Milwaukee to about six thousand, urging a special congressional session after March 4 to push a genuine tariff revision. Taft defended protection for manufacturers while aiding consumer interests, and lauded Wisconsin leaders amid a heatwave as crowds cheered his remarks.
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Milwaukee
Taft
Wisconsin
Beloit
Chicago
Clinton
Iowa
Congress
la Follette
Boutell
Bryan
Republican Party
United States
Wis
Judge Taft
Cooper
Illinois
Janesville
Evansville
Joh Wesley Hill
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
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Tillman
F. L. Eldredge
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Mr Hearst
Coney Island
Blow
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Charlie Murphy
Mr. Chanier
Foraker
Baileys
Kern
Mack
Mr. Kern
Steel Trust
Clarence J. Shearn
Pach Bros
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Stroke
Haan
Park Row
Bidg
MR. Taft
Republican National
William L. Ward
Port Chester
West
East
Great Bear
Alfonso
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Madison
State University
National Farmers’ Congress
Mises
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Panama
William Howard Taft
University of Wisconsin
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