Mississippi Hens and Delta Plans Shape Weevil Era
A Mississippi crowd in Vicksburg heard J A Evans of the U S Department of Agriculture outline boll weevil history, habits and farmer protections as the pest prompts farming method changes in the delta. Also noted were church reports from Sardis, railroad upgrades near Jackson and Hattiesburg, and local legal and civic notices across the region.
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Vicksburg
J. A. Evans
United States Department of Agriculture
America
Delta
Great Cotton Convention in Memphis to Lift Prices
Harvie Jordan announces a Southern Cotton Association convention in Memphis November 10 to 12 seeking higher spot cotton prices. He expects 10,000 delegates from farmers bankers merchants and business interests to press for a price of 10 cents or more and urges Southern press cooperation.
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Atlanta
South
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Memphis
Mr. Jordan
Cotten
Remarkable Discovery Ties Typhoid Outbreak to Milk Carrier
Washington authorities report a major medical finding linking a West Washington typhoid outbreak to a dairy milkers carrier who had typhoid seventeen years earlier and still sheds bacilli. The investigation by Public Health and Marine Hospital Service notes this as one of the first large U.S. outbreaks traced to a milk carrier.
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Washington
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Georgetown
D. C
United States
Bryan Heads Last Lap On East Tour In Presidential Derby
Lincoln Nebraska Sunday marks the final eastern swing of Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan and his wife as they launch a grueling campaign stretch. Mrs Bryan joins him but her exact purpose is not disclosed amid expectations she may curb his health and diet habits during the arduous journey.
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Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
The Great Celebrity
Cairo reports preparations for President Roosevelt's 1909 visit to Khartoum and Egypt. The plan suggests entry through Mombassa, travel toward the Great Lakes by British rail, then a caravan to Khartoum and down the Nile, with possible alternate routes.
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Cairo
Egypt
Roosevelt
Khartoum
Africa
Mombassa
Great Lakes
Nile
Debs Illness Spurs Campaign Strain in Pittsburg
Socialist presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs grows sicker and weaker, remaining in bed while campaign events pass, then being helped to Bijou Theater engagements. His condition is not serious but alarms friends as he resumes speaking duties. In Marion County Ohio, thousands of acres of pasture and timber burn threatening Larne town, with cattle losses and firefighters striving to control the blaze.
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Pittsburg
Eugene V. Debs
United States
Debs
Marion
Marion County
Larne
Woman saved from an attack near Holdenville by a dog
Mrs John Wade wife of a farmer near Holdenville was attacked while returning from a cotton field with her five year old child. A dog intervened biting the assailant, a negro man, severely as the struggle followed. The husband was in the field at the time.
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Holdenville
Okla
John Wade
Establishing Own Sanity Brother of Lewis Stuyvesant Chander Charges Him With Conspiracy
In Savannah Georgia Frank Cox a fit man with two loves faced a deadly dilemma and chose suicide He left a note explaining he could not choose between Mamie of Ellabelle and Irene of Savannah and decided death was his only escape The note also referenced a conspiracy charge involving Lewis Stuyvesant Chander's brother
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Lewis Stuyvesant Chander
Savannah
Frank Cox
Cox
Mamie
Ellabelle
Cor
Irene
Fleets Meet Off Kiushiu Island In Wartime Encounter
The American battleship fleet briefly met the Japanese fleet off Kiushiu as both sides unaware of the others presence exchanged greetings by wireless. Admiral Sperry led the U S ships while Vice Admiral Minor Saito commanded Japanese forces and invited observation of maneuvers. The exchange ended as the American fleet continued its voyage.
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Tokio
Uncle Sam
Kiushi
Empire
Sperry
Minor Saito
Died for Love of Two in Virginia Suit Testimony
Charinesville Virginia reports the case of Amelie Rives Chanler and John Armstrong Hanlower against Thoas T Sharman of New York. Commissioner Peeth hears testimony about a satirical work cited as evidence in the dispute over authorship and legal ownership.
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Charinesville
John Armstrong
Hanlower
Hacker
Amelie Rives
Thoas T Sharman
New York
Bine Beard
Peeth
Et Chanler
Brazil abandons coffee valorization scheme after massive losses
New York reports Brazil has abandoned its valorization attempt to prop up coffee prices. Sao Paulo state spent about 75 million dollars and accumulated many bags of coffee after two years of market intervention. The scheme began six years ago when a huge crop drove New York prices to ten cents a pound.
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New York
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Girl Kills Her Father in Texas Tragedy
In Taylor, J W Griffith was shot and killed by his 16 year old daughter Bessie after he ordered her to the cotton field. Family members resisted and authorities report the girl fired two shots from close range, death occurring instantly. She is under arrest and described as nearly hysterical.
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Taylor, Tex
J. W. Griffith
Bessie
Griffith
Night Rider suits in Kentucky may settle out of court
In Paducah, Kentucky, defendants in night rider damage suits total 100 000 dollars filed by L A Baker Mary Scruggs and Nat Frizzell, all black, have approached plaintiffs' counsel for a compromise. Plaintiffs willing to settle out of court and trials unlikely. Suits docketed for the November term. There are seventy two defendants.
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Paducah
L. A. Baker
Mary Scruggs
Nat Frizzell
Battle of Guilford Courthouse Reenacted by Forces in 18th Century Style
A Greensboro crowd of about 25,000 watched a recreating action at Guib ford courthouse showing U S cavalry infantry state militia and a gatling gun. The 1751 era battle outcome remains disputed with both sides claiming victory.
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Greensboro
N. C
Haskell Prepares Suit Against Hearst
Kansas City scene as Oklahoma Governor Haskell meets attorneys to discuss a libel suit he intends to file against William Randolph Hearst citing alleged defaming coverage and seeking legal action.
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Haskell
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Wiliam Randolph Hearst
Republican platform versus editorial misrepresentation debate
Mr Aryan objects to the Omaha World-Herald editorial that reprinted the Ree attacks on the Republican platform. He insists Rosewater misattributed his words to the platform and calls for an apology, arguing the language originated with the platform, not his speech. The piece notes reactions and hints at broader campaign rhetoric and a Des Moines death near the story’s end.
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Aryan
Omaha World-Her- Aid
Omaha Ree
Rosewater
The
Ree
Republican Natonal Committee
Republican Bureau of Publicity
Taft
Bryan
Mander
Omaha Bee
Taft and Bryan clash over campaign funding and public disclosure
The text rails at Taft and Roosevelt over secret campaign funds and the protected interests backing the Republicans. It questions why contributors are hidden and warns that voters may reconsider supporting the ticket after learning the fund sources.
Republicans Contend on Cannons and the House Fight
The piece argues Republicans anxious to defeat Mr. Cannon should seek a Democratic majority, noting some GOP candidates pledge to oppose Cannon in caucus and in the House. It mentions Mr. Bryan seeking justice from the so called square deal champion and references Tyner, and Henry Waterson’s vindication over a Cleveland letter.
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Cannon
Cannons
Congress
House
Bryan
Haskell
James EK. Tyner
Republican Tariff Plank Analyzed By Omaha Papers
The Omaha Bee and Omaha World-Herald debate Bryan’s tariff stance with a Denver platform plank cited as the model. Both papers critique the simplicity of protectionism arguing it invites constant wrangling over costs and profits.
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Omaha World
the World-Herald
Taft Standard Os Judge Debate Echoes Across Nation
Springfield Maass Republican reports Sen Foraker defended by presenting a weapon in his defense as Democrats warn of danger if Bryan nominates to the Supreme Court Gov Hughes cited the Youngstown speech stressing whether Taft advised placing a Stanford attorney onto the federal bench If so Bryan can travel the nation claiming judicial appointees will not be standard of attorneys
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Senator Foraker
Prias
Tat
Mr. Bryan
Gov. Hughes
Youngstown
Arran
Foraker
Taft
Stanford
Eiryan
Springfield
Maas
Bryan Endorses Tribune Critique On Arthur Campaign Role
On October 2 Mr. Bryan stated criticism of the president as a matter of public service, noting an October 25 1882 New York Tribune editorial that rebuked President Arthur for aiding a party ticket. He says the piece aligns with his view that the president should serve the whole country, not manage elections.
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Bryan
New York Tribune
Arthur
Democratic sentiment rising nationwide says Mr Bryan
In Fairview Lincoln on October 2 Mr Bryan reported from party workers that Democratic support is growing across the United States. He stated reports show the trend favors Democratic candidates both in the popular vote and in the electoral college.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
United States
Taft Lithographs Targeted by Lincoln Democrats
Lincoln Democrats urged removal of lithographs of William H. Taft and residence windows observed in Lincoln. A telegram from Lincoln asked for action to be taken, citing political tensions in Nebraska on September 29.
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Associated Press
Chs
Untitled remark on Mr Bryan and Mr Velt controversy
A fragment discusses Mr Bryan and Mr Velt, noting the remark may be an attack on Mr Bryan and questioning when Mr Velt turned against controversy. The tone hints at editorial skepticism about heated political rhetoric.
Coercive Employers to Be Prosecuted in Election
The Democratic National Committee pledges vigorous action against employers who coerce workers to vote for Taft. A 4000 fund is set to punish such tactics, with Judge Wade to oversee prosecutions. Reports highlight summaries of Taft remarks and labor views amid campaign tensions.
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Democratic National Committee
Wade Salt
Anese Netbery Plain
Sim
Kran
Nagel Named As Record Attorney For Standard Oil Link
Documents in the DNC posession reveal Charles Nagel as attorney of record for the Standard Oil Company while in charge of Chicago headquarters of the Republican national committee in the absence of Chairman Hitchcock. Nagel, Missouri member of the Republican committee, was to accompany Taft on a Missouri trip and once served as a special attorney in Indian land cases linked to oil interests. He reportedly mocked Missouri Attorney General Hadley during a Supreme Court argument on the standard oil monopoly.
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Democratic National Committee
Charles Nacel
Chicago
Reputricas National Committee
Unbroek
Standard O Company
Western
Hitchcock
Chiemeo
Nawel
Missouri
Republican National Committee
Hayward
Nagel
Taft
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
Interior
Standard Oil Company
Hadley
Pat Nagel
Taft's Chicago remarks cite dead witnesses in debate
In Chicago Taft faced a question about the Toledo and Ann Arbor injunction and the late P. M. Arthur. Taft said Arthur denounced it until reading the decision, then changed his view, illustrating how speakers invoke dead witnesses in political argument.
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Chicago
Taft
Orchestra Hall
Toledo
Ann Arbor
P. M. Arthur
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Arhad
Republican Plan of Regulating the Trusts
Taft in the west argues the Republican plan of regulation is the proper remedy. He notes 12 years of regulation produced 127 new trusts under McKinley and Roosevelt and challenges why trusts multiply and practice extortion under the policy.
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West
Taft
Aryan
McKinley
Roogevelt
Editorial Denounces Taft Decision in Brotherhood Paper
The deceased editor of the Journal of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers denies Judge Taft’s ruling, insisting the decision betrays Republican institutions. The editorial, appearing long after Taft’s decision, calls for repudiation by all liberty-loving men.
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Arthur
Taft
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Journal of the Brotherhood
Plain Speech Rally Prompts GOP Fire in Munroeville
A crowd in Munroeville packed a campaign meeting where speaker Joe Cannon’s position drew sharp contrast with Taft and Sherman. Local figures including Tom Harkins and Ware Tare stirred the audience with critiques of Republican leadership and calls to vote for reform.
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Man of the
Joe Cannon
Monrvev
Democrata
Losten
Munroeville
Ervern Huttret
Zed Rumford
Tom Harkins
Loby
Pempeniea
Mabel
Thie Burg
Ware & Taree Dry Goods
Joe
Senator Sonielaw Iieh
Teddy
Taft
Wall Street
Cannon
Astrich
Rockefeller
Harriman
Cansen
Ordes
Shermans
Sherman
Extravagance a Long A Change Needed in Down to an Adm
A dramatic shift is urged in the governing style of administration as reformers call for decisive change. Officials face criticism over expenditure and project priorities while residents demand accountability and clearer leadership.
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