Taft Visit Draws Sparse Crowd in Local City
President candidate William Howard Taft spoke to about 2,000 people in the city, far fewer than the 10 000 to 20 000 expected. Earlham students provided the only notable cheers as Taft, weighing 350 pounds, delivered a plain talk with a strained voice amid Secret Service security and a modest turnout. He acknowledged a faint applause and waved farewell from the train after addressing tariff and economic issues and criticizing William Jennings Bryan.
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Philippines
William H. Taft
Earlham
Taft
Secret Service
Tenth
E Street
William Dudley Foulke
Theodore Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Campaign Trail Notes From Taft Speech In Transit
The special train moved toward Ft. Wayne as Taft spoke at multiple stops en route. He closed his Western campaign yesterday and plans most remaining time in the East, mainly in New York state.
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Ft. Wayne
Taft
New York State
Taft Campaign Tour Across Indiana Ends in Gary
Taft finished a state tour from Indianapolis to Gary with 15 towns visited including Greenfield Richmond Winchester Portland Decatur Fort Wayne and South Bend. Harry B New and James P Goodrich accompanied him as he urged farmers and business leaders with speeches stressing election consequences on prosperity and contracts tied to Republican victory.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Taft
Gary
Harry
James P. Goodrich
Greenfield
Richmond
Winchester
Portland
Decatur
Fort Wayne
Columbia City
Warsaw
Goshen
Elkhart
South Bend
Laporte
Michigan City
Hammond
No Complaint on Taft Pickpocket Incident in Marion
Superintendent of Police Bailey reports that during the Taft special in Marion Indiana pickpockets operated and netted hundreds of dollars though no local reports were filed. Officers monitored the crowd and saw no suspicious pockets or activity while recalling the prior case of "Crooked Neck" Smith two years ago in Richmond.
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Bailey
Marion
Ind
Richmond
Earlham Brvcan Club Yells For Taft In Morning Crowd
Editor notes Earlham Brvcan Club joined in yell for Taft at morning gathering. Members say the display aimed to swell support for Earlham and to show sympathy for opponents in an attempt to stir enthusiasm, though some details remain unclear.
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Earlham Brvcan
Taft
Earlham
STATE OFFICER COMING TO Pythian Sisters EVENT
Local colored Pythian Sisters prepare to entertain Miss Sarah Dingey Grand Worthy Counsellor of the Indiana order at the lodge headquarters Tuesday evening. The high officer's visit will mark a celebration with sisters brothers and friends invited.
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Sarah Dingey
Indiana Order
Lodge
Order
Tax payments dominate quiet courthouse day
Only two offices, the auditor's and treasurer's, were busy as farmers visited Richmond to settle trade and pay semi annual state dues. Taxes unpaid after November 2 will be delinquent.
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Court House
Richmond
Consul General McFarland Shoots Self Aboard Train
Silas C. McFarland Iowa born editor turned consul general at large for Europe shot himself on a Hamburg Berlin train. He died on board and his body reached Ludwigslust chapel. Thackeray opened an investigation and von Bersen moved to oversee the deceased. McFarland, born 1859 in Mount Pleasant, had served in Nottingham and Reichenberg before becoming consul general at St. Gall in 1907 and at large in 1908. He married Marie Wiebeck in 1886.
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Silas C. McFarland
Iowa
Haimburg
Ludwigslust
McFarland
Washington
Bethlehem Hospital
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von Bersen
Europe
European
Russia
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Greece
Switzerland
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Mount Pleasant
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
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Deg Moines
Marie Wiebeck
Marshalltown
Times
Murder on a Texas Pacific Train Ends in Tragedy
Fabian Bouvey, 24, shot Professor Frederick S. Van Ingen and wounded his bride on a Texas & Pacific train bound for New Orleans near Alexandria. Bouvey, said to be calm in custody, had threatened to kill the husband if the bride wed another. The couple had married in Alexandria. Bouvey followed them to New Orleans, sat opposite them, and fired as the bride’s uncle restrained him. The Victim, 23, was a prominent Alexandria educator. Bouvey is held in Plaquemine awaiting further action.
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Fabian F. Bouvey
Frederick S. van Ingen
Texas & Pacific
New Orleans
Bouvey
van Ingen
Alexandria
Fred
Louisiana
Jed. van Ingen
Blanchard
James M. Rohrer
Iberville Parish
Baton Rouge
Vouvey
Inspector Fletcher Visits Richmond for Inspection
Postal Inspector TM Fletcher has been in the city for two days reviewing the local system and nearby towns. He checked the Whitewater office Friday with results not yet released but expected to be satisfactory.
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Fletcher
Whitewater
O. K
Mistaken Birth Dates Mark Cambridge City Marriage
William P Richardson and Mary Hebbeler married yesterday. They provided conflicting birth dates on their certificate, Hebbeler listing November 12, 1908 and Richardson June 2, 1908, a misunderstanding that could cause future trouble.
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William P. Richardson
Mary Hebbeler
Cambridge City
Republicans See Marshall Victory In Indiana Straw Vote
In New Castle Indiana on October 24 a straw poll of 138 votes shows Taft 73 Bryan 60 Debs 5 and no Prohibition or Independent ballots. For governor Marshall leads Watson 79 to 59 in the survey of Henry county residents from varied backgrounds, with four involved in saloons or brewing.
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New Castle
Ind
Henry County
Marshall
Taft
Bryan
Debs
Watson
Uncertain Y M C A Dedication Date Delays Speaker
Y M C A dedication hangs on contractor turnover from Caldwell and Drake with interior decorators at work. Expected completion in two to three weeks and another week for equipment details, aiming for the first week in December. Directors will select a speaker once a definite dedication date is announced.
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Caldwell and Drake
Foreclosure arguments on Colonial building case Monday
The People's Loan and Trust Company of Winchester vies to own the Colonial building or will E. M. Campfield, in receivership, keep it. Foreclosure of the mortgage, valued at $70,000 or more, will be argued Monday morning in court.
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People’s Loan and Trust Company of
Winchester
E. M. Campfield
Trust Company
Dayton man admits drinking before Friday arrest at Fifth and Main
Reymond Sullivan, a Dayton resident, told Judge Converse he had been drinking and should have been arrested after being stopped by Officer Lawler Friday night at Fifth and Main streets. He said he had spent nearly all his money, leaving 65 cents, and was fined $1 plus costs.
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Reymond Sullivan
Dayton
Converse
Lawler
Fifth and Mair Street
Busy week as Democrats plan three campaign meetings
The closing campaign week features three events. Senator Gear at Monday night meeting, Mr. Bryan on Saturday, and Rev. T H Kuhn closing his congressional campaign at the Coliseum on the following Saturday night.
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Mr. Bryan
T. H. Kuhn
Coliseum
Bryan Makes Addresses Across New York in Tour Stops
Colonel Bryan spoke to large crowds during a tour through New York's southern tier. Stops included Suffern Monroe Goshen Middletown Port Jervis Binghamton Callicoon Hancock Deposit Owego Waverly and Elmira. He attacked Taft and blamed the panic of 1893 on Republican over prosperity, urging voters to judge the issue.
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New York
William E Bryan
New York State
Suffern
Monroe
Goshen
Middletown
Port Jervis
Binghamton
Callicoon
Hancock
Deposit
Binghampton
Owego Ald Wave
Bryan Club Takes Stand On Voter Coercion in New Castle
The Bryan Club in New Castle Indiana with hundreds of members confronts an alleged local campaign committee effort to coerce voters. The group says it will monitor activity and support fair voting practices amid rising concerns.
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New Castle
Ind
Bryan Club
Wayne Township Board Declines Fire Loss Aid for School Books
The Wayne township advisory, at yesterday's meeting, chose not to appropriate funds to replace books lost in the Greenbriar school fire. Trustees reasoned the cost would be too small per pupil and pledged to rebuild the school as soon as possible.
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Potter
Greenbriar School
Get Out of Town Warning for John McNeal in City
Police ordered John McNeal to leave the city after he reported multiple robberies and assaults. He claimed being robbed of $4 or $5 in separate incidents and displayed erratic behavior near a colored restaurant on South Sixth Street, leading to a scuffle. His tale included alleged robberies on Main between Sixth and Seventh Streets and at a local alley, with injuries to his upper lip.
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John McNeal
Raton
Dayton
South Sixth Street
Main
Sixth
Sdb
Penitentiary Reform Fiasco Ends in Petit Larceny Arrest
Earl Huntington once pledged reform but was nabbed for petit larceny on the eve of change. His ally Frank Murray faces suspicion of aiding the act. The pair allegedly planned a reformatory sentence under second-conviction law. They were found in a barn with a stolen can of green paint and two headless chickens.
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Earl Huntington
Frank “Snooks’ Murray
Reformatory
Huntington
Murray
Frank Wilson
Daniel G. Reid
North Tenth Street
Wilson
New Phillips to Take Charge of Wrestling at Coliseum
November 9 marks the date when G. Murray, manager of the New Phillips, will assume control of wrestling contests at the Coliseum. He plans to feature two of the country’s best wrestlers as prospects.
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Murray
Phillips
John L Griffiths Hon. John Consul to Well
Fragmentary note mentions John L Griffiths with an honorary title and a consul designation connected to a location or entity named Well, suggesting a ceremonial or diplomatic role. The text is incomplete, leaving the exact role and context unclear.
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John. L
Court session suspended for Taft visit prompts vacation
The circuit court did not sit yesterday due to William H. Taft's visit. Two divorce cases Tangeman vs Tangeman and Carter vs Carter were to be tried, with a strong likelihood they will proceed next Saturday.
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William H. Taft
Tangeman
Carter
Republicans frightened as election looms in New York
Democratic leaders at headquarters claim the Republican national committee still circulates the Cleveland letter as a campaign document despite Brandenburg’s indictment. They accuse the party of sending "Cheep Up" news stories to 500 newspapers in the final week of the race.
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Mack
Democratic
Republican National Committee
Cleveland
Brandenburg
Republican National
Independent
Democratic estimates set electoral votes at 306
Urey Woodson of the DNC released a first electoral vote forecast listing Indiana Ohio New York West Virginia Delaware Nebraska Kansas Montana Nevada Oregon and Illinois plus South Dakota among the 306 votes with Southern states. J G Johnson of the advisory committee gave a second forecast totaling 266 from Indiana Ohio and New York with several doubtful states not included. Senator Harver Garber of Ohio commented on Republican committee edits in the process.
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Urey Woodson
Democratic National Committee
Indiana
Ohio
New York
West Virginia
Delaware
Nebraska
Kansas
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Winois
Dakota
J. G. Johnson
Democratic
Wittenberg Beats Earlham In Controversial Football Game
Wittenberg defeats Earlham 9 to 6 after a disputed referee call. The game was lively with Earlham threatening near the goal line and a late Wittenberg field goal sealing the outcome amid referee decisions on penalties and a scrimmage dead ball.
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Wittenberg
Earlham
Viillan
White
Richmond
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