Roosevelt Speaks Rumors Denied and New Jersey Campaign Nomination
The White House said Roosevelt will not stump for Taft. Democratic leader Mack attacked Republican treasurer Sheldon over trust ties while Cromwell faced similar scrutiny. Edward W. Townsend, author of Chimmie Fadden, was nominated for Congress by New Jersey Seventh District. Taft spoke in Lincoln. Bryan closed a three week tour with a large Creston meeting.
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Roosevelt
White House
Taft
Mack
Democratic National Committee
George R. Sheldon
W. M. Cromwell
Republican Advisory Committee
Edward W. Townsend
Monclair
N. J
Seventh District
New Jersey
William H. Taft
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Creston
Notable figures in early 20th century trouble and career moves
Personal financier Thomas W. Lawson was badly injured after being thrown from a carriage near North Scituate Massachusetts. Lieutenant Frank T Evans son of Admiral Evans faces court martial in Manila for absence intoxication and insubordination. Nat Goodwin divorces Maxine Blott in Reno. Theodore Roosevelt Jr begins work as an office clerk at Hartford Carpet Corp in Thompsonville later moving to wool sorting.
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Thomas W. Lawson
North Scituate
Mass
W. K. Hicks
Minneapolis Board of Education
Michael Tierney
Connecticut
Frank T.evans
Admiral Evans
Manila
James W. Quillan
Ipava, Lll
Nat Goodwin
Maxine Blott
Reno, Ney
Alexander Mann
Trinity Episcopal Church
Boston
Washington
Bulgaria Proclaims Independence Amid Tension in Europe
In Tirnovo Bulgaria declares independence with the czar as ruler while Austria-Hungary moves to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina. Britain and France seek to avert war though Grovements intensify, and Sultan favors peace. Founders Week parade in Philadelphia features 20 000 soldiers and sailors. A Rochambeau site tablet is unveiled at city hall. Army medical board cites Col William F Stewart as incapacitated at Fort Grant. Park and circus interests unite in a $32 million syndicate. Bronx school janitor uncovers dynamite in a building wall.
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Tirnovo
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Ferdinand
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Great Britain
France
Berlin
Philadelphia
City Hall
Rochambeau
Medical Board of Army
William F. Stewart
DU. S. A
Fort Grant
Ariz
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Jacob Hempfling
Atwood
Mulberry Street
New York
Bahamas
Beulah McCabe
Mount Olive
William Donaldson
Havana
Europe
Turkey
Austria
William Penn
Manila Bay
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Tarentum
Pittsburg
Dick Brink
Grand Rapids
Charles Weisbecker
Harlem
N. Y
Peter Young
Ashland
St. Louis
Campbell Glass & Paint Company
Hickman
Salt Lake City
Tucson
Canadian Pacific Machinists
International Congress On
Robert Koch
Daniel Zanden
Calumet River
South Holland
St. Boniface
Winnipeg
Man
J. C. Marey
Minot
N. D
Sperry
Manila
Foley
Benson County
Minn
Civil Service Commission
Lincoln Avery
Port Tiuron
Mich
Charles H. Dailey
The
Treasury
State Bank
Deweese
Neb
Winthrop Beach
Boston
Mass
Crest Hall
Qeeantiew House
Immigration Department
California
United States
Wellsville
Montreal
League of American Municipalities
Silas Cook
Fires, deaths, and protests mark wide 1908 events
A vast array of incidents fill the record from 1908: a far reaching incendiary tenement fire in New York with multiple fatalities. a Ky farmer’s murder suicide. a bishopric of disasters across mines, ships, and gas plants. suffragists denied registration. battleships unharmed in Manila bay storms. political shifts in Bulgaria Austria and Canada. steady push for prohibition. and convention news from Philadelphia to Denver.
Bulgarians Proclaim Independence Amid Turmoil in Europe
The Bulgarian capital Tirnovo declared independence from the Ottoman Empire with Prince Ferdinand as ruler. Austria-Hungary moves to formalize Bosnia and Herzegovina's status, while Britain and France push for peace. Turkey resists, seeks a conference, and Servia roars for war as France mediates to avert conflict.
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London
Tirnovo
Bulgaria
Czar
Austria-Hungary
Ferdinand
Bosnia
Terzegzovina
Europe
European Congress
Turkey
Natu
France
Great Britain
Bosnia and
Nerzegovina
Belgrade
Austria
Strength of Armies Turkey War and Peace Totals
On a war basis total strength 1 007 658 officers 26 973 soldiers 606 981 685 horses 57 320 guns. On a peace basis infantry 318 battalions 293 196 cavalry 197 squadrons 34 827 artillery 231 batteries 31 547 landwehr 1st reserve 324 544 landsturm 2d reserve 324 544.
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Waeneeees
Ena Ase Ee
Landwehr
Landsturm
Bulgaria
Gardiner Woman Credits Kidney Pills Cure
Mrs. J. H. Bennett of Gardiner Maine says four months in bed with back pain dizziness headache and bladder inflammation ended after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She recovered completely in three months and has had no relapse. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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J. H. Bennett
Fountain St
Gardiner
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Judge Fines Defendant For Not Knocking Him Down Earlier
In an Arizona assault case the judge scolds the defendant for delaying action after the complainant allegedly called him a liar and horse thief. The defendant is fined about $50 and the sheriff will ensure payment.
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Arizona
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Conversation Fractures in Public Encounter
A terse exchange unfolds with blunt observations about appearance, revealing tension between a speaker and listener. The dialogue centers on self image and graceful movement as one party notes discomfort with the other's face.
Push and Pull Exercise Builds Strength in New York Man
A New York man, noted for his hefty figure, uses a basement workout with wheeled heavy objects. He pushes a two ton safe a nine thousand pound chain box and a thousand pound bullion cart loaded to fifteen thousand pounds to develop strength, according to the New York Press.
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New York
Staten Island
Assay
New York Press
Filial Devotion in a Georgia Town
Southern congressman recalls Pete, a devoted son from a Georgia town, whose best quality is care for his aged mother. Pete explains he stays single to avoid leaving his mother without aid, joking that marriage would force him to provide shoes and stockings for his wife, leaving his mother barefoot.
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Georgia
Pete
Harper’s Weekly
No Gusher But Tells Facts About Postum
A Wisconsin reader shares how Postum cured her family's dyspepsia and headaches after coffee caused distress. She notes she quit coffee, started Postum, and both she and her husband improved. she promises to state plain facts, not gushery.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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