Labor leader offered office to influence support claims denied
Washington report says Secretary Loeb denied Roosevelt promised Daniel J. Keefe the commissioner general of immigration to sway AFL loyalty toward Taft. The Democratic committee alleged the offer occurred Oct. 3 in Washington with Keefe reportedly agreeing to back Taft, a claim Keefe and his Detroit union deny.
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Loeb
Roosevelt
Daniel J. Keefe
Detroit
International Association of Longshoremen
Keefe
Taft
Gompers
Democratic
New York
Democratic National Committee
John J. Gordon
National Democratic
American Federation of Labor
Desert
Federation of Labor
Democratic Committee
Immigration
Sargent
All Pudiating Gompers
Executive Council
Federation
William H. Taft
Organizations of Labor
Mich
Longshoremen Union
Suffragette Demonstration Paralyzes Westminster Night
In London a mob estimated at 100000 blocked streets around Parliament as police and troops mobilized to contain clashes with suffragettes. Mrs Travers Simons, former secretary to James Meir Hardine, addressed the Commons before being ejected. Twenty four suffragettes and twelve unemployed were arrested and many were hospitalized after fainting or being trampled.
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London
Parliament Building
Westminster
Thames
T.o
Travers Simons
James Meir Hardine
Bryan Sweeps Nebraska Amid Farm Audience Pleas
William J. Bryan kicked off a brisk second day in Nebraska with a North Bend speech before hundreds of farmers, then spoke in Schuyler and Wahoo. He challenged Republican policies, touted Democratic farm gains, and contrasted high crop success with GOP promises. He argued deposits, prices, and farm relief under Taft and Hughes were inadequate.
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Neb
Bryan
Nebraska
North Bend
Dev. Wahoo
William J. Bryan
Taft
Hughes
Omaha
Republican Party
Canada
Mr. Bryan
England
Europe
America
Cubs World Champions Again Beat Detroit in Series
Chicago wins the world championship series finale against Detroit 2 to 1 after a pitchers duel and timely hits. Sheckard and Evers set early tone with runs in the first inning, Kling scored later, while Detroit's offense remains quiet through most of the game.
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Donoven
Schmidt
Kling
Chicago
Sheckard
Schaefer
Evers
Schulte Singen
Chance
Steinfeldt
Crawford
Norman
Coughlin
Tinker
O'Leary
Overall
Ling
Fyers
Schulte
Editorial Echoes A Republican Platform in Omaha
A reader quotes a sentiment about a republican platform deemed so weak it could be mistaken for a personal speech. The remark suggests surprising honesty in an editorial, comparing it to decades of coverage in the Omaha Bee.
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Omaha Bee
Austria Still Holds Out On Balkan Conference Pact
Constantinople reports that all powers except Austria-Hungary have agreed to the principle of an international conference to settle Balkan difficulties, with the stance officially announced from the capital on October 14.
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Constantinople
Austria-Hungary
Balkan
Daniel C. Gilman Dead Former Hopkins President
Dr Daniel Colt Gilman a noted educator died of heart disease at his sister’s home in Norwich Connecticut yesterday afternoon He was 78 and had resigned as Johns Hopkins University president three years earlier He was the creator and builder of the institution and a powerful influence in American higher education.
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John Hopkins University
Baltimore
Daniel Colt Gilman
Norwich
Conn
Gilman
Man Active in Education and Library Work Passes
The subject played a prominent role in educational and philanthropic efforts in the city. He directed Enoch Pratt and several public libraries and engaged with the charity society and related groups. He also long served as president of the John F. Slater fund for educating freedmen.
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Enoch Pratt
Charity Society
John F. Slater
Ministerial Relief and Temperance Discussed at New Orleans
At the international missionary convention of the churches of Christ in New Orleans on October 14, discussions centered on ministerial relief church extension and temperance. Rev. Vernon Stauffer of Angola Ind urged better care for ministers in a strong appeal.
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New Orleans
International Missionary Convention of the Churches of Christ
Vernon Stauffer
Angola
Ind
Episcopal Brotherhood Opens 25th Jubilee Meeting in Milwaukee
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Episcopal church laymen, opened its silver jubilee convention in Milwaukee Wisconsin on October 14 and will continue through the week. Yale students earned 214449 dollars through work while attending Yale during the year ending March 20 according to the university bureau of employment.
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Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Milwaukee
Wis
Episcopal Church
Yale
New Haven
Conn
Bureau of Sex-Help
Wagar Deposed Over Use of Official Title for Gain
United States Commissioner Anson Wagar of Dallas South Carolina was removed from office by Circuit Judge Carland of Sioux Falls. A warrant was issued for his arrest on alleged misfeasance of official envelopes. The action centers on his use of office to expand a large local office with a dozen notaries, steering people to his office for registration papers, and profiting from extra deposits for regraphic news. No other notaries are suspected. Dallas registrations yesterday totaled 2,179 in person and 6,278 by mail. Gregory totals were 477 in person and 3,767 by mail, bringing the official registration to 79,139 to date.
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Dallas
S. C
United States
Anson Wagar
Carland
Sioux Falls
J. W. Whitten
Rosebud
Gregory
Uniform Bill of Lading Adopted by All Railroads
Chicago October 14 announcement states 416 railroads in official territory will adopt a uniform bill of lading for shipments, effective November 1. Shippers will use the new form for all consignments.
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Chicago
Social functions mark gathering of knights
The Interstate Commerce Commission will charge regular rates per the official classification. If a shipper declines the new bill of lading and shipping order, property will be transported at carrier liability limited by law. The charge will be 10 percent higher than the regular rate.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft Train Accident At Cadiz And Taft Rally In Ohio
Taft's special train derailed on a steep grade near Cadiz Junction Ohio. The front engine jumped rails, sending the locomotive along for two car lengths beside a 20 foot embankment. derailment could have caused serious harm to the tender. Taft then spoke to a large audience in East Liverpool praising tariff protection for workers. Knights Templar Illinois officers were elected and the grand commandery concluded its session at the Masonic temple in Chicago.
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Ohio
Taft
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cadiz Junction
East Liverpool
Cleveland
Grand Commandery
Illinois
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Cers
John Redmond
Siloam Commandery
Oak Park
Honor Cleveland March 18 German Miners Caught
Public meeting planned in New York on March 18 to honor the dead ex president marking his 72nd birthday. Chicago reports higher voter registration to 410,242, up 5,000 from four years ago. In Koenigsbuette Prussia a coal mine fire trapped about one hundred miners. three suffocated before rescue.
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New York
Cleveland Memorial Committee
Chicago
Koenigsbuette
Prugsia
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