Bryan Triumphs in West Virginia and Ohio Tours
William J. Bryan pressed strong his anti Republican line across West Virginia and Ohio on Oct 22. He spoke in Ravenswood Huntington Mason City Marietta and Steubenville urging farmer prosperity and reform while challenging Roosevelt over a $300000 claim. A massive Akron crowd demanded clarification, and steel workers pledged support as Bryan swept through Republican strongholds delivering vigorous, high energy speeches.
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Ravenswood
W. Va
Bryan
Wall Street
Huntington
Bryan and Kern Club
Court House Square
West Virginia
Democratic Party
Mason City
Pomeroy
Ohio
Marietta
William J. Bryan
East Liverpool
Mr. Bryan
National Committee
Akron
Sherman
Match Trust
Mr. Sherman
Youngstown
McKinley
Niles
Brush fires blow up two magazines near Gringe
Pittsburg October 22 brush fires today caused the explosion of two magazines with large quantities of nitroglycerine near Gringe Pa. No fatalities occurred but much property damage resisted and several other magazines are threatened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Gringe
Suffragists All Take Jail Terms In London Storm
Seventeen women suffragists jailed after October 13 protest at the house of commons were sentenced today for disorderly conduct. They chose prison over the alternative of paying fines, with terms ranging from three weeks to three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
London
Rains Check Forest Fires Threatening Districts
Heavy downpours across northwestern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan reduced wildfire risk. In Wisconsin the government gauge registered 1.32 inches, easing fires across the region. Calumet reports light rain halted copper country fires after a long firefighting effort that sent 100 men to Red Ridge.
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Richmond
Wis
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Calumet
Mich
Copper Country
Yesterdny
Red Ridge
Campaign fund additions reveal large donations
Chicago October 22 publicized yesterday's democratic campaign fund contributions totaling 10,934 dollars. The lead gift is 4,000 dollars from Senator R F Pettigrew of South Dakota. Other 1,000 dollar donors include Senator W A Clark of Montana and Tom L Johnson of Ohio, with 500 dollar gifts from Ben T Cable of Illinois W W Marsh of Iowa and W J Bryan.
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Chicago
Democratic
R. F. Pettigrew
South Dakota
W. A. Clark
Montana
Tom L. Johnson
Ohio
Ben T. Cable
Illinois
W. W. Marsh
Iowa
W. J. Bryan
Carnegie Hero Medals Awarded Across Illinois and Chicago
Pittsburg Pa October 22 The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announces 48 medals and cash awards under its provisions. Beneficiaries include Samuel H Jamison of Chicago Olaf Young Viola Frank F Berg of Peoria Edward A Crolius of Chicago Franklin H Holdridge of Neponset and Keith A Catto of Decatur.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Chicago
Illinois
Samuel H. Jamison
Lexington Avenue
Olaf«. Young
Viola
Frank F. Berg
Peoria
Edward A. Crolius
Peoria Street
Franklin H. Holdridge
Neponset
Keith A. Catto
Decatur
Rush for New Gold Fields in Sylvanite Texas Town Grows
El Paso readers hear of a rush to the Sylvanite gold fields in New Mexico where a barren prairie has become a town of 700. Sylvanite stands about 200 miles from El Paso as of October 22. meanwhile Tokio guests dine with the US fleet officials in town, with the mayor serving as host.
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el Paso
Texas
Sylvanite
N. M
Tokio
Fight over resolutions at Peoria labor meeting
The Illinois State Federation of Labor halted passing resolutions at a Peoria convention as politicking heated up. Raymond Robins urged endorsement of Bryan and a Gomper endorsement was likely to pass, while a Cannon condemnation clause drew strong support.
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State Federation of Labor
Peoria
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Raymond Robins
Billy Parke
Bryan
Samuel Gomperg
American Federation of Labor
Cannon
United States
Judge Finishes Oil Testimony in Chicago Suit
Judge Franklin Ferriss today concluded testimony in Chicago on the railroad phase of the government suit to dissolve the Standard Oil trust and said the hearing would resume in New York next Tuesday.
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Chicago
New York
Franklin Ferriss
Standard Oil Company
Taft Seeks Indiana Victory With Twenty Speeches Plan
In Milan Indiana Taft begins a swing through Indiana to press his campaign. He delivers the first of sixteen required speeches starting at Lawrenceburg and comments that Bryan faces prophecies of business decline if elected and warnings of improved business under a Republican win.
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Milan
Ind
Indiana
William H. Taft
Lawrenceburg
Taft
Bryan
North Vernon
Aurora
Hemenway
Records Set Bryan Right On Pensions
Republican claims accuse Bryan of opposing pensions, a charge he denies. He asserts he supported liberal pensions for surviving soldiers and dependents and notes the alleged speech date and editorial misattribution are inaccurate. The piece contrasts Taft’s Northern praise with Greensboro remarks challenging southern Republican strength.
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Bryan
Chicago
Congress
Roosevelt challenges Bryan on labor program in letter
President Roosevelt accuses William Jennings Bryan of backing a labor plank that could legalize injunctive remedies and a blacklist. He cites the Gompers bill and asks Bryan to state clearly whether he supports or rejects the labor program. Roosevelt urges workingmen to demand explicit positions and defends Taft's stance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Knox
Pennsylvania
William Jennings Bryan
Samuel Gompers
Mr. Bryan
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bryan
Congress
Courts of Equity
Mr. Gompers
Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
America
Snow halts trains in far northwest in blizzard
Lewiston Montana October 22 a blind ing blizzard rages, traffic in central Montana tied up with St Paul line trains snowbound and stages stalled in snowdrifts 15 feet deep. Mapel Creek Saskatchewan October 2 snow began Tuesday night to a depth of a foot as winds drive a storm marked as one of the worst for the time of year.
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Lewiston
Mont
Montana
St. Paul
Mapel Creek
Saskatchewan
Tucker's Death Bed Claim Quieted Wife's Anger
Mrs. W. F. Tucker, who sued Col. W. F. Tucker for wife abandonment, left Chicago for Washington after stating in a public note that her husband is now on his death bed.
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Chicago
W. F. Tucker
W F. Tucker
United States Army
Washington
Tucker
Pythians Elect Officers at Illinois Grand Lodge
Eugene E. Bone of Springfield is named grand chancellor with other officers elected for 1909. Albert Watson Mount Vernon. John B. Vaughn Carlinville. Henry T. Caldwell Chicago. Millard F. Dunlap Jacksonville. Charles L. Ritter Murphysboro. Joseph M. Oma Chicago. William N. Whitfield Sullivan. John S. Parsons Joliet. Convention set for Peoria. Employment bureau proposal referred to judiciary.
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Eugene E. Bone
Springfield
Grand Lodge of Illinois
the Knights of Pythias
Peoria
Albert Watson
Mount Vernon
John B. Vaughn
Carlinville
Henry T. Caldwell
Chicago
Millard F.dunlap
Jacksonville
Charles L. Ritter
Murphysboro
Grand Inner Guard
Joseph M. Oma
Grand Outer Guard
William N. Whitfield
Sullivan
John S. Parsons
Joliet
Judiciary Committee
Indians Victims in Oklahoma Floods and Other Briefs
About 100 Shawnee and Pottawattamie Indians reported missing after a flood along the Rock Island route between McLoud and Benson Park Oklahoma. Additional notes cover ongoing central and northern Oklahoma floods, plus brief items on Filipinos at Lake Mohonk conference, earthquakes near Plauen Saxony, and a 73 year old man marrying a 24 year old in Kirkwood.
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Muskogee
Okla
McLoud
Benson Park
Rock Island
Canadian River
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Kern Finds Son In Critical Condition In Indy
John W Kern reached Indianapolis this morning and found his son in critical condition. There is slight chance Kern resumes campaign duties before next week. Also reported is a bank robbery in Sioux Falls totaling about 4400 dollars with early details.
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John W. Kern
Indianapolis
Ind
John W. ‘Kern
Kern
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Wim
Day
Steubenville
Democratic National Committee
Elihu Root
Perter
Royal
Democrats
South
North Carolina
Virginia
Greensboro
N. C
Republican Party
Republican Organization
Republican Party of
Martin J. Wade
Snow
Far Northwest
Canada
Pythians
Lake Mohonk
N. Y
Saxony
Plauen
Zwicken
Monmouth
Eugene Todd
Grace E. Hayes
Kirkwood
Sioux Falls
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