Bryan in Final Appeal to an Awakened Nation
Bryan winds up his east tour appealing for Democratic support. He outlines party aims from its platform and urges the awakened conscience of the nation toward victory. He promises honest politics, direct elections, and reforms if elected. Roosevelt criticizes Rockefeller backing Taft amid enthusiastic crowds in Indiana and New York political activity continues with large parades and state-by-state campaigning.
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Winchester
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East
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Senate
Von Buelow Held To Office By The Kaiser
Berlin Oct 81 Prince Von Buelow imperial chancellor today offered his resignation to the emperor after a London interview. The emperor refused to accept but allowed a full explanation to meet attacks. The piece also covers Bryan’s remarks on Rockefeller backing Taft, arguing Taft would bring law and order and stable business, while criticizing Rockefeller as a law breaker and the trusts. The article ends with continued discussion on the election campaign and monopoly critiques.
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Prince von Buelow
London
von Buelow
Taft
Columbia University
Bryan
Rockefeller
Cleveland
Ohio
Rockefeller Corporation
United States
Industrias
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Receives Large Letter on Taft Labor Record
Washington Oct 31 President Roosevelt has been informed about Taft's labor record via a letter from H R Fuller national legislative representative of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Firemen and Enginemen and Trainmen Fuller accuses Roosevelt of misrepresenting Taft and defends Taft's labor decisions noting the Grace correspondence and lodge activities as context The union letter questions why Grace seeks Taft information from Roosevelt whose influence aided Taft's nomination and election
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Taft
H. R. Fuller
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Organized Labor
P. H. Grace
Binghampton
N. Y
Fuller
Brotherhood of Railroad
Mr. Grace
Grace
Judge Taft
Organizations of Labor
Brotherhood of Rafl
Democratic Optimism Prevails Ahead of Election
Chicago reports a strong Democratic mood as Bryan gains momentum nationwide. Ohio and Indiana are viewed as safe for Bryan by substantial margins despite Republican funding. New York polling suggests favorable momentum, with Taft and Sherman facing criticism over wage rulings and land fraud records. Rockefeller and Carnegie publicly back Taft, highlighting big-money support and trust alliances in the race.
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Chicago
Bryan
Ohio
Indiana
Republican National Committee
New York
Chanler
New York City
Iowa
Taft
R Velt
Democratic National Committee
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Standard Oil
Roosevelt Denial Sparks Million Dollar Oil Conspiracy Claim
National Chairman Mack asserts proof of talks between Taft managers and Standard Oil to secure nationwide support and a 1 million dollar contribution, matching sums given in 1896 1900 and 1904. Bryan attacks Rockefeller and Carnegie in Winchester as Rockefeller backs Taft. A White House statement counters Rockefeller’s preference with letters showing the alleged trick will fail, repeated from Oct 31.
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Roosevelt
Standard Oil Company
Taft
Standard Oil
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Rockefeller
Carnegie
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White House
Kern Talks to Big Crowd in Indiana
Kern and running mate visit Rockport Evansville and Fort Branch as crowds gather at courthouse square. In Evansville, Kern urges voters to unite to carry Indiana for Bryan. Small turnout near Fort Branch as he speaks from his car.
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Rockport
Ind
Kern
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Hendricks Club Crum Corps
Evansville
Fort Branch
Turkish Mutiny Ended By One Volley at Yildiz Kiosk
Constantinople Oct 31 A threatened mutiny by Turkish troops at Yildiz Kiosk was crushed with a single volley from loyal battalion. Three mutineers were killed and 15 wounded.
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Constantinople
Yildiz
Federal Judges Hold Back Ruling on Missouri Rate Cut
Chicago October 21 Federal Judges Beker Grosscup and Seaman took under advisement the complaint of 11 railroads operating between Chicago and the Mississippi River against the interstate commerce commission rate cut. The commission reduced rates by a specified amount per 100 pounds for shipments through the Atlanta seaboard.
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Chicago
Beker, Grosscup
Seaman
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Atlanta Seaboard
Balloon Hauls Auto as Aerial Pair Ride Home
An Indianapolis test yesterday used a balloon carrying an automobile instead of a basket. Passengers Carl G. Fisher and G L Bumbaugh rode the car aloft from Indianapolis, aiming toward Dayton, Ohio, then landed near South Port after 2 hours 10 minutes. The auto separated and returned to the city.
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Ind
Carl G. Fisher
G.L. Bumbaugh
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Dayton
Ohio
South Port
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Fisher
Warrant Out for Leading Genesenman
A warrant issued in Newark for August Lieberknecht former American consul at Zurich charged with embezzling an estate estimated at 12 000 to 16 000 dollars. Mrs Henrietta L Heine of New York asserts she was authorized to collect and distribute the proceeds to herself but has not received the money. Dr Peter Meiz son in law of the former consul says Lieberknecht is at his Genecsol home and refuses payment without court order.
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N. J
August Lieberknecht
Zurich
Switzerland
Henrietta L. Heine
New York
Heime
Oscar L. Bamberger
Hoboken
Fenee
Lieberknecht
Peter Meiz
Genescotl
Committeeman Kerr Dead in Pennsylvania Democrat Leader
James Kerr, democratic national committeeman from Pennsylvania, died at 12:40 this morning in New Rochelle New York. The prominent party figure passed away in the early hours of October 21 after a long public career serving the party and its national activities.
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Pennsylvania
New Rochelle
N. Y
James Kerr
Bulgaria Weighs Settlement in Railway Dispute
Constantinople reports Bulgaria offers Turkey 5 million pounds as the capitalization value of the Sasm Rumeleia section of the Oriental railway seized by Bulgaria and the Porte leans toward accepting the offer. Taft spoke at Elmira after arriving from Elmira New York on October 21 to a large crowd. A 14 year old boy Floyd Griffith died in Barry Alabama from inhaling gasoline fumes.
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London
the Chronicle
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Turkey
Sast Rumelia
Barry
Floyd Griffith
Two Representatives from New York Write Letters on Bryan
Chicago dispatch reports two prominent New York figures endorse William Jennings Bryan on the eve of the election. Samuel Undermeyer, a leading lawyer, praises Bryan as dignified and business friendly while attacking Republican tariff trusts and urging tariff reform. Perry Belmont warns of office holder fears and argues Bryan's election would restore constitutional balance and stabilize the economy.
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Argus
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Democratic National Committee
Samuel Undermeyer
New York
Perry Belmont
Congress
Democratic Party
Undermeyer Wries
America
Belmont
Senate
Cleveland Letter fake exposed by New York stenographers
New York stenographers and two witnesses testified that the article Democracy's Duty, attributed to the late Grover Cleveland in the New York Times, was written after his death. Broughton Branden burg allegedly had the piece typed and completed it by hand at Miss Bacon's office on Aug 10.
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Grover Cleveland
New York Times
L. M. Bacon
Madeline Fearon
West Thirty-fourth Street
Broughton Brandenburg
Miss Bacon
Brandenburg
Miss. Bacon
Stevenson Leads Illinois Governor Race
New York October 31 Harper's Weekly concedes the election of Stevenson as governor of Illinois after a thorough canvass. The publication opposed Bryan and Stevenson in 1900 and is quoted extensively by the Republican committee in the current campaign.
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Harper's Weekly
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Illinois
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