Roosevelt Under Fire As Crank Arrested Near Sagamore Hill
A crank armed with a loaded revolver was arrested near Sagamore Hill while attempting to reach President Roosevelt. Secret service says no attack occurred officially. investigations continue into a possible earlier assassination attempt during a ride. The incident follows reports of hunting season activity and sensational but unverified claims of a shot nearby.
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Minneola
John Coughlin
Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Long Island
Loeb
Major Wadsworth
Cold Spring Harbor
W. Emlen Roosevelt
Secret Service
Mineola
Cove Road
W. Emilen Roosevelt
Wilkie
Washington
Crank
Bryan and Kern Business Men's Association launched
Chicago reports the Bryan and Kern Business Men's Association formed with Nathan Straus of New York as president. The group will organize business clubs nationwide to mobilize support, while a Democratic council of war discussed strategies to aid Bryan's East Coast invasion and October stump speeches.
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Bryan & Kern Business Men's Association
Chicago
Bryan and Kern Business Men's Association
Nathan Straus
New York
Demcratic National Committee
East
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
Taft
Middle West
Crop Averages Fall Short of Normal in Sept 1 Report
Washington reports the crop condition on September 1 shows corn at 79.4 percent of normal versus a 10 year 81 percent average. Spring wheat harvested 77.6 percent of normal versus 77.9, barley 81.2 versus 83.5, and oats 69.7 versus 80.7. The department of agriculture issued the report. The Rustin inquest begins in Omaha following Dr. Frederick Rustin being shot.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Rustin
Omaha
Sept
Frederick Rustin
Legislature Deadlocked Over Senator in Des Moines
Des Moines reports a stalemate as the Iowa senate and house fail to elect a U.S. senator. Cummins has 21 votes in the senate and 44 in the house with 76 needed. Porter attracts 31 Democrats and standpatters spread votes. A joint election is slated for Wednesday as standpatters seek to delay until after the November vote.
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Des Moines
Senate
Cummins
Iowa
United States
House
Porter
Cumming
Rev Williams and Shult Likely Reassigned in Illinois Conference
The Central Illinois Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opens in Canton IL with Bishop Berry presiding. Rev R B Williams and Rev F E Shult seek return to Rock Island and Rock River districts, while Erie church transfer back to Rock River conference is voted on. Sessions run through Sept 14 with addresses, Bible study, and anniversary of Wesley Brotherhood. Rock Island district superintendent Rev W R Wiley attends.
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Illnois
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
First Methodist Church
Canton
Joseph F. Berry
Wessling
A. O. Elliott
Presbyterian Church
R. B. Williams
Wesley Brotherhood Society
Williams
Spencer Memorial
F. EB. Shult
Rock Island
W. R. Wiley
Erie
Rock River
Central Illinois Conference
New Home for Engineers in Cleveland on St Clair Corner
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers plans a $1,000,000 project to build a new headquarters and office on the southeast corner of St Clair avenue and Ontario street in Cleveland Ohio. Grand Chief Warden S Stone announced the site purchase for $200,000 with construction to begin next month as part of the total outlay. River Riplets notes follow the railway items. The Wanderer IL, North Star, and Harriet are mentioned with river stage readings of 2.50 at 6 a.m. and 2.65 at noon.
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Locomotive Brotherhood
Cleveland
Ohio
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
St. Clair Avenue
Ontario Street
S. Stone
Brotherhood
J. S
Ruth
Wanderer IL
North Star
Harriet
Diamond Jo St Paul Goes Downriver For Final Trip
The Diamond Jo steamer St Paul passed toward St Louis for the last trip of the season. The season has been profitable for Diamond Jo boats. Quincy finished its schedule and will dock at Dubuque soon. St Paul will proceed to Dubuque after its last run. Dubuque line continues traffic for a month between St Louis and Burlington. Lena Louise Daebelliehn sues for divorce from C F Daebelliehn on cruelty grounds. married Davenport June 1, 1880. George W Wood is the solicitor.
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St. Paul
St. Louis
Quincy
Dubuque
Burlington
Lena Louise Daebelliehn
C. F. Daebelliehn
Davenport
George W. Wood
Taft Campaigning by Train in Ohio to Cincinnati Stop
Taft moves through Ohio on a rail tour delivering speeches from the rear platform with stops at Tiffin Carey Wharton Forest Bellefontaine Urbana Springfield Dayton and other crowds. He recalls the previous panic and warns Bryan's election threatens stability and revival of prosperity while urging investment and confidence. Charles Bohman fell 15 feet in an elevator shaft at Reid hardware in Moline suffering a head wound and remaining unconscious though expected to recover as George Evans saved himself by grabbing the cables.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Taft
Cincinnati
Erie County
Tiffin
Carey
Wharton
Bellefontaine
Urbana
Springfield
Dayton
Bryan
Charles Bohman
Reid Hardware
Moline
George Evans
Gompers assails Cannon in Danville Labor Day address
Danville Illinois September 8 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor attacked Speaker Cannon calling him an obstructionist and enemy to labor. He alleged Cannon’s record in Congress harms labor and praised efforts to curb injunctions while criticizing allied lawmakers and party alignments.
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Danville
Cannon
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Joe
Gompers
Congress
Eighteenth
Illinois
Uncle Joe
Four Dead in Hotel Fire in Denver
A hotel fire at the Bellmont in Denver, Colorado, killed four men and injured about a score of others. Victims named include Edward Moore of Philadelphia and John D. Kane of Colorado Springs, while George Bode of Middletown and George Ott of Dodge City died from suffocation. Among the injured were William E. Lewis and several Denver residents. A second item notes Longworth’s stable in Cincinnati burned for a loss around 30,000 as the Congressman's household had just returned from a party.
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Denver
Col
Bellmont
Edward Moore
Philadelphia
John D. Kane
Colorado Springs
George Bode
Middletown
N. Y
George Ott
Dodge City
Kan
William E. Lewis
W.A. Lanham
W .A. Lanham
Lydia Parker
Edward Kell
Thomas Taylor
O. E. Klinger
Charles F. Stewart
J.J. Bawden
Silverton
Mel
Parker
Hillsdale
Mich
Longworth
Cincinnati
Ohio
Congress
Iman Nicholas Longworth
Forest Fires Sweep Northern Minnesota Settlements
Duluth reporting thousands of settlers penned by flames from forest fires near Grand Marais and along the north shore. South Range and Coyne in Douglas county face imminent danger as fires race across a hundred mile wide territory from Duluth to the Mesaba range. Losses are expected to run into millions with weeks needed to estimate.
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Duluth
Grand Marais
Superior
Wis
South Range
Coyne
Douglas County
Minnesota
Mesaba Range
Wotin
Ranges
Moliner Had Them Pinched by Chicago Swindle Pair
Chicago dispatch reports William Lewis and Charles Healy arrested for swindling John Leasure of Moline out of 50 dollars in a lock game in a Chicago saloon.
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John Leasure
Chicago
William Lewis
Charles Healy
John, Leasure
Moline
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Wadsworth
Austin
Solons
Georgia
Atlanta
Smith
Central Illinois
F. E. Shult
MIL
Phil Porter
Pvon RE
Diamond Jo
Judge Taft
Gannon
Bailiwick
President Gompers
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Ilinois
Littlefield
United States Supreme Court
John Mitchell
Bellmont House
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