Democratic Day Prospects At Rock Island Exposition
Bryan Stevenson and Lind to speak at Rock Island Exposition on Sept 29 with Bryan aiming for 8 PM in the baseball park and 1 PM remarks earlier. Exposition directors arranged travel via Mitchell and Lincoln with special train routes and reduced rail fares within 100 miles.
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Chicago
Araus
Bryan
Stevenson
Lind
Rock Island
Adlai E. Stevenson
John Lind
Minnesota
T. J. Medill
H. P. Simpson
Charles McHugh
Mitchell, S. D
Lincoln
Neb
Brother
C. W. Bryan
Mitchell
South Dakota
George A. Cook
State Central Committee
Stevenson and Lind
M. L. Allen
Harold S. Rope Charged With Fraud in Lot Sales Case
Harold S. Rope son of a Carnegie official faces fraud charges related to allegedly improper handling of property sales. The case centers on transactions tied to lots numbered 710, described as workingmen parcels, with investigators probing irregularities in the sale process.
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Harold S. Rope
Carnegie
Wright Airplane Crash At Fort Meyer Tragedy Strikes Flight
Orville Wright and Lt Thomas Selfridge were injured when a propeller blade snapped during a two man flight at Fort Myer. Wright regained consciousness and dictated a cable to family while Selfridge died from a skull fracture. Wilbur Wright in France was perturbed by news of the accident.
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Washington
Orville Wright
Wright
Nic Fallx
Fort Meyer
Thomas &. Selfridge
S of the Army
Selfridge
Mr. Wright
Lieutenant Selfridge
Watters
Fort Myer
le Mans
France
Dayton
Ohio
Wilbur Wright
Lamans
Thomas L. Selfridge
Hearst Charges Stirred Republicans In Ohio Speech
In Cincinnati and Columbus reports, Hearst pushes corruption allegations against Standard Oil ties to Foraker. Archbold’s letters defend legitimate business as campaigns in Congress loom, while Hearst reads more correspondence linking political finance to oil interests.
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William R. Hearst
Columbus
Hearst
Standard Oil Company
Ohio
Fleth Archbold
Monnett
Haskell
Oklahoma
Thomas Hisgen
Independence Party
Memorial Hall
Mr. Hearst
John D. Archbold
J. B. Foraker
Congress
Bankruptcy now for Booth and Co
Creditors of A. Booth & Co. filed a petition in bankruptcy in federal court in Chicago after the firm was placed in receivership. Also in Garden City golf fans saw a phenomenal semi final as Jerome Travers faced Walter Travis with Travis 1 up at the 18th.
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Booth & CO
Chicago
A. Booth & Co
Garden City
Jerome D. Travers
Walter J. Travis
Travis
Trust Implicates Steel in GOP Support After Election
William J Bryan arrives in New York amid questions on steel trust backing for the Republican ticket. He accuses the United States Steel officials of supporting the party and of immunity from prosecution, noting Sheldon is linked to the GOP committee. Broadway crowds press for access as Bryan addresses the Commercial Travelers’ league.
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York
William Juran
Delaware
United States Steel Corporation
Republican Party
Steel Trust
Repubican National Committee
Sheldon
New York Herald
Republican National Committee
Oadway
Broadway
Bryan
Commercial Travelers’ League
Big
G. O. P. Harrington
Del
W. J. Bryan
Steel Corporation
Indiana Solons Open A Meeting In Indianapolis
Indiana special session opened today by Governor Hanly to consider four subjects including a county local option bill and a measure granting the governor power to prevent property destruction by night riders if threat arises. The option bill, backed by Republicans and the governor, gains heated support while most Democrats oppose it.
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Indianapolis
Ind
General Assembly of
Indiana
Hanly
Forty overcome by smoke and fire at Swift & Co plant
In St. Joseph on September 18 forty men were overcome by smoke from a blaze at Swift and Co. packing plant in South St. Joseph. The cold storage building was badly damaged and losses totaled about 60000 dollars, though plant operations were not halted. Most workers were saved and deemed out of danger. Later, in New York, New York defeated Pittsburg 7 to 0 in the first game of a doubleheader.
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Pittsburg
Harold S. Tope
H. P.bope
Carnegie Steel Company
Bope
Frank L. Steen
Spector Steen
Union Central Construction Company
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Bope and
Steen
W. B. Haugh
Union Central Railroad of Texas
Haugh
Rope
Thomas de ‘Silvey
Texas
Union Central Railroad Company
Dallas
New Orleans
Irondale
Swift & Co
St. Joseph
South St. Joseph
New York
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Ball Park
Taft
Chicago Association of Commerce
Dixon
Republican Speakers’ Bureau
Galesburg
Sthis City
Wisconsin
Iowa
Norman E. Mack
Democratic
M. WE
Qiaster
Union Central Railroad Company of Texas
Senator Foraker
J. D. Archbold
Cincinnati
United States
Poraker
Washington, D.C
Senate
Federal
Archbold
Foraker
Hisgen
Elliott
Price
Sixteenth Street
Washington, D. C
New. York
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Standard Oil
Joseph C. Sibley
Solons
Executive
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