Haskell Denounces Hearst Bluff in Public Feud
Oklahoma Governor C N Haskell denounces William Randolph Hearst as a false accuser. He proposes a five editor panel to hear charges under oath and threatens to quit the presidential campaign if Hearst loses. The Missive targets Hearst over alleged attempts to influence court actions and distorting records. Moscow quarantine and pestilence spread noted as Russia warns of disease.
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Chicago
Haskell
Oklahoma
William Randolph Hearst
William R. Hearst
New York American
New York City
N. Y
Frank S. Monnett
Ohio
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
Springfield
Mass
Republican
Chicago Journal
New York World
The
Indianapolis News
St. Louis Republic
C. N. Haskell
St. Petersburg
Russia
Moscow
Cholera Threat Grips St Petersburg as City Arms for Fight
St Petersburg endures a severe Asiatic cholera outbreak with rising cases and deaths. officials plan martial law measures, mobilize funds and resources totaling 250000 dollars to expand hospital capacity, distribute disinfectants, and hasten burials amid mounting public alarm.
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St. Petersburg
Strenuous Campaigns By Taft And Bryan To Press On
Cincinnati reporters note Taft departs for a speaking tour beginning at Brook Indiana and schedules stops in Milwaukee Madison St Paul and Minneapolis while Bryan plans a blast through Ohio Buffalo Cleveland Columbus Terre Haute Milwaukee and a Cincinnati League of Republican clubs convention. Senator Foraker withdraws from the meeting amid Hearst oil ties. Sherman will address the gathering.
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Cincinnati
Taft
Brook
Ind
George Ade
Indiana
Milwaukee
Madison Wis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Bryan
Mr. Taft
Buffalo
Cleveland
Columbus
Ohio
Terre Haute
National Republican League
Union
Senator Foraker
League of Republican Club
Hearst
Standard Oil Company
Sherman
Global Dispatches and National Notes From The Week
The fourth international fisheries congress sits in Washington while the American battleships move toward Manila. College teams prepare for the season as various political campaigns begin with Kern and Beveridge in key cities. A wide range of events include a Russian prison sentence for beatings, a 5000 troop military tournament in Missouri, and a Florida voyage of the pope’s sailors.
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Washington
Western Australia
Manila
Melitopol
Russia
United Irish League of America
Boston
John W. Kern
Mansfield
Maine
Alabama
Naples
Senator Beveridge
New York City
Carnegie Hall
St. Joseph
Orville Wright
Thos Selfridge
Wilmington
Del
Clint O. Heath
Denver Co
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Frank Huntington Snow
University of Kansas
Hellfield
Wis
Maysville
Claire Payne
Brack Johnson
St. Petersburg
John W Riddle
Riddle
Campaign to Eradicate Tuberculosis At Washington
The International Congress on Tuberculosis meets in Washington for three weeks at the national museum. Leaders from around the world join eminent physicians to showcase sanatoria and sanitary advances in the fight against consumption. Officials including Luke Wright and Secretary Cortelyou participate in the opening events.
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Washington
National Capitol
Drs
Rober Koch
Berlin
Bang
Copenhagen
A. Calmette
Lille
France
N. Theodore Tendeloo
Leyden
R. W. Phillp Ofdinburgh
C. von Pierquet
Vienna
G. Simswoodhead
Cambridge
Lydia Pabinowitsch
Camilo Calleja
Valladolid
Spain
T. Ishigamia
Osaka
Japan
United States
New National Museum
New
National Museum
Congress
Luke Wright
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Stuart
Pennsylvania
Crothers
Maryland
Swanson
Virginia
Roosevelt
White House
Cortelyou
Widow Secretly Weds Prince Miguel of Braganza
Paris reports that Prince Miguel of Braganza eldest son of the Iberian claimant Dom Miguel secretly married Mrs Samuel Sloan Chauncey a wealthy African widow in a ceremony kept private and away from public view.
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Paris
Prince Miguel of
Braganza
Dom Miguel
Portugal
Samuel Sloan Chauncey
Republicans Trusting the People on Local Option
D W Dennis of Richmond a Republican and county local optionist says both parties push temperance measures to the people and the people should decide. He argues the legislature should defer to public will and that voters deserve trust in the matter regardless of party.
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D. W. Dennis
Richmond
Indianapolis Star
Bryan
Tam
Ind
Republican change of front in Taft campaign shifts stance
The Indianapolis News notes shifts in Republican strategy from front porch plans to nationwide speeches. It contrasts Taft and Bryan on campaign methods, tariff reform and Philippines independence, citing evolving attacks and endorsements as both parties adapt.
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Mr. Taft
Indianapolis News
Independent Republican
Taft
Cincinnati
Bryan
Congress
Philippines
Big Democratic Gains in Maine Reflect Tide of Change
The piece locates Maine's 1908 governor race within a century of results, noting a small Democratic gain while Congress votes favored Republicans by under 6,000. It argues national issues influenced the outcome as much as state concerns and mentions Taft’s silence on Bryan’s arguments during his tour.
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Maine
Democratic Party
Republican National Committee
Indiana Legislature Opens Amidst Budget and Bond Fight
Both Indiana houses reconvened at 2 pm with Republicans aiming to use the reappropriation bill to pressure Democrats as part of a broader drive in Governor Hanly’s special session. Caylor introduced bills to repeal Vincennes University bonds and to cut circuit and superior court judge salaries, while opposition grows in the committee on fees and salaries.
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Indianapolis
Thomas D. Slimp
Daviess County
House
Henry M. Caylor
Hamilton County
Vincennes University
Caylor
General Assembly
State of
Indiana
Board of Trustees
Judiciary Committee
Representative Edwards
Lawrence County
Representative Caylor
Ira J Christian
Christian
Committee On
Grieger
Laporte
Porter Curtis
Republican Calamity Howlers Target Taft Leads
An Indianapolis News summary notes the St. Louis Globe-Democrat editorial urging Taft, Cannon, Hughes, Shaw and other Republicans to warn of disaster if Bryan is elected. It argues voters reject calamity talk, favor accountability for twelve years of Republican rule, and view the Denver platform as clear.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Taft
Cannon
Hughes
Shaw
Republican Party
Denver
Bryar
Chicago
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Washington
Beall commits suicide after barn fire in Indiana scene
William T. Beall a former wealthy farmer in Preble County Ohio set his barn ablaze near Richmond Indiana then shot himself in the house where his wife was killed twenty one years earlier by her son John. United States Senator Joseph B Foraker cancels all speaking engagements in the campaign.
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Richmond
Ind
William T. Beall
Preble County
Ohio
United States
Joseph B Foraker
Is Taft an Automaton
Roosevelt endorses Taft while claiming to back the ticket and attacks Taft’s independence. Bryan notes Taft’s silence on core issues and questions Roosevelt’s control over the campaign. The piece argues for a “new deal” beyond Roosevelt’s approach and cites other Republican figures.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Taft
Cannen
Gheeman, Goertcizeu
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Sizzaa
Cuser
Mr Bryan
Ward
Han
Assembly
Independent
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