Wilson Opens Campaign With Five Speeches
The report outlines Woodrow Wilson’s campaign start with five speeches and Democratic tours by Cox and Garford across Ohio. It notes the New York Wilson National Progressive Republican league formation, telegram exchanges with Rudolph Spreckles, and Wilson’s response praising unity among progressives despite party lines. The coverage emphasizes cross party movement tensions and Roosevelt’s role in the split.
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Cox
Garford
Ohio
Wilson
New York
Wilson National Progressive Republican League
Rudolph Spreckies
Woodrow Wilson
Columbus
Oure
Roosevelt
Rudolph Spreckles
Wilson National Procee
Bryan Scores Roosevelt at Montana Progressives
In Helena on September 20 W J Bryan challenged Colonel Roosevelt as an eleventh hour convert to progressivism. He rolled through reforms, naming where Roosevelt stood as president while urging support for Democratic congressional candidates and stressing the need to retain control of the House and win the Senate.
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Roosevelt
Trinidad
Colo
Messrs
House
Gary
Perkins
Progressive Republic
Congress
Helena
Mont
Theodore Roosevelt
Montana
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Senate
Chances Good for Wilson
Colonel E. E. Walker of the Texas National Guard reports from Austin that after a California vacation, including time at Fort Bidwell, he finds little attention to the Mexican war situation there. He notes in California the Republican split improves Wilson prospects to carry the state in November.
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Wilson
Austin
Tex
E. E. Walker
Texas National Guard
California
Fort Bidwell
Walker
Rebels Capture Town in Nicaragua Action
Nicaraguan revolutionists seized San Jorge on Lake Nicaragua near Rivas after a five hour clash. A rebel gunboat bombarded the town while another force attacked Rivas and cut telegraph lines to San Juan Del Sur. Government troops retreated to Duarte as the rebels pressed the assault. Casualties were reported on both sides.
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San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
San Jorge
Rebels raid across Coahuila and Oaxaca amid Mexican conflict
Reports describe Trevino planning a stronger push into rebel holds in Coahuila with Monterey headquartered operations and Zapatistas active near Cuernavaca and Oaxaca. Attacks target ranches and towns, with abductions and loans extracted by Bello’s band. Oaxaca remains menaced as rail links support rebel movement.
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Maxim Bello
Jesus Perrer
la Port
Vera Cruz
Sagne
Bello
Oaxaca
Zapatistas
Puebla
Madero
Vivas
Diaz
Rebellion Weak Says Report On Orozco Uprising
Washington reports show continued weakness in the Orozco rebellion with rival Mexican leaders acting without unified command. Officials note insurgents avoid pitched battles, engaging only where they can strike small federals garrisons and mining camps, suggesting a prolonged, mobile campaign.
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Washington
D. C
War Departments
Mexico
Pleas For Grandfather From Los Angeles Girl
Elena Orozco seven year old daughter of Gen. Pascual Orozco Jr. writes President Taft pleading not to deliver her grandfather Pascual Orozco Sr. to Mr. Madero in Mexico. She fears execution and notes her grandmother's ill health at the Orozco home in Marfa Texas.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Madero
Mexico
Elena Orozco
Pascual Orozco Jr
Pascual Orozco Sr
Marfa
Tex
Taft
Mr. Madero
General Velasco resigns as federal commander in Sonora zone
Douglas Arizona dispatch reports Gen. Roberto Velasco resigns as federal commander of the First military zone covering Sonora Sinaloa and Tepic. Tensions with Governor Maytorena over control of regional military organization are said to have prompted the move.
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Douglas, Ariz
Roberto Velasco
Sonora
Sinaloa
Tepic
Hermosillo
Son
Velasco
Maytorena
Brigadier General Steever Reports Patrol Near Juarez
General Steever says Captain Benjamin patrolled 18 miles along the Rio Grande from Fort Bliss with no sight of the Orozco rebels. Reported rebels head toward Juarez. General Steeves dispatches three Thirteenth Cavalry troops to reinforce Benjamin.
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Washington, D. C
Steever
War Department
Fort Bliss
Benjamin
Orozco
Rio Grande
Juarez
Steeves
Thirteenth Cavalry
Paul Mason Arrested in Valentine Texas
Paul Mason a former colonel in the Nicaraguan revolt and a member of Madero's staff in Mexico was arrested in Valentine Texas as he came out of Mexico. Letters on him are said to link him to Orozco's army and he claims to have served in revolutions across many countries.
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Paul Mason
Valentine
Tex
Madero
Mexico
Orozco
Mason
Alleged Dentist Fined in Waco for Unlawful Practice
Ray Cleveland alias C M Ballinger pleaded guilty to unlawful practice of dentistry without a license in Waco County Court. He admitted working in a lab for a local firm and treating a patient at noon while others were away. Dr A F Sontag of Waco filed the complaint, with total penalties over 76 dollars.
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Waco
Tex
Ray Cleveland
C. M. Ballinger
Cleveland
Waco O
A. F. Sontag
State Board of Dental Examiners
Typhoid Vaccine Sent as Texas Reports Mild Epidemic
A special dispatch from Austin notes a mild typhoid fever outbreak in parts of Texas with ongoing vaccine requests from the state health department. During July 109 deaths occurred with 86 white and 23 Negro fatalities. August saw 115 deaths with 90 white and 26 Negro.
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Austin
Tex
State Department of Health
Kosse
Lockhart
Burnet
Texas
Vessel Escapes Storm Near New Orleans
The United Fruit steamship Cartago diverted about a mile from her course to avoid a water spout described as the gulf’s largest in years. The ship, inbound from Port Barrios, Guatemala, reported the incident after arriving at New Orleans as the storm moved through the area.
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New Orleans
Gulf
United Fruit Company
Cartago
Port Barrios
Guatemala
Steamship Captains Fined Under New Rat Guard Law
Three steamship captains were fined $25 and costs each in Galveston for not providing rat guards on hawsers as required by a recently adopted city ordinance. The measure aims to prevent rat landing and possible bubonic plague. The fines were the first under the ordinance.
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Galveston
Tex
Johnson Takes Day's Rest During Indiana Visit
INDIANAPOLIS Sept 20 Governor Johnson canceled engagements and rested at his hotel in Indianapolis. He planned a train trip to Cincinnati for a speaking engagement tonight and then routes to Akron and Cleveland before departing east.
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Johnson
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Cincinnati
Akron
Cleveland
East
Republicans 10 Campaign for Big Taft Vote
The Texas Republican executive committee met at the Gunter hotel to outline a five member campaign committee and a three member treasurer group. Plans call for aggressive campaigning for Taft with speakers and regional support, as Governor nominee C. W. Johnson urged unity for a Taft landslide.
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Texas
W. H. Taft
Republican Party
Gunter Hotel
Cc. K. McDowell
L. D. Lyons
George F. Rockhall
Dallas
McDowell
Taft
Roosevelt
H. F. McGregor
C. K. McDowell
Vandermark
McGregor
C. W. Johnson
Graham
Johnson
Plan War on Boll Weevil in Brownsville Area
Hardy Dial boll weevil expert for the Frisco railroad urged farmers in the Little Indiana canal section near Brownsville to rid cotton fields of the boll weevil. He noted success aiding Oklahoma farmers and discussed truck growing and marketing with A. R. Sprague and Lindsay Waters from Harlingen.
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Brownsville
Tex
Hardy Dial
Frisco
Little Indiana Canal
Dial
Oklahoma
Rio Grande
A. R. Sprague
The
Lindsay Waters
Harlingen
Special Election on Site for Austin City Cemetery
Austin officials set October 17 for a vote on choosing a site for a new city cemetery. Several land tracts around the city have been offered for sale to accommodate the cemetery project.
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Austin
Tex
Young Woman Loses Hand in Firecracker Blast
In Brownsville Texas on September 20 Mariena Flores aged 20 lost her right hand when a giant firecracker exploded as she held it. Surgeons at the hospital were forced to amputate at the wrist. The device had been hidden for over a year.
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Brownsville
Tex
Mariena Flores
Taft Supporter Demands Action Over Bull Moose Delegates
Julius M. Oppenheimer, Texas Taft leader in Bexar County, declares frustration with President Taft for allowing Bull Moose officeholders to stay in Texas. He says he may push a resolution to MacGregor urging Taft to take immediate action, and notes no one has been discharged except R. W. Dove for unspecified reasons.
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Julius M. Oppenheimer
Taft
Bexar County
State Committee
Texas
R. W. Dowe
del Rio
Mr. Oppenheimer
Dove
Oppenheimer
Roosevelt
MacGregor
H. F. MacGregor
Houston
Mr. MacGregor
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