National Republican campaign faces leadership doubts in Chicago
Reports of changes in the national campaign management appear unfounded as National Chairman Hitchcock defends strategy. He says most advisers favor settling state quarrels before expanding the national effort, while critics press for clearer public confidence and coordinated action amid doubtful states. A serious tent meeting shooting wounded hundreds as chaos erupted after the crowd began to disperse.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Hitchcock
Naional
Aitchcock
Tultehouse
Tné
Cincinnati
Foraker
Crane
Taft
Taft Seeks Speech Momentum Amid Campaign Tensions
Cincinnati dispatch notes Taft leverages the quiet day to sharpen speeches for an upcoming trip while defending Hitchcock’s campaign leadership. Taft rebuts claims of a leadership shakeup, praising Hitchcock and confirming Crane’s supportive role. Albany report has Bryan departing to Buffalo after a Hill gathering, and a marriage notice lists Eckerman and Ayres as wed.
New N R C Secretary From Bryan's Domain
Nebraska City born Hayward is chosen for his knowledge of card index use in campaigns. Hitchcock and Hayward direct the campaign, making the Republican canvass essentially a young men’s effort.
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Mr. Hayward
Nebraska City
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Hitchcock
Hayward
Masons to Attend Grand Chapter Convocation in Waterloo
Waterloo will host the fifty fifth convocation of the Grand Chapter of Town Royal Archt Masons with events from October 6 to 9. Preceding meetings include Grand Council Royal and Select Masters on October 6 and Anointed High Priests on October 7, plus a two day school of instruction. Committees include Executive, Hotel, and Reception chaired by local officers. Also noted are stock shipments from nearby Illinois Central lines with nine freight trains operating from the Waterloo area to Chicago after crew changes.
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Royal Arth Masons
P. J. Martin
Gj, Mack
H. A. Sparle
J. D. Liffring
K. Joder
A. J. Falrham
C. R. Turner
N. W. Johnson
M. L. Newton
C. D. Becker
J. W. Krapfel
S. J. Pinkerton
P. R. Griffin
H. A. Sargent
J. F. Simpson
J. Hall
J. Ralshow
H. J. Marc Bhall
J. D. Easton
T.G. Taylor
Ilinois Central
The
Wear
Chicago
Dupuque
Big Fire Destroys Multiple Chelsea Factories and Warehouses
A massive blaze in Chelsea Massachusetts on September 21 destroyed the Atwood 4 McManus box factory Rowland brass foundry ten wooden tenements Chelsea Bottling Works Lee Brothers shoe factory Hastern Storage Company warehouse and threatened the Standard Oil plant where vast gasoline supplies were stored The estimated loss runs to 300000 dollars.
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Chelsea
Mass
Atwood
McManus
Rowland Brass Foundry
Chelsea Bottling Works
Lee Brothers
Hastern Storage Company
Standard Oil Company
Thaw Case Delayed In White Plains Sanity Hearing
Arguments on Harry K Thaw's sanity jury trial for habeas corpus were postponed as Supreme Court Justice Mills adjourned the session until next Saturday at the DA's request. Thaw remains in White Plains Jail awaiting the writ return.
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White Plains
Harry K. Thaw
Bryan Offers Musical Mule Prize to Vote Increase County
In New York on September 21 William Jennings Bryan offered the musical mule presented by Minnesota’s agricultural society as a prize to the county with the largest percentage increase in votes for the democratic electors over the three election averages. The offer was disclosed in a letter to Chairman Mack and made public today.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
The
Agricultural Society of Minnesota
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Bryan Denounces Party Record in New York Stop
William J. Bryan tours New York state denouncing the Republican record and Roosevelt while praising Democratic ideas. He criticizes Taft as unable to enact reforms and argues Democratic victory would pressure Republicans in Congress more than Taft could. Stops included Albany Rochester Buffalo Brockport Holley Alda and Medina. C. Q. Kohagen and wife return from Waverly visit.
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N. Y
New York State
Wm. J. Bryan
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Taft
Congress
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Rochester
Buffalo
Brockport
Holley
Alda
May Have Effect on Primaries Judge Rules Voting Restriction
Chicago Sept. 21 Judge Cutting ruled that a voter who had voted in the Democratic primary two years earlier cannot legally vote for a nominee on another party ticket. The decision may change the result of the Republican state's attorney nomination where John J. Mealy was defeated by John B. Wayman after a recount cited fraudulent votes. Democrats allegedly voted in squads for Wayman, test case seeks to annul the election. ruling seen as highly significant.
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Cutting
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John BD. W. Wayman
Vates
Healy
Wayman
Sharp Stock Decline Marks Opening Trading Day
New York stock market shows unsettled opening as weakness from last week prompts selling from outside sources. Initial declines near 2% points, slight rally, then renewed selling drives losses to 11% to 26% points amid concerns over anticorporation sentiment and banking influence.
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New York
Atock
Octocenarians Nutt Celebrate Sixty Years of Marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Romanzo Nutt of Geneseo township Tama county marked sixty years of wedlock with a celebration at their six mile southwest of Laporte home. They married September 21 1849 and came to Waterloo in 1864 facing hardships in early days, living amid children and a life of peace and family devotion.
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Laporte
Romanza Nutt
Lfe
Romanzo Nutt
Geneseo Township
Tama
Fort
Benjamin Harrigan
Ind
National Guards
Kentucky
Michigan
Wisconsin
NO POLITICS ON SUNDAY Vocal prohibition candidate speaks in Waco
Waco on September 21 reports prohibition candidate Watking delivered two addresses, with many prohibitionists declining to hear him, arguing Sunday temperance talk is fine but not fitting for a political party candidate. The piece notes the controversy around campaign appearances on Sundays.
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Waco
Texas
Ept
Aayon
Watking
Prohibition
Ido Bo
Pioneer Lumberman Nutt Family Celebrates 6th Anniversary
Born in New York in 1814, Captain David Nutt and wife carved a life on the prairie. Their son Romanza grew amid Susquehanna lumber trade and later helped settle Chicago before returning to New York. The couple, now aging residents of Geneseo township, reflect on early day experiences and enduring farm life.
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New York
Tilega County
David Nutt
Susquehanna
Harrisburg
Penn
Caroline Goodenan
Broom County
Chicago
Boeing
Nutt
Waterloo
Asa Camp Farm
Eagle Township
Geneseo Township
American archaeologist Zella Nuttall Gains Global Renown
The article lauds Mrs. Zella Nuttall of San Francisco for international acclaim in archaeology. It highlights her 15 years of Mexico-focused study, her pivotal book The Fundamental Principles of Prehistoric Culture, and her discovery linking the dwastika to Ursa Major. Nuttall’s education, fluency in multiple languages, and presentations to scientific societies are noted as hallmarks of her career.
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America
Zella Nuttall
Mexico
Hee
Brunetts
Old Settler Mr Nutt Recalls Prairie Trials And Family Ties
Waterloo resident Mr Nutt recalls farming on prairie roads facing the Big Slough from Eagle Center to Washturn. He carried grain on his back in sacks to market, worked two to three days for round trips, and faced floods and mud. Now frail from paralysis, his wife endures heart trouble while caring for him. They have five children, eighteen grandchildren, and twenty three great grandchildren. The Reporter notes their long connection to the paper since 1874.
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Nutt
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Eagle Center
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Martha S
Laporte
Frank B
Wah
Reporter
Iowa State Reporter
Testimony in riot case names Abe Raymer quote
Springfield September 21 Former Representative A Williams testified in the Abe Raymer case that he heard Raymer address the mob after William Donnigan was lynched and say Come on boys Jets go get another nigger Hatroy McIntyre testified he recognized Raymer as the man who fed the mob to Dennigan s house He followed to Dennigan s house but left when the mob brought the old man out and cut his throat
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Springfield
A. Williams
Wabash County
Abe Raymer
Raymer
William Donnigan
Haotry McIntyre
Dennigan
McIintyre
Gotton Mills Strike Shuts Lancashire Mills
Manchester Sept 21 More than 400 cotton mills employing 140 000 operatives in Lancashire are idle today over a wages dispute. The strike is not believed to last long.
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Manchester
Eng
Lancashire
Grand Jury Busy As Court Opens For Probate Work
The September district court session under Judge Charles Ranier opened with the forenoon devoted to probate orders. The grand jury was empaneled this afternoon under County Attorney Mears and will study cases in custody, with subpoenas issued to witnesses. The trial jury is not summoned until a week hence, allowing time for assigned cases to be heard.
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Charles
Ransier
Mears
Jacob Kascht
Poyner
Patrick McGarvey
Ray Lewis Fatal Push From Freight Train in Grinnell Yards
Ray Lewis, 45, a brakeman on the Iowa Central freight, was pushed from a south Grinnell yard train by tramps and died two hours later after recounting the incident. He lived in Oskaloosa. No suspect identified. the crime remains unsolved.
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Ray Lewis
Iowa Central Freight
Marshalltown
Rey Lewis
Iowa Central
Grinnell Yards
Lawls
Lewle
Oskaloosa
Oviedo University 300th Anniversary Celebration Opens
Madrid reports under King Alfonso and the Princes of Asturias the 300th anniversary celebration of the University of Oviedo opens today. European representatives attend a multi day program featuring the unveiling of a statue to founder Fernando Valcarcel Salas, archbishop of Beevill.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Asturias
University of Oviedo
Europe
Fernando Var Fcay Salas
Bevills
Cholera Alarm as Disease Spreads to Philippines and Russia
Washington reports growing cholera in the Philippines and Russia prompts government action. Officials plan to seize luxury items to curb outbreak and prevent port spread while quarantine and consular measures jog into effect. Manila logs twenty five new cholera cases between 6:00 am and 2:20 pm.
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Washington
Philippines
Russia
Deg Hera
Husalan
Manila
Delegates Arrive for 84th Sovereign Grand Lodge Session
Denver hosts the 84th annual session of the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of God Fellows as about a thousand delegates arrive. The deliberations begin in the morning and run through Saturday, with Rebekah lodge meetings held informally alongside.
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Colo
City
Sovereign
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of God Fellows
Rebekah
Paris suffers big fire destroys post office and telegraph hub
A massive blaze in Paris on September 21 tore through the Central telephone building and a nearby post office near Place des Victoires. Firefighters could not stop the spread as the entire building burned, with total losses reaching 35 million and widespread disruption to telephonic and provincial communications.
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Baris
Place Des Victoires
Paris
Tha Postomics
Kite experiments begin atop Pike's Peak for weather study
Br William Blair of the United States weather bureau starts kite flights from Pike's Peak summit to test weather data collection. Officials hope to reach 2,000 feet above the peak, about 18,000 feet above sea level, improving Rocky Mountain forecasts. Also showing Ten Nights In a Bar Room at the syndicate tonight.
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Cola
William KR. Blair
United States Weather Bureau
Pike's Peak
Rocky Mountain
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