Turkey Delays War Declaration Amid Balkan Turmoil
Turkiye defers a war declaration hoping Austria backs down as European powers clash over Berlin Treaty revisions. Reports from Constantinople and Belgrade flag rising tensions with Albania declaring independence, Greece at risk, and Serbia facing violent clashes with police and mobs in Belgrade.
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Germany
Bosnia
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Greece
Belgrade
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Montenegro
Andon
England
Berlin
Paris
France
Russia
Anea
Crete
Vienna
Albania
Adriatic
United Press
Balkan
Servia
Foreign Ministry
Taft Ends Campaign Tour In Cincinnati Speech
Cincinnati reports Judge Taft concluding his first campaign tour with optimism he will be elected. His hoarse voice made speaking hard as he prepared to register to vote at Charles P. Taft home. Sherman wraps Western tour with stops at Delaware Marion and Mansfield then heads east.
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Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Taft
Charles P. Taft
Columbus
James
Sherman
Delaware
Marion
Mansfield
East
Will Retire From United Mine Workers Leadership
Announcement says W. D. Ryan secretary treasurer and J. H. White vice president will retire at term end. White exits due to ill health while Ryan will become a coal operator in Illinois. Indianapolis report notes both men plan to leave positions in the near term.
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Indianapolis
W. D. Ryan
J. H. White
Land
United Mine Workers
White
Ryan
Illinois
Locomotive Brotherhood Wins 1910 Convention Vote
Columbus October 8 St Paul wins the 1910 convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen over Mobile by 11 votes today.
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St. Paul
Columbus
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Enginemen and Firemen
Mobile
Death Toll Rises From Grain Elevator Disaster
Richford Oct 8 The tentative death list grew to fourteen after a canvass of employees. Ruins of the elevator remained too unstable this morning to allow a body search.
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Richford
Rivals for Presidency Meet at Chicago Banquet
William H. Taft and William Jennings Bryan, rivals for the presidency, met at the Chicago Association of Commerce banquet in the Auditorium hotel. Taft arrived after a Deep Waterways speech, Bryan entered with a welcoming mood as guests cheered. The meeting featured nonpartisan remarks and a lively atmosphere with applause and repeated questions about Bill’s wellbeing.
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William H. Teft
W. J. Aryan
Chicago Association of Commerce
Bryan
Auditorium Hotel
Taft
Jesburg
Biro Am
Mr. Bryan
Hall
Mr. Tait
Bill
Mr. Taft
Fle
President Hall
Aft
A. C. Bartlett
David R. Forgan
Mr. Bryan Press
Westward Republican tide gains momentum in late polls
Chicago October reports from state chairmen and congressional leaders claim Republicans see a shift away from Bryan in western states. Senator Dixon, who runs the speakers bureau, says a Bryan landslide is the only path to victory, with Idaho, Wyoming, the Dakotas likely Taft, and Vermont already leaning Republican.
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Chicago
Demerats
Republican National
Bryan
Dixon
Idaho
Wyoming
Dakotas
Vermont
Phillipson Urges Workingmen to Vote Taft in Yorkville
John Phillipson founder of the Jefferson County Trades Assembly addressed laboring men in Yorkville urging votes for Taft. He contrasted Republican labor records with Democratic misrepresentation, criticized injunctions, and defended Taft while attacking Democratic candidates McConville and McBride. Henry Gregg and M N Duval spoke for the GOP. the meeting concluded with the Ladies Quartette from Ragland.
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John Phillipson
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South
James McConville
James McBride
Phillipson
Henry Gregg
M. N. Duval
Ragland
Grain Market Close Report From Chicago
Grain Market closes show wheat at 10044, corn at 6473, oats at 40 percent. Pork prices rise to 16.10 dollars. Market figures reflect Chicago activity for the period.
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Chicago
Oct
McConville Attacks Jefferson County Voters at Meeting
Hon. Jas. McConville sparked a storm at a Trondale Democratic gathering by claiming half of Jefferson County are liars and the other half perjurers. Republicans and many Democrats denounced the remark as false after the meeting. A. N. McCombs spoke for Congress as Chairman Murphy called for cheers with no response. The meeting ended in disappointment.
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Jas. McConville
Trondale
McConville
John Gilson
Gilson
A. N. McCombs
Congress
Murphy
Police Theory Conflicts in Clayton Erb Slaying
Philadelphia reports a police version stating Clayton Erb was knocked down by his wife with a brass cuspidor after waking in a dim hall and then shot to death by Mrs Beisel, his sister-in-law. Detectives paid by Israel W. Durham pursue a theory that the women plotted the murder to avert property loss.
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Philadelphia
Clayton Erb
Erb
Eric
Republican Rally Draws Police Escort to Bellaire
Two Steubenville Republican clubs with Patton's band joined a large Bellaire rally at the Columbia theatre. A parade along main streets featured red fire and two bands. Speakers included Congressman James Francis Burke, Ex-Lieutenant Governor Warren Harding, and D. A. Hollingsworth. The audience cheered as Harding and Hollingsworth praised Taft and Roosevelt.
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Bellaire
Columbia Theatre
Belmont County
James Francis Burke
Pittsburg
Warren Harding
Ohio
D. A. Hollingsworth
Cadiz
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Boyd
Scott
Pattons
Heatherington
Gen. Harding
Gen
Hollingsworth
Bieth
Ley
Taft
Roosevelt
General Hollingsworth
Harriman to Merge Key Rail Lines Under New System
A Pittsburg dispatch reports E H Harriman plans to take over the West Side Belt line Wheeling and Lake Erie and the Wabash Pittsburgh Terminal forming a new system with L F Loree as its head. Ramsey may later lead the merged roads as a Hartman unit.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
E. H. Harriman
Gould
Harriman
West Side Belt Line
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Wabash
L. F. Loree
Delaware and Hudson
Loree
Joseph Ramsey
The
Hartman
Intelligencer
Wheeling Terminal Railway
Wheeling
Bridgeport
Bellaire
Bemwood
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Veteran Printer and Publisher P. B. Conn Dies in Steubenville
Pédéson Boyd Conn, former owner of the Herald and founder of the St. Louis Post and other papers, died at 4:30 a.m. on Thursday October 8, 1908, at his home at Fifth and Dock streets. A veteran publisher in Steubenville and eastern Ohio, he introduced steam printing to the city and was highly regarded for his experience and success in the trade.
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Pédéson Boyd Conn
Fifth and
Dock Streets
Conn
Ohio
WETS WIN Majority In Local Option Vote
Sidney reports Shelby county voting wet by 939 majority with Sidney at 65. Seven townships Clinton Franklin Perry Green Orange Washington Turtle Creek dry, others wet. Women voted wet. prayer meetings held. 33 saloons in county. Wyandot county canvass shows 52 majority for days. contest rumored over possible illegal votes at Harpster. Local option action to be held in Wayne county today.
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Shelby County
Clinton
Franklin
Perry
Green
Orange
Washington
Turtle Creek
Upper Sandusky
Board of Deputy Supervisors of Elections
Weather Outlook Ohio Tonight and Friday
Washington reports cooler conditions across Ohio tonight with fair weather in the western portion and showers in the eastern portion. Heavy frost is expected in the western area tonight. Friday is forecast to be fair.
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Washington
Ohio
Deciding Game Crowds Polo Grounds Cubs Giants Clash
Thirty thousand fans packed the Polo Grounds on October 8 to watch the deciding game between the Cubs and Giants that would crown the National League champion.
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New York
Polo Grounds
Cubs
iGants
Belmont County Republicans Rally Wins Enthusiasm
On behalf of Judge Taft and Republican success in November, a meeting sparked great enthusiasm. The gathering was a grand success, energizing Belmont county Republicans who plan a strong showing next month. Steubenville clubs returned home about 20, all pleased with the trip.
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Taft
Belmont County
Steubenville
Longtime Steubenville Printer Mr. Conn Dies
Mr. Conn lived past seventy and remained active until two years ago. Born July 12 1823 in Beaver County Pennsylvania he worked as a printer and newspaper founder in Pittsburg New Castle Beaver Girard Zanesville Newark Mansfield then helped launch the St Louis Post before moving to Steubenville in 1848. He led the Beaver Star Daily and Weekly Metcur and later founded the Steubenville Democrat remaining a leading local businessman. He died after years of illness and a long career in journalism and printing.
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Steubenville
Beaver County
William C. Conn
Delaware
Anna Pearson
Shippensberg
California
Conn
Thomas Conn
County Down
Ireland
St. Louis
Dr. Reed
Charles A. Mantz
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