Nagel admits law firm advised Waters-Pierce in Missouri case
Acting Republican head at Chicago says his firm acted for Waters-Pierce Oil in Missouri law matters. Judge Nagel explains the firm withdrew from general counsel duties after initial involvement and has since limited work to specific issues in Hadley’s ouster suit.
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Chicago
Charles Nagel
St. Louis
Absenée
Hitchcock
Republican National
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Nagel
Henry S. Priest
Roosevelt
Bryan
Priest
Oil Company
John W Kern Confesses to Owning a Big Four Pass
Connersville Indiana September 30 A red leather notebook bearing John W Kern s name held a Big Four railroad pass valid through December 31 1908. Kern acknowledged possessing a pass tied to his Democratic vice presidential candidacy visit and said he had not used it and did not know he lost it. He noted the pass might have been for a trial in Winchester Indiana and that he was not aware of an annual pass.
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Connersvile
Ind
John W. Kern
Big Four
Connersville Free Fair
Bryan
Mansfield
Kern
Winchester
Open Fight on Cannon Sets House Battle in Midwest
The Anti-Saloon League of America plans a campaign against Cannon’s reelection with General Superintendent P. A. Baker speaking at the Rock River conference opening and then entering Cannon’s district. In California, Southern California Methodist conference adopts resolutions criticizing Speaker Joseph G. Cannon and urging voters to oppose his reelection or his return as speaker.
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Chicago
Anti-Saloon League of America
P. A. Baker
League
Baker
Rock River
Cannon
Twenty Hurt in Collision Near New York
Twenty persons were injured in a collision reported today near New York. Two of the injured are believed to be in serious condition as authorities begin investigations into the crash.
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New York
Papal Secretary of State Nearing Retirement Over Modernism
Rome reports Cardinal Merry del Val plans to retire after pressure from American and English church leaders led by Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop Ireland who objected to his hard line on modernism. Cardinal Rampolla touted as likely successor signaling a shift toward conciliation with Italy.
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Merry del Val
Rome
Avanti
Vatican
Cardinal Gibbons
Ireland
Vannutelli
London
Cardinal Rampolla
Rampolla
Italy
Castro refuses Dutch envoy note over Venezuela dispute
Willemstad Curaçao reports President Castro refuses to receive the Netherlands second note via the German minister in Caracas. He says the German envoy may only watch Holland’s interests and cannot act as intermediary. A special Dutch envoy would present the note, seen as a delay strategy.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Venezuela
Castro
Baron Seckendorff
Caracas
Netherlands
Holland
Accor
Porta
Roosevelt Jr Begins Work At Hartford Carpet
Alvin H. Higgins, VP of Hartford Carpet Corp in Thompsonville, says Theodore Roosevelt Jr will start work by Thursday with a weekly wage of five to six dollars. His first tasks include washing bleaching and spinning raw wool as he learns the business.
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Hartford
Conn
Alvin H. Higgins
Hartford Carpet Corporation
Thompsonville
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Higgins
Roosevelt
Montreal Denies Chicago Great Western Purchase Talk
In an interview from Montreal dated September 30, a spokesperson dismisses reports that the Chicago Great Western is up for sale. He states the line is under receivership and owned by English shareholders, and that there are no negotiations to acquire it.
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Montreal
Chicago
Professor Fisher Warns of Tuberculosis Cost to U S
Yale professor Irving Fisher warned at an international tuberculosis congress that 5,000,000 Americans abroad risk consump tion graves if unchecked and that 133,000 yearly deaths cost over 1 billion dollars. Other papers discussed infection routes and worm eradication impacts on mortality.
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Irving Fisher
Yale
Washington
United States
International Congress On
Fisher
Almett
Lille
France
Pasteur Institution
Tend
Holland
Victor G. Helfer
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Philippine Islands
Argonaut Sinks After Collision Off Dover
The tourist steam yacht Argonaut with 250 aboard sank between Dover and Dungeness after colliding with the Kingswell in fog. All on board escaped in small boats and were brought ashore safely as the sea was calm. Passengers and crew lost everything they owned.
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Dover
Eng
Argonaut
London
Lisbon
Dungeness
Kingswell
Plague Toll Rises in Tongsha and Yangtse Valley
Report from Tongsha sixty miles northeast of Tientsin cites 500 deaths from bubonic plague since the outbreak. Cholera in the Yangtse valley abates but deaths are heavy with 80,000 natives and foreigners dead in Hankow.
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Peking
Tongsha
Tientsin
Yangtse
Hankow
Sherman Campaign Trolley Tour Reaches Illinois Towns
Chicago Sept 30 Republican vice presidential nominee James Sherman started a trolley tour through Illinois towns with Nicholas Longworth joining for brief speeches. The pair left Chicago and were to stop at Watseka then continue to other communities.
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Chicago
Illinois
James 8. Sherman
Watseka
Ill
Doolin Denies Resignation Report At Democratic HQ
Guthrie telegram claimed J. B. Doolin assistant treasurer of the Democratic national committee would resign. K. Lamb in charge of the headquarters denied the report.
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Chicago
Guthrie
J. B. Doolin
Democratic National Committee
K. Lamb
Mack
New Lord Mayor of London Crowned in Ceremony
George Eept uiie named Lord Mayor of London in a formal ceremony. The event marks a transition for the city leadership as officials confirm the new figurehead for the coming year.
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London
Uiie George
Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Eight Hour Rail Labor Law
The Wisconsin Supreme Court declares the 1907 eight hour law for interstate railroad telegraphers unconstitutional, citing federal interstate commerce power and existing federal hours rules. In a separate ruling, Wisconsin bars remarriage within one year after divorce, voiding such marriages.
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Madison
Wis
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Congress
Michigan
Kern and Sherman Meet Before Bryan Taft Banquet
In Chicago on September 30 John W. Kern Democratic candidate for vice president and James Sherman Republican candidate bumped into each other in a hotel lobby. A bystander initially misidentified Kern as the next vice president and suggested shaking hands with Sherman. The two men greeted warmly and then left to catch trains.
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Chicago
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
John W. Kern
James §. Sherman
Kern
Auditorium
Mr. Kern
Mr. Sherman
Bryan asks Lincoln Democrats to remove his pictures during Taft visit
William J. Bryan urged Lincoln Democrats to pull lithographs of himself from store and residence windows while W. H. Taft visits. He requested the move as courtesy and noted the images had sparked partisan displays early in the campaign.
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Lincoln, Neb
William J. Bryan
Democrats of
Lincoln
W. H. Taft
Trust Company Section Concludes Day At Denver Convention
The second day of the American Bankers Association annual convention focused on the trust company section at the Brown Palace hotel in Denver. Governor Henry A. Buchtel and William E. Hughes welcomed attendees while resident P. S. Babcock delivered the welcome remarks and annual address.
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Denver
American Bankers
Trust Company
Association
Brown Palace Hotel
Henry A. Buchtel
Colorado
William E. Hughes
Continental Trust Company of
P. S. Babcock
Oklahoma Governor Haskell Steps Back as Campaign Treasurer
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma effectively ceases to be treasurer of the Democratic campaign fund and departs for Guthrie after a brief meeting. J B Doolin becomes acting assistant treasurer while a successor is sought. Haskell cites tax board duties for his immediate resignation and declines further comment on possible prosecutions.
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Chicago
N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Democratic Campaign Fund
Guthrie
Okla
Democratic
J. B. Doolin
National Irrigation Congress Opens in Albuquerque
The National Irrigation Congress meets in Albuquerque New Mexico with Governor Curry and an address by the president. Delegates from France England Spain Portugal Italy Cape Colony Canada Cuba Porto Rico and Mexican states speak. Foreign participation is highlighted as important and awaited in the program.
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National Irrigation Congress
Albuquerque
N. M
Taft In South Dakota Opens Campaign Tour
Taft began his South Dakota campaign in Aberdeen with a large rally and spoke from a platform near the station. He planned stops at Mellette Redfield Wolsey Mitchell Tripp Yankton and Vermillion with a final rally in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Taft
Aberdeen
Mellette
Redfield
Wolsey
Mitchell
Tripp
Yankton
Vermillion
Tragedy in New York as Mrs Roach dies in bed
Mrs Helen Roach aged 25 is shot twice in the head while asleep with her two children in the night. She dies instantly. Police search for Robert Woods aged 50, her uncle and co resident, following a quarrel days earlier.
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New York
Helen Roach
Robert Woods
Woods
Devastating Floods Hit Hyderabad Deccan Region
In Bombay reports on 29 with unprecedented rainfall floods ravaged Hyderabad and Deccan districts. The Musi river rose sixty feet washing away bridges and flooding vast areas. Corpses litter trees and the Hyderabad native hospital collapsed burying inmates in wreckage.
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Bombay
Hyderabad
Deccan
JAPANESE RETRENCHMENT PLANS DELAY PROJECTED PROJECTS
Kioto Sept 30 Postponement of government ridings involving 100000000 dollars follows Premier Katsura policy to delay completion by three or four years while preserving activity. The authorities state funds will be arranged to avoid retrenchment and continue the enterprises. The annual surplus growth supports planned deferrals.
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Kioto
Katsura
Yeggs Blow Open State Bank Safe in Ladysmith
A gang of yeggmen blew the State bank safe in Ladysmith Wisconsin, taking about 3000 dollars. They shot a night policeman in the arm and fired at the Baker hotel to ward off pursuit, then escaped on a hand car.
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Ladysmith
Wis
State Bank
Baker Hotel
Sherman Opens Midwest Campaign Luncheon Tour
James S. Sherman Republican vice presidential nominee spoke at the Hamilton Club luncheon in Chicago announcing an informal Midwestern campaign tour over the next two weeks. He is a graduate of Union College.
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Chicago
James S. Sherman
Hamilton Clib
Middle West
Sherman
Upoatorsh Bck
Humboldt Strands at Active Pass. Passengers Safe
The steamer Humboldt ran aground at Marrat point near Pender Island in heavy fog. Passengers were evacuated by the fishing steamer Edith and are en route to Seattle. The vessel is hard and fast on the shore at Victoria, B C, as of September 30.
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Victoria
B. C
Humboldt
Active Pass
Edith
Seattle
Marrat Point
Pender Island
Bryan and Haskell Confer Over Treasurer Shakeup
In Chicago on September 22 W J Bryan and Treasurer Haskell met for about three quarters of an hour at the Auditorium Annex. No formal statement followed the talks, but it was inferred Haskell’s resignation was under consideration. The question of a successor rested with Mr Mack and the executive committee.
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Chicago
W. J. Bryan
Haskell
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Haskell
Auditorium
Roosevelt
W. R. Hearst
Bryan
Bryan Trave's Speech Routes Scrambled in Clinton Visit
Bryan J. Bryan traveled from Rock Island through several towns en route to Clinton and Rock Island. He delivered an evening speech after a schedule change left locals unaware of his arrival and caused interruptions in planned remarks tied to Roosevelt's Sunday letter.
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Rock Island, II
Titian J. Bryan
Tews
Clinton
Roosevelt
Investigation into Sheldon’s GOP ties by Democratic committee
New York Sept 30 The Democratic national committee is examining the corporate connections of George R Sheldon treasurer of the Republican national committee. Delegates have dispatched officers into the financial district to probe Sheldon’s early business career and affiliations.
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Sheldon
New York
Democratic National Committee
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Cholera Epidemic Dims Across Municipal Hospitals
Report from St. Petersburg dated Sept 30 notes the cholera epidemic continues to diminish in both new cases and deaths across the city’s municipal hospitals after a 24 hour period. Authorities report improved recovery rates and declining patient load.
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St. Petersburg
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Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific
Great Western
Gholera
China
Doolin
American Bankers’ Association
Democratic Committee
Hearst
Up Ton
Tional Executive Committee
State Tax Board
South Dakota
India
Bryan Trave
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