Hughes Wins First Ballot Nomination for Governor
The Republican state convention at Saratoga renominated Governor Charles E. Hughes on the first ballot with 827 votes while James W. Wadsworth Jr. gained 151 and John K. Stewart 31. The platform endorsed Taft Sherman Roosevelt era policies and Hughes administration, pledging support for continued Republican governance and constitutional protections. A. R. Page of New York City placed Hughes for reelection.
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Hughes
Wadsworth
Stewart
Saratoga
N. Y
Charles E. Hughes
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
John K. Stewart
William Barnes, Jr
Albany
Roosevelt
Taft
Kings County
Chicago
William H. Taft
James 8. Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Republian
A. R. Page
New York City
Fever case in Havana leads to precautionary order
Havana reports a case of yellow fever and issues an order banning officers and meetings at Ger Peter from gathering as a preventive measure.
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Havana
Ger Peter
Comming. Ts. Si
Democratic State Convention Opens in Rochester
The first session lasted under an hour with ex Justice Morgan J. O'Brien delivering the opening address and drawing applause for references to William J. Bryan and Grover Cleveland. Party leaders then worked on governor candidate selection and the McCarren Murphy dispute amid hopes for a peaceable accord with Norman E. Mack and other key figures present.
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Rochester
N. Y
Morgan J. O’brien
O’brien
William J. Bryan
Grover Cleveland
McCarren-Murphy
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
William J. Conners
State Committee
C. F. Murphy
Tammany
P. H. McCarren
Daniel F. Cohalan
James Cassidy
Union Pacific and Northwestern Railways Drawn Into Control Talks
The Wall Street Summary reports rumors that Union Pacific may gain absolute control of the Northwestern by guaranteeing its stock. The Chicago and Northwestern system has expanded into Northern Nebraska and central Wyoming, but the control remains in the hands of prominent capitalists in the Middle, New England, and Northwest states.
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New York
Wall Street
Harriman
Union Pacific
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Northwestern
Chicago and Northwestern
Nebraska
Wyoming
Chicago and Northwesterns
Middle
New England
Northwest
Bryan's Retort to Taft on Regulation and Imperialism
William J. Bryan, during a train interview between Baltimore and Philadelphia, answers Taft alleging he dodges questions and knows little of Bryan's record. He denies seeking government ownership of railroads but calls for regulation and accuses Taft of a $114,000,000 error in imperialism costs. He spoke at W Park New Jersey, then in Trenton before heading to New York City.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
William J. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Taft
Bryan
W Park
New Jersey
Delaware River
Trenton
New York City
Fire Ravages Biddeford Yards and Tenements
Fire destroyed lumber yards and tenement buildings along the Saco river in Biddeford on September 16, causing about 200000 in losses. Diamond Match Company yards burned with eight to ten houses wiped out and rail and factory property damaged. Dozens of families rendered homeless as flames swept both riverbanks.
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Biddeford
Saco River
Sons
Diamond Match Company
Independence party to place full SD ticket on ballots
The Independence party announces it will petition to place its full congressional and state tickets, including presidential electors, on South Dakota ballots. Nominees William R. Hearst and Thomas L. Hisgen are identified as party standard bearers.
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Sioux Falls
Independence Party
South Dakota
William R. Hearst
Thomas L. Hisgen
Poe
Maine election shows Republicans prevail in governor race and both chambers
Additional returns keep Bert M. Fernald ahead of Democrat Obadiah Gardner by 7 229 as Maine voters increase Democratic turnout in rural districts. All four congressmen elected and the legislature poised to stay Republican in both houses amid gains over 1906 and 1904 figures.
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Portland
Maine
Bert M. Fernald
Obadiah Gardner
Gardner
Congress
Donaghey Wins Ark Governor Post by Large Margin
Little Rock Arkansas September 16 The Democratic nominee George W Donaghey and the full ticket win by a likely 65 000 majority similar to two years ago with an even split between prohibitionists and license supporters. A constitutional amendment is adopted and another defeated marking the election outcomes.
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Little Rock
Ark
George W. Donaghey
John
Arkansas Prohibition Vote Count By County Phase
Incomplete returns from a majority of Arkansas seventy five counties show the election result. Prohibitionists led the campaign in many counties reflecting strong interest in the statewide vote outcome.
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Tion
Arkansas
Night riders organize in Arkansas to curb cotton**
A Jonesboro report says night riders are forming in Northeastern Arkansas to reduce next year’s cotton acreage and compel holding this year’s crop for minimum price. The report notes the organizers claim to seek stability in prices and farm incomes amid market pressures.
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Memphis
Ordered back to exile exiles Colonel Stewart from Fort Huachuca
A Fort Huachuca dispatch reports Colonel William F. Stewart ordered to report to Fort Grant and kept from the ninety mile test. He plans to take his team to Wilcox Arizona where he will join a cook and a civilian companion. Stewart vows to resist retirement and seeks a court martial hearing.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Fort Huachuca
Fort Grant
William F. Stewart
War Department
Thomas
Denver
Stewart
Wilcox
Ariz
William
Nail
Tiene
Six Die Likely In Grand Marais Forest Fires
Duluth reports a settler named Monker and five Indians cut off by flames at Grand Marais seen as casualties. Gopher steamer officers say six may have perished. Militia fights fires a week, plans to resupply and return. Grand Marais harbor roars with fire. smoke limits visibility.
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Duluth
Monker
Grand Marais
United States
Gopher
Car of dynamite explodes near Windsor depot
A car of dynamite on the track in front of the Missouri Kansas and Texas depot at Windsor exploded with great force. The blast demolished the car and platform, wounding eighteen bystanders. Frederick Wake, an MK&T agent, died from his injuries. Another injured victim died later and an unknown tramp was found dead among the rubble.
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Windsor
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Frederick Wake
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Carnegie Letter Urges Berlin Peace Move to Abolish War
Andrew Carnegie writes from Skibo Castle to Missouri Congressman Richard Bartholdt urging the Berlin Interparliamentary Union to seek worldwide peace. He says the German emperor could unite Britain France and the United States to declare no war among civilized nations and promote arbitration as the method to settle disputes.
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Berlin
Andrew Carnegie
Skibo Castle
Scotland
Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
Interparliamentary Union
Germany
Great Britain
France
United States
The Hague Speech Outlines Dutch Venezuelan Rift
The opening throne speech read by Premier Heemskerk notes Queen Wilhelmina’s illness absence and mentions the Venezuela dispute. It cites expulsion of the Dutch minister at Caracas by President Castro and an ongoing peaceable effort to restore friendly ties. It also signals a forthcoming general income tax bill with a capital tax.
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The
Hague
Heemskerk
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Republic of
Venezuela
Caracas
Castro
Vnezuela
Curacao
Republic of Venezuela
Trickett Fees Case Dismissed by Kansas Judge
The charges against C. W. Trickett special assistant attorney general of Kansas were dismissed by Judge Moore on a motion by Attorney General Jackson. The dismissal followed a liquor case probe led by Jackson and Trickett claimed the charges were prompted by liquor interests he opposed.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
C. W. Trickett
Moore
Jackson
Trickett
Timber fire near Galena on military reserve nearly out
After two weeks of burning the big timber fire near Galena and on the military wood reserve is now practically out. A heavy general rain in the Black Hills aided containment. Two troops of security cavalry from Fort Meade remain patrolling the fire district. An exact damage estimate is unavailable but expected to be small.
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Sturgis
Galena
Military
Rainer
Black Hills
Secu
Fort Meade
Shock Wave From Atlas Dynamite Blast Cripples Boss
Ashland Wisconsin September 16 A blast at a dynamite plant six miles from town shattered windows in Washburn several miles away. Workman D R Webber was killed. General Superintendent F T Beers weighing 250 pounds was buried about one hundred feet sustained a broken leg cuts to the head and body punctured by flying debris. He was rushed by special train with doctors aiding his life. No other injuries reported.
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Ashland
Wis
Atlanti Dynamite Company
Washburn
D. R. Webber
F. T. Beers
Atlantic Fleet’s world cruise may end in New York
Speculation runs in maritime circles that the Atlantic battleship fleet may conclude its world cruise at New York rather than Norfolk. The Navy Department’s final decision hinges on unspecified considerations and official rationale.
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New York
Navy Department
Norfolk
Avy Department
Passenger Agents Meet in Seattle at 36th Convention
Two hundred members of the American Association of Traveling Passenger Agents met in Seattle for their thirty sixth annual convention. After a brief recess the gathering adjourned to visit Alaska Yukon during a preview trip as discussions of prospects for travel options continued among the agents.
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Seattle
Wash
American Association of Traveling
Alaska-Yukon
Fatally Wounded in Winnipeg Strike Chaos
Daniel Hepner, arming himself during a Canadian Pacific Strike breaker dispute, fired at strike leader Kirk, wounding him fatally. Hepner was arrested as crowds watched in Winnipeg on September 16 as violence erupted amid the real service strike.
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Canadian Pacific
Winnipeg
Man
Winat
Daniel Hepner
Soe
Hepner
Tance
Kirk
Double Fatality in Detroit Michigan Tunnel Fire
In Detroit Sept 16 a shaft fire in the Michigan tunnel project caused two men to suffocate from smoke and two others to be overcome. W R Kimball superintendent of shafts and Bert Johnson carpenter died while a rescue effort followed. About two hundred workers faced the blaze and a cautious airlocked passage was used to evacuate the shaft areas.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Detroit River
W. R. Kineball
Bert Johnson
Kimball
Janson
Taft Western Tour Plan Pending Taft Approval
Judge Taft's Western itinerary for Sept 25 to Oct 7 is prepared by Chairman Hitchcock and Senator Dixon. The schedule will be announced only after Taft approves it. Officials lack details on topics, but anticipate nine to ten state speeches and many shorter remarks from his special train.
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Chicago
Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican Committee
Dixon
Republican National Committee
Pra
His Wife Elope Annual and the Cigar Store Chase
Philadelphia magistrate hears Harry Green seek warrant for Samuel Shore after Green explains his wife Goldie elopes annually. Green, tied to a thirteen year marriage in Resale, states Shore habitually elopes with a cigar store at Chestnut and Market streets, pursuing yearly elopements.
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Philadelphia
Goldie
Harry Green
Carey
Samuel Shore
Green
Chestnut Streets
Hunt with Seth Bullock in Deadwood for weeks
Seth Bullock leaves Huron to rendezvous with Roosevelt for a weeks long hunt on the Standing and Cheyenne Indian lands. This marks his third consecutive hunt with Roosevelt, with Captain Bullock leading expeditions against lions and other game.
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Deadwood
Seth Bullock
Huron
Imit Roosevelt
Captain Bullock
Roosevelt
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