Taft Tours Hudson Valley in Rain Soaked Campaign Stop
Taft spoke in Yonkers and towns along the Hudson like Poughkeepsie and Schenectady citing Republican labor benefits and sugar industry support. Crowds in heavy rain heard brief speeches from the Taft special as Vassar students tried shorthand onlookers praised his enduring smile.
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Hudson
Greater
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William Taft
Yonkers
Taft
Tarrytown
Peekskill and Fishkill
Poughkeepsie
Collinwood Opera House
Vassar College
Schenectady
Chinese to Welcome Our Fleet at Amoy
Amoy hosts the second U S battleship squadron led by Rear Admiral Hmory. Ships Louisiana Virginia Ohio Missouri Wisconsin Illinois Kentucky and Kearsarge dock October 29 to November 4. Pekin plans to fund receptions banquets dances and tours with a 400000 tael budget and possible extra funds.
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Virginia
Ohio
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Wisconsin
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Kentucky
Kearsarge
Hmory
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United States
Battleship Squadron
Pekin
Chaffey Sought by Nevada Governor on Embezzlement Charge
Sacramento reports Governor Gillett sent a requisition to Nevada authorities for Albert B. Chaffey wanted in San Francisco on embezzlement charges. Chaffey, held in Rawhide, allegedly diverted funds from the Art Steel Cutting Co. by selling stock and not accounting for the proceeds. The metal market noted firm lead and copper prices with varying quotes.
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Associated Press
Sacramento
Gillett
Nevada
Albert B. Chaffey
San Francisco
Chaffey
Rawhide
Art Steel Cutting Company
Pharmacist Mine Sold to New York Investors
Pharmacist Consolidated Gold Mining company transfers control to A. J. Halter of New York who becomes president. Edward Halter named secretary and Miss Alice Hogan, Victor city treasurer, becomes treasurer of the new organization.
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Walter F. Rock
Denver
Pharmacist Consolidated Gold Mining Company
A. J. Halter
New York
Mr. Rock
Edward Halter
Alice Hogan
Victor
Taft Favored In Washington State Election Battle
Seattle October 27 Washington lines up with Taft in the presidential column and GOP wins expected for congressional delegation, state legislature, and a U S Senate seat to replace Levi Ankeny. Democratic managers concede large Taft margins across national and local tickets. Notices in triplicate describe prospectors and miners tax or land actions available at the Bonanza office.
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Seattle
Washington
United States
Levi Ankeny
Taft
Bon,nea
Prominent Tennesseans Implicated in Night Rider Atrocities
Ted Burton a confessed nightrider told of outrages near Reelfoot Lake and the death of Captain Rankin of Trenton Tennessee. He named Tom Johnson Garrett Johnson and William Watson as leaders, with their arrests noted. The confession was voluntary.
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Tiptonville
Tenn
Ted" Burton
Reelfoot Lake
Captain Rankin
Trenton
Tennessee
Burton
Tom
Garrett Johnson
William Watson
Lake Band
Bryan Campaigns Deep in New York Labor Vote Effort
William J. Bryan traversed Manhattan and Brooklyn in a long campaign day. He delivered eighteen speeches between 6 PM and midnight, urging laborers to back Democratic candidates while denouncing Taft as an enemy of labor. He appeared with Tammany leader Charles Murphy and met Kings County Democratic boss Patrick McCarren.
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New York
Greater
William J. Bryan
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Charles Murphy
Brooklyn Bridge
Patrick McCarren
Kings County
Chanler
Bryan
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Denver
Taft
Found Dead in Forest in Roostercomb Range
Fred Kloeber was found dead face down beside a fallen log in the Roostercomb range near Hot Springs Washington. He died from an accidental fall that struck his head on a fir tree, with Julius Kumle's body located nearby after being found Sunday.
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Hot Springs
Wash
Julius Kumle
Fred Kloeber
Kloeber
Prohibition Wins in Union and Greene Counties
Union county votes dry by about 300 in 1600 ballots, with drunkenness arrests down 50 percent and property values up 2 million dollars. Greene county also votes dry by 725 in Rose local option election. Plus notes from Paris and a muted stock market showing firmness.
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Union County
Xenia
Ohio
Greene County
Esch Opposes Cannon for House Speaker in Wisconsin
Congressman John J. Esch declared against Joseph G. Cannon’s reelection as speaker, signaling influence on Republicans nationwide. In Lisbon, Terceira in the Azores reports a surge of bubonic plague cases.
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Lisbon
Terceira
Azores Islands
Harrison Monument Unveiled in Indianapolis
Vice President Charlies Fairbanks presented Indianapolis a bronze likeness of General Benjamin Harrison. A parade led by the Tenth U S infantry from Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana National Guard, and 700 Civil War veterans preceded the unveiling.
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Associhe Bonanza
Indianapolis
Charlies Fairbanks
General Harrison Memorial Association
Indiana City
Benjamin Harrison
Tenth United States Infantry
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana National Guard
Harrison
Peace Moves in Europe Seek Compensation for Turkey
Sofia reports Bulgaria accepts paying compensation to Turkey as part of peace efforts. Emperor Ferdinand supports peace with compensation after cabinet debate. In Bulgaria a thousand reservists will be discharged, restoring army strength to 60,000. Vienna notes Austria ready to join peace conference on Bosnia and Herzegovina within sovereign rights.
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Associated Press
Sofia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Ferdinad
Austria
Budapest
Baron von Aehretthal
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Sherman Speeches Rally Support in Manhattan and Bronx
Republican Vice Presidential candidate James Sherman delivering six speeches across Manhattan and the Bronx, focusing on currency and tariff issues to large crowds. Utah politics favor Taft with an estimated 15 000 plurality, while railway openings and Formosa railway expansions are noted in dispatches.
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Associated Preva
New York
James Sherman
Manhattan
Bronx
John Kern Campaign Tour Quips at Fort Wayne Rally
Associated Press dispatch from Fort Wayne Indiana reports the second day of John Kern’s campaign by special trolley car. Kern is introduced as Honest John Kern and claims Republicans rely on money from illegal monopolies on treasury funds, bribery and the threat of panic as methods to win.
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Associated Prese
Fort Wayne
Ind
John Kern
Indiana
Hte
Decatur
Kern
Goldfield Man Convicted of Second Degree Murder
Albert T. Jackman was found guilty of second degree murder in the 2 year old Goldfield case against John Morite after about six hours of jury deliberation. He was sentenced to be hanged. the offense carries a potential penalty of from ten to life.
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Albert T. Jackman
John Morite
Jackman Ob bin First
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