Republican leaders meet in Boston on New England campaign plans
Boston Aug 24 Republican activity centers in this city as Chairman Hitchcock and W Murray Crane meet with six New England state leaders plus Vermont and Maine delegates to map the presidential campaign. They plan talks on fundraising and regional strategy ahead of Vermont and Maine elections.
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Boston
New England
Hitchcock
Vermont
Maine
Dalton
United States
W. Murray Crane
Berkshire Hills
George TH. Ploty
Charles G. Groves
Massachusetts
Republican State Committee
West
Middle East
Bryan Confers in Chicago After Arrival for Campaign
Wil liam Jennings Bryan arrived in Chicago Saturday and began a flurry of conferences with state and national leaders on the national campaign. A serenade drew over 2,000 people as Bryan spoke briefly, outlining plans for a nationwide bureau of clubs and a campaign fund built from small member contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Willam J. Bryan
Indianapolis
Bureau of Clubs
United States
Taft pledges swift tariff revision if elected
In Hot Springs Virginia Taft stated that if elected he would convene the sixty first Congress in extraordinary session to revise the tariff at the earliest authority he possesses. He framed this as his obligation under the Republican tariff plank. Meyer explained Taft's interpretation amid questions on the Democratic guarantee proposal.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Sixty-First Congress
Bryan
Meyer
Republican national advisory committee named
New York Aug. 24 Chairman Hitchcock appointed the Republican national advisory committee listing members Richard Balnger Cornelius Bilas Powell Clayton M Murray Crane William Cromwell John Hammond Franklin Murphy Charles Taft and Arthur Vorys Hitchcock will be chairman with Cromwell as legal advisor.
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Ing
New York
Hitchcock
Republican National Advisory Committee
Richard A. Bal- Hnger
Washington
Cornelius N. Bilas
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
M. Murray Crane
Massachusetts
Wil- Ham Nelson Cromwell
John Haya Hammond
Franklin Murphy
New Jersey
Charles P.taft
Arthur I. Vorys
Ohio
Wil- Ham
Nelson Cromwell
Detroit man bitten by infected rat at fair
Des Moines reports A. W. Clarke of Detroit rushed from the state fair grounds to a hospital after being poisoned by a rat bite injected with virus A. Doctors fear Clarke could die if the poison spreads in his blood. The drug company claims an infected rat will bite others, causing their deaths.
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Des Moines
A. W. Clarke
Detroit
Clarke
Finns in the Black Hand Target Calumet Editor
Miss Margaret Walz owner and editor of a Calumet newspaper and founder of the Drummond Island colony received a threatening letter in Finnish demanding 400 dollars. The blackmailer pretends friendship and warns she may lose her liberty or life if she does not pay. Walz suspects the writer but delays authorities until ready. She is about twenty seven and a prominent leader among her countrymen in the United States.
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Calumet, Mich
Margaret Walz
Drummond Island
St. Mary's River
Miss Walz
United States
Bank cashier arrested in insolvency case at Lewistown
J W Quillen cashier of the Bank of Toavia was arrested on warrants charging him with receiving deposits after the bank became insolvent. Liabilities approached 100000 dollars while deposits stood around 120400. Debtor C E Foote of Spavia allegedly owes 98000 dollars. Quillen to appear August 28 after giving bond.
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Lewistown
Ill
J. W. Quillen
Bank of Toavia
C. E. Foote
Spavia
Quillen
Fort Madison Bandit Shot Dead by Minneapolis Detectives
In Minneapolis on August 24 a sensational revolver battle ended with bandit William Brandt, a Fort Madison, Iowa man, fatally wounded after three gunshots. Detectives Harry Hayes and Andrew Crummy pursued two bandits terrorizing South Minneapolis, with Brandt dying later in hospital.
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Fort Madison
Minneapolis
Minn
Harry Hayes
Andrew Crummy
South Minneapolis
William Brandt
Fatal Tower Collapse Injures Muskegon Man in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, Mich. Aug 24 Rolla Buck of Muskegon was badly hurt and James TL Kilts of this city fatally injured when a steel tower a hundred feet high on a waterworks tank project collapsed. Both men were terribly mangled as the structure failed during erection.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Rolla Buck
Muskegon
James TL. Kilts
Buck
Kilts
Harriman Plans New Roads Across Oregon
Portland, Aug. 24. E H Harriman will build a road across central Oregon and also a road from the Columbia river toward Des Chutes or a continuation of the Columbia Southern to a Central Oregon point where it would intersect the proposed east west line.
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Portland
Ore
E. H. Harriman
Oregon
Columbia River
Des Chutes River
Independence party candidates to be notified in New York
Thomas L His gen and John Temple graves, the Independence party presidential and vice presidential nominees, will be notified of their nomination on Saturday at the rooms of the national Independence club in New York.
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New York
Thomas L. Hisgen
The
Independence Party
John Temple Raves
National Independence Club
Grape Crop To Be Large In Lake Erie Belt
Reports from points throughout the Lake Erie grape belt indicate this year’s crop will be exceptionally large and of high quality, the best in several years. Local observations point to a robust harvest across Pennsylvania New York and Ohio vineyards with favorable growing conditions and strong fruit set.
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Erie
Lake Erie
Roosevelt Praises Panama Canal Commission Report
President Roosevelt releases a Aug. 6 commission report on Panama conditions. The panel commends Col. Goethals and urges immediate adoption of recommendations. The letter notes remarkable progress, health gains, and the U S government as a model employer in the canal zone.
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Goethals
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Speal
James Bronson Reynold
Samuel B. Donnelly
Henry Beach Needham
Panama
George W. Goethals
Isthmian Canal Commission
Colonel Goethals
Congress
Panama Canal
Special Commission
Canal Zone
Colonel Goedhals
Gorgas
United States
Pauper’s grave yields murdered teen in Kansas City
In Union cemetery a pauper’s grave was opened and revealed the body of 16 year old George Pickle, son of Alexander Pickle, who vanished June 21. Police suspect murder after a robbery. Body pulled from the Blue River. items found with mother identified him. Earl Hamilton, a deserter last seen with Pickle, is being hunted by police.
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Kansas City
Union Cemetery
George Pickle
Alexander Pickle
Blue River
Earl Hamilton
United States Army
Pickle
Death of Chicago printing chief Hall at age forty four
Cablegrams from London announce the sudden death of William Franklin Hall president of W F Hall Printing Co in Chicago He died following an apparent paralysis He was born in Columbia City Indiana and was forty four years old.
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Chicago
London
England
William Franklin Hall
W. F. Hall Printing Company
Columbia City
Ind
Polluted Romance Ends In Divorce Battle In Chicago
William Noller fights his wife’s cruelty petition by claiming their ages and weights show an imbalance. He says she is strong and healthy while he is old and feeble. The abstract exchange highlights a final custody and separation dispute in Illinois.
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Chicago
William Noller
Noller
German ambassador Speck von Sternberg dies in Heidelberg
Baron Speck von Sternberg, German ambassador to the United States, died at his Heidelberg home after a lengthy cancer illness. He had long been among President Roosevelt's intimate circle and had been ill for several months.
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Baron Speck von Sternberg
Heidelberg
Germany
Roosevelt
Fair Aeronaut Lacks Nerve at Dayton Balloon Drop
Miss May Ostumeer of Springfield Ohio attempted a first balloon ascent at a Dayton picnic near here. She planned a parachute drop but lost nerve at altitude and was carried several miles east, landing exhausted in a field outside the city.
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Dayton
Mias May Ostumeer
Springfield
Elaine Golding Wins Hudson River Three-Mile Swim Title
In Tarrytown New York on August 24 Elaine Golding the United States champion woman swimmer won a three mile Hudson crossing from Irvington to Piermont in a remarkable 1 hour 45 minutes defeating three notable rivals.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Mias
Elaine Golding
United States
Hudson River
Irvington
Piermont
Taft to St Joe Rail Line Cost Revealed
G P O Neal, right of way agent for the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad, says the Taft to St Joe sixty mile segment will cost 11 400 000 dollars. The line will include thirty five tunnels.
Seven Pacific Fleet cruisers sail for Hawaii and Samoa
San Francisco Aug 24 seven cruisers of the Pacific fleet under Admiral W T Swinburne set sail for Hawaii and Samoa Each cruiser carried a destroyer boat to tow enhancing the expedition’s significance and readiness for action
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San Francisco
Cal
Tacific Feet
W. T. Swinburne
Hawaii
Samoa
Death of Isaac A Sturgeon Ex-city official aged 87
General debility causes the death of Isaac A Sturgeon in St. Louis at eighty seven. He served as city comptroller and held posts as assistant postmaster internal revenue collector and United States sub treasurer.
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St. Louis
Isaac A. Sturgeon
Internal Revenue
United States
Sheridan breaks discus world record at Dundalk games
At Dundalk on August 24, Martin J. Sheridan of the Irish-American Athletic Club set a new discus free style world mark with a throw of 142 feet 5 inches, surpassing the previous record of 136 feet 13 inches, also held by Sheridan.
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Dundalk
Martin J. Sheridan
Senator's Niece to Appear in As You Like It Tonight
New York August 24 Miss Kate Mc Laurin niece of the late United States Senator Mclaurin of Mississippi will debut on the New York stage as part of the company supporting Henrietta Crosman in As You Like It at the Academy of Music tonight.
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New York
Kate McLaurin
United States
Senator Mclaurin
Mississippi
Henrietta Crosman
Academy of Music Tonight
Weather and postal rate notes across northern US and Canada
Frosty conditions sweep Winnipeg Manitoba and neighboring regions in Minnesota North Dakota and northern Wisconsin. After October first postage to the United Kingdom drops to two cents per letter, easing international mail costs and indicating a shift in wartime or economic policy.
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Winnipeg
Man
Minnesota
North Dakota
Wisconsin
United Kingdom
Hogs and cattle markets report from Chicago on August 24, 1908
The Chicago Markets report for August 24, 1908 shows estimated hog receipts of 26,000 with 7,363 carried over from yesterday. Market was slow at close with light hogs trading 5.95 to 6.70, mixed packers 6.05 to 6.80, heavy grades 6.05 to 6.75, roughs 6.00 to 6.35. Cattle at 30,000 including 14,000 westerns, and sheep at 26,000, weak.
Market Receipts and Prices Reported for Week and Day
Official receipts last week 95928 and shipments 21412. Yesterday receipts 8030 shipments 1726. Estimated receipts today 25000, tomorrow 12000. Market steady at Saturday close with bulk 6 30 to 6 65. Cattle mixes and prices listed, including Westerns 14 000 among estimated 30000. Sheep and lambs show ranges from 2 25 to 6 20 for various classes.
Market Report From Chicago August 24, 1908
Chicago market report shows weak to five lower than early levels with light, mixed, and heavy shipments. Cattle and sheep demand softer, with cattle down 10 to 15 points and sheep weak, while heavy ship goods priced around 6.80 to 6.95 and lighter lots near 6.65 to 6.80.
Beach-Wickham Grain Company Furnishings
Furnished by Beach-Wickham Grain Company located at 544 and 545 Postal Telegraph Building Chicago.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A Babcock in Chicago Illinois
A brief notice referencing John A Babcock in Chicago Illinois with a line about receiving a square deal and timely communication using a businesslike tone.
Havoc in Stamboul Fire Destroys 1500 Homes in Constantinople
Aug 24 dispatches report a six hour blaze in Stamboul, Constantinople, driven by strong winds. 1500 houses and shops burned, complex area housing mosques, sultans mausoleums and bazars. Separate reports from Bergen and Tangier cover shipwreck, death tolls, and Moroccan royal upheaval.
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Constantinople
Indictments Grow in Sangamon County Race War Case
Springfield dispatch reports 36 people held for trial and 50 indictments by the Sangamon county grand jury in a race war case. One indictment charges fourteen negro defendants with assault to murder County Treasurer William Bowe, bail set at 85,000 each. others face burglary riot larceny and related counts with varied bonds.
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Springfield
Ill
Sangamon County
William Bowe
Joe Rose
Lamceeny
Grover C. McCantley
Barber
Virgina
Roy Young
Fergus O'Toole
Jas
L. Meee
Sherman A. Stricklett
Ben Kirlin
the Averyman
Ray Foster
Fred White
Ollie Adams
Henry Coblins
Allen Cox
Rier
Thomas Marshall
Hade Gray
Teen Ralph Metz Killed Dodging Train Crossing
Fort Wayne Indiana August 24 Ralph Metz son of Mrs G Metz was instantly killed by a fast Lake Shore passenger train while attempting to cross a cow guard before the train reached him. The accident occurred as he tried to beat the locomotive at the crossing.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Ralph Metz
G. Metz
Lake Shore
Glass Plant to Reopen in Alton
The Illinois Glass company will reopen its Alton plant within ten days, after a three month closure, employing about 4,500 workers. The announcement was made in Alton on August 24.
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Alton, II
The
Illinois Glass Company
Alton
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Seth M. Carter
Jacob H. Gallinger
New Hampshire
James W. Brock
T. M. Chapman
Charles R. Dayton
G. R. Lawton
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Charles F. Booker
Michael Kenealy
Iain Danger
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Harriman
Thorndyke
Baltimore
Meriman
Boy
Bassador
Ed States
Baron
Sheridan
Texas
John A. Babcock
North American Commission Company
IIL
SIA
Stamboul
Seragtio
Bazars
Ably
Stambon
Seragno
Norway
Bergen
Folge Fonden
Rangesund
Skoneviks
Abd-el-Aziz Meeta
Tangier
Abd-el-Aziz
Mulal Hafid
Abb-el-Aziz
Morocco
Miss Parsons
Paris
Winifred Parsons
Charlea Parsons
Rome, Watertown
Bowe
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