Taft Gains Roaring Welcome Across Missouri Campaign
William Howard Taft drew large crowds in Cedar Rapids style. He toured through Maxwell, Woodward, Clayton, East St. Louis, and other Missouri stops delivering speeches praising Republican policies and criticizing Democrats. Taft spoke about labor rights, bank guaranty, and trust regulation while a huge audience followed the western campaign. He planned to address events in Chicago and Galesburg before a Bryan guest banquet.
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Chicago
Taft
Clayton
St. Louis County
East St. Louis
Ohioan
Planters’ Hotel
Planters Hotel
Ariareius
Coliseum
Macon
Moberly
Mexico
Montgomery
Warrenton
St. Charles
Galesburg
Bryan
Hello Bill and Taft Enthusiasm Fill St. Louis Parade
St. Louis on October 7 witnessed a twelve hour demonstration of cordiality and political enthusiasm as sixty thousand people joined in. The crowd's vigor reflected strong interest in Taft and the day's strenuous events. The scene combined civic pride with lively support from residents and visitors alike.
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St. Louis
Butte to Chicago Passenger Train Delayed by Milkman
The first regular passenger train from Butte to Chicago on the Pacific coast extension of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway left several minutes late due to a tardy milk man who failed to supply the combination case and observation car on time. The train carried a large number of passengers.
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Butte
Mont
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Cholera Decreasing in St Petersburg Reports
Cholera continues to decline in St Petersburg with 111 cases and 58 deaths in the municipal hospital during the last twenty four hours ending noon yesterday.
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St. Petersburg
Pioneer Furniture Maker Julius Berkey Dies in Grand Rapids
Julius Berkey, a fifty year furniture manufacturer and longtime president of Berkey & Gay Furniture in Grand Rapids, died at seventy five. He moved from Ohio to Grand Rapids in 1856 and joined his brother William A. Berkey in the sash door and blind business in 1859.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Julius Berkey
Berkey & Gay Furniture Company
Ohio
William A. Berkey
Emperor Declares Bosnia and Herzegovina Annexed
Vienna reports Emperor Francis Joseph proclaims Austro Hungarian sovereignty over Bosnia and Herzegovina and promises a constitution and a special diet. The rescript to Baron Aehrenthal asserts extending imperial rule with constitutional institutions and succession rules, dated Budapest Oct 5 1908.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Baron von Aehrenthal
Bosnia and
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Budapest
Prince's Tree Dead in Central Park After 1860 Planting
New York October 7 The large English oak known as the Prince of Wales tree planted in Central Park in 1860 by the Prince of Wales later King Edward VII has been cut down park foreman Jack Griffin wielded the ax Attempts were made to save it The planting included A H Green then parks controller and many public figures Green held saplings upright during planting
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New York
Mall
Central Park
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
Jack Griffin
Renfrew
A. H. Green
Green
Prince spread dirt around elm roots to aid growth
The elm remains thriving as efforts described involve placing dirt around the tree base. No damages observed, trees look healthy and flourishing at present.
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Apa
Heroism of a Woman Holds a Child Above Water for Ten Hours
In Holland Michigan on October 7 Mrs. William Weiss of Vriesland kept a neighbor’s two year old boy above water for ten hours after the child fell into her cistern ten feet deep. Unable to be heard she continued to sustain the boy until neighbors spotted her with a lantern. She was rescued fainting and remains seriously ill but expected to recover.
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Holland, Mich
William Weiss
Vriesland
Knabenshue Demonstrates Airship Flight in Pittsburg
Roy Knabenshue the aviator sailed from Schenley park to the downtown district and back, a two mile round trip, with George Deusler aboard. Thousands watched as the cigar shaped craft flew low enough to hear the motor clearly. The pilot had been brought to run flights during the sesquicentennial but prior accidents delayed the display.
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Pittsburg
Roy L. Knabenshue
Schendley Park
Knabenshue
George Deusler
Just Wed and Near Death in Elgin
Elgin, Oct 7. Mrs Aza Zutavera, a bride of ten days, waved a handkerchief from a window to summon help when a gas leak risked both she and her husband. Mrs Alfred Benworth alerted neighbors, nullifying a fatal outcome. The couple, unconscious for a day, were found unwell but expected to recover. cause cited as not shutting off the gas range.
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Elgin
Aza Zatavera
Alfred Benworth
Controversial New York Chicago Tie To Be Replayed
Cincinnati Oct 7 The tied game between New York and Chicago from September 28, central to the National League championship, will be replayed tomorrow in New York after three directors ruled on protests that had surrounded the result.
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Cincinnati
New York
Woman dies of hydrophobia after dog bite in Elizabeth
In Elizabeth New Jersey on October 7 Mrs Harvey Day died after two weeks of convulsions caused by hydrophobia. The illness followed a dog bite last August that also affected her husband a neighbor and a mail carrier who were bitten by the same dog.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Harvey Day
Well Known Bookmaker Redon Dies in New Orleans
Marsh Redon, a bookmaker famous at American tracks, died at his home in New Orleans after a six month illness. He last worked at the New Orleans tracks.
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New Orleans
Marsh Redon
All American Tracks
Mr. Redon
Man Dies to Save Family in East St. Louis
In East St. Louis Illinois on October 7 August Figi cut his wrists and died at Henrietta hospital to prevent his wife and eight children from poverty. He reportedly said there is no use wasting money on doctors and medicine as the children need winter clothes.
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East St. Louis
Funeral that Was Expedited in Plymouth
Glenn Bagsett age 21 died at 2 a.m. on October 7 on Walter Kingsley’s farm two miles from Plymouth Michigan. Fearing contagion, the Kingsley family hurried burial six hours later in a brief service attended by only a few.
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Plymouth Mich
Glenn Bagsett
Walter Kingsley
Kingsley
Women Fail to Register in New York Vote Effort
Fourteen women visited registration booths in New York on October 7 in a bid to have their names added to the voting list. Led by Mrs. Julia Seaton Sears, president of the New Thought church and school, the group attempted to persuade registry clerks to record their names but were thwarted.
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New York
Julia Seaton Sears
New Thought Church and School
Little Squad
General Louis Fitzgerald Dies in New York at 71
New York October 7 General Louis Fitzgerald a prominent New York figure for over fifty years died at his home Garrison on the Hudson He was seventy one years old General Fitzgerald made an enviable record in the Civil War.
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New York
Louis Fitzgerald
the Hudson
Fitzgerald
Hog and cattle market report from Chicago on October 7, 1908
Chicago markets show light hogs down about five to six cents from yesterday with mixed packers and heavy weights near six dollar ranges. Cattle and sheep receipts arrive high, with dull to weak hog futures and cattle prices varying by grade and region, including Texas and Western cattle and rising sheep and lamb values.
Market Summary: cattle weaker. sheep strong. grain firm
Market shows slow, weak trade with cattle easing 15 points below yesterday’s average and mixed packers bid 5 65 to 6 60. heavy ship’s grades 5 85 to 6 65. rough cattle 5 85 to 6 10. Sheep exhibit strength. Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Company, 544 & 645 Postal Telegraph Bidg., Chicago.
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Beach- Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
John A. Babcock Offers Sincere Service in Chicago
John A. Babcock of Chicago announces availability for assistance with a promise of fair treatment and reliable, prompt responses. The message emphasizes a commitment to a square deal and customer trust.
Germans Celebrate Founders Week Parade in Germantown
Philadelphia Founders Week features a Germantown parade honoring early German immigrants with ceremonies including a Pastorius monument unveiling. A Broad Street parade showcases police fire and letter carriers, plus state constabulary and volunteer companies. The First Brigade of the Pennsylvania National Guard assists police duties as industrial day unfolds with pageants on manufacturers and workers at night.
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Philadelphia
Germany
Germantown
Francis Daniel Pastorius
Vernon Park
Roosevelt
Washington
Stuart
Pennsylvania
Reyburn
Volunteer Firemen’s Association of
Union Fire Company
Pennsylvania Fire Company
Neptune Hose Company
New York
Pennsylvania National Guard
Broad Street
Dalai Lama A Nuisance In Peking Audience Cancelled
In Peking the planned audience between the Dalai Lama of Tibet and the Chinese emperor was canceled as the Dalai Lama resisted officials' ceremonial coaching. He met diplomatic representatives instead, described by observers as lacking in intelligence and character, amid tension with city officials and the temple leader.
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Peking
Dalai Lama
Tibet
China
Boy Shoots His Father in Newark Home
Theodore E B Eller, nineteen years old, shot his father John Biler a butcher in the Eiler home Newark New Jersey claiming defense of his mother whose life he believed in danger. He was arrested.
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Newark
N. J
Theodore EB. Esler
John Biler
Eiler
Eller
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