Bryan and Taft Begin Final Oratorical Hikes in 1908 Race
In a nationwide swing, William J. Bryan starts four Chicago speeches after Nebraska and Colorado stops. He travels east to St Louis and East St Louis before Lincoln, with Mrs. Bryan and staff aboard. Bryan predicts banking deposit guarantees and aims to influence Congress.
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Neb
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National Stock Yards
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Colorado
Fairview
Taft as President Hopeful Visits White House and campaign runs
Taft arrived in Washington at 2 10 a m and met with President Roosevelt over breakfast and in a long political consultation. He predicted possible election to the presidency, praised the president’s optimism, and dined with officials before leaving for Newark to finish campaign tours in the south and mid-Atlantic states.
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Garfield
Newark
N. J
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Lex- Anzton
High Point
Greensboro
Reidsville
N. C
Danville
Bryan
Smith
Michigan
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Veracity dispute erupts in national party ranks
New York October 19 There is a veracity dispute between top Democrats and Republicans. Nathan Straus accuses Geo K Sheldon Republican treasurer of making a false statement about a Wall Street levy to fund the GOP. Sheldon calls the charge absolutely false and declines further comment.
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Nathan Straus
Democratic Business Men's League
Hoffman House
Geo .K. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Straus
Wall Street
Sheldon
Republican Committee
Roosevelt
Parker
Four Die in Kaneville Nitro Glycerin Explosion
Oil City Pennsylvania October 19 four persons were blown to pieces at the Harper nitroglycerin factory near Kaneville. Victims are Peter McGuire of Rouseville and Daniel Feeley Arthur Feeley age nine Carl Feeley age eight sons of Daniel Feeley. Two men were employed as teamsters and the blast occurred as they finished filling cans. About 460 quarts of output exploded and ten pounds of remains were recovered. The boys' bodies were found 300 feet from the factory, their bones shattered as they were walking to meet their father.
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Harper
Kaneville
Here
Peter McGuire
Rouseville
Daniel Feeley
Arthur Feeley
Carl Feeley
Feeley
China’s Path to a Parliamentary System Revealed
A newly promulgated constitution outlines China’s transition from despotism to a parliamentary framework. The document, issued Aug 27, emphasizes imperial authority, warns against criticism of the throne, and foresees full government under the constitution only after nine years.
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Pekipz
China
Plan Aims for China to Become Parliamentary by 1917
The document predicts China will adopt a parliamentary system like Japan or Russia in its forty-third year of Kuang Hsa, or 1917, if half-heartedness and procrastination are overcome. It frames this as a path to peace above and completion below, comparing China to advanced powers.
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Russia
Kuang Hsa
China
Cossacks Sent to Tabriz for Guard Duty
Washington reports that US British and Russian interests push to restore order in Tabriz Persia. A body of Cossacks is dispatched to arrive around the 28th to prevent looting and protect civilians amid six months of riot and firing.
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Escape From Derailed Train Near Bear Creek
A Canadian Pacific passenger express from Winnipeg derailed at Bear Creek after a split rail. Three sleepers plunged to the side but were saved from a 600 foot canyon by a telegraph pole and switch stand.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Bear Creek
Burglaries in New York City Reach 35000 Annually
The Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation reports New York City records over 35,000 burglaries and larcenies each year with property losses of 15,876,000 dollars. Arrests average 1,764 and convictions 420 annually to date.
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Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation
New York City
Supreme Court Grants Supersedeas Stay in Bank Conspiracy Case
The supreme court stayed the Cook county criminal court order sending ex Judge Abner Smith and Gustav Sorrow to Joliet for conspiracy to defraud in Bank of America organization. Bail was also allowed pending further action.
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Ill
Criminal Court of
Cook County
Joliet
Abner Smith
Gustav Sorrow
Bank of America
Illness of Colonel Tucker Delays Action in Chicago
Word from Chicago reports Colonel William F. Tucker in extremely grave condition and believed on his deathbed at Hot Springs. The serious health status has postponed planned legal action against him, causing wide unease among his family.
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Chicago
William F. Tucker
Tucker
Hot Springs
Pittsburg Club Secures Site for Athletic Field
Oct 19 report says Barney Dreyfus president of the Pittsburg Baseball club arranged a deal worth about 1,000 dollars to acquire several acres at the entrance of Schenley park for an athletic field.
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Pittsburg
Barney Dreyfus
Schenley Park
Night Riders Burn a Cotton Gin in Newhope Alabama
News from Scottsboro Alabama dated Oct 19 reports night riders torched a large cotton gin owned by Butler & Co in Newhope. The gin was said to be posted to process no more cotton at the current price.
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Scottsboro
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Butler & Co
Newhope
Iowa Boys Fatally Burned In Powder Explosive Incident
Two fifteen year old boys Clarence Oluvesorge and Paul Granau were fatally burned in Dubuque Iowa when powder used to smoke squirrels from a tree exploded.
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Clarence Oluvesorge
Paul Granau
Chicago Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices Slump as Receipts Rise
Chicago markets show 35 000 hogs and 33 000 cattle and sheep receipts with prices down. Hogs move from 5 25 to 6 05 for heavy shipping grades while cattle and sheep soften. estimates flag large arrivals tomorrow and a slow market trend across all classes.
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Texas
Babcock Promises Square Deal From North American Commission
Unclear text mentions John A. Babcock and the North American Commission with Chicago, Illinois. It suggests a promise of a square deal from the commission, but details and full context remain unreadable in the fragment.
Michigan Fire Refugees Face Harsh Winter Salvation Appeals
Reports from flame swept Michigan counties show fading winds but dropping temperatures threatening refugees. Aid moves nationwide with Governor Warner appealing Michiganians and Detroit officials calling Council meetings. Detroit Mackinac Railroad begins shipments of provisions and bedding to the burned districts.
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Detroit Board of Commerce
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Warner
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Bay City
Fires Ravage Alpena Presque Isle Counties Amid High Death Toll
Reports from Alpena and Presque Isle counties indicate deaths may surpass fifty with risk of rising to near one hundred. One reported fatality involved Hines family near Cathro. In Metz and Rogers City, twenty six total deaths noted. Rogers City and South Rogers escaped danger. Alpena city besieged by fires but not yet in danger. five hundred to one thousand firefighters on the line. Alpena reports forty four houses and fifty five barns destroyed plus livestock and timber losses. Colonel Rogers urges clothing provisions beddings stoves and forage for animals to aid the burned district.
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Mich
Presque Isle
Tenry Hines
Cathro
Metz
Rogers City
South Rogers
Posen
Iement
W. G. Rogers
Warner
Cambridge honors Stratton with honorary science degree
Cambridge England October 19 Professor Samuel W Stratton director of the national bureau of standards Washington has been awarded an honorary doctor of science degree during his visit to the university The ceremony marks a recognition of his contributions to scientific standards and measurement practice.
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England
Samuel W. Stratton
National Bureau of Standards
Washington
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