Taft and Bryan Rally Across States In Campaign Tilt
Taft drew huge Newark Elizabeth and Baltimore crowds and told supporters he will win the electoral vote. Bryan spoke in Chicago suburbs and Indiana towns with strong reception and addressed workers on injunctions and platform issues. The rivals planned additional stops as they head toward New York City and a major clash.
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Bryan
Taft
New York City
Empire State
Newark
Elizabeth
Trenton
Wilmington
Delaware
Indiana
Lawrenceburg
Aurora
Osgood
North Vernon
Seymour
Brownstown
Mitchell
Bedford
Bloomington
Bloomfield
Linton
Terre Haute
Sullivan
Vincennes
Princeton
Evansville
Brazil
Greencastle
Crawfordsville
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Frankfort
Kokomo
Greentown
Marion
Muncie
Anderson
Knightstown
Rushville
Shelbyville
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Richmond
Winchester
Portland
Decatur
Fort Wayne
Columbia City
Warsaw
Goshen
Elkhart
South Bend
LaPorte
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Hammond
Chicago
Bryan Arrives in Chicago for Plank Speech Tour
Democratic presidential candidate William J. Bryan arrived at Union Station Chicago at 7 30 p m greeted by a large cheering crowd. He left in sixty autos with the County Democracy escort en route to Pilsen Garden Park for his first evening address.
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Taft
Republican Party
Democratic Party
G. OO. P
Bryan
County Democracy
Arcade Hall
Chicago
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Granite City
Lincoln
Indiana
Louisville
New York
Chas, Murphy
Tammany Hall
National
New York City
Union Station
Pilsen Garden Park
Freak of the Fowl: Claytons Hen Changes Color
Wilbur Powers of Clayton owns a seven year old game hen that continually changes color. The bird was black until age two, then split black and white for a year, then white until this fall, and now again shows black and white plumage. Legs and beak, once black, have turned pure white.
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Danville
Ind
Wilbur Powers
Clayton
Serson
Uruguayan Tycoon Captures Fiancé In Auto Ride and Weds in Fall River
Captain Benjamin D. Manton of Colonia Uruguay, about eighty and wealthy, eloped with his Philadelphia fiancé Miss Sara E. Hartman and married in Fall River, defying skeptical relatives.
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Providence
Benjamin D. Manton
Colonia
Uruguay
Deadly tornado and floods devastate Clayton and surrounds
Four people were killed near Clayton, New Mexico, when a tornado and rain torrent struck. Dozens injured, homes demolished, and the town cut off by ruined water and communication lines. Across Kansas and Colorado, tornadoes and heavy rains caused further damage and casualties as fires burn in Michigan and New York forests.
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Clayton
N. M
W. H. Haight
Folsom
Cimarron
Forest fire danger eases in Michigan as victims identified
Reports from northern Michigan say forest fire danger subsides with four of seven bodies found near Rogers and Metz identified as Hermann Erke and his three children and wife. The victims were cremated in a log- fire ruin, ending a tragic toll locally.
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Alpena
Mich
Here
Rogers
Metz
Herman Erke
Where are his friends bail effort fails in Tschaikovsky case
In St. Petersburg on October 20, efforts in Russia and England to raise a 25000 bail for Nicholas Tschaikovsky failed. His relatives in England could only offer half the sum and a public subscription was abandoned. Authorities may consider reducing the bail, but success seems unlikely.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
England
Nicholas Tschaiovsky
St. Peter and St. Paul
Tschaikovsky
Trickett Cleared in Disbarment Case After Kansas City Closures
C W Trickett assistant attorney general of Kansas who led the drive against liquor joints in Kansas City Kansas has been exonerated by a three member panel. Nineteen charges of false statements and misrepresentations were dismissed in the hearing.
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Kansas City
C. W. Trickett
Kansas
Kan
Trickett
Looters throw Washington statue into Lake Lugano
Roughs at Lugano Switzerland tossed a statue of George Washington into the lake. The town had purchased it from a U S citizen who once resided there. The Jamestown Chautauqua grounds suffered a blaze causing a loss of fifty thousand dollars.
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Lugano
Switzerland
George Washington
United States
Jamestown
N. Y
Loas
Alimony Bid Denied in Hains Divorce Case
Mrs. Clachia L. Hains was denied alimony and counsel fees in her divorce suit against Captain Peter C. Hains Jr. Justice Carr ruled Hains has no means to pay due to suspended salary and needs his funds for defense. Custody request also denied.
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New York
Clachia L. Hains
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William E. Annis
Justele Carr
Brooklyn
Note Outlining Conditions for Moroccan Sultan Recognition
Berlin Oct 20 French and Spanish ambassadors submitted to Foreign Secretary von Schoen a draft note to Tongueer Mulai Hadj outlining the conditions for recognizing him as sultan of Morocco.
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Mulai
Berlin
von Schoen
Tongieer
Mulai Hajid
Morocco
Hogs and cattle markets in Chicago trade report
Chicago markets dated October 20 1908 show hogs receipts estimated at 25000 with steady prices and varying hog classes. Cattle and sheep receipts and prices listed with mixed demand and overall weakness in cattle and strength in some sheep types. Grain firm quotes from Beach Wickham Grain and Postal Telegraph Bidging.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
John A. Babcock in Chicago ILL. seeks square deal
A terse notice from John A. Babcock of Chicago Illinois requests a prompt and fair resolution, promising he will pursue a square deal and urging timely contact for settlement or negotiation.
Meat Kings Threaten French Cattle Industry
Paris officials fear U S meat magnates aim to dominate French beef production. M Meline cites US slaughterhouses near Havre and a Chicago based company with 50 million dollars capital. He urges law to restrict slaughterhouse capacity per commune to curb foreign control of cattle, dairy and meat trades.
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Paris
France
United States
Havre
Chicago
M. Meline
Temps
Politician Spin Gatherer Nominated for New York Seat
President praised active political involvement of Professor Spin garn of Columbia University after his nomination for Congress from New York Eleventh district. H A Uterhart of New York conveyed the remarks in Washington on October 20.
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Washington
H. A. Uterhart
New York
Professor Spingarn
Columbia University
Congress
Held Back Until After Election by Navy Chiefs
Secretary Metcalf ordered that content from regular annual reports of navy department bureaus be kept secret until after the November election to prevent indiscreet campaign remarks by agency heads.
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Washington
Navy Department
Metcalf
Accused Bank Teller on Bail in Major Thefts Case
Pittsburg Oct 20. Harry G Watson former Allegheny National Bank teller charged with aiding ex-Cashier William Montgomery in the abstraction of 469000 has surrendered to federal authorities. He furnished 10000 bail and was released.
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Pittsburg
Harry G. Watson
Allegheny National Bank
William Montgomery
Football death shocks Clarion after scrimmage injury
Will Smith son of ex State Senator A C Smith of Eagle Grove Ia died from heart failure aggravated by strenuous football scrimmage in Clarion on Saturday. The injury occurred during a game and officials report the exertion worsened his condition.
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Clarion
Will Smith
A. C. Smith
Eagle Grove
Opium Monopoly Ends in China License System Replaces
An imperial edict from Peking states the government abandons its opium selling monopoly and replaces it with a license system. The move marks a shift in state control and regulation of opium distribution.
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Peking
Hunter Killed by Falling Limb in Indiana
Evansville Indiana October 20 Sherman Apple aged nineteen was killed while hunting in Dubois county when a limb fell on his head.
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Evansville
Ind
Dubois County
Indiana
Here
Sherman Apple
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