Taft Draws Enthusiastic Crowds Across Indiana Campaign
Taft’s Indiana day featured huge crowds at Brazil Crawfordsville Lafayette Frankfort Kokomo Marion Muncie Anderson and a grand Indianapolis climax. He praised Indiana’s political responsibility and attacked his Democratic rival while noting Harrison as a great man. Rain and delays failed to dampen turnout.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Taft
Brazil
Crawfordsville
Lafayette
Frankfort
Kokomo
Marion
Munecie
Anderson
Harrison
Bryan Speaks to Hosts in Jersey Sixteen Times in a Day
William J. Bryan toured New Jersey on October 24 delivering sixteen speeches to farmers and workers in Trenton, Newark, and other towns. He pressed the labor issue, contrasted Democratic and Republican platforms, and faced ecstatic crowds including a Newark audience that filled the Auditorium despite standing outside. He pledged to back remedial labor legislation and reiterated he would not seek public office. Donations were reported to New York Democratic HQ from several individuals and clubs.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
William J. Bryan
Pryran
Roosevelt
Bryan
Gompers
Ile
Denver
West Philadelphia
Whitehrouse
Trenton
Phillipsburg
Somerville
Elizabethport
Worth Amboy
New Brunswick
Republican Party
Jersey City
Piace
New York
Democratic National Committee
John F. McGuinness
Massachusetts
James D. Crupp
Virginian
Bryan and Kern Club
Virginia
Virginia, 1%: the State
South Carolina
Bird
Coler
Brooklyn
Record of political meetings at Virginia Avenue Auditorium
An extended day effort drew a large audience at the Virginia Avenue Auditorium with Vice President Fairbanks presiding. Senator Hemenway and Representative Overstreet officiated two additional meetings held outdoors.
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Virginia Avenue Auditorium
Fairbanks
Hemenway
Representative Overstreet
Gompers Preparing A Reply To Roosevelt Attack
National AFL President Samuel Gompers says he is preparing an answer to President Roosevelt's attack. The telegram, dated Oct 25 in Washington, was received by Bryan in Jersey City. Newspapers had claimed Roosevelt would appoint Gompers to his cabinet if elected.
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New York
Mack
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Bryan
Jersey City
Washington
Roosevelt
Bride of One Hour Widowed by Double Diabolism Murder
New Orleans reports a grim murder on a bridal tour. Bride's former suitor F. S. Beauve of Plaquemine shot her husband Professor Fred Van Ingen of Alexandria, as the couple rode a Texas and Pacific train. An elderly uncle restrained the weapon, saving the bride. Beauve was arrested at Baton Rouge.
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New Orleans
Fred van Ingen
Texas and Pacific
Louisiana
F. S. Beauve
Plaquemine
Alexandria
No More Baby Shows at Springfield Mansion
In Springfield Indiana on October 24 a baby show at the executive mansion drew 128 entries with 100 prizes. Three outside women judged the event which ended with mothers convinced their child won the sweepstakes and Mrs. Deneen declaring no more shows while she governs the house.
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Springfield
Executive Mansion
Women’s Clubs Federation Deliberations in Illinois
East St. Louis Illinois October 23 Second day session of the Illinois State Federation of Women’s Clubs drew a larger attendance as delegates debated constitutional changes and club size. The biennial convention proposal failed while eligibility for state offices was tightened. Four hundred delegates toured Monk’s Mound aboard interurban cars. The hat rule near riotous moment ended with approval for women over 65 to wear hats.
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St. Louis
Ill
Illinois State Federation of Women's Clubs
Monk's Mound
Airship Explodes Its Tail in Berlin Flight
The Parseval dirigible balloon at 6,000 feet became unmanageable and dropped. Major Parseval and his assistant landed safely after the tail compartment burst during the accident.
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Berlin
Parseval
Major Parseval
Mysterious sudden flood hits Pleasant Run in Bedford
In Bedford Indiana Pleasant Run a usually dry creek bed suddenly fills with two feet of racing water despite weeks of drought and no rainfall. Locals report no known source for the sudden flood as residents wonder where the water came from.
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Bedford
Ind
Pleasant Run
Lawrence County
Tragedy in Versailles Well Claim Two Lives
Henry B. Johnson aged 45 and his son aged 25 died after being overcome by gas in a well at Versailles near Lexington. Henry entered the well to clean it, was overcome, and his son went to aid him and collapsed over his father’s body.
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Lexington
Henry B. Johnson
Versailles
Here
Henry Johnson
Spring gushes through Midway on Bedford Oolitic Pike
Residents report a remarkable event as a spring at Midway, between Bedford and Oolitic, surged from a pencil-thin flow to a flood on Wednesday. The water ran onto the road and into Salt Creek, a sight not seen by the oldest inhabitants in Pleasant run.
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Pike
Bedford
Oolitic
Salt Creek
Ron
Paris City Engineer Hurt In Auto Wreck
On October 23 W. T. Blackburn city engineer was seriously injured in a wreck here when his car halted to avoid a freight train and was struck from the rear by a street car. He suffered injuries to his back and side while Maurice Sholem escaped with minor bruises.
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Paris
W. T. Blackburn
Blackburn
Maurice Sholem
Lightning claims life of Peter Marston on Kansas farm
Lawrence Kansas October 24 Peter Marston eighteen of Crawford New Jersey who earned 25 for walking half the continent was struck by lightning and killed on a farm eight miles north of the city He left New York with relatives to walk to San Francisco for 500 dollars Marston completed half the distance and received 250 dollars
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Lawrence
Kan
Peter Marston
Crawford
N. J
Marston
New York
San Francisco
Pittsburg Detective Fatally Shoots Officer Mistaken for Suspect
City Detective Clyde Edeburn shot and killed Patrolman Thomas Farrell in Pittsburg. Farrell, in plain clothes, had arrested a bartender and his prisoner fought him when Edeburn arrived. Farrell fired several shots and Edeburn returned fire, believing a highwayman was present.
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Pittsburg
Clyde Edeburn
Thomas Farrell
Farrell
Edeburn
Chicago Market Reports From Oct 24 1908 Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Chicago markets show weak hog prices with light to heavy weights trading roughly 4.95 to 6.95 dollars. Official receipts and shipments for yesterday and today are listed with estimated future arrivals. Cattle and sheep prices and volumes are noted as steady to unchanged amid a fluctuating grain market.
John A Babcock Offer Promises a Square Deal
A phrase promotes fair treatment with a confident guarantee of a square deal from John A Babcock. The message emphasizes reliability and personal assurance in dealings.
Morse the Financier Warned by Ridgely in Bank Conspiracy Trial
In New York on October 24 three trial developments emerged in the Morse Curtis bank conspiracy case. Prosecution showed Comptroller Ridgely warned against large loans on unsubstantial collateral. It also detailed how profits from the New Haven Improvement Co financed the Wil so n loan, and how a $200000 note at Knickerbocker Trust flowed to the Bank of Commerce via E B Wire.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
National Bank of North America
Ridgely
Morse
Curtis
Morse Enterprises
Katherine W. Wilson
New Haven Improvement Co
Edward B. Wire
Knickerbocker Trust Company
Bank of Commerce
E. B
Moxey
Morse Steamship
Wire
Charles T. Barney
Mike Wilson
Morse Companies
Barney
Schurman
Bank Directors Under Scrutiny In New Examiner Order
Comptroller Murray orders bank examiners to convene directors upon entry and ask twenty five questions to reveal directors relation to bank conduct knowledge and oversight. This marks first full official inquiry into bank director relation.
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Washington
Murray
Kern's Son Recovery Hopes Cited in Indianapolis
Reports from Indianapolis indicate a slight chance for the recovery of John W. Kern's young son. The Balkan situation hinges on ongoing negotiations between governments. The will of Rt. Rev. Henry C. Potter bequeaths his New York estate to five children. Rain in Kansas and Missouri has shifted to snow.
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Indianapolis
John W. Kern
Henry C. Potter
New York
Kansas
Missouri
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Illinois Women's Club
EARTH
Chicago
Cattie
Beach- Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
IS Witt
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