Taft and Foraker Unite in Toledo G A R Parade
In Toledo Ohio on September 2 Taft and Foraker publicly declare political unity as Foraker contemplates a senate bid and agrees to join campaign speeches while awaiting the parade review and Lincoln Republican dinner proceedings. Judge Taft arrives damp but ready. The crowd roars as both senators greet each other amid city officials and onlookers.
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Toledo
Taft
Foraker
Ohio
United States Senate
Csmpatan
Hitchcork
Charles T. Lewis
Judge Taft
Middle Bass Club
Tive Keiffer
James Hott
Cleveland
G.aot
Hitchcock
Kansas
Poraker
Foraker Endorsed By Bishop Fallows In Taft Support Speech
The article reports Joseph B. Foraker’s enthusiastic reception after praising Judge Taft at a Chicago gathering. Foraker, stressing Republican loyalty, said Taft’s experience warrants the presidency, citing his service in the Philippines, secretary of war, and Panama Canal work. Senator Dick echoed Taft’s strong candidacy and Ohio’s importance.
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Taft
Samuel Fallows
Reformed Episcopal Church
Chicago
Foraker
Vornker
Judge Taft
Bishop Fallows
Philippines
Panama Canal
Tutt
Ohio
Senate
Joseph B. Foraker
Taft and Senator Foraker Rally In Ohio Parade
Taft and Senator Foraker shared a lengthy, friendly appearance at a Lyceum event in Ohio. They greeted a cheering crowd after a four hour parade, with Taft praising Foraker’s earlier risk in his career and welcoming a joint campaign effort. The program opened with Mulholland’s introduction and moved into political argument and applause.
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Senator Foraker
Taft
Tello
Foraker
Lyceum Theater
Mulholland
Club
Ohio
Superior Court of
Cincinnati
Prot Delivers Speech After Being Beguiled
A public figure named Prot faces a turning point after being beguiled into giving a speech. The event unfolds amid local attention and prompts discussion of the speaker’s fate and next steps.
Death of two headed baby in New Orleans hospital
Little Jett Bernard Merray, dubbed the two headed baby, died after an operation at Charity hospital. Doctors said the so called second head was only a bag of flesh with hair on top, and the infant could not truly be two headed.
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New Orleans
Jett Bernard Merray
Philippines Education Plan Show Gains in Schools
Dr J D Burke, Albany principal, reports arrival of Philippine educators sent by the war department to lecture public school teachers. He cites more than 400,000 enrolled students, about one third of all school age children, in the islands public schools.
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Los Angeles
Cal
J. D. Burke
Albany
Bryan in Sioux City denounces Republican leaders on trusts
In a large Democratic rally in Sioux City Iowa W J Bryan attacked Coleman Trupont and Senator Toise Penrose as non reformers due to trust ties. He warned Taft lacks platform support on trusts and highlighted tariff, bank deposits guarantees, and labor reform issues before heading to Lincoln.
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Sioux City
Ala
J. Bryan
Coleman Trupont
Delaware
Toise Penrose
Pennsylvania
Republican Executive Committee
Minnesota
Bryan
Alton
Taft
Lincoln Ai
Grand Army parade in Toledo features Taft Foraker meeting
In Toledo on September 3 a Grand Army of the Republic parade drew up to 100,000 spectators as Taft and Senator Foraker attended a public meeting. About 12,000 veterans marched with few accidents while 3,000 children formed a large American flag tribute.
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Toledo
Grand Army of the Republic
William H. Taft
Joseph Benson Foraker
Foraker
Alphabetical Wooing from an Old Ledger
A playful verse catalogues favorites of letters and sounds, noting various professions and characters praising different letters. It culminates in a claim of loving UU and hints at a Philadelphia Ledger reference.
Fall Maneuvers at Fort Harrison Begin
The fall maneuvers of the Department of the Lakes United States Army with the National Guard units of Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin and West Virginia open today at Fort Harrison under General Carter. Regulars include the Twenty-eighth Infantry a squadron of the Thirteenth Cavalry and the hospital and signal corps.
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Fort Harrison
Indianapolis
Department of the Lakes
United States Army
National Guard of
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Carter
Twenty-eighth
Thirteenth Cavalry
Signal Corps
Notable Early 20th Century Deaths and Elections
Dr. Frederick B Rustin, famed western surgeon, was shot and killed in Omaha by an unknown assassin. Charlies O. Jones, an aeronaut, died after falling 500 feet from a dirigible in Waterville, Me. Wisconsin's Rep Jenklins concedes defeat to Lenroot after the primary. Pittsburg Exposition enters its twentieth annual season as a major industrial display. U.S. immigration adds 208,000 to the population in the last fiscal year.
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Frederick B Rustin
West
Omaha
Charlies O. Jones
Waterville
Jenklins
Wisconsin
Lenroot
Pittsburg Exposition
United States
Morocco Sultan Recognition Discussion at State Dept
German charge d affaires Count Hatzfeldt urged Berlin’s view that prompt recognition of Mulai Hafid as sultan of Morocco by the Algeciras signatories would aid peace. The State Department, though signatory to the act, maintains it bears no commitment to enforce its provisions.
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Washington
State Department
Count Hatzfeldt
Berlin
Mulal Hatid
Morocco
Count Hatzfeld
Foreign Office
United States
Paris
Nction
Germany
Algeciras
Mulal Hafid
Gernav
Pez
Wassel
Tangier
France
Tenps
Europe
Mulai Hafid
Hogs and cattle market report from Chicago on Sept 3 1908
The Markets Chicago reports estimated hog receipts at 16000 with 6487 left from yesterday. Market slow at yesterday's lows with light hogs from 6 15 to 6 74, mixed packers 6 20 to 6 60, heavy shipping 6 20 to 6 95. Cattle at 6500 head including 2000 westerns, weak. Sheep 17000, slow at yesterday's decline.
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Texas
Chicago Market Prices and Receipts for Sept 3 1908
Market notes show receipts of 24137 official and 1673 shipments with 16000 estimated for today and 14000 for tomorrow. Cattle and sheep prices vary by grade with beef cattle and western stockers steady to higher, hogs mixed, and sheep markets moving slowly to steady. Grain bids provided by Beach-Wickham Grain Co and Postal Telegraph Bidg. Chicago.
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
Brewery Men Restrained in Jung Brewing Suit
Milwaukee August 3 F R J Apple a minority stockholder asks Judge Turner to appoint a receiver for Jung Brewing company. The court issues an order restraining President Philip Jung and other directors from disposing of stock or using company funds.
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Milwaukee
F. R. J. Apple
The
Jung Brewing Company
Turner
Circuit Court
Philip Jung
Five Capedian Pacific trains wrecked by washouts
Winnipeg report says five passenger trains on the Capedian Pacific railway were wrecked due to washouts. No serious injuries reported as high water prostrates service across the system. Estimated loss to the company approaches one million dollars.
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Winnipeg
Man
Capedian Pacific Railway
Georgia and Great Plains Veterans Parade Display At State Pageant
Thirty men from Georgia marched with cornstalks twelve to fifteen feet long while South Dakota veterans bore corn on canes and North Dakotans wore wheat heads in hats. Oklahoma displayed State of Oklahoma banners as Fourth Michigan showcased a coop bearing “We Captured Jeff Davis.” A floral shower saluted the veterans as the parade passed the reviewing stand.
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Georgia
South Dakota
North
Oklahoma
Michigan
Jeff Davis
Woman in the Hold-Up Trade in Jersey City
A well dressed young woman posing as a gas company agent gained entry to Mrs. Mary Bakeweit’s First Street home in Jersey City. She drew a revolver and chloroform saturated handkerchief, then robbed the house and ransacked the flat after forcing Mrs. Bakeweit to surrender coins from a quarter meter.
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New York
Mary Bakeweit
First Street
Jersey City
Distinguished Japanese statesman Inouye critically ill in Tokio
Distin guished Japas Ill Tokio Sept 3 Marquis Inouye one of Japan's most influential elder statesmen and foster father of Katsu nosuke Inouye, former ambassador at Berlin, is critically ill. He is not expected to recover. Inouye was minister of foreign affairs in Prince Ito's cabinet, later minister of finance and has held other portfolios.
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Tokio
Marquis Inouye
Japan
Katsunosuke Inouye
Berlin
Prince Ito
John A Babcock in Chicago Ill Promises Square Deal
John A Babcock declares in Chicago Illinois he will ensure a square deal for all. The statement emphasizes fairness and straightforward dealings without hidden agendas.
Morocco Crisis Deepens as Germany Claims Morocco Stand
Paris and Berlin agree the Moroccan dispute risks breaking the European concert. Germany says Mulai Hafid's rule warrants immediate recognition, challenging the Algeciras framework. French officials warn of deplorable consequences while Germany argues for a practical, swift settlement.
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Germany
Alegerias
Morocco
Clemenceau
Associated Press
France
Big Trees Are In Peril From Forest Fire In Calaveras
A fire in Calaveras big tree grove threatens the famous mother of the forest, the sequoia 727 feet in circumference and many decades old. The grove is ringed by flames, with only a small force fighting back. The Big Trees hotel narrowly escaped destruction as crews rush in more manpower. Only the living trees remain unburned.
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Stockton
Cal
Murphys
Calaveras County
Calaveras Big Tree
Big Trees
Man Disrupts Stock Exchange by Firing Three Shots
London on September 3 reports a man identifying as Edward Harrison, apparently not responsible for his actions, fired three shots inside the stock exchange causing a panic as brokers rushed to exits. No injuries were reported and trading halted briefly.
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London
Edward Harrison
Stock Exchange
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Ghigago, Ill
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