Opening Gun in Ohio Beveridge Hughes Harris
Great crowds hear speeches at Wicks park as Ohio Republicans formally open campaign. Harris, Hughes, and Beveridge address state and national issues while steel mills near Youngstown close until Monday. Vorys presides. delegates from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York attend amid cheering crowds. Beveridge touts seven years of Republican successes including railway rate reform meat and food laws irrigation and labor protections.
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Wicks’ Park
Harris
Hughes
New York
Beveridge
Indiana
Arthur I. Vorys
Taft
Pennsylvania
Republican Party
Congress
Bryan
Tariff thoughts and presidential praise from a political speech
A speaker defends a protective yet open tariff, arguing a high tariff against resistant nations and a lower, still protective tariff for nations offering advantages in markets. He lauds Taft as the steadier choice, denounces Bryan as a protest voice, and contrasts their characters with historical leaders.
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England
Germany
France
Japan
Taft
Mr. Bryan
Aviron
Moses
Henry
Washington
Wendell Phillips
Abraham Lincoln
Willam H. Taft
Bryan Makes Two Speeches at Dedications in Nebraska
William J. Bryan delivered two non political talks in Tincoln Nebraska on September 5. At the state fair grounds he spoke to farmers on levelling their interests in state and national government and at the Tabatha Tome near Fairview he attended a hospital for the aged dedication. Governor Sheldon introduced him in a warm address. Bryan noted his World War one era service, joked about a war record, and recalled his regiment of Nebraskans with many Democrats among the enlisted men. Herman Ridder of New York discussed tariff policy with Bryan who warned against overconfidence among Republicans in Vermont remarks.
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Neb
William J. Provan
Tabatha Tome
Fairview
Bryan
Sheldon
McKinley
Washington
Florida
Rough Riders
Mississippi
Herman Ridder
New York
Taft
Vermont
Des Moines News Reports Senate Election Vote
Des Moines Iowa Sept 5 Senator Dowells resolution for electing a US senator to replace the late Allison carried 58 to lip in the Republican caucus. Gilbert N Haugen the stand patter candidate received one vote Governor Cummins, pleased with the result, suggested friends want him to run and he is in their hands.
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Des Moines
Dowell
United States
Allison
Gilbert N. Haugen
Cummins
Still Looks Like Warner Primary Clash in Detroit Papers
In Detroit on September 5, observers note Governor Warner leading Bradley in the Republican gubernatorial primary according to the Detroit Journal and the Detroit News. The race draws statewide interest as results loom.
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Tretroit
The
Detroit Journal
Detroit News
Warner
Bradley
Scores On The Ball Fields Big League Standings
Chicago and Pittsburg split in a 6 1 game. New York beat Philadelphia 8 to 1. Boston defeated Brooklyn 8 to 2. Cleveland beat Chicago in eleven innings 2 to 1. Detroit tied St Louis 4 2. Philadelphia topped Boston 7 to 6 in game one and 10 to 7 in game two. Columbus over Indianapolis 6 4. Louisville over Toledo 5 1. Milwaukee over St Paul 12 8. Minneapolis over Kansas City 8 4. Omaha beat Pueblo 7 6. Lincoln beat Des Moines 7 3. Sioux City tied Denver 1 1 in seven innings.
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Pittsburg
Brown
Kling
Willis
Gibson
Phelps
Philadelphia
New York
Errors
Statteries
Wiltse
Bresnahan
Sparks
Moren
Doom
Brooklyn
Boston
Toston
Dutterles
Tuckey
Graham
McIntyre
Bergen
Cincinnati
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Kansas City
Omaha
Pueblo
Lincoln
Des Moines
Sioux City
Denver
Frank Sargent Dead Labor Leader Who Won Access to Chiefs
Washington mourns Frank Pierce Sargent longtime migration commissioner general and former grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. Died at 54 after weeks of paralysis from a July fall in Shepherdstown. Cremation planned and burial set with Rev. Charles Holmead officiating. Sargent famed for wide access to railroad magnates during his leadership.
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Washington
Frank Pierce Sargent
Commissioner General of Immigration
The
Brotherhood of
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Charles Holmead
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Sargent
Organized Labor
Brotherhood
Republic Iron and Steel plant to reopen Sept 15
Notice posted at the mills in Fast St. Louis Illinois says the Republic Iron and Steel plant, shut down for months, will resume September 15 with more than 900 men employed and by October 1 a full complement of workers will be on the mills.
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St. Louis
The
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Eighty Six and a Giant Captain Marries at City Hall
Nels Avidson an eighty six year old sea captain six feet four marries Eliza Wilrus fifty in a New York City hall ceremony officiated by Alberman Cavanagh. The couple walked home hand in hand but Avidson fell ill on the way to their home at One Hundred and Sixty sixth Street and is under medical care.
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New York
Nels Avidson
City Hall
Eliza Wilrus
Avidson
Paris
Wilrus
Beeen
Alberman Cavanagh
Wealth Lost in Mining Ventures Darkens Fortunes
A report notes a man once noted for great wealth saw much of his fortune fade due to risky mining ventures. The piece outlines financial decline and the uncertain fate of his investments, reflecting industrial era speculation.
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Tion
Uniform regulations set for cross border fisheries
Regulation of Lake Fisheries at Ottawa Sept 5 reports that starting next year United States and Canada will apply uniform rules to their boundary waters to prevent extinction or further decline of food fish. Commissioners Professor Jordan and Mr Bastedo of the two countries have nearly agreed on the regulations under the treaty.
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Ottawa
Vent
Canada
United States
Jordan
Bastedo
Sort of Jekyl Hyde Man in Eaton Rapids society circles
Ho mer Miers, a young society man from Eaton Rapids Michigan, was caught entering Sterling and Crawfords store. He reportedly admitted taking money from the safe on several occasions, with sums totaling $500 to $600, though the firm believes the total thefts may reach about twice that amount. Miers has been prominent in local young society circles.
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Eaton
Rapids, Mich
Homer Miers
Sterling & Crawford's
Miers
He Robbed Uncle Sam Indictment Plea Guilty Fine
Victor G. Bloede, president of the Baltimore ink firm, pleaded guilty to two counts in a government fraud case. Edwin Van Dyck, former Bureau of Engraving and Printing ink expert, awaits trial. Bloede paid Van Dyck 10 cents per pound until $24,000, later 66 cents, under a scheme affecting ink contracts.
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Washington
Sept. S
Victor G. Bloede
Victor G. Bloede Company
Baltimore
Edwin van Dyck
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
van Dyke
Bloede
Baker
van Dyck
Hogs and Cattle Markets In Chicago on Sept 5 1908
Market reports show hog receipts estimated at 7000 with prices from 6.30 to 7.06 for various grades while cattle and sheep totals are around 5000 and 1500 with steady to unchanged prices. Official yesterday receipts stood at 11275 with shipments 2817 and heavy packing classes trading around 6.30 to 7.05.
John A. Babcock Ghigago III Message
The text requests a time and promises fair treatment with an assured square deal. It reads as a personal note from John A. Babcock Ghigago III seeking accommodation and reliability in timing and dealings.
Three Years of Rest No Pension Measure Backed
Toledo dispatch reports the Grand Army of the Republic will pause new relief measures for three years. Focus shifts to service pensions and widows’ pensions with adjustments for eligibility and age, while other bills are shelved. Salt Lake City chosen for 1911 meeting, with Atlanta seen as potential site for 1910.
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Toledo
Grand Army of the Republic
Congress
Salt Lake City
Scott
Atlanta
Conservatism Dominates In New York Trade Outlook
R G Dun and Co Review of Trade reports a fall in idle machinery and freight cars, boosting wage payments and retail demand as stocks dwindle. Confidence grows with year end contracts, though election uncertainty lingers. Cotton mills cut output while other industries ease into higher production. August commercial failures lag last year except for three large suspensions.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Fire Devastates Rawhide Town Wiping Out Business District
A disastrous blaze in Rawhide Nev September 5 left about three thousand homeless, more than twenty injured, and over 750000 dollars in property damage, destroying the town's business area except for one grocery store.
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Rawhide
Nev
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