Roosevelt Praises Taft in Letter to Helena Cattleman
President Roosevelt made public a letter to Conrad Kohrs of Helena Mont. praising William H Taft as the leader for laboring men and capitalists alike. He contrasts Taft with Bryan and stresses reform through steady, truthful action and resistance to demagoguery and corruption.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Conrad Kobis
Helena
Mont
William H. Taft
Bryan
Kohrs
Rocky Mountain
Montana Stock Growers’ Association
Part
Appeal to the laboring man endorses Taft on railroads
The president argues Taft shares national interest views, vows to judge him by actions, pledges justice to railroads without wrecking wages. He warns against government ownership and urges wageworker support, saying Taft will act for their interests and fairness nationwide.
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Taft
United States
NO SPEECH ON SUNDAY AT MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK
William Jennings Bryan faced a mixed welcome at Mountain Lake Park as residents gathered to hear him speak but were told he would not address them. He finally walked the crowd and shook hands without speaking, while protesters at Deer Park applauded as he left. He later traveled to Baltimore.
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Deer Park
William Jennings Bryan
Mountain Lake Park
Yan
Baltimore
Bryan
Cumberland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Ohio
Ryan
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Atlanta
Brvan
Taft praised for injunctions and labor fairness by defender
A speaker defends Judge Taft's record on the bench, calling his injunctions pivotal against attacks from labor and capital. He cites Taft's refusal to yield to pressure, notes upholding employer liability for injuries, and praises wisdom and moral courage as marks of a great judge and potential president.
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Taft
Crime of vicious tramps on railway near Wilton
Angered after being thrown from a Rock Island train two tramps attempted to wreck the Wilton accommodation train. They placed ties on a curve to lift the engine but the engineer saved the train by full power. The suspects Smith and Wilson were captured at Wilton.
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Muscatine
Rock Island
Wilton
Smith
Wilson
Heroic Wife of a Sheriff in Kansas Jail Incident
In Olathe Kansas on September 14 Mrs Speed wife of the local sheriff stopped an escape attempt by four of six prisoners after they beat her husband as he locked the jail. She used only a pair of handcuffs and a blunted weapon to drive them back to their cells.
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Olathe
Kan
Mitchell Defends Self in Bucks Boycott Case Testimony
John Mitchell ex president of the United Mine Workers testifies in his defense before examiner Albert Harper in the Bucks Stove and Range boycott case. He says he did nothing to invite contempt and has been shadowed by detectives for years. Mitchell denies involvement in drafting the January resolution or its distribution to 300000 miners.
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Washington
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Gompers
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Bucks Stove and Range Company
Albert Harper
Mitchell
Daniel Davenport
J. W. van Cleave
Davenport
Jackson H. Ralstyn
Federation
van Cleave
Mine Workers’ Convention
Mine Workers’ Journal
Hoycott
Kidnapping Charge Ties To Mississippi Referral
A woman who says she and her parents were placed in custody by a county board reports traveling with a boy to Kentucky and then to Perry Point to bring him to St. Louis. She was arrested in Jackson Tennessee on a kidnapping charge. The case will be referred to federal authorities in Mississippi.
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Board of Supervisors
Perry Point
St. Louis
Jackson
Tenn
Mississippi
Verdict names NP staff in Plains wreck deaths
Missoula Montana September 14 The coroner’s jury verdict on the Northern Pacific wreck near Plains dated September 5 holds Operator G A Mitchell and Dispatcher H J Keeley criminally responsible for nine deaths and brands Chief Dispatcher E M Ringer criminally culpable The railroad is found liable.
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Missoula
Mont
Plains
Northern Pacific
Seaward
G. A. Mitchell
H. J. Keeley
E. M. Ringer
Receiver Appointed for Richmond Manufacturing Company
Richmond Indiana September 14. A receiver has been appointed for the Richmond Manufacturing Company after a complaint by Robert Stimson manager of the plant. The Dickinson Trust Company was named as receiver. Assets are listed at 90000 liabilities 140000. Hard times and sharp competition are blamed for the failure.
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Richmond
Ind
Richmond (Ind
Robert Stimson
Dickinson Trust Company
Family of Saucier Drowns in Merrimac River Tragedy
In Haverhill Massachusetts on September 14 Edmund and Ravel Saucier drowned in the Merrimac river. The incident marks a string of misfortunes for the Saucter family including a 12 year old brother killed in a runaway crash and the father blown apart by a soda tank explosion four and two years ago respectively.
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Haverhill
Mass
Edmund
Ravel Saucier
Merrimac
Saucter
Roosevelt visits garden party at Tranquillity for Nassau hospital
President Roosevelt spent an hour at a Garden party and fair at John A Weeker's Tranquillity estate in Oyster Bay to benefit Nassau hospital Mineola. With son Theodore, he mingled with attendees and joked about being busy with Taft's election before plans for Africa. Mrs Roosevelt, with sons Archibald and Quentin, joined later.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
John A. Weeker
Nassau Hospital
Mineola
L. I
Theodore
Sagamore Hill
Mr. Taft
Africa
Umpire Soused After Corkball Dispute in Mississippi River
In Alton Illinois on September 9 1908 Corkball game between Navajo and Kidde ended with fans shouting you must be soused after umpire Peck Obley overruled a call in extras. Players from both teams threw him into the river in protest and he vowed to wear a swimsuit next time.
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Alton
Tapite Peck Obley
Kidde
North Street
Enedal
Pant Mani
Pook
Peck
Big horse sale arranged at McGrathiana stud
Colonel Milton Young plans the largest Kentucky sale by one person at McGrathiana stud in Lexington. Hassig Tipton of New York will handle the event set for October 27 to 29 inside a tent on the farm. About five hundred stallions and brood mares will be offered.
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Lexington
Milton Young
McGrathiana Stud
Hassig-Tipton Company
New York
Kentucky
Barge Loader Blocks Mississippi Channel Above Alton
A barge loader with piling was struck by the steamer New Haven five miles above Alton Illinois on September 14 and driven into shallow water. The Mississippi River channel is nearly blocked and all attempts to move the barge have failed. It will be left in place until high water carries it downstream.
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Mississippi
Alton
Ill
New Haven
Mississippi River
Markets Chicago Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices Sept 14 1908
Chicago markets show mixed hogs and cattle with receipts estimated around 21 000 hogs and 31 000 cattle including 14 000 westerns. Hog prices range 6 55 to 7 40 for various grades while cattle and sheep sectors trend weak to firm with westerns and ships grades cited and daily estimates provided by Beach Wickham Grain Company.
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Texas
Beach- Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
Republican conference to nominate Allison successor
Des Moines invites friends of the late Senator Allison to a caucus at the Savery tomorrow to determine a candidate to succeed him. The notice calls for a Republican conference of his supporters and associates to finalize the choice.
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Des Moines
Republican Conference of Friends
Allison
the Savery
Night Riders Burn Barns in Illinois Virus
Night rider set fires on multiple farms near Arcola Illinois burning four barns and several hay stacks. Authorities have no motive and believe two mounted men rode through the country to start the blazes.
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Illinois
Arcola
Ill
Held Against His Will in Alleged Peonage Case
Mrs Julia Hay of 2208 Chestnut Street St Louis reports to the U S district attorney a peonage case at Perry Point Mississippi involving her eleven year old brother John Phillips. She says a white man holds him against his wishes following their relative's death.
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St. Louis
Julia Hay Colored
Chestnut Street
United States
Perry Point
Miss
John Phillips
Emperor to races new yacht at Kiel regatta
Kiel September 14 reports the emperor’s new sailing yacht is under construction to replace the Meteor. The fast vessel will include modern improvements and cost about $250,000. Completion hoped for early next year with plans to race at the Kiel regatta.
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Kiel
Crucial Elections Set for Cuba General Vote
In Havana on September 14 Governor Magoon issues decree fixing November 14 as the election date for president vice president representatives and senators.
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Cuba
Havana
Magoon
John A Babcock Ad From Illinois
A terse advertisement states John A Babcock is in Illinois and offers reliable contact, promising a square deal and assurance of fair treatment to correspondents at any time.
Great Roman Catholic Procession Ends Eucharistic Congress in London
A massive Roman Catholic clergy procession ending the eucharistic congress drew huge crowds in London on September 14. Cardinal Vannutelli led in scarlet robes but did not carry the host, accompanied by English peers and cardinals. boos mingled with cheers as police struggled to clear a crowded route. The host was later shown from the cathedral balcony as thousands knelt outside.
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London
Cardinal Vannetelli
Duke of Norfolk
Queen Victoria
Bourne
Westminster
Westminster Cathedral
Cardinal Vannutelli
Danish Premier Christensen Resigns Cabinet to King
Copenhagen, Sept. 14. Premier J. C. Christensen has handed the cabinet's resignation to the king amid a strong public outcry. The move follows criticism over Christensen's guarantee of M. Alberti's honesty and the former minister's frauds after Alberti surrendered to police.
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Copenhagen
J. C. Christensen
M. Alberti
Christensen
MC Albert
Temperance Procession Egged in Little Brook Arkansas
During a two mile parade of churches and temperance groups protesting saloon licenses in Arkansas voters today unidentified assailants hurled eggs. Three preachers a temperance leader and a spectator were struck as eggs hit marchers.
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Little Brook
Ark
Arkansas
Fury Hurricane Damages Turks Island Limited to One Schooner Loss
Grand Turk Turks Island B. W. L Sept 14 The damage from the hurricane that struck Turks Island on Sept 10 is less severe than feared. Only one schooner the Don Leon was lost and her crew were saved.
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Grand Turk
Turks Island
Don Leon
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