Philadelphia Plans Great Reception for Taskers
Mrs Florence Tasker becomes the first white woman to cross Northern Labrador accompanying her husband Stephen P M Tasker on a perilous journey. In Philadelphia a select circle plans a fitting, celebratory welcome as Prof Doolittle and others note the couple’s scientific gains and map contributions.
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Labrador
Quaker City
Philadelphia
Oct
Socety
Florence Tasher
Jonen
Stephen P M Tasker
Ife
Philadelphia Chawtry-Roomy
Leonidas Hubbard
Ufa
Doohitl
Tasker
Doolittle
University of Pennsylvania
Domino
United States
Florence Tasker
United States Navy
Hoe
Memorial notices of several October deaths and funerals
Obituaries and funeral notices from early October list individuals including Ethel Pearl Gerard aged twenty six. Margaret Keller. William Robey. John W Shaw. Sarah A Van Derlip. Martha Waters. Charles Zangh. Entries specify dates October 7 to October 11, 1908, residence addresses in Washington DC area, service times, and interment details with Rock Creek Cemetery and local churches.
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Gerard
Christian
Ethel Pearl Gerard
Maryland Avenue
Wadasaday
Trinity Epissoba
Churen
Third
Cstres
Maryland
Papore
Newyormere Kellar
Margaret
Wits of
Darla
Keller
Altimore
Robex
Alerados
William
Robey
Sham
John W Shaw
Sarah O Frown
John M Shaw
Portland
Gales Street
Portiead
Providence
van Derlip
Sarah
William L. Yao Derlip
H Street
Forthwest
Rock Creek Cemetery
Waters
Martha Waters
Ann
Hezekiah Clagett
Joseph @ Waters
Thirty Fourth Street
Quest to free from the Tangle Ends in Remarkable Return
Mrs Tasker completes a perilous journey described as the first of its kind, using a ledger of coins and travel tablets to sustain 24 hours. The couple, Tasker and Mrs Tasker, navigate a frostbound route toward Philadelphia with explorers Ler and companions aiding. Mrs Tasker’s fur outfit and striking cap mark a dramatic return milestone anticipated as a triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ea Tasker
Philadelp Ang
Taskers
Leonidas Hubbard
Battle ships returning as troops reach Havana
Navy orders the battleships Kentucky and Indiana home from Cuban waters as the first expeditionary brigade arrives in Havana. The Fifth Infantry and engineers are already there with 2,000 more troops en route. Transport ships Niagara Monterey and Seneca sail from Newport News carrying infantry and cavalry units. Wagon trains and supplies are prepared aboard Paloma Cubana and Andes depots.
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Kentucky
Indiana
Navy Department
Provincetown
Taft
Havana
Cubs
Panama
Newport News
Wint
Battalion of Engineers
Fifteenth Infantry
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Humphrey
Andes
Tampa
Fla
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Des Moines
Fort D A. Russell Wye
Artilery Quountain
Vancouver Barracks
Chicago Emulates Boston Hereditary Features of Cincinnati Order
Chicago plans a new group named the Patriotic Ancient and Honorable of Columbia Post to include the alias character and dignity of Boston's Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company and the hereditary features of the National Order of the Cincinnati. Charter rolls near 100 with over ninety applicants accepted. Membership requires a sweeping pledge of loyalty to the U S government and endorsement of Grand Army of the Republic principles.
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Chicago
Oct
Ancient and Honorable Artery Company
Boston
National Order of the Cincinnati
Patriotic Ancient and Honorables of
Columbia Post
United States
Grand Army of the Republic
Radicalism in Nebraska Senator Discusses at Boston Banquet
Massachusetts Republican Club banquet at Symphony Hall featured Governor Guild and national figures. Senator Beveridge Lodge and Cran urged voters in New York and Massachusetts to back the conservative ticket, warning the Democratic party risks radicalism and socialist tendencies influenced by Bryan. The speech framed the 1904- era political battle as a test of national economic stability and private property.
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Boston
Massachusetts Republican Club
Symphony Hall
Guv Curtis Ginld Jr
Albert J Beveridge
Indiana
Lodge
Cran
Massachusetts
Theodora E Burton
Ghlo
Gov Guild
John D Long
John L Bates
Gev Draper
Grafton D. Cushing
New York
Eure
Bryan
Democratic Party
Party of Opposition
Brouwer Murder Trial Begins With Packed Courthouse
The trial of Dr. Frank Brouwer for murder of his wife on September 25, 1905, opens after a lengthy jury selection. Forty eight talesmen were examined and the court was crowded, with many waiting outside and Brouwer’s friends acknowledging him as he arrived.
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Washington Post
Toms River
N. J
Frank Brouwer
Pate
Dr. Brouwer
Views on Government Ownership and Trusts
Three perspectives from Roosevelt Rockefeller and Bryan on government ownership of railroads and trusts. Roosevelt argues against full government ownership while supporting strong regulator control to curb abuses. Rockefeller warns against limiting opportunity and stresses national oversight of large interstate corporations. Bryan advocates federal rail ownership of trunk lines to curb rates, while favoring state control elsewhere and broader corporate restraint.
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Roosevelt
Big Names Set for New York Campaign Speeches
After a post conference with the President, a slate of prominent speakers is drafted for the New York campaign. Secretary Root will address Carnegie Hall the week of October 2, while Shaw, Cannon, Beveridge and possibly Taft are slated for multiple appearances in cities including New Rochelle Oneonta Kingston White Plains and New York City.
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Herman
New York
Root
New York City
Carnegie Hall
Roosevelt
Shaw
Cannon
New Rochelle
Oneonta
Kingston
Iron and Utlen
Buffalo
White Plains
Durland’s Academy
Niagara Falls
Batavia
Beveridge
Knights of Columbus
Sherman
Taft
Cuba
West
Wisconsin
Missouri
Colorado
Licensed To Marry Ends 40 Years Of Gambling
Special to The Washington Post Forty years of gambling ended as Hot Springs Ark barred twenty three gambling rooms. The Laughlin union led a raid driving out gamblers, with a brass band marching to force raids on the local officials. About 500 gamblers left town. $600000 worth of paraphernalia boxed for shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Patrick Cualff
Watertown
Mass
Catherine McGowas
Thoma Harisa
Elmer G Hoeflin
Laura King
J H McLaughlin
Lmion Adame
Eva M Goffroy
EH ‘Thompson Carroll Colton
May Toyland
Kellehor David E Meredith
Paulina H Webater
Boc Truitt McGul Grove
Annie M Beat
Tennallytown
Dcg
W C Alexander Herbert A Smith
Cvelyn Lo Lighteap
E L Hubbard John T Baxter
Ailce Koon
Rey
Ri Btetaon
George W Young
Rocky Mount
Farris Wolfe
Beas
Weston’ Brower
R. Edgar Frayrer
Mamle
Nicholson
Richmond
Rae Banjootars
John A Fowell
Mary A Edwards
Marshal
J B Mcbaughny
Washington Post
Ber
Hot Springs
Ark
Henry Johnson
Ter Improvement Union
Laughlin
Sint Mary
Giidoo Committee
Union Station
Health Office Record Deaths Reported to October 8
Health office listing shows numerous decedents and ages from various institutions including Government Hospital, Emergency Hospital, asylum, Soldiers Home and Providence Hospital. Names include Mary J Pearson Kate Bushby George Hagan Erama Foreman Annie Pearson Margaret Birkner Katherine Holman Waleska Krauss Lucy Donovan Michael Murphy Edward Fotev and others with ages from 1 month to 90 years.
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Mary J Pearson
Witt H Queen
Temple
Mary Snoots
Mary Jones
Margaret Birkner
Katherine Holman
Wath Asylum Hosp
Whittam
Frovidence Hospital
Michael Murphy
Soldiers’ Home
Edward Fotev
Soldiers' Home
Reading Officers Re-elected at Annual Stockholders Meeting
Philadelphia October 8 stockholders of the Reading Company Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company and numerous subsidiaries met at the Resartminu and approved the directors for the various companies.
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Reading
Philadelphia
Reading Company
Philadelphia and Reading Trailway Compan
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
McGuire Nominated to Run Against Driscoll in Nineteenth District
Syracuse Oct 8 Former Mayor James K McGuire was nominated today for Congress in the Nineteenth District comprising Madison and Onondaga counties. He will face incumbent Michael E Driscoll, temporary chairman of the Republican State convention at Saratoga, in a strongly Republican district. A large complimentary vote is expected for McGuire due to his personal popularity.
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Washington Post
Syracuse
N. Y
James K McGuire
Congress
Twenty- Ninth
Madison
Onondage
McGuire
Michael E Driscoll
Saratoge
Stone attacks Bryan and rails at boss rule in Bedalia speech
Senator Stone denounces the Republican party’s boss rule and accuses Bryan of being fraudulently defeated in 1896. He contrasts Roosevelt and Bryan on public ownership, arguing regulation may suffice if effective, but ownership could follow if regulation fails, outlining differing views on state and federal property control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedalla
William J. Stone
Repub
Jesus Republicans
Bryan
Ag Lr
Roosevelt
Hearst Wins Trade Marks for Journal and American
William Randolph Hearst, Democratic candidate for governor of New York, gains trademark rights from the Patent Office to use the names Journal and American in newspapers across many large U S cities. The marks are to be used on city newspaper tiles with references to cities including Cleveland, St Louis and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Randolph Hearst
Gmernor
New York
United States
Cleveland
Ohio
St Louis
Washington
Arm Day to Day Encampment Story by Er A N Team
A brief feature outlines day to day routine at a military encampment. It follows the ER A N team through drills, meals, and rest periods highlighting discipline, cohesion, and training pace. The piece emphasizes endurance and teamwork amid harsh conditions.
Roosevelt confidant Sherman predicts strong GOP support
Chairman Sherman of the Republican Congressional Committee reports two talks with the President in 24 hours. He says the President is confident about the result and that the mass appeal will translate into many votes. Sherman believes the House will be carried by a large margin and Hughes will win New York due to his magnetic personality and persuasive speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Republican Ingreasional Committee
Sharman
Tam
New York
Hughes
Dupont Men Indorsed by Union Republicans in Delaware
Special to The Washington Post reports the Union Republican convention of New Castle County endorsing Dupont aligned nominees to oppose the court house faction led by George Addicks. J Edward Addicks and Tim Coleman Du Pont aim to topple Senator Allee and Auditor Layton as Groves is nominated for recorder, with Bradley and Stetser named as other local Union nominees.
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Washington Post
Wimington
Del
J. Edward Addicks
Tim Coleman Dupont
Jeguar Republicans
Allee
Layton
State Department
Washington
New Castle County
Dupont
Addicks
Court House Ting
Wilmington
Daniel F Stewart
New York
Benjamin A Groves
Marshallton
Recorder of Deeds
Harry HW Bulany
Reguarar
Francis S Bradley
John Stetser
Tnion
Eczema Conquered by Poslam Reported Marvelous
Report claims Poslam offers relief from eczema and restores skin to normal. Dr Cox from the Emergency Laboratory in York claims the treatment has exceptional success in long standing cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Boia
York
Brouwer Trial Details Arsenic Poisoning Case
Proceedings in the Brouwer case hinge on arsenic evidence with chemist F A Genth set to testify to toxins in the body while Dr H Catek explains the Brights disease certificate. Witnesses include nurses Mary Lippincott Alice Horlock Una Dudley and governess Stella McClanahan along with Dr Diabrow and Mrs Brouwer’s relatives as the trial unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maward Wison
F. A. Genth
Diabrow
Mra. Brouwer
Auden
Mary Lippincott
Alice Horlock
Una Dudley
Stella McClanahan
Brouwer
Mra Brouwer
Lakewood
Miss McClenahan
Pennsylvanian to Build New West Madison Passenger Station
A Washington Post dispatch from Chicago reports that the Pennsylvania Railroad will spend as much as twenty million dollars to erect a new passenger station opposite the Chicago and Northwestern terminal on the south side of West Madison Street. The facility will extend the present union depot across two blocks bounded by Madison Clinton Monroe streets and the river, with construction expected to begin within two years.
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Washington Post
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Pennsylvania Company
Madison Street
Pennsylvania
Northwestern
Union Depot
Madison, Clinton, and
Monroe Streets
Bridegroom Weds Death Before Prenuptial Ceremony
John Kell a 58 year old widower from Loveland committed suicide by shooting himself an hour before his planned marriage to Delva Kell a girl of eighteen. Family found him in his room with his wedding suit laid out and a note to Delva stating that everything was against them. The motive remains unclear.
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Iposiel
Washington Post
Cincinnti
Ohio
John Kell
Loveland
Hia Braing
Kell
Drega
Mias Delva Kell
Delvas
Gogdy Py
Thomas Keane Ryan Dies at Oak Ridge Farm
Thomas Keane Ryan son of financier Thomas F. Ryan died suddenly of pulmonary trouble at the family farm in Oak Ridge Virginia. He was about 28 and had planned to attend a Richmond horse show with his wife and friends. The private funeral is at 1739 I Street NW Washington and burial at Mount Olivet after the father’s arrival from France. He had been in poor health for years and recently returned to Virginia. He is survived by a wife and three sons, including an infant.
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Thomas Keane Ryan
Thomas F. Ryan
Oak Ridge
Mr. Ryan
France
Cable
Washington
Ryan
Itreet Northwest
Mount Olivet
Georgetown College
Taft delays Panama vacancies after Magoon retirement
The vacancy created by Governor Magoon's retirement in the Panama Canal Zone will not be filled until Secretary Taft returns to Washington early next week. The President plans thorough review with Taft before deciding. Possible separate appointments for governor and American minister to Panama are under consideration. Secretary Root and Isthmian Canal Commission head Shont will brief the President.
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Panama
Charles E Magoon
Panama Canal Zone
Tafft
Washington
Magoon
Root
Shanta
Isthmian Canal Commission
Major Telephone Deal Links PA NY MD WV and D C
A large cross state consolidation formed at Bellevue Stratford includes the American Union Telephone Company, Harrisburg incorporation on May 1, capitalized at 25 million dollars. The merged system unites several Pennsylvania and New York lines with Southern New York and nearby states, aiming to extend long distance service from Philadelphia to Baltimore, Washington, Wheeling, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse. notable participants included Rembrandt Peale and J Sloat Fassett, with member companies like Union Telephone of Erie and York State Telephone.
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Philadelphia
Bellevue Stratford
American Union Telephone Company
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
New York
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Keystone Telephone Company
Baltimore
Washington
Wheeling
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Erie
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Rembrandt Peale
New York City
Peale, Peacock, and
Kerr
J. Sloat Fassett
Himira
Union Telephone Company
Olean
York State Telephone Comay
Era
Hilmira
Binghamton
Owego
No Hazing at Annapolis Under New Administration
Special to The Washington Post from Annapolis Maryland reports that since the new academic year began at the Naval Academy hazing has been avoided. The acting board remains ready to act if needed. First class leaders and Midshipman Earl W Prichard and Churchill Humphreys helped pledge abolition of hazing.
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Washington Prat
Annapolis
Mil
Naval Academy
Board of Investigation
Agalhat
Awhich Touk
Churchill Humphreys
Earl W
Prichard
Fare and a Third to Voters for Key Rail Lines
The Baltimore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio, and Pennsylvania lines announce voters rates at one and one third fare to all trunk line points. Central Western Southwestern lines unacted on New England and Southern lines. Special agent will issue voters tickets at Fifteenth and G streets NW starting October 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
Chesapeake and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Unez
New England
Fifteenth
G Streets
Too much starch diet blamed for many illnesses
A columnist argues that excess starch from bread potatoes pastry and grains drains digestion and causes bowel troubles and poor nourishment. The remedy urged is Grape-Nuts and Cream as a starch alternative to bread and cereals.
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Minneapolis. Tribune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cincinnate Enquirer
Undertakers
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F Street
N. W
J William Lee
Penmylvania
George P. Zarhorst
East Capitol
Northwest
Order of the Cincinnati
Nebraskan
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MORAN
Nate
Sedis
Brveseere E
Lasse
Carlyle Hams
Bunanan
Outine
Rockefeller
Tate
Empire State
Flat Springs
Ack
Health Office Record
Driscoll
Senator Stone
Hearst
Parla
Heho de Pare
Cartagena
Spain
Sirlo
Romigas Island
Ss. W. Vv
S'Ory
Republican Committee
Delaware
Eczema
Carlyia Harris
Buchanen
Allan
Evan
Brower
Lakeword
Isd Ae Tae Reok
County
Brouwer Wi
Thomas Keane Ryan Dead
Nature
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Velvet
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Axminster
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Giddings
District of Columbia
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Luther Burbank
Grape-Nuts
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