Hearst Gains In Up State Counties Campaign
Special to The Washington Post reports Hearst strengthens in New York counties outside New York City. He draws labor votes while old-line Democrats stay opposed. manufacturing towns show growing union support and towns like Albany give strong welcomes. Polls hint at a rough path to victory amid Republican cash constraints and Tammany Hall tensions.
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Amsterdam
Schenectad
Troy
Albany
Omega Old Trial bottle exhibit at Sloan's Art Galleries
An exhibition of antiques and curios featuring rare mahogany furniture, scarce books, cutlery, Oriental runs, silver and curios on display at Sloan's Art Galleries on Gi at 10 and tomorrow. Public auction to begin Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock.
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Taft Predicts Hearst Could Seek 1908 Presidency
Special to The Washington Post from Cleveland Ohio October 26 Secretary of War taft says if Hearst becomes New York governor he could be 1908 Democratic nominee but he believes Hughes will win and Hearst’s campaign disrupts the Democratic machine He notes Hearst would overshadow Bryan if elected and cites Murphy as an example.
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William R Hearst
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Young Woman Commits Suicide in Kansas City Cathedral
Miss Nettie I Brown aged twenty five daughter of D C Brown of Lincoln Nebraska killed herself in a Catholic cathedral by carbolic acid. She came to Kansas City about three weeks ago and stayed at a leading hotel then another first class hotel without funds she sent for her guardian in Omaha but received no aid. After services she remained in church after others left and was found dead in a pew.
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Nebr
Carnegie on Roosevelt and spelling reform progress
Andrew Carnegie and his family returned from Europe aboard the Celtic and voiced strong support for spelling reform, arguing it will advance with the President’s influence. He praised Roosevelt’s role, speculated on a possible run for a second term, and predicted continued business boom amid health.
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Australia
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Blaze devastates Defiance College dormitory in Ohio
Defiance Ohio October 28 fire gutted Trowbridge Hall the women’s dormitory at Defiance College destroying the west end and forcing fifty six students to jump from windows. Two Braffton Ohio girls aided by clothing tied from radiator to escape. Surgical treatment for injuries. Building dedicated only a year ago as a gift from Lyman Trowbridge. College to rebuild at once with heavy losses to students and contents uninsured.
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Fire Destroys Warehouse in Eutaw Alabama
A severe blaze in Eutaw destroyed the eastern half of Planters' Warehouse and Commission Company. Estimated property loss runs from 75000 to 100000 dollars. The warehouse held 200 to 3000 bales of cotton, with about 25 bales on the western side and 500 bales on the adjoining platform saved. About 500 bales may be insured. No origin determined but suspected accidental fire.
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Probable party gains forecast before election
Amid tight race days before voting, Democrats seek control of the next House with forecasts ranging from a 20 seat majority to a slim win. Republicans warn of a reduced margin, while state-by-state projections vary on Illinois Indiana Iowa Minnesota and other battlegrounds.
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Maryland
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Five Buildings demolished in Topeka gas explosion
A Topeka Kansas gas explosion leveled five two story brick buildings on East High Street injuring or killing several. Two are dead and one missing with twenty hurt. A child was trapped for twenty minutes but rescued uninjured. Fire followed but was quickly controlled.
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Boss Ruef Makes Stand in Grand Jury Fight
San Francisco awaits tomorrow’s legal clash between Francis J. Heney and Boss Ruef over juror examination before sworn in. Ruef argues district attorney cannot probe jurors. Heney says law supports such inquiry as a remedy against an illegal jury. Ruef, fearing for safety, has hired a bodyguard amid threats and jeers.
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Four Die In Collision West of Spinefield Illinois
A double head on freight train crash near Spinefield injures and claims four Indianapolis men. Fireman Fred Oren is missing. Alonzo Weaver and Roy Welsh among the dead and injured. Other victims include Train Cook engineer Charles Thompson and conductor David E Wallace. A rail excursion to Harpers Ferry and Winchester is advertised.
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Fred Oren
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David E Wallace
Roy Welsh
Alonzo Weaver
Springfield
Troops To Overawe Utes In Wyoming Drive
Omaha dispatch reports four troops of the Tenth Cavalry, totaling 765 officers and men, leaving Fort Robinson to pursue a band of renegade Utes at Powder River. Cavalry from Fort Meade and Fort Keogh join the move under Col Alexander Rodgers. Maj Grierson leads part of the force. Col Augeur to command the expedition. Officers expect a show of force to deter resistance though the Indian party is largely armed but small in fighters.
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Department of Missouri
Plunder Hidden After City Robbery in Petrograd
A major robbery in St Petersburg yielded 318,000 in currency from a wagon to the State treasury. Police seized twenty one suspects including a cab driver and a woman helper. Three customs officers were arrested and investigators hint at a customs service conspiracy. The wounded porter died.
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Creeks Defrauded, Creek Nation Probed for Land Scams
The Creek Nation council in Ocmulgee, Ind T. Oct 28 passed resolutions alleging fraud in town lot schedules and allotment lands. The body calls for a Congress investigation and reimbursement, and seeks government-led review in Indian Territory. It also accuses the Dawes commission of selling and replatting lands as town lots.
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Hoar’s Life Ebbs Fast in Worcester, Congressman Grievously Ill
Worcester, Oct 28 Congressman Hackworth Hoar’s condition remained very grave tonight with fears he may not survive. Doctors issued a bulletin reporting his condition as serious and fluctuating after a brief improvement when the operation continued, but he grew weaker again by nightfall.
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Hackwood Hoar
Congressman Hoat
Woman Shot in Cab on Broadway Over Refusal to Marry
Miss Osten of East Orange aged twenty three was shot in a Broadway cab by Louis R. Brown after a quarrel over marriage. Brown, twenty one, was arrested after attempting suicide but was stopped by a policeman. The bullet struck the woman near the cheek. she lies in Roosevelt Hospital in critical condition. Brown and Osten come from prominent families. a letter found on Brown was turned over to authorities.
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Embalmed Baby Found in Suitcase in Philadelphia
A six month old girl's embalmed body was found in a dress suitcase at Adams Express office in Philadelphia. Inspectors, aided by Newark authorities, traced the case to July and to an address that does not exist, noting rats had exposed the contents. The bag had been shipped from Newark and labeled for M Jones at 1870 Bainbridge Street.
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Adams Express Company
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Mrs Sage Gives For School In Long Island Village
Village President Reiman, also a board member, has been notified that Mrs Russell Sage will donate fifty thousand dollars toward a new public school building. The gift had been anticipated for months and is announced as part of plans for the village school project.
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Long Island
Reiman
Board of Education
Russell Sage
Death of Snyder May Sink Bribery Trial In Missouri
In Kansas City a millionaire R M Snyder died in an automobile crash removing the only witness for the bribery case against former Delegates Frederick C Uthoff and W H Ritter. Both men are in Denver after recent arrest. Missouri Circuit Attorney Sager said he cannot gauge impact, but seasoned lawyers expect notices to proceed.
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Anarchists Under Bond In McKinley Case
Three young men Abraham Edelson Max Moscow and Max Rubenstein were arraigned in the Tombs Police Court on charges of openly justifying the assassination of President William McKinley. Each was held on $1000 bond. Police later found propaganda stickers pasted on benches at the Forsyth Street meeting.
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Fairbanks Denies Wrongdoing in Expo Commission
Warren mass Oct 28 Wilson E Fairbanks Massachusetts Lewis and Clark Exposition commission member denies charges by James M Perkins secretary of the Lewis and Clark Exposition committee. Perkins says records access was blocked and stenographer was pressured to sign vouchers. Gov Guild was alerted and District Attorney Moran asked for action.
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James M. Perkins
Perkins
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Oreg
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Japanese papers pleased with Roosevelt reply to Aoki
Tokyo reports express gratification at the warmth and sincerity of President Roosevelt's response to Viscount Aoki. They hope a new treaty will settle the San Francisco school exclusion issue and prevent local municipal affairs from widening the dispute. Newspapers urge reliance on American assurances and warn against sensationalism.
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Roosevelt
Viscrunt
United States
San Francisco
Nebraska skull hailed as primitive thinking man
Prof Henry B Osborn of Columbia University arrived from New York to inspect a skull unearthed north of Omaha by Robert F Gilder. After a minute examination he declared the Nebraska skull the most primitive yet called a thinking man apart from the Meanderthal man found in Germany, noting the Meanderthal was more animal in measurements.
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Omaha
Neb
Henry Bairfield Osborn
Columbia University
New York
Robert F. Gilder
Osborn
Germany
Nebraska
Many Auto Dealers in the United States Reported
New York October 28 The association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers releases a compilation showing 1250' dealers in 1905 handling all grades of cars This year the list has 445 names an increase of nearly 24 percent Of these 34 handle exclusively electric and steamers while others deal under the Selden patent.
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Agency
Department of the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers
United States
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Menister Accused In Church Worker Fatal Case
Bertha Johnson a 21 year old North Side church worker and organist lies near death at Marion Simms Hospital after an incident. Rev W W Thompson and Dr Early J Dennis are held without bail on charges of responsibility for her condition. Chicago report from The Warerington Post. Mizner divorce gossip surfaces as Mrs Yerkes Mizner may sue for divorce citing possible false pretenses in marriage.
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Chicago
Bertha Johnson
Vine Street
North Side
Marion Simms Hospital
W. W Thompson
Norman B Carr
Olivet Memorial Church
Vetter Street
Early J Dennis
State Street
Tragic Atlantic City Train Wreck Claims Dozens Dead
Twenty five bodies recovered as rescue efforts continue after a three coach electric wreck on the West Jersey and Seashore line at a drawbridge near Atlantic City. At least fifty dead, possibly seventy five, with many passengers from Philadelphia and Camden. Cause unknown though rail defect or drawbridge lock suspected. emergency crews, hospitals, and witnesses describe a catastrophic plunge into the water.
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