Maine Campaign Nears Election in Uncertain Vote
Maine voters head to the polls next Monday to decide a gubernatorial contest and state offices amid strong Republican and Democratic campaigns. The issue of state expenses and enforcement of prohibition shapes the battle, with Governor Cobb and rival Davis drawing regional support and heavy campaigning across Lewiston Portland and Bangor.
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Cobb
WW Datis
Waterville
Republans
Davis
Repubicans
Waterville Sentinel
In Memoriam SC Pitcur Plie¢ Kr-In
In memoriam for SC Pitcur Plie¢ Kr-In and Mary Schlott, and Augusta Schitter, from loving family. The message honors a sister, mother, and siblings with memories of years past.
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Mary
Health Office Record of Deaths and Hospitals
Fragmentary health office record lists deaths and hospital notes including ages. Mentions patients at Mars Hos Washington DC area with ages from 23 to 91 and notes on infants and insane hospital entries. Contains garbled OCR strings and partial ages, locations, and hospital names.
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Fee¢un Hospital
Undertakers Services and Embalming Firms Listed in Washington
A compact listing describes W R Speare Undertaker and Embalmer at 940 F Street NW offering strict list-class terms with phone 340. Joseph Gawler at a separate address advertises funeral services. A F Harvey and Sons Funeral Directors and Embalmers operate at 32 percent Fourth Street NW, promoting strictly first-class service at moderate prices and a commodious chapel with telephone North 618.
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W.R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Joseph Gawler
A. F. Harvey’s Sons
Tenth Street
S18
John R. Wricht
Firsthand Evidence of Political Situation in Active States
The note seeks direct insights from states where the Democratic Party is strong to guide strategy in the final campaign two months. It emphasizes collecting on-the-ground impressions, voter sentiment, and local dynamics to inform national messaging and outreach decisions.
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Missouri
W J Stone
Wolk
Stone
Connecticut
New Jersey
DAVIS SEES GORMAN IN BALTIMORE FOR PRECONVENTION MEETING
Democratic vice presidential hopeful Henry G Davis met U S Senator A P Gorman at the Hotel Rennett in Baltimore and later visited friends. He declined to discuss politics, saying only that he thinks they shall win. Davis planned a New York City trip tomorrow to confer with National Chairman Taggart and other leaders, staying tonight as a guest at Ford's Grand Opera House.
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Henry G Davis
United States
A P. Gorman
Rennett
Davis
New York City
Taggart
Charles B Ford
Ford
Grand Opera House
Headquarters Remain Here After Cowherd's NYC Conference
Chairman Cowherd returned from New York where he met Democratic leaders. He says relocating the headquarters was never seriously proposed despite occasional discussion. The New York Democrats are organizing well and Parker prospects look bright. The Congressional committee will not run a speakers bureau. national staff will handle it. New literature includes Wade on trusts and Van Duzer on irrigation.
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Parker Held Back by Rosemount Location for Prominent Figures
New York dispatch notes that Judge Parker plans to relocate temporarily to New York after his acceptance letter becomes public. Leading Democrats urge proximity to party leaders to ease contact. tentative arrangements mentioned for a suite in the city. Attendance at Rosemount by notable figures like Denis O Brien and Edward McCall is recorded, with rain not hindering Parker’s daily ride.
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Gubernatorial Nominations Split Massachusetts Democrats
Massachusetts Democrats debate the gubernatorial nomination with Richard Olney and William Gaston as focal points while Republicans assess the split. Olney refuses to run, Gaston presses, and others like Thayer, Hamlin, and Douglas Han weigh potential drafts amid national ticket implications. Separately, Ohio and Missouri con tests name Congress candidates, and Odell calls the Missouri governor race a guessing contest. A New York incident reports a man found dead on a train roof after a possible ride theft.
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Washington Post
Boston
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Willam
Gaston
St Louis
Richard Olney
Thayer
Olney
OL Douglas
Han Charles
Hamlin
Phaser
Douglas
Ohio and Indiana races threaten party unity in 1904 era
Nationwide attention shifts as Ohio loses speaker support and Foraker clashes with Hanna. Indiana campaigns hinge on Cannon influence and Hemenway, while Overstreet in Indianapolis and Missouri tensions shape cross-state strategy. Illinois and New York politics mix anti imperialism with Roosevelt talk as Democrats seek momentum toward Parker.
Silence and Muzzling Orders Hit Government Spending Talks
Emergency directive from President Roosevelt bars discussion of annual federal estimates for the fiscal year ending June 30 1905 with orders to keep costs down and avoid publicizing figures. Officials say the move aims to curb talk in an election year though many expect appropriations to match or exceed last year’s 781 574 629 99 despite revenue shortfalls and ongoing military and pension costs.
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Treasury Department
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Interior, Agricultural, and Commerce and Labor Departments
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Agricultura
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Military Academy
Senator Fairbanks to Visit Sagamore Hill with President
Senator Fairbanks Republican vice presidential candidate will ride to Sagamore Hill to dine with President Roosevelt Monday night. He is slated to speak in Jersey City tomorrow and again Wednesday in Saratoga before campaigning in West Virginia Delaware Maryland and Pennsylvania then heading to the Pacific Coast. He conferred today with Senator Scott and other national leaders.
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Roosevelt
Sagamore Hil
Jersey City
Saratoga
West Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Pacific Coast
Scott
Washington as a premier educational center
The Sunday Post previews a forthcoming section detailing Washington's growing educational role. It highlights the capital's universities, colleges, and private schools attracting students nationwide, noting superior opportunities for a thorough education and wider scope of institutions expanding annually.
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Washington
Sunday Post
United States
Change of heart reminder in a health reflection
A reflective piece urges equal care for the heart as other organs. It describes the heart as faithful yet failing when power wanes, arguing for timely treatment and an opportunity for a "change of heart" before irreparable collapse.
Dr Miles Heart Cure Promises Strength for Dizziness and Breath
Emma J Barton of Watertown praising Dr Miles Heart Cure for restoring her health after severe heart pains palpitations and short breath. The ad claims the first bottle helps and guarantees money back if not satisfied, urging readers to buy.
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Emma J Barton
Watertown
Chicago Strike Ends After Sixty Nine Days of Work Stoppage
The fifty nine day strike of butchers and allied trades at the stock yards ends as the Allied Trades Council conference board votes unanimously to terminate. Donnelly telegraphs the decision to cities where workers had been on strike. representatives of butcher workers are excluded from the new board. The plan calls for packers to decide if union members may return as part of the union. The Butcher Workmen pledge to rejoin as an organization and resume work tomorrow.
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Butchers and Allied Trades
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Donnelly
Conference Board of the
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Conference Board of the Allied Trades
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Wreck Kills Two Men and Injures One in Alabama Freight Train
In Alabama, a freight wreck on the Birmingham and Selma division near Dogwood and Wilton killed engineer W H Cherry and white fireman N L Snow, injured white fireman L L Ivey, and left another brakeman seriously hurt as the engine left the track and overturned at about thirty miles per hour. Several other employees suffered lesser injuries.
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Birmingham
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Southern Railway
Dogwood
Wilton
Selma
W H Cherry
LL Ivey Negro
L Snow White
Rev Dr G C Lorimer Dead in Berlin After Operation
Philadelphia Sept 9 news of the death abroad of Rev Dr George C Lorimer pastor of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church New York He died at Aix les Bains France after a surgical operation for intestinal trouble following a voyage from England Doctors attribute a post operative blood clot to pneumonialike infection His son George Horace Lorimer editor of the Saturday Evening Post was advised and sailed to join his wife in Chicago and to travel to Aix Les Bains to be with his father three married daughters survive the clergyman
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Gilbert FE Porter
Herbert Dunlevy
Chicago
Edward Russe
Denver
Odd Fellows Start West for San Francisco Meet
Patriarchs Militant from Canton Washington No 1 voyage by sleeper cars to San Francisco for the general military council and Sovereign Grand Lodge sessions September 17 to 34. The Washington drill team seeks the $1000 prize, after winning first at Baltimore, with travel via Sunset route aided by Frank H J Woston and a committee led by Brig Gen HE W Stadford.
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Mission to Colombia minister Russell meets acting secretary Loomis
W W Russell the American minister to Bogota who had relinquished the secretary of legation at Panama called on Acting Secretary Loomis at the State Department to discuss his mission to Colombia. Russell, though appointed years ago to be minister to Bogota, has never occupied the post and plans to sail from New York on the 5th for Bogota via Clyde. Snyder, the American chargé at Bogota, has maintained friendly relations with the Colombian government and awaits Russell’s residence in Bogota.
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Cylon
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TIRED OF REVOLUTIONS Jiminez Leaves Santo Domingo
Unofficial advices say peaceful conditions may continue in Santo Domingo as Gen Jiminez departs for New York. His political aims fueled revolutions, and his exit could ease ongoing disturbances on the island. Acting Secretary Ryan has taken bids for 16318 acres of surplus Grand Ronde Indian Reservation lands in Oregon. Government will receive 66587 dollars.
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New York
Ryan
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