Fire Apparatus Gap Warns North End of Winchester
Monday October 26, 1908 report warns that two houses burned on Hill street, a third damaged, and delay due to lack of North End fire station. North end growing fast with manufacturers nearby, wind up, horses tired reaching Winn avenue. A hose wagon costing $700–$800 could protect the area. calls for council and Commercial Club to study and fund new apparatus.
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Hill Street
Winn Avenue
North End
Winchester
Allo
Fire Department
CA Neil
Commercial Club
Danc
Editorial Endorses Fish and Game Law Enforcement
Ashland Daily Commercial urges strict enforcement of fish and game laws amid a harsh year for wildlife. drought dried streams worsened habitats and poaching, while fires drove animals into hunters paths. editorial condemns reckless killing and praises the campaign against the game hog.
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Ashland Daily Commercial
Kentucky
the Commercial
portrait of Samuel Gompers in the public eye
The News presents a striking portrait of Samuel Gompers amid the Roosevelt and Bryan controversy. It notes the paper does not engage in the political dispute but showcases Gompers as another up to date feature in its columns.
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Samuel Gompers
Roosevelt
Bryan
Gompers
Eastern Kentucky Millionaire Praises Local Paper
Mr John C Mayo of Paintsville, a Kentucky businessman, visited Sunday and praised Winchester. He donated ten thousand dollars to Kentucky Wesleyan College and ordered The News sent to his address.
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John C. Mayo
Paintsville
Kentucky
Mays
Winchester
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Mayoe
Not Citizen Hang Loses Vote After Citizenship Deemed Invalid
William A. Hang, a Civil War veteran and pensioner, has had his citizenship papers canceled by court decision, preventing him from voting in the coming election. Hang, who served as a steward on Farragut’s flagship and other ships from 1862, lived in New York City for fifty years. He faces loss of citizenship due to not meeting recent Congress restrictions on Chinese immigrants.
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New York
New York City
Farragut
William A. Hang
Hang
United States
Stewart
Private Dishonorable Discharge For Green Apple Rule Break
Private Bernard Leiser of Battery D Third Field Artillery U S A was dishonorably discharged after court martial for eating green apples despite orders to discard them. He was sentenced to forfeit all pay and allowances and confined at hard labor for six months, to be served at Fort Myer Virginia. The charge cited conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline in violation of the sixty second article of war.
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New York
Bernard Leiser
Battery D
Third Field Artillery
Leiser
Fort Myer
The Wife's Refuge and Husbands' Habits
The Atchison Globe quips about wives offering refuge from husbands who smoke too much or eat too quickly. It ponders what wives would talk about with their spouses if not for those rules, framing a humorous domestic reflection.
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Atchison Globe
Pre election outlook for 1908 U S elections
Washington dispatch outlines November 3 voting across states and territories including Senate terms expiring 1909. Details party tickets Prohibition Socialist Independence Popularist and Socialist Labor noted with state allocations and key candidates Bryan Taft and others named. Owing to campaign constraints, some candidates are jailed in Nevada.
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Washington
PD. C
Arizona
New Mexico
Oregon
Maine
Vermont
Arkansas
Georgia
Supreme Court
United States
Alabama
Louisiana
Maryland
Kentucky
Senate
House of Representatives
Prohibition
Independence Party
South Carolina
Prohibition Party
Socialist
Socialist Labor
People’s Or Nona
Nebraska
Democrats
Prohibitionists
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New York
Ohio
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Texas
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Florida
Massachusetts
Montana
Nevada
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Utah
People’s Or
William H. Taft
James S Sherman
Eugene W. Chafin
Aaron S. Watkins
Eugene V. Dobbs
Benjamin Hanford
People’s Party
Thomas E. Watson
Samuel W. Williams
Thomas L. Hisgen
John Temple Graves
Martin R. Preston
Donald Monroe
Virginia
Preston
Socialist Labor Party
Taft Stands With Labor Say Roosevelt Letter
President Roosevelt writes to P H Grace describing Taft’s labor record and his own role as an honorary member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. He praises Taft for supporting workers, opposing abusive injunctions, and pledges continued action to aid wage earners and labor interests.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Taft
Washington
P. H. Grace
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Roosevelt
Grace Relabor
White House
Great Free Republic
Mr. Taft
Canal Zone
Mexico City Dispatches Describe Nicaragua Crisis
Private advices from Hon duras report deteriorating conditions and warn that General Polycarpo Bonilla threatens a revolution rather than ex President Manuel Bonilla. The breach arises as Davilla distances himself from President Zelaya of Nicaragua and an attempt on Davilla’s private secretary has increased tensions within Zelaya’s faction.
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City
Mexico
Honduras
Manuel Bonila
Polycarpo Bonilla
Davilla
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Preparations for Fleet Reception in Amoy China
Amoy China October 26 prepares for the arrival on October 30 of the second division of the American battleship fleet. Ground and pavilion reconstructions to host visitors are nearly complete after recent typhoon damage. Chinese officials join the welcome as Viceroy Srum of Fukien and vessels Hai Young Hai Chew arrive.
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Amoy
China
Srum
Fukien Province
Hai Young
Hai Chew
Murder charge names August Gilhaus proxy in New York
A murder case records August Gilhaus of New York named as his proxy. The brief entry identifies the defendant and his status in the proceedings without additional details.
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August Gilhaus
New York
Democratic ticket agrees on canvassing pause
All Democrat candidates for county offices jointly agree to stop canvassing for their own races from now until after the Presidential election. They will instead work together to support the Presidential and Congressional candidates.
Hines Resigns From Calvary Baptist Church in Lexington
The Rev. W. P. Hines, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Lexington Kentucky, tendered his resignation at the close of Sunday morning services. The session voted 88 to 75 to accept after an earlier refusal, and the minister urged that the resignation be accepted amid an excited but orderly scene.
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Lexington
W. P. Hines
The
Calvary Baptist Church
Hines
Oh mamma exclaims over baby not crying in worry
A fragment shows a child named Net overhearing concern as a baby fails to cry, prompting an anxious mother to worry there is something wrong with the infant.
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Nettie
Kramer Breaks World Record At Vailsburg Track
Frank L. Kramer, the champion bicycle rider, broke his own world record for twenty five miles unpaved at the Vailsburg track on Sunday. He completed the distance in 57 26 5 to 3 seconds, racing against a strong field of experienced long distance cyclists and proving superior in every point.
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Newark
N. J
Frank L. Kramer
Vailsburg
Kramer
The Old Philosopher on Vain Men and Praise
The Old Philosopher quips that vain men need little to satisfy them a looking glass and loud hooray. He notes some believe the world revolves around them a sentiment attributed to an Atlanta Constitution excerpt.
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Atlanta Constitution
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Chinaman
Uncle Sam
William J. Bryan
John W. Kern
Maxwell
Scrivener Bros. &Co
People’s State Bank
J. M. Hodgkin
J. L. Brown
L. B. Cockrell
MR. Hines
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