Oklahoma’s Object Lesson on Guaranteed Deposits
The piece argues for guaranteed bank deposits as a public safeguard while contrasting Democratic and Republican stands. It cites Oklahoma’s 1908 experience with a state guaranty law, detailing a bank failure where the banking commissioner paid depositors in full using the new system. It questions why government deposits are protected and individual deposits are not, urging depositor solidarity against bank risk.
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Oklahoma
Bryan
Taft
Associated Press
Guthrie
Okla
H. H. Bmock
International Bank of Colgate
United States
International Bank
Colgate
Sargeant Attacks Taft Ruling On Railroad Men
Frank P. Sargeant, late Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, decries Judge Taft’s decision as degrading servitude for workers. He argues that railroads need men and that judges cannot turn train crews into mere machines or imprison officials who uphold their oaths. He likens the ruling to peonage and Spartans’ helots, and condemns U S court power over labor rights.
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Taft
Frank P. Sargeant
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Sargeant
United States Court
United States
Republicans Admit Tariff Reality After Crisis
A public address by Mr Shaw recalled by 1908 press shows fear of unemployment and soup houses under Republican rule. Pittsburgh and Chicago reports cite 15 000 idle workers and widespread need for aid. Dalzell laments tariff lessons from furnace fires and urges a change with Bryan in November.
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Shaw
Michigan
Pittsburg
Salvation Army
Dalzell
Bryan
Golfers in Form Amateurs and Pros Set Records
National Amateur Champion Andre rson shapes to defend title at Garden City in September. Jerome Travers advances record pace with rounds 69 68 68 this season. Travers eyes Garden City defense as rivals mount and pros plan Open appearances at Myopia and Van Corthindt.
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Garden City
Anderson
Jerome Travers
St. Andrews
Nassau Country Club
Glen Cove
N. Y
Hollywood
N. J
Montclair
Roseville
Ekwanok
Travers
Allan Kennaday
WH Anderson
Apawanils
Nve
N.Y
H. Chandler Fegan
Tlouisville
Warren K. Wood
Homewood
Normandie
Will Anderson
Normandie Golf Club
St. Louis
Myopia Mass. Hunt Club
Aleck Ross
Boston
New York
van Corthindt Park
State Bank Commissioner Announces Bank In Oklahoma
Depositors will be paid in full by the State Banking Board as the bank is in the hands of the State Bank Commissioner. Call to retrieve funds. H. H. Smock Bank Commissioner State of Oklahoma May 21, 1908.
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State Bank Commissioner
State Banking Board
H. H .Smock
Bank Deposits and Panic Contrast in Rural and Urban Banks
A country farmer with money in the bank delays a visit for a week citing busyness, a contrast to urban banks where depositors rush and nearly storm doors to withdraw funds amid non guaranteed deposits, highlighting stability differences.
Taxing the Stricken City
Opinion argues against charging San Francisco extra duties on lumber for rebuilding after destruction. It questions Republican leaders for delaying free lumber and suggests the tax merely burdens residents of the stricken city as an object lesson in tariff revision.
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San Francisco
Republican Party
Revision of tariff by its friends
A political argument labels a Republican cry that tariff revision will occur only when two thirds of Congress is Republican. Representative McCall of Massachusetts asks when revision can come else. The piece argues tariff reform comes only as beneficiaries of high protection surrender their advantages.
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McCall
Massachusetts
Conroy Steady at Third in Americans Rally
Conroy of the New York Americans shines with a steady clever game at third base as the club battles near the cellar with the Washingtons. His recent batting improvement is noted with a standout performance in Chicago while Lobert stars for Cincinnati with heavy hitting and a fourteen hit spree across six games.
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New York Americans
Washingtons
Conroy
Chicago
Attorneys for Plaintiffs in Olympia Case
Troy and Sturdevant serve as attorneys for plaintiffs with post office in Olympia Washington and office in Suite 4 Byrne Building first published September 17 1908 and last published October 29 1908.
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Josephine Goodrich
Charles R. Goodrich
Jonah S. Goodrich
Bessie Goodrich
State of Washington
Chehalis
Washington
Towit
W. M
Township 19
Range 7
Section 20
Jonah
Troy & Sturdevant
Postoffice
Olympia
Byrne Building
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MR. Bryan
Ment
Aldrich
Senate of
Secretary of the Treasury
Chicago Relief and Aid Society
Kingsly
Business Men’s Relief Committee
State of
New York American
Lobert
Tians Lobert
Cincinnati
the Leading Business College
Portland
Oregon
The
Sch
HILL
Aberdeen State Bank
Red Cross Pharmacy
A. W. Barkley
Aberdeen
ST Crone
Hoquiam
Bulletin
Kioy
the Herald
Gray’s Harbor
County of
James H. Smith
Fannie G. Smith
Henry St. John Smith
Ella E. Smith
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