Guaranteed Deposits in Oklahoma Debate
The piece argues for government guaranteed deposits amid party contrasts. Taft opposes guarantees while Democrats push insurance schemes. It cites Oklahoma’s guaranteed deposit law and a Colgate bank failure, showing depositors rushing to cash as protection vs risk. It warns against tying deposits to government upheaval and urges public understanding and action by savers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dryan
Taft
Speek
Oklahoma
Associated Press
Guthrie
Okla
H. Hamock
International Bank of Colgate
Guaranty Banking
Banka
United States
Cape
International Bank
Colgate
Sargeant Attacks Taft Over Railroad Rights and Servitude
Frank P. Sargeant, former Grand Master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, denounces Judge Taft for ruling that undermines workers rights. He compares the decision to Spartan helot servitude and peonage, arguing it reduces railroad men to mere machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Sargeant
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Taft
Sargeant
United States Court
United States
Taxing the Stricken City
A historical note discusses San Francisco's rebuilding after destruction and a proposed duty free lumber import. It questions Republican managers for sidelining the idea and argues that forcing locals to pay ten percent more for lumber during rebuilding serves as a lesson on tariff reform rather than a fair policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Republican Party
Weight of Mail Tax May Cost Railroads Millions
Representative James T. Lloyd charges the Post Office with robbing railroads of funds through misweighing policy. He cites three orders from 1907 to 1910 guiding how to divide total weight by weighing days, arguing that using week days or including Sundays altered proper compensation. He warns that under current construction over seventy million dollars may have been wrongfully withheld since 1880, and stresses a need to correct the method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Lloyd
Missouri
Democratic National Congressional Committee
Cortelyou
Where did you get it Speaker Cannon wealth claim
In Danville and elsewhere, Speaker Cannon faces pressure to reveal how he accumulated wealth. The debate follows Mr. Bryan's disclosure of about 1500000, with Bryan challenging Cannon to disclose his own sources, including congressional salary, lectures, books, and profits. Neighbors question bankers' wealth, noting possible million-dollar holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Bryan
Danville
Mr. Cannon
Speaker Cannon
Mr. Bryan
Uncle Joe
Cannon Cai
Sherman Accepts Blarr Weighs in on Republican Accountability
On April 8 1908 James Schoolcraft Brierman Republican vice presidential candidate urged full Republican responsibility for Congress failures to enact key laws. David A DeArmond Missouri pressed that the Republican majority blocked measures and could demand accountability. Sherman replied the Republican party is ready to accept responsibility for both actions and inactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Schoolcraft Brierman
Congress
Repubcan
House
Congressional Record
David A. DeArmond
Missouri
Bnerman
Bherman
Speaker
Senate
Shaw on soup houses and economic woes in Treasury term
Former Secretary of the Treasury Blaw comments on panics and misery in the era showing 800000 freight cars idle 8000 locomotives out of service and a surge in soup kitchens under a Republican administration. Critics say his remarks need broader context alongside bank guarantee debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Shaw
Peculiar Proceeding in Trust Takeover By Shaw
Federal usurpation claim highlights a 1908 speech by Mr. Shaw criticizing a DC consent for the Trust Company of America to seize its rival Tennessee Iron and Coal. The piece frames it as restraint of trade violating the Sherman Act and notes Shaw’s view on executive permission as unusual for a first class nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trust Company of America
New York
Pteel Trust
Washington
Tennessee Iron and Coal Company
Shaw
Berore
National Electric Light Association
Short Skirt League Gains London Attention
London women form the Short Skirt league pledging to wear abbreviated skirts to reduce dust trapping. A prominent London doctor endorses the plan, warning streets carry bacteria from dust and that trailing dresses release germs into homes and beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Short Skirt League
London
New League
Cost of Courtesy in Business Communication
The Magazine of Commerce argues that courtesy costs nothing in theory yet requires sustained mental effort to maintain in business life. It notes that consistent civility is a valuable lubricant for commerce but warns the strain may lead to missteps such as handling sensitive letters without caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
County Officinia
Peison
Magazine of Commerce
Advertising costs and silent competitors in business
A discussion notes that advertising drains profits for advertisers while silent competitors benefit. It questions the impact of ads on business and mentions fine pianos at Beach's as a detail. The piece rails against perceived unfair costs and market dynamics without offering concrete data.
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Mal Bryan
Thie Bank
State Bank
State Banking Board
H. M .8Mock
State of Oklahoma
Lloyd
Sherman
Blarr
Jan DeArmond
Talke
Bteel
Nyvust
Rewsoes
Jrneral
Clarice Price
Des Moines Register and Leader
Chicago
Des Moines Capital
Sioux City Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Drovers Journal
Chicago Evening Post
Des Moines Daily Tribune
Sioux City Journal
Marshalltown Times
Sioux City Daily News
Des Moines Daily News
Goodall
New York Tribune
Inter Geean
Kansas
Clive Ols Tribune
Kwankee
Entinel
Oledo Blade
Republ
Globe-Democrat
Josioux City Journal
Lippitcott’s
Lwoman' S Home Companion
Cosmopolitan
Tamccall's Magazine
The
Ackley World
G. F. Althouse
Als
Frank J. McGreevy
Ackley
Iowa
Rath's Exchange Bank
Robert Hath
Exchange Bank
Second Four
Dr. H. Mueller
Beach's
Price
Hoosevel Bios
J. A. Miller
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