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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
5
City Treasurer C L Oppermman presents the quarterly financial report for Baxter Springs covering July to October 1908. The article includes a farmer viewpoint on bank deposits, the need for deposit protection, and fears of future bank panics if safeguards are not improved.
A farmer voices criticism of politicians and bankers over deposit guarantees, arguing farmers’ money deserves equal protection. He notes banks hold farm funds, benefit from deposits, and warns against risks of bank failures, urging a system that safeguards farmer investments and curbs gambling and speculation in finance.
The notice calls on election judges and clerks to certify vote tallies for all ballot candidates and distribute three certificates to be posted and sent to party secretaries. It notes noncompliance with previous provisions and urges adherence. Signed by Dr P J Hurpricxson, Democratic Chairman, Ep A Jones, Secretary.
The Cherokee County Democratic Central Committee has opened a headquarters in the Staten building, second door north of T. M. Gresham's grocery store. It will be open until after the election. Democrats invited to call. Literature on hand at all times. Dx. P. J. Hexpixicxsox, Ep. Jonza, Chairman. Secretary.
Old Stone place offered for sale bordering city limits. Includes a good house a barn and a well with fruit trees. Asking price 4500 dollars with half cash and the rest financed at 6 percent.
Classified advertisement touts cash weekly pay for selling Sterk Trees with a 13 year record. Claims easy sale, best trees, and a free order-getting kit. Encourages selective recruitment of “few good men” for immediate territory coverage. Write for our headers and salesmen’s offer.
A Franklin County Kansas voter appeal asserts voters must choose between Taft and Bryan, praising Bryan as a Christian statesman and urging moral and financial improvement. The letter emphasizes duty, warns of predatory interests, and calls for decisive participation in the election.
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