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History 1908 in Review by Edwin S Potter
A compact, impartial survey of the 1908 presidential campaign and world events. It covers Roosevelt’s policies, Taft’s nomination, Bryan’s campaign, labor disputes, Gompers, and the roles of Debs and Chafin. It also summarizes international developments in Britain, Germany, the Balkans, Asia, and the Caribbean, plus U.S. fiscal and naval actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Congress
Chicago
Lodge
Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Samuel Gompers
A. F. of 1
Gompers
van Cleave
Cannon
Crane
William Haft
Ohio
James §. Sherman
New York
Denver
Democratic Party
Wiam J. Bryan
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Gore
Bryan
Johnson
Gray
John W. Kern
Indiana
Republican
Lonvention
Republican National Committee
George R. Sheldon
Norman K. Mack
Buffalo
Haskell
Okj
Herman Ridder
Staata-Zeitung
Cincinnati
Lincoln, Neb
Socialists of America
Socialist Convention
Eugene V. Debs
Benjamin Hanford
Hugene W. Chafin
Lnois
Aaron
Watkins
Columbus
Independence Party
Hestor Hearst
Thomas L. Hisgen
Massachusetts
John Temple Graves
Georgia
People’s Party
St. Louis
Thomas B. Watson
W. Williams
Hearst
Standard Oil Company
Foraker
Bailey
MacLaurin
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Stone
Archbold
Trust
Monbett
du Pont
U. S. of L
Cannonfam
Colorado
Nevada
South
Maryland
Missouri
Debs
Chafin
Hisgen
Watson
Gilhaus
Socialist-Labor
Harmon
Ghlo
Marshall
Minnesota
New York City
Senate
Aldrich
la Follette
Heb Billig
Magdalena Bay
the Horn
Evans
San Francisco
Sperry
Post Ofice Department
England
Germany
L. H. Bailey
Cornell
White House