Taft Iests Boost for Postal Workers and Service Reform
The Taft administration increased postal wages for 100000 clerks and wage boosts for 1906 1910 expanded rail way mail service salaries to 200000 city carriers and clerks the push for merit based promotions and Sunday rest earned praise for efficiency and self sustained postal finances while safeguards against political hiring were strengthened and calls for extended annual leave gained support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Moore
Yait
Congress
Old Bie
Roosevelt
Post Office
Taft and the Trusts Without Fear or Favor
A critical overview of Taft’s anti trust enforcement comparing Roosevelt and Taft administrations. It cites numbers of proceedings civil suits and indictments under the anti trust law and accuses taft critics of misrepresentation while praising his restraint of powerful interests. It questions who benefits from the law and argues for supporting Taft.
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Roosevelt
Rooseveltt
Tar
Department of Justice
Iiavna Nani Aisame
Las
Tait
J. P. Morgan
H.C. Tait Rogers
Harriman
Perkins
Depew
Joud
Evers Campaten
Taft
Ter Tong
Steel Trust
Tennessee Coal and Tron Company
White House
Notes From Yeadowbrook Farm Tips and Farmhouse Advice
Compilation of agricultural pointers on stock care and farming practices. Topics include feeding and housing horses pigs and sheep, silo types and drainage, pasture and clover, weed control, nitrogen and phosphate use, harvesting timing, dust mulch for gardens, shading calves, and farm moisture management. It mentions a 1919 phosphate production value and notes on ventilation and disease risks in closely built houses.
Presidential Showdown Prompts Republican Ticket
The piece argues that Taft or Wilson will win next Tuesday, condemns Roosevelt as unable to win, and urges voters to back the Republican ticket to prevent Roosevelt and support Woodrow Wilson as next president. It frames Wilson as a professor and theorist and urges wisdom and patriotism in voting Republican.
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United States
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Repubican
Why Should Men Who Are Men Support Steady Wages and Policy
Opinion piece arguing men should back stable wages and avoid changing administrations. It warns that political shifts in 1892 caused a panic, halting construction and job losses, and claims continued current leadership will maintain business activity. It cautions against risky change and urges voters to consider labor stability and economic progress.
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Aes
New Jersey Republicans denounce Taft rival Taft in mass gathered meeting
In Trenton delegates from 21 counties packed a convention hall to condemn President Taft and the Democratic candidate while denouncing Governor Wilson for free trade views and alleged corruption. Former Governor Stokes urged support for Taft and the Republican ticket in November.
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M. J. Get
Ean
New Jersey State League of Republican Clubs
Taft
Wilson
Trenton
Stokes
Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Vote for Republican ticket promised stable prosperity
A campaign note argues that supporting the Republican ticket ensures no change in prosperous conditions with good wages steady work for workers and fair crop prices.
Vote in Ballot Box Counts Taft Victory Message
A political exhortation argues Taft will win if every supporter votes. It criticizes Roosevelt’s campaign and warns against returning Democrats to power, urging strong Republican turnout and full participation in the election. The piece promotes Taft and a Republican Congress to sustain business conditions.
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Taft
Tait
Roosevelt
Aly. Taft
Mr. Taft
Mr. Wilson
Protection and Prosperity Party Appeal Note
A campaign notice urges voters to back the Republican ticket on election day November 5 for protection and prosperity. It argues Democratic ticket supports free trade harming industries and farm products, and condemns a Third Term vote as worse than wasted, claiming Roosevelt cannot win and aiding the Democrat.
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United States
Roosevelt
Taft Rivalry Fuels Republican Party Rift
The piece argues Taft could win easily if Roosevelt had not split the Republican vote by seeking the nomination. It accuses Taft of selfish ambition and personal spite and questions deserting the party that has brought prosperity and progress.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Republican Party
Roosevelt
Taft
Rappaport Testifies on Destruction of McNamara Account
Indianapolis attorney Leo M. Rappaport said he traveled to Los Angeles six days after McNamara’s arrest and took a small blue check book and a bank book from the private account used to fund dynamiting. He then destroyed the book in Indianapolis after noting Ortie McManigal’s name on some checks. Government charges say the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers paid McNamara $1,000 monthly from union funds via checks signed by Frank M. Ryan and redeposited them to pay McManigal and others for dynamiting expenses.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Leo M. Rappaport
McNamara Defense
American Federation of Labor
John J. McNamara
Los Angeles
Cal
Rappaport
McNamara
J. J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Ortie E. McManigal
McManigal
Death by Electric Charring at Union Depot
Memphis October 31 1900 Sam Bickery night engineer at the Union depot was found dead near a large dynamo burned to death by electricity. The fatal accident occurred during his shift raising questions about safety procedures and equipment condition.
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Memphis
Tenn
Sam Bickery
Union Depot
Forty-Six Hurt in Berlin Train Collision
Forty-six passengers were injured in a collision of two suburban trains in Berlin. Six of the victims were expected to die.
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Berlin
Markets Report Prices For Wheat Flour Butter Eggs And Livestock
Markets show mixed commodities with flour and grain steady to lower in New York Chicago and Omaha. Wheat prices fall in some grades while butter eggs and live poultry move within narrow ranges. Cattle hogs sheep and lambs trade unevenly across Buffalo York and Omaha with regional shifts in demand.
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Minneapolis
Streight
New York
Manitoba
East Buffalo
N. Y
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M’namara Records
Times Dynamiter
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Texas
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