Thousands Go Home to Vote in DC Exodus
Washington voters began leaving the district as railways offer the best reduced rates yet. About 20,000 Republicans are estimated to live in the area and each may influence several votes in their home states. Government printers and post office workers form the core of those traveling to vote, with up to 60 percent reportedly planning to go home.
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District of Columbia
Middle States
Canada
Mexico
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Republican Campaign Committee
Washington
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Interior Department
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Connecticut
Nebraska
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White House
Great Republican Parade Planned in New York
The Business Men's Republican Association announced plans for a major parade in New York next Saturday as the campaign's concluding demonstration. Rear Admiral Coghlan will be chief marshal, with an estimated 60 000 to 70 000 in line from City Hall at 3 PM, representing every major trade in the city.
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Business Men's Republican Association
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Mr. Bryan
Judge Taft
President Rosevelt
Bryan
Denver
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Germany
Taft
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Popular Blue Ribbon Vanilla Tops Southern Preferences
Vanilla brand Popular Blue Ribbon becomes the favorite in the south with wide use in leading restaurants and hotels where high quality is demanded.
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Taft Tour Ends in New York City Echoes
Republican cheers rise as Taft campaigns through Lyons Canandaigua Geneva Seneca Falls and Auburn ending in Syracuse with large crowds. Taft praises Hughes and attacks Democratic fallacies while Bryan counters from a rival car in New York urging deposit guarantees and warning of panics.
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Taft
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Hughes
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Bryan
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Judge Taft
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Bryan Ends New York Campaign with Welcome in Syracuse
W J Bryan delivered his final Empire State speech then departed for Ohio. He joined the Mistique Krewe of Kanoona and received the Indian name Heap Big Talk Papoose of the Platte. Bryan praised his reception in Syracuse before his last tour stop at the city hall and opera house.
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Kern at Terre Haute and Brazil mobilize campaign crowds
John W. Kern drew the largest Indiana audiences of his canvass with three big meetings in Terre Haute and Brazil as he pressed forward on the fourth day of his statewide tour. He spoke to miners and laborers in Brazil an hour earlier, rallying support for his campaign.
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Taft Gathers Labor Support as Tariff Issue Persists
New York Oct 29 Workmen across eastern states swing to Taft with rising mill orders and job prospects proving economic recovery. Union leaders and workers cite protective tariffs as key to prosperity and resist Gompers' Bryan endorsement, highlighting rail labor clubs and endorsements from divers unions amid fears of free trade harming industry.
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William H. Taft
Republican National Committee
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Taft
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National Erectors’ Association
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Labor
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Ten Thousand Dollar Quiet Bribe Offered in Court
E A S Blake, a contractor convict, confessed in San Francisco court that after his arrest Frank J Murphy promised ten thousand dollars to keep quiet. The bribe was to come via notes signed by Abraham Reuf and paid to Blake after sentencing. Blake also said his wife would receive one hundred dollars a month in prison. The sensational testimony delayed the case for two weeks.
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E. A. S. Blake
John M. Kelly
Abraham Reuf
Reuf
Frank J. Murphy
Blake
Metropolitan shop sells ties characterized as The Shop
The article quotes a bill describing The Metropolitan as the shop that sells ties. It presents a characterization of the retailer and its product focus within the period's commerce.
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Barger Proposes Deputy Role Pending Sheriff Election
G M Barger of the Daily Telegraph announces a plan to serve as deputy for Beaver Pond district if John I Neal is elected sheriff LO 21 tf. The notice seeks engagement via the Telegraph want ads for results.
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Jno
I. Neal
Daily Telegraph
Attempt to Use Unitarian Belief Faces Flat Failure
A 19th century notice notes that proclamations by presidents about Unitarianism have met with dismal results as religious papers discuss the issue sparingly and leaders in thought discourage its use.
Political views do not decide presidential fate
A Washington Post staff correspondent argues that religion does not determine voting in the 1900 era. He notes that Bryan’s Presbyterian ties or Taft’s Unitarian beliefs do not sway denominations, citing church attendance by historic figures and presidents as insufficient to decide an election.
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