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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
4
Taft accepts the Republican nomination in Cincinnati. He argues the party upholds Roosevelt era reforms, condemns rail and trust abuses, and urges a stronger modern machinery to enforce anti trust laws while balancing legitimate business. He contrasts Republican progress with Democratic plans on trusts and injunctions.
An advertising appeal extols Van Camp's Milk as germ free and sanitary with evacuated water content two thirds while raw milk risks germ infection. It claims full pasteurization, sterilization, and no additives, urging households to switch for cooking and drinking with cost savings and a cook book offer.
Cincinnati writer George Ade, a Republican supporter, offers a cautious view of William H. Taft. He says Taft is not a dramatic or visionary candidate and, while likely to win, acknowledges uncertainty if voters suffer political mania or misdate election day. He adds “Write your own ticket.”
The speaker vows if elected president to push Congress to require filings of campaign contributions by committees and candidates for Congress and other elections. The same goal is urged against the Republican party noting its New York treasurer enforces similar compulsory reporting.
In Lenox July 28 a herd of 200 imported Shropshire sheep on the late William C. Whitney’s October Mountain estate lost 20 to wild animals, likely bears or wildcats. The flock, kept in a Whitney game preserve, has scattered and searches find none. The state law offers compensation for losses by wild animals, but since the bears were on the property when Whitney acquired the preserve, the estate may not receive redress.
July 28 report says Frank M Kellogg, famed trust buster, will meet Attorney General Bonaparte to plan wartime style tactics against Standard Oil. Sims arrives with documents. Kellogg’s suite at Hotel Aspinwall will host a multi-day conference with about ten participants.
Frank Baldarsare, arrested in Bangor on a charge of killing his brother at Crotch Island near Stonington, Ellsworth, is bound over to the October term of the Supreme Court without bail.
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