Trouble on Wall Street Yet Markets Hold Steady
The item notes a stock slump should not heavily impact prices in routine markets for merchandise and staple crops. It cites a Louisville invitation to host the Democratic National Convention, praises Louisville as hospitable with good water, and reports bankers saying money is tight but mercantile credit remains available. It compares global unrest in Egypt, India, Morocco, China, Japan, Russia, and the Old World to U S conditions, with little overall sympathy.
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Kentucky
Democratic National Committee
Louisville
Egypt
India
Morocco
China
Japan
Corea
Ireland
Russia
Rockefeller as prophet of evil attacks Roosevelt policy
John D. Rockefeller derides Roosevelt's rail and trust regulation, predicting financial disaster and chaos. He warns the administration's actions against other corporations will intensify the crisis, claiming the country drifts toward financial low mood due to constant reports and fines. He cites syndicate money woes and high interest offers as proof of a loss of confidence in the administration.
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John TD. Rockefeller
Roosevelt
Standard Oil Trust
Barefoot boy to Governor Hopeful in Mississippi
The piece defends Brewer against mockery over his farm childhood. It highlights his hardship after his father died, support for his mother and siblings, and his rise in law to the state’s top profession. It credits his education and integrity, contrasting him with wealthy interests and urging support in the upcoming primary.
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Brewer
Mississippi
Brewer candidacy gospel in Mississippi addressed in Jackson
Clarksdale Miss August 7 friends of Earl Brewer publish an address urging his governor bid. They detail reforms against gambling, strong law enforcement, public service taxation fairness, child labor protections, woman suffrage in education posts, prison reform, anti trusts and corporate oversight, urging a clean, issue driven campaign and denouncing slanders.
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Mississippi
Earl Brewer
Clarksdale
Miss
Brewer
Mobile & Ohio and Southern Railway Companies
Senator McLaurin
McLaurin
Roosevelt Seeks Senate Seat After 1909 Election
A Washington special reports Theodore Roosevelt plans to run for New York's U S Senate after the next general election. The New York legislature convenes January 11, 1909, placing the President in a position of potential job loss if he openly enters the race.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
United States Senate
Platt
Albany
Roosevelt’s Senate Ambition Faces Political Tests
The article argues Theodore Roosevelt seeks a Senate role as a path to greater national service, not executive power. It notes opposition among Republicans and potential loss of direct appointing power, warning private life may beckon if Democrats win New York next year.
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Roosevelt
United States
Senate
Panama Canal
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
Conventions and Constitutions in National Debates
The piece notes rising conventions and consultations among standard oil, railroad officials, and state actors to curb federal probes. Attorney Generals from the Mississippi Valley met in St Louis to plan suits against trusts and railroads, with a Chicago conference set for October 22 on federal and state railroad authority and constitutional limits. Henry Watterson urges Democrats to rally to the Constitution.
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Chicago Herald
Standard Oil Corporation
Chicago
New York
Mississippi Valley
St. Louis
National Civic Federation
Henry Watterson
Democratic Party
Ita
Rgd
Democratic stance links tariff reform and constitutional order
The speaker argues for tariff revision and a strictly constitutional government as compatible goals. He notes Democrats nationwide must recall that a strict constitution preserves order, and that without it there is little between Democrats and anarchy.
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Democratic Party
Clear Branch notes crops dim as rains come late
Whites report meager cotton bolls and poor potato hopes, rain showers barely easing drought. Turnip and cane prospects hinge on fall rainfall. J D Sandifer and R M Said start sawing sixteen thousand feet for Clear Branch school house. H H White family and Misses Maud and Myrtle White visit Copiah county. Miss Knight of Light seeks teaching post but school board appoints Prof O B Williams and Miss Mary Williams as principals.
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J. D. Sandifer
R. M. Said
Branch
Miss Knight
Light
Clear Branch
O. B. Williams
Mary Williams
Wood
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Copiah County
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Ohio
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Ill
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