Taft Campaign Jokes and Quips Stir Ohio Farm scene
Bryan and Carnes report on political spins with a joke tone. Foraker defends himself while cotton and hog prices mix with slurs and satire. Taft prep for first formal speech on George Ade farm. Arkansas rumor denies night riders.
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Taft
George Ade
Smooth Tongued Promoter Alert Plays On Stock Hype
A wary note warns against promotion by a smooth talking promoter selling stock in a flying machine company. The piece also mentions a historic Oaxaca lawsuit and the German Kaiser’s cautious view on air navigation amid a cholera outbreak in St Petersburg.
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Flying Machine
East Texas tobacco boom grows unstoppable
The piece notes a rapid tobacco growth surge in East Texas with threats of force against resisters. It hints at a controversial link between Congressman Sibley and John D. Archbold and calls for Sibley to withdraw. It also mentions the start of a global fight by physicians and philanthropists in Washington against the Great White Plague.
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East Texas
Redlands
Brazos County
Congressman Sibley
John D. Archbold
Sibley
Senator Foraker
Washington
Silk from fig leaves echoes ancient Eve reference
The note highlights a claim that silk can be produced from fig leaves without silk worms, framing it as a return to first principles and invoking Eve’s mythic silk gown concept.
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Mother Eve
Recruiting and political notes mix in a varied page
The item critiques a political stance by Governor Haskell and contemplates a fair commission of national newspaper men, while a Fort Worth recruiting posting warns against lovelorn youths. A local ad by Tom Lee & Co. promotes homegrown produce and fresh oysters for the season.
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Uncle Sam
Fort Worth
Haskell
Hearst
Tom Lee & Co
Main Street
Imo
Program Encourages Visits to Institute for Trustees
The order underscores teaching emphasis across subjects and notes the program ends with an invitation to the trustees and others to visit the institute, observe the work, and offer suggestions.
District Court Guilty Pleas and Pending Murder Trial
Three pleas of guilty were entered in district court Monday. Kenney Smith theft of horse two years. Andrew Shears burglary two years. defendants waived rights and were sentenced. Attachments issued for witnesses in state versus Ed Mathis murder case set for trial September 30. Tyler Courier notes bacon, cotton, meat prices and regional trade. first Bryan oysters of the season arrive Wednesday. Edinburg advertised.
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Kenney Smith
Andrew Shears
Ed Mathis
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Kaiser
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