Taft and the Panama Canal Transforming Isthmian Work
The article extols Secretary of War William H. Taft for directing the Panama Canal project, praising his personal oversight, measured judgment, and fair dealing. It cites cost approvals, yearly site visits, sanitation advances, and labor wages while stressing the need to maintain stability and progress on this nation shaping enterprise. It notes a 1907 longevity wage order boosting pay for non tropical workers and envisions longer paid vacations, arguing any change could threaten the project’s success.
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Panama Canal
Repubican
William H. Tift
Taft
Soosevelt
Isthmus
Isthming Catal Cortuission
Puiuraliroad
al Tald
Enoravags
New Orleans
New York
Watt
Speccol Commisgion
Mr. Tatt
Tropics
Mr. Taft
United States
Central
South America
Bryan and Haskell in Democratic Campaign Controversy
Kansas City Star reports the Bryan Haskell link triggers intense suspicion and calls for severing ties until innocence is proven. The piece contrasts Haskell with Foraker, accuses Bryan of entrusting him, and labels Democratic publicity and election integrity efforts as duplicitous. It ends noting Democratic opposition to campaign finance disclosure and registration reforms.
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Haskell
Senator Foraker
Kansas City Star
Gavernor Huskell
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
Mr. Haskell
Harkell
Foraker
Taft
Han
Bryan Product
Pew
Democratic
Democratic Party
Congress
James
Shermar
Practical Demonstration of Postal Savings Banks in Philippines
The Philippine postal savings bank system, under American rule, shows two years of success. Manila opened Oct 1 1906, with 235 offices by year end across three classes. Accounts reached 2,676 with 2,329 open, deposits totaling 786,361.03 pesos, withdrawals 280,409.21, leaving 109,463.81 pesos net at year end. stamps offered small deposit convenience. investments placed with a postal savings bank investment board, allowing 25 percent on first class real estate and 10 percent on agricultural lands under strict limits.
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Philippines
Fullipple Commission
Postal Savings Bank
Manila
Postal Sayings Bank
Postal Savings Bank Investment Board
Roosevelt Endorses Taft as His Sole Choice
President Roosevelt declares Taft his true reform ally and right choice, praising his integrity and firmness. He argues Taft shares his policies and will stand with wageworkers, vowing to do no wrong and resist excesses that would harm the reform cause.
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Taft
United States
Oil-tank Steamer O. N. Haskell Returns Homeward
The oil-tank steamer O. N. Haskell is reported homeward bound to Oklahoma with a heavy list to port. Portland Oregonian note. Mr. Bryan no longer refers to Mr. Roosevelt as his imitator, counterpart and understudy in St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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O. N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Portland Oregonian
Bryan
Mr. Roosevelt
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A Combative Altruist Taft Shaped by Peaceful Battles
A portrait of William Howard Taft as a combative altruist whose laughter masks a ready wrath when trust is betrayed. The piece highlights his peaceable battles as Secretary of War, notably defending the Filipino people, and notes his judicial temperament, steadfast courage, and broad sympathy. It also contrasts Taft with his forebears and cites contemporary praise from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Omaha Bee, and Kansas City Star.
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Mr. Taft
Ita
Taft
Alphonse Taft
Peter Rawson Taft
Afr
Republicans Call for Small Donors to Support Taft Campaign
A Western and Rocky Mountain appeal urges Republicans to fund Taft and Sherman through individual contributions, warning against corporate fundraising. It lists state finance chairmen and addresses from Colorado to Illinois, stressing legal limits on corporate gifts and promising rewards for donors.
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Taft
Sherman
Republican National
Congress
Ita
Catt
State Finance Committee
Republican National Committee
Religious Fight on Taft a Failure
Clergymen from many denominations defend William H Taft amid attacks on his religion praising his broad religious outlook and fitness for the presidency. Bishop Fallows and other clergy testify to Tafts character while noting attacks backfire and strengthen support.
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Taft
William H. Taft
Fallows
Samuel Fallows
Reformed Episcopal Church of Chicago
Poledo
Mr.Taft
Adamses
Abraham Lincoln
Man who chose Haskell unfit for cabinet picks
St Louis Globe Democrat criticizes the man who selected Haskell to draft a minor national platform and manage campaign funds, arguing he cannot be trusted with presidential cabinet selections or the nominating power of the U.S. president.
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Haskell
United States
St Louis Globe Democrat
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Helena
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Santa Fe
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Portland
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