Clean Out the Statehouse Clean Up Says Waverly Democrat
A Waverly Democrat urges cleaning the Ohio Statehouse stables only after Democrats assume office. A Find Way Courier note says tainted money is under question and suggests a Republican National Committee plenty of funds. The Coshocton Times backs a bank guaranty fund to cover losses at failed Niles Bank as insurance.
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Ohio
Republican National Committee
Niles Bank
Coshocton Times
Time For a Change in Ohio Government
Editorial from the Athens Journal argues Republicans are dissatisfied with Columbus department leadership and seek cross party action with Democrats to remove Cox Brown and Guilbert from power. It claims twelve years of Republican rule brought panics and failing basic needs like food and flour, urging a businesslike state administration.
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Columbus
Cox, Brown and Guilbert
Marion Mirror
Athens Journal
Mall
George McManus
Bryan Prayers in Lindell Room Before Fame
In a St. Louis Republican convention flashback William J. Bryan is described as kneeling by his bedside in a Lindell hotel room. A tired reporter finds him praying and is touched by the moment, a prelude to his later national impact with the crown of thorns speech.
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St. Louis
William J. Bryan
Lindel
National Magazine
Bryan on Insurance for Bank Depositors
Editorial republished from the New ark Advocate praises William Jennings Bryan for his Ohio legislature address on guaranteeing bank deposits. It notes wide approval, bipartisan support, and predicts the issue as a major factor in the upcoming presidential campaign. Bryan gains broad appeal among bankers and the public alike.
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Mr. Bryan
Ohio
J. H. Newton
Ohio Democratic Editorial Association
Newark
Bryan
Congress
Prosperity Congress Fails to Impress Critics
The Buffalo Enquirer notes the Prosperity Congress leaves little impression and dismisses the concept of Hyno tiem as ineffective on empty stomachs, reflecting skeptical public opinion.
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Prosperity Congress
Hynotiem
Tomachs
Buffalo Enquirer
Oklahoma Banks Shift From National to State Charters
The Milwaukee Daily News discusses nine Oklahoma banks surrendering national charters to operate as state institutions. It notes that depositors will obtain protection regardless of political or banker profits, arguing deposit insurance benefits the average depositor despite objections from Republicans and financiers.
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Oklahoma
Labor Day address on reforms and Taft from Indiana speakers
A Lafayette labor day event of the Wabash Valley Labor Day association featured George W. Bope of Columbus, a Republican and AFM official, arguing that Taft’s platform and recalls show party hypocrisy. He urged accountability for past acts and contrasted Taft’s judiciary record with current presidential positions.
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Wabash Valley
Labor Day Association
Indiana
Lafayette
Wabash
Logansport
Peru
Huntington
Kokomo
Elwood
George W. Bope
Columbus
Foraker
American Federation of Musicians
A. F. of L
Wade H. Ellis
Protecting Deposits in Banks in 1908 Platform Debates
The excerpt contrasts Bryan and Taft positions on guaranteed bank deposits. It cites Ohio February remarks by Bryan, Herrick's opposition, Taft's acceptance speech opposing the Denver platform plank, and two dispatches: a Cleveland report on Farmers and Merchants Bank fraud, and Guthrie's report on Oklahoma Bank of Colgate deposits paid in full under a new banking law.
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Bryan
Ohio
Herrick
Taft
Oklahoma
Herric
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
Cleveland, O
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Henry W. Gazell
Gazell
Guthrie
Okla
H. H. Smock
International Bank of Colgate
Model of the Moment and Odd Tales Feature
The piece surveys fashion items like belts hats and watch charms plus a short tale about Yosouf recovering his horse after a thief is outwitted. A second anecdote notes a taproot oak with a horseshoe iron embedded, described as a curious relic.
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Bradenham Wood
Bradenham Hall
Ohio Joint Resolutions Reveal Constitutional Amendments
Readable excerpts recount two proposed Ohio constitutional amendments from 1908. One fixes article numbering and legislative reading rules, with governor’s approval and two thirds reconsideration. The second adds finance and taxation provisions, state classification of taxes, exemptions up to 200 dollars per person, and retention of current exemptions until law changes.
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General Assembly
State of
Ohio
Sreevion Ll
Secretary of State
A. D
C. A. Thompson
House of Representatives
Andrew L. Hanis
Senate
Sherman
State of Ohio
J. D. Chamberlain
House Representatives
James M. Wiidama
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