Democratic fund drive spreads across states for Bryan Kern
Robert Ewing reports strong mass support from Illinois Louisiana Minnesota and Ohio for the Democratic national campaign. Moses Wetmore expects up to twenty thousand dollars with 1500 papers joining the popular subscription fund. West coast campaigns Oregon California Washington show momentum while Wisconsin Minnesota and Ohio leaders predict wins.
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New Orleans
Moses C. Wetmore
Finance Committee
Ewing
Democratic National Committee
Bryan and Kern
Republican Party
Bryan and
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Louisiana
Democratic National Campaign
Mack
California
Oregon
Washington
West
Miller
Bryan
United States
Jonathan Bourne
Bourne
Taft
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Denver
James W. Murphy
Wisconsin
Murphy
Milwaukee
Moses ©. Wetmore
Thos. F. Brady
New York
Tammany Organisation
Uncle Joe Cannon and the Republican Party Split
The piece argues for J. Adam Bede’s renomination defeat over supporting Speaker Cannon. It notes Collier’s Weekly criticism of Cannon and the political divide this creates in the Republican Party. It claims Cannon’s power favors big interests while he grows wealthy over 35 years in office.
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J. Adam Bede
Minnesota
Joe Cannon
Collier's Weekly
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Taft
Sherman
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Capitol
Senate
Roosevelt
Ue Cannon
Siggis
Joe
Financial guarantees and the Walsh failure discussed before Congress
Former treasury secretary Lyman J. Gage and Rep. Charles N. Fowler defend a deposit guarantee plan as a remedy for bank runs. They cite the Walsh failure and Chicago clearinghouse practices, arguing a bank book should be worth its face and urging tighter banking oversight to prevent panics.
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Lyman J. Gage
Mr. Gage
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Clearing House
Clearing House Committee
Chicago
Kansas City
United States
John R. Walsh
Sherman Accepts Blame for Republican Inaction 1908
In the Congressional Record April 8 1908 James Schoolcraft Sherman and David A. DeArmond spar over blame for not enacting measures. DeArmond accuses GOP leadership of blocking bills while Sherman defends Republicans pledging responsibility for both enacted and pending legislation.
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House
Congressional Record
David A. DeArmond
Missouri
Sherman
Senate
Just That Long. Trusts and the Public License Debate
The New York Evening West argues trusts hold their license to profit as long as the people allow a party funded by trust money to stay in power. The piece frames the campaign finance link as the core issue in keeping or ending this arrangement.
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New York Evening West
Shaw Comments on Panics and Soup Houses in Michigan
Former Secretary of the Treasury Shaw spoke in Michigan last spring criticising economic distress. He cited 200000 freight cars idle 4000 locomotives out of service and a quarter of residents in several large cities unemployed while noting free soup houses appeared in a Republican administration.
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Fuathinee
Taft
Shaw
the Treasury
Michigan
Trust company troubles spark antitrust probe and remarks
A steel trust aided the Trust Company of America by obtaining Washington approval to seize its rival Tennessee Iron and Coal, a move seen as restraint of trade violating the Sherman act. Speaker Shaw criticized the executive consent as extraordinary. Also a Georgia farmer praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured sores, 25 cents at local druggists.
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Trust Company of America
New York
Steel Trust
Washington
Trust
Tennessee Iron and Coal Company
Harlequin in Politics Sparks Silent Jest
A pithy observation notes that political theater often lacks genuine humor as the sharp wit of satire fades. The remark hints at performers who seek laughs yet reveal little substantive policy.
Healthy family endorses Dr King New Life Pills
L A Bartlet of Rural Route 1 Guilford Maine says the family has enjoyed good health for three years using Dr King's New Life Pills. The pills cleanse and tone the system gently and are sold at Neilley & Co. and C A Heiner of Byesville drug stores.
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Dr. King
L. A. Bartlet
Guilford
Maine
Neilley & Co
C. A. Heiner
Byesville
Reading the dangers of eating a long list
A reader contemplates starvation while noting the danger in consuming a wide range of foods listed as hazardous. The fragment hints at dietary hazards and the anxiety of avoiding all risky items.
Honesty and Dishonesty Reflected in Civic Ethics
A compact meditation on virtue contrasts candid truth telling with deceit in public life. It stresses forthrightness as the foundation of integrity and warns that dishonesty undermines trust and governance.
Liquid Cream Balm for Catarrh Now Sold Across U.S. Markets
Ely Bros announces Liquid Cream Balm as a new form of Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh. The product claims to relieve inflammation and unclog nasal passages, with a spraying tube included. Sold by druggists for 75 cents, mailed from 56 Warren Street New York.
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Ely
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Leadership hinges on yielding to rule with respect
Many men seek leadership by forcing dominance, yet true rulers must gain consent. The quote warns that a leader cannot govern those who refuse to yield, implying power requires cooperation and legitimacy.
Women Suffer From Kidney and Bladder Trouble
An old newspaper ad-style notice promotes Swamp-Root by Dr Kilmer and Co as a remedy for kidney and bladder ailments affecting both women and men. It claims the product provides immediate relief, offers a sample via mail, and urges writing to Binghamton New York for more information.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
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