Transit schedule traces October rail route with stops
The document lists a multi city rail itinerary from High Point and Greensboro to Danville Richmond and Washington with times across October. It includes arrivals and departures through Trenton Camden Wilmington Baltimore Cumberland Piedmont Grafton Clarksburg Parkersburg and Cincinnati with specific clock times and dates.
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High Point
Greensboro
Danville
Richmond
Washington
Trenton
Camden
Wilmington
Baltimore
Cumberland
Piedmont
Grafton
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Cincinnati
Republicans Across Ohio Rally Behind Taft Clubs
Ohio Republican leaders unite to back Taft through statewide club organizing. Factionalists set aside rivalries to support the national nominee, with H. D. Davis in Columbus guiding Taft Club formation and distributing organization blanks.
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Ohio
Taft
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Middle West
National League of Republican
Taft Clubs
H. D. Davis
First National Bank
Taft Seen as Labor Friend in Contrast to Bryan
New York Oct 11 leaders of major labor groups examined Taft and Bryan on labor issues and found Taft’s record of decisive rulings and rights for unions superior to Bryan’s. Taft’s judicial decisions defined union rights and collective action, praised by railway workers as a Magna Charta for labor, while Bryan is criticized for unfulfilled promises and a single adverse act.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Bryan
Mr. Taft
Taft
Mr. Bryan
St. Louis
Gould
Business Leaders Shift to Taft Standard in Boston
Boston dispatch notes many business men who are Democrats show support for Taft as the 1908 election looms. The report highlights a trend of party realignment among merchants financiers and professionals.
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Taft Standard
Commercial Tribune
Boston
Bryan
Chicago
Grape-Nuts End Indigestion Says Man in Letter
A New York man reports relief from stomach acidity after trying Grape-Nuts with cream and Postum. He says indigestion vanished by week two and he regained appetite for hearty noonday meals. The letter promotes Postum and Grape-Nuts as proven by personal experience.
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N. Y
Bryan defeats and party disarray mark 1908 campaign
The article argues that Bryan's leadership has fractured the Democratic Party, driving away electors and business allies. It cites conversions among old party hands, notes John Dos Passos’s critique, and highlights strong business opposition in Chicago as impetus for a reorganization toward a more traditional Democratic platform.
Bryan Hates Gold Dollar Haltingly Defended by Editors
In Wheeling on October 11 William Jennings Bryan denounced the gold dollar calling it the most dishonest dollar, while conservative business men countered by insisting contracts note payment in gold. The piece notes Bryan favored a fifty cent coin and questions the integrity of the gold dollar, ending with a quip that editors will accept the coin at par for subscriptions.
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Nebraskan
Commercial Tribune
Wheeling
W.a
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Monster Taft Club Grows Fast in Fayette County
A Taft Club in Fayette County rapidly expands with over 459 members as Dr. L. P. Howel leads as president. The group plans to greet Judge Taft on a special train and expects a large crowd to hear him speak. General J. Warren Keifer schedules several speeches in the area.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington Co-H
L. P. Howel
William H. Taft
Taft
Fayette County
J. Warren Keifer
Hitchcock in New York for Week Long Stay
Republican National Committee Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock arrived in New York from Chicago and is expected to stay about a week. He stated he had nothing new to say on the political situation.
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New York
Frank H. Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
Chicago
Hughes Leaves for Home to Register in New York
New York Governor Hughes departed for New York to register before resuming his campaign in the state. He plans to register tomorrow in his native state as Chicago reports the move.
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New York
Chicago
Hughes
Debs Urges Socialist Bid For President In Philadelphia
Eugene V. Debs addressing two Philadelphia meetings attacks government and both major parties. He predicts a peaceful overthrow of capitalists to liberate workers and mocks Roosevelt as a “Don Quixote” of American politics, saying he has done little beyond “shoot a Spaniard in the back.”
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Philadelphia
Eugene V. Debs
President Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Taft Campaign Tour Signals Strong GOP Edge
Special dispatch from New York reports Taft's two week tour boosted Republican prospects across twelve states. He impressed labor audiences, challenged Gompers, and drew large Missouri crowds while courting Southern voters eager for a pro business platform. Taft plans to end the campaign in New York State late October.
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Commercial Tribue
New York
Taft
Cincinnati
Tatt
Cies
Bryan
Missouri
Hitchcock
Mr. Bryan
St. Louis
South
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
North Carolina
Virgina
Georgia
Maryland
Mason and Dixon
York State
Democratic Leader Rothwell Dies In Missouri
Chicago reports the death of Democratic National Committeeman W. A. Rothwell in Moberly Missouri. Chairman Mack appoints a committee including J. W. Tomlinson Roger Sullivan Guy B. Tucker R. E. Mountcastle A A Jones Urey Woodson Moses C. Wetmore and John S. Martin to attend the funeral. Mack extends sympathy and will travel to Buffalo then New York.
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Chicago
Mack
Moberly
W. A. Rothwell
J. W. Tomlinson
Alabama
Roger Sullivan
Illinois
Guy B. Tucker
Arkansas
R. EB. L. Mountcastle
Tennessee
A. A. Jones
New Mexico
P. L. Hall
Nebraska
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
Moses C. Wetmore
Missouri
John S. Martin
Rothwell
Buffalo
New York
Missouri to fillNational Committee vacancy under Denver plan
The death of William A. Rothwell triggers the first use of the Denver convention rule for filling Missouri's Democratic National Committee seat. A Missouri State Committee selection will replace the former National Committee appointment, with a special meeting soon called.
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ST. Louis
William A. Rothwell
Missouri
Denver
National Committee
Rothwell
State Committee
Beveridge Returns to Campaign Trail In West
United States Senator Albert J. Beveridge travels eastbound on the Overland Limited toward Salt Lake City to address labor questions the next night. He reports improved health after a retreat at Lake Tahoe and notes hoarseness and nervous strain have passed. He plans up to thirty speeches across the Midwest in his private train.
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Salt Lake
Pueblo
Midde West
Hamilton Registration Totals Near Eight Thousand
Complete fall registration returns show 5,955 after two days in Hamilton Ohio. Two days remain this week Friday and Saturday and officials expect total registration to reach about 8,000.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
Bryan Resting For Western Trip In Nebraska
W J Bryan rests after a busy week on the stump in Fairview Lincoln Nebraska as he prepares for a campaign trek through Nebraska Colorado and Wyoming. He arrived from St Joseph Missouri this morning after a rousing reception and says sentiment for the Democratic party is rising.
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Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
St. Joseph
Democratic Party
Kern Reports Southern Campaign Tour Satisfaction
Democratic VP nominee John W. Kern returns to Indianapolis after a two week tour of the South and Southwest. He describes the trip as a courtesy tour and says the party is united. He plans to campaign in New York State New Jersey and Connecticut next.
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Indianapolis
John W. Kern
South
Southwest
New Jersey
Connecticut
Kern
Michigan
Alabama
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Bryan
White House
Labor Asked for Funds at New York Union Meeting
At a Central Federated Union meeting in New York on October 11, delegates endorsed a circular from Samuel Gompers of the AFL seeking contributions to a campaign fund. The Executive Committee recommendation that New York unions donate was approved 57 to 34, seen as support for the Democratic party.
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New York
Central Federated Union
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Democratic Party
Prohibition Candidate Claims Christian Science Shaped U S
Eugene W. Chafin addressed a large crowd at Atlanta's Baptist Tabernacle declaring U S achievements arose from Christian science and God rather than politics. He credited preachers and teachers with eradicating vice, attacked liquor supporters as aiding white slavery, and then left for the West.
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Atlanta
Eugene W.chafin
Baptist Tabernacle
United States
Chafin
Witham
West
Registration Falls Off in Greater New York
Registration for the first three days in Greater New York shows a drop from four years ago with corrected figures citing 540 095 this year versus 573 523 then a loss of 33 428 Tomorrow concludes the city registration period and final corrections are expected
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Greater
New York
Greater New York
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