Taft Cheered by West Virginians on Campaign Trail
Taft’s West Virginia tour drew large crowds as he defended labor policy and praised Republican tradition. He spoke at Cumberland and Rowlesburg about trusts and Philippine policy, then pressed to Cincinnati for rest after a day covering Martinsburg Hanock Keyser Piedmont Oakland Terra Alta and Parkersburg with a 10 o clock departure.
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Taft
Republican Club
Sherman
Rowlesburg
Martinsburg
Hancock
Keyser
Piedmont
Oakland
Terra Alta
Grafton
Clarksburg
Salem
Weston
Pennsboro
Cairo
Parkersburg
Marietta
Cincinnati
Mr. Taft
Haskell Libel Suit in Nebraska Declared Void
Omaha report says the 600000 libel suit by Governor Haskell of Oklahoma against William Randolph Hearst is invalid. Lawyers note Nebraska law forbids punitive damages in libel cases and the petition lacks required affidavits from Haskell or his counsel. The suit has no standing until these formalities are met.
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Omaha
Neb
Haskell
Oklahoma
William Randolph Hearst
Nebraska
Taft to Speak at Woodward High Stone-Laying
Preparations for laying the corner stone of Woodward High School advance rapidly as thousands are expected to attend the ceremony. William H. Taft is slated to deliver the main address if possible on November 4. Over 100 Woodward students will march carrying pennants, with hundreds of prominent alumni joining.
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Woodward High School
William H. Taft
Woodward
Taft
Fairbanks to Aid Taft at Indianapolis Meeting
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks will preside at the main meeting in Indianapolis Friday night where Republican candidate William H. Taft will deliver the principal address. Fairbanks says he will be home in time to preside and speak and has been campaigning for the Republican cause in the East.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Charles W. Fairbanks
William H. Taft
Fairbanks
Taft Praised by Straus at Terre Haute Rally
Secretary Straus told a crowded Coliseum audience in Terre Haute that Taft’s stance on injunctions aided labor. He urged Republican tariff and financial policies as pro worker and noted a parade preceded the meeting.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Oscar Straus
Commerce and Labor
William H. “Taft
Taft and Sherman Show Rabbit Foot Omen of Victory
James Sherman and Taft spoke at Republican headquarters in New York on October 20. A Delaware delegation presented each with a rabbit foot as a charm to ward off evil prophecies from Democratic spellbinders, tied to lunar events.
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New York
Wilmington
Taft Resting in Cincinnati After Exhausting Campaign Stretch
The exhausted candidate William H. Taft arrives by special train in Cincinnati to spend a day of rest at his brother's Pike street home before a brutal Indiana and Ohio tour. He will skip office duties and avoid engagements to preserve voice for night speeches. His campaign plan stays coordinated with Ohio and Indiana state committees.
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William H. Taft
Baltimore & Ohio ‘Southwestern
Taft
Pike Street
Mr. Taft
Ares
New York
National Committee
Ohio
Indiana
Hitchcock
Bryan
Hammond
Oklahoma Governor at State Fair denounces Roosevelt era
Governor Charles N. Haskell addressed a large crowd at the Texas Oklahoma State Fair Grounds praising Texas and Oklahoma while criticizing President Roosevelt, Judge Taft, and Senator Beveridge without naming the President. He cited 1902 Union Pacific bonds and Harriman merger details as evidence of administration failures.
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Dallas
Tex
Charles N. Haskell
Oklahoma
Texas
Roosevelt
Taft
Beveridge
New York
United States
Harriman
Pacific Lines
Union Pacific
Report condemns Hamilton public utilities management
Special dispatch from Hamilton Ohio reports Leslie C. Smith, investigator for the State Bureau of Inspection of Public Offices, issued a harsh critique of the Hamilton gas water and electric plants under the former Democratic Board of Control. He labels the gas works a ruin and notes political mismanagement has tainted utility earnings.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Leslie C. Smith
State Bureau of Inspection of
Democratic Board of Control
Smith
Gompers Defies Taft In Chicago Speech
Samuel Gompers spoke at Orchestra Hall under the Chicago Federation of Labor and challenged Secretary Taft to prove any false statement by him. He vowed no retreat from free speech and a free press, warning of possible jail or liberty risks.
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Samuel Gompers
Orchestra Hall
Chicago Federation of Labor
Taft
John Bigelow
Martin van Buren
Abraham Lincoln
France
Mr. Bigelow
Norman E. Mack
George B. McClellan
Bigelow
Samuel J. Tilden
Not Afraid Says Aldrich After Hearst Letters
United States Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island arrived in New York from Europe on October 2. He was asked about reports that letters affecting him were obtained from the Serpaniore Oil Company offices. He stated he is not afraid of anything they publish and declined further comment.
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Walnut Log
Teir
Obion County
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R. Z. Taylor
Vanderbilt
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Katherine Taylor
Robert L. Taylor
R. Z Taylor
Don Taylor
Simmons Hardware Company
St. Louis
Trenton
New York
United States
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Europe
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Srpanare Oil Company
Hitchcock Foresees Taft Sherman Victory in New York
New York Oct 20 Chairman Hitchcock plans Chicago trip for two days then returns to New York to back the Taft Sherman electors and Governor Hughes. He cites strong outlook in New York Ohio and Indiana and outlines National Committee speakers to boost campaigns there.
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Woodruff
Taft
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Hughes
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Indiana
National Committee
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Garfield
Straus
Dolliver
LaFollette
Leslie M. Shaw
O. O. Howard
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Rona
New York State
Rogers Attacks Harmon Over Pension Reductions in Ohio
Franklin Ohio October 20 Colonel W Rogers State Fire Marshal addressed a large audience denouncing Judson Harmon for pension reduction activity during the Cleveland era. Henry D Davis chaired with Republicans praising Harris a Brigadier General from private to high rank. Rogers contrasted Harmon age excuses with facts and pledged support for Harris over Harmon.
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Commercial Tribune
Franklin, O
Judson Harmon
Cleveland
W. Rogers
Rogers
Henry D. Davis
State League of Republican Clubs
Harmon
Oa Harris
Foraker
Harris
Judge Harmon
Watson Claims All Credit For Jeffersonian Democracy
Thomas E. Watson, People's party presidential candidate, spoke in Montezuma Ga claiming he alone represents Jeffersonian Democracy, Southern rights and white supremacy. He labeled Taft a Hamiltonian and Bryan as having deserted his Jeffersonian creed.
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Montezuma
Thomas E. Watson
People’s Party
Taft
Bryan
Seneca County Votes Wet In 28 Precincts
In Tiffin Ohio on October 20 Seneca County adopted a wet status by 1508 with 28 of 41 precincts voting wet. The wet total reached 6274 and dry 4905 while Tiffin favored wet by 1244 and Fostoria went dry by 61. Fifty nine saloons and two breweries remain in business.
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Commercial Tribune
Tiffin
Seneca County
Fostoria
Gompers Policy Indorsed by West Virginia Labor Federation
At the state federation session in Clarksburg on October 20 resolutions were unanimously adopted endorsing Samuel Gompers political policy as laid out by the American Federation of Labor.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
West Virginia State Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of R
Bryan Campaign Tour Draws Big Indiana Audience
Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan toured Indiana with Mrs Bryan drawing heavy attention. He spoke on labor, bank deposits protection, and campaign finance publicity, blaming high tariffs for past panics and urging support for Democratic policies to lower taxation and tariff, protect deposits, and unite labor with capital.
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Taft
Harmon in Plea for Democracy
Three Cleveland era cabinet members rally at Carnegie Hall to defend Democratic principles and denounce party splits over money policy. They frame Bryan’s 1896 defeat as proof of money influence and criticize Roosevelt and Harriman linked tactics. Bigelow’s letter questions tariff reform and calls for the people to reply on Election Day.
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New York
Cleveland
Tilden
William J. Bryan
Bryan and Kern Business Men's Association
Carnegie Hall
David R. Francis
Missouri
Interior
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Hilary A. Herbert
Alabama
Navy
Bryan
Harriman
Sincae
United States
Republican Party
Roosevelt
New York Free Trade Club
Kern Warns Against Privilege at Syracuse Democratic Rally
In Syracuse on October 20 John W. Kern likened current conditions to pre Civil War times, comparing modern commercialism to slavery era mob responses. He addressed the first large Democratic mass meeting at the Alhambra Rink urging Americans to strike down privilege and uphold virtue.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Phillips
Garrison
Boston
John W. Kern
Kern
Alhambra Rink
Malsay
Harmon Donor Gives $100 to Democratic Campaign
The Democratic National Committee announced receipts at New York headquarters for October 17 and 19 totaling about $300,000. Judson Harmon of Cincinnati contributed $100 from Chicago, among today’s announced gifts.
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New York
Democratic National Committee
Ridder
Chicago
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
Plans to Kill Racing Law In New York Senate Statement
State Senator Patrick McCarren of Brooklyn said a Democratic win would repeal the racing law passed by the last Legislature. He added he cannot speak for Chairman Chanler.
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New York
Patrick McCarren
Brooklyn
Ghanler
Patriotism and privilege in defense of rights debate
The passage urges age and patriotism to rally for defense of interests and country and to strike down special privilege while there is time. It frames a call to action against entrenched advantages and champions national interest.
Swanson Attacks Tariff Causes Panic Claim
Virginia Governor Claude A. Swanson blasted the Dingley tariff bill before the Commercial Travelers' League in New York, declaring workingmen are 30 percent worse off since its passage. He said he warned in Congress it would trigger a panic and accused Republicans of dodging the issue in this campaign.
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Virginia
New York
Claude A. Swanson
Commercial Travelers’ League
Congress
Swanson
Republican Party
Poslam Drug Expands Sizes for Eczema Relief
A year after its discovery poslam claims to cure thousands with eczema and other skin conditions. To serve minor ailments more efficiently a new fifty cent size is sold alongside the two dollar package at Cincinnati outlets or via Emergency Laboratories in New York. Samples remain available free by request.
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Dow’s
Cincinnati
West Twenty-fifth Street
New York City
Senator Bryan Attacks Gold Standard and Banking Schemes
Speech outlines Nebraska figure endangering national prosperity. Hypnotizing bankers and misusing deposits, critics warn of losses to depositors. Sherman cites potential peril of removing public deposits from National banks. Taft and Republican Congress urged to defend gold standard against Bryan and silver advocates.
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Sherman
Bryan
William J. Bryan
Taft
Republican Congress
Tapps Campaign Is Late For Liberal Nomination
Sidney C. Tapp, Liberal party presidential candidate, was formally notified of his nomination at Hull House Chicago. He said the Chattanooga convention had selected him and that the campaign started too late to organize in several states this year.
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Chicago
Sidney C. Tapp
Liberal Party
Hull House
Tapp
Chattanooga
Tenn
New Party
Banks urged to issue own deposit guarantees by Clews
Henry Clews of New York told the Detroit Chapter of the American Institute of Banking that a government backed deposit guarantee is improper. He argued any guarantee system should originate from banks themselves rather than by government action.
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Detroit, Mich
Detroit
American Institute of Banking
Henry Clews
New York
Clews
Ambassador White to Vote in Presidential Election
Henry White American Ambassador left Paris for England to sail October 25 aboard the Prinz Friederich Wilhelm. He will spend weeks in the United States voting at his Newport Rhode Island home in the presidential election.
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Paris
Henry White
England
United States
America
Newport
Rhode Island
Wife Plea Fails as Man Jumps Under Train
Charles Drager 48 a former locomotive engineer for multiple railroads rushed from his home after his wife pleaded to stop and threw himself under a passing freight train on the Wheeling and Lake Erie line. He died instantly. he had left the Ann Arbor line weeks earlier due to ill health and had formerly lived in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Toledo
Charles Drager
Ann Arbor
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Drager
Ft. Wayne
Ind
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