Democratic Vision on Labor and Tariff Reform Speeches
A detailed stump speech outlines Democrats' labor and antitrust positions, calling for a Cabinet‑level Department of Labor, removal of labor from antitrust law, and judicial reform. It argues for wage‑earner representation, broader labor protections, bank security, and tariff reduction to curb trusts and panics, urging Ohio voters to elect Harmon and defend Democratic governance.
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Department of Labor
Republican Party
Overflow crowd greets Bryan at Music Hall event
Carmack, Cohen, Hogan and other speakers draw a large turnout as Bryan speaks to an overflow crowd. The program also features Governor Jennings of Florida and Senator Cohen, with Hogan condemning Ohio money deposits and Harmon support by Judge Harmon. Bryan urges equal rights and public service, urging Ohioans to choose the best platform.
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Duckworth Club
Harrigan
Dixie
Alfred M. Cohen
Senator Carmack
Tennessee
Franklin Alter
Prescott Smith
Cohen
Jennings
Florida
South
Carmack
Taft
Roosevelt
Bryan
Jesus
Harmon
Ohio
United States
Timothy Hogan
Wellston, C
Hogan
Legislative Committee
Guilbert
Depository Commission
George B. Cox
Cincinnati
Marine Bank
Ashtabula, O
McKinnon
Logan
Cane
Music Hall
Judson Harmon
Bryan Praised After Major Cincinnati Campaign Rally
National figure William Jennings Bryan drew massive crowds in Cincinnati. Tens of thousands lined Fifth and Vine streets as Bryan spoke at Music Hall and Victoria Theater praising a “square deal” while defending his campaign’s honesty. Police and secret service escorted him through dense throngs as railroad officials decorated his special train in red white and blue.
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Mr. Bryan
Phillips Hotel
Bryan
Music Hall
Cincinnati
Judge Harmon
Grand Hotel
Duckworth Club
Fifth
Vine Streets
Millikin
Victoria Theater
National Theater
C., H. & D. Railroad
Robbed as Parade Passes On Vine Street
Ellie Hogan of the Bristol Hotel was robbed during a parade on Vine Street. A man brushed him and grabbed his pocket, Hogan detained him but released him after the man claimed innocence. A woman then identified the stranger as the thief and the purse containing $125 was reported to police.
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Vine Street
Ellie Hogan
Bristol
Hogan
Bryan and Finley Confer in Columbus Ohio
Democratic presidential nominee W. J. Bryan read President Roosevelt's letter about Governor Haskell and Standard Oil, saying no comment yet. He then met with Democratic State Chairman W. L. Finley before departing for Cincinnati at 10 27.
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Columbus
W. J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Haskell
Standard Oil
W. L. Finley
Cincinnati
Pleads for State Ticket at Springfield
Bryan tours from Columbus to Springfield urging election of the Democratic ticket. The crowd swells as he urges Ohio Electoral votes for the Democratic presidential candidate. He is joined by Judge Judson Harmon and other prominent Ohio Democrats.
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Senate
Ohio
Harmon
Ohilo
Bryan
Springfield
Columbus
Nebraska
Mr. Bryan
Cincinnati
Judson Harmon
H. C. Garber
W. L Finley
John J. Lentz
Bryan Pledges Equal Rights to All in Dayton Address
William J. Bryan the Democratic candidate outlines an equal rights platform during his Dayton address on September 24. He calls for universal protections and fair treatment across social and political lines, urging support from voters and fellow leaders.
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Dayton, CO
William J. Bryan
Kern Attacks Roosevelt Over Haskell Charges
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate John W. Kern condemned President Roosevelt for shifting focus to side issues. Kern argued Roosevelt abandoned his charges against Governor Haskell of Oklahoma and criticized Hearst’s accusations, saying the president acts to hide his own party’s reform failures.
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Haskell
Ellicott City
Roosevelt
John W. Kern
William J. Bryan
William R. Hearst
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
Kern to Speak in Ohio in Campaign Swing
Vice Presidential nominee John W. Kern canceled his planned Washington visit due to campaign workload. He spent the day writing in his hotel and spoke tonight at Ellicott City Maryland. He will proceed to Mansfield Ohio for the campaign kickoff tomorrow.
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Baltimore
John W. Kern
Washington
Ellicott City
Mansfield
Ohio
Conners Predicts Bryan Victory in New York
State Chairman Conners released a preliminary canvass showing Bryan carrying New York by about 100000 plurality. He cited 31 of 60 counties in Democratic hands, Manhattan 125000 plurality, Kings County 25000, totaling 150000 for Greater New York, with Taft about 50000 and Bryant near 100000 statewide. Lieutenant Governor Chanler expected a similar Democratic city plurality.
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New York
Conners
Bryan
Manhattan
Kings County
Taft
Bryant
Chanler
Hughes
Watson denounces Bryan in Carterville speech
Thomas E. Watson, People's party presidential nominee, denounces Bryan accusing him of being in league with liquor interests and arguing the South yields votes for Democrats but gains little in return. He criticizes prohibition and social equality policies as harmful to Southern states.
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Cartersville
Thomas E. Watson
People’s Party
South
Watson
Bryan
New Skin Remedy Promises Overnight Skin Cure
Advertised as curing eczema pimples rashes and facial disfigurements overnight the possum skin remedy claims thousands of successes since its discovery a year ago with a 50 cent package and $2 jar sold in Cincinnati at Dow's and other drug stores samples available by writing to Emergency Laboratories New York City.
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Cincinnati
Dow’s
Twenty-fifth Street
New York City
Democratic Chairman Eyes Ten Penn Districts in 1908
Norman E. Mack, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, predicts Democrats may win ten Pennsylvania congressional districts. He says Bryan will carry New York and that Indiana Maryland West Virginia are in the Democratic column. He adds Roosevelt and Haskell currently dominate the Roosevelt Bryan controversy.
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Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
James Kerr
Pennsylvania
Mack
Bryan
New York
Indiana
Maryland
West Virginia
Illinois
Connecticut
New Jersey
Northwestern
Pacific States
Roosevelt- Bryan-Haskell
Hitchcock
Haskell
Chinese Minister to Washington to be replaced in November
Wu Ting Fang will be succeeded as Chinese Minister to Washington in November by Chung Men Yew, former Consul General at Manila in 1904, who arrives with Tang Shao Yi as the Emperor's special representative.
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Chung-Men-Yew
Manila
Washington
Peking
Wu Ting Fang
Tang Shao-Yi
Chung Men Yew Named Chinese Minister to Washington
Chung Men Yew, slated to replace Wa Ting Pang as Chinese Minister in Washington, is well known in the United States where he studied at Harvard and served in the Chinese Embassy as interpreter. He is a widower with one son educated in the U S.
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Washington
Chung- Men-Yew
Peking Dispatch
Wa Ting Pang
United States
Mrs Eva Bauer Dies From Broken Neck After Fall
Coroner notified of the death of Eva Bittner Bauer 57 of 573 Oliver street after a Wednesday night gathering. She fell on stairs from the card table to the bottom, was unconscious when help arrived, and died the next night. Examination ruled the cause as a broken neck.
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Cameron
Eva Bittner Bauer
Oliver Street
Bauer
Saloonman Arrested in Mystery Shooting Case
Police investigate a late night shooting in Longworth Street area. A man said to be wounded, a gun found on Edward Epstein, saloon owner near Central Avenue, and a witness reporting three white men carrying a man from an alley near Sixth and Plum streets. The victim's body was not recovered.
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Edward Epstein
Longworth Street
Central Avenue
Central Station
Sixth and
Plum Streets
Epstein
Obituary: William Cotter Lyon Former Ohio Governor
William Cotter Lyon former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio under Foraker died yesterday at his son in law Dr W A Galloways home in Xenia Ohio He began as a journeyman printer in Newark where he built and ran The American Tribune He served in the Civil War as a Captain and declined a regular army commission after the war.
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William Cotter Lyon
Ohio
Foraker
W. A. Galloway
Xenia
Lyon
Newark
American Tribune
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