Bryan congratulates Taft on victory in telegram
William Jennings Bryan, defeated Democratic candidate for president, sent a telegram to President elect Taft from Lincoln, Nebraska, offering congratulations and best wishes for success in his administration. The message reads in part, Please accept congratuations and best wishes for the success of your administration.
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William Jennings Bryan
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Taft
W. T. Taft
Cincinnati
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President elect answers telegram of congratulation
President elect replies to a congratulatory telegram from Lincoln today while Judge Taft spoke to the Women's Foreign Missionary Society. He received the message on returning to his residence and answered it at once.
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Cincinnati
Linccoln
Mr. Bryan
Taft
General Conference of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
the Methodist Episcopal Church
Roosevelt Votes for W. H. Taft
The government in Washington was manned by no president or cabinet members during voting day. Except for Secretary Metcalf all cabinet officers stayed home to cast ballots, while Taft received Roosevelt’s backing in a tense political moment.
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United States
Washington
Metcalf
Government officials vote on Election Day in various states
On election day the top government figures cast ballots across the country. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Burcon, Secretary of War Wright, Secretary Taft, Secretary Loeb, Postmaster General Meyer, and others voted in their respective states while traveling between offices and homes.
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Robert Burcon
Wright
Tennessee
Taft
Hoosevelt
Loeb
Oyster Bay
Meyer
Massachusetts
Garfield
Ohio
Wilsen
Harriman Bear Attack Mailraged at Harriman Estate
Charles Dewar Simons a banker at 50 Wall Street and a brother in law to TH Harriman was savagely attacked today by one of three black Polar bears kept in a large cage on Harriman s Arden New York estate in Orange County. The keeper had to beat the animal back and only then was it subdued by heroic effort.
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Cabinet Shop Moves and Alden Hotel Lease Update
Everett opens cabinet shop on South Main Street and relocates stock to former Queen Colony Garage site on Sixth Street near Citizens Bank. Mapheny leases Alden Hotel from Frank Alden and plans improvements in near future.
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Taft Keynote Promises Prosperity For Four Years
Taft addressed the Cincinnati Commercial Club as a member, urging that every lawful business may push ahead with vigor and that all lawful enterprises have nothing to fear but rely on strict enforcement of the law. His remarks created a strong reaction among local business leaders who approved the sentiment.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Commercial Club
Taft
Druggist Changes Positions At Local Firms
Mr. Knippenberg, a pharmacist with long experience, leaves Johnson the confectioner to join Murray the Pharmacist. He has owned stores in St. Louis and Oklahoma and starts Monday. Murray says he is trusted for any prescription work.
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County Hospital Special Tax Planned After Beat on Poor Farm
Santa Ana voters rejected a 60 000 proposal to build a county poor farm and hospital by two thirds. Supervisors plan a special tax levy for a county hospital as permitted by law.
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Santa Ana
Surplus stock cleaned. pullets kept for winter eggs
Advice on cleaning out surplus poultry stock before winter, using pullets for winter laying, washing dirty eggs with clean water, sealing leaks, and whitewashing poultry houses to destroy mites and lice. Notes brown eggs fetch higher price and that two year old hens rarely lay enough to cover costs.
Honest service worth double the bribe warned
An orator declared he once refused a $100 bribe and urged honesty, noting the demanded services were worth twice the money. He pressed that public duty outweighed personal gain, calling for restraint and integrity.
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Sears
Philadelphia Ledger
Not the Suitor's Fault in Illustrated Bits
A melodramatic exchange shows a desperate father accusing a suitor of audacity while insisting his daughter is his only child. The suitor pleads he bears no blame and seeks to pacify the tense moment in a brief illustrated vignette.
Steer a Straight Course Says Marcus Says
A Marcus quote urges clear direction as the path through life is made smoother when others know where one is headed. The note appears as a scratch pad entry from the Independent office.
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Marcus
Wind Sellers in Iceland Sold Sailors What They Could Not See
A New York Times tale recalls Icelandic wind wizards who sold favorable winds for voyages. Captains paid with trinkets, knots on a handkerchief, and curses of overknotted charms. One captain lost wind and faced a furious gale after discarding the knotty charm.
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Iceland
New York Times
French Oyster Gatherers
The article notes oyster collecting in France is unsuited for women yet attracts men little, with women laboring from dawn to dusk in water under the sun. It states some go mad each year and are sent to asylums, while owners earn large profits from beds and workers may quickly amass small fortunes.
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France
The Irishman Refuses to Pay for Whisky
An Irishman enters a country inn asks for the best Irish whisky. After drinking he faces a dispute as the landlord accuses him of not paying. The Irishman questions the need for both paying, suggesting one payment suffices.
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London
Swiss Republic and its 1874 constitution
The Swiss republic has survived since 1808 though its present constitution dates from 1874. It now embraces three nationalities German French and Italia. The original nucleus was German and even now more than half the population is German. Federated under the 1874 constitution are twenty two distinct states.
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Italia
Barrie Says He Prefers Talking to One Girl
J M Barrie told a Smith College audience of about one thousand girls that he would rather address a thousand times to one girl than speak once to two thousand girls during his American visit last year. He explained this preference when prompted by a friend about the experience.
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J. M. Barrie
Smith College
Mr. Barrie
Briggins Says No Regrets in Public Remarks
Miss Cayenne responds that true satisfaction belongs to people who never say anything of the least importance while Briggins asserts he has no regrets for his past statements in a Washington Star caption.
Life and Death Quickness Cited in Paris Review Theme
Quoted critique notes the American’s rapid pace in work, diet, decisions, wealth, and even burial, contrasting with the lingering, windier prejudices. The brief vignette uses a satirical twist to comment on modern haste and enduring bias through a remark about Frederick the Great.
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