Indiana Republican Platform Endorses James A. Hemenway for Senate
The Indiana Republican platform praises James A. Hemenway and Albert Beveridge, endorsing their Senate service and urging continued support in 1909. It asserts Indiana’s strong representation in Congress, attacks Democratic calls for popular Senate elections, and urges voting for Republican legislators who will reelect Hemenway.
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General Assembly
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Ted States Senate
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Beware Roorbacks in Campaign Stories
An editorial warns voters to beware roorbacks during the campaign era and stresses checking facts before spreading stories that attack a candidate or party. It calls roorbacks a favorite tactic of unprincipled politicians and urges timely verification of reports.
Brewers rally Illinois posters claim county option harms Kansas City
A reported Indiana Brewery Combine campaign uses red posters accusing county option laws of wrecking business in Kansas City Kansas. Officials cite improved crime, bank growth, and general prosperity since saloons closed, arguing prohibition boosts the city’s finances and commerce.
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Kensas City
Kansas
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Vo Sopeke
Kinsas City
Kansan City
Kanegs
Commercial Club
Kansan
City
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C. L. Brokaw
Tashier
Commercial National Bank of
Kansas City
Brokaw
Kansas Bankers’ Association
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Kansas City Saloons and Law Vas Recalled in Indiana Debate
The passage recounts a historical struggle against illicit saloons and brewery influence in Kansas City and Indiana. It mentions the Indiana Constitution opposing intoxicating liquor and praises attorney generals who challenged corrupt city rings. It notes temperance efforts tied to public welfare and law enforcement figures seen as restoring order.
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Kaneas
Sdlomis
Kanada
Indiana
Kansas
MKC
Kansas City
Taft and the Isthmian Canal Labor Overhaul
A wartime pro Taft tribute lauds his role directing the Panama Canal project. It praises sanitation gains, yellow fever elimination, and improved worker conditions, citing the special commission report and vast labor forces at work April 1908.
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Congress and Taft Push for Taft Presidency and Republican Congress
A Roosevelt letter to Willgmn and Republican leaders urges voters to elect William H Taft as President with a Republican Congress to sustain seven years of policies. It argues harmony between President and Congress is essential and warns against electing a hostile, partisan Congress. The appeal calls for citizen support to ensure policy continuity.
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Mec Kinley
National Republican
William H. ‘Pate
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Cawe
Appeal For Republican Campaign Funds From State Committees
A partisan appeal urges Western Division Republicans to donate one dollar to the national committee funds. It notes legal limits on corporate contributions and lists state finance chairmen in Colorado Idaho and other states, promising official receipts.
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State Finance Committee
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Idaho
Rack E.johnson
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Frederick Hiewik
Democrats Split as Taft Sherman Ticket Gains Momentum
A wave of anti Bryan sentiment spreads from Massachusetts to New York and Maine. Prominent Democrats resign electors, join Taft Sherman circles, or publicly back Taft, signaling widespread defections and a rebuff to Bryan across multiple states and industries.
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Taft Eugene
Walter Leake
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New Jersey
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New York
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Nebraska
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Bryan Ism
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Taft-Sherman Lawyers’ Club
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Scarboro
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American Trust and Savings Bank
Taft Labor Benefit Proposal For Isthmus Project
The article discusses Taft’s plan to raise wages for laborers on the Isthmus with a three percent annual increase, capped to a total of six percent, plus four weeks of paid vacation and a push toward six weeks. It frames these changes as advancing liberal industrial ideals and notes U S scrutiny from Central and South American neighbors. It credits Taft with enabling permanent positions and wage growth for workers who stay on the job.
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Mr. Taft
Was It the Man Behind the Gin in American Industry
Fragmentary OCR suggests a discussion of the American workman and industry, crediting the Republican Party with protecting and promoting trade, high wages, and national manufacturing strength. The text references the gin, factory work, and European competition in a period voice.
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Europe
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United ‘States
Administrations and business conduct under scrutiny
Read as a clipped report the text notes enforcement actions against business practices and vigilant supervision. It mentions a regulating authority detailing statutes and codes of morals, and penalties for violations observed in transactions and machinery use. It highlights restraint and penalties as responses to transgressions.
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