Reckless Banking Criticizes Oklahoma Deposit Guarantee Law
Denver 1908 speech by J W McNeal, president of the National Bank of Commerce Guthrie, condemns Oklahoma's deposit guarantee law as vicious. He cites unlimited liability, bank charters issued, and risky start ups led by inexperienced leaders, arguing guarantees spur wild-cat banking and credit deposits misused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
J. W. McNeat
National Bank of Commerce
Guthrie
Denver
Isis
State Banking Board
Kansas
Oci Daotwa
Wen
Matt
Tas Gambie
Board of Trades
Oklahoma City
Natonal Bank of
Errs
Oklibous
Aca
Ao Bank
Ojr
Taft Defends Card and Policy in Philippines War Work
A quoted World commentary notes Taft's vigorous defense of his own card as a judge and his tough stance on Yabor and Philippines policy. The piece stresses a broad economic balance where interests of powerful capitalists and humble workers align in the Spreaithsiest context.
Republican campaign fund drive across western states
The letter urges individual Republican voters in the Middle West and Rocky Mountain states to donate one dollar to the campaign fund to support Taft and Sherman. It explains campaign costs, lists state finance chairmen, and directs contributions to their local chairs or to Fred W. Upham in Chicago.
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Middle West
Rocky Mountain States
Taft
Sherman
Republican National Committee
Congress
State Finance Committee
Colorado
Whitney Newton
Denver
Thaho
Frank F. Johnson
Wallace
Winneia
Frederick H. Smith
Peoria
Iowa
Lafayette Young
Des Moines
Ransae
Frank E. Grimes
Topeka
Michigan
John N. Bagley
Detroit
Missouri
O. L. Whitelaw
North Second Street
St. Louis
Montana
Thion
Thomas A. Marlow
Helena
Nebraska
John C. Wharton
Omaha
New Mexico
J. W. Reynolds
Santa Fe
North Dakota
James A. Buchanan
Buchanan
Oregon
Coe
Portland
South Dakota
O. W. Thompson
Vermillion
Washington
Jones
Tr Hage
Seattle
Fred W. Upham
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Ilinois
Bankers warn of schemes to grab deposit funds
The speaker argues a dishonest group could organize fictitious deposits to drain a bank and mislead the system. They claim a single bank failure could trigger statewide losses and that proposed laws favor large banks, sacrificing honest, reputable bankers to cover failures.
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Funk
Deera
Wuaranty Fund
Oklahona
Sted
Prix Waere
Becaus
Suise
Taft's New York speech on remedy and reform
William Howard Taft at Cooper Union in New York City urges work through steady, thoughtful policy to build national prosperity. He argues for fair treatment of corporate capital and warns against flashy solutions, stressing sustained progress and the middle road. He cites the need for sound judgment and practical remedies in the face of economic challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
New York
Owellogs
Republican Party
Taft
Tien
HE Taft
Cooper Union
New York City
Organization of Labor
Wm. H. Taft
German manufacturers eyeing US vote impact on trade policy
The Oct 3 report notes German producers anticipate a Bryan victory could pursue free trade, flooding the US with goods, while a Taft win would uphold protection to shield American labor. It explains tariff theory and the goal of lowering production costs to reduce duties after a decade of protections.
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New York Sun
Bryan
Berlin
Roosevelt
America
Taft
Mr. Taft
Duties of Next Administration Chronicle
The next administration should avoid grand moral codes and instead provide the machinery to tightly supervise corporate transactions. It must enable swift detection of illegal business limits and ensure prosecutions for flagrant violations, with prompt restraint and penalties. Additional remarks praise Bryan as an emerging humorist and cite Sherman's defense of party principles and victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Sr Charles
Republican Party
James 8. Sherman
Lincoln leadership inspires Republicans in Civil War era speech
Mr Taft in Kansas City, Missouri declares the Republican leader Abraham Lincoln still inspires the party. He argues tariffs affect all interests and benefits go to the large while penalties deter abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Taft
Kansas City
What High Prices Mean to the Farmer
The Jewell County Republican reports high lumber prices raise building costs and push up corn crib values in Kansas. It notes corn buys more lumber than thirteen years ago, making land and crops more valuable. mentions farms for sale, improved yields, and discusses political opinions on Bryan and Taft amid labor context.
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Kansas
Lumber Trust
Jewell County Republican
Jewell County
J. W. Berry
Wheat Belt
Easy Street
Bryan
Farina
Elephants Trained for Domesticated Labor in Kongo
African elephants at Api in the Kongo are being trained for porterage plow work and haulage. The herd, mostly under seven years old, shows improving domestication with deaths decreasing and new recruits joining. Caravans may be formed. elephants thrive in marshy Uele district forests. The piece also notes large ears, grayish blue color, and possible sizes and tusk weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
API
Kongo
Elephant Farm
Uele
India
Cornet Brought About Peage Foothill Beekeeping Tale
A Fresno beekeeper faced conflict after a neighbor planted wild mustard to annoy his bees. The dispute escalated to harming the mustard patch, but a clever cornet and late night music led to a truce. The English neighbor eventually cut the mustard and peace returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Short
Fresno
Francisco Chronicle
Women Win Vote Right on Atlanta Bond Issue
The Woman's Civic League of Atlanta passes a resolution urging the city council to allow women to vote on a proposed bond issue of 1 500 000 dollars. They note many women are property owners contributing to the city and should have a say in tax decisions and how funds are spent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Civic League of Atlanta
League
Atlanta
Discomfiting Witness in Colonial Hearing
A dialogue between Councilor Sealingwax and a witness who challenges a thief accused by confession. The witness admits employing the confessed thief after her admission, prompting questions about hiring dishonest workers and the need for aid from a lawyer. The excerpt, from the Argonaut, reflects courtroom irony and social irony of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sealingwax
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Aimed at Women Suffering
Slogans tout the medicine as highly effective for female distress and claims of widespread testimonials. It cites the Pinkham Laboratory with over a million letters from women noting cures and states the product is made from roots and herbs without drugs and is harmless.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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White House
Canton
Kohlisaar
Cleveland
Cornet
Peage
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