Bryan Speech in Chicago on Labor Day Address
William J. Bryan spoke in Chicago on Labor Day to address unions at Forest Park, denouncing injunction abuses and arguing for labor reform. He contrasted Democratic plans with Taft's platform, urged fair labor-law enforcement, and urged constitutional rights and broader wages, publicity, and samples of justice.
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Speaker Attacked in Home Town in Labour Day Speech
In a Labor Day address Samuel Gompers assails the Speaker of the House of Representatives, accusing him of conduct at odds with labor interests. The speech targets the Congress leader amid political contention in his hometown.
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Bryan Tours Labor Day Parade Amid Large Support
Chicago Labor Day events centered on William Jennings Bryan as he spoke across Illinois and neighboring states. The parade drew about 70 000 union workers, with Bryan highlighting reforms and a fair reward system while suffering a neck ailment from travel.
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Plot Murder of Taft Alleged in Topeka Letter
The State Journal prints an unsigned August letter to Judge Taft warning of an alleged plot to assassinate the presidential nominee. Taft sent it to Topeka police. The writer claims suspicious men in a box car planned to kill Taft in Chicago with a rifle from atop a skycraper, and to implicate African Americans.
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President Gompers Fights Uncle Joe in Labor Backing
Chicago September 7 Labor leaders led by Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor plan to oppose Republican congressional candidates. They target Speaker Joseph Cannon for attack over labor measures. Gompers opened the campaign in Danville at the Labor Day exercises and will deploy emissaries to rural Cannon districts.
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Taft Begins Speechmarking Tour at Sandusky Visit
Taft moves by yacht auto and trolley from Middle Bass to Sandusky via Fremont to visit Rutherford B. Hayes and Edward Marsh. He plans speeches at the Soldiers Home in Cincinnati tonight and at Sandusky and Cincinnati, saying he enjoyed the week’s recreation.
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Hearst Attacks Gompers and Trypan at Labor Day
Davenport Iowa reports Hearst delivering the Labor Day address attacking Samuel Gompers W J Bryan and Governor Haskell Oklahoma treasurer of the Democratic National committee He claims neither parades sympathize with workers and recalls Bryan calling workers public beggars Haskell linked to the secret Citizens' Alliance Thomas L Hisgen the Independence candidate for president also spoke.
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President Gompentes Speech Targets Cannon at Danville Home
Labor Day parade and speech in Danville features Remu el Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor as principal speaker. He is expected to attack Speaker Cannon, whose Danville home is the target noted in the report.
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Labor Day Parade Addressed by Governor Chamberlain and Mayor Lane
In Portland on Labor Day a large parade was held. Governor Chamberlain and Mayor Lane spoke to the crowd along with other officials and dignitaries, delivering remarks amid celebratory pageantry.
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Frisco Militant Labor Day Parade Draws Huge Crowd
Frisco marked Labor Day with two large parades and a claim of industrial peace for years. An estimated twenty five thousand workers joined the procession through city streets, highlighting a public show of unity between labor groups and communities.
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Haywood Speaks at Labor Day Parade in Cleveland
W D Haywood former secretary of the Western Federation of Miners delivered the Labor Day address in Cleveland as about twenty thousand participants joined the parade.
Strang Wins 254-Mile Road Race in Fast Time
Lowell Mass Sept 7 4 Lewis Strang driving a sixty horsepower car won a road race of 254.4 miles in 4 hours 42 minutes and 34 seconds setting fast time for the event and adding a victory to his racing record.
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Lane County Horticultural Society Meets On Fruit Display Plan
The Lane County Horticultural Society held a Saturday afternoon meeting to discuss a Lane county fruit display at Beattie exposition next year. A committee of Beebe, Geo A Dorris, and M H Harlow was appointed to confer with the Commercial Club and county commissioners' court regarding the matter.
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Beef cattle shipped to Portland for purchaser Dan Savage
C M Young today sent a car load of fine beef cattle to Portland. The car contained 24 head all three year old steers averaging 1440 pounds. Dan Savage is the purchaser.
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