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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1908
Page
2
In a tight county contest Dr. Abram J. Kesler has performed well as coroner as Van Keily begins a full term. Upset in the Fren party leads to a heated Democratic environment. Adnest mei The fren were ali.
A sweeping claim ties Brown & Co of Philadelphia to an Ohio Hillsboro deal that paid Coffin & Son a 1 percent commission on all wool, even when not handling it. The dispute alleges contracts reduced competition, depressed prices, and could amount to a regional wool trust harming farmers and markets.
A campaign list outlines seven planks for Cyrus Cline including support for bank-deposit guarantees, immediate Toledo Fort Wayne Chisago ship canal, tariff revision, opposition to narrow special-interest laws, no vote for Joe Cannon as speaker, support for popular US Senate elections, and adherence to the Democratic labor plank.
The article recounts Beveridge accusing a wool price scheme of a buyers’ cartel to extract tariff benefits from farmers. It cites his remarks at Elwood on the opening of a campaign, contrasting Democratic labor legistation with Republican pasts and charging a self‑styled class with waning interest in workers. It highlights Democratic labor laws including anti Pinkerton measures and Australian ballot protections.
Several weeks have passed since the government began examining alleged crookedness in the purchase of property from the French Panama Canal company. No word has been received from the organizers or officials handling the inquiry.
Readings from a Springfield Republican column accuse officials and relatives of the Taft camp of benefiting from a $40,000,000 windfall tied to the Panama project. The piece urges the United States government to release records and reveal who profited, asserting a political motive could be at play during the ongoing campaign.
Tom Marshall can be purchased at Riegel's and Tonkel's Transfer cigar stores, offering availability at two retail locations.
A heated speaker attacks Republicans and claims Democrats pander to veterans while sidelining loyal supporters. The remarks list several named figures and accuse GOP leaders of rewarding insiders over merit, citing military service and government posts as political currency.
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