Election Night in a Newspaper Office Story
A Bloomington writer details election night work in a newspaper office detailing how editors track returns from 6 PM to dawn. It contrasts chaotic activity with disciplined calculation as dispatches flow from state and national polls, guiding lead stories and congressional outcomes.
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Bloomington
J. L. Basbrouck
Normal University
New York
Taft
Bryan
Roosevelt
Parker
Columbus
Ohio
Missouri
Chicago
Maine
Texas
Pivess
New York World
Chicago Tribune
Ilinois
New Jersey
Solid South
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Democratic Committee
Republican Committee
Congress
Associated Press
United States
Ada L Croom Credits New Discovery For Cough Cure
Mrs Ada L Croom of Croom Hotel Vaughn Miss credits Dr Kings New Discovery with curing her severe cough and suspected consumption after months of illness. She says three bottles effected a complete cure and notes the remedy is widely famed for lung and throat relief. Trial bottle offered free at Jos Emmerts drug store with one dollar option.
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Ada L. Croom
Croom Hotel
Vaughn, Miss
Taft Campaign Aims To Preserve National Progress
The address extols Theodore Roosevelt’s popular leadership and the Republican record under McKinley and Roosevelt. It praises achievements from the Dingley tariff to postal reforms and the Panama Canal, and argues Taft will continue expansion of commerce, finance reform, and overseas policy while challenging Bryan on bank deposits and popular rule.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
McKinley
Roosevelt
United States
Republican Party
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Hay
Root
Hague
China
Panama
Isthmian Canal
Department of Commerce and Labor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Agriculture
Army
Panama Canal
Bryan
Boutell
Boutull
Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi
Black Brothers
Brown Brothers
John Sharp Williams
Democrats
Congress
Mr. Williams
Charleston
South Carolina
Tillman
Committee On Ways and Means
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Mr. Bryan
Dingley tariff praised amid calls for revision after Taft
The passage argues the Ding ley tariff boosted revenues and exports, raised farm prices and wages, and expanded money supply. It predicts a comprehensive protective revision after Taft’s 1909 inauguration, warning that a Bryan administration could wreck finance and industry, urging confidence for labor.
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Dingley
Republican Party
Taft
Bryan
Lord Desborough Celebrates 53rd Birthday
Lord Desborough a leading English public figure born October 30 1855 is a bimetalist tariff reformer writer and athletics patron. He once seemed a possible British embassy successor in Washington and captained Cambridge rowing crew. He chaired Olympic preparations and owns Tapley Court near Windsor next to William Waldorf Astor's estate.
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Lord Desborough
Mortimer Durand
Washington
Cambridge
Thames
London
House of Lords
Tapley Court
Windsor Castle
William Waldorf Astor
This Date in History Highlights Key Events Across Years
A list of dated events including George II's birth and death, England Spain war declaration in 1739, Mexican victory at Las Cruces in 1810, US fisheries accords in London, General Mitchall’s death in 1862, French entry into Rome, Sir John Abbott’s death in 1880, Canadian troops sailing for South Africa, and the 1954 US census showing a population rise of over 12 million in a decade.
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George 11
England
Spain
Battle of
Las Cruces
London
United States
Mitchall
Redeepare
United States Army
Beaufort
S.C. Psuzy
Rome
John Abbott
Tso
South Africa
Quebec
Soa
Census Bureau
Hyomei promises quick relief from colds and asthma
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a five minute cure for colds coughs sore throat bronchitis and asthma. The medicated inhaler is described as antiseptic air that soothes inflamed membranes and stops discharges. It claims a complete outfit costs five dollars and promises refunds if it fails.
Open for Inspection: New 6 Room House by Architect Burchard
Fine six room residence with hall and modern improvements designed by Dustuian ace architect Burchard near Lincoln. Installment payments comparable to rent. See rent column for details. E L Burchard, 316 Lincoln Ave lu-24d 1 w.
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Dustuian Ace Burchard
Lincoln
E.L. Burchard
Lincoln Ave
Rough and Ready Hosiery Ad for 14 Cents
Brok hausen and Hill advertise Rough and Ready hosiery claiming long wear at 14 cents each or two for 34 cents with bold sales language and minimal readable details.
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Brokhausen & Hill
Withdraw Deposits Spark Spiteful Woodmen Action
A Moline Dispatch report asserts deposits totaling over two million dollars were withdrawn to punish Woodmen ranks in Rock Island and Davenport. It states head clerk Hawes shows Rock Island and Davenport as favored custodians while Moline’s funds were removed after backing Dr. Rutledge for director.
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Moline
Rock Island
Woodvien
Moline Dispatch
Hawes
Davenport
German Savings Bank of
Union Savings Bank of
State Bank of
State Savings Bank and Trust Co
Moline Trust and Savings Bank
Peoria
Woodmen
J. A. Rutledge
Elgin
Tanner
Molin
Lott
Kerns
Mnedien
Tris
Moline Woodmen
Doctor King's New Life Pills Advertises Health Claim
A Rural Guilford Maine resident endorses Dr King's New Life Pills after three years of use praising health benefits. The ad notes the product cleanses and tones the system gently and lists Jos Emmert's drug store as the sale point.
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Dr. King
L. A. Bartlet
Guilford
Maine
Jos. Emmert’s
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Pis
Dr. Price
Aoman
Brean
Sugar
Louisiana
Utah
Colorado
Michigan
New England
Carolinas
Germany
Keller
MEM
Bers
Rutledge
Huss & Kinley
Coats
Kinley
Galena Street
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