Taft Western Tour Framing National Debate
The piece describes President Taft’s impending western tour covering about thirteen thousand miles in forty-six days with stops in 115 cities across 24 states. It notes expected topics including tariff policy reciprocity conservation and public questions while highlighting Republican unity and Democratic opposition.
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Tait
Beverly
Tariff Board
Panama Canal
Taft
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Prés
la Follettre
Congress
Historic Mormon gathering at Nauvoo recalled in tale of faith
The Galesburg Register describes a historic Mormon assembly in Nauvoo with hundreds of preachers and followers traveling by foot across Illinois to meet church leaders. It recalls Nauvoo's Mormon past, Brigham Young era, the exodus to Salt Lake, and the architectural wonder of the temple now remembered amid recent events.
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Nauvoo
New Jerusalem
Brigham Young
Salt Lake
Smith
Carthage
Ps seSec
Smith W
Inc
Illinois
Giah
Haboriga
Brian
Solomon
Galesourg Register
Swedish Olympic Spirit Spurs National Athletic Badge
An editorial lauds Swedes for valuing fitness over sheer championships and notes Sweden’s push for a national athletic badge. It cites long training in multiple disciplines, the goal of proving citizens are physically fit, and a call for a corresponding American badge to honor outdoor athletic effort among nonchampions.
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Peorian Herald-Transcript
Stockholm
Anata
Sweden
Lincoln and Peace in Lincoln's Civil War Record
In Outlook editorial the author argues Lincoln avoided urging war and sought to avert conflict. The piece cites Lincoln's inaugural address urging calm and patience and notes no strong anti peace treaties in his war record. Chicago Record-Herald comments on the interpretation of Lincoln’s stance during Sumter and after.
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Roosevelt
Lincoln
Sumter
Chicago— Record-Herald
Farm tariff fears loom over Canadian reciprocity talk
Senator William F Crawford told the Daily Union that farmers fear reciprocity will cut prices for wheat and cattle and flood the market with Canadian meat and grains. He cited 1906–1910 trade figures showing large U S exports to Canada and rising Canadian purchases, noting the shift toward animal husbandry as key for farmers.
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Wiliam F. Crawford
the Daily Union
Aietinkemns
Wilson
United States
Canada
Remarkable Bone Graft Gives Boy New Hope at Mercy Hospital
Bertis Kohn son of Mr and Mrs Ted Kohn of Ladd underwent a landmark procedure at Mercy hospital Chicago. Doctors grafted eight inches of bone from his good leg to repair his injured shin to avert amputation. The operation on July 5 by Dr G Golden aided by Dr J B Murphy leaves the boy walking in corridors and on a path to recovery.
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Bertis Kohn
Ted Kohn
Ladd
Mercy Hospital
Chicago
Bu‘peau
G Golden
J. B. Murphy
St. Mary's Hospital
la Salle
Catfish in Rock River Not Fit to Eat Says Resident
A Moline citizen reports catfish from Rock River near Green River mouth not fit to eat. He suspects pollution from decaying vegetation as the contaminant, though gar are said to be unaffected.
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Rock River
Moline
Smouth
Green River
Garp
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el Paso
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