Organized Labor Supports Taft in Electoral Outlook
Labor leaders split with Samuel Gompers over voting guidance with Taft favored by three AFL vice presidents and other union figures. United Mine Workers deny guidance to Bryan, urging independence, while Garlands remarks at Wheeling clash with Gompers drive.
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Willis Moore
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Alabama
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Sherman
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Minnesota
Minneapolis
Iowa
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Lexington
Campaign fund plea to Western Republicans for Taft Sherman
A dated appeal explains the need for campaign funds to finance printing postage salaries and headquarters costs. The author urges every Republican in the Western Division to donate one dollar to the national committee or to the state finance chairman and promises a receipt.
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Sherman
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Congress
State Finance Committee
Admitted Supremacy of America in War and Work
The piece argues American victory in the Spanish American War and U S manufacturing strength rest on well fed workers. It credits the Republican Party for protecting workers from European cheap labor and for building high wages through laws, urging workers to vote for the party that has created these conditions.
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Republican Party
Europe
United States
Labor Split Across Unions As Taft Gains Support
A detailed Chicago editorial attacks Gompers for backing Bryan while unions nationwide show growing Republican sentiment. Statements from the International Brotherhood of Painters and others condemn Gompers and Bryan ties. Minnesota Iowa and Kentucky labor figures favor Taft, signaling a broader shift toward the Republican ticket.
A Man's Idea Hat For Wife Costs $1.28
A Nashville American item notes a husband's inventive approach to millinery, designing a hat for his wife priced at 1.28 dollars. The short remark highlights frugal craftsmanship and domestic wit.
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Nashville
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