Rowdy exchange over tariff plank roils 1912 campaign
Josephus Daniels denounces Omaha Bee for misquoting the Republican tariff plank in a Rock Island Illinois speech. He argues the quoted language was from the platform and attacks trusts prosecutions, urging the Justice Department to explain how many trusts have been dissolved and punished.
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The
Omaha Bee
Victor Rosewater
Republican National Committee
Republican Campaign
Bryan
Rosewater
Taft
Bee
Omaha World Herald
Longworth predicts Roosevelt for White House after Taft
Republicans sontrolly object to Nicholas Longworth's Rock Island speech proposing eight years of Taft followed by eight years of Roosevelt. The Inter Ocean notes the remark as semi official for the White House and questions the propriety of such a plan.
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Longworth
Rock Island, Ir
Nicholas Longworth
Rock Island
Taft
Roosevelt
White House
Chicago
Inter Ocean
West
Mr. Taft
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Diaz
Trusts and economy debated amid rising costs and hunger
Taft says panic easing while Chicago educators warn 15,000 children go hungry due to unemployment and rising living costs. Savings banks report 74,000 fewer accounts opened and 48,000 more closed, with deposits down 35 million and withdrawals up 41 million. A New York wholesaler cites trade declines of 9–18 percent across regions for staples and luxuries.
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Taft
Chicago Board of Education
Saturday Evening Post
New York
United States
Middle West
Hincult
Bakers
Bryan
Wall Street Journal
International Harvester Company
Steel Trust
Parade crowds and clubs march past city theater steps
A lively procession winds through the streets with marching clubs and a red fire ad lib as spectators gather outside the People's theater and the steps of the State national bank.
Bryan Tours West Virginia as Labor Crisis Echoes
Hinton West Virginia Oct 23 William Jennings Bryan toured the coal district delivering speeches to farmers and miners. He referenced President Roosevelt and Samuel Gomper, urged labor to resist employer coercion, and mocked the 1900 full dinner pail slogan while noting wage concerns tied to Taft's election. He drew large crowds in Charleston Thurmond and other towns. Bryan departed for New York at 10:85 p m.
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Bryan Wan
West Virginia
Ohio
Kanawha
New River
Repubean
Thurmond
Bryan
Hoe
New York Central Railway
New York
Taft Drives Through Indiana Campaign Stops
Taft spoke across Indiana on day one of three with crowds numbering in the thousands at each stop. He defended injunctions as lawful and essential to prevent losses, contrasted Republican and Democratic platforms, and emphasized that his stance would endure regardless of political consequences. He addressed labor audiences including coal miners at Linton and drew large outdoor attendance at Terre Haute.
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Charleston
Apedal
Moti
Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Taft
Bryan
Linton
Terre Haute
Taft Sala
Republican Party
Atul
Fle
Great Britain
Vane
Taft Bryan Face off in Portchester clash on Monday
New York Oct. 23 Taft and Bryan schedules were rearranged to meet in Portchester New York with Bryan speaking in the morning and Taft at 3 pm The itinerary shows a busy New York tour for both leaders with major Republicans and Democrats holding events in cities including Elmirn Pittsburg Marietta and New York City The Socialists Hearst and Prohibitionists also scheduled appearances in Evansville Toledo and Portland Maine
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New York
Taft
Bryan
Portchester
N. Y
Cott
Enc
Repubicans
Sherman
Elmirn
Fairbanks
U. S
Treat
Dalzell
Pittsburg
Shaw
Marietta
West Virginia
New York City
Swanson
Virginia
Bacon
Georgia
Dels
Evansville
Ind
Hisgen
Toledo
Hearst
Chafin
Portland
Pernicious Activity Charges Hit Civil Service Officials
Washington reports new sanctions in a political campaign drive. J H Fordham deputy collector at Orangsburg DC is reprimanded and suspended fifteen days for active participation in the Republican state convention at Columbia. Robert A Stewart temporary deputy collector and Claredon county SC chair reprimanded. RB O Pierce Mare Island Navy Yard employee discharged after declaring candidacy for supervisor in the First district. Clade Knock Independence Kentucky letter carrier resigns to avoid dismissal as district court clerk candidate.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
J. H. Fordham
Internal Revenue
Orangsburg
D. C
Columbia
Robert A. Stewart
Claredon County
South Carolina
RB. O. Pierce
Mare Island Navy Yard
Clade Knock
Independence
Kit
Postal Service
Gompers Indorsed by Illinois Labor Federation
Samuel Gompers’ portrait and endorsement by the Illinois State Federation of Labor in Peoria on October 23. The resolution pledges to use union influence to elect friends and defeat foes and condemns one man power in Congress and the Illinois legislature. It denounces the Interurban Trainmen and Brotherhood of Weetzle Trainmen as creations of monopoly railways.
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Peoria
Samuel Dhumpers
Linois
Congress
Ilinois
Interurban Trainmen
Brotherhood of
Weetzle
Aggressive Critique on Trust Prosecutions by Attorney General
Josephus Daniels, chairman at Democratic national headquarters, sent a letter to A G Bonaparte demanding details on how many of the 287 trusts have been prosecuted, fines imposed, and officials charged. The reply allegedly mixed railroad cases with trust prosecutions, prompting calls to separate actions and compare Roosevelt and prior administrations' records, noting how few trust cases led to imprisonment and urging stronger measures.
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Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
England
America
Paper Trust
Meat Trust
Paper
Tobcco Trust
Steel Trust
Lnw
McKinley
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Josephus Daniels
Chicago
Democratic National Headquarters
Bonaparte
United States
Judson Harmon
Frederick N. Judson
Secretary of the Navy
Harrison
Cleveland
truBia
United
Kinley
Roo Tnnsmiiehy Ag
Fragmentary note hints at election and leadership change
Incoherent OCR fragment mentions November heads and presidency with scattered terms about republic and country. The readable parts reference political leadership and possible constitutional change, but details are unclear.
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Worth
Going Corporation
Samil
Pha
Republic
Oklahoma banking deposits and the depositors' guaranty law
In Guthrie Oklahoma the depositors guaranty law shows banks in operation with 551 banks in the state. National and state banks report deposits changes from 1907 to 1908 including increases and decreases totaling millions of dollars. State funds and secured versus unsecured deposits reflect ongoing shifts under the law, with officials Roy and Owens and George W Bellamy cited in the State Banking Board.
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Guthrie
Okla
Guaranty
State Banka
Ccenea
Oklahoma
ROY & Owens
State Banking
George W. Bellamy
Taft on wages and employment questions
A fragment discusses Taft addressing Republican clubs about employment. The piece notes criticism of the claim that Republicans have delivered jobs. It references a Indianapolis headline and a Holyoke murder case involving Casselda Bead Beaudeau Jr. and Bess in jail.
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Holyoke
Mhas
Casselda Bead
M Beaudeau, Jr
Bess
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Hoosier State
Gompers
Illinois Federation of Labor
Locan
Indianapolis
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