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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1908
Page
2
In Goshen a crowd swarm follows Taft's campaign. The piece questions Republican claims of prosperity and notes laborers were not invited to rides. It cites George J. Bragg in Philadelphia and accuses cabinet members of orchestrating influence from the White House.
An ad extols Dr Miles Wing as a remedy for sickness tied to a weak nervous system. It claims restoring nerve strength powers the body's organs and speeds recovery, urging readers to try the product to feel its benefits.
The passage recalls Republican success as a past hope and notes voters distrust panic rhetoric. It argues Bryen's victory would restore prosperity and business confidence, contrasting past fears with current steadiness and cautious optimism about the economy.
A Republican national committee letter sent to Indiana asks for contributions and warns that Bryan's election would be dangerous. It lists advisory committee members including Charles F. Brooker of the brass trust, Charles Nagel of Standard Oil, Frank O. Lowden of the Pullman Car trust, T Coleman Du Pont, Boise Penrose, George R. Sheldon, William Nelson Cromwell, Fred W. Upham, and others. The piece argues farmers and businessmen should oppose Bryan, asserting no legitimate businessman fears a Democratic victory.
The piece notes funds from trust interests supporting Taft, including a Panama deal profit of 36000 by a Wall Street lawyer syndicate with Taft backers, and contributions of 50660 to the Republican campaign fund. Andrew Carnegie also donates 20000 for Taft’s election, illustrating trust alignment in the race.
Indiana forests suffer losses totaling over a million dollars this year with Rattlkeee region and southern knobs hit hardest. Secretary Freeman urges road superintendents to act as fire wardens and hire crews at 1.50 a day to fight blazes as coon hunting and timber clearing fuel fires. Nearby Dubois county fires threaten Patoka bottoms with sawmills damaged and farms protected by defensive furrows.
In Jeffersonville George W Barratt reports a hill that dried during a long drought suddenly oozed muddy water then formed a clear stream leading geologists to speculate a subterranean lake or river feeding the city water supply. Other briefs note a mortician misplacing cuff buttons on a corpse in Marion, a Studebaker gift to the Y M C A in South Bend, a Lapel fire destroying the Bottle company’s extent, large gubernatorial bets in Indianapolis, and an injunction affecting U S Wes officers in Terre Haute.
Mrs C E Domer buys share in a large city millinery and ladies store announces clearance sale starting Wednesday 21 January. The Modern Woodmen of America has paid a $2000 life insurance claim to beneficiary O A Ludwig.
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