Two Cent Postage Across Atlantic Then United States Britain
Postmaster General announces starting October 1 1908 a two cent postage rate for letters from the United States to the United Kingdom Ireland Scotland and Wales With Canada Mexico Cuba Panama and colonies already on the rate The measure framed as a step toward universal penny postage and broader international postal cooperation
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Postal Administration of
Great Britain
United States
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
L. Meyor
Rome
Italy
Berne
Switzerland
United States Post Office Department
Edward Rosewater
Omaha Bee
Universal Postal Congress
J. Henniker Heaton
England
America
Whitelaw Reid
Court of St. James
London
Reid
Heaton
Atlantic
New York
Calcutta
Manila
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Panama
Immigration Commissioner
Republican Party
Australia
New Zealand
Egypt
Germany
France
South Africa
Japan
Belgium
Holland
Denmark
Sweden
Europe
Bryan's Policies Destructive Says Taft Speech
In a speech of acceptance Taft contrasts Republican and Democratic lines. He says Roosevelt’s progressive regulation curbs evils while Bryan’s plans would destroy the business sector he targets.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Taft Foraker Clash Follows Toledo Reunion
In Toledo the Ohio figures Taft and Foraker publicly dismissed mutual frictions. Taft praised Foraker for early support and leadership, while Foraker called Taft best suited for the presidency, recounting shared service from the Philippines to the Panama Canal and pledging to help secure Taft’s victory.
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United ‘States
Foraker
Taft
Ohio
Superior Court of
Cincinnati
Republican Party
Senator Foraker
Mr. Taft
Chicago
Laft
Mr. Foraker
Bishop Fallows
Philippines
Panama Canal
Where Sherman Stands from Sherman's Speech of Acceptance
The Republican party supports equal protection under the law and labor rights with no extra privileges. It cites enacted measures such as the Eight Hour law Employers' Liability act and railroad safety statutes. Sherman endorses Taft's Cincinnati declaration on injunctions as best stated in his position.
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Republican Party
District of Columbia
Mr. Taft
Cincinnati
Nevada
He Runs on Forever in a Sun Cartoon
In a New York Sun verse by Julian Durand the poem casts William Jennings Bryan and David Kern aboard an aging ship heading toward Taft in a presidential race. The speaker suggests Bryan will claim optimism after defeat and hints he will run again, repeating the familiar political refrain.
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The
New York Sun
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Taft
Sherman
Kern
Julian Durand
Promises and Tariffs in Taft and Bryan Debate
The Omaha Bee contrasts Taft and Bryan on tariff pledges noting Taft could fulfill his pledge if elected, while Bryan would be powerless with a Republican Senate to push free trade plans.
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Mr. Taft
Mr. Bryan
Senate
Omaha Bee
Labor Legislation Shows Republican Lead in Labor Reform
The article argues that Republican states and the federal framework lead in labor reforms. It cites counts of state labor bureaus factory inspectors eight hour laws child labor limits weekly pay and other protections, noting Republicans outpace Democrats in most measures and urging continued Republican protection for workers.
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District of Columbia
Territories
Restrain Unlawful Trusts, Taft Urges Strict Action
Mr. Bryan asks what I would do with the trusts. I would restrain unlawful trusts with injunctive power and punish any attempt by aggregated capital to suppress competition with criminal prosecution. Columbus, Ohio speech.
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Mr. Bryan
Wm. H. Taft
Columbus
Ohio
Boutwell on Bryan in a North-South clash over people rule
The piece criticizes William Jennings Bryan for urging popular government while arguing that his speeches serve local needs. It mocks his tariff ideas and warns that his policies could cause bankruptcy and industrial chaos if enacted, accusing him of duplicity in the North and South.
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Chicago
Mr. Bryan
Iowa
Bryan
Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi
Philippines
Black Brothers
Brown Brothers
John Sharp Williams
Democrats
Congress
Charleston
D. C
Senator Tillman
Louisiana
Utah
Colorado
Michigan
New England
Carolinas
China
England
Germany
Enemy of Tariff Politics in Bryan Address
The piece argues that electing William Jennings Bryan would threaten the tariff system. It claims his plan favors revenue duties, harms protected industries, blames Republican states, and warns of broader national hardship and disrupted industry if his tariff policy becomes law. It notes past prosperity under Republican rule and questions the value of direct elections and campaign activities.
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Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Ilinois
Indiana
West Virginia
United States
Postal Savings Banks A Safe Plan for People and Thrift
The Republican platform endorses postal savings banks to aid small savers through Post Office facilities. It notes England’s early adoption and argues such depositories will be self-sustaining, expanding financial access without harming the Post Office.
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Rome
United States
Congress
Senate
Post Office Department
Europe
England
New England
New York
South
Middle West
West
Tnis
Postoffice Department
Postal
Post-Office Department
Taft speech calls for campaign contribution filing law
President hopeful pledges to urge Congress to pass a law requiring federal disclosure of contributions to committees and candidates in congressional and other elections under federal control.
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Congress
Wm W. Taft
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