Marshall's Plan for Indiana Democratic Convention Sparks Bitter Debate
The piece argues Indiana will stage a regular democratic convention at Tomlinson hall with police on standby as factions led by Thomas Taggart and John Lamb press for people rule. It contrasts past leaders Cleveland Folk Shafroth Bryan Marshall, noting party bosses oppose successful reform and fear majority empowerment.
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Tomlinson Hall
Tageart Organization
State Committee
United States
Thomas Taggart
John Lamb
Vigo County
Washington
Taggart
Shively
United States Senate
Marshall
Grover Cleveland
White House
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Bryan
High Plains
Roger Sullivans
Charles Murphys
Insurgency Surges From People, Not Insurgents
The Washington Times argues insurgency is a mass movement rising from the public conscience, not a faction led by insurgent leaders. It asserts reactionaries miscast insurgent leaders and warns efforts to erase them are futile as the force comes from broad public sentiment across states like Indiana Massachusetts Milwaukee and New York.
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Milwaukee
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Washington Times
Tailholt and the Donkey in Indiana Politics
The Houston Post mocks Thomas Taggart and Indiana Democrats as they repeatedly pull the party away from reform, likening it to a stubborn donkey blocked by Taggart Jackson Fairbanks and U Stokes Jackson. The piece praises their “thankless job” of steering the donkey from real nourishment.
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Houston Post
Texas
Indiana
Thomas Taggart
Taggart
Crawford Fairbanks
Judge Shea
U. Stokes Jackson
Jackson
Insurgents Grow Stronger in Public Opinion Shift
The piece argues that Aldrich and Hale retire amid a GOP surge away from conservative leadership. It discusses the insurgents gaining influence, potential control of the Republican platform, and possible futures for Taft era politics into 1910, with Democrats offering no clear program. It contrasts elite views with mass sentiment and notes northern state contests ahead.
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Aldrich
Hale
Senate
Mr. Hale
Tie
Taft
Ieaders
Republican Party
Boston Transcript
Brass Tacks New Party Emblems
A Boston Globe note claims Mr. Bryan may import amas from Peru to Nebraska along with a Siamese cat and a monkey, provoking speculation about a Lincoln menagerie. The St. Louis Star mocks the insurgent movement’s fate as local floods leave debris along riverbanks.
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Peru
Nebraska
Lincoln
Boston Globe
Wanted A Benefactor Morning After Whisky Cure
Quotation from Washington Times jokes about inventing a cure for the morning after as talk about real whisky continues.
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Washington Times
Courts Rule Hash Not Merchandise Says Richmond Leader
An assortment of editorials notes hash is not merchandise per the Richmond News Leader, while Washington Herald, St. Louis Post Dispatch, and Providence Tribune offer cliches on courage, inaction, and duties.
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Richmond News Leader
Washington Herald
Master or Servant Shall Big Business Rule or Serve
Charles Edward Russell argues in Success Magazine that business must serve the common good not private fortunes. He traces Philadelphia streetcar consolidations, corruption of city government, and taxpayer costs from capitalizing latent values. He urges a shift to communal profit and warns against industrial servitude under powerful interests.
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Rockefeller
Mr. Morgan
O11
Philadelphia
Lrge
Charles Edward Russell
Success Magazine
When It Used to Rain All Day Poem Card
A nostalgic verse recalling endless rain days in attics and childhoods. It fondly describes shingles on roofs, grass that hops as rain stops, and the joy of reading picture books while listening to raindrops. The speaker invites recall of simple joys from earlier times.
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Lands
Baltimore Sun
Questioning pedigree and fate in Halley's comet era
Detroit Free Press quotes a man testing the speaker with probing lineage and personal details about race, earnings, marriage, residence, diet, and habits. The exchange ends with the question whether the speaker has seen Halley's comet, highlighting curiosity about ancestry and destiny.
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Halley
Detroit Free Press
Tallman and Shortman dialogue echoes Chicago News
A brief quoted exchange from the Chicago News features Tallman and Shortman debating foolishness and marriage. The short, witty exchange centers on repeating mistakes and a joke about being married twice.
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Shortman
Tallman
Chicago News
Painful Recollection of Abandoned Farms
A Chicago Tribune quote laments abandoned farms as a suburban grater recalls moving to the city chasing quick wealth, noting his own foolhardy decision and loss from years past. He admits blame lies with his own misguided pride.
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