Taft Elected President by Wide Public Support
The nation votes Taft into the presidency for four years with broad public approval. Editors praise his experience and aim to advance industrial progress and national harmony, noting his ties to Roosevelt and his promise to prosecute reforms and manage the country efficiently. Bryan is admired despite opposition.
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William Howard Taft
United States
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Roosevelt
Big- 42
Osevelt
la Follette
Jon
Mr. Bryan
William Bryan
Our Theater Party by The Tribune in La Crosse
The Tribune thanks La Crosse readers for a successful theater election returns night. It cites warm attendance especially from women and credits Morris Wolfe Hartwell Winter Bleekman Norton Eas ton and Kreutz band delays. It notes late arrivals. comparisons to Chicago Tribune. calls for civic unity. ends with a political quip and taft reference.
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la Crosse
William F. Wolfe
Morris
Hartwell, Winter and Bleekman
Horace Norton
L. F. Easton
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Kreutz
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Chicago Tribune
Coliseum
Chicago
Aaling
After 1908 Election, Call to Renew National Prosperity
The piece urges citizens to unite across parties to boost business activity and push a strong national resurgence. It notes resources capital and labor are available, criticizes Wall Street fear after bank failures, and vows to become a leading global power as the 1908 election ends with a long horizon to the next vote.
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Wall Street
Congress of Nations
Allflesh as grass and dry fellows like hay
A terse line notes that all flesh is like grass and many men feel dry and lifeless, comparing human vitality to a bale of hay.
Abigail Adams and the early White House life
The article recalls Abigail Adams as a steadfast, cheerful figure shaping White House life after 1800. It notes the costly, unfinished mansion, lack of bells, and sprawling staff while highlighting her resilience amid poverty, responsibility, and siege-era hardship that forged a lasting presidential household tradition.
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Insher
Washington
White House
Turn of the Tide saves a child with hairpin tracheotomy
Hugo Charters performs a daring improvised tracheotomy using a hairpin to save a dying child at Jordan Cottage. The act earns praise from Joy and George Vennable and sparks a local hospital initiative, while Sir Giles Mottisfont questions the method.
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Hugo
Joy
Jordan Cottage
George Vennable
Mr. Charters
Hernshaw Magna
Prayson
Sir Giles
Snelgrove
Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles
A Washington Star piece mocks a politician as a reader shifts to support him. The excerpt portrays public skepticism about tariff effects and trust in the candidate, ending with a conditional endorsement based on appearing capable to act.
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Washington Star
Octopus Named Eighth Child in Village Christening
A couple in a country village brought their eighth child for baptism and, when asked for a name, the father replied Octopus. The clergyman objected but the parents insisted, saying they wanted the unusual name for their eighth child.
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Octopus
Spendthrift Poet in New York Satirized by Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair in New York described a witty but destitute young poet living in a garret who survived on bread and olive oil for weeks. Friends considered raising funds to send him to Canada, where influential backers might offer work, a plan he mocked by saying he would not emigrate if he had funds to stay.
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New York
Upton Sinclair
Canada
Statue to honor T. B. Aldrich at Portsmouth event
In Portsmouth New Hampshire an unveiling of a statue honoring the meticulous writer T B Aldrich was planned amid an authors’ gathering and discussion.
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Portsmouth
N. H
T. B. Aldrich
Story Within a Debate Ends With A Sailor Tale
In a heated exchange Thomas Nelson Page cools the room by recounting a mid ocean anecdote. The cook tells the captain the crew balk at beef and the captain replies with mercy reducing rations to a half pound per man. The tale undercuts the acrimony of the discussion.
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Thomas Nelson Page
Rochester Herald
African Ingenuity In Equatorial Barber Pole Story
An equatorial barber finds a way to display a barber pole despite lacking paint or traditional decor. The local craftsman improvises with available materials to create a recognizable storefront symbol. The act highlights resourcefulness in the area’s small business culture.
Roses on cheeks or noses intrigue medical observers
A fragment notes roses referenced in cheeks but more often seen in noses, hinting at a medical or cosmetic discussion about facial flushing or dermatitis. The text implies misattribution between blush and nasal issues in dermatology.
Important Court Decisions On Extradition Sufficiency Of Accusation
The U S supreme court in Pierce v Creecy held that extradition need show a crime was committed and that statute of limitations on the face of the indictment is not a proper question for consideration. The ruling interprets the constitutional extradition clause as requiring only a crime to be alleged, not that it falls within time limits.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
United States Supreme Court
United States
Creecy
Supreme Court
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Hingo
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Esme Burgess
Priscilla
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