Hearst Letters Crown 1908 Campaign Bombshells
A condensed history of political campaign slander from Adams to 1908. Hearst letters disrupt Taft and Bryan, joining famed forgeries and caustic canards like the Morey letter and Rum Romanism Rebellion in a long line of explosive political episodes.
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Washington, D.C
Hearst
Taft
Bryan
Foraker
Haskell
John Adams
Adams
Boston
Jefferson
Virginia
Adet
Henry Iy
Clay
Jack
Clay Oeast
Jnagar
The
William Morgan
Morgan
White House
William Henry Harrison
Northwest
Tippecanoe
Morey
Garfield
Hancock
Far West
Pacific
Blaine
Central West
New York
Samuel D. Burchard
Burchard
Cleveland
America
Jay Gould
Delmonico’s
Brandley Coal
Western
Hocking
Belshazzar
Cleveland-Harrison
Washington
Lionel West
Charles F. Murchison
Lionel
Murchison
England
Harrison
Sir Lionel
Don’t Waste Money On So-Called Fat Doctors
An old advertisement-style declaims against fat doctors and promotes a home weight loss formula. It instructs readers to buy Marmola, Cascara Aromatic, and Peppermint Water, mix them, and take a teaspoon after meals and at bedtime, claiming rapid, safe fat loss without diet or exercise.
Jail Break At Dinner Time In Wapello
Walter E. Smith an inmate at Louisa county jail in Wapello broke jail during dinner hour as Sheriff Schmitt fed prisoners. Convicted for attempted murder he was to be moved to Fort Madison penitentiary Thursday. Authorities believe he is hiding in Cedar River swamps near Abvena Junction and a posse pursues him.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Walter E. Smith
Louisa County
Wapello
Schmitt
Smith
Fort Madison
Cedar River
Abpena Junction
Man crushed to death near Sawyer Minot ND
Ole Olson a thrasher working near Sawyer was killed when he fell between fly wheels of a thrashing engine. His shoulders were crushed and his face was unrecognizable when rescued. He lived near Sawyer and was well known in the area.
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Minot
N. D
Ole Olson
Sawyer
Dolliver Named to Waterways Board After Allison Death
Fort Dodge Iowa October 9 President Roosevelt appoints Senator Dolliver to fill Allison vacancy on the waterways commission. Dolliver has notified acceptance by telegram and will assume duties promptly.
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Allison
Fort Dodge
J. P. Dolliver
Roosevelt
the Waterways Commission
Dolliver
Willard Wins 9500 Verdict for Husband’s Death
Mason City Indiana October 9 Mrs E J Willard of this city won a $9500 verdict for the death of her husband killed in a head on collision on the Iowa Central February 20 1906 He was an old engineer in the employ of the company.
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Mason City
E. J. Willard
Iowa Central
Progress in cheap postage from 2 to 1 cent
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes rapid post rate improvements in the United States, with 2 cent mail once, now possible at low cost and a domestic rate eyed at 1 cent. It predicts an Anglo-American penny rate will boost universal postal use and bind distant peoples, aiding lasting peace.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
United States
Galvanic Soap Promises Best Results for Households
An advertising pitch touts Galvanic Soap as superior to ordinary soap. The speaker claims 300000 housewives use it daily for laundering and dish washing, insisting it cleans and whitens clothes, requires no boiling, and stretches soap further. The creator cites 36 years in the trade and a 10349 mile journey to Ceylon for coconut oil as proof of quality.
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Ceylon
Hamlet performance earns sharp social critique
The critic denounces a city outside the tropics for failing to prevent epidemic infections while blasting a theater for the worst Hamlet to date. The reviewer jokes about returning money and mentions friends ordering removal from the free list, illustrating a biting, satirical tone.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
No title available from fragment of cholera discussion
A fragment discusses the view that modern medicine and its advances over the last fifty years have made possible a science of prevention and treatment that would forestall a repetition of nineteenth century cholera epidemics ravaging Europe and America.
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Europe
America
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Hendrick
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta. GA
Ple
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Caleb E. Johnson
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Aoe
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Wisconsin
New York Globe
Tropics
Ae Sae
Asa Ee
Prairie du Chien
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