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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1908
Page
5
Political volleys and weather drift in early season discourse
The excerpt mixes campaign chatter and local color with remarks on rain, Senator Foraker, Bryan, Taft, and moral themes. It notes a death in Butler, references Lexington as a school town, and mocks political dignity while citing religious and social commentary from the era.
Post's Ad Sparks Campaign Support and Auto Biography News
A page ad from the Republican party appears in the last Saturday Evening Post signaling party support. Sattling Nelson and John D. Rockefeller are the latest figures to announce in advance their autobiographies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
Saturday Evening Post
Sattling Nelson
John D. Rockefeller
Republicans in 1908 sports season clash with football
The text questions Haskell’s fit for association with men wanting to run government and mentions Du Pont Cannon Dalzell Cortelyou among Republicans. It notes that until the two big leagues finish their seasons and determine the 1908 world champions, the sport will not draw much interest in football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell
du Pont
Cannon
Dalzell
Cortelyou
Lexington Season Opens With Stupendous Stage Production
The local theatrical season is in full swing with weekly visits through next April as Lexington prepares for a stunning American stage production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Republicans of Missouri Deflect Fear With Resolve
An exchange argues that Missouri Republicans are not scared but seasoned by defeat. They expect to be defeated again and would accept it with complaisance, insisting the term scare is inaccurate to describe their stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Debs Calls for Early Declarations to Clear Atmosphere
Debs says he does not expect to win the presidency this year. He suggests Messrs Watkins and Hisgen should forecast and announce their own views to clear the political atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debs
Messrs
Watkins
Hisgen
Exposure of Standard Oil links unsettles Intelligencer publishers
A paranoid expose claims ties between Standard Oil and the Intelligencer publishers. One editor supposedly studied at the University of Chicago founded by John D. Rockefeller, while another is described as relying on a kerosene lamp at night, signaling alleged impropriety and worry within the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intelligencer
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Tailors claim smaller menswear yet fashion stays bold
The piece notes yearly promises of slimmer trousers and shorter coats clash with rulers of style who still show 24 inch knee trousers and 86 inch coats with oversized buttons. It counts Republicans leaving debates and hints Roosevelt’s mounting desperation as he contemplates a March Africa trip.
Missouri Democrats wary of misleading prognostications
In the Folk-Stone senatorial race, Republicans spread rumors of Folk leading in Stone counties and Stone leading in Folk counties to sow discord and tilt the legislature. Missouri Democrats vow not to be fooled this year and plan to counter misinformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Folk
Missouri
German Speech by St Louis Auditor for County Campaign
The County Democratic Committee has engaged Bernard Dierkes, Auditor of St Louis, to speak in the county. He will deliver two German language addresses on dates to be announced, offering German-Americans a chance to hear political issues discussed by a prominent official in the Fatherland tongue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Committee
Bernard Dierkes
City of
St. Louis
Dierkes
Phonograph Featured in Campaign Outreach of 1908
Citizens flock to campaign headquarters to hear brief statements by W. J. Bryan broadcast via a phonograph. From morning until closing, listeners gather around the machine that reproduces the messages, signaling the era’s use of new sound technology in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Bryan
Records of Bryan Hearings At Phonograph Committee
The committee has secured all of the records Mr. Bryan has made for the phonograph and all jare welcome to hear them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Bryan
Collier's Weekly backs Hadley for Missouri governor
A Missouri reader notes Collier's Weekly in New York supports Hadley for governor while opposing Cow herd and aligning with the State Republican platform. The writer calls Collier's biased against modest, unselfish officials and praises loud campaigning as evidence of success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's Weekly
Herbert
Hadley
Collier's
New York
Missouri
Kansas City
Old Guard
Collier’s
Still Crying Fraud in Kansas City Nominations
The Kansas City Star denounces Cowherd as tainted by fraud while praising Hadley as pure. The article accuses the Star of bias and contends the Democratic nominee answered fraud charges comprehensively. It warns readers not to trust the Star’s political news and urges Democrats to vote on their own discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Cowherd
Hadley
Star
The
the Star
Missouri
Missouri Wheat Yield for 1908 Report
The Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture tabs the 1908 Missouri wheat yield. Average per acre runs 10.7 bushels, the lowest in five years. state ten year average is 18.6. Excess rain and overflow blamed. St Charles leads with 957,000 bushels. ten counties exceed 500,000. State total 20,684,000 bushels, down from 27,530,000 in 1906. Per capita wheat use about five bushels including seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Agriculture
St. Charles
Franklin
Pile
Lafayette
Platte
Cooper
Lincoln
St. Louis
Scott
Saline
Missouri
Ig needed for consumption by all the people
Fragmentary line stating a general need for consumption by all the people. No clear names, places, dates, or concrete actions present.
Democratic auditor nominee Gordon vows solid Missouri victory
John P. Gordon, the Democratic nominee for state auditor, visits Columbia with confidence in November win. He says no horizon cloud, claims campaign tensions settled after the primary, and dismisses Republican reports of bad blood as graveyard whistles. Missouri is expected to roll up a strong Democratic majority per the Columbia Statesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Gordon
State Auditor
Columbia
Corder Items Highlight Local Social and Political Happenings
Julius Roggers listed as sickest this week while Odessa visitor Able Jeffers was in town Wednesday. Gov Folk to address Border residents on Saturday Oct 4 at one o'clock. mixed social notes include visits among the Wilsons, Wills, and Sydnors. The Corder band gave a concert to a sizable crowd and local Democrats heard speeches by C W Hamlin and others with band music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Able Jeffers
Odessa
B. E. Hester
Kansas City
C.L. Wilson
B.S. Willis
Wm. Wilson
Margulis
Blackburn
W. B. Cobb
Bethel
Henry Holder
Geo. B. Sydnor
Lee’s Summit
Walter Sydnor
Corder
A. W. Willa
Higiinsville
Wills
Dayton Lewis
C.J. Lewis
Gov
Folk
Border
Mixy Hobb Winn
Louis Peeples
Drake
Local cattle fair judge says Independence show was a success
T. C. Sawyer, who officiated as a stock judge in the cattle exhibition at the Independence fair, returned home Thursday evening and reported the fair as very successful. He notes that Lexington flour is a staple at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Sawyer
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