Taft Campaign Facing Post Card Welcome Tactics
A long article criticizes Taft's campaign style, noting Republicans send postal cards to summon crowds in Chicago and across states. It reports on press agents, small venues, and tepid receptions, contrasting Democratic simplicity with Taft's lavish arrangements and the Times defamation episode surrounding Cleveland's forged letter.
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Taft
York Times
Cleveland
Mahermet
Mahomet
Hot Springs
Brother Charlie
Cincinnati
Chicago
Fred W. Upham
Republican National Committee
Mannner
New York
W Minintains
Press Association
Bryan
Taft Special
Lattice
National Committee
Mr. Taft
George Ades
Indiana Farms
Mrr
Vrean
Tarfl
Gell Predicts Pacific Coast Electoral Victory
Theo A. Gell of California, permanent chairman of the Denver convention, writes from Portland Oregon. After three days in the state he says Organ and Kern will win the electoral votes. He notes in one county about three hundred Republicans openly declare for Bryan and expects California and Oregon to follow. Gore’s influence is highlighted as he wins audiences everywhere.
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Theo
A. Gell
California
Denver
Pacific Coast
Portland
Organ
Kern
Tam
Bryan
Oregon
Gore
Taft vote bribes alleged in roller bearing plant notice
Special Chicago report details a posted notice at the Standard Roller Bearing Co in Philadelphia claiming wage cuts were to be restored only if Taft is elected president. The document quotes Ss Eveland claiming Taft approval and links to steel trusts, with East Coast executives cited as bearing influence. The piece notes tensions with Roosevelt era policies and notes the company’s role in ball bearings.
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Gery
Republican Party
Ms. Brya
Mr. James
Iequer Cleveland
Bryan
Democratic Party
Harriman
Tn 20 Railroad
Standard
Bertuker
Harrimon
Roosevelt
Forakes
Republican Campaign Fund
Hignane
Wall Treet
Wie
Nelson Cromwell
Roosevelt Party
Republican Emiyeian Fund
Ty du Pont
Speakers’ Bureau
Cleveland
New York Times
Taft
Camenien
Clevetana
Josephus Daniels
New York
Times
Chicago
Warr
Standard Roller Hall Bearing Company
Philadelphia
Democratic National Committee
Ss. S. Evelant
Eveland
Hot Springs
Evelane
Vanderbilts
Astors
United States Steel Trust
Matotatus
Protecting Deposits in Banks Across Parties
A historical Ohio and Oklahoma contrast on bank deposit guarantees emerges as Bryan and Taft argue for and against national or state level protections. Reports note depositors facing loss at Farmers and Merchants Bank amid an arrest tied to a defunct institution.
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Ryan
Ohio
Herrick
Bryan
Taft
Oklahoma
Me. Ervan
Bryan Statuds
Oklahoma Way
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Henri W. Gazell
Taft and Foraker FaceUnexpected End at Toledo
When Taft clasped hands with Foraker at Toledo, he could not have suspected that Foraker would be caught right before section.
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Foraker
Toledo
Mr. Taft
Rocking the Boat Health Restored by Pinkham's Compound
A seven year battle with female troubles ends in revival for Mrs Sallie French of Pancannla Indian Territory after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She states the treatment left her strong and well after doctors offered no help.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sallie French
Pancannla
Ind
Ter
Mrs. Pinkham
Taft Tariff Plank Sparks Standpatters Support in Chicago
The article attacks the Taft tariff plank as a condensation of the Dingley act, criticizing Speaker Cannon and the standpatters for backing a policy that sustains political monopolies. It argues taxation on foreign goods shifts costs to American consumers to protect corporations, echoing fears of monopolistic pricing under the Taft platform. The piece cites Dingley elements, Tutt taruy policy, and appraisers adjusting production costs to maintain monopoly prices.
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Chicago
Cannon
Bih
Taft
Dingleys
Dingleyines
Tan
St. Louis Republic
Savings collapse blamed on Republican misrule and tariffs
A historical editorial blames Republican misrule for a dramatic drop in national savings. It cites New York savings deposits plunging by about 65 million and 75,000 fewer new accounts, with 50,000 more accounts closed. The piece argues high tariffs do not equate to social protection and urges voters to reconsider policy.
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New York
Exposure of a Clumsy Fake InWing Lie
A historical note denounces a forged Cleveland deathbed will spread by Republican organizers. It alleges the fake would shift votes toward Taft, and cites Grover Cleveland’s widow and estate executor debunking it as a forgery. The item argues exposure rebounds on the fabricators.
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United States
Grover Cleveland
Republican National Committee
Cox Posulo
William Denrings Brean
Cleveland
Taft
Hts
Bryan
Republian
Fs Pironese Ras Beer
Mas Foi
Hypocrisy in Parties Cited by Indianapolis News
The Indianapolis News column argues Republican and Democrat standards differ on morals and corruption. It claims party sins mirror each other when leaders face alleged monopolistic gains and political influence, urging a radical shift in the political situation.
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Fearaker
Patt
Tasker
Beran
Chieace Reenard-lerald
Reynard
Lican
Indianapolis News
Democratic Pledges on Tariffs and Free Trade Debate
The piece outlines Democratic views on tariff reform and the free list. It argues that articles entering competition with trust controlled goods should be free, allowing price competition when monopolies raise costs. It notes disputes over defining a reasonable profit and how tariff revision would unfold.
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Democratic House of
Facts for Sick Women by Lydia E Pinkham Ad
An advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a thirty year standard remedy for female disorders. It lists displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and various pains advising readers to write to Mrs Pinkham in confidence for free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ten Years Hence and a Half-Price Fashion Fringe
A group of three youths imagine future wealth while in a saloon. Mandy and Mrs. Perkins pass a shop window displaying "Clothing One-Half Off," prompting Mrs. Perkins to warn Mandy against entering a dubious store in a country city.
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Mrs. Perkins
Mandy
Wyland’s Sake
Judge’s Library
Chinese wives in Canton seek rights amid marital unrest
The equal rights wave reaches Canton where several wives have abandoned husbands claiming independence. The move clashes with law, which grants authorities power to imprison dissenting wives, and those affected face penalties for their rash resolution.
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China
Canton
Caesar in Triumph Interrupted by Cicero Urgency
Caesar prepares to enter Rome in triumph but Cicero shouts for haste as he tears up his transfer and exits at the next crossing in the Illustrated Sun day Magazine cartoon caption.
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Caesar
Rome
Cicero
Conqueror
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Grape-Nuts Help Digestion Says Letter to Postum Co
A New York reader shares personal experience with Grape-Nuts and cream improving indigestion and stomach acidity within weeks. The letter notes renewed appetite and better health after trying the cereal as part of breakfast. It labels the note genuine and asks readers if they have read The Road to Wellville.
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N. Y
Postum Co
Pattie Creek
Mich
Wellville
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