Taft Sherman Deneen Cannon Pemberton Hollenbeck Burgett Emerson Connelly Barperty Howell
A political summary lists candidates for various offices including Taft for President with Sherman as running mate and Deneen as candidate for Governor, Cannon for Congressman, Pemberton for State Senator, Hollenbeck Burgett for Representatives, Emerson for Circuit Clerk, Connelly for State's Attorney, Barperty for Surveyor, and Howell for Coroner. The text notes no quorum issue despite Uncle Joe's speeches.
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William Howard Taft
James So Eer Sherman
Gove Charles I. ‘Deneen
Joseph G. Cannon
Stanton C. Pemberton
William J. Hollenbeck
Arl S. Burgett
Daniel Emerson
Everdgt Connelly
John F. Barperty
Coro
William Co. Howell
Venezuela backs Kenesaw Landis figure amid court fine
The French Cable company faces a 4 million dollar penalty in France for involvement in the recent revolution. A noted cross country governance pattern appears as Governor Johnson of Minnesota, twice elected, is nominated again. Mr Bryan receives a third nomination after two prior defeats.
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Venezuela
Johnson
Minnesota
Bryan
Why hold conventions for senators and congressmen
The writer argues conventions confer no new power since voters already exerted it in the primary and dismisses the convention as a farce, claiming delegates lack authority beyond the voters.
Fleet Baseball Team Loses Two in Sydney Series
The American fleet team suffered a poor showing in Australia losing both games to Sydney clubs in Sydney. The setback marked the fleet’s only weak performance in an otherwise strong competition run by the visiting squad.
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Sydney
Australia
State primary results reveal Republican ticket figures
Secretary of State Rose announced final Republican ticket pluralities. Deneen 11949 Hopkins 47275 Oglessy 23945 Rose 110083 McCullough 132182 Russell 309391 Davis 1474.
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Deneen
Hopkins
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McCullough
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Davis
Supreme Court
Cleveland Article Warns Against Bryan Policies Praises Taft
Ex-President Cleveland publishes the first of a series on current politics warning against Bryan and praising Taft for handling major issues with notable ability.
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Cleveland
Bryan
Taft
Heroine of New Mexico Town Saves Telephones
Mrs S J Rooke of Folsom New Mexico worked as a telephone operator. She warned patrons of a cloud burst before fleeing as her office washed away. Her body was found two miles below the town the next day with the telephone headset still attached.
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S.J. Rooke
Folsom N. M
Lincoln’s Protection Argument From a Pennsylvania Speech
A garbled excerpt recalls Lincoln arguing for tariffs by noting that paying England 40 per ton for steel rails means England profits while America loses work. He claims protective duties helped the nation enjoy its greatest prosperity in the past eleven years, linking tariffs to national success.
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Gimmortal Lincoln
Pennsylvania
Lincoln
England
Bryan and the trusts in national politics
A report on Bryan's Indianapolis speech asserting a Democratic win would end industrial despotism and usher a new meritbased economy. The piece contrasts that claim with perceived Republican gains, savings bank growth, and doubts about Democratic remedies amid ongoing industrial concentration and oil field activity in Illinois.
People Rule Emphasized in Democratic Platform Speech
The piece cites Sherman’s acceptance speech stressing that the people govern and that parties serve as instruments to carry out the electorate’s will. It contrasts this with critiques of the Springfield mob and notes concerns about governance and accountability.
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Democratic
Didate
Republican Party
Sherman
Springfield
James H Umbarger Seventy-Seventh Birthday Noted in O Fallon
James Harvey Umbarger, a former Marshall citizen born in Wytheville Virginia, celebrated his seventy seventh birthday on Saturday. He moved to Illinois at seventeen, settled in Clark County, and has lived in O Fallon for about fifty years aside from three years in the Civil War era. A carpenter by trade, he built many local houses and has long supported the Republican party since 1860. He recalled voting for the first time for a Democratic presidential candidate, explaining his switch due to slavery and the war issues.
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Marshall
James Harvey Umbarger
Mr. Umbarger
Wyethville
Virginia
Illinois
Clark County
Umbarger
Republican Party
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