Democratic National Committee to Face Leadership Change
Tom Taggart, chair of the Democratic National Committee, is nearing retirement as Bryan's presidential candidacy creates friction within the party. Rumors place Tom Johnson of Cleveland as a potential new head, with closer ties to Bryan and a plan to smooth the path for his nomination amid internal opposition.
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Tom Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Mr. Bryan
Taggart
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
National Committee
Johnson
Bryan
Nebraska
William
Iowa militia officers arrested over prize fight standoff
In Iowa a tense incident surrounds militia officers arrested for disobedience after a planned Davenport prize fight. The governor ordered arrests and a court martial, while the sheriff refused to act and several officers attended the event. Davenport faces enforcement of state law banning prize fighting.
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Iowa
Davenport
Roosevelt warned federal officials on third term talk
The article reports President Roosevelt confronting federal officeholders who touted a third term with Beasitient Roosevelt as central figure and others as second choices. He warned them not to misuse his name for other candidates and held private talks to signal his stance. The piece notes uncertainty about South Dakota allies grasping the situation and emphasizes loyalty to policies over personal ambition.
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Roosevelt
Matt 28
Cortelyou
Finghes
Presient
South Dakota
Foletta Cortelvou
Hughes
Ederladanto Effet
LaKollette
Insurgents in South Dakota Delay Taft Endorsement
The national convention is held and insurgents in South Dakota show no doubt about the situation yet they wait to openly declare for Secretary Taft. Their honest feelings must be shown by a direct endorsement or rejection.
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South Dakot
Taft
Kinship Across Faction Lines in South Dakota Politics
A stalwart newspaper defends courteous treatment of insurgent Republican figures in South Dakota politics. It argues personal respect for gentlemen, even when aligned with dissenting factions, and critiques insurgent editors for harsh epithets toward stalwart leaders.
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Dakota Republican
Fkre
Insurgent Press Attacks and Alleged Corporate Influence
A critique of insurgent newspapers describing them as corporation hirelings and political tools. It cites Sioux Falls Press and Iroquois Chief, notes governors and attorneys tied to Milwaukee Company, and accuses reformers of aligned interests while rail fare reform is stalled and railroad commissions dominate.
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Corporation
Dick Walliday
Sioux Falls
Crawford
J. D. Harliott
Gamble
Milwaukee Company
Ex-State Auditor Reeves Responds to Deficit Allegations
The Groton Independent criticizes the Journal-World for its deficit coverage. Reeves argues $50,000 of the Elrod era deficit was reserves for emergency warrants and half a million dollars levied but not spent was available, claiming a true Jan 1 1907 balance favored the state. He warns against corporate attacks and political manipulation.
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Reeves
Groton Independent
Journal-World
Huron
J. W
Elrod
Treasury
South Dakota
Arthur Keene
Jones
Notable Figures Probe Change Across Society
Thirty four hunters are killed and sixty seven wounded this year. A New England Enoch Arden returns from the Civil War to find his wife buried by her third husband. William R. Smith, longtime Botanical Garden superintendent in Washington, claims federal service length. Charles G. Dawes may quit banking to compose music. Eugene Zimmerman eyes UK castles with William Waldorf Astor. Dr Emil Munsterberg, charity expert, arrives in New York for a Carnegie Hall talk, brother of Hugo Munsterberg of Harvard.
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New England
Enoch Arden
William R. Smith
Botanical Garden
Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Central Trust Company of Illinois
New York
Chicago
Eugene Zimmerman
Cincinnati
William Waldorf Astor
Great Britain
Kilmore
Kimbolton
Tanderagee Castle
Strampton House
Manchester
Emil Munsterberg
Charity Organization Society Tonight
Carnegie Hall
Hugo Munsterberg
Harvard University
South Dakota Enjoys Pleasant Fall Weather Again
The article notes South Dakota's repeated, mild fall conditions with no severe weather yet. It praises consistent good weather as a regular, nearly annual blessing and contrasts it with extreme past records.
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South Dakota
Prohibition Wave Reaches Southern States and Oklahoma
The Anti-Saloon League drives reform as Alabama joins prohibition states with a law effective Jan 1 1909. Georgia and other southern counties adopt measures closing saloons, while Oklahoma enacts a prohibition statute. The reform wave grows through non political league action.
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Alabama
South
Anti-Saloon League
Georgia
League
Oklahoma
Supreme Court restricts licenses for saloons on reservations
The court narrowed license authority, ruling counties cannot grant saloon licenses without a popular vote. In Lyman County and Reliance cases the decision declares licenses west of the river invalid until towns organize and voters approve licensing. Saloons must close pending local votes.
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Supreme Court of
Lyman County
Reliance
State Anti-Saloon League
League
Supreme Court
Bayonet and Sword Upgrades Planned Amid Talks of Replacement
The article notes decisions to adopt a new bayonet and a new sword while unspecified when replacement will occur. It describes the bayonet as long and thin for reach and the sword as straight and narrow for thrusting, reflecting lessons from modern hand to hand fighting.
Cattle Shipping in Hawaii Dogs Chains and Cruelty Described
Leslie's Weekly recounts cattle loading on Hawaiian ships with llamant cruelty noted. Cattle are corralled under trees and dragged by rope from horns into surf as cowboys and natives ferry toward boats. Animals are hoisted aboard by bellybands while bellowing animals cry out and fear is evident.
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Kawaikae
Honolulu
Molokai
Leslie’s Weekly
The Electro Magnet in Engineering Lifts and Breaks
The electro magnet replaces hooks and slings by using a switch to energize and lift bars castings scrap or pig iron. Poles are shaped for the material, oblong for heavy rails, and magnets lift over two tons. It also breaks old castings by lifting and dropping a steel ball weighing one to six tons for melting and reuse.
Passing of a Famous Bridge Over the Golden Horn
An American firm seeks the Constantinople bridge contract by showcasing its work to impress the sultan. The old bridge over the Golden Horn is slated for removal and replacement with a new structure.
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Golden Horn
Constantinople
Bridge presentation to monarch fails to sway sultan
A company prepared two views of the bridge for a presentation to his majesty. The first depicted a stormy scene rivaling the Atlantic, the second a calm summer day. Neither image succeeded in pleasing the sultan, according to Reuter.
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Ing
Reuter
Admirable Irish Quip Highlights Repetition in Speech
An Illinois politician believes his speech on the trust question impressed the audience mainly for its perseverance. A friend named Pat quips that the standout element was the repeated emphasis on the same point, delivering admiration with humor.
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Illinois
Trish
Pat
Celt
Agin
Harper’s Weekly
A Haughty Queen Wilhelmina’s Overreach in Dutch Rule
Holland's queen Wilhelmina reportedly asserts personal control over foreign relations. She treats Dutch colonies as private property of the house of Orange. Her immense popularity shields her from the constitutional limits on royal power.
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Holland
Wilhelmina
House of Orange
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