Public Sale of GOP Items at Capitol Sale
Public notice announces a November 4 1908 sale at a Capitol Washington DC residence by GOP managers to liquidate party paraphernalia and several odd items amid humorous political branding news. Auctioneers include Colonels Rockeffeler Morgan and Harriman with bids open to all, possession March 4 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Capitol
Washington, D.C
Republican Club
John R. Walsh
Rockeffeler, Morgan and Harriman
Demagogic Men and Missouri Education Debate
A Boonville era column defends Bryan, criticizes Taft, and recalls Republican and Democratic candidates since 1856. It argues Missouri’s public schools rose under Democratic rule, notes a large permanent school fund, and contrasts education progress with carpetbagger excess. The piece also warns of campaign fund tricks and business pressures ahead of the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
the Post
Missouri
Columbia
Democratic Party
State of
Union
McKinley
Bryan
St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Circle of Life and Local Notes from Hannibal to Glasgow
Mixed village items and anecdotes recount a humorous circus sighting of a child named Tommy Bangs, plans for a 20 acre Hannibal park, railroads and shade trees, and family visits from Quinsy to Huntsville. The column includes a devil tale about unpaid newspapers, reflections on saving girls as well as boys, a catfish attack on a Butler county farmer, and a note on Susie Crawford visiting relatives in Galesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
City
Bear Creek
Beulah Carter
Huntsville
Glasgow Missourian
Symphonic verse on Billy T defeat and free vote
A concise political verse declares Billy T. is defeated, asserting independence from oppression and the right to vote. The narrator signs as J W D, urging readers toward victory and individual liberty in a stylized old newspaper tone.
Nurses Leave for Escamel at Yellow Stone
Mrs Jennie Yowell, Mrs Lena Browning and Miss A A Likes depart Monday for an escamel at Yellow Stone. The three nurses travel to assist in a medical mission and will return after their assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Yowell
Lena Browning
A. A. Likes
Yellow Stone
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G. O. P. Managers
Directoire
Directoire Damasse
Louisine
Pittsburg Dispatch
John Anderson
Arch Street Methodist Church
B. C. Morrison
Birmingham
Ala
Clyde W. Gow
J. A. Mumpower
Troy
Gow
Balls Co. Record
Annie Finks
Shelbina
Laura
Myra
Mr. Bryan
E. W. Pfaffenberger
Bouonville
Western Christian Union
Taft
DeWitt
The
Boonville Advertiser
Fremont
Dayton
Lincoln
Hamlin
Johnson
Grant
Colfax
Wilson
Hayes
Wheeler
Garfield
Arthur
Blaine
Logan
Harrison and
Morton
Reid
Hobart
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Buchanan and Breckenridge
Douglas and Johnson
McClellan and Pendleton
Seymour and Blair
Greeley and Brown
Tilden and Hendricks
Hancock and
English
Cleveland and Hendricks
Cleveland and Thurman
Cleveland and Stevenson
Bryan and Sewell
Bryan and Stevenson
Parker and Davis
Hanmibal Courier-Post
William Short
Hydesburg
S. E. Boarman
Pable
Kansas City Post
Tommy Bangs
Mrs. R. Lindsey
Quincy
Mire, Chane Matis
Ote
Monroe
Josephine Bodkins
Hunter, Oklahoma
Mary Bodkins
Hell
Butler County
Susie Crawford
Galesburg, Dll
R. L. Battell
Billy T
A. B.C
Bill T
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