Bryan and Roosevelt clash over press rights in Commoner editorial
William J. Bryan denounces President Roosevelts claim that government may prosecute critics as dangerous. He defends free speech and urges Congress to pursue investigation into alleged Panama ties, while rejecting government libel prosecutions against critics. The piece also notes a state Supreme Court affirmation of Priest's assault conviction and other Missouri items including Y M C A park funding and local trials.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Bryan
Congress
New York World
Panama
House
Senate
Knox
Senator Knox
Pulitzer
W. B. Priest
Towney Finnegan
Supreme Court
Priest
Finnegan
Stoutsville
Paris
Mercury
Will Buckman outwits Uncle Tom in a quick horse trade
Uncle Tom Yates traded a gray horse to Vint Spalding for another horse then swapped that horse for a calf and sold the calf for $9.00, yielding a strong return on a 25 cent investment in four days. Uncle Tom laments Will Buckman did not seize the $9.00.
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Will Buckman
Uncle Tom Yates
Tom
Vint Spalding J
Spalding
Uncle Tom
Will
Does a hundred million deficit make noise like prosperity
Misses Imogene and Agnes Bell visited Bluff City on Saturday reflecting on national economic talk. The note hints at a deficit of one hundred million dollars and questions if such numbers portend real prosperity in the era.
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Carthage Democrat
Imogene and
Agnes Bell
Bluff City
Farmers Raise Money in a Simple Trade
In the Mexi co Ledger the line “Farmers Raise Money” appears. The piece notes farmers can earn cash by bringing simple farm goods to town such as chickens eggs cordwood corn potatoes or similar products. It reflects a straightforward rural trading idea echoed by the Louisiana Press-Journal.
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Mexico Ledger
Louisiana Press-Journal
Prohibition Opinion Signals Statewide Vote in Missouri
A Lexington Intelligencer note claims temperance groups outflanked brewers to pass initiative and referendum. It suggests the liquor interests overlooked a constitutional amendment and that statewide prohibition appears imminent in Missouri.
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Hadley
Missouri
Lexington Intelligencer
Holiday Rates for Wabash Round Trip Tickets
Wabash Railway offers round trip tickets at one and a half regular fare to Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan and all Wabash Canada points. Tickets on sale December 24 25 and January 1 with return limits December 28 for the December 24 25 sales and January 1 for the January 1 sale. Clapper Mo 19 1908 Santa letter requests hobby horse wagon two ponies whip dog gun football candy blocks nuts pencil box red pen ink tablet coat gloves shoes hat from boy
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Wabash Railroad
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Canada
Clapper
Old Time Letters From Indian Creek Studio
A collection of child wish lists and social notes from 1908. A three year old asks Santa for a horse a French harp candy nuts oranges a train that won t go while a five year old girl Agnes Parsons requests a teddy bear a doll cradle and a pretty named doll with candy nuts and oranges. The item also notes Mrs C S Robertshaw visiting Shelbina with daughter and J E McPike of Bowling Green visiting the city with relatives and one of the fair ones of the Queen of the Prairies.
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Alfred R. Parsons
Indian Creek Mo
Monroe City
Santa Clause
Agnes Olivia Parsons
Indian Creek
J. E. McPike
Bowling Green
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Macon Times-Democrat
Prohibition
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