Democratic push on Independence Day foresees victory
The column argues for a Democratic win in the fall and the main event two years ahead, praising Champ Clark and Tammany forces while criticizing Republicans on the tariff trusts and extravagance. It notes Taft era reductions, rising living costs, and broad national growth with cautious GOP credit for policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champ Clark
Tammany Braves
Taft
Johnson
Blaine
Harrison
Cleveland
Credit for Taft Era Surplus and Fiscal prudence
The article credits President Taft and the Treasury Secretary for the year end surplus. It notes Taft's early executive moves established a budget-like system to save money for the people and outlines a common financial policy across cabinet members. The surplus boosts the administration's popularity after legislative successes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Secretary of the Treasury
Taft Praised as Great Man with Lincoln Like Qualities
Observers note growing support for President Taft praising his modesty and quiet effectiveness. If his current pace continues, he is expected to stand exceptionally high in public estimation at the close of his term.
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President Taft
Lincoln
Taft Praised For Signing Payne Aldrich Tariff Law
The piece lauds President Taft for signing the Payne Aldrich tariff law calling it the best enacted to date in U S history rather than the ideal tariff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
United States
Democratic Party Considers Bryan Trip to Africa
The Accomac Virginia News speculates that sending William Jennings Bryan on a trip to Africa could outdo Theodore Roosevelt and improve Democratic chances, suggesting a strategic move to elect a president in his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Mr. Bryan
Africa
Teddy
Tariff Not Responsible for High Food Prices
Steubenville Ohio Herald argues tariffs did not cause rising food costs noting Canada shows similar rate increases and implying other factors drive prices.
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Canada
Steubenville
Ohio
Herald
Danger in Democratic House as President Faces Party Trial
Washington Star argues the president leads a party under trial and fears a mid term halt. A Democratic House could block administration aims and maneuver against the Senate to gain leverage in the presidential race, leaving the president powerless on legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic House
Senate
Washington Star
Eleven Months of the New Tariff Compared With Earlier Laws
The government bureau of statistics in the department of commerce and labor released a detailed comparison of imports customs receipts and average ad valorem duties under the Payne Aldrich tariff with those under the Dingrey Wilson and McKinley laws. The report finds the new law favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Tariff Bill Hinted By Democratic Statesman Comment
A Washington Post quote suggests that within a Democratic administration finding a statesman without a tariff bill concealed would be difficult. The remark implies tariff policy is closely tied to Democratic leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Unfair to American Worker as China Recovers Export Trade
The piece argues China imitates Japan in export manufacturing with Shanghai mills employing over 30,000 workers. It cites low wages, foreign machinery, and growing domestic cotton goods. It claims US tariffs protect American jobs from cheaper Japanese and Chinese competition and criticizes tariff reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Shanghai
United States
England
Pacific
Essentials for Comfortable Cattle Barns and Stock Pens
An article on upgrading cattle barns emphasizes comfort light ventilation and warmth as key. It details doorways stalls gutters troughs and sloped floors with swing stanchions and ventilation boxes to bring in cold air from above while keeping feed and water accessible.
Riots Prompt National Guard Control of Columbus Streets
Ohio National Guard troops and officers took charge of Columbus after the street car strike sparked days of rioting led by union men. Governor Harmon rushed to the city as 2 000 guardsmen mobilized, with Brig. Gen. McMaken authorized to arrest or act as needed. Saloons closed and cars halted.
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Columbus
Ohio National Guard
Harmon
Marshall
Sartain
Columbus Street Railway
Michigan
State Arsenal
National Guard
Camp Perry
Wiliam V. McMaken
Toledo
General McMaken
The Tariff and High Prices Debate
A Senate inquiry into tariff effects questions the claim that tariffs raise prices and limit buying. A Washington dispatch notes witnesses seldom link higher costs to tariffs beyond luxuries like champagne, while trade data shows mixed results under the new law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate Committee
Washington
Surplus Report Highlights MacVeagh’s First Year
Secretary Franklin MacVeagh’s first year as U S treasury head shows a $9,402,432 appearing surplus in ordinary receipts and expenditures. When Panama canal payments are included the real deficit is $25,884,644, or $118,795,920 last year. The figures redeem a president’s promise and mark a notable fiscal record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin MacVeagh
United States Treasury
Treasury
Panama Canal
Panama
MacVeagh
Linen industry opening for great American growth
Mr Pogue warned at the Franklin Institute that the nation burns eight to ten million tons of flax fiber yearly after extracting linseed oil and cake worth forty to sixty million dollars. The burned straw could yield about six hundred million dollars in fiber, signaling potential for a large domestic linen industry.
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Pogue
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
The Rubber Scandal and Tariff Debate
The passage accuses Aldrich of backing a higher duty on rubber despite admitting cheaper production here. It alleges the postsession formation of a forty million dollar rubber trust by Aldrich, his son, and Guggenheims, raising rubber prices by over twenty percent. It questions Wickersham’s Sherman act enforcement and urges voters to oust responsible congress members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldrich
Guggenheims
Congress
Rubber Trust
Wickersham
Tariff philosophy and wage links discussed by Wadl Low
The statement argues that tariff levels determine wage outcomes. It claims high tariffs raise wages while low tariffs depress them. The observer suggests workers should understand tariff policy to know their earnings prospects.
Secure Stand of Potatoes by Moisture and Seed Quality
C L Fitch outlines how potato stands depend on moisture at planting and afterward. He notes soils must stay damp, fields require harrowing and timely irrigation, and late runs stem from dry pockets or rotten seed pieces. Emphasizing seed size, cut seed, and planter accuracy, he cites 75 percent as fair and 95 percent as highly profitable with minimal planter misses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Fitch
Colorado Agricultural College
Haying Machines and Their Modern Helpers
Improvements in hay handling equipment are praised in the Ohio Farmer. Modern self damp steel hayrakes replace old wooden tools, and a ten year old can operate them. Hay tedders, loaders, sweep rakes, stackers, and derrick forks speed curing and stacking hay while efficient winter pig housing is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Timothy
Mission man sets world record profits in onion farming
Charles Volz of Mission Texas claims a world record for profits from intensive farming. He sold a Bermuda onion crop on 24 acres for 12982 dollars, netting 9083 after expenses. The yield filled 22 cars and was shipped to northern and eastern markets. The land could have been bought for one dollar an acre ten years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Volz
Mission, Community
Mission
Tex
Bermuda
First Creamery Built in United States
The first creamery was built in Middletown New York in 1863 and the second at Binghampton New York. The creamery business stayed regional for many years and did not expand westward until about twenty five years ago.
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United States
Middletown
N. Y
Binghampton
West
Chiefs Split Loot in Illinois Central Rail Graft Case
Harold A. Lima testified in a chancery case seeking $300,000 from Memphis Car Co. that high railroad officials conspired to divide profits from car repair grafts, claiming as much as 40 percent of railroad payments. He said he received only $750, while lumber and非 real repairs were billed though not performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Triols Central Railroad
Harold A. Lima
Illnois Central Railroad
Mason
Memphis Car Company
Sims
Witness Central
Tlinois Central
Memphis Car Repair Company
Crippen Said On Montrose as Voyage Near Coast
Wireless dispatch from Montrose reports Dr. Hawley I Crippen aboard the steamship bound toward North American waters. An Ontario officer and Quebec authorities prepare to board at Father Point to arrest Crippen and his typist if aboard.
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Montreal
Que
Montrose
Hawley I. Crippen
London
Belle Isle
Father Point
Dominion Police
Guavreau
Doctor Crippen
Attorney General’s Department
Quebec
Shropshire ewe of quality tops 1908 Chicago show
The Shropshire ewe owned by Gebrge McKer row & Sons of Wisconsin is praised as one of the finest exhibited. Champion at the 1908 International in Chicago and noted for a broad back, short legs, and compact build, per American Agriculturist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gebrge McKerrow & Sons
Wisconsin
Chicago
Rescue from Belov’d Ship Aga Memnon Sinks Near Gloughey
A Holland liner Aga Memnon with 150 passengers was found afloat after fog near Gloughey. Forehold flooded. the ship likely a total loss. All passengers reported safe.
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Belfast
Gloughey
Debs Recovering After Abdominal Surgery in Rochester
Eugene Debs, treated for abdominal trouble at St. Mary's hospital in Rochester, Minn, was Thursday reported out of danger. The operation was entirely successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Debs
Rochester
Minn
St. Mary's Hospital
Pruning Guidance for Beginners With Safe Techniques
A practical tip advises that if a man does not know how to prune a tree he can safely remove all suckers and keep the ground clear of weeds and brush.
May Restrict Emigration From Western Pennsylvania Mines
Austrian consulate in Pittsburg indicates the imperial government may curb emigration to western Pennsylvania regions as a protest against poor working conditions in local mines and mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Death Toll Rises From Tidal Wave At San Sebastian Harbor
In San Sebastian Spain a deadly wave struck the harbor Tuesday sweeping people to their deaths. Authorities fear the number of fatalities will climb as rescue efforts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Sebastian
Spain
Iowa Democrats Nominate Judges and Back Local Option Ticket
At the state convention, Judge P. B. Wolfe of Clinton and Anthony Van Wagenen of Sioux City were selected for supreme court judges. Claude R. Porter emerged as the Democratic nominee for governor, with platform support for local option with high license and public-purposes taxation plus tariff scrutiny and reform. The draft platform denounces trusts and Republican tariff policy, calls for regulatory rate controls, recall of officials, and popular primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
P. B. Wolfe
Clinton
Anthony van Wagenen
Sioux City
Claude RK
Porter
Centerville
Appanoose County
Heuteng
C. Ek, Walters
Toledo
Tama County
H. A. Mitchell
Carroll
Carroll County
Robert van Boskirk
Marengo
Iowa County
George Trarnagle
Des Moines
Polk County
Walter H. Dewey
Chariton
Lucas County
Nixon P. Jones
Yolk County
Republican Party
Cogson
Democratic Party
Claude R. Porter
Iowa
Mrs Mary Craig Operated On for Cancer in Hampton
Mrs Mary Craig an Iowa Equal Suffrage Association officer traveled to Hampton with her daughter Lois for a cancer operation. She is the vice president of the state organization and the trip was to seek treatment and medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Craig
Allison
Mary E. Craig
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Hampton
Lois
Davenport Man Clyde Harris Drowned Found
The body of Clyde Harris of Davenport who drowned Saturday night was found near Geneva Island floating down the river in Muscatine Iowa July 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Muscatine
Clyde Harris
Geneva Island
Woman Killed by Lightning in Cromwell, Iowa
Mrs. Dell Bayless, 40, was struck and killed instantly by lightning at her Cromwell area home during a July electrical storm while she gathered clothes from a yard line. She leaves a husband and one child.
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Creston
Dell Bayless
Cromwell
Colfax Interurban Fatality Claims Colfax Man
Colfax resident Robert Gilbert a 60 year old section man on the interurban was killed two miles west of Colfax. The bachelor man died in the July 28 accident and was a longtime railroad worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Colfax, Ja
Robert Gilbert
Gilbert
Where He Saw Resemblance
A boy in the East end asks his mother if a man with a red nose on a downtown streetcar is Santa Claus. The exchange causes embarrassment as the boy links the man’s appearance to holiday lore and the car fills with laughter.
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Jimmie
East End
Mamma
Santa Claus
Santa
Pittsburg
Teddy’s Lesson Sparks a Crying Fit at Lundy Farm
A child recalls a tense moment with an elder, claiming he was not doing anything while the elder insists he should have. The exchange ends with a scolding and a light-hearted misfire over a supposed lesson.
Ready Theorist on house germs and porch remedies
The ready theorist argues that house files carry germs on their feet and should wear over shoes left on the porch. A pun about black and white and toasted cheese ends with a note on drawing power toward the mouse trap.
Poverty as Blessing Sparks Mutual Aid Comment
A reflective remark notes that poverty may be seen as a blessing, yet individuals willingly transfer their portion to others, highlighting shared hardship and communal spirit in difficult times.
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Onian
Army WN Command
GOV. Harmon Hastens Home
McMahen
Ullnois Central Road
Crippen
Shropshire
Wolfe and
van Wagenen
Sullivan
Ottumwa
Jerry B. Sullivan
Clint L. Price
Fifty-fourth
Reed
T. J. Phillips
Phillips
Price
Jerry
Henry J. Stiger
Town County
Carter
South West
Kaneos
J. A. Beckett
Greansabury
Kan
Moreyeruco Thompson’s Eye
Taper
Bax
Old Lundy
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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