Who is doing the stealing in California reforms
The piece questions California delegate seating under a state primary law used to deny Taft electors a ballot position. It cites Supreme Court criticism as disenfranchising voters and accuses reformers led by Hiram Johnson of attempting to steal presidential electors. It also notes voter integrity issues in Dubuque and attacks Roosevelt allies and media alignments.
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California
Taft
Committee On Credentials
National Republican Committee
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of
Beatty
Hiram Johnson
Republican Party
Harris
Dubuque
Bull moose movement grows in DuBuque County
The bull moose movement in DuBuque County gains many more Democrats than Republicans as the strongest dissenters are those who failed to win county office nominations and now harbor a grouch.
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Dubuque County
quiet campaign amid rancor and balkans clash
The report notes a quiet campaign despite partisan rancor and heated language from Col Roosevelt. Four gubernatorial hopefuls met on a single Ames platform with little enthusiasm. Balkan states declare war on Turkey and are expected to unite with Servia Bulgaria Greece and Montenegro in fighting the Turks after fifty years of tension.
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Col. Roosevelt
Ames
Balkan
Turkey
Servia
Bulgaria
Greece
Montenegro
Balkan States
Johnson and Taft: A Defense of Taft’s Fitness
From the New York Sun, Hiram Johnson attacks Taft as the pitiful figure of American politics, then defends Taft’s honesty, ability, restraint, and loyalty to constitutional government while praising Roosevelt’s ambitions but affirming Taft’s enduring fitness for the presidency.
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New York Sun
Hiram Johnson
Rienzi
Golden Gate
Mr. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Taft
White House
Midway Plaisance
Bedlam
Hiram Johnsons
Mahdi
Oyster Bay
Professor challenges Roosevelt over liar label
In a St. Louis Globe-Democrat excerpt Col. Roosevelt is accused of labeling a professor a liar. The professor protests the insult, noting Roosevelt’s sharp vocabulary and his own pedantic stance.
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St. Louis
Diaz Justified in Mexico Rule, Chicago Record-Herald
Critics who condemned Diaz for governing Mexico as he did now see it as the only method to rule the country, the Chicago Record-Herald reports.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Diaz
Mexico
Contented man says he is contented quotes quit trying
A Topeka Capital aphorism notes that contentment signals surrender to effort and implies giving up on further striving. The remark frames contentment as a sign of resignation rather than satisfaction.
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Topeka
Chicago Evening Post headline on charges and denials
A brief note reflects the newspaper’s focus on ongoing charges and denials dominating current discourse, highlighting a climate of legal disputes and contested claims.
Neighborhood News Highlights From Waverly Iowa
Local items report Kelly Canning Co shipping 3 million cans of sweet corn from Waverly. Cases of infantile paralysis and typhoid fever rise in Clinton with cases in Hopkinton and city water concerns. A farmer cuts corn stalks for fence posts and gains honorary club membership. Tragic drownings and murders noted in Iowa areas. Football scores include Iowa and Minnesota wins. Political campaign events open in Dubuque. Railway fined for overtime work. notable deaths include R G Brooks and M P Sigworth. Marriage in Hopkinton joins Bessie Heath and Dr Floyd O Smith with plans for Turkey mission.
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Kelly Canning Co
Waverly
Clinton
Russell Hendee
Hopkinton
Green County
Ananias Club
John Potter
Iowa City
Iowa
Minnesota
Ames
Chicago
Indiana
Cornell
Des Moines
George W. Clarke
Charles &. Pickett
Congress
Dubuque
0. M.&st. P. Railway Company
United States District Court
Davenport
R.G. Brooks
Battle Creek
Vermont
Augusta Novak
Cherry Valley
Fairfax
Elsie Blizek
Oxford Junction
Monticello
William Kerby
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific By Co
United States
Cedar Rapids
Smith
Lenox
The
State University
New York City
Turkey
M. P. Sigworth
Anamosa
Sigworth
Clarion County
Pennsylvania
155Th Infantry
Linn County
Bush Medical College
Central City
Alleged wedding joke disrupts couple's honeymoon trip
D W Middlesworth of Mt Ayr and his bride Mabel Reed left Ida Grove for Denison. Jokers swapped trunks at Creeks so the couple arrived in Des Moines with an empty trunk. They canceled their two week wedding trip and will seek heavy damages from the railroad. charges may follow if culprits found. Washington Post notes the Kaiser and son at ours appears as royal press agent fraud.
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D. W. Middlesworth
Mt. Ayr
Ida Grove
Mabel Reed
Denison
Des Moines
Washington Post
Royal
Hadley backs Taft after St Louis ultimatum
Gov. Hadley said he would support President Taft only if Taft pledged publicly to back presidential primaries and southern representation at national conventions. Taft’s private secretary reminded Hadley that the president had already endorsed primaries in Boston, maintaining his earlier position. The piece suggests Hadley misread or forgot Taft’s stance before criticizing in St. Louis.
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Hadley
Sioux City Journal
St. Louis
Taft
Chicago
Boston
Taft Backed by Two Delegates in Booming Chicago Visit
A Des Moines business leader reports two Chicago delegates to the national bull moose convention now favor Taft. They deem Roosevelt disruptive and impossible to elect, praising Taft as a genuine progressive. Similar sentiments reach from across the country as election day nears. Times are prosperous with rising savings, harvests, and wages, prompting voters to question a national administration change.
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Des Moines
Chicago
Taft
Roosevelt
Ihe
Be Whole: Stand for Your Conscience Not Fads
A Cedar Rapids Republicans column urges readers to commit to their chosen political line and to Christian faith, warning against chasing popular favor. It advocates being true to conscience and avoiding “half baked” compromise.
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Cedar Rapids
Republican
Costly progress in politics sparks have on bills and pockets
The column attacks progressive funding in politics, naming Bill Flinn of Pittsburgh, Mr Crane, and George W. Perkins. It claims immense expenditures to back candidates, comparing private and official accounts and predicting a law to curb such spending.
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New York Tribune
Flinn
Pittsburgh
Murphy
Crane
George W. Perkins
Perkins
Meat Packers Omit Wine from Chicago Banquet
Boston area readers are told meat packers will skip wine at their Chicago convention banquet next month due to the high cost of living. They plead for sympathy as they face financial strain.
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Boston Traveler-Herald
Chicago
Solely a Family Affair
A humorous exchange features Murphy asking for a fast car while an auto dealer comments on a woman’s figure, with Murphy replying that the discussion is not its business. The dialogue tone mocks familiar car sales banter and social judgments.
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Murphy
Puck
Roosevelt era promised smooth Panama Canal fuel solution
The column suggests Colonel Roosevelt as president would ease Panama Canal fuel problems. It notes a newly discovered rich oil field in Colombian territory.
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Topeka
Col. Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Taft Gaining Strength in Iowa
Luther A. Brewer of Cedar Rapids, secretary of the Iowa Taft league, argues Roosevelt's pension stance alienates Iowa veterans and boosts Taft. He cites polls showing Roosevelt weakness, claims Republicans rally, and warns the third party is waning as voters back Taft and Wilson amid favorable business conditions.
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Luther A. Brewer
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Taft League
Iowa Taft Provisional Committee
Roosevelt
Iowa
Mr. Brower
Teddy Miany
Taft
Wilson
Old Man Winter Described By Omaha Bee
The Omaha Bee captioned a winter scene calling the figure there Old Man Winter, an old fellow sitting back and stroking a long white beard, smiling as he personifies the season.
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Omaha
Old Man Winter
Two Farms for Sale Near Monticello and Bowen’s Prairie
Two adjoining farms totaling 332 acres with two houses, two barns, two windmills, and a silo, offered separately. Inquiries on Gaesade road 3% miles east of Monticello. Auction at Bowen’s Prairie on October 15 at 11 a.m. features cattle, horses, hogs, poultry, crops, and farm equipment.
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Monticello
David Schneiter
Gaudenz L. Marugg
Bowen’s Prairie
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