Taft Harshness Gone and Candidate in Fine Fettle
Taft speaks in St Cloud on labor policy suggesting crumbs from Gompers table may fall to him. Bryan renews attacks on Taft in Sioux Falls and Montrose. Taft and Bryan miss chance to meet in Minneapolis. Iowa independence party eyes full ticket as populist currents reappear.
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Taft
Gompers
Bryan
Sauk Center
Minn
St. Cloud
Sioux Falls
S. D
Montrose
Mitchell
Salem
Spencer
Farmer
Fulton
Minneapolis
William J. Bryan
William H. Taft
Mrs William Springer Divorced Then Marries Dallas Man
Marshalltown Iowa Sept 28 Special Mrs William Springer recently divorced from her husband with 1000 alimony married a matrimonial ad husband in Dallas Texas who has skipped with all her money.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
William Springer
Dallas
Texas
Millionaire Hobo Presides At National Unemployed Meet
The four day convention of the National Committee of Unemployed opened in New York City with J. Eads Bow of St. Louis, renowned as the Millionaire Hobo, serving as chief promoter. Delegates represent unemployed workers nationwide.
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New York
N. Y
National Committee of Unemployed
J. Eads Bow
St. Louis
Hobo
Bryan Campaign Map Shows 1908 Electorate Potential
Analysis of electoral map notes Bryan's strength lies in southern states plus Oklahoma. It estimates a 147 vote nucleus from 1904 patterns and Oklahoma's seven votes, then outlines which states Bryan could target to reach the 242 needed for victory in 1908.
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Hendrick
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Taft
United States
Cleveland
Oklahoma
Parker
Davis
Man
Bryan
Yoakum Pleads For Tolerange At Railroads Convention
In a Columbus address at the eleventh biennial convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen B F Yoakum urged fair government regulation of railroads and rejected favors that harm the public He warned that biased legislation would anger the public and hurt railroad workers and investors by reducing freight and wages and cited Burlingtons rail purchases and the impact of rail shortages on employment.
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Columbus
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
B. F. Yoakum
Rock Island-Frisco Lines
George Harris
The
Burlington
Drought Ends in East as Cold Wave Grips Midwest
Chicago reports first frosty morning with overcoats and gloves. Frosts hit Missouri Kansas and Nebraska damaging corn and tender vegetation. Ohio and Pennsylvania relieved by heavy rains breaking the drought.
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Chicago
Ill
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Governor Hughes Denounces Bryan In Indianapolis Speech
Gov Hughes of New York told a large Indianapolis crowd that Bryan and Bryan policies are dangerous. He framed the issue as a sharp contrast in national leadership.
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Gov. Hughes
Bryan
Indianapolis
Ind
New York
Rail freight movement shows impact of policy on labor
The 1907 rail freight figures reveal 3,000,000 tons of purchases by all railroads, moving 13,500,000 tons of raw and finished goods in 450 000 carloads. The piece argues that policies hindering railroad growth hurt locomotive crews, workers, and wages, portraying a broad battle between capital and labor.
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Ings
Bankers Oppose Postal Savings Plan in Assn Report
A Denver report from the American Bankers Association Savings Bank Section argues postal savings banks are unnecessary. It cites state systems and cautious views on federal banking experiments, praising U S savings institutions while urging education over expansion.
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Savings Bank Section
the American Bankers’ Associa
Denver
P. de Roy Howard
Miron T. Herrick
C. la Rue Munson
Francis R. Morrison
Charles E. Sprague
Lucius Tetter
William Banhart
Savings Bank
United States
Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Company
Great Gathering of Warriors International Tuberculosis Congress Opens
The sixth triennial international congress on tuberculosis opened in Washington, D. C. with scientists, diplomats, and philanthropists from numerous nations in attendance. Secretary Cortelyou presided and District Commissioner McFarland delivered the capital welcome, followed by foreign representatives' brief responses.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyou
McFarland
Knusely signs affidavit over county option vote
Luther W. Knusely, a Indiana lower house member in a special session, signed an affidavit alleging Governor Hanly offered him a $2900 yearly position to vote for the county option bill. The charge stems from his Saturday floor vote against the bill.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Luther W. Knnsely
Hanly
Unions Defy Leader In New England Wage Dispute
Boston workers at International Paper plants in Massachusetts Maine and New Hampshire rejected a five percent wage cut and refused to follow their national union president’s directive. The strikers have been off the job for weeks and resist the lower rate.
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Boston
Mass
International Paper Company
New England
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Haskell to sue Hearst and Ridder named treasurer
Oklahoma Governor Haskell announced in Guthrie he will sue William Randolph Hearst next Wednesday to prove a news claim false. In New York Herman Ridder was named treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, citing tariff reform as a motive and support for Bryan.
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Guthrie
Okla
Haskell
Chicago
William Randolph Hearst
Theodore
Charles N. Haskell
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
Democratic
Union Station
Ridder
New York
Herman Ridder
Staats Zietung
Mack
National Committee
Democratic Party
Ship Loch Finlas Sinks Off Tasmanian Coast
The British vessel Loch Finlas from Port Pirie South Australia bound for Callao foundered off Foster Island near Tasmania in daylight. Twenty of the twenty four crew were drowned while four survivors were picked up by a passing steamer amid a gale and high seas. Foster Island is near the northeast Tasmanian coast and is known for dangerous shoals.
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Launceton
Tasmania
Loch Finlas
Port Pirie
South Australia
Callao
Foster Island
Weather Forecast Fragments for Iowa and Illinois
Iowa partly cloudy and cool tonight and Tuesday with probable frost. Illinois threat continues tonight and Tuesday with light frost possible. Sunrise 5 43 sunset 6 40 moonrise 7 28 p m
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Iowa
Illinois
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Arizona
Dakota
Wsa
Hearst
Des Moines
Independence Party
Needham
L. H. Weller
Rublow
New State
NG Pryan
Farker
Bryan Near
Yoakum
Bankers’ Report
Postal Savings Bank
Financiers’ Committee
Dubs Hanley
Hearst Ongril
Tasmanian
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