KeepingTaxpayers in the Dark Tariff Talk and Farm Burden
A lengthy critique argues that Republican leaders protectorate the tariff enriches manufacturers while taxing farmers and workers. It accuses them of concealment, pressuring campaign contributions, and resisting tariff reform despite calls from President Taft and others. The piece cites the steel trust,玉 the Miles statement, and warns of hidden costs to the public if protections persist.
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Dingley
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James G. Blaine
Buffalo
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Harrison
Steel Trust
Republican Party
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Republican Campaign
H. E. Miles
National Association of Manufacturers
Agricultural Implement Trust
Amrican Industries
Washington
Mr. Miles
Miles
Taft
Democratic Plan for Gradual Tax Reform and Trade Balance
The speech argues for mutual trade, warns against abrupt shifts, and endorses gradual tariff reform. It promotes justice in taxation with a revenue tariff and income tax to share government costs, while appealing for broad public support beyond private financial interests.
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Melinley
Republican Party
Johnson Promises Aid as Democratic HQ Gathers Funds
In Chicago on August 21 Governor Charles N. Iyaskell of Oklahoma, DNC treasurer, arrived at Democratic headquarters to organize fundraising. Minnesota Governor John A. Johnson, drafted for the party ticket, pledged loyalty and campaign work in his state. Other callers included Senator Culberson, Gov. Patterson, and W. G. Conrad. Patterson derides Southern Republican shifts as ridiculous.
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Charles N. Iyaskell
Oklahoma
Democratic National Committee
Democratic
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Democratic National
Mack
Senator Culberson
Texas
Malcolm Patterson
Tennessee
W. G. Conrad
Montana
Patterson
Sulzer Seeks Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination
Friends of Congressman William Sulzer push his name for the Democratic State ticket this Fall. Sulzer previously sought the nomination, gaining more strength than rivals to William R. Hearst, while he is presently in the West and unaware of current maneuvers to secure the nomination.
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William Sulzer
Sulzer
William R. Hearst
West
Parker Leaves Seattle for New York Ethics Meeting
Alton B. Parker was summoned to New York on important law data and will miss the American Bar Association meeting where he planned to report the Committee on Professional Ethics and present a code for governing the legal fraternity. He departed Seattle with De Laney Nicoll and travels to Duluth then by steamer to Buffalo.
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Wash
Alton B. Parker
New York
American Bar Association
Committee On Professional Ethics
de Laney Nicoll
Parker
Duluth
Minn
Buffalo
Independence Party Rejects Coalition With Other Parties
Albany August 21 The local Independence Party Executive Committee decided against endorsing Bryan and Kern or forming coalitions despite mention of George C Hisgen brother of the party's presidential nominee being a member The committee will elect delegates to the State Convention and nominate full city and county tickets
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New York Times
Albany
Independence Party
Bryan
Kern
George C. Hisgen
Reform system criticized after parolee’s arrest
John Lyons of 2 903 Eighth Avenue faced Harlem Court for breaking his Elmira Reformatory parole. The magistrate condemned reformatories, saying young inmates suffer brutal treatment and often prefer prison to reformatories. Lyons to be returned to Elmira.
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John Lyons
Eighth Avenue
Harlem Court
Elmira Reformatory
Lyons
Elmira
Sergt. Williams
Prison Association
New York
Lyong
State Transfer Tax Receipts Rise. Forecast New Record
State Controller Martin Glynn reports transfers taxes totaled 5 646 054 for ten months ending August 1, 190,210,459 above last year’s 12 month total. August receipts alone approach 200 000, boosting year’s gain to over 400 000. With six weeks left and county reports pending, Glynn estimates the yearly total will exceed any prior year by seven to eight hundred thousand dollars.
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Albany
Martin H. Glynn
Glynn
Dog Chase in Riverside Ends with Fatal Shot
David Wimmer, a park employee, encountered a Newfoundland curled beneath shrubbery near Grant's Tomb on Riverside Drive. The dog lunged at him, tearing his bib as Policeman Mahoney fired, followed by further shots by bicycle and other officers, until the animal collapsed at 109th Street with four bullets. A crowd gathered at a safe distance.
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David Wimmer
Park Employe
Grant
Riverside Drive
Wimmer
Mahoney
Herbert
West 125Th Street
112Th Street
Martin and
Dunham
109Th Street
Budweiser Named World’s Most Popular Beer
Ad copy highlights Budweiser as the leading beer worldwide noting its popularity despite high production costs. It claims dealers profit less per unit but volume surpasses all other bottled beers, signaling broad recognition of its superiority.
Hughes Renomination Favored by Sagamore Hill Conference
Reports from Oyster Bay indicate Guy Hughes was nearly chosen to head the Republican ticket in New York after a conference at the President's home. James S. Sherman confirmed the consensus supporting Hughes, with Hitchcock endorsing the view and indicating a national impact beyond the state.
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Guy. Lughes
James S. Sherman
Sherman
Gov. Hughes
Republican Party
Gov
Hughes
Sagamore ‘Hill
Hitchcock
Republican National Committee
National Committee
Taft
the Times
Sagamore Hil
William Barnes, Jr
Francis Hendricks
Woodruff
Wadsworth
Adirondack
Parsons
New York
Roosevelt
Timothy Woodruff
Herbert Parsons
Oyster Bay
James 8. Sherman
Sagamore Hill
West End Avenue Sightseeing Car Rushes Traffic
A sightseeing car owned by the Harvey Automobile Company drew cheers and complaints as a chauffeur William Neely was arraigned at Westside Court after passengers viewed a stops at West 100th Street Station. Witnesses noted the car’s number appeared on the vehicle earlier.
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West End Avenue
Harvey Automobile Company
West 100Th Street
Westside Court
Burkett Reveals Roosevelt Letters on Aldrich Currency Bill
Lincoln Neb August 21 Senator E J Burkett released two Roosevelt letters praising the Aldrich currency measure. The notes dated July 23 1908 and August 18 1908 stress the emergency act's value and call for a permanent currency plan while noting its elastic provisions. The letters were made public today.
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Neb
Senator la Follette
E. J. Burkett
Roosevelt
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M Easter
Steney
Ysoura
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Ceretwe
Theolore Roosevelt
Railroads Challenge La Follette Labor Law Order
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad files a bill in the U S Circuit Court seeking a temporary suspension of the Interstate Commerce Commission rule that requires railways to report violations of the La Follette hours law. The railroad argues the order is unconstitutional as it compels carriers to report their own infractions, which are deemed inevitable due to occasional oversights.
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Inter-State Commerce Commission
la Follette
Baltimore & Ohio Today
United States Circuit Court
Hitchcock May Visit Maine After New England Meeting
Chairman Frank H. Hitchcock of the Republican National Committee may go directly to Portland after meeting New England state chairmen in Boston. He discussed plans with RNC executive committee members and Allied leaders, as Maine and Vermont vote on September 15 and September 1. The party aims to build a strong statewide majority as a moral boost nationwide. Other callers included Hepburn, Slimpson, Inkins, and Coombs, with Sherman planning a West tour after Bryan.
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Republican National Committee
Maine
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New England
Hitchcock
Portland
Vermont
Hepburn
Iowa
John M. Slimpson
Texas
Inkins
West Virginia
J. N. Coombs
Florida
Republican National
Jamess. Sherman
Sherman
West
Bryant
Illinois
Grangers Support Hughes for Governor Nomination
F N Godfrey master of the New York State Grange reports broad backing for Gov. Hughes across parties. He says many Democrats will vote for Hughes if nominated and some Republicans hesitate to back the party ticket without him. He asserts Hughes should be Republican nominee and would help win the national ticket in New York.
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Congress
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Missouri Valley
New York Leather Belting Company
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Albany
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Ballston
Albany Federation of Labor
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Whalen
Salamanca
N. Y
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Godfrey
Gov. Hughes
Thes
D. EF
Gov
Bomb Blast At Junk Shop Wrecks Ogdensburg Building
In Ogdensburg New York a junk shop burst into flames after a blast as molten lead was poured from a melting pot. Owner D K Truell and workers were injured with both legs shattered and an eye lost. A bomb may have accidentally been mixed with the junk.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
D. K
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