Taft Rally Draws 4000 Virginians in Taft Virginia Visit
Four thousand Virginians packed the Taft rally at Yion Springs Virginia to hear the Republican nominee speak on national issues. The crowd, mixed Republicans and Democrats, cheered as Taft touted labor support and Roosevelt policies while mocks and rebel yells rang from the field. Taft noted the crowd’s energy and rode a wave of Southern-style enthusiasm through a broad political address.
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Taft Faults Democrats Over Tariffs and Corruption
Mr Taft denounces the Democratic Party, arguing the 1893-1907 tariff shifts damaged industry and led to financial risk. He credits Roosevelt and Republican Congresses with enforcement, reforms, and labor support, while urging Southern independents to join a strengthened Republican effort.
Illinois Distrusts Bryan's Doctrines in 1900 Campaign
Special to The New York Times Springfield Illinois August 21 1900 voters in Illinois stand firm against Bryan for president returning to Taft as the likely Republican choice. The article notes labor strength manufacturing interests and anti injunction tariffs as campaign focal points with governors Adlai Stevenson and party leaders including Roger Sullivan influencing split opinions. It also highlights the likely solid black vote for Taft across several states and in Illinois with about 270 Negro voters in the state.
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Wadsworth Addresses Hughes at Wayne County Encampment
Rochester dispatch reports Grange day at the twenty-ninth Wayne County Veteran Soldiers and Sailors Association encampment at Camp Wadsworth Bonnicastle Sodus Bay. James W. Wadsworth Jr. urged citizens to criticize legislatures while defending lawmakers from being mere rubber stamps. He argued for a clean, independent legislature and warned against bureaucratic overreach and entrenchment.
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Meyer Heads to Hot Springs to Confer with Taft
Postmaster General Meyer left for Hot Springs to meet Judge Taft about the political situation and to report on the New York Republican leaders conference. He plans to campaign for the Postal Savings Bank plank and to push postal system reforms including pneumatic tubes connecting New York City central offices.
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Taft Seeks Loyal Support Amid Tight Political Race
The article notes Taft plans a determined campaign relying on speeches and personality to win back voters who opposed him. Democrats doubt success, aiming to rally support for Stevenson over Bryan and bet on Taft’s margin, estimated between sixty thousand and seventy thousand votes.
Connecticut Negro Voters Denounce Taft at Hartford Meeting
Delegates from Connecticut Negro voter organizations representing about 6 000 voters issue a resolution declaring no self-respecting Negro will vote for William H Taft. They criticize his policy on disfranchisement punishment of soldiers and education and call for cautious strategy in the 1908 campaign. The resolutions spark debate among attendees.
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Herrick Predicts Taft Victory and Ohio Support
Ex Gov Myron T Herrick of Ohio, returning from Europe, predicted Taft will win nationally and carry Ohio. He praised Taft as a capable judge with judicial temperament and noted favorable views of Taft in England. Herrick believed Ohio would stay Republican and minimized the impact of a third ticket, calling the Independent Party the Blue-Eyed Party.
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Three to One on Taft Bets In Wall Street
Two bets of 3 to 1 that Taft will win the presidency were laid in Wall Street yesterday with stakes of 6000 to 2600 and 3000 to 1000. A separate 1000 to 1000 wager predicted Bryan will have fewer popular votes than in his previous run. Also a 2400 to 200 bet foresaw a Republican win in New York State for the national ticket.
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Lincoln Douglas debate site marked by new monument
Ottawa Illinois hosts the half century celebration at the Lincoln Douglas debate site. A 24 ton boulder from Moab Trumbo’s farm was set on a concrete base in Washington Park with a bronze tablet noting the 1858 debate. Illinois Chapter D A R financed the monument unveiled August 21 1908. La Salle County Historical Association directed the ceremony.
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Suit Accuses Bronx Builder of Elopement and Bigamy
Mrs. Rose Wahlig sues for separation from Frank A. Wahlig claiming he eloped with Minnie Sternkopf in 1905 and later influenced their son Charles to marry her in August 1905 when he was 13 and she 35. She alleges assault, pistol threats, alimony disputes, and a family scandal involving wealth of $60,000, while Wahlig denies infidelity and says the son married Sternkopf for her money.
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Jury Prayed For Light in Murder Trial
St Louis County jurors knelt beside their cots to seek divine guidance before verdict in the Wash Woods murder trial. On the first ballot, the defendant Wash Woods was acquitted after earlier failed attempts to reach agreement on guilt or innocence.
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Candles Light Hotel Albany After Dynamo Breaks
A dynamo piston rod broke at the Hotel Albany on Forty first Street and Broadway. Repairs were delayed until after nightfall, leaving guests in darkness for several hours. Candles supplied all illumination, and guests had time to stock up on candles.
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Fest Fire Menaces Town
Hundreds of inhabitants and villagers battle a spreading forest fire that threatens cottages and farm buildings in Flanders on a late summer night. Fire crews and residents work to contain the blaze and protect homes and outbuildings.
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