Upbuilding Work by Republicans in the Post Office
The Tribune reports from Washington that Republican leaders cite ten years of Post Office gains under Roosevelt and prior administrations. Postmaster General Meyer touts rural delivery expansion, postal savings with bills before Congress, and cost-saving reforms to improve efficiency while urging continuity in GOP leadership. Registration ends today with polls open 7 am to 10 pm. crowds expected.
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Frrom
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Roosevelt
Postofice
Renes
Postoffice Department
Congress
Pational Committee
Cleveland
McKinley
Meyer
Na&y
Geneva
Postal Savings Bank
United States
Germany
Philippines
Bryan
Post Office Department
Canada
Mr. Meyer
C. P. Granfield
Joseph Stewart
Department
Great Britain
Kings Registration Republicans Gain Boost for Brooklyn
Brooklyn Republicans report district by district gains in three days of 1906 registration versus 1908 figures with overall GOP net gain in nine Assembly districts and Democratic net gain in fourteen. They flag low registration in Williamsburg and German-populated areas, note fraudulent voting claims, and predict strong Taft support with defections from Hughes.
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Brooklyn
Doug
Assembly Thistrict
Gatn. Lees
16Th Assembly
Rownsville
Williamsburg
Hughes
Personal Liberty League
Jacob Brenner
Kings County
Republican Executive Committee
Tom
Truth About Grape-Nuts Diet Claims Endure in Reader Letter
A reader recounts indigestion improved after trying Grape-Nuts with cream and Postum. After a week stomach acidity soothed. two weeks later digestion improved and appetite returned. The letter, signed by a Nebraska man, echoes the product’s health claims and references the Postum ad campaign.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Central Federation Union debates AFL fund drive
A lengthy Central Federated Union meeting heatedly debated contributions to the AFL campaign for the Democratic Party. Delegates challenged Gompers circulars urging union support for Bryan, with some repudiating the circulars and calling for neutrality amid partisan claims.
Gompers to Aid Foelker Opponents in Brooklyn Race
Samuel Gompers and John Mitchell of the American Federation of Labor plan to back James P. Nader in Brooklyn 3d District against Otto G Foelker. Nader is national treasurer of the United Hatters of North America. Gompers will speak for him and Mitchell has authored a district wide letter.
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Samuel Gonwers
American Federation of Labor
John Mitchell
Federation
United Mine Workers
James P. Nader
3D Congress
Brooklyn
Otto G. Foelker
Naier
United Hatters of North American
Gompers
Mitchell
Bryan Indorsed by Central Labor Union in Philadelphia
The Central Labor Union endorsed Bryan for the Presidency with a 2 to 14 vote, adopting a long-tabled resolution. The Tribune notes registration cautions urging readers to register before voting and mentions booth locations in Manhattan and The Bronx as the last day approaches.
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the Tribune
Philadelphia
Central Labor Union
Bryan
Manhattan
The
Bronx
Registration figures show Manhattan three day turnout down
Political leaders avoided comment on Jew registration figures for three days in Manhattan as police corrected errors in day three returns. The revised third day total for the 27th District rose to 1,868, bringing three day city totals to 204,141, a 33,088 drop from 194 and a city wide decline of 33,428 amid reapportionment complicating year over year comparisons.
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Manhattan
Bronx
Cael
Ceves
Parsons
Republican County Committee
Woodward
Collin HK
Ith
Honnel
Lth
Moses M. McKee
Sullivan
Ith Street
Law Reduces Illegal Voter Registration in Districts
A new law has curbed illegal voter registration that had been prevalent in these districts in prior years according to observers and election officials overseeing the process.
Woodruff Challenging The Worlds Taft Hughes Chanler Figures
State Chairman Woodruff says The Worlds canvass miscomputes New York figures showing Chanler leading in the city and Hughes ahead in the state. He argues corrected totals yield a larger Hughes plurality and a very large Taft plurality statewide, disputing The Worlds percentages.
Kingston and Saratoga registration figures show two day totals
Kingston recorded 1724 on Saturday with a two day total of 3418, down from 3049 in 1905 and 3516 in 1906, a drop of 98 from the 164 figure. Saratoga Springs saw higher two day turnout with over 3100 voters, breaking all Friday and Saturday records, as countywide registration nears the 1906 high amid widespread gains.
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Kingston
Saratoga
Saratoga Springs
Record registration in St. Louis tops for history
St. Louis records show 154000 registered yesterday, the largest total in the city's history, marking a historic peak in voter registration activity during October.
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ST. Louis
Labor men denounce Frawley at union meeting
At a Central Federation Union meeting in the 2nd district Dr. J. P. Thomas Independence Party candidate attacked Senator James J. Frawley as the labor enemy. A motion to endorse Thomas faced objections, and the matter was sent to the executive committee while a committee was named to oppose Frawley regardless of other candidates.
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Central Federated Union
American Federation of Labor
Democratic Party
Gompers
Bryan
Abrahams
Pressfeeders’ Union
Bush
Ryan
Photo Engravers’ Union
Hughes
James J. Frawley
Tammany
J. P. Thomas
Independence Party
Frawley
Iabor
Dr. Thomas
Executive Committee
Idle rich criticized by English suffrage leader in Buffalo speech
News from Buffalo reports Mrs Annie Cobden Sanderson, a militant English suffrage leader, objects to idle rich women in the United States in a letter read at the NAWSA convention. She calls wealth power and monopoly motives blocking suffrage and urges American women to adopt a more militant, revolutionary stance. The piece ends with a public warning about missing registration.
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Buffalo
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Annie Cobden Sanderson
Humphry Ward
England
Mass Meetings Clip Campaign Pace With Noted Speakers
This week features intensified Republican mass meetings with national figures delivering multiple speeches. Tonight ex Governor John S Wise of Virginia and Francis H Adams speak at Camp Taft on East 125th Street. Also at Camp Hughes speakers include George Henry Payne Pratt A Brown and Joel E Spingarn. Additional talks planned at Camp Hughes on 123th Street and Seventh Avenue with Senator W Alden Smith Hugh Coleman and Charles E Foote. Other venues include Union Square noon rally by W J Swope and A R Garrington and Broadway talks by G J Corey W J Worden W V Hirsh John D Ginck and Henry G Stryker.
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John S. Wise
Virginia
Camp Taft
East 125Th Street
Francis H. Adams
Camp Hughes
Th Street
Third Avenue
George Henry Payne
Pratt A. Brown
Joel E. Spingarn
123Th Street
Seventh Avenue
W. Alden Smith
Michigan
Hugh Coleman
Charles E. Foote
Commercial Ravellers
Sound Money League
Union Square
W. J. Swope
Pennsylvania
A. R. Garrington
the Drummer Boy
Shiloh
National Commercial and Industrial League
Broadway
G. J. Corey
W. J. Worden
W. V. Hirsh
John D. Ginck
Henry G. Stryker
Debs Speech Draws Thousands as 16 Arrests Reported
In Philadelphia a Debs rally drew large crowds while police arrested sixteen men for disturbances. Debs condemned current government and parties, urging a peaceful path to sweeping social change as he branded Roosevelt a symbol of American politics.
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Philadelphia
Eugene V. Debs
Debs
Uncertainty Over Bryan Tour Plans Delays Eastward Start
Norman E. Mack, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, sent no new word yesterday on Mr. Bryan's Eastward speaking tour. HQ at the Hoffman House indicated unclear arrival dates and Mack may remain in Chicago until Bryan departs, with a possible New York trip together. Lieutenant Governor Chanler spent yesterday at his summer home in Tuxedo Park and was en route to the city early this morning.
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Woodruff
Chanler
Hughes
Bronx
Taft
New York City
Mr. Hearst
Mr. Hughes
Shearn
Mr. Woodruff
Hearst
Chanier
Herald
Brooklyn Eagle
Roosevelt
Charles A. Conant
Parker
Bryan
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Mr. Bryan
Hoffman House
Mr. Ryan
Chairman Mack
Chicago
New York
Tuxedo Park
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Himelf
Post Office Progress
Kings Registration
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Cat Aelec
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Crosbys
W.&j.sloane
19Th Street
America
Chanter
Watertown
Ostermoor
Aome
Afice
T. M. Stewart
ST. Sone
Columbus
Wall Street
Appleton, Wis
Paul Krause
Krause
Vichy
France
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