Demands Over Labor Voters Split Over Gompers Influence
The article discusses Samuel Gompers backing for the Democratic ticket, provoking pushback from labor leaders who argue workers must judge independently. It notes distrust of labor leaders attempting to dictate votes and suggests many unions may favor Republicans, with organized labor seeking self directed choice rather than party alignment.
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Orbie
Gonpera
Gompers
Ithe Tate
Democratic Party
Labor Orevtalzations
Gempers
Henry White
Tinsted Garment Workers
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Wolerd
Alwas
Flo
Vunlen
Gompere
Teyxing
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Hryan
Jand
Gomypuns
Republican Party
Gompere Plain
Winnebago County Favors Cook for U S Senator
The article argues that Winnebago county backs H. A. Cook of Neenah as the strongest homegrown candidate for United States senator. It notes Cook’s record, sincerity, and public service, and predicts county voters will largely support him over other candidates in the upcoming primary. Local support is described as robust and expanding.
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Winnebago County
Winnnebago
8. A. Cook
Neenah
Suport
Cook
Winnigo County
Winnebase County
Ae Laabeee
Tien
Cuen
Renda
Parta
Thesxa
Tme
Ook
Stnator
United States Sennlor
Oshkosh
Sheboygan Journal
la Follette
United States
Wisconsin
Echo
Madison Journal
Jgnerance
Shawane Journal
Connor
Merchfield
Stephenson
United States Senate
Eau Claire Telegram
Bryan
Appleton Post
Los Angeles
Mike Milwaukee
Milwaukee Sentinel
Anti-Saloon League
Liberty League
Fond du Lac
McGovern
Neeenah
Hatten
Fond du Lac Commonwealth
Municipal Milk Experiment Faces Public Backlash in Cincinnati
The health board piloted a municipal milk program to test pure milk quality and advise mothers on infant care. Despite certified milk and nurse outreach, residents largely ignored the scheme, preferring cheaper, unregulated milk from grocers and tenement sellers. The effort attracted praise from officials but failed to gain sustained patronage.
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Depata
Lcad Boal
Hewth
Board of Healtholy
Health Board
Claninnadl
Cincinnati
The Plight and Promise of American Farming
The piece extols farming as the nation’s wealth source, citing Casson and US statistics to compare farm prosperity with world powers. It touts farm output, from corn to cotton, minerals, and livestock, as central to national wealth while noting improving yet mismanaged conditions. It also references Lloyds insurance plans on Taft’s election and dates around Porto Rico and Quebec celebrations, hinting at political sentiment.
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Italy
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Herbert W. Casson
Department of Agriculture
Spain
Portugal
United States
Iowa
Europe
Harvester Trust
New York
Ncesa
Lioyds
Taft
Liouds Acsacy
Bryan's Defeat and Political Shifts Scrutinized
The article reviews Bryan's presidential campaigns, noting shifts from free silver to imperialism, railroad nationalization, and public ownership aims. It contrasts his rhetoric with actual outcomes, questions his fitness, and highlights Wisconsin support for S. A. Cook and Taft’s southern letters. It comments on party dynamics, press opinions, and local political prospects.
Umpire blamed for a wild baseball inning in rhyme
Edmund Vance Cooke notes in Success Magazine that green cheese theft and baptisms in Turtle River surface amid a miscellany: Beloit evangelists spur immersion, Racing Gag Light protests tax, Gillet opera house firequest outcomes, Merrill rumors of judge Silverthorn resigning, Galbraiths eye Ames Iowa move, and notes on stallion note legality across Wisconsin and Iowa laws.
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Beloit
Turtle River
Racing Gag Light Company
Oconto
B. M. Goldberg
L. J. Newald
M. Newald
Gillett Opera House
Merrill
W. C. Silverthorn
Lincoln
Oneida
Marathon
Vilas
Alexander H. Reid
Alexander Galbraith & Son
Janesville
Ames Ia
Wisconsin
Iowa
Peculiar Claims On Antidotes And Global Feats
A collage of notes cites peppermint as a cigarette antidote, lumber value at 47100000, and a Prince of Wales Canadian trip for Quebec tercentennial. It notes Milwaukee and Chicago trialing dust control, profiles Fletcher Johnson of New Jersey civil service, forecasts Taft victory, and details Missouri farmer Rankin’s fortune and age. A Kobe fashion item values Japanese attire at about 918, with a typical middle class yearly wardrobe around 150.
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Prince of Wales
Portsmouth
Canada
Quebec
Miliwaukes
Chicago
Xfhus Fletcher Johnson
Nery
New Jersey
State Civil Service Commission
New York Tribune
Charley Toy
Milwaukee Celestial
Taft
Bryan
David Rankin
Rankin
Andrew County
Kobe
Marshfield to open krieger verein and ten cent theater
Local plans include Marshfield establishing a krieger verein and Hartford opening a ten cent theater. Other items note unlicensed dogs to be executed at Eau Claire and the Wausau Street Railroad doubling its power plant.
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Krieger Verein
Hartford
Eau Claire
Wausau Street Railroad Company
Appletons
Beloit
Albert Daggett
Atacison
Wisconsin Saengerbozik
Stevens Point
Sheboygan
Charles Rapelius
Mary Wanless
Viroqua
Natsule Natsuie
Shenoygar
Ashland
Theodore Hoare
Mineral Point
Kansas City
the Gazette
Green Bay
Peter Schildauer
Company K
Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry
New Holstein
Calumet County
Milwaukee
Lucy
E. Kent
Chicago
Charles Harms
Howard's Grove
Shebagam
Notable deaths and political notes across 1908 era
Howard Douglas former supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias dies in Newark N J. Campaign rhetoric from Chairman Hitchcock promises Taft and Sherman advocacy based on facts and argument. Peary and Roosevelt voyage from Sydney N S toward the pole. Judge Cochran fines a witness in Wilmington municipal court for a slur toward a Black woman. Labor leaders oppose Gompers drive toward Bryan coalition. Andrew Luskin’s Pittsburg game ends tragically as a ball strike kills his infant child. Haymond predicts the Democratic plank against government extravagance will collapse despite popular projects.
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The
Knights of Pythias
Newark
N. J
Hitchcock
Taft
Sherman
Peary
Roosevelt
Sydney
N.S
North Pole
Cochran
Wilmington Municipal Court
Ltra
Gompers
Bs Nelons
Andrew Luskin
Pittsburg
Haymond
Humorous Snippets On Luck, Inventions, And Quips
A collection of light quips and anecdotes. A doctor’s accident, Bill Johnson’s luck, and a small boy’s Prudential question. A Practical Yankee muses Shakespeare’s relevance to everyday tools. A Scottish traveler seeks a waterproof in a compartment. London wine merchants joke about sherry as a gout remedy for Lord Derby.
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Bill Johnson
Prudential
Molly Wolcott
Polly
Shakespeare
Scotland
London
Lord Derby
Notable Gossip and Quips From London Tit-Bite
A fragmentary taste of Victorian humor contrasts Dickens and Thackeray as an amused London paper notes. A eloped bride and groom joke about needing food and a derisive jab at literary rivals followed by a quip on music and love. The lord of Knowsley and the Earl of Derby figure in a skit-style exchange.
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Earl of Derby
London
Dickens
Thackeray
Dickery
Thackens
Thackery
Dockery
Thickans
Among the Newspapers
Reprinted clippings show editorials from multiple Wisconsin papers on US Senate race. Commentary questions La Follette support, critiques Bryan, and notes campaigns by Stephenson and McGovern. Mentions Wisconsin candidates, rail service plans, and cross party concerns amid 1920s political climate.
A Hundred Years From Now What Children Wear
A poem by Sarah Noble Ives imagines future children a century ahead, pondering fashion and diets. It muses on caps, hoops, jackets, and hair styles, then questions future meals, ice cream, books, and art, all seen through a child’s hopeful, whimsical lens.
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Sarah Noble-Ives
St. Nicholas
Cook's Auspicious Start in Wisconsin Senate Campaign
Ex-Congressman Samuel A. Cook opened his senatorial campaign with a large, friendly gathering at the Armory between Menasha and Neenah. Voters from the area praised his congressional work, including his stance on the cheese bill, and he pledged to keep currency and tariff issues from party politics while pursuing businesslike governance.
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Wisconsin
5. A. Cook
Congress
Mr. Cook
Helpig
Samuel A. Cook
Armory
Menasha
Neenah
Cook
China a Collection of Nations
Samuel Mervin argues in Success that China is not a single nation but a mosaic of languages and groups. He notes eighteen or twenty tongues and Tartar rulers with distinct customs. The Prohibitionists expect a number of votes at the upcoming presidential election.
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Europe
Samuel Mervin
Success Magazine
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