Hughes and Beveridge Clash Over Labor and Prosperity
The piece sketches a sharp political split with Hughes condemning child labor and opposing the Adamson eight hour law while Cummins Beveridge defend it. It portrays Hughes courting German American votes and Roosevelt attacking the opposition, with Republicans defending or attacking the administration as prosperity is portrayed in contrasting lights.
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Hughes
Roosevelt
Wilcox
Cummins
Beveridge
Despondency and Relief with Chamberlain's Tablets
A shortage of hope is linked to indigestion and biliousness, with Chamberlain's Tablets touted as a rapid remedy. The ad promises relief within a day or two and notes availability from F. D. Stubenrauch.
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Chamberlain
F. D. Stubenrauch
Rural credit law lowers land loan interest to under five percent
News from Nebraska hearings shows farmers’ testimony that interest on homestead loans may drop. The new Rural Credit Act allows cooperative farm loan associations to borrow up to 50 percent of land value from regional banks for up to forty years at an estimated eight percent, with profits shared by farmers to reduce costs. The Democratic Party promotes the act via pamphlets from its national committee.
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Federal Farm Loan Board
Nebraska
West
Farm Loan Board
Federal Farm Loan Bank
Democratic National Committee
East Forty-second Street
New York
Ten Questions for Voters About Mr Hughes
A fragmented political appeal lists ten why questions aimed at voters regarding why Hughes is backed by Wall Street finance central bankers tariff supporters neutralists interventionists trusts conscription advocates reform opponents and Republican bosses. The garbled text references the Payne Aldrich tariff and Republican figures.
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Kings of
Wall Street
Mr. Hughes
Federal Reserve System
Mexico
United States
Republican Party
Ayer Donates $1000 to Wilson Campaign Fund
Frederick Ayer of the Union League club, a Republican financier and Tribune director, sent $1000 to Democratic National Committee chair Vance McCormick for President Wilson’s re election. His letter praised Wilson as a great leader and cited his war avoidance and patriotism.
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Frederick Ayer
Union League
New York City
Vance McCormick
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
Ayer
New York Tribune Association
New York Tribune
Hughés
Local News Notes From Pella And Surrounding Areas
Local notes list visitors and relatives in Pella from Ottumwa Oskaloosa Knoxville Newton Des Moines Portland Ore and Illinois Texas Eldon and more. Mentions include Mrs J VanderPyl Mrs J VanderZyl Mrs T D Tice and Dr T G Fultz as well as church events and a prayer for hog cholera prevention. Weather notes recount an early season snow and 18 degree morning.
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T. D. Tice
Clinton McKinney
Newton
Louis Gergele
Grand Canon
Ariz
Pella
F. M. Frush
Knoxville
J. M. Cox
W. F. Crew
Des Moines
Iowa Baptist Convention
Cole
Adv
John VanZante
Portland
Ore
Agnes Wielaard
Oskaloosa
George Cornelius
Illinois
Ernest Cornelius
Texas
Will Smith
Eldon
S. A. Logan
Ottumwa
Adel. Hendricks
Verna Hendricks
P. J. Welle
J W. Boyd
Ladies Aid Society
The
Second Reformed Church
J. W. Boyd
D. VanderPol
Prairie City
P. D. Wagaman
California
Iowa
Wilson Endorsed by Railroad Heads
Prominent railroad leaders from Erie and Union Pacific praise President Wilson, calling his eight hour law stance and tariff moves stabilizing for business and labor. They credit his policies with industrial prosperity, fair treatment of trusts, and efforts to keep the US out of foreign entanglements, urging patriotism and resilience.
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Wilson
F. D. Underwood
Erie Railroad
Chicago
Robert 8. Lovett
Union Pacific Railway
New York
Underwood
United States
Tariff Commission
Mr. Underwood
Mr. Wilson
Mexico
Lovett
Justice For All
Editorial questions Hughes Roosevelt campaign bungling
The New York Evening Post on September 8 asked if Hughes's campaign was the worst to date and frankly answered that it could not readily be recalled as worse.
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Mr. Hughes
New York Evening Post
Hughes
Roosevelt
Bank deposits show farmer prosperity across seven states
Preliminary reports to the Comptroller of the Currency indicate rising bank deposits in seven states. Ohio leads with a $26 million increase, followed by Kansas $12.2 million, Indiana $11 million, Connecticut $10 million, Nebraska $5.5 million, Washington $4 million, and New Hampshire $3.5 million, signaling wider national prosperity among farmers.
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Comptroller of the Currency
Washington
Ohio
Kansas
Indiana
Connecticut
Nebraska
New Hampshire
Marshall Defends Snivel Service Remark Against GOP Hypocrisy
The signed Cincinnati statement clarifies that Marshall did not insult the merit system. He denounces Republican hypocrisy in criticizing Wilson appointments while using the law to political ends. Harmon notes support for Wilson, while Republicans lose ground in key states as they seek to “correct President Wilson's mistakes.”
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Marshall
Civil Service
Cincinnati
Wilson
Thomas R. Marshall
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Kodak
Kodaks
Stubenrauchs
BOLTS
Backs. Wilson
Adam: Hasselman
Peter ‘Baer
Eddyville
Pauline Ellis
Jennie and
Hattie Harrison
Otley
Dora Hines
Pella Over
J. VanderPyl
Clarence Pope
Knoxville Jovar
J. G. VanderZyl
Leighton
H. J. Rhynsubiger
Cedar Rapids
Grand Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Iowa City
Chronicle
Hart Schaffner
Marx
the Bell Clothing House
Chaffer & Mar
Faassen and
den Adel CO
Chatty Marx
Underwood & Underwood
Robert Scott Lovett
O Pacific Board of Directors
D. Underwood
Judson Harmon
Penrose
Massachusetts
Arkansas
Republican Old Guard
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