Roosevelt backs Taft amid GOP reform rift in middle West
In a lengthy letter to the press President Roosevelt lauds Taft as a safe choice but faulted on reform. He questions Taft’s platform and warns against Sherman as vice president, noting past clashes with Roosevelt and opposition to reform measures andWall Street interests.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Sherman
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Mr. McKinley
Mr. Sherman
Congress
Wall Street
Good Appointment Sparks Washington County Campaign Work
Congressman Ben Johnson appoints Hon. T. Scott Mayes to lead the Washington County Campaign Committee. Mayes has begun organizing as Democrats prepare for the fall contest. A Bryan Kern and Johnson club forms in Springfield with men joining daily and a shared drive to support the ticket.
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Ben Johnson
T. Scott Mayes
Washington County
Springfield
The Steadfast Heart Poem Excerpt by Litsey
A fragment from Edwin Carlile Litsey's poem The Steadfast Heart invites support in sorrow, joy, and endurance. It speaks of companionship through joy, loss, and conflict, urging presence during trials and quiet moments alike.
Strongest Working Force for Bryan Kern and Johnson
The Sun notes growing interest in the election with Washington county expected to deliver a solid majority for Bryan Kern and Johnson. The LaRue County Fair at Hodgenville drew over 12,000 attendees, and the Fair company sold more than 10,000 tickets, marking a great and expanding event.
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LaRue County
Hodgenville
Bryan Defends Wealth Count In Illinois Lectures
Mr Bryan details his wealth at $150000 while denouncing Speaker Cannon s claim of a $1,000,000 fortune as false. He spoke across Illinois and Indiana including Olney and Evansville, recounting his earnings from 1895 onward and noting modest savings before his 1896 presidential run.
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Olney
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Joseph G. Cannon
Springfield
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Illinois
Indiana
Evansville
Cannon
Congress
Fernald Maintains Lead in Maine Governor Race
PortlandSept 15 Plurality for Bert M Fernald Republican over Obadiah Gardner Democrat remains 7 329 after early revised returns.
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Maine
Bert M. Fernald
Obadiah Gardner
Maine election seen as significant by Democratic leaders
In Washington on September 15, Democrats viewed Maine’s result as pivotal. The Republican National Committee deployed top speakers and a large fund, while Democrats lacked comparable organization. Analysts predicted Bryan could win Maine in November.
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Maine
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Mule Day at Harrodsburg Draws Largest Court-Day Crowd
Harrodsburg Herald reports Mule Day drew the biggest court-day crowd in months. Buyers including B G Fox purchasing 40 mule colts at 40 to 60 dollars, Granville Dell 41 at 40 to 70, and Wm Nzne seven at 50 to 75. Several others attended but totals unclear. Many farmers rejected lower prices and took colts home. Levi Miller of Pennsylvania bought one colt, despite prior larger purchases.
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B. .G. Fox
Granville Dell
Wm. Nzne
Levi, Miller
Pennsylvania
Is the Republican Party Friend of the Farmer
A reader asks why the Republican United States Senate refused to remove the tobacco tax, hindering farmers from selling in a manufactured state. The letter accuses the party of enriching the tobacco trust and questions support for farmer interests, noting the convention’s stance against direct senatorial elections and urging Washington county farmers to reconsider the party’s farmer friendship.
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Wealth and integrity questioned in 1896 campaign critique
The speaker defends earnings from "The First Battle" profits and lectures, estimating net wealth around 125000 to 160000, and challenges Cannon to disclose his own wealth and sources of income. He asserts long public service and argues for public scrutiny of wealth tied to political influence.
Mrs Susan Muratta Pass Muratta of Webb City Dies at 77
Mrs Susan Muratta longtime Webb City resident dies of paralysis Thursday Sept 10 at age 77 Born Susan Anthony Nantz daughter of Jeff Nantz pioneer family Married to Sylvester Muratta fifty odd years ago Family includes daughters Mrs Jas C Duncan of Louisville Mrs Belle Yankey Sue and Jas Muratta of Webb City and Matthew Muratta of Springfield Also survived by Will and Sylvester deceased Funeral held at Presbyterian Church Webb City last Sunday Rev R B E Lawson officiating with pallbearers and ushers named locally.
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Susan Muratta
Missouri
Muratta
Jas. C. Duncan
Louisville
Belle Yankey
Sue
Jas. Murratta
Webb City
Matthew Muratta
Springfield
Will
Sylvester
Presbyterian Church
RB. E. C. Lawson
All Is Not Well for Taft in New York and Ohio
An editorial from the Cincinnati Enquirer and reports from the New York World argue that Ohio and New York show Democratic strength and Republican weakness. It predicts a reduced Republican majority in Ohio, gains for Harmon, and a broad mood of protest against Rooseveltism across states, with Democrats urged to present a credible alternative and win independent voters.
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Elizabethtown News
Wall Street
Maine
Connecticut
Indiana
Ilindle
West Virginia
Iowa
Wisconsin
East
Roosevelt
South Dakota
Democratic Party
Sunday School Convention at Pleasant Grove September 23
Washington County Sunday School Convention program outlines fore noon and afternoon sessions at Pleasant Grove Church with sermons, readings, workshops, and department discussions led by notable speakers including Prof. Clarence Adams Rev. R Lawson and Rev. G W Lyon. Dinner on the grounds promises a pleasant and profitable day.
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Washington County
Pleasant Grove
Church
Mr. Haynes
Clarence Adams
R Lawson
G. W. Lyon
Local Social News From Indian Territory to Mackville
Mrs W G Adams hosts at Willaburg guests include Miss Margaret Logsdon and Bernard from Simmstown. Mrs Nannie Fenwick and daughters Pearl Sadie Louise visit. Edgar Barker stays with Lonzie Barker. Lena and Roxie Cissell visit Springgeld. Otha Martin injures foot in hay baler. Pearl and Sadie Ferwick visit Mae Lanham. J W Barker visits relatives in St Louis. Sadie Mayes returns home near Mackville. Irvine Thompson stays with Oscar Lanham in Canar y Texas. Mae McTawmpson praises Home Comfort Range bought years ago in Mackville.
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W. G. Adams
Willaburg
Margaret Logsdon
Bernard
Simmstown
Nannie Fenwick
Pearl
Sadie
Louise
Wm. Nally
Edgar Barker
Lonzie Barker
Lena
Roxie Cissell
Otha Martin
Sadie Ferlwick
Mae Lanham
J. W. Barker
St. Loui
Sadie Mayes
W. T. Barker
Mackville
Irvine Thompson
Oscar Lanham
Canary
Texas
Indian Territory
Mae
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Fenwilk
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