Taft and Bryan Engage Hudson Valley Crowd in 1908 Tour
Taft speaks from Yonkers to Schenectady outlining Republican labor policy and protection for sugar refining, arguing Bryan would harm industry and wages. He cites anti trust laws and warns of German refiners if protection ends. Taft repeats labor record at General Electric Works with a focus on workers and state towns along the Hudson.
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Peo
Hudson
New York
Troy
William H. Taft
Bryat
Yonkers
Republican Party
Taft
Bryan
Mr. Taft
Germany
Democratic Party
Vassar College
Mr. Bryan
Schenectady
General Electric Works
Philippines
Panama Canal
Ohio counties vote dry as 25 saloons fall
Greene Williams and Trumbull counties join the dry column in Ohio county option votes. Greene County goes dry by 667 with Bryan and Montpelier carrying losses. Williams and Trumbull show large dry majorities as Warren turns dry by 80. 19 saloons out in Williams and 25 city saloons elsewhere.
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Columbus
Ohio
Greene County
Osborne
Xenia
Williams County
Bryan
Montpelier
Trumbull County
Warren
Night of Prohibition Returns to Niles and Surrounding Towns
In Niles and nearby hubs like Hubbard and Girard large towns voted wet while other areas stayed dry. Seventy saloons are abolished as authorities enforce temperance measures across the region.
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Niles
Hubbard
Girard
Harris Denies Saying He Would Sign Repeal of Rose Bill
Governor Harris, en route on a three day speaking tour from Columbus, challenged reports that he supported repealing the Rose county local option law and that he claimed trusts were made by God instead of the Republican party. He called these quotes a conspiracy to misrepresent his remarks.
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Columbus
Harris
Greenville
Rose County
Lebanon
State to Set Diptheria Antitoxin Sub Stations
Columbus reports the Ohio State Board of Health will establish sub stations across the state to distribute diptheria antitoxin. The toxin treatment will be sold at about a quarter of its original cost in a bid to cut deaths from the disease.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Health
Safe Robbers Blow Two Safes in Gallipolis
Safe robbers blew two safes in Gallipolis early today and escaped with about 1600 dollars in stamps and money. Postmaster Eagle reported part of the loot was his property as investigators scour the area for clues.
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Gallipolis
Eagle
Sia
Republicans Warn About Ballot Column Position
The text cautions voters to avoid losing votes by crossing the first column as the Republican ticket moves to the second column this year with the eagle emblem heading the second column. It notes the party emblem remains the eagle.
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Steubenville
Zink’s
North 4Th Street
H. A. Seinsheimer & CO
Cincinnati
LaBelle
the Hudson
Judge Taft
Rose Bill—Trust
Steubenville Transfer & Storage Co
S. 4Th. ST
Munker
Earl & Wilson
Manhattan
Merchant Tailoring Department
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