John A Curry Urges People to Vote for County Local Option
An unsigned letter from John A Curry of Boston advocates county local option on liquor as a step toward prohibition. He contrasts Indiana with Kansas and Maine, argues for remonstrance laws, cites economic and social gains from restricting alcohol, and urges readers to support local option measures.
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John Gurry
John A. Curry
Boston
Mass
Sullivan
Boston Globe
Sullivan Times
Indiana
Kansas
Maine
Georgia
Honsier
Amour
Hansnas
St. John
New England
Obadiah Gardner
Bert M. Fernald
Sullivan County
Alimentary Canal
Massachusetts
Machinists Denounce Gompers Plan to Deliver Labor Vote
At Machinists Lodge No. 70 meeting on October 19 1908 members voted by a large majority to oppose the AFL executive board and Samuel Gompers for pushing a political plan to elect friends and defeat enemies. They condemn Gompers for advocacy of the Democratic party and for endorsing anti injunction positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Taggart
Rodger Sullivan
Bryan
Murphy
Fingy’ Connors
Tammany Hall
New York
Friendship Lodge No. 70
S. A. of M
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Machinists
Lodge No. 70
International Association of Machinists
Democratic Party
Gompers
American ‘Federation’ of Labor
Labor
Hearst Attacks Kern Ties to Gambling and Rail Interests
In a Los Angeles address Hearst accuses John Worth Kern of ties to gambling and criminal railroad interests. He cites Taggart's role in Kern's nomination and details French Lick gambling cases, urging Kern to resign and pledging to reveal further damaging facts.
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William Randolph Hearst
Los Angeles
California
John Worth Kern
Mr. Hearst
Taggart
French Lick
Kern
Mr. Taggart
Dave Sherrick
Governor Hanly
Mr. Bryan
Mr. Haskell
Mr. Kern
Roosevelt Responds To Taft Labor Record Letter
President Roosevelt writes P H Grace of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen outlining Taft's labor record and his administration’s work to improve industrial conditions. He cites injunction rulings, arbitration efforts, and a 1907 coal strike settlement as examples of Taft’s pro labor actions and urges workers to back Taft for president.
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Roosevelt
WM. Hl. Taft
Binghampton
N. Y
P. H. Grace
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Mr. Taft
Grace
Taft
Mr. Grace
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Washington, D. C
Brotherhood of Railroad
Parlor City Lodge No. 36
H. Grace
White House
Bryan
Western
Clinton Street
Binghamton, N. Y
John G Barnett Republican nominee for Sullivan county
John G Barnett, the Republican nominee for commissioner of the First district of Sullivan county, is a well known farmer and Jackson township resident. In youth he taught school, then worked as a carpenter and contractor in Sullivan and neighboring counties, building many public and private structures.
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Sullivan County
Board of County Commissioners
Gill Township
Hamilton Township
Bey Ae
Taft
John G. Barnett
Jackson Township
Miner wed in Carlisle by Squire Kirkham at Court House
Sherman Riddle a Carlisle miner and Maldia Willis were married by Squire Robt Kirkham at the Court House on Wednesday morning. Immediately after the ceremony, he joined another Carlisle miner Sivens Waddell, an English miner, in a second marriage attempt.
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Kirkham
Sherman Riddle
Carlisle
Maldla Willis
Squire Robt
Court House
Sivens ‘Waddell
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Lieves
Thomas Taggart
Big Four Railroad
Denver
Hearst
Auditor of State of
W. A. Cullop
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Vincennes Distillery
Board of Review of
Knox County
Earl Roberts
William H. Taft
Railway Trainshen
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen
Great
Free Republic
Iron Moulders’ Union
United States Circuit Court
Milwaukee
Iron Moulders Union
Allis-Chalmers Company
Allis-Chalmers
Ffor
Iron Moulders’ Journal
J. P. Fry
Fry
Union
F. N. Judson
St. Louis
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman
Judge Taft
Review of Reviews
Judson
United States Circuit
Court of Appeals
Rubin
James M. Beck
National Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago
Narramore
C., Co
St L. Railroad
Judson Harmon
New York State Court of Appeals
Barnett
Hymera Lodge of Masons
Hymera Lodge of Odd Fellows
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