1908 in History by Edwin S Potter
A historical sweep of 1908 politics and world events. Taft and Bryan dominate US campaigns with Gompers influence, labor issues, and injunction debates. Global notes cover Britain, Germany, Japan, and unrest from Balkans to Haiti, plus technology advances in aviation and industry.
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Roosevelt
Wiliam Howard Taft
Congress
Chicago
Lodge
Taft
Frank H. Hitchcock
Samuel Gompers
A. F. of L
Organized Labor
Gompers
Platform Committee
van Cleave
Cannon
Crane
William H. Taft
Ohio
James 8. Sherman
New York
Denver
William J. Bryan
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Gore
Bryan
Johnson
Gray
John W. Kern
Indiana
George R.sheldon
Norman Eb, Mack
Buffalo News
Haskell
Ok Osea
Secialista of America
Socialists of America
Eugene V. Debs
Benjamin Hanford
Eugene W. Chafin
Hitnois
Aaron
Watkins
Columbus
Independence Party
Hearst
Thomas L. Hisgen
Massachusetts
John Temple Graves
Georgia
People’s Party
Louis
Thomas E. Watson
8. W. Williams
Columbus-O- Hearst
Standard Ol! Company
Foraker
Bailey
MacLaurin
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Stone
Archbold
Trust
Monnett
Standard Foraker
Qhican
Taft-bed
du Pont
Powder Trust
Republican
Colorado
Nevada
South
Maryland
Missouri
Dews
Chafin
Hisgen
Watson
Gilhats
Socialist-Labor
Harmon
Marshall
Minnesota
New York City
Senate
Aldrich
la Follette
Note
Vreeland
House
Secret Service
Treasury Department
State Department
Japan
Treasury
Post Office Department
England
Germany
L. H. Bailey
Cornell
White House
Great Britain
King Edward
Asquith
Bannerman
India
Canada
Laurier
Quebec
Prince of Wales
Releasiag
London
Reichstag
Europe
Berlin
Perdiland
Herzegovina
Bosnia
Crete
Greece
Russia
Balkans
Bulgaria
Turkey
Servia
Montenegro
Balkan
Portugal
Carlos
Luis
Lisbon
Manuel
Franco
Morocco
Sultan Abdul Aziz
Mulai Hafid
Hafid
Algeciras
France
Spain
Persia
Teheran
Tabriz
China
Kwang Sen
Pu Yi
Prince Chun
Central America
Central American Court of Justice
Cartago
Costa Rica
Venezuela
Holland
Alix
Sleeper
Castro
Washington
Cuba
Jose Miguel Gomez
Haiti
Juneau
Firmin
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Kill Devili
North Carolina
Wrights
le Mans
Orville
Fort Myer
Selfridge
Wright
Farman and
Delagrange
Bell and Baldwin
Hammondsport
N.Y
Count Zeppelin
Mayence
Thomas W. Baldwin
War Department
Methodist General Conference
Baltimore
Episcopal Diocese
American Catholic Society
United States
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Methodist Protestant Conference
Pittsburg
Congregational
United Brethren
Presbyterian’ General Conference
Kansas City
Reformed Church
Great Federal Council of the Churches of Christ’In
America
Philadelphia
John Hayes
Dorando
O. Stedman
Edward A. McDonator
Vermont
William Pinck
William B. Allison
Iowa
Washington Capital Debates Face Rigid House Rules
The piece discusses congressional debates losing vigor to strict House rules and a rigid system. It contrasts past lively, human moments with today’s controlled proceedings and notes how the new system affects speech and audience perception. It mentions national capital improvements, machinery exhibits, and the push to beautify Washington with grand public buildings.
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Charles
Washington
Bec
Congress
Mainé
Advanre
Bureau of
Brazil
United
United States
Particuhen
Pennsylvania Avenue
Heyburn
Ida
Senate Altain
Fairbanks
Hobart
New Jerse
Stevenson
Illinois
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Edwin $. Potter
Universal News Analysis
Uncle Sam
Magdalena Bay
the Horn
Evans
San Francisco
Sperry
Hawaii
New Zealand
Australia
Philippines
Luke E. Wright
Bayond
Deep Sea Association
Southern
B.H. Harriman
Georgia Central
Cleveland
Wilson
East River
Hudson River
Hoboken
Market Street
Lusitania
William Montgombank
Kentucky
Reelfoot Lake
Tennessee
Rankin
Taylor
Trenton
Steunenburg
Caleb Powers
Goebel
Willson
Landis
Oil Trust
Alton
Grosscup
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Standard Oi Company
Circuit
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Virginia Railroad Commission
Circuit Court of Appeals
Tobacco Trust
Danbury
de March
California Supreme Court
Lehmitz
Boss Ruef
Haas
Heney
Hengshir
Ruef
Dee
Charles W. Morse
President Curtis
Bank of Or. America
Ana T
John Yorn
Peters” Depetit
Ge Grant
Congressional Gardens
Capitol