Missouri Voter Loyalty Shaped by Mercer County Workers
The article argues Mercer County and surrounding areas provided decisive support for Republicans in the 1908 election. It praises country workers for loyalty to Taft and Hadley, claiming their votes altered Missouri’s electoral outcome and would have boosted McKinley-like majorities if not for rural mobilization. It emphasizes duty over money and notes broader state impact.
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Princeton Telegraph
Missouri
Bryan
Georgie Washington
Mercer County
Herbert Hadley
Mercer
Mer ‘Cee
Taft
Missoouri
Bren
Ohian
Putnam County
Grundy County
St Louis
Durant
Country Worker
Hadley
Republican Party
Mr. Taft
Gov. Hadley
Missouri voters split as Folk favored over Kerens in senator race
Readers recall last issue claims Republicans in Missouri backed Folk while Democrats supported other candidates due to beliefs about the Republican nomination. The note questions who would have been nominated and whether the party leads determined the outcome.
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Golden City Ister
Missouri
Folk
Kerens
Stone
Ciers Coult
Victims Rise in Kansas City Police Clash
The confrontation between fanatics and police in Kansas City left more dead including a policeman and a faction leader named Adam God who is under arrest. A survivor recounted faith being mistaken and a belief that led to violence, with others saying they expect more deaths as the movement collapses. The statement mentions Weatherford and Oklahoma, hinting at broader repercussions.
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Kansas City
Adam God
Bee
Asas City
Oklahoma
Stump
Sharp
Tony
Conference of State Governors opens with conservation report
In Washington the second meeting heard a conservation commission report on forest and mineral waste. It cites $450 million in forest-fire losses and notes two thirds of coal is heated as it urges stricter land laws watershed protection and limits on labor for women and children. The National Congress will be asked to grant permanent authority to the commission.
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Washington
Conference of State Governors
Special Commission On Conservation
National Congress
Governor Folk plans ballot law adoption for Missouri
Governor Folk will urge the legislature to adopt a Massachusetts style ballot law with Missouri harmonizing edits. The main feature groups all candidates for office under a single heading and assigns each to its political party, requiring voters to mark their choice accordingly.
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Jefferson City
Folk
Missouri
Ne.ofice
Sears
Abe
Toimake
Crose
Governor Folk Plans Local Option Law Changes
The governor expects to ask the legislature to enact ward local option and amend the current local option law to limit saloon districts to counties, with cities of 2500 inhabitants voting with their counties. He may also seek abolition of the railroad and warehouse commissioner and make the office appointive after current terms. Attorney General Hadley supports appointive reforms. An effort to appoint a Republican chaplain for the Missouri House is noted. Separately, a Pure Food Law clause aims to curb opium smoking by banning low grade opium imports and extending health-based prohibitions. A Panama Canal explosion killed thirteen and left many buried. plans to colonize Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma into New Mexico are mentioned.
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Folk
Tuoight
Dramshop
Hadley
Washington
United States
W. H. Wiley
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New Mexico
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