America's First Private Citizen Bryan Triumph Speech
Gratton News and Times notes a strong tribute to William Jennings Bryan after his 1896 campaigns. The piece frames him as America’s First Private Citizen, praising honesty, steadfastness, and Republican support while attacking critics and emphasizing a belief in his policies and leadership.
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America
Bryan
Bittet
Sde
Republic
Amerie
The
United States
Gratton News
Imes
Letter from C Perry on national politics and Bryan support
On Fairmount Fourth of July 1908 O H Perry reviews the Republican platform and leadership, criticizes Congress, praises La Follette Roosevelt and Bryan, and urges voters in North Dakota and Oregon to back a clean, honest candidate. He predicts Bryan’s nomination at Denver and hopes for a Democratic gain as Republicans falter.
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Clabaugh
P. J. McCumber
N. Dale
Oregon
Oklahoma
U. S
Chiago
Roosevelt
Postal Savings Bank
Congress
Europe
Wall St
Corneline Vanderbilt
Philippine Island
Bryan
Denver
la Follette
Orose
U.S
Chicago
Mr. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Hansbrough
M. N. Johnson
Tom Marshall
N. C
Marshall
Senate
Republican Congress
Tam
O. H. Paery
Sheldon voices doubt on trusts charge amid Taft consultation
George R. Sheldon, new treasurer of the Republican National Committee, defends himself against accusations of ties to trusts. He notes the lack of a satisfactory definition for the term and lists numerous corporate directorships across American Locomotive, Bethlehem Steel, General Electric interests, and other major firms.
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New York
Taft
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Sheldon
Laclede Gaslight Company Locomotive and Machine Company of Montreal (Limited
Locomotive Security Company
Metropolitan Trust Company
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
Milwaukee Light
National Copper Bank
New Jersey Terminal, Dock and Improvement Company
North American Company
Republic Steel & Iron Company
New Jersey
Rogere Locomotive Works
St. Louis Transit Company
Union Bay and Paper Company of
Union Electric Light and Power Company
Union Electric Light, Heat and Power Company of
St Louis
Corporation
Teddy
Dreamland Theatre Opens with Aisson Flay in Wahpeton
Grand opening at Dreamland theatre Wahpeton presents motion pictures illustrated songs and travelogues direct from Minneapolis. Showtimes Pat at 8 and 9 oclock on July 27 28 and 29 a week after opening near the post office with a reception of thousands of viewers in attendance.
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Dreamland
Wahpeton
New Scenic Theatre
Minneapolis
Post Office
FakM LOANS Offer Easy Farm Credit and Insurance
FakM Loans advertises farm loans with large amounts, easy terms, and low interest after urging prospective applicants to visit before applying. It also notes offering fire and tornado insurance through six strong companies.
Democratic ticket praise and political satire mixed in Williston paper
In North Dakota politics a Williston Weekly State editor endorses Joseph Mann for secretary of state, praising Mann and urging party unity while denouncing Roosevelt era policies. The column blends supportive editorial rhetoric with a broader satire on high finance and Roosevelt loyalists.
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Ben G. Whitehead
Williston
State
Joseph Mann
McLean County
Democracy of
North Dakota
Virginia
State House
Up to the People campaign rhetoric critique
The piece voices a charged critique of the campaign asking if voters can overcome federal officeholders and corporate funding. It accuses Washington’s mechanisms and big wealth, citing Rockefeller Carnegie Harriman Morgen and the “old order” as aligned with Roosevelt era Republican leadership.
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Roosevelt
Senate
House
Washington
Chicago
Pittsburg
Wall Street
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Harriman
Morgen
Jevery
Paft
Sherman
Bryan and the People Editorial Voice
An Indianapolis Republican paper argues Bryan embodies popular protest while Taft and Roosevelt era Republicans align with Wall Street power. The piece suggests Chicago Republicans oppose Roosevelt's course, favoring Bryan as the true representative of public aspirations against institutional tendencies Roosevelt advanced.
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Eselow
Indiana
Bryan
Roosevelt
Boetter
Taft
Chicago
Wall Street
Democratic Party
Indianapolis News
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C. Perry
Fairmount Murphy
Fairmount
Fairmount, N. Dak
Corporation Man
American Locomotive Comany
American Locomotive Automobile Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Cincinnati Northern Rail 4 Company
Detroit Edison Company
Electrical Securities Corporation
Teroe
New York Times
Hert
Times Office
Bryan and the
People
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