Presidential Electors and State Officials Named in North Dakota List
A fragmented roster lists William Jennings Bryan and John Worth Kern among presidential electors and names numerous North Dakota state and local officials. The document names governors, judges, clerks, sheriffs, superintendents, attorneys general, secretaries of state, auditors, treasurers, and other officials with locations such as Fargo, Devils Lake, Minot, Bismarck, and Grand Forks. The item preserves the historic roll of offices and incumbents without narrative context.
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William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
John Worth Kern
Indianapolis
Ind
E.e.cole
Fargo
John B. Fried
Jamestown
Joseph Kelly Devile Lake
F. Mackey
Nelton Drives Third Term Drive and Party Attacks
The piece outlines Nelton's bid for a third term and critiques the Republican platform as broad and hollow. It notes Richland County figures: Auditor Cameron alleged overpaying taxpayers, Kramer seeks a law change to extend tenure, Geo Moody projected to win sheriff, John Holthusen poised to beat Nelson for register of deeds, and Freddie Barnes controversial school article. It also cites fundraising claims by Bryan opponents and mentions trustees of trusts backing the President and fundraising limits.
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John Holthusen
Register of Deeds
Nelson
William Jennings Bryan Honored by Chicago Labor Crowd
Laborers greeted William Jennings Bryan with a monumental ovation at a Chicago Labor Day picnic. He spoke before thousands and stood on the Auditorium hotel portico, as marching workers cheered the common man and future US leader amid loud, unyielding support.
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William Jennings Bryan
Chicago
United States
Autorium
Bryan
Gage backs deposit guarantees amid Walsh failure debate
Former secretary of the treasury Lyman J. Gage testifies on national finances and a guaranteed deposits plan before the House Banking Committee. He cites the Walsh failure in Chicago, the Clearing House as a stabilizing force, and argues that deposit insurance would not prompt reckless lending while warning of potential upheaval for banks’ capital and reputations.
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John B. Lathrop
Lyman J. Gage
the Treasury
House
Washington
Gage
National Bank
Walsh
Chienzo
Clearing House
Clearing House Committee
Clearing House Bank
Tean
Chicago
Tom
Kansas City
Fowler
Charles N. Fowler
New Jersey
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Danker
United States
John R. Walsh
Modern Banking Reform and Deposit Confidence
The piece argues for a banking reform to reduce depositor runs by guaranteeing that a bank book is always worth its face, establish stronger clearing house practices, and enforce banking laws. It recalls the Barings crisis as a caution and calls for decisive actions to prevent future panics and restore trust in the financial system.
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Clearing House Committee
Sao
No Scares This Year Jaclyem Headline
Quote from New York Evening Post of August 1908 questions how long trusts will enjoy their license to profit while the public endures a political party funded by trust money. The piece critiques campaign financing and the power of trusts in politics.
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Jaclyem
New York Evening Post
The
Re Publican
A Lecture For Him Why the Bright Little Woman
A reader recalls a bored husband and a lecturing wife at a train station cafe. She recounts rebuking him for inviting a friend for coffee, noting his indulgent behavior toward others and urging him to treat his wife as better men treat theirs. The tale ends with a pointed question about how husbands share courtesy.
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Mr. Potter
John Howdy
John
Why wives miss warm invitations to social treats
A San Francisco quotation questions why women are not invited as readily as men for coffee or outings and urges men to treat wives with the same cordial frankness shown to male friends.
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San Francisco
Price of a Throne at Napoleon I Court Reveals Luxury
An 18th century Paris court accounts reveal luxury expenditures on ornate throne decor and embroidered clothing. The throne’s outer drapery, red velvet panels, blue satin interior, gold lace, and armorial embroidery sum to 58 070 francs, with bees and embellishments priced separately.
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Paris
Louis XVI
Napoleon I
Josephine
Hbim
Ni Oleon
Harper's
Little Auss Hamlin and the promised gift
A humorous remark from Youth's Companion about Miss Hamlin and her relatives who delight in giving kindnesses. She jokes that a present is overdue and jokes that next month when he is less busy he will provide her appendicitis operation as a gift.
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Auss Hamlin
Indians dentistry in earliest times sparks blunt remark
A caricatured exchange features a cav eater asking about ancient dentistry and a listener recalling brutal stereotypes about Indians. The brief scene underscores prejudice as a dentist joke unfolds with a sharp punchline about adding to a pet’s value.
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Washburn
U. 8
J. L. Cashel
Grafton
T.b.gasky
Major Hope
John Burke
Devils Lake
Mack LaMonne
Supreme Court
B. F. Spaulding
Joseph Mann Washburn
B.F. Brockhoff
Grand Forks
Janes G. Campbell Mandan
Erintendent
A. Godward
D. J. Connell Towner
Swissioner
Insur
C.h.anhier
Fargo Jioner
Agricultur
T.L. Harvey
Condo
Railton
T. J. Dougherty
Starkweather
H. J. Mitchell
New Rockford
Louis G.schell
Covery
E. Moody
Cameron
Charles Hein
Otto Strege
Gustav Schuler
George
C. P. Rice
Gunn
Breckenridge
Veilleux Brothers
Chas
Bude
Modern Jewelers
Opticians
A. Granrath, Mason and Plasterer
St. So
Nelton
Forver
N. P
Solid South
Richland County
Kramer
Geo. Moody
Freddie” Barnes
Globe-Gazette
Steele Trust
Young Goelet
Rhode Island Republicans
Wahpetot
North Dakota
W. L. Douglas
Binderman
the Shoe Man
Wahpeton North Dakota
Baring
Baring Brothers
London
Barings
Bank of England
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