Taft Sherman Ticket Nominated at 1908 Republican Convention
The 1908 Republican Convention adjourned at 11 47 a m after Judson W Lyon Georgia moved to adjourn. The Star Spangled Banner played as delegates left. Messages of congratulations came from Washington with Roosevelt Taft and Cortelyou sending best wishes to Sherman for the Taft Sherman ticket.
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Judson W. Lyon
Georgia
Washington
Roosevelt
Sherman
Taft
Cincinnati
Cortelyou
Taft and Sherman 5 Slate at Chicago Republican Convention
Delegates at Chicago select the Taft Sherman ticket for the November election. Taft wins on the first ballot with 702 votes, Sherman unanimously chosen as vice president after a heated convention marked by roars, roll calls, and dramatic demonstrations. The platform endorses standard Republican policies against monopolies and socialistic ideas.
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United States
William H. Taft
Ohio
James S. Sherman
New York
Taft
Sherman
Knox
la Follette
Lodge
Theodore Roosevelt
Joseph B. Foraker
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Joseph Cannon
Illinois
Robert la Follette
Wisconsin
Charles E. Hughes
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt Demonstration Roars At National Convention
The second day of the Republican convention features a massive Roosevelt cheer lasting about forty five minutes in the Coliseum. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge delivers a practical agenda while the credentials committee report seats the Taft delegations, solidifying 700-plus delegates in Taft's camp.
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Taft
George H. Knight
California
la Follette
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
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Alabama
Arkansas
Coliseum
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Committee On
Toto
Burrows
Half the world and the other half live as one
A San Luis Obispo Tribune quotation notes the gap between halves of the world and the efforts of the nine to understand the other, reflecting social observation. The remark highlights curiosity and social awareness without a specific event.
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San Luis Obispo
Republican Platform At A Glance
Summary of Republican platform commitments including anti injunction rules, tariff revision, federal supervision of trusts, inland waterways, money and economy, labor aims, road construction, and equal justice for Negroes with a contrast between Republicanism and Democracy.
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Roosevelt
Republican Party
Congress
Great Lakes
Articultural Department
Paris Elections Halt Loyalist Tide Sets Records
In Paris municipal polls M Laloe was defeated while a domestic servant made history as the first recorded candidate from his class. The liveried service, though traditionally conservative, backed the republican socialist contender amid broader political currents.
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Paris
M. Laloe
Allen's Foot Ease Foot Powder Gains Wide Praise
Readers praised Allen's Foot-Ease as a cleanly wholesome antiseptic foot powder. It claims to cure while you walk and cites over 30,000 testimonials, warning against imitations and urging customers to ask for the original product.
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Allen
Bohemia Ends in Paris Latin Quarter Says Capus
Playwright Alfred Capus declares Bohemia has ceased to exist in the Paris Latin quarter during a lecture for Maison 4 d Etudiants. He notes that students are no longer Bohemians and warns against denying the change.
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Bohemia
Paris
Alfred Capus
Maison 4 d'Etudiants
General
Association of Paris’ Students
Deafness cured only by constitutional remedies
An advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It asserts most cases are caused by catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes mailing for circulars and mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Time A Year After Parson Meeting Ends In Punishment
A brief exchange reveals a troubled marriage as the husband jokes Heaven sent him as punishment for their union. The wife probes the sentiment, prompting a grim remark about enduring blame lasting a year after their courtly vow.
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Heaven
Combine
Lotteries Pay Big Dividends in Mexico City
Mexico City residents spend nearly 100000 weekly on lottery tickets while only about 70000 is paid back in premiums, highlighting a large payout gap in the lottery system.
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Mexico City
Marine Eye Remedy Ad and Miscellaneous Cures
An old advertisement touts Marine Eye Remedy for red weak and watery eyes with claims of soothing eye pain and a 50 cent price. It notes a 43 page booklet per package and lists Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago and a Norton slogan. Other lines promote Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain at 25 cents and a rural quip about farmers.
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Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Seven Year Ills Replaced by Pinkham Remedy
Letter from Sallie French of Pancannla Ind Ter credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after seven years of female troubles. The ad promotes the remedy as a standard cure for displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities pain backache and nervous prostration and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham in confidence with free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Sallie French
Pancannla
Ind
Ter
Mrs. Pinkham
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