Cleveland's Last Appeal for Taft Quietly Publicized
The article notes a final letter from President Cleveland urging vote for Taft. It praises Taft’s judgeship in Cincinnati and cites Cleveland’s belief that the Republican ticket would win in November. It also mentions Cleveland’s view on Bryan’s hold over the Democrats and possible future nominations.
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Taft
Democratic Party
Burt
Cincinnati
United States
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Pennsylvania party lines on temperance votes discussed
In Pennsylvania the Democratic party rejects local option and the Prohibition party is not seriously considered. The Republican party contains most temperance supporters and is urged as the vehicle to close saloons and rally anti saloon action. Voting Republican is urged to achieve prohibition.
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Pennsylvania
Democratic Party
Prohibition Party
Republican Party
Donkey Trials Delay Mr. Bryan’s Ride
A new donkey refuses riders while Mr. Bryan tests the animal. The old donkey, in use for 12 years, remains calm enough for riding.
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Mr. Bryan
The Party of Expansion and Progress in 1900s
The text presents Frank Hendrick's prize winning Republican argument celebrating the party as defender of rights and growth. It lauds expansion, labor unity, immigration regulation, economic policy, and foreign trade, praising Taft and Sherman as leaders and asserting Democratic opposition would undo progress.
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Cleveland's Last Word On Taft And Bryanism
Special correspondence from Harrisburg notes Pennsylvania Bryanites react to Grover Cleveland's last political document predicting Taft's election and arguing Bryanism must end. Cleveland praises Taft's judge experience, honesty, and capacity for labor as essential to the nation amid party disarray and national expansion.
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Pennsylvania
Grover Cleveland
Taft
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Cleveland
New York Times
Frederick S. Hastings
Republican
Cincinnati
United States
Protection and gold standard debates echo through Bryan era quotes
The excerpt recalls William Jennings Bryan era rhetoric on protection and the gold standard, citing speeches from 1892 to 1904. It contrasts his warnings of farm collapse and national decline with later economic data on August railway earnings, trade, bank suspensions, and Dun's Review findings, framing prosperity under tariff policy and political continuity.
Bryan as a Prophet Foretelling Disaster Ignored
The article dismisses William Jennings Bryan as a false prophet whose dire predictions never materialized. It calls him a male Cassandra and warns Americans to fully discount his forecasts as unreliable and baseless.
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William Jennings Bryan
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Cassandra
Bryan
Condition of Trade And Manufacturing Outlook
The report notes a steady drop in idle machinery and freight cars boosting wage payouts and retail trade. Retail inventories thin, boosting future confidence. deliveries extend to year end, but election uncertainty delays concrete plans. Cotton mills cut output as raw cotton prices fall. other industries show gradual gains and idle freight cars decline by 28,618 to 161,189 below late April worst.
Washington Letter on Tariff and Protection
Washington dispatch notes the Democratic call for free trade as the campaign issue while Taft pledges tariff revision after next March along protective lines. An argument for protection is attributed to Lincoln during a Pennsylvania speech, quoted as a guiding example.
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Taft
Lincoln
Pennsylvania
This Year's Grain Output and Value Rise Significantly
The Portland Oregonian reports U S grain totals for the year: corn 2 176 000 000 bushels up 124 000 000, oats 911 347 000 up 157 000 000, wheat 675 651 000 up 40 000 000, barley 173 452 000 up 20 000 000, rye 32 442 000 up 1 000 000. Estimated value 3 000 000 000 with a 600 000 000 increase. The paper notes the rise boosts consumer purchasing power about seven dollars per person.
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Portland Oregonian
United States
Bryan Favors Tariff Revision After Election
The speaker argues Bryan will revise tariffs after his victory. He predicts no need for revision on the election day and says the smash will be so general no levy will remain. The revision should be handled by the party credited with past prosperity.
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Bryan
Questioning Republicanism Aboard Bryan’s 1896 Chicago Trip
The Philadelphia Inquirer argues Bryan has no right to complain about finances, noting that in 1896 he borrowed to reach Chicago and now is wealthy enough to lose a $500 purse. The piece frames Bryan as hypocritical while critiquing Republican leadership.
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Mr. Bryan
Chicago
William J
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Minnesota Governor Nominated for Third Term
The article notes Governor John son of Minnesota being renominated for a third term after two prior elections. It also mentions Mr. Bryan facing a third nomination after two defeats.
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Johnson
Minnesota
Bryan
Colorado Couple Marries With License No 1313
A Colorado couple wed recently with marriage license number 1313. The piece notes that few couples face misfortune, yet some blame such numbers for ensuing bad luck.
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Colorado
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