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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
7
A social will be held at the Court of Honor hall Friday night with all members and friends invited. The event offers free admission. In other news J. D. McLaughlin left for Chicago last night with a stock load on the market today.
James A. Edgerton profiles Joseph Benson Foraker, Ohio’s famed fire alarm in politics. The piece traces his 19th century campaigns, battles with McKinley and Hanna, and his open clashes with Taft era policies, painting him as a witty, courageous advocate who shaped Ohio and national Republican politics.
The Ohio politician John Foraker rose from a heated party clash over Lincoln to win support after claims that Lincoln died a Democrat. He defied rebel flags as governor and declined a presidential nomination, then rode a Roosevelt surge in 1904 to boost his influence while Hanna and McKinley vied for control.
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