Taft Visits Des Moines for Iowa Tour and Military Pageant
President Taft arrives in Des Moines ahead of a 4,000-strong Army review at the state fair grounds. He breakfasted with Senator Cummins, reviewed troops from Fort Crook and Fort Leavenworth, and spoke briefly before marching bands and a cavalry escort. The event drew up to 75,000 visitors and closed with a dinner in Omaha.
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William ‘Taft
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Chicago
Western
Omaha
Rock Ind
A. B. Cummins
Ral James Morton
Capitol
Committee On
Carroll
Cond
United States Cavalry
Cummins
Forest Ive
Cornelius Gardner
Sixteenth Infantry
Fort Crook
Thirteenth Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Signal Corps
Taft
J. A. T.hinll
Rock Island Depot
Morton
Johnsons Death and Minnesota Governor John A Johnson
Pessimists argued the opportunity for an American boy faded when John A. Johnson faced earlier rumors about his family. The article notes the attempted smears during his 1904 gubernatorial nomination and credits Johnson with rising to leadership, likening him to Lincoln in national merit.
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John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Johnson
Lincoln
Henry Clay
James Blaine
Taft
Boston
Great
University of Association
Patri, Henry
Abraham Lincoln
John A Johnson the self educated Minnesota leader
A portrait of John A Johnson as a self taught, plainspoken politician who rose from a drug clerk and newspaper buyer to governor of Minnesota and later senator. He avoided militia action during the Mesaba strike, learned from workers, and connected with common people, earning trust and election on the Democratic ticket despite a Republican state.
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Ben Franklin
Henry Clay
Andy Johnson
America
John A. Johnson
Johnson
Bryan
Minnesota
Mesaba Range
Western Federation of Miners
Bates
St. Louis County
Upper Lakes
Ramsey
Uty
Just broke again hits humor in Chicago news
A witty blurb notes the dream of wealth in contrast to waking poverty as a recurring gag in Chicago news. The light item plays on the old saying about fortune, echoing a common paper quip about money and mirth.
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Chicago News
A Lawyer's Suggestion and Threats in Press Column
A New York Press item shows Hewitt and Jewett discussing a legal angle after a man threatened to injure eye. Hewitt suggests letting the act occur to then sue for damages, highlighting a provocative, satirical take on legal recourse.
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Hewitt
Jewett
New York Press
A Poor Subject In Brooklyn Life Verse
A quip from Brooklyn Life about a woman who frowns and resists flattery. The poem suggests she dislikes pleasant thoughts and would not be pleased by a photograph. It captures a sharp social observation in a concise verse.
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Brooklyn
Caution Against Single Cure Advertisements
A notice warns readers not to rely on Foley's Honey and Tar or chronic cough remedies alone to treat coughs bronchitis hay fever asthma or lung disease. The advisory references Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Company as sources to avoid misleading claims.
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Foley
Lemmon
McElhinney Drug Company
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William H. Tapt
State Pair Grounds
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