Jeffersons Principles Applied to Governmental Problems
Chicago April 13. Jefferson Club banquet at Sherman House marks Jefferson birthday. Mayor Dunne praised municipal ownership and rail rate reform. Speakers Bryan and Williams urged government restraint of private monopolies and railroads, stressing Jeffersonian ideals of public ownership as a check on concentrated wealth.
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Jeffersonian Democracy and Municipal Ownership Rally
Judge Dunne and Mayor Dunne address a banquet urging municipal ownership and the public run of utilities to curb private monopolies. They condemn private transport and communications monopolies, call for a clear Democratic platform, and stress equal rights without special privileges.
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Chicago Debates Municipal Ownership as City Leads
The discussion centers on municipal ownership of street railways with Mayor Tom Johnson advocating a fair city purchase of Chicago lines, aided by condemnation or construction of competing lines. Proponents argue ownership will improve service and set a national example, while other speakers include J Hamilton Lewis and Clarence S Darrow praising Chicago’s leadership.
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Bryan Praises Dunne In Chicago Greeting
In Chicago on April 12 William Jennings Bryan and Cleveland Mayor Tom Johnson greeted newly elected Chicago Mayor Edward F. Dunne. Bryan lauded Dunne as a Western conqueror and leading figure, and Dunne thanked Bryan, calling him a friend. They discussed Chicago municipal ownership and Dunne’s rising prominence as a national figure.
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Jefferson Fakir Provokes Chamber Banquet Speech
Special to The Washington Post from Syracuse April 13 reports District Attorney William Travis Jerome of New York delivering remarks at the Chamber of Commerce banquet on idealism in business. He attacked politicians as cowards and claimed Jefferson was a fakir for pretending to be a Democrat while not believing in the people.
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What to Do For Heart Trouble
An advertisement offers Dr. Shoop’s Restorative free full-sized bottle to heart sufferers, claiming the remedy targets the heart nerves rather than the heart itself. It asserts benefits by strengthening the nerve pathways tied to heart function, warns against stomach and kidney trouble as causes, and promises free order books when writing to Shoop in Wisconsin.
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Parker on Policies and the push for reform in Democratic stance
A reform spirited address critiques centralizing power in the federal government and endorses strict enforcement of civil and criminal law. It advocates tariff repeal for lawbreaking trusts and calls for sustained party organization from local units to national strength, stressing Jeffersonian principles and opposition to imperial overreach.
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Citizens' Union backs Jerome as district attorney
At Cooper Union New York on April 13 the Citizens' Union called a conference with other groups to seek fusion candidates for mayor comptroller and board of aldermen and insisted Jerome be tendered the district attorney nomination. The vote defied spring convention norms as the motion passed amid applause. The committees must pick men of character and reputation.
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Indiana Republicans plan Morning organ for Fairbanks bid
Special from Wellington reports Indiana Fairbanks supporters move to start a morning newspaper to back his 1908 Republican presidential candidacy. State leaders including Chairman Goodrich oversee the effort, with strong subscription interest and stock considerations. Firebanks reportedly concedes selling his stake in the Journal was a mistake.
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Assailant of Congressman Sentenced
The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the Leon County Circuit Court judgment in Walter L. Taylor v. The State. Taylor was convicted of assaulting Congressman Lamar with intent to commit mayhem during the summer of 1902, an incident arising from a prior dispute.
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