Roosevelt letter defends canal charges amid editor war
President Roosevelt challenges alleged canal deal links involving Douglas Robinson and Charles P Taft as two editors face public attack. Indianapolis News editor Delavan Smith and New York Sun publisher William M Laffan are accused of spreading falsehoods over the Panama Canal purchase. The dispute stems from Foulke presenting the Roosevelts with the letter and taft supporters’ backlash after Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Lst
William Dyiley Foulke
Indiana
Delavan Smith
Indiana Politieian and Pubisher of the Indianapolis News, and William M. Laffan
New York Sun
Tadilanapolis
Pir. Smith
Laman
Smith
Panama Canal
Douglas ‘Robinson
Charles P. Taft
William Nelson Cromwell
Panama Company
United States
Foulke
Civil Service
Indianapolis News
Fairbanks
Chicago
Indianapolis
Fair Tanks
Taft
Bryan
Laffan
Admiral Coghlan Dies After Illness Following Army Navy Game
Rear-Admiral Joseph Bullock Coghlan U S N retired died at Charles Chamberlain home in Sutton Park New Rochelle after a severe cold from the Army Navy game aggravated a long illness. He served nearly half a century and became known for Manila Bay actions in 1898. Born December 9 1844 in Frankfort Kentucky he entered the Naval Academy at sixteen as Civil War began.
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New York City
Joseph Bullock Coghlan
U.S. N
Charles Chamberlain
Sutton Park
New Rochelle
Coghlan Hadeen
Chamberlain
Admiral Coghlan
Army-Navy
Navy
U.S
Manila Bay
Frankfort
Naval Academy
Tilola
Ice Claims Four Skaters in Wisconsin Tragedy
On Lake Koshkonong in Janesville Wisconsin Earl Cooper Harvey Richardson Violet Bilvins and Fannie Bilvins broke through the ice while skating and drowned Mabel Brown survived but faced exposure danger A Coroners Jury exonerated Miss Estelle Stout who killed Henry M Horsberger in Chicago German treaty with Salvador friendship commerce confirmed by Bundespraet.
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Earl Cooper
Harvey Richardson
Violet Bilvins
Fannie Bilvins
Lake Koshkenong
Janesville
Wis
Mabel Brown
Estelle Stout
Henry M. Horsberger
Chicago
Secretary Wright hints at 4S trust in tariff clash
Secretaries and industrial figures appear in a troubling mix as Wright alludes to a 4S trust amid tariff disputes. The text notes tensions over Italy and Austria, with Schwab facing lawsuits in Mexico over San Toy funds. Kentucky militia withdrawal begins while Roosevelt denies any crisis with Japan over China.
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Wright
Woodine
Italy
Austria
Charles M. Schwab
Mexico
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Japan
China
Sardine Trust Not Indicted and Other Notices
Grand Jury reports no bill against Maine Mercantile Company over sardine packing profits. Police unveil an underground thieves’ rendezvous in Philadelphia with 35700 dollars looted. A barber shop kept open on Sunday faces the Blue Law revision in Washington.
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Sardine Trust
Portland
Maine Mercantile Company
Washington, D. C
Horace Q. Balucci
Ryperetor
Kimball
Philadelphia
New York City
Steinheil case resumes as reconstruction planned in Paris
Mme Steinhell faces renewed questioning over the murder of her husband and stepmother last May. Magistrate Andre orders reconstruction of the crime scene at the Steinheil residence to seek a full confession. In London the education bill is dropped after Church government disputes.
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Steinhell
Paris
Mme
Andre
Aame
Steinheil
Steinedell
Palace of Justice
London
Church Party
House of Commons
Archbishop of Canterbury
The Suffragist Movement Fore shadows a Women's Revolution
The World proclaims a quiet revolution among women driven by labor emergence, independence, and shifting marriage norms. It notes divorce rises, wives outnumber husbands, and women seek political voice as part of broader social upheaval that could reshape destinies.
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United States
New York City
United
Women Led Revolution in Turkey New Era Dawns
New York City report from Rev Charion W Jefferson describes the Turkish constitutional change. He says the sultan moved to church with thirty wives, faced a reform, and cites 40 women who aided the revolt by carrying dispatches and forming clubs. He notes women adopting new roles and abandoning veils.
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New York City
Charion W. Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle
Turkey
Baptist Ministera’ Conference
Madison Avenue
Baptist Church Hall
Suntah
Bishop Doane on Family Life Evils
Report from the Federal Council of Churches on Family Life cites threats to marriage including divorce and declining birth rates. Bishop Willam Croswell Doane of Albany notes a moral decline and urges legislation to curb harmful appliances and promote motherhood support, while agreeing that divorce remains a grave societal threat.
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Bishop Doane
Philadelphia
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Willam Croswell Doane
Episcopal Diocese of
Albany
United States
Rand
Tube Woman in Paris Redefines Fashion Silhouette
The Directoire craze spreads a straight front and back line for winter attire creating a new figure nicknamed la femme tube. Corsets stretch to the knees with whale bone and thick fabric, altering the wearer’s shape into walking stovepipe form as designers unveil elongated undergarments in major shops.
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Paris
France
Directoire
Rear Admiral Sperry Heads Homeward Through Malacca Strait
Rear-Admiral Sperry’s voyage continues as his fleet passes into the Malacca Strait on the homeward leg. Swarthmore College revamps its charter to remain nonsectarian, while Oklahoma contemplates a deposits guarantee association. New York City Aldermen vote on anti ticket speculation ordinance as Chamberlain’s books reveal $159,700.80 in uncatured agiaries.
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Sperry
Malacca Strait
Swarthmore College
Oklahoma
New York City
Railroads Control Most Federal Judges Claim Evoked Debate
Lawrence Kan State conference hears J L Bristow former Assistant Postmaster General say railroads influence federal judges. He argues for care in selecting judges who have not affiliated with railroads or large corporations, asserting politics shape appointments.
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Lawrence
Kan
J. L. Bristow
Chester L. Long
United States Senate
Anvera
Ratironda
Notable Finds and Projects Across Asia and India
Notes from the Orient report a petroleum find in Rogagis Queensland Australia. An American engineer discovers a walframite deposit in British India. The Tok o Electric Light Company water power system cost 4 million dollars. Viceroy Tuan Pang cites 1930 opium shops in Shanghai foreign settlements with orders from Feklin to fore? then.
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British India
Toko Electric Light Company
Tuan Pang
Shanghai Foreign Settlements
Reading Typhoid Epidemic Strikes City
Reading faces a severe typhoid outbreak since November 18 with 552 cases and fifteen deaths. City and state officials mobilize. inspectors flood in to identify pollution sources in Maiden Creek water. Public water boiling orders issued. schools, hotels, and dairy suppliers warned to boil water for twenty minutes. Local charities pledge aid. city votes funds to combat the epidemic, while state investigators probe dairy farms for contamination.
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Reading, Fa
Reading
William Rick
Board of Health
Samuel G. Dixon
F. Herbert Snow
A. B. Moulton
Maiden Creek
Tara
Tamdy
Darrow
Em Nuebiing
Water Department
Gonto
Malden Creek
Rick Delagues
Cornelia
Rebating Fines End Virginia Case Involving Railroads
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and W. R. Johnson & Co. pleaded guilty to rebating in Richmond Virginia. The railroad was fined $9000 and Johnson $4500. Counsel claimed principals knew nothing of violations but conceded conviction seemed likely due to agent indiscretions. The verdict followed a prior jury decision against A. P. Gilbert, Assistant General Freight Agent.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
W. R. Johnson & Co
Waddill
Rairoad Gan
A. P. Gilbert
Aot
Portner Brewing v Southern Express ruling limits dry district shipments
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals held that common carriers must accept shipments for delivery to dry districts, but wholesalers brewers distillers and manufacturers cannot rely on that right. In a separate incident, bank robbers dynamited the Byron State Bank in Sterling and escaped with $1000, wrecking the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Portner Brewing Company
Southern Express’ Company
Byron State Bank
Sterling, M
Princess Seeks Divorce From Deserting Husband in Paris
Princess de Broglie once Mrs. 8 B Weit of Chicago has filed for divorce on desertion grounds. She is performing in Paris cafes to support herself and her children, visiting prominent cafes each night as part of her effort.
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Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Elisabeth Johnson Mariani
Tom L. Johnson
Frederico Marian
New York City
Mariani
Paris
France
Princess de
Broglie
Wis
8. B. Weit
Chicago
Viet
Postum
Jottings On Baseball And Football Figures
Jottings discuss Bill Dahlen as prospective Brooklyn manager and Princeton graduate coaching, noting Yale defeats and historic kickers. Wajah of Chicago leads the American League with forty wins, fifteen losses, and one tie in the 1998 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Dahlen
Brooklyn
Princeton
Tigers
Yale
Kennard
John de Witt
Wajah
Chicago
Household Tips From Historical Newspapers
A compilation of domestic advice features quick guidance on wardrobe care, room airing, making table mats, Dutch silver trends, centerpieces, umbrella maintenance, and the usefulness of a rattan refrigerator basket with an accompanying camping utensil set. The tone mirrors early 20th century periodicals with practical, home economy oriented tips.
Persson RECIPES Persson RECIPES Johnny Cake and more
A collection of antique home recipes including Johnny Cake without egg using two cups fine meal and milk, Raisin Pie with sour milk and lemon, Brittle Icing kept soft by vinegar, Lemonade Cake with lemonade and grated lemon peel, Ginger Cookies with ginger and molasses, Lemon Pie with rolling water and walnut, Nut Cake with butter eggs milk and English walnuts.
Fragmentary Verse Echoes From Grim Western Desk
An incomplete, beguiling line hints at a weary, nearly failed verse. The text evokes perpetual despair, recalling an exhausted writer’s late night labor and faltering spirit.
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C. P. Taft
New Bedford
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Massachusetts
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Germany
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Roosevelt Hospital
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J. J. Sullivan
Nebraska
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Sullivan
East St. Louis, Jr
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Challoner
Amelie Rives
Ill
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Tilmois
San Francisco
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Mra
Mary Voorman
Henry Voorman
Stockton Insane Asylum
Lonlaville
Arief
Frank Edwin Lammurs
Columbia
Uncle Sam
Triges
New York Press
CABLE
Buenos Ayres
University of la
Edward
Irish University
Dublin
New University
King Edward
India
Vancouver
B. C
Pacific Coast
Amrittar
Brocke Ot
Rogagis District
Queensland
Austalia
Chesapeake and Ohio
Virginia
de Broglie
York
Bostom Post
New York Evening Post
Pittaburg
Persson
David Price
Arydou
Tio
P Republic
Conta
Kejeton Orae
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