Roosevelt Returns to Washington after 14,000 Mile West Tour
President Roosevelt arrived in Washington after a two month western journey covering 14 000 miles by rail and hundreds more by stagecoach. He appeared in good health, spoke 265 times in 65 days, and was greeted by vast crowds and cadets in a reception at the White House. Secretary Loeb managed the trip with military precision and earned the president and party thanks from all involved.
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Roosevelt
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White House
Loeb
Iowa
Mr. Loeb
Washington Pioneers elect new officers at Madison Park meeting
Seattle based Washington Pioneer Association held its annual business meeting at Madison Park on Lake Washington with about 150 attendees. Officers elected for the year include President Allen Weir of Olympia and Treasurer N S Rowe of Seattle, with trustees F H Winslow Thomas W Prosch Mrs J T F Mitchell D B Ward and Leander Miller of Seattle. The by laws were amended moving the reunion to the third Tuesday in June. The obituary section lists sixteen members who died since 1902 including Henry Adams G W L Adams Nora Bailey and Capt J W Doane with details of their ages, arrivals to the coast and death dates.
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Madison Park
Lake Washington
Washington Pioneer Association
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Olympia
N.S. Rowe
Edgar Bryan
F. H. Winslow
Thomas W. Prosch
J. T. F. Mitchell
D. B. Ward
Leander Miller
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Commonwealth
Henry Adams
G. W. L. Adams
Nora Bailey
Thomas J. Carla
John Collins
Josiah H. Munson
Capt
Henry Roeder
Whatcom
Mary E. Kenworthy
Robert Smallman
Snohomish
Henry G. Thornton
J. W. Doane
A. H. Steele
Charles H. Jones
Port Townsend
William H. Ruddle
Elma
Ira Ward
Tumwater
Henry van Asselt
Moody Plans Retirement From Cabinet Service
Washington announces Secretary Moody will not stay beyond President Roosevelt's term and expects to resume a law practice after leaving the cabinet.
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Roosevelt
Practical specifics of Panama Canal labor plans
The piece discusses Panama Canal construction labor needs, noting 20 000 to 40 000 workers, likely West Indian and American Black laborers, with possible Japanese or Chinese workers if necessary. It outlines wages, housing, sanitation, staffing by white Americans, a major commissariat, and a US government role comparable to maintaining a foreign army, plus shipping and railway logistics. It also cites Chicago Tribune and Springfield Republican editorial opinions on labor and reform.
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Springfield Republican
Why Be Good A Harmful Thought On Juvenile Reform
The piece argues that providing jail inmates with physical culture prompts a paradox where good youths lose advantages compared to delinquents. It uses two urban teen examples to claim that better, targeted schooling and training for bad youths would reduce crime by shaping their futures through disciplined reform.
Strikes and Settlements Rise in Labor Peace
Strikes and settlements discussed as unions and capital move toward shared earnings. The piece notes more reasonable dialogue and a growing rate of peaceful compromises, with labor demands being heard and wages improving, signaling a brighter outlook for industrial relations.
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Philadelphia Press
War on Consumption Promotes Universal Exercise and Precautions
A Montreal Star excerpt argues tuberculosis is curable and preventable through clean, careful care at home and in sanitariums. It insists transmission occurs mainly via dried sputum and cites Swiss towns with sanatoria showing TB declines after centralized care.
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Europe
Montreal Star
Cheerfulness as a virtue under hardship
Quote from the Milwaukee Journal extols cheerfulness when facing poverty and misfortune. It argues true cheerfulness in adversity, such as illness or failing finances, is a greater heroism than facing cannon. It emphasizes cultivating a steadfast cheerful spirit.
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Milwaukee Journal
The Fountain Pen Taught a Lesson in Borrowing
A young clerk Davis debates ethics with a cashier over returning a borrowed pen. The cashier, teasing yet patient, discusses habit and excuses, guiding Davis to understand responsibility and integrity before leaving with a subtle moral lesson. The vignette closes with a quip about when women quit dancing in large towns.
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Crearly
Ivy
Sean
Star of Bethlehem theory through Halley’s comet link
The New York Tribune notes debates on the Star of Bethlehem. It discusses temporary stars, Tycho’s 1572 sighting, and Davies Forbes’s claim that Halley’s comet, seen 1910s, may match the biblical star and even tie to ancient events near Jerusalem and Pompey.
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Forbes
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