Roosevelt letter prompts post office graft probe
The Roosevelt administration backs a broad inquiry into postal service corruption. Knox appoints Charles J. Bona as special attorney and Holmes Coward as a potential appointee to assist in prosecutions of indicted officials and those guilty of mismanagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Knox
Post Office Department
Bristow
Robb
Department of Justice
Post- Office Department
Tyner
District of Columbia
Post Office
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles J. Bona
Holmes Coward
Agricultural Department Probes Seed Distribution Fraud
The Agriculture Department expands a nationwide inquiry into seed distribution methods used for gratuitous congressional distribution. Secretary Wilson confirms an investigation and reimbursement efforts as the case proceeds in the court of claims. Officials deny and pursue further probes into alleged government losses running into thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
Post Office Department
Morton
Congress
Wilson
Department
Department of Agriculture
Court of Claims
Murderer Asserted Gody of Leonard Lamb Found on Rail Track
Leonard Lamb prominent Oklahoman was found dead on a Washita Junction railroad track with mangled injuries. Authorities say murder and placement on the track is alleged. Five suspects were arrested. Lamb drew a valuable land tract in El Reno lottery two years ago, adjoining Hobart. His brother Charles Lamb recently moved to Guthrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Lamb
Washita Junction
el Reno
Lamb
Hobart
Charles Lamb
Guthrie
Territorial Republican Committee Sets Election Contest Assessments
The committee levied pro rata charges on each county to cover costs of the cross county contest court case brought by William Cross against B. B. McGuire who was declared winner. Each committeeman was instructed to collect the assessed sum from his county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Territorial Republican Committee
Congress
William Cross
McGuire
Parents Suspected in arsenic poisoning of infant
Mr and Mrs Owens of Geary are in custody amid suspicion after arsenic was found in the baby's stomach and nursing bottle. No conclusive proof yet, but they are held for further development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gutun
Owens
Geary
Proper infant feeding and diarrhea warning in heat
An old health pamphlet stresses exclusive breast feeding in the first months to prevent summer diarrhoea, notes mothers with illness must bottle feed with pasteurized cow's milk, and warns against dirty bottles and rubber tubes. It urges stopping milk feeding at first diarrheal signs and consulting a physician.
Alvord Denounces Batter Adulteration Fraud Scheme
Major Henry Alvord of the dairy division warns that a scheme claiming to turn milk into butter amounts to fraud and violates revenue laws by absorbing water. He says the plan would trigger penalties for manufacturing adulterated batter, with enforcement possible against all involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Thoburn
Board of Agriculture
Henry Alvord
Department of Agriculture
Alvord
First Wheat Car Shipped from Comanche by Chickasha Milling
The first car of wheat shipped from Comanche county and the first from Oklahoma this year went to Galveston by Chickasha Milling. It was raised by T. B. Evans, yielding twenty bushels per acre, testing fifty nine pounds and selling for fifty cents per bushel. The wheat was hard and grown on sod land.
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Comanche County
Oklahoma
Galveston
Chickasha Milling Company
T. B. Evans
Kansas Legislature Adopts Flood Relief Measures
The extra session adjourned after passing over fifty bills, mostly enabling counties to rebuild washed out bridges. County commissioners can use county funds to aid flood victims. An attempted appropriation for relief failed, drawing heavy criticism as members returned home awaiting the governor’s message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Potatoes Seen Sufficient for 300 Cars in County Output
At a Potta watomie County Potato Growers Association meeting the report stated enough potatoes are in sight to fill 300 cars, about half the previous year's crop. The yield per acre matches last year, but total acreage is lower than last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottawatomie County
Bogus School Warrants Circulate in Lawton County
County superintendent urges halt on warrant payments as investigation begins into fake warrants in circulation. A 66 000 Sterling school district warrant was recently found and its counterfeit likeness fooled local districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Sterling
Roosevelt Trust Fight Hype Misleads Voters
A print column argues that press agents exaggerate Roosevelt as a trusts fighter for 1904 and claims key court rulings and tariff policies fail to aid the public. It criticizes endorsements of antitrust bills and notes Roosevelt’s ties to reformers, political bosses, and tariff protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T& Press
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Philadelphia Ledger
Times
New York
Empire
Republic
Northern Securities Co
United States Circuit Court
Littlefield
Beef Trust
Missouri
Hoosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Scores and Shifts in New York Politics 1904
Byron H. Holt analyzes Roosevelt’s political moves in New York, noting resignations, franchise tax battles, and the role of Wall Street. The piece traces shifts from free trade to protection, the 1903 Ford franchise episode, and expectations for Roosevelt’s 1904 campaign with New York voters weighing prior stances and loyalties.
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New York
Gov
Roosevelt
McKinley
Ford
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr
Senator Platt
Albany
Gen. Grosvenor
Wall Street
Byron H. Holt
Tariff Reform Urged Despite Quay Backing Platform
The piece argues that Pennsylvania Republicans oppose tariff changes and defend protection as wise. It critiques Quay and the machine for boodle and trust dominance while noting rising living costs, wages lagging, and demand for trust profits share. Lookout for political squalls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quay
Pennsylvania
Republicann Party
The Powerful Cattle Barons Clash With Settlers
The piece argues the administration sides with cattle barons in Nebraska by sending Col Mosby away from public land, angering settlers who claim their rights are trampled. Nebraska Republican senators warn the cattle barons could swing the state vote if the raid continues, citing President’s sympathy with cattle interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Mosby
Nebraska
Secretary of the Interior
Public Funds Probe Into Canvasback Feeding Grounds
The Agricultural department hired an expert last year to study canvasback duck feeding grounds and detect changes in their flourishing luxury. This year a second expert continues the same inquiry. Farmer Wilson runs the department and is said to assist his millionaire and trust friends who favor canvasback and terrapin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
Wilson
Power of Swan Wing Blows Break a Man’s Arm Claim
John Lover of the Zoo cites a Philadelphia Record note and a doctor’s tale from Swan Lake Arkansas where a hunter’s forearm was broken by a swan’s powerful wing. He argues a well aimed strike could break a leg.
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John Lover
Zoo
Arkansas
Swan Lake
Philadelphia Record
An Arab Tea Party in Morocco
A traveling lady describes an Arab tea party in Morocco with a host serving sherrab de minat the grape wine. A copper tray and painted glasses surround a dome shaped pewter teapot while musicians in vibrant dress perform strange instruments creating fascinating music.
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Morocco
King Victor Emmanuel Helps English Tourists in Italian Village
While King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena toured by car a breakdown drew a crowd. Two English tourists spoke to them in English, hoping for brandy. The king offered his flask and joked that his kingdom is not so small as its monarch.
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Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Shakespearean relics fetch prices at London sale
In London a mulberry-wood armchair from Shakespeare’s New Place Garden sold for 725 dollars. An imperfect First Folio copy brought 1525 dollars, while a pristine Second Folio 1632 copy sold for 1000 dollars.
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London
Shakespeare
New Place Garden
Stratford-on-Avon
Tribute to Common Sense
Quote on the value of common sense and timing from William Matthews. It notes that right action requires both knowledge of what to do and when and where to do it, distinguishing talent from tact.
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William Matthews
Get Rich Quick Scheme Draws Highway Robbery Claim
Parker probes the mining venture as Kerwin questions its legitimacy and warns that the plan resembles highway robbery. The exchange hints at possible fraud or theft concerns in the scheme.
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Parker
Kerwin
District Well Policed in St Janes London
In the St Janes district of London covering seven tenths of a square mile there are 471 policemen keeping order. The force density reflects a high staffing level for a compact urban area.
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St. Janes
London
Percentage of Scot in Coal Soot
A report notes that burning 100 tons of coal yields a ton of soot, highlighting the percentage of scorch residue produced in combustion.
Not Tonight Son Your Supper Comes First
In a domestic exchange a mother scolds a boy for rushing to baseball and insists on delaying the game to ensure supper. The boy wonders about the delay while recalling his earlier hit. The dialogue captures rural speech and family discipline.
Nurse Why Johnnie Cautions Men About Kissers
A child named Johnnie explains he shaved his face to avoid being kissed by elderly men while his mother expects visitors. The exchange captures a humorous parental moment and the boy’s playful fear of grownups.
Tale of the Ancient Mariner Quips at New York Sun
A wedding guest departs after hearing the tale of the Ancient Mariner. An old tar mutters Gee and clutches a gold coin then toasts Coleridge at a tavern as he promises grog from the pie.
Caterpillar lecture sparks mistaken identity in class
A professor described caterpillars as voracious, claiming they can eat six hundred times their weight in a month. A deaf lady misheard and asked a neighbor whose boy the lecturer was, prompting humor in the lecture hall.
Where Were the Patients
A Philadelphia Telegraph quip notes a young doctor's success by recounting a hospital empty after fifty of sixty beds were full when he took charge. The remark underscores dramatic changes under his leadership and implies a critique of past patient absence.
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Waggins
Jaggins
Philadelphia Telegraph
Remarkable Georgia Man Keeps Woman Still
A Georgia cracker notes that Seth Billin's widow still owns an old still but has a man to guard it. The remark elicits that he is the first man heard of who could keep a woman still.
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Georgia
Seth Billin
Widder
Yondah
Lost House Dog Reappears After Reward Ad
A newspaper portion notes a house dog reported lost with a liberal reward for return. The dog is found in the yard, and Maguire suggests a thief may have acted as soon as the ad circulated.
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Tallent
Maguire
Ghost Walked for the Orchestra Today
The dialogue features Elise and Hamilton Phatts with a ghostly walkthrough of the orchestra. A trombone player lends ten, Sue Bret questions repayment, and Ham Phatt suggests the borrower remains unaware.
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Hamilton Phatts
Sue Bret
Ham
Phatt
Feline Femininity Commentary Sparks Gossip
Tess notes I resemble Miss Hoamley-Rich and calls her awful while Jess accuses Hoamley-Rich of jealousy and constant knocking. The exchange hints at social friction and personal rivalry.
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Tess
Miss Hoamley-Rich
Jess
Had Him at Last Catch Question in Then Mrs Withers Scene
A terse dialogue fragment shows Mr. Goodman pressing Miss Withers with a catch question followed by her quip about eighty words. The exchange hints at a tense interrogation or confrontation between two characters.
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Miss Withers
Mr. Goodman
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Lodge
Wis
Pareimonigus
Edward
Harpeter
Harpster
Misteh
Mistah Harpster
New York Press
Swan
Wilie
Johnnie
Elise
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