Taft outlines foreign policy and arbitration in annual message
President Taft reports to Congress on U S relations with Europe the Near East and the Americas. He cites the fisheries dispute with Great Britain progress toward arbitration Panama Nicaragua Chile and Venezuela cases and the Monroe doctrine as guiding principles for American diplomacy. He notes improvements in Ottoman Persia and expanding American influence through schools universities and missions.
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North Atlantic
United States
Great Britain
Permanent Court of Arbitration
North Pacific
Japan
Russa
Ottoman Empire
Persia
Near East
Republica
Diaz
Venezuela
Panama
Emery Company
Nearagua
Alsop & Co
Chile
Edward VII
President Taft Cabinet Report on Foreign Policy and Finance
President Taft outlines policy on Central America and China, notes removal of diplomatic relations with Zelaya, discusses American participation in Chinese railway financing, and supports Japan relations. He details Panama canal costs, budget tightening, customs fraud prosecutions, and the proposed tariff board to enforce minimum and maximum duties.
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United States
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Central America
Canal Zone
Caribbean Sea
Congress
Far East
China
Manchurian
Antung-Mukden
Japan
Department of States
Department of State
Secretary of State
Department
Treasury Department
Department of Commerce and Labor
Secretary of
Panama Canal
New York City
American Sugar Refining Company
Department of Justice
Blood Disease Treatments and Tariff Policy Address
A 19th century style notice blends health claims with political notes. It touts a free 108 page cure book for various diseases and lists tariff reform and War Department economy measures. The text references the Navy base plan at Pearl Harbor and calls for judicial reform to speed civil and criminal cases.
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War Department
Congress
Secretary of War
Military and Naval Joint Board
Philippine Islands
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Philippines
Stomach and Liver Tablets Promised to Boost Energy
A vintage promotion touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as the busiest little remedy. The ad claims they convert weakness into strength and gloom into joy with a gentle action that won’t feel like a purgative.
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Chamberlain
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Washington
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Home of Representatives
Europe
Latin America
Bolivia
Peru
Foreign Service
W. H. Taft
Spooner
Secretary of the Treasury
Civil Pensions
Salvar Medicine Co., Salvar Bldg
St. Louis
U.S.A
Tariff Board
Secretary of the Navy
Navy Department
Navy Yards
American Bar Association
Federal Courts of First
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Toronto
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
United States Supreme Court
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