Roosevelt Letter to Congress OKs Canal Support and Tariff Stance
President Roosevelt’s letter to Congressman James E Watson praises current Congress and urges continued unity under Speaker Cannon. He defends protective tariffs, warns against drastic shifts, and lauds canal construction, naval buildup, and interstate regulation of corporate wealth. The memo highlights resistance to canal opponents and the need to maintain the current political coalition. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
James E Watson
Rushville
Ind
Congress
Confu
Whs
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Philippines
Busles
Poolie
Cannon
America
Causon
House
Interenta
Panama Canal
Santo Domingo
Bey
Meriwether Resents Attacks On Terrell and Warner Hill
In Greenville Georgia on August 20 special dispatch reports Meriwether County backs democracy and Clark Howell. Voters attend Howell rally with large turnout from all districts. Roar of support claims Meriwether will deliver for Howell against attacks by Hoke Smith faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meriwether
Terrell
Warner Hill
Hoke Smith
McLauglin
Howell
Fred Lewis
Greenville
Old Meriwether
Georgia
Clark Howell
Rathtesd
Warner Hut
TEE WEATHER forecast for Georgia and coast
Washington August 20 forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday calls for showers in the interior Georgia regions with fair conditions along the coast. Light winds are expected, mostly from the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georgia
Negro Soldiers Transferred After Brownsville Tensions
Washington reports Major General H Ainsworth orders transfer of colored troops from Fort Brown Texas to Fort Ringgold Texas amid civil unrest. Ainsworth cites attacks on Black soldiers by civilians and an incident where a white man knocked a private down on a sidewalk as provocation. Major Penrose notes indifference and ongoing investigations while Brownsville officials recount assaults on Black enlisted men and alleged threats in khaki uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H . Ainsworth
Fort Brown
Texas
Fort Ringgold
Rio Grand
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Fo Brown
M . Penrose
Culberson
Roosevelt
Penrose
Brownsville
Major Penrove
Juin W. Vann
Newton
Lipscomb
Tate
Ipscomb
Vann
Evans
Combe
Mrs Niles Denies Telegram Linked To Hoke Smith Campaign
A Georgia widow, Mrs George R Niles of Griffin, denies signing a Telegram used to impeach Mrs Margaret de Hampton In Augusta. She states she never signed or authorized the telegram and was not related to Mrs Hampton. The text suggests campaign trickery by Smith supporters seeking to discredit Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
Hampton
Hoke Smith
Georgia Lady
Democrats
Georgia
George R. Niles
Griffin
Augusta
Washington
Turner
Bowdre Phinizy
Margaret de Hampton
Government Census Bureau
George R., Niles
Mrs. Niles
Clifford C. Niles
Watsonian
Democratic Party of Georgia
Smith
Bryan Demands Split on Instructed Delegates at Convention
In Peoria on August 20 William J. Bryan pushes for no instructed delegates and for Sullivan’s repudiation by tomorrow’s state convention. Judge Thompson says Bryan cannot be granted instructions and Sullivan’s camp says they won’t oppose instructions for Bryan. The central fight shifts to the resolutions committee with temporary chairmen named, while Bryan departs for home aboard the Prinzess Irene. Heat prostration deaths in Louisville reach three as temperature hits 84 with high humidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Willam J. Bryan
Judge Thompson
Jacksonville
Unois
Roger Sullivan
Thompson
Bryan
Sullivan
State Central Committee
Willams
Kerns
C. Borge
Committee On
National Committee
Gibraltar
Wiliam J. Bryan
New York
Louisville
Also Mentioned on This Page
U. K
Ignon
Panaras Canal
Heke Smita
Ovhd
Ton
TEE
Loval
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Charleatan
Charlotte
Chattanooga
Chicago
Cincinnati
Corpus Christi
Detroit
Cle
Dodge
Galveston
Huron
Jupiter
Kansas City
Knoxville
Memphis
Mobile
Montgomery
New Orleans
North Platte
Norfolk
Omaha
Palestine
Portland
Port
Raleigh
Rapid City
Savannah
St. Louis
Clouds
St Paul
Wickene
Mrs. Niles Cracced
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!