Stevens Named Chief Engineer for Panama Commission
President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft appoint John F. Stevens of Chicago as Chief Engineer for the Panama commission. Chairman Shantz endorses him highly, noting Stevens has solved major railway engineering problems. The administration already valued his expertise for a Philippines mission on railway development.
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Taft
Wallace
John F. Stevens
Chicago
Shantz
Panama Commission
Philippines
Stevens
Panama
Life of John Hay The Career of a U.S. Statesman
Diplomats and statesmen obituary of John Hay born Salem Indiana October 8 1836 died Newburg New Hampshire July 1 1905. Traced from Brown University to law in Springfield Illinois and secretarial work for Abraham Lincoln. Roles included Paris Vienna Madrid ambassador to England and secretary of state under McKinley. Describes his editing career at the New York Tribune and Lincoln biography.
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Washington
Paris
Vienna
Madrid
New York Tribune
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McKinley
England
Hay
You Can Do This Meaning You You
A motivational exhortation urges serious individuals to uphold integrity amid graft and injustice. It argues personal duty to improve society without relying on government or courts, insisting one can act by living rightly, supporting others, and offering help to those bearing heavy loads.
Reaching out to curb weakness and contagion
The Kansas City Star argues that compassionate action can spread as an impulse, urging daily cooperation to prevent burdening others. It warns that abandoning conscience and chasing gain create vessels of wrath and destruction.
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Kansas City Star
End to Respectable Graft and High Living Standards
The piece argues public graft thrives where high salaries and lavish pensions fuel a display of wealth. It urges modest diplomatic spending and appointments of capable, financially modest individuals to curb corruption and restore republican virtue in public life.
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Hendricks
New York Department of Insurance
Equitable Life Insurance Society
United States
The Case Against Rockefeller Champions Face Critics
The article notes defenders of Rockefeller claim his methods are above reproach while critics demand specifics. It cites Samuel Le. Moffett of Collier's Weekly, arguing supporters misread the scope of Rockefeller’s influence and are often unaware of his patron’s controversial record.
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Rockefeller
Samuel LE. Moffett
Collier’s Weekly
Moffett
Rockefeller’s Critics Seek Broad Defense Tactics
The Commoner notes hostility toward Rockefeller stems from his profit bargains in transportation. It adds that supporters urge a full defense addressing recurring public assertions about other aspects to dispel the negative image.
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Rockefeller
Moffett
China boycott prompts shift in American exclusion policy
The Springfield Republican notes that amid long standing anti Chinese sentiment a retal iatory boycott in China against American goods spurs action. Business interests tied to export trade pressure the president who asks the immigration secretary to ease enforcement of exclusion laws. The Chinese may expand the use of this effective weapon against the policy as a result.
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Springfield
China
Free Press and Daily Review offer yearly deal
The Free Press lists a limited time offer with Chicago Daily Review for one year at $1.75 total. The plan pairs both papers, delivering all news and markets daily. Order soon as the offer ends soon and samples are available at the office.
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National Daily Review
Chicago
Wabash Avenue
Weekly Free Press
Nation Daily Review
Earned His Salary In One Government Telegraph Contract
Secretary Morton Jag negotiated a new telephone contract saving the government $17,635 annually with possible further cuts from suggested economies. Rates drop from 12 to 6 dollars and message rate from 8 to 2.4 cents. Next year Washington telephone service will cost $47,562, a figure the article notes as unexpectedly high.
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Siouxity Journal
Morton Jag
Washington
Public's Worst Enemies Warn of Election Frauds
A Philadelphia Republican officeholder has been discharged from federal service over election fraud connections. Twelve Democrats, including officeholders, pleaded guilty to election frauds in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The piece asserts that falsifiers of the ballot, regardless of party or city, deserve no quarter and should be hunted down as enemies of popular government.
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Philadelphia
Federal Service
Cambridge
Mass
New York Tribune
Best Place of All and Home as Remedy
A reflective piece urges returning home for rest consolation and reform. It counsels going home for fun, to reveal improvements to family, and to perform in private, even suggesting practicing generosity and brilliance within the household rather than in public.
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Wheeler
A" & Wilson
R. L. Blank
Bedford
Prospecting for Coal Near Brick Yard Lands
The brick yard proprietors drilled about forty five feet east of the yards and report excellent indications of coal. They urge the Businessmen's Association to pursue support for prospecting, saying coal would be a major Gravity Independent enterprise booster.
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Brick Yard
Businessmens Association
Wells and Cisterns Repairs in Bedford Iowa
Wells dug and repaired and cisterns dug and repaired with all work warranted. Prices reasonable. Wa McCooe of Bedford Iowa advertises plumbing and well work potential customers.
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McCooe
Bedford, Ia
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