Panama railroad to operate at uniform rates under Roosevelt policy
The government plans to run the Panama railroad with one uniform rate and no special discounts, aligning with Roosevelt’s railroad policy. Taft states rates will cover expenses and a small sinking fund with no dividends, prompting fears of sharp rate cuts that could challenge transcontinental lines and canal prospects. The Equitable Society controversy widens, personal clashes flare, and opacity in transactions raises public interest.
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Panama Railroad
Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
Panama Road
French Canal Company
Colon
New York
Pacific
Panama
Pacific Mail Company
North Pacific
Taft
Equitable Society
Alexander
Equitable
Massachusetts
Savings Bank
Carnegie Dream of Aristocracy Through Public Service
Andrew Carnegie spoke at Northampton Mass about the future American aristocrat as one who sacrifices for others and plants seeds for posterity. He argued wealth grows quickly yet concentrates, urging fair treatment of the poor and public justice over mere generosity as fortunes rise.
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Andrew Carnegie
Home Culture Club
Northampton
Mass
A Lesson in Citizenship From Newsboys Visit
One hundred twenty six Newsboys Protect Union members visited the State House to meet Governor Douglas in a social call. The event is praised as a positive step in teaching young Boston newsboys about citizenship and public life.
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Newsboys’ Protective Union
State House
Douglas
Boston
Equitable Directors Demand Detailed Financial Statement
The Equitable Life directors’ investigating committee has served notice on President Alexander seeking a bill of particulars. It requests an itemized record of every dollar since 1890 and disclosure of beneficiaries, direct and remote, of the society’s operations.
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Equitable Life Directors
Alexander
Another Jeffersonian Depar ture From Jefferson
An old editorial laments centralization overtaking American institutions and politics. It notes Jefferson's distrust of central control and cites the University of Virginia’s shift to a centralized governance, arguing for democratic spirit over red tape. The piece closes with a nautical poem verse about a girl on a burning deck.
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Jefferson
University of Virginia
Boston Notes and Society Gleanings From The Observant Citizen
A compact roundup of Boston social glimpses includes Miss Nance O Neil and her Persian cat Magda, her hotel constraint, and Magda’s globe trotting plans. Politicians and reporters mingle at Parker House as Colonel Adams and others exchange scoops. The Savin Hill Club prepares an April 26 event at Upham's Corner.
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Nance O'Neil
Boston
Magda
Globe
Miss O’neil
Antipodes
Reuen Thomas
Brookline
Unitarian Club
Savin Hill
Bebeattle
Wells
West Roxbury
Engine 28
Jamaica Plain
William Childs
Our Own Jiu Jitsu Lessons For Both Sexes
A satirical guide presents gender based self defense tips with absurd advice. It instructs men to misbehave and women to strike and flee, then mocks bureaucratic gas bills and class notes with comic tone and exaggerated scenarios.
Roosevelt Jr Punished After Flirting at Virginia Institute
Theodore Roosevelt Jr and two other boys faced a 30 minute corner punishment at a Virginia home in Abingdon after flirting with Stonewall Jackson Institute girls. Miss Kate Hunt, the school principal, imposed the penalty while the girls were confined to their rooms.
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Roanoke
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Virginia
Abingdon
Douglass Robinson
New York City
Dan Triggs
Stonewall Jackson Institute
Kate Hunt
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Post Publishing Co
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Massa
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Maia
Post Publishing Company
Posta
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Newton Newkirk
the Czar
Russia
Holstein-Romanoff
Romanoff
St. Petersburg
Empire
P. S
Japan
Ike Inkslinger
Ike
Teddy
Mr. Inkslinger
Observant Citizen
Colonel Cole
Police Commission of
Parker House
McNary
Fred S. Gore
Taylor and Collins
Frank J. Keany
Nolan
Whelton
Baldwin
O'Toole
Adams
B&b
Carl J. Abrahamson
Malden
Gustaf A. Robinson
Gottenburg
America
Sweden
Alaska
Ekenett
Charles J. Barton
Democratic Party
Melrose
Charley Cole
Barton
C. G. Robbins
Wakefield
Ia Elbert Hubbard
East Aurora
Skowhegan
Herb Holloway
Jim McAllister
Spruce Creek
Herb
Sphinx
Jordan Marsh
Europe
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Scotland
France
D. & J. Anderson
Manhattan
Make
Vis
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Wome Becce
Ancy Business
Madras
Tlen’s
Corliss, Coon Re
Izaak Walton
Anderson & Sons
Greenheart
Rue Wood
Johnson
Seth
Seth Winters
Jim Homans
Cape Cod
Argus
Allen Solly & Co
Erman
Oxfords
Summer Street
Stetson
Avon
Derby
Krusius
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