21 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1907
Page
1
President Roosevelt rejects pressures from wealthy elites on policy, vowing no change in his administration’s course. He argues the fight is to decide whether government serves the people or a few ruthless financiers who shield themselves behind corporate structures.
Concord New Hampshire August 21 In likely move the next friends of Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy plan to withdraw the suit when court opens today Ex Senator Chandler and allied attorneys held a long conference and will withdraw the action Although hostility may continue a broader suit is expected within thirty days seeking control of Mrs Eddy s estate and custody of her person
Provincetown reports Roosevelt delivering a forceful attack on "ruthless" wealth and corporate power. He declares 18 months left in office will see no policy shift, insisting the government must stand against investors he says seek to wreck values to force a reversal. He singles out Standard Oil allies as disrupting markets to discredit his program.
Gen Streeter consents to examination by alienists chosen by the next friends counsel. He says he will open the Eddy household for the masters to conduct the exam. Masters decide observers will be restricted to Drs Stedman and Tuttle with senior counsel and masters.
The American Federation of Labor announced it will seek legal advice on pursuing a conspiracy against the Party Association, aiming to counter employers’ group actions in Washington on August 20.
Samuel Gompers, president of the A F of L, states the union will defend its position in injunction cases to the fullest extent. He says no law is being broken and the unions are exercising a lawful right. He also believes the law will sustain unions in their boycott practices.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for partly cloudy and cooler conditions on Wednesday with high westerly winds. Thursday will be fair with fresher winds shifting from southwest to northwest. Washington dispatch notes New England scattered showers and cooler Wednesday followed by Thursday fair with fresh southwest turning to northwest winds for Eastern New York as well.
The president condemns men who rail at Puritans, urges judging men by their era and tasks, and asserts the dignity of work over easy pleasure. He champions honest wealth and opposes special privilege, argues for corporate interstate law, warns against license as liberty’s foe, and denounces plutocracy.
Readville racing fans roared as General Watts won the 87,000 year old trot in two heats of a mile each, setting a world record for an 8 year old trotting stallion with 2.09% for the pair. Angus Pointer won the free for all pace at 2:02% and Codero captured the 2:19 class trot with 2:10% best time, echoing the old turf excitement.
Three registered mail sacks totaling about 250000 dollars vanished from a Burlington train between Denver and Oxford Nebraska last Sunday night. Detectives and post office officials are investigating, with Superintendent J M Butler placing the likely theft near the Nebraska line.
Mrs Isabella J Strange of Roxbury died aboard the steamer Governor Andrew as it neared Provincetown. Stricken by apoplexy while en route to a local celebration, she was with husband Charles Strange and two daughters. Dr Benson of Chicago attended, attempting to ease her final moments.
The crowd on Town Hill hears President pledge the battle against the trusts and declares Teddy has knocked Standard Oil. He reasserts policy against Rockefeller and Rogers as 15,000 attend the Pilgrim memorial cornerstone event. News spreads of his stand and cheers resound through the town.
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