Roosevelt's second annual message shows cautious reform tone
A lengthy survey notes President Roosevelt pursues gradual change, favors compromise on major issues, resists bold tariff shifts, and backs limited reforms. It praises his restraint on trusts, calls for gradual tariff studies, and endorses reciprocity with Cuba and canal projects while highlighting his regulated approach to labor, capital, and rural services.
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Roosevelt
Republic
Congress
Executive Department
Cuba
Panama Canal
Pacific
Governor-elect Bates Sets Ban on Public Appearances
The message states Bates will decline invitations after inauguration unless essential for Commonwealth representation. It urges following prudent precedent set by his predecessor, who fulfilled duties without show appearances, advising courteous, graceful conduct and service to every society or club that might invite him out to dinner.
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Bates
Executive Department
Commonwealth
The
Governor Greenhalge Succumbs to Time Demands
The lamented governor died as a result of tireless compliance with outside duties beyond official duties. The era of such personal imposition has passed, and Mr. Bates is praised for recognizing the change and planning to adjust behavior accordingly.
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Greenhalge
Mr. Bates
The Marion Verdict and the Lynching Question
The Marion trial acquits five men of the tar and feathering charge amid alibis, prompting praise for the acquitted and questions about who committed the crime. The piece condemns justice in Southern states and laments Massachusetts’ inability to punish the lynchers, denouncing the unresolved case and its stain on justice.
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Marion
Massachusetts
A Shilling a Pound Prices in London Beef Market
The embargo on American cattle raised beef prices to 11 pence a pound in London on Saturday. Cable reports warn that British ports closing to New England animals due to foot and mouth disease, amid high beef costs, will push Christmas beef prices higher. An estimated Christmas joint of American beef may reach a shilling per pound, about 25 cents, contrasting with 40 cents in recent months. The piece questions how long Americans could pay 25 cents for prime roast and notes transport costs and inspection issues behind the London price. It also references a U.S. attorney general’s injunction against the Chicago beef trust for extortion at home versus overseas pricing.
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London
New England
Ocean
United States
Chicago Beef Trust
A Poem You Ought to Know From East Brimfield
East Brimfield Massachusetts prints a reader’s request for an old poem with early lines about a bell, sun, river and owl. The editor publishes the requested piece and shares the later stanzas detailing winter blooms and peculiar rhymes. The poem ends noting the owl still hoots as time passes.
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East Brimfield
Mass
Rocky Mountain
What Would You Do If You Had One Million Dollars
Responses from Boston area readers to the million dollar question show a mix of charity, satire, and pranks. Contributors from Everett Cambridge Dorchester Roxbury Philadelphia and beyond suggest donations to newspapers, paying for new ventures, supporting crime victims, or playful reforms, all framed by local tone and old Boston names.
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the Post
Boston
Mass
Everett
Morning Post
Dorchester
Steve
D. F
Philadelphia
A. Christine
Phila
Penna
Park Square
Abraham Lincoln
John Mitchell
Cambridge
Mike
Bunker Hill
Police Station
Dudley Street
Mt. Pleasant Avenue
St. Patrick's Church
Roxbury
Stealthy Steve Seeks Duke Records in Paris Duel
Stealthy Steve the Six Eyed Sleuth visits Paris to verify Duke de Dummychamp’s title. He secures a confidential document from the town hall registrar and hurries toward Havre for a transatlantic voyage, then agrees to a duel at Champ de Ping Pong before departure.
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Steve
Phineas Snoad
John Jimson
Mr. Bond
France
Duke de Dummychamp
Genevieve Bond
Paris
Alfonso
Registraire
Rue de la Ruin
Union Station
Havre
New York
Pourgeois
Camaille
Champ de Ping Pong
Mabie Calls Passion Play Sacrilegious at Conference
At the American Baptist missionary conference in Providence Rev H C Mabie offered the opening prayer and denounced the passion play as sacrilegious. Rev W B Wither presided, and Rev A M Groesch bach spoke on China missions during the afternoon session. Executive committee meetings followed the mission program.
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Providence
R. LL
American Baptist Missionary Conference
H. C. Mabie
D. D
W. B. Wither
A. M. Groesbach
China
Wedding of the season ends in a hidden sorrow
A crowded church wedding hides a young woman's despair. A daughter from wealth watches her former life fade as her lover marries another, then contemplates death by the river on a sunlit afternoon, before a keeper steers her away.
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New York
Law and Order
Subways Bill Urges Boston Voters to Approve City Ownership
The Public Franchise League urges Boston voters to approve the Washington street subway bill at the December 9 election. They argue municipal ownership and public referendum precedents, noting improved transportation, reduced Tremont street crowding, and quicker, safer commutes for riders, backing Governor Crane and Mayor Collins.
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Washington Street
Boston
Public Franchise League
Crane
Collins
Tremont Street
Public Branchise League
Senators Hear The Message And Alger Sworn In
Washington December 2 Senate session focused on reading the President's message and the swearing in of General Russell A. Alger to fill the McMillan vacancy. Resignation of Rev W H Milburn drew regret. Senate adjourned at 1 50 pm in memory of Rep Charles H Russell.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Russell A. Alger
Michigan
McKinley
McMillan
W. H. Milburn
Charles H. Russell
Connecticut
House Session Records President Message Read Aloud
The House met for one hour and forty minutes in Washington. Members listened attentively to the President's message with Republicans applauding at its end. Mr Cannon signaled the coal strike commission funding bill would be taken up tomorrow. Notices of the deaths of Reps DeGraffenreid and Sheppard were announced and resolutions of respect adopted before adjournment.
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Washington
House
Cannon
Committee On Appropriations
Coal Strike Commission
DeGraffenreid and
Sheppard
Texas
Cabinet Meets Washington on Reciprocity Talks
The Cabinet discussed foreign affairs with brief remarks on Havana. Secretary Hay reported encouraging progress as Minister Squiers and General Bliss work with a Palma commission to craft a reciprocity treaty. Venezuelan finance plans by New York financiers were noted, with caution about U.S. liability or coercive obligations.
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Washington
Hay
Havana
Squiers
General Bliss
Palma
New York
Venezuela
United States
New Bills in Congress Echo Tariff and District Status
Senator Lodge proposes to cut Philippine tariff access to one fourth under the Dingley law. Senator Gallinger seeks to admit District of Columbia representation in Congress and electoral college. House appropriations panel backs 59 000 for anthracite strike commission costs. Lovering introduces 40000 for Pilgrims landing commemoration. Maynard pushes 500000 to acquire Cape Henry lands for fortifications.
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Lodge
United States
Gallinger
District of Columbia
Congress
Electoral Commission
House Committee On Appropriations
Cannon
Anthracite Strike Commission
Lovering
Massachusetts
New England
Maynard
Virginia
Cape Henry
President nominates Holmes to Supreme Court and more
The President sent to the Senate the nomination of Oliver Wendell Holmes of Massachusetts as associate justice of the Supreme Court. Edson S. Bishop is named U S marshal for the district of Connecticut. The list includes embassies secretaries and several Massachusetts postmasters amid other appointments.
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Washington
Senate
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Massachusetts
Supreme Court of the United States
Edson S. Bishop
United States
District of
Connecticut
H. Percival Dodge
Berlin
R.S. Reynolds Hitt
Ilineis
Peter A. Jay
Rhode Island
Paris
F. HM. Torrey
Groton
M. Hickey
Grafton
A. E. Chamberlain
Holliston
G. M. Bonney, Jr
Kingston
Alger Sworn In as Michigan Senator in Senate
In Washington on December 2, General Russell A. Alger was sworn in as Senator from Michigan. His desk was hidden by a bank of roses on the Democratic side. Mrs. Alger and the family traveled from Detroit to witness the formal vindication of the former Secretary of War.
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Washington
Senate
Russell A. Alger
Michigan
General Alger
Knox Urges Salary Increase for Judicial Officers
Attorney General Knox in his annual report to Congress renews his recommendation for raising salaries of judicial officers nationwide. The report notes 314 cases on the appellate docket and 11 on the original docket awaiting disposition at the close of the October term of the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Knox
Congress
United States Supreme Court
3 Folding Screens and Pillow Goods Ad
Burlap filled 3 fold screens stand 5 feet 4 inches high with dark pyro etched Arabian Greigus finish. Items include leather pillow covers and silk pillow squares with prices from 25 cents to 1.25, plus yardage silks from China and Japan.
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China
Japan
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