Secretary Bonaparte opposes rebuilding Old Ironsides
In his annual report to the President Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte condemns preserving and rebuilding the frigate Constitution at Charlestown or Boston. He argues against charging for inspections and warns that rebuilding with new materials would waste public funds and misappropriate honor. He suggests perhaps building a new battleship named the Constitution.
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Charles J. Bonaparte
Constitution
Charlestown Navy Yard
Ile
Charlestown
Secretary of the Navy
Boston Navy Yard
Bonaparteh
Navy Secretary Bonaparte on ships uniforms and navy size
Secretary Charles J. Bonaparte weighs in on using the Constitution as a target ship and sinking it, restoring commodore rank, sailor uniforms and public perceptions, cadet Branch's death and unmilitary fists, 18 000 ton battleships, and the question of how large the United States navy can be made safe.
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Bonanvarte
Naval Academy
Bonaparte
United States
Postum Cereal Cited As Cure In Coffee Related Heart Case
A 74 year old pneumonia patient with heart irregularities showed rapid improvement after abandoning coffee. Replacing it with Postum Cereal led to steadier pulse, normal temperature, and uninterrupted recovery. The piece attacks coffee and promotes Postum with testimonies and claims of medical cases.
Postum advocates health over coffee with cash bond offer
An ad extols Postum Pure Food factories as the world’s largest, claiming its wheat and New Orleans molasses beverage contains no coffee. It asserts readers can verify processes, warns coffee harms heart stomach and nerves, and cites Dr. Underwood’s endorsement as evidence for avoiding caffeine.
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Postum
New Orleans
Coffee as a Factor in the Production of Gastric and Cardiac Disorders
A physician argues coffee fuels nervous, gastric, and heart disease. He cites patient cases showing improvement after giving up coffee and adopting Postum Cereal as a substitute, urging clinicians to treat coffee as a primary incitant in related disorders.
Roosevelt Plans to Succeed Sen Platt in 1909
A high federal official claims President Roosevelt will seek to succeed Thomas C Platt in the U S Senate when his term ends in 1909. The plan prompts electrified reaction among New York Republicans and involves a power struggle with Odell and other party leaders. Roosevelt aims to control both state and national party leadership after his presidency. Odell reportedly anticipated a fight as Roosevelt shifts support toward Franchot and Olcott variants, with a state committee meeting likely to name Franchot.
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New York
Roosevelt
Thomas C. Platt
United States Senate
Platt
Washington
John Quincey Adams
Congress
Elihu Root
Benjamin Odell, Jr
Odell
Root
J. van Vechten Olcott
Halpin
Olcott
Parsons
Triggins
N. W. V. Franchot
State Committee
Franchot
Gold heart for Roosevelt from Colorado donors
A gold heart of unalloyed gold was presented to President Roosevelt by Rep. Robert Bonynge for Colorado. The inscription notes the Rocky Mountain gift as a symbol of unity amid grateful Americans on Thanksgiving Day 1905. Subscriptions funded the gift, many at one penny each.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Colorado
Robert Bonynge
Denver
Rocky Mountains
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Japan
Russia
A. D
Riots Over Universal Suffrage Erupt in Budapest
In Budapest on December 4 hostility to universal suffrage led to rioting as workers attacked the Budapest Hirlap office. They shattered windows, broke into the pressroom, and the building occupants fired on the rioters in a clash marked by violence and property damage.
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Budapest
Hungary
Bernhard Named Bishop of St Hyacinth Quebec
The Very Rev. A. X. Bernhard was appointed bishop of St. Hyacinth in Quebec, Canada. The decision was announced on December 4.
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A. X. Bernhard
Rome
St. Hyacinth
Province
Quebec
Canada
Roosevelt calls Dingley to Washington on tariff talks
Lewiston Me Dec 4 Frank L Dingley editor of the Lewiston Journal was summoned to Washington by President Roosevelt for tariff discussions He is brother of the late Congressman Nelson Dingley who chaired the ways and means committee when the tariff law was adopted The editor left for Washington yesterday
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Lewiston, Me
Frank L. Dingley
Lewiston Journal
Washington
Roosevelt
Dingley
Nelson Dingley
Ways and Means
Moody A G Report Urges Rail Rate Reform and Oversight
The annual report of Attorney General Moody stresses railroad rate reform. It proposes an administrative body with power to fix discriminatory rates and curb favored shippers. The document also covers arrest procedures in crime cases and US review rights in criminal cases under the Sherman act.
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Moody
United States
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