Roosevelt urges federal regulation of railroads and insurers
The President argues for federal supervision to curb interstate corporate power. He urges a new administrative body to regulate railroad rates, with protections against discrimination, and extends the logic to insurance, suggesting national scope beyond state control. He critiques tariff revision as uneven by state and dismisses rapid reciprocity with Canada.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Moody
Law Department
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Massachusetts
New England
Guild
Canada
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Roosevelt Message Advocates Freer Trade Across Nation
The message urges freer trade expansion nationwide, with plans for currency elasticity to counter speculation and meet legitimate business needs. It highlights Santo Domingo’s fiscal issues, warns of chaos and possible war if Senate delays a treaty, and calls for Philippine independence from Dingley tariffs and coastwise laws until free trade. It also proposes extending U.S. citizenship to Porto Rico residents. The overall document details federal conditions and invites Congress to act.
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Roosevelt
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Philippines
Porto Rico
Congress
Save Old Ironsides Spirit Over Material Change
Secretary Bonaparte recommends breaking up the Constitution or using it as a target to fund a steel ship, arguing the vessel’s material substance has changed since its glory. Yet the piece asserts the ship’s soul and the patriot memories it embodies remain vital beyond its hull.
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Bonaparte
Congress
Constitution
Commodore Hull
Divorce Granted To Duryea Woman After Desertion For Years
Mrs Annie Alexander of Duryea Pennsylvania won a divorce on desertion grounds after her husband John left for long spells two to four years into their marriage. She endured 35 separations and constant uncertainty about his whereabouts, from the wood pile to the post office, leaving neighbors and tea guests puzzled by his comings and goings. The court acknowledged the persistent absence, turning her from a grass widow pro tem to a permanent grass widow.
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Duryea
Penn
Alexander
John
Mrs. Alexander
Annie
Alexander the Great
Roosevelt and Massachusetts clash over district attorney picks
The piece details Melvin O Adams resignation opening a path for Asa P French to become U S district attorney, with political maneuvering cited by Senators and Secretary Moody. It also critiques President Roosevelts stance on clean football and includes a humorous Editor’s Note about John D Rockefeller and cheese.
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Asa P. French
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French
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Salaam
Alphonse
Shiftless Jim the Sun Darter in Sunset Magazine
A humorous piece by Harry T. Lee in Sunset Magazine portrays Shiftless Jim a slovenly farmhand who never does chores yet is blamed for misdeeds and gossip. The narrator recalls Jim’s rough ways and the town’s judgment as a moral fable about virtue and acceptance.
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Judgment Land
Harry T. Lee
Sunset Magrazine
Boston News Notes On Art Parks and Public Life
A long column notes local scenes in Boston including a student painting in a public garden and the clever reply about winter snow. It reports on Aldermanic discussions about autumn football regulation, police prep for Christmas crossings, and Vincent Ronney as a town sports authority. Lt Marcus L. Miller earns lieutenant-commander rank aboard the Denver in the West Indies. It describes safety booths for winter transfers, ten minute South Shore car runs, humor about the Porcellian Club, early holiday trade, Persian poetry discourses, a Pop concert at the Animal Rescue League Fair, skating on shallow suburbs ponds, and Mr Whyte becoming Lever Bros Boston president. It closes with Miss Kenefick receiving a signet ring at a Charlestown reception.
Mrs G Quincy Thorndike Returns From Europe on Cymric
Mrs. G Quincy Thorndike of Marlboro street has returned home after a European visit aboard the Cymric which also carried Mrs J Brooks Fenno and her son and daughter Miriam. THE DEBUTANTE.
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G. Quincy Thorndike
Marlboro Street
Europe
J. Brooks Fenno
Miriam
Moonlit Bridge Promise In a Somerville Romance
In midsummer a moonlit scene frames Grace Lathrop and Charles Easton on a bridge by a brook. Grace fears their love cannot endure, while Mr. Mason shares a tale of humble birth and enduring faith. Grace reconciles with Charles as the moon and clouds part in a gold path guiding their return homeward.
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Charles Easton
Ghana
Ife
Grace
Charles
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