Roosevelt Speech Warns Against Corruption and Calls for Public Accountability
The article recounts Colonel Roosevelt's Conven tion Hall address urging honesty beyond party lines and demanding action against corrupt wealth. He urged laws to curb corporate influence and insisted the people must exact justice from corporations while they ensure public servants act with integrity. He also offered counsel to girls and boys, using anecdotes and football metaphors.
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Roosevelt rails at corruption in grand Kansas City speech
Theodore Roosevelt addresses 18 000 in Convention Hall Kansas City urging action against corrupt officials and corrupt wealth. He cites state and national cases and warns honesty must be pursued across all ranks from rich to poor.
Champion Lion Stories Told by Col. Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt recounts Africa adventures including giraffes interrupting a railroad and lions delaying work. He describes a lions attack at a station where an agent and a brakeman were killed, and a perilous night scene with an Englishman, a German and an Italian aboard a car as the lion claimed its prey.
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Roosevelt Toasted as Next President at Kansas City Luncheon
Theodore Roosevelt, honored by the Kansas City Commercial Club, was toasted as the first citizen of the United States. A song praised him as likely president at the next election and joked about his insurgent progressives, while Roosevelt, present, accepted the tribute with a dignified response. About 300 attendees gave him a loud welcome at the luncheon.
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Roosevelt Answers Call for Worker Compensation Reform
Colonel Roosevelt spoke without notes at the Auditorium in Kansas City urging government backed compensation for workplace injuries. He criticized ambulance chasing lawyers and pressed for laws that distribute injury costs across industry, stressing personal character and fair treatment of workers and families.
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Mendacious Journalism Sparks Roosevelt Critique
A Roosevelt authored response targets The Evening Post over alleged misquoting and falsehoods. The piece accuses the Post of mendacity in defending reform and political cleaning, citing past ties to corp orate leaders and moneyed interests.
Goff Booed by Strikers at Socialist Mass Meeting
Justice Goff, who ruled that strikes for the closed shop are conspiracies, was booed and cursed at a Socialist mass meeting in Union Square Park. About 38,000 protesters jeered the injunction against the strike tonight in New York.
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