Roosevelt’s Address on Trust Busting and Legal Reform
President Roosevelt outlines measures to curb corporate power through government appeals in criminal cases, limit injunctions in labor disputes, and reform inheritance and currency. He cites conflicts in appellate rights, urges passage of a trust prosecution law, and comments on labor law enforcement and the Negro Question. He also signals a Panama Canal and broader reforms.
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Roosevelt urges curbs on corporations and stronger public education
In a sweeping message, President Roosevelt calls for federal control of corporations, pensions for workers, a six to eight hour workday goal, and aggressive child labor laws. He outlines inheritance and income tax considerations, federal mediation in labor disputes, and enhanced agricultural education and farmer organization. He also addresses immigration, international law, and the need for national unity in economic reform.
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Deacon Splits Donation Dilemma Over Lost Half Dollar
A Providence Journal item recalls a deacon who kept a fifty cent piece but watched it roll into the donation box. He finally contributed a quarter, sparking a joke about whether St Peter credits him for the quarter or the whole 76 cents and admits the moral sting of envy.
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Abe
St. Peter
Lawyer’s plea ends with Christmas reunion in Arkansas
Gov Folk recalls a lawyer who described a white haired father in St. Louis awaiting the prodigal son. The jury finds the prisoner guilty and the judge sentences him to Little Rock jail, noting five prior convictions, so father and son may share Christmas under one roof.
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Arkansas
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Little Rock
Turbulent Afghan ameer keeps erratic schedule
The ameer of Afghanistan leads a busy life and often forgets meals. He questions courtiers if he has eaten, sleeps until afternoon, and rises with his horse ready at the door. He carries fresh bread and keeps revolvers and swords close for sudden journeys.
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Ameer
Afghanistan
Poor in French Hospitals Demand Respect and Secrecy
The Paris Eclair reports that the common people fear hospitals as they are badly treated. They are loudly questioned in wards in front of patients and visitors and women’s modesty is not respected. The poor demand adherence to modesty and doctors’ professional secrecy during examinations.
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Hampton
Tuskegee
America
Artistic Sensitiveness In The Dialogue
A cartoonish exchange features Mr. Stormington Barnes defending his work against imagined insults. He recalls a writer claiming some passages failed to meet the highest standard of excellence. Barnes responds that he welcomes criticism but rejects ignorant abuse.
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