Roosevelt on Our National Efficiency in Minnesota
Former President Theodore Roosevelt spoke on National Efficiency before the conservation congress in St. Paul, urging a national duty to conserve resources and pursue orderly development. He warned that private waste and monopolies threaten public welfare, urged federal regulation of waterways and railways, and advocated a national health bureau and a stronger conservation commission to guide policy.
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St. Paul
St. Paul, Minn
Conservation Congress
Roosevelt
Tis
America
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Mississippi
Gulf Deep Waterway
Missouri
Gulf
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Army
Forest Service
Horace Plunkett
Ireland
Hungary
Buda Pesth
Museum of Country Life
Federal Bureau of Health
National Conservation Commission
White House
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Congress
Commission
Public Janda Commission
Country Ife Commission
Concrest
Washington
Canada
Mexico
Republica
Central and
South America
American Republice
Atlantic Coast
Federal Lawn
Federal Executive
Trouble in Spain The Carliste Plot Revolt and Vatican Clash
The Carlists in Spain, led by Don Carlos and his line, oppose the government Vatican Concordat revision. Premier Canalejas seeks to enforce 1861 church order limits on religious orders, provoking church resistance. Carlists back by Alfonso and radical factions, signaling renewed tension in Madrid amid church state frictions.
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Madrid
Spain
Vatican
Don Carlos
Ferdinand VII
Ferdinand
Isabella
Inarma
Don Carlos II
Don Carlos I
Don Jaime
Senor Canalejas
Church
Smudge-He unveils noiseless automobile claim
Smudge-He presents a new invention labeled noiseless automobile yet its critics report an infernal clatter. He argues that the loud smell overpowers the noise and the reverse, a theory aiming to mute the machine’s din.
Lord Kinnaird’s Lesson Ends With Honest Laughter
Lord Kinnaird visited a east London mission school to tell the Samson story and urge a plan against enemies. A bright pupil replied with a witty quip, suggesting “Get a bottle of air restorer” to regain strength.
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Lord Kinnaird
East End
London
Samson
Doctor Cures Scalp Disease with Cuticura Remedies
A Georgia reader recalls severe scalp illness in childhood, hair loss, and relief after using Cuticura Remedies, noting further benefit for a hand eruption. The anecdote cites P T Barnum endorsing the products as effective in his shows.
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Jessie F. Buchanan
Hamilton, Ga
Barnum
P. T. Barnum
Source of Revelation and weights inspectors weigh claim
Harper's Weekly notes twenty seven new crisp one dollar bills weigh 68 just as much as a twenty dollar gold piece. The remark is unproven but plausibly linked to recent activity by inspectors of weights and measures, suggesting a possible or speculative reason behind the claim.
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Harper's Weekly
Didn’t Want Him Chewed Bone Talk Sparks Snub
A Yonkers Statesman cartoon caption references a dog chewing a bone and a character Dill asks if others like to see it. Jii responds Yes, but only if it isn’t his own bone, illustrating a sly exchange in a lighthearted local humor item.
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Dill
Jii
Yonkers Statesman
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Promises Quick Comfort
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease Absorbent Powder to ease tired swollen and aching feet and fit into new shoes with bold claims and a free sample offer. It mentions a mailing address in Olmuted New York and uses sensational lines about women’s toilet secrets and a quip about a man whose bluff facade never existed.
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Allen
Allen 5
la Roy
N.Y
Bank RobbedHeadline Scandal Echoes City Bank Heist
Mrs Simmonds reads a sensational city bank break in headline. The judge notes the police are away fishing, implying a public security scandal and a large local heist. The fragment captures talk of crime and mistrust in city leadership.
Whooper Humiliates Wife in Humorous Twist
Quip from Puck recalls a comic scene where Whooper badly breaks with his wife, the minister interrupts with two Acts chapters, and Whoopler exits between them, capturing a satirical anecdote from a past evening.
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Whoopler
Puck
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Benor Canalejas
King Alfonas
Facot
Munyon's Do
L. Douglas
K. Douglas
Maer
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Llest Agail T
George Kryder
Napoleon
Fred BY Mail
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Zurea Yeas
W.N. U
Denver
Dr. Pierce
Continental
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