President Roosevelts Annual Message discussed by Congress
The annual message to the 60th Congress emphasizes strong federal oversight of interstate commerce and big corporations, warning against dishonest practices. It calls for centralized regulation, possible rail and currency reforms, and preservation of protective tariffs to sustain the economy.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House of Representatives
Publico
Congress
Department of Justice
Arabs Capture Frenchmen in Border Raids
Letters from Tangier and other North African points say Bent Saassen and allied tribes attacked French along the Algerian border. French forces retreated under heavy pressure, losing several guns and taking many casualties. twenty soldiers were captured.
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Onde Fda
London
Tangier
Africa
Bent Snassen
Notable political and media figures in debate and honor
A collage of notices quotes Roosevelt praising a curiously described “most vitalian” phrase and mentions plans by Richard Croker to travel to Cairo for wintering. It notes Moncure D. Conway’s Paris death, Japanese leader Count Okuma, and a Pittsburgh man’s Senate bid tied to a large price. Morgan plans to dispose of prized collies amid tax law talk. Carroll Wright receives Legion of Honor. George McManus gains imperial recognition from Germany.
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John Thurroughs
Roosevelt
Richard Croker
Treband
Cairo
Egypt
Moncure D. Conway
Paris
Count Okuma
W Thiam Fijun
Pittsburg
United States
Pennsylvania
Governor Guild
Massachusetts
Min
Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Carroll Wright
United States Commissioner of Labor
George McManus
Germany
Roosevelt Speech Urges Tax Reform and Resource Policy
The message advocates no tariff on forest products and wood pulp, favors a federal income tax and strong inheritance tax, and calls for heavier levies on large fortunes. It urges strict enforcement against wealthy offenders, broader industrial safety, eight hour workday, child and women labor laws, and national forest and waterway development including Mississippi and Columbia projects.
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Canada
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Department of Justic
Roosevelt
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi
Columbia
Atlantic
Gulf
Great Lakes
Public Lands Commission
Appalachian
White Mountain
Elso
Panama Canals
Oklahoma
Alaska
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Porto Rico
Hermitage
Andrew Jackson
Vicksburg National Park
National Gallery of Art
Washington
Fragmented Readings Echo Global Tides and Local Gas Deals
A garbled report sketches diverse items from New York Church life to European art markets. It mentions I. B. Rockefeller Jr praising money, gas company moves in Indianapolis, criticism of British tactics, U S financial effects on Paris art sales, San Francisco safety boxes, aeroplane prize money, Philadelphia ministers, and London auction chatter about Lord Sheffields wharfs.
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Barentshiles
Japan
America
United States
Citizens’ Gas Company
Indianapolis
Paris
San Francisco
Philadelphia
New
Plymouth
Sothby’s
London
Lord Sheffield
Aunt Salome Sellers Granted Deborah Sampson Chapter Membership
In Bangor Maine Aunt Salome Sellers of Deer Isle aged about 100 has been admitted to Deborah Sampson Chapter B D A PR Campello Massachusetts after officials agreed she qualifies. The government presented her with a gold spoon valued at forty dollars to mark the achievement. A marble column on the Continental Wall in Washington will bear the name Termaine Wild.
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Bangor
Salome Sellers
Deborah Sampson
Campello
Mags
Termaine
Continental Wall
Washington
Blindness Reversal and Family Ties in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado area reports Gale C. Harting, aged fifty, born blind, recently regained partial sight during a Cleveland medical event. He married Lotte Hall twenty years ago and relocated to Colorado with his spouse and companion. The account notes his sudden vision return and the absence of Mrs. Harkins at the moment.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Iutirinary
Cleveland
Lotte Hall
Colorado
Jamestown exposition ends with crowding and high attendance
In Safark Virginia the Jamestown exposition closes after a long run with President Tucker recounting highlights. Thousands filled the grounds during the final days and admission estimates reach about 1.3 million, roughly twenty percent of prior forecasts.
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Safark
Tucker
Roosevelt urges larger party funding and stronger navy
The president calls for congressional funding for major parties to enable thorough organization and expenditures. He supports extending the 1891 ocean mail act, building more battleships, basing a fleet on both oceans, and practicing naval maneuvers at sea to ensure readiness. He also favors diplomacy, arbitration, and continued aid to education and international collaboration.
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Treasury
Pacific
Ft 46
Straits of Magellan
Pacific Coast
Evans
San Francisco
Hague
Cuba
Japan
Tokio
Germany
China
United States
Mexico
International Bureau of American Republics
Bureau
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
World and national briefs mix political rounds and honors
Reports from across the globe note calls for emergency currency spying, diplomacy in Persia, and political maneuvers in the United States. Royal visitors and religious figures attend gatherings while awards honor science and literature, including Crookes and Kipling.
Effects of the Recent Financial Crisis Across Cities
The report details October 10 onset of a banking panic with ten New York banks closed or suspended and many more in other cities. It notes bank runs, 18 deaths linked to worry, indictments for bank fund juggling, vast withdrawals, and widespread business disruption including factory closures and 133000 workers unemployed. Clearing house certificates rise to about 975 million with 125 million redeposited locally and 100 million sent for interior relief.
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Paxiic
New York City
New York
Interior
New Our
Kankakee
New -York -City
Wall Street
Harlem
Bronx
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
Manhattan Island
Newa
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
St. Louis
Middle West
Uncle Sam
Europe
Panic and Relief Sweep Nation as Banks Rebound
A nationwide panic begun in Manhattan spreads to Boston, Philadelphia, and beyond, with bank runs, currency scarcity, and odd payments. As confidence returns, factories resume, money flows back, and deposits rise while new gold arrives from Europe.
Princeton Runners Defeat Yale in Cross Country Meet
Princeton runners defeated Yale representatives in a cross country meet, winning by 48 points to 31. The article notes notable performers and ongoing college athletics developments.
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Cobb
Bal Chase
Princeton
Yale
White Stockings
Chicago
Frak Farrell
Yankees
Montreal
Columbia
Atlantic Coast
Englander
Digglis
Baltimore
Aqueduct
Mrs Bradley Acquitted In Utah Senator's Murder Trial
Anna M. Bradley is found not guilty of murdering Arthur Brown a former Utah senator. Jurors out all night, eleven favor acquittal and one favors manslaughter. Court orders discharge. Bradley may sue to break Senator Brown's will and claim part of the roughly $100 000 estate for the Bradley children.
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Washington, D. C
Anna M. Bradley
Arthur Brown
Utah
Bradley Boys
United States Navy Ranks Second in World Powers
Secretary Metcalf announces in the annual report that the United States has become the second naval power. The fleet includes twenty two battleships and a large mobile force across Atlantic and Pacific zones, with plans for four new battleships and other vessels costing over 65 million dollars.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Metcalf
Atlantic
Pacific
Congress
Foraker Indicates Willingness to Seek Republican Nomination
Senator Joseph Benson Foraker of Ohio declares in a public letter that he is a candidate for the Republican nomination for president and will accept support. The move clarifies his stance while complicating party dynamics ahead of next year's campaign. It impacts the prospects of William H Taft, long viewed as Roosevelt’s preferred choice.
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Deneen
Minot
Hughes
Innos
Spain
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Welbeck
J.D. Rockefeller
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Fifth Avene Baptist Church
New York City
Ambassador Reid
Marshal White
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George Goldie
Ameorican Society
London
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Sir Wiliam Crookes
Rudyard Kiplines Haes
China
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Russia
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Gettysburg
Plains of Abraham
Quebec
Frederick Borden
Lake Will Visi
Pennsylvania
Washington
D. C
Joseph Benson Foraker
Ohio
Repubican
Mrr
Foraker
William H. Taft
Roosevelt
Dog cannot inherit bequest from Nathan Graves
In San Francisco Judge Coffee ruled that a dog Pup cannot inherit $1000 from Nathan N. Graves who died last June in Redwood City. The bequest for Pup’s food and care was declared invalid and the estate must be divided between Graves’s brother and sister. Vanderbilt Lines mortgaged equipment for $30,000,000.
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San Francisco
Judge Coffee
Nathan N. Graves
Redwood City
Boy Falls Down Garrel Mountain
David Fox a thirteen year old boy was sent to St Josephs Hospital Pater Bon with three deep cuts on his head and bruises and cuts about his body after a fall down Garrel Mountain.
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David Fox
St. Joseph's Hospital
Pater- Bon
Garrel Mountain
Tinplate Workers Idle in Sharon Valley Plant Shutdown
About 2500 employees of the American Sheet and Fin Plate Company near Sharon in the Shenango Valley are idle due to weak trade conditions and a downturn in business activity.
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American Sheet and Fin Plate Company
Sharon
Shentango Valley
Havana Bankers Take Loan From Governor Magoon
Governor Magoon offers 5,000,000 in treasury funds to Havana banks to ease agricultural needs. About 4,343,000 has been subscribed with major takers including H Upmann & Co for 1,000,000 the Spanish Bank 600,000 Banco Nacional Royal Bank of Canada and M Gelais each 500,000. Loan matures July 30 1908 and bears six percent interest thereafter.
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Cuba
Treasury
Magoon
H. Upmann &Co
Spanish Bank
Banco Nacional
Royal Bank of Canada
M. Gelais
Women in the Day's News Moments and Marriages
Mrs Cobden Sanderson the suffragist arrives in America and speaks of service costs. Miss Edith Root wed Lt Ulysses Grant III at her parents Washington home with the President and guests in attendance. Florence Nightingale noted by King Edward with the Old Merit, aged eighty seven.
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America
Edith Root
Strafe
Washington
Ulysses 38
Grant
Florence Nightingale
Edward
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