Roosevelt Visit Bold Plan Sparks Western Push
The Indianapolis Sun notes a Denver initiative to bring Theodore Roosevelt to San Francisco for a welcome visit. West residents bet on success and push for national impact, while some eastern papers worry it could boost Roosevelt as Taft’s rival. The piece lauds Western enterprise and spirit.
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Roosevelt
Denver
San Francisco
Colorado
Africa
New York
East
Pacific
West
Taft
Union
German Professor Drews Denies Jesus Life Despite Crowd
Berlin cable news reports a large gathering where Arthur Drews of Karlsruhe asserted Jesus Christ never existed. The lecture spurred dramatic reactions with fainting women and heated theologians, while supporters stressed Christ did live and his influence endures today.
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Berlin
Arthur Drews
Karlsruhe
Drews
Jesus Christ
Christ
Earth
Straus
Josephus
Dowie
Ernest Renan
Jesus
John the Baptist
Judas
Renan
Firet
Bhilo
Oregon's Wonderful Resources and Timber Riches
The piece extols Oregon’s wealth from salmon, fruit, and lumber, noting salmon recovery awaits enforced laws after overfishing. It highlights standing timber valued at 3.6 billion dollars and 120 years of supply at current cutting rates, plus progress against wasteful milling and fires. Early settlers hated trees, later generations value forests.
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Oregon
California
Columbia River
Columbia
Washington
State Board of Forestry
United States
Emerald State
Pacific Coast
Henry Tfinek
Scribner
Los Angeles Growth From Sparse Town to Rising Metropolis
The article notes Los Angeles expanding from 11 000 residents in 1880 to over 360 000, with post office staff rising from 9 to 507 and branches from 1 to 69 between July and July. It highlights metropolitan streets, lavish shop displays, and appealing housing around Andalusian patios, reflecting climate, flowers, and tourism attracting eastern visitors.
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Interlaken
Lucerne
India
Los Angeles
Los Diablos
East
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Henry T. Finck
Scribner
How They Worked Cousin in a Frugal Welcome
Daysey Mayme Appleton invited a wealthy cousin and her seven year old son, filling the parlor with cracked bric-a-brac and tableware. The boy played with a bean bag and a rubber ball, smashing items in two days. The cousin paid for the damage, totaling $234.54, as reported by the Atchison Globe.
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Daysey Mayme Appleton
Atchison Globe
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Association of American Advertisers
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John Dear
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Lei
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