Roosevelt Addresses Congress Three Hour Message
President Roosevelt's three hour address to Congress urges rate regulation and broader government power. He calls for railroad rate oversight, added navy spending, immigration reform, land law changes, and better federal supervision of elections, with emphasis on harmony, economy, and national unity. He highlights canal funding, international law, and territorial matters including Alaska and statehood for Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
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Congress
Washington
Battleship Idaho Launch at Cramp yards in Philadelphia
The battleship Idaho slid into the water at 12 16 Saturday amid a grand ceremony. Miss Gooding christened the ship with champagne as Representative French delivered remarks. Idaho, sister to Mississippi, features electric auxiliary systems and wireless telegraphy with a 17 knot trial speed and a main battery of four 12 inch rifles.
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Philadelphia
Idaho
Miss Gooding
Cramp Yards
Mississippi
United Confederate Veterans Camp Lauds Roosevelt
Sterling Price camp of United Confederate Veterans in Dallas Texas praised President Roosevelt for urging national care of Confederate graves in northern states and for his Monroe Doctrine remarks. Members adopted resolutions by a large majority led by Charles L Martin declaring Roosevelt the president of the entire country and deserving of Confederate veterans endorsement. The camp, claiming over 1000 members, is described as the largest ex Confederate soldiers body worldwide.
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Roosevelt
Dallas
Texas
Sterling Price Camp
Congress
Charles L. Martin
Camp Sterling Price
Funeral brings end to Grover Mason injury death
Grover Mason an 18 year old who was hurt in a local football game three weeks ago died at his Indiana home. He had been hospitalized after the injury and died at his residence.
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Grover Mason
Indiana
Carl Von Saltza Dies at Columbia University
New York Carl Frederick Von Saltza an instructor in fine arts at Columbia University is dead.
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Carl von Saltza
New York
Carl Frederick von Saltza
Columbia University
Yellow fever scare in New Orleans spares Jackson Barracks
Reports note no yellow fever cases among soldiers at Jackson barracks just 150 feet from the outbreak. The text also mentions Lord Radstock a longtime lay preacher and Julien Tiersot the French author visiting the U S on a lecture tour and as Paris conservatory librarian.
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Jackson Barracks
Lord Radstock
Julien Tiersot
National Conservatory
Paris
Immigrant arrivals rise to 1 026 499 in 1904 report
Commissioner General Sargent warns of growing alien population and its economic impact as total arrivals reach 1 026 499, up 213 629 from the previous year. Continental ports rise sharply while Pacific ports fall due to the Russian Japanese war, with Austria Hungary Russia and Italy contributing large increases.
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Sargent
United States
Porto Rico
Pacific
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Italy
United Kingdom
Germany
Switzerland
Sweden
Europe
Austria-Hungaria
Ekersall named Chicago captain for next season
Walter Ekersall the University of Chicago football star has been elected captain for the coming year. Other notes report boxing results, amateur shoots, and top college athletics figures including profits from the Washington team and notable challenges in the boxing world.
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University of Chicago
Milwaukee
Young Erne
Philadelphia
Charles Neary
Milwaukee Boxing Club
Colfax
Wash
County Fairgrounds
Honey” Mellody
Spokane
University of Washington
Seattle
L. D. Grinstead
O. F. Curtis
New York Cyclists Win Six Day Madison Square Garden Race
Eddie Root and Joseph Fogler of New York won the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden after covering 2260 miles and six laps. The finish drew about 25 000 spectators as the average daily attendance reached 18000. First prize was 1500 dollars with decreasing awards to seventh place.
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New York
Eddie Root
Joseph Fogler
Madison Square Garden
Yale Plan to Drop Depew From Trustees
Yale officials intend to quietly remove Chauncey M. Depew from the university corporation. He will complete his six year term, finishing next June rather than resigning mid term. The article also notes Emperor William offering piano lessons to the German crown prince, which were declined by violinist Poachin.
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Depew
New Haven
Chauncey M. Depew
University Corporation
Board of Trustees
William
Poachin
Sienkiewicz Warns on Bureaucracy and Poland Crisis
The Nobel literature candidate says Russia and Poland face a dangerous upheaval. He denounces the bureaucracy as thieves and warns that German occupation of Polish lands could occur if the Russian government loses control. He notes Count Witte's fragile position and potential shifts in power.
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Associated Press
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Poland
Russia
Count Witte
Witte
Russian
Germany
Mutiny Rumor Grips Warsaw Citadel Troops
Reports from Warsaw describe a growing ferment as about one hundred Kexholm soldiers led a morning procession singing revolutionary songs. A Grochowski detachment fired on them but the soldiers refused and the commander fled. Rumors spread of mutinies in Lodz Lublin and other southern Polish cities. Cossacks remain loyal and guard meetings of students and socialists.
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Kexholm
Marzalkowska
Grochowski
Lodz
Lublin
Poland
Pueblo editor breaks world typing records
Pueblo Col Ray T Vannettisch state service editor of the Pueblo Chieftain set new world records in typewriting with 2600 words in 30 minutes and 4917 words in one hour. The feat was dictated by long distance telephone from Denver about 120 miles away. Previous hour record of 3830 words was by Paul Munter at Madison Square Garden on November 4, 1905.
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Pueblo, Col
Idaho News Briefs From Lewiston to Moscow
Reported events include a push to end hazing at Idaho university and a divorce suit by Mrs. Eugene Day, wife of a Coeur d'Alene mine magnate. It notes Nez Perce land rents totaling about $100,000 and a campus dispute over two old cannons drawing war department attention. Also covered are Idaho National Guard promotions, a fatal mine accident at Last Chance in the Coeur d'Alenes, an inquest for Thomas Hawkins, and a Moscow district court verdict of guilty statutory assault in the Miss Bessie Jones case.
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Idaho University
Charlie Deadhorse
Lewiston
Eugene Day
Coeur d'Alene
E. W. Allen
Lapwai
University of Idaho
Francis Jenkins
University
War Department
Heyburn
Vickers
Idaho National Guard
John McBirney
Boise
L. V. Patch
Payette
McBirney
W. J. McClelland
Nampa
Thomas Hawkins
Federal Mining & Smelting Company
Last Chance
Coeur d’Alenes
Melbourne
Iowa
Milt Sims
Miss Bessie Jones
Moscow
Miss Jones
Idaho
Sims
Million a Day for Booze in New York
The New York Press warns the city sells more than a million dollars daily in alcohol and that the liquor quality worsens each year. It claims experienced men see New York as selling the worst liquor in a major city and notes retail spending rivals meat costs while exceeding bread and vegetables.
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New York
Faith in Santa Claus Poem of Childlike Belief
A nostalgic verse recalls a child’s Christmas Eve vigil for Santa Claus. The speaker desires the return of belief, imagining Santa as a jolly figure with a white beard and generous heart, carrying a pack of toys for children.
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Santa Claus
Ain
Christmas at Yarrow House Ends Old Grief With Homecoming
A northern Christmas tale follows Dame Yarrow and family as they gather for a feast. An intruder Indian steals into the storeroom but is captured and revealed as Harry Yarrow, long believed dead, returned to the family after an Indian rescue. The household shares a festive, reconciled celebration with a restored sense of home.
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Nannie
Rod
Atheer
Mr. Yarrow
Father Yarrow
Dame Yarrow
John
Yarrow
Harry
Harry Yarrow
A Clever Patent Diary From The Dawn of Christmas
A bookseller showcases a patent diary that prints daily meals and routines after January 25, promising a complete diary for the year. The scene notes Santa’s Christmas voyage beginning in the Pacific, marking the year’s end and return.
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Pacific Ocean
Santa Claus
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