Doctrine and National Navy Policy Address by Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt outlines imperial ties with Great Britain, calls for a government or private cable to Hawaii and the Philippines, urges rapid Isthmian canal construction, and stresses a strong navy and modernized army. He promotes civil service merit, Indian individual rights, and continued international goodwill while praising educational and cultural expositions. The address closes with notes on the Pan American scene and condolences for royal figures. White House December 3 1901.
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Hawaii
Philippines
Asia
Congress
North
South America
Pacific Coast
Gulf and
South Atlantic States
Great Britain
Senate
United States
the Hague
Two
Americas
Porto Rico
Isthmian Canal
Western Hemisphere
Navy Yards
District of Columbia
Charleston
Buffalo
U States
Smithsonian Institution
Queen Victoria
McKinley
British Empire
Frederick
Germany
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Reclaiming Bad Boys Parole System in New York
Miss Lillie Hamilton French explains in World's Work how New Yorks parole program for first time misdemeanor offenders age 16 to 22 or 23 diverts them from jail or prison. Judges say parole offers a chance to reform. without it many would face ruin, while parole allows them to prove themselves and avoid bad example to peers.
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New York
Lillie Hamilton French
Miss French
Willard
The Hour Was Late Declares McBrane a Coming Man
In a Philadelphia Saco excerpt quoted by The Hour Was Late, Staylate praises McBrane as possessing superior good sense. Peppery comments on the timing, noting McBrane as the potential young leader of the hour.
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McBrane
Mr. Staylate
Mies
Philadelphia
A Boy's Grit Makes a Famous General Bauer
A Swedish boy fell from a window and was badly hurt yet restrained his cry. King Augustus or another observer foretold he would become a man for an emergency. He fulfilled this by growing into the renowned General Bauer.
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Augustus
Bauer
How far bees travel and how they find home
A Baltimore American excerpt explains bee foraging ranges from about one to eight miles, noting bloom availability drives distance. It describes Italian bees, hive relocation effects, and navigation by sight and scent, including how bees respond to exposed vs covered sweets and how to calm swarms.
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United States
Baltimore American
Cradle of cyclones and science notes from a century ago
A magnetic blend of ocean lore and early 20th century science spans a voyage past Cuba toward the Bahamas, describing cyclones, cloud formations, and volcanic-like skies. It shifts to innovations with liquid air propulsion, daguerreotype origins, bird fear instincts, castor oil for mosquitoes, marble flow under extreme heat, Siamese bicycle culture, France's deepest coal mine, and a shopkeeper pride anecdote.
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Big Island
Cuba
Bahamas
St. J
Niepce
Daguerre
Venezuela
House i
United States
Plumacher
Maracaibo
McGill University
Montreal
F. D. Adams
King of
Siam
Bangkok
France
Bonchamp
Seine
Mohammedans Population by Ruler Regions
The Mohammedan population is estimated at 196,500,000. About 18,000,000 are under Turkish rule, 23,000,000 under other Musselman sovereigns, 86,500,000 under African Princes, 20,000,000 in China, and 58,000,000 under adie and Beloochistan. The remainder fall under other rulers.
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China
Toadie
Beloochistan
Imperial birth rites spark noble gathering of hundreds
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a ceremony involving imperial birth. Count barons and 111 other noblemen attended the event, with scattered references to names and places suggesting a formal royal or noble assembly.
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Perial
Peiade
Coun
Singing Soldiers in Austrian Maneuvers News
A London paper describes an Austrian command method where the army used singing to locate attacking battalions. Each battalion learned a folk song and sang it during combat, aided by musicians and drummers, helping identify which unit faced the enemy.
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London
Corpe D’armee
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Pacific Cable
Our Navy
National Guard
Republic
Union
Pacific
Pan-American Congress
Mexico
Fey
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