Art of Reading Not Easy in Roosevelt Reading List
A Baltimore American critique argues that satirical comment on President Roosevelt’s reading habits misreads the art of reading. It notes the president’s wide appetite, from Homer to modern journalism, and praises selective skimming as a learned craft.
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Roosevelt
Baltimore American
Bliss Carman
Balzac
Thackeray
Dickens
James and Howells
Rendue
Homer
A. RB. Spofford
Library of Congress
Professiona
Reger
Prohibition enforcement and regional political notes
Governor Hoch to enforce Kansas prohibition law. Kansas City Journal notes Folk and Douglas boom forming in Boston for 1908. James W. Alexander resigns from Hyde stock trusteeship at Equitable Life. Electric railroad line planned from Jefferson City through Mexico to Ottumwa Iowa. William Randolph Hearst reported to have bought the Cosmopolitan Magazine from John Brisben Walker.
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Hoch
Kansas
The
Kansas City Journal
Boston
James W. Alexander
Hyde
Equitable Life Insurance Society
Jefferson City
Mexico
Ottumwa
Iowa
William Randolph Hearst
John Brisben Walker
O and A railway to install motor cars on branches
The O, and A. railway will install motor cars on branch lines to Missouri starting July 1. The Mexico to Jefferson City route will join this service in the new class of operation.
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O, & A. Railway
Missouri
Mexico
Jefferson City
Reform school board elects new superintendent at Boonville
At a board meeting in Boonville this week Col. R C Clark of Fayette was elected superintendent, replacing resigned George A Macomber.
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The
Reform School
Boonville
Col
R. C. Clark
Fayette
George A. Macomber
Garfield Says Beef Trust Has No Issue But Refugees Head North
Commissioner Garfield states no problem with the beef trust while fourteen beef trust wanivers flee to Canada. He notes Canada is not a health resort elbber, reflecting a critical view of cross border movement and health perceptions.
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Garfield
Beef Trust
Canada
Texas man claims discovery to destroy boll weevil
A Texas man asserts he has found a method to destroy the boll weevil, and the agricultural department has sent experts to probe the claim.
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Texas
Agricultural Department
Philadelphia Sells 75 Year Gas Franchise for 25 Million
Philadelphia disposed of its seventy five year gas franchise and municipal plant for 25 million in cash. The sale value was reported as a loss, with estimates ranging from 150 million to 200 million dollars.
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Philadelphia
Wabash Railroad Settles Warrenton Wreck Claims
The Wabash railroad has adjusted claims from the Warrenton wreck. It paid $3,700 for passengers actually killed and $6,000 to a woman who lost part of a car.
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Wabash Railroad
Warrenton
Chicago Mayor trims street railway plan cost to 50 million
Mayor Duane of Chicago announced that the municipal ownership street railway proposition will cost the city 50 million dollars, down from an earlier estimate by twenty million. The reduction suggests a lighter financial burden for the project and potential changes in funding or scope.
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Duane
Chicago
Capitalists Buy Entire Monegan Springs Townsite
A group of Kansas City capitalists has bought the entire townsite of Monegan Springs, eight miles from Osceola on the Osage river. They reportedly plan improvements more expensive than any other Missouri resort.
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Kansas City
Monegan Springs
Osceola
Osage River
Missouri
California bill bans school board vaccine mandates
The California legislature passed a bill forbidding school boards and boards of health from compelling vaccination, and the governor vetoed it. The comment notes the long history of state action on contagious diseases and hints at future public reaction to such legislation.
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California
Boards of Health
Railroads brace for surging tonnage and growth
The railroads anticipate a huge rise in tonnage in the coming years as population grows about 20 percent per decade and agricultural and manufactured production expands with machinery. This outpaces railroad construction and improvements.
Market Break Signals Inflation End and Turbulent Outlook
A violent stock market break last week signals the end of inflationary gains. Analysts caution against expecting immediate crisis as liquidation looms by daring investors who pushed prices too high, foreseeing gradual adjustment in intrinsic values and industrial activity.
Women’s Club Deplores Grover Cleveland Theme
The club women voice disapproval of Grover Cleveland’s age and policy stance arguing that a woman’s place is in the home. The piece notes Cleveland nearing an age seen as past reform and hints at political opposition by comparing it to President elect Ike.
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Grover Cleveland
Grover
Warrensburg Hotel Projected as Finest Between Cities
Warrensburg boasts a soon to be completed hotel touted as the finest between St. Louis and Kansas City. Col Christopher is the project’s driver, with Nebogatoff reportedly located after months of rumor. Roosevelt’s return awaits the Treasury probe reports on Morton and Sachs rebate and Hay Loomis Bowen cases. The vice president’s distress is noted as he faced the rattlesnake corner.
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Warrensburg
St. Louis
Kanaas City
Col. Christopher
Mr. Roosevelt
Washington
Paul Morton
Missouri hatchery to stock bass and trout after water supply fix
Missouri rivers and streams will be stocked with bass and trout once arrangements for a more abundant water supply at the Neosho hatchery are completed. A spring failure requires piping fresh water from a main spring two miles away to the culture plant.
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Missouri
Neosho
Leather export leads as U S tops rivals
Last year the United States moved to first place among leather goods exporters with 36 million dollars, against England's 23 million. The Commerce Department promotes pride in rebate-linked export duties, while a Washington state department scandal alleges Secretary Hay aided the Asphalt Trust's demands on Venezuela. Bowen's quarrel with Castro triggers calls for a full inquiry.
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United States
England
Washington
State Department
Venezuela
Hay
Asphalt Trust of
New York
Bowen
Castro
Revenue remedies in national finance debate
The piece argues two paths to bolster declining national revenues: higher taxes on imported goods like coffee and tea or internal revenue taxes used in wartime. It claims the administration favors internal taxes but denies it, warns a stamp tax would hurt Republicans, and suggests tariff reductions could also raise revenue.
Education Commissioner Reports U S School Enrollment and Costs
The annual report shows 20 percent of Americans enrolled in schools, 71 percent of school age. City populations now one third of total. Average school terms rise from 130 to 147 days since 1880. Female teachers rise from 57 to 74 percent. School property values total 44 million dollars. Expenditure reaches $3.15 per inhabitant, up 18 cents in ten years, with 62 percent for teacher salaries.
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Commissioner of Education
United States
Calamity Follows Middleton Bank Failure in Waverly
The Middleton bank collapse stems from a trusted official's defalcation, leaving Waverly and nearby communities to bear a pervasive distrust and shaken business confidence amid ongoing financial strain. The loss, while numerically uncertain, harms local commerce and public sentiment, potentially hindering recovery and economic activity.
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Waverly
Middleton Bank
Defaulter’s Loss Shakes Faith Beyond Bank Fallout
The article notes that depositors suffer no direct loss yet distress among bank directors remains, as the failure stems from the defaulter’s actions. It argues the defaulter has undermined public faith and confidence essential to business enterprise and social order in the community.
Seminary Magazine H. M. Moffett Named Business Manager
The Union Seminary Virginia Magazine lists H. M. Moffett son of Rev. A. B. Moffett as business manager. Moffett is a theological student at the Seminary.
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Union Seminary
H. M. Moffett
A. 8. Moffett
Presbyterian Church
Moffett
War satire on kisses amid eastern conflict
A satirical, clipped critique mocks General Linovitch and Hobson for kissing soldiers amid war news. The piece jokes about war bravado and a dubious precedent set in Kansas City, with references to maidens, Mongolians, and distant fronts, suggesting farcical consequences of hubris.
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Linovitch
America
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Ninth Street
Coates Sttous
Kansas City
Sineviteh
Governors clash over enforcing liquor laws in Kansas
Governor Folk's example in Missouri spurs Governor Hoch to test prohibition in Kansas. If Hoch cuts off wood alcohol and bilgewater to Topeka drinkers, it will refute claims that laws cannot be enforced. Topeka and Leavenworth are described as deeply devoted to bad liquor.
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Folk
St. Louis
Kansas City
Hoch
Kansas
Kansas City Gas Franchise Seen As A Steal By Outsiders
The Star voices cautious defense in its news columns, while outsiders view the Kansas City gas franchise as a favorable deal. The piece weighs public interest against potential costs and long term commitments.
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Kansas City Gas
The
Star
Dover Schools Wrap Up With Prize Winners
The Dover public schools closed a successful session last week with Miss Mary Nesmith named assistant principal supported by Prof. J R Plattenburg and prize winners Misses Dean Dysart Addie Vaughan and Vern Zeysing.
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Dover Public
J. R. Plattenburg
Privespi
Mary Nesmith
Dean Dysart
Addie Vaughan
Vern Zeysing
New Dover City Board Named by Mayor Boyle
The Dover city board includes L. Boyle as mayor L. OC. Corbin as t crossover B. W. Vaughan as street commissioner Wm H. Dysart as clerk and W. T. Wheler as marshal, forming the new administration.
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New City Board of
Dover
L. Boyle
L. OC. Corbin
Trossover
B. W. Vaughan
Wm. H. Dysart
W. T. Wheler
Lewis and Clark Exposition celebrates heroic American history
An article arguing the Portland Lewis and Clark Exposition opening June 1 honors a heroic period of American history. It recalls Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s 1804 journey, President Jefferson’s foresight, and the duty-driven courage of the two explorers who mapped a path to the Pacific and documented new lands and native peoples.
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Thaw
Portland
Oregon
Pacific
America
Perold
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
S . Louis
Thomas Jefferson
United States
Lewis Or Clark
Pasiflo
Columbia Normal Academy approves summer school plan
Columbia Normal Academy approves a summer session from May 29 to August 5 offering certificates by county in place of exams. Courses cover common and higher branches. Designed for district and village school teachers. For particulars write to George H. Bensley Director Colombia Mo 4-205.
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Columbia Normal Academy
George H. Bensley
Colombia
For Sale or Trade for Stock Brown corn planter 5B B Vavarx
For sale or trade a Brown corn planter model 5B B Vavarx is offered. Potential buyers or traders should contact for details and arrange exchange based on stock value.
Mouth organs come from Trossingen in the Black Forest
The main mouth organ factories sit at Trossingen in the Black Forest where harmony instruments are produced. These harmonicas are sold more in the United States than elsewhere, and one firm there runs 15 branch factories with about 2,000 workers and 6,000,000 mouth harmonicas produced each year.
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Trossingen
Black Forest
United States
Heard at the Table A sailor and dog life quip
A Chicago Daily News snippet captures a witty exchange between a sentimental boarder and a cheerful idiot overheard at the table. The boarder laments a sailor’s life while the other quips that he moves from bark to mother as if life is a dog’s world.
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Chicago Daily News
Rustic Landmark Stands Near Boston in New Hampshire
A rural New Hampshire farmhouse near Boston is described as a small, homelike six-room structure from the colonial era. Once a counterfeiters’ workshop, the house sits on fifty acres with oats, potatoes, and Indian corn, shaded by pine and birch logs for fuel, marking Amherst’s noted Horace Sireeley birthplace.
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Boston
New Hampshire
New England
Ambherst
Horace Sireeley
Tour of hotel elevators shows speed and energy use
A New York Evening’s note details rapid gains in hotel elevator speeds after safety clutches. Edison tests reveal hotel cars travel 50 to 80 miles monthly per shaft100 plus feet and burn about two kilowatt hours per car mile, with freight cars nearly half as fast.
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New York
Duane Street
Edison Company
Anothe
Othe
Rightly Defined Teacher What are the three pronouns
A compact quoted exchange presents a teaching moment on pronoun use. The pupil lists he she and it while the teacher prompts for example usage. The dialogue also echoes a headline style with a brief, dated sentiment from a New York Times quotation.
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N. Y
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