Roosevelt Defies Wall Street In Iowa Speech
President Roosevelt told governors and citizens in Iowa that no policy change will occur while he is in office, urging fair laws against powerful interests and warning that righteous reform may harm some innocent people. He contrasted democracy with plutocracy and pressed for river navigation, farm citizenship, and practical education to strengthen the nation.
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Heokuk
Wall Street
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Iowa
Roosevelt Speech Emphasizes Law, Courage and Honest Government
In remarks to Iowans, Roosevelt denounces welfare for the lazy and vows strict enforcement of the law. He says government must balance liberty with orderly rule and that both rich and poor who break laws will face impartial justice. He stresses gentleness paired with courage and notes Iowa’s strong agricultural and manufacturing character.
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Middle West
South
Great Respect For Rail System Yet Calls for Strong Oversight
The speaker expresses firm belief in government supervision of railroads while praising the dedication of most railroad workers from top to bottom who build and run the system.
Federal action on range fencing and homestead needs
The speaker argues for reform of grazing lands policy to benefit actual settlers and home makers. He cites irrigation, limited 160 acre homesteads, and fenced ranges, urging lawful fencing with safeguards, leases, and plans that ensure permanent resources for small ranchers and future generations.
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Homstead
Congress
Laramie County
Wyo
Cattle and Horse Growers’ Association
Great Plains
Rockies
Roosevelt to sail on floating water wagon
Keokuk Iowa October 3 President Roosevelt will travel from Keokuk to Memphis on the Mississippi aboard a rustic barge with simple comforts and no alcohol on board. The voyage will avoid brass trimming and ornate silver while offering ample food and a sturdy passage through sand bars and channels.
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Roosevelt
Keokuk
Memphis
Mississippi
Irish and English brides refrain from marriage rush
New York reports aboard the Battle that over a thousand Irish and English immigrant girls arriving want no hurried marriages. Father M J Henry of the Mission for the Protection of Irish Immigrant Girls notes the girls’ independence as they sing and refuse to identify suitors, despite press interest.
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New York
M. J. Henry
Mission For
Ruth Ashmore
Henry
Jaldes
Mather Henry
Sioux Delegates Attend St. Andrew Convention in Washington
Delegates from Santee and Lower Brule Sioux tribes joined the international Brotherhood of St. Andrew meeting in Washington D C. Thomas H. Kitts and Joseph A. Kitts led Santee representation while Rev Luke Walker spoke for Lower Brule. The Suntee chapter numbers about sixty members with others around thirty. The cathedral foundation stone at Mount St. Alban was laid and an open-air service closed the weeklong session with President Roosevelt in the chair.
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Washington, D. C
Oet
the Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Northwest
Nebraska
Thomas H. Kitts
Joseph A. Kitts
Edward Eastman
William Holmes
Lower Brule
S. D
Rev
Luke (. Walker
Thomas H. Tuttle
Crow Creek
Alfred C. Smith
Greeenwood
S. C
St. Andrews
Suntee
Marital Twist Seals Wedding After Widow’s Death
Cleveland man marries his maid, Veronica Rhodes, who cared for him after the wife’s death. Mrs. Creque asked Veronica to stay, and three weeks ago he realized he could not live without her. The ceremony at St. Agnes church made Veronica Mrs. Ferdinand J. Creque No. 2.
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Cleveland,o
Cleveland
Ferdinand J. Creque
Colonial
Veronica M. Rhodes
Seized at Altar and Forced on Stage in Munich Parade
Munich Indiana events detail City Attorney Frederick McClellan and Miss Martha Corbett after wedding. They were seized after vows, paraded through town on a wagon with four white horses, and forced to perform clog dancing and oratory before a packed vaudeville theater. The couple finally left by train amid pressure from friends. McClellan warned he might not return.
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Munich
Ind
Frederick McClellan
Martha Corbett
First Baptist Church
McClellan
Union Station
Georgia mills twist Nile Valley thread on Chattahoochee
In Columbus Georgia on the Chattahoochee river a textile plant near the city spins the finest thread in the world using water power from the river. Workers report production of numbers as high as 150 spindles, all drawn from supply origin in the Nile valley.
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Columbus
Chattahoochee River
Valley of the Nile
Taft in Tokyo Says War Should Be Avoided
Taft in Tokyo praises Japan and American friendship, notes friction over San Francisco but asserts shared will for peace. He defends war only as last resort and calls war against civilization. He credits Roosevelt with helping end the Japan Russia conflict and affirms cordial U.S. support for Japan.
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Tokio
Taft
Japan
Roosevelt
Russia
America
United States
San Francisco
Department of State
James town fair a flat failure
Norfolk reports a looming collapse of the Jamestown exposition as resignations hit key posts. Director general quits amid turmoil, with John A. Wakefield and A. C. Sherwood resigning and others rumored to follow. Officials warn the tercentennial show may end in financial disaster.
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Norfolk
James
Barr
John A. Wakefield
A. C. Sherwood
W. M. Dixon
S. W. Bowles
Roosevelt Won't Let Americans Hold Up Coal Contracts
President Roosevelt will not permit American shipowners to overcharge the government for coal shipments to the Pacific battleship fleet. If bids are too high or delivery is uncertain, contracts may go to foreign ships. The fleet will sail to the Pacific to demonstrate U.S. resolve against Japan, with a possible naval buildup from Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pacific
Secretary of the Navy
Atlantic
United States
Japan
Dowager Empress Declares China a Constitutional Monarchy
Pekin reports the dowager empress issued a decree announcing China will be governed as a constitutional monarchy. The decree marks a formal change in the Chinese system of government as of October 3.
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China
Pekin
Home of Gray elegy author to be offered for sale
London October 4 The property of great interest will be offered for sale this month It is Stoke House Buckinghamshire where the poet Gray lived and wrote his famous elegy
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London
Stoke House
Buckinghamshire
Gray
Book Seaman Separates Wife and Husband Over Maeterlinck
New York Oct 3 Frank Seaman banker railroad and advertising man separated from his wife after she said his reading a Maurice Maeterlinck book caused mental infidelity. The couple noted his fortune and status in connection with the dispute.
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New York
Frank Seaman
Maurice Maeterlinck
Seaman
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