President's annual message urges reform on campaigns and justice
The address calls for a law banning corporate campaign contributions, a law to curb injunctive power, expanded employer liability, and broader federal control over shipping and insular affairs. It highlights education, taxation, land withdrawals, and naval modernization as key national priorities.
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San Francisco teachers union forms amid city crisis
The city sees a broad mix of reform moves as unions and officials respond to fires and floods. Amid wage talks, Governor Moody pushes antitrust actions while Oregon tax law sections are debated. clashes touch politics, finance, and public administration.
How He Scored General French Letter Autograph Incident
A letter sent to General French after his Boer War return praises his leadership and asks for a photograph. The British general receives the autograph and an engraved photo, with a note advising that the secretary should not write it.
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French
Back from the East Iceman Joke Ends in Year In Jail
A street exchange mixes slang about a pickpocket facing six months turning to a year in jail after claiming to be an iceman. The highwayman asks for the outcome and the punchline lands with the judge increasing the sentence.
Pat Murphys Hundred Year Old Cottage Tale
On a Mayo motor tour the Earl of Altamont visits a cottage and garden. Mairtin explains the resident is old Pat Murphy, claimed to be a hundred, though the Earl learns Pat died three years earlier at age one hundred.
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Mayo
Earl of
Altamont
Mairrtin
Gossoon
Mairtin
Pat Murphy
Running for Office Quotes in a Playful Exchange
A brief cartoonlike exchange shows a bulbous-nosed man asking about campaigns and a cinnamon bearded man replying he is not yet running but “legging for it” hints at a wrestling pun or playful ambition. The dialogue evokes political theater without specific names or dates.
Star Spangled Banner Draws Sudden Standings in Crowd
Francis Scottey spoke of future audiences rising with uncovered heads to hear his anthem. A theater orchestra later caused listeners to stand as one, grab their coats, and rush for the exits in a sudden, unified move.
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Francis Scottey
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