Theodore Roosevelt Early Years and Rise to Leadership
Theodore Roosevelt, born October 27, 1858 in New York City, grows from frail child to Harvard graduate and lawmaker. He aids Union war efforts, helps veterans, and builds a path from New York Assemblyman to national leadership through steel will and public service.
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Bull Run
Lincoln
Simon Cameron
Stanton
New York State
New York
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Theodore
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Old McMullen
Oyster Bay
Norh Shore
Long Island
J.2 Cutler
Arthur H. Cutler
Harvard University
Cutler
Theodore Roosevelt’s Rise From Police Chief to Governor
A portrait of Theodore Roosevelt tracing his career from New York Police Commissioner to Assistant Secretary of the Navy and commander of the Rough Riders. Riis praises his reforms in prison conditions, labor dealings, and stubborn integrity, noting his decisive actions and his rise after reform battles.
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Strong
James A. Riis
McKinley
Navy
Spain
Admiral Dewey
Asiatic Station
Dewey
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Riis
Roosevelt’s Nomination and Work Ethic Highlight 1904 Tale
The piece recounts Roosevelt’s 1904 nomination dynamics at the Republican convention with Kansas delegates pushing for him while he resisted briefly, then accepted the duties of campaign life. It lauds his extraordinary work rate, citing miles traveled, speeches delivered, and audiences reached, plus quotes on action over delay and the balance of prudent decisions.
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Dong
Tammany
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San Francisto Atronaut
Pilferahire to Red Rock a Century of Name Change
A village once nicknamed Pilferahire after a peddler’s thefts chose Red Rock by painting a rock in 1825. The piece notes the tradition of painting day every dozen years, last done in 1889, and then shifts to George Bird Grinnell’s Crown of the Continent describing Montana’s unmapped region and the trek required to reach its rivers and peaks by pack train.
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Berkshire Hills
Mary
Patterson
Ladies’ Home Journal
Lexington
Sylvanus Cunningham
Red Rock
George Bird Grinnell
North America
Montana
Pacific
Arctic
Gulf of Mexico
Lower Lakes
Real Names For Some Noted Rulers
A hypothetical newspaper notice would stir New York and nationwide readers. The piece contrasts private family names with famous rulers, noting Wilhelmina of Holland as a powerful youthful matron beyond other women of her era.
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Albert E. Wettin
Frederick W. W. A. Hohenzollern
Liverpool
New York
Edward VII
Alexandra
William
Germany
Henry Schwerin
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Ladies’ Home Journal
Purity of French Elections Discussed by Seignobos
M. Charles Seignobos argues in the International Monthly that France generally lacks venal elections. He cites fewer than twenty districts with money influence, mainly near Paris and in Pyrenees and Alps regions. He notes voters still follow opinion, while money plays a minor role overall. London cab facts are also cited: 44 miles of cabs could line up, 21 miles unused, 14 000 licenses yearly, yet about 12 000 cabs in use.
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M. Charles Seignobos
International Monthly
France
Paris
Pyrenees
Alps
London
Cuba
Peargon
Dormant Bank Accounts Highlight Hidden Fortunes in New York
The Bank for Savings reports about 2000 dormant accounts totaling nearly 500000 dollars, with older cases including a church mission from 1819 and a Jamaica-area family story. A colored girl who later married credited the funds for life changes after decades.
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Bank For Savings
New York
Jerusalem
Mr. de Lisser
New York Press
Engagements and Artistry Jokes in Conversation
A witty exchange jokes about engagements between a couple. The speaker recalls promising marriage to an artist while revealing an engagement to a dentist. The dentist is playfully described as artistic because he draws from real life.
Dagonet in Stratford Satirizes American Diet
A London Leader column recalls Dagonet at Stratford on Avon lunching with Americans. The writer notes Americans eat hot meat, iced water, cheese and jam, with tea, and jokes that molasses and treacle are essential to Yankee meals, recounting a tale of a traveler in India seeking syrup.
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London
Dagonet
Stratford On Avon
States
India
Asia a World in Herself as Giant Continent
A National Geographic Magazine piece states Asia is a giant landmass, larger than the Americas combined, extending from the equator to near the pole and potentially absorbing Africa and Europe. It notes Asia holds about 16 million square miles of Earth’s 50 million total land area.
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National Geographic Magazine
Asia
Africa
Europe
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