Roosevelt’s Letter to Congress Urges Secret Service Support
President Theodore Roosevelt defends the Secret Service as essential and urges removing restrictions on its reach. He cites prosecutions of land frauds, counterfeiters, and the beef trust, and asks for a $6,000 annual salary and bureau status in the Department of Justice while preserving oversight by Congress.
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Royalist Bearding Incident Sparks Paris Arrest
In Paris a Royalist adherent attempted to pull President Fallieres's beard and was promptly arrested. Across the globe, a bodyguard unit forms to shield Prince Chun the Regent of China from possible assassination threats.
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Illinois
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Inexpensive Filet de Boeuf Dish from New York Globe
A thrifty recipe hails rump steak as filet de boeuf. Slice three-eighths inch thick, trim into mutton-chop shapes, brown in hot butter, then bake briefly. Make a sauce with butter flour stock, mushroom caps, lemon juice, and color. Serve with mushrooms centered and filets around.
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Describing Her Not Pretty Says Class Photo Exclusion
A Cleveland Leader snippet quotes remarks calling a girl homely and unworthy of a class composite photo as students snub her in a school context. The exchange highlights harsh looks based on appearance and social exclusion in the classroom.
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Mercy
Cleveland
Inland Waterways Meeting At Elizabeth City Inspires Support
An entourage led by John H. Small and J. Hampton Moore visited Elizabeth City to hear a masterful address on inland waterways. The program featured Maj. Kuhn, Capt. Brown, A Addison Burke, Edgar Snyder, Col. Olds, and Small, with strong support for a national network to boost regional gains. The trip aimed to gather data for Congress and build momentum for the deep waterway project.
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John H. Small
J. Hampton Moore
Beaufort
Philadelphia
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Atlantic Deep Waterway Association
Edgar C. Snyder
Associated Press
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Alamance Girl Dies of Burns Fatal Burlington death of Miss Bessie Loy
Burlington reports special Miss Bessie Loy died Wednesday from burns suffered days earlier. Her clothing burned from her body and she was badly burned, with burial the following day.
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Bessie Loy
Special Election To Fill House Vacancy In Waynesville
The county held a Saturday election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of H. R. Ferguson. W. T. Lee was nominated by the Democrats. Republicans did not nominate a candidate.
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H. R. Ferguson
W. T. Lee
Deceased Beaufort County Man Killed by Wounded Deer
The coroner's jury ruled the Beaufort county man F R Swindell was killed by a wounded deer after his body was found Friday in three feet of water near Broad Creek. He vanished Wednesday during a hunter party as hundreds searched, with bloodhounds locating the body in a mill pond and a large buck deer nearby.
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F. R. Swindell
Beaufort County
Broad Creek
If I Was a Creature I’d Stay In Sunshine and Work
A Washington Star excerpt imagines different animals choosing leisure over labor, then concludes humans must work. The speaker muses on a catfish, bird, bulldog, and other creatures enjoying freedom before acknowledging human duties.
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Washington Star
Wit and Whimsy Sampers Suburban Life Jokes
A collage of humorous quips from various outlets shows kid wit in a fidgetarian spin, old time punchlines on manners and manners at table, and light social satire about politics spending and branch stores. Names and places appear in brief gibes.
Judge Dismisses Anna Richardson Suit Over Hyena Incident
In Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Marean dismissed Miss Anna Richardson's $15,000 damages suit against Frank C. Bostock from a 1900 incident at Coney Island. A hyena seized her hand as she was pressed against a cage during a wild beast show. The judge held no negligence by the defendant and expressed sympathy with the hyena.
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New York Sun
Turkoman Rug Damaged by Telegraph Wire Incident
A Simla official returning from a business trip found a telephone system installed by local workers. The coolies laid the line through his house, running the wire down the leg of his writing table and through his best rug, cutting it and anchoring it to table and floor.
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Simla
Calcutta
Taking in the Milk Mystery
Betty asks why the milk feels warm as the milk woman explains a broken pump handle and the missus used the biler to heat water at the door. The fragment hints at domestic mishap and a rural kitchen scene.
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