Roosevelt Presidency Aims at Trust Regulation and Tariff Reform
The president urges national regulation of interstate trusts, defends strong antitrust enforcement, and argues for tariffs aligned with domestic competition. He promotes reciprocity with Cuba, isthmian canal plans, fleet growth, and fair treatment for labor, urging steady policy and prudent expansion across agriculture, Indians, and public works.
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Congress
Inteream
Executive Department
Io Financial Reconstruction
Thought Coat Purely Lost in Sunday School Lesson
A Reading merchant known for weekly farm visits gave a ride to a boy carrying a coat. In class the boy misinterpreted the Lazarus parable and replied the rich man drove to his farm, then exclaimed the coat was with him, prompting relief and comic confusion.
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Lazarus
Moses
Time Tables as Geographies
A New York City public school teacher touts time tables as superior aids for geography. He notes boys engage deeply with cities lakes and rivers when using time tables and maps, producing letter-perfect results and sparking interest beyond classroom hours.
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New York
New York Public
Chinese Army Rolls and the Bluff of Numbers
The piece notes how China, after acquiring Rusela as a neighbor, may bluff about military strength. It cites Swedish explorer Hedin on their counting method that includes horses rifles shoes and breeches. The idea is to inflate totals to mislead Russia about the size of Chinese forces.
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Secretary of War
Army
West Point
National Guard
United States
NAVY
Histary
Secretary of the Navy
Isthmian Canal
Naval School
Annapolis
China
Rusela
Middle Kingdom
Hedin
Eloise and the Captain in a Street Scene
A poem by Edward W. Barnard depicts Eloise glancing down the street while busy at sewing. The speaker notes her blushes and wistful sighs as the Captain nears, then passes, framing youthful longing and unrequited emotion in a quiet street encounter.
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Eloise
Ryen
Edward W. Barnard
Enduring Change as Generations Supersede Each Other
A reflection on how civilizations evolve as older generations pass away and new ones rise. It cites the extinction of the Cornish language after Dolly Dentreath’s death about a century ago as an example of language and cultural shifts occurring quietly over time.
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Dolly Dentreath
Cornwall
Harper’s
Stranger's Views Bought in Bag Samples
A traveler questions the gorge's origin and the stranger replies with a sales pitch offering samples from a bag. The exchange shifts to a baby name anecdote where a man dubs the child Coffee, humorously cryptic in tone.
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Roosevelt
Burt
Plongtrs
Washington
Lincolm
Sawfines
Das Worm
International
Department of Justice
Renewl
Perth Aires
Senate
Cuba
Hague Tribunal
International Tribunal
The
Hague
Mexico
Hague Court
the Hague
Panama
Panama Canal Company
Colombia
America
Orient
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Wro
Post Office Department
Department
Far West
Rarairie
Department OF Agriculture
Coat
Philadelphia
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