Roosevelt’s Message to the Fifty Eighth Congress Excerpts
President Roosevelt outlines policy to curb unscrupulous conduct by corporations unions and individuals and urges balanced enforcement of law. He notes small or no surplus this year a strong currency and supports postal labor compensation and a national canal plan while praising civil service reform and navy buildup. He discusses tariffs immigration and insular possessions especially the Philippines and Panama canal treaty terms.
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Mystery of the pale diva at Milan's Scala in 1836
A narrator recalls the third Milan carnival when a mysterious pale soprano replaced Alfieri in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Scala. The unnamed singer bewitched the audience with a supernatural voice, vanished after the performance, and a green diamond and a staged corpse tied to currents of rumor, ending with a memorial note to Virginia Casseli, queen of soprano, who died in 1781.
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Saturday Evening Post
Pardon Me Lenders Seek Five Dollars in Polite Exchange
In a quip from the Baltimore American, Jinks of Calvert street asks for change for a ten dollar bill and Blinks of Charles street replies he has it. Jinks then exclaims, you are the man I want lending a five, in a brief humorous street exchange.
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The Seven Wonders Across Ages and Nations
A 19th century feature lists the ancient wonders then medieval and modern contenders. It extols achievements from the Pyramids to the Brooklyn Bridge and Niagara Falls, praising human and natural marvels as gifts from God across eras.
New York Times Niagara Falls Coroner Probe
Autopsy on Mrs Mary E Halliday reveals two corset steel fragments totaling eight and three quarters inches found in her heart. Doctors suggest possible ingestion or entry through skin with migration to the heart. The 42 year old mother of six had suffered rheumatism and was confined to bed at times. Local notes from Niagara Falls coroner Slocum.
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Investor puzzled by low stock price despite hefty dividends
A stockholder questions how shares can trade low while the company maintains generous dividend payments. The friend suspects public anxiety makes investors view high payouts as reckless.
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That Man a Great Thinker and a Good Guesser
In a Washington Star excerpt, a Senator Sorghum notes a contrast between studious thinkers and successful businesspeople. He remarks that modern success favors being a good guesser over a great thinker.
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