Roosevelt Letters Reveal Early Political Ambition and Montana Campaign
The letters show Theodore Roosevelt backing Senator Edmunds for the presidential nomination, early political activity in New York, and ranch life in Montana and the Dakotas. He discusses Blaine and Logan, contemplates campaign strategy, and describes hunting, cowboys, and his dislike of mugwumps while reflecting on Puritan history and Cornwallis.
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Atlantic Monthly
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England
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United States
Foul Play Theory Discounted by W P Moore's Wife
Mystery surrounding the disappearance of contractor W P Moore deepened after a six day statewide search yielded no trace of him. Moore vanished Tuesday five minutes before a dinner engagement with his wife, and his wife discounted foul play, saying he had little money and may have wandered. He is described as about five feet ten inches tall, 190 pounds, wearing a blue pinstripe suit and green striped shirt. The search extended to San Antonio and nearby areas with no clues found.
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W. P. Moor
Sehiey Avenue
Moore
San Antonio
Texas
Alleged Attacker On Trial In Madison Square Park Case
Report of the Vaughn trial proceedings includes jury selection amid racial tensions. District Attorney C M Chambers leads the case with assistants Carl Wecht Johnson and Fred Cowen. defense counsel J E B Greer, later joined by Leonard Brown in an earlier plan. The victim testified to a brutal December 8 assault in Madison Square Park, with the state relying on circumstantial evidence and the defendant maintaining innocence.
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C.M. Chambers
Carl Wecht Johnson
Fred Cowen
J. EB. Greer
Greer
Edward Dwyer
McGrory
Vaughn
Dwyer
Madison Square Park
Rsidential
Button
Tobacco production falls in United States in 1924
Washington report from the Department of Agriculture states all tobacco types produced in 1924 totaled 1,248,000,000 pounds, down from 1,315,000,000 pounds in 1923. Cigar tobacco fell by 24,000,000 pounds and chewing, smoking, snuff and other types fell 248,000,000 pounds due to reduced old plantings and lower yields across major tobacco regions.
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Washington, D.C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Sale man found bleeding at mouth in Houston incident
A St. Louis traveling salesman named Moore was found bleeding from the mouth with a severe scalp injury in Houston on January 5. Details are incomplete due to the damaged text, but the discovery at the scene is reported as the main fact.
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Missouri
St. Marys
Theodore Roosevelt
Swilliam Barnum
Connecticut
Democratic
Houston
Would
Moore
St. Louis
Stephan, Inc
Firefighters Quell Major Blaze in Chicago
Two dozen engines answered three alarms as Chicago crews battled a large evening fire. Firemen saved structures but spread of flames threatened several blocks until authorities contained the incident. The cause remains undetermined and damage cited as nominal.
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Chicago
Testimony Highlights Suspect’s Identified Traits
The witness said she was almost positive the assailant was the same man who attacked her, noting his voice, manner, and head carriage as identical. Her testimony is expected to be the strongest weapon for the state in the case.
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Almos
Snake Escapes at Elres Re Excerpt
A stray snake escapes its box at an express office near San Antonio. Major Chapman and Dr. Rity discuss pursuing the black beauty snake as it roams a wilderness of boxes. The note hints at catching the creature before it sleeps again.
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Elres
Ecksnake
Tixpress
Chapman
Grant
Nint Fautey
Fort Sam Houston
Sall
Rity
Ingitim
San Antonio
War on pests urged as national health measure
A health department plan to curb bubonic infection urges coordinated national and local actions against rats mosquitoes and other disease carriers. It critiques bans on publicity and calls for stronger measures like eradication and sanitation, condemning censorship and proposing decisive public health steps.
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National Health Department
New Steam Motor to Change Aviation Power
Amat reports a new steam motor concept for air propulsion. The Pfaff engine promises noiseless operation with a condenser powered boiler using water re circulated, offering longer in air duration than gasoline engines. It contrasts with Liberty type engines where ignitions and exhaust are problematic and noisy.
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Pfaff
Aes Pfaff
Court orders war seizures returned
The Supreme Court ruled that wartime seizures of property held by Behn Meyer and Company, a firm incorporated under British law with majority German capital, were unlawful. The court ordered the Philippine properties returned to the owners.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Behn, Meyer and Company
Straits Settlements
Philippines
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