Morgan and the Roosevelt fund in a rising storm
The piece questions Andrew Carnegie era financier J. P. Morgan’s role in funding the Roosevelt era political campaign. It argues coercion against wealth is wrong and defends Morgan as a patriot who claimed to give 150000 for the public good, portraying him as shielding trusts under a national hawk.
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Rinaldini
Morgan
Clapp Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Morgan
Coun
New York World
Roosevelt Fund
Roosevelt
San Antonio Express under fire over special telegrams claim
The Lieut criticizes the San Antonio Express for reprinting World clippings as special telegrams and for falsely claiming to carry the AP day wire. It notes the Express’s open circulation audit and reveals Tue Licut’s higher local and general circulation, arguing the public deserves the facts.
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New York World
San Antonio Express
Express
Texas
Associated Press
San Antonio
Tue Licur
The
Licut
San Antonio Light
Roosevelt and Morgan clash over campaign funds in steely vitriol
The piece rails at John Morgan and Franklin Roosevelt arguing over political favors and campaign donations. It accuses Morgan of stinginess toward benefactors while condemning Roosevelt for selling political influence cheaply. It cites a $65,000,000 figure and a $1.5 million suggestion in stark, acerbic terms.
Remarkable Civil War General Sheridan Remembered
The article recounts Philip H. Sheridan as a diminutive yet formidable figure whose energy and leadership matched Napoleon in effect. It notes his later health decline and joking remark about dinners, then mentions his Arlington burial and a Boston congress visit where foreign delegates mingled after adjournment.
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Philip H. Sheridan
Napoleon
Sheridan
Arlington Cemetery
Boston
Fifth International Congress of Chambers of Commerce
Foreign delegates wilt from feast overload in American hospitality
The article narrates delegates from Bolivia and Costa Rica collapsing under a flood of dinners and banquets in the United States tour. Gout and stomach rebellion worsen as others hint at revolt against endless meals while Americans seek alternatives to keep guests engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolfo Ballivan
Bolivia
Chicago
Samuel E. Piza
Costa Rica
Pittsburg
Piza
Bismarck’s Answer Ends Political Career
In a recent issue T P O Connor recalls the dismissal of Bismarck the iron chancellor who forged a united Germany He recounts the private interview at Bismarck s home and the emperor Wilhelm II s insistence on naming his guests Bismarck replied that sovereign commands end at his wife s drawing room a reply that ended his political career
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. P. O'Connor
Bismarck
Germany
Wilhelm II
Captain Hoffmans tale of summer girls at sea
Captain Hank Hoffman of Gloucester jokes about seasickness among summer girls. He recalls an old crew replaced, a new one aboard, and a line about a summer girl who, trying to ease her stomach, asks her lover George if he still loves her, then admits the feeling worsened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Hoffman
Gloucester
George
New York Tribune
Hadley Likely to Join Bull Mooser, T R Says
Chicago Inter Ocean reports T R believes Hadley from Missouri will decide to join the Bull Moosers. The source notes Hadley’s Missouri origin and casts doubt on any swift alignment.
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T. R
Hadley
Bull Moosers
Missouri
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Hall of Fame? Undesirable Citizens Roll List
Baltimore Sun notes a controversial Hall of Fame discussion naming Morgan Gould Frick Archbold Harriman as part of an alleged list of undesirables. The column questions the selection process and public value of the hall.
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Morgan, Gould
Frick
Archbold
Harriman
Baltimore Sun
Though He Had Em All Cinched
Theodore offers a theory that Tennessee is debatable ground as the Boston Advertiser reports on a disputed outcome or claim impacting the contest.
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Theodore
Tennessee
Boston Advertiser
The Bishop's Discreet Bathing Day Mixup
The Bishop of Wanderanga, en route for a seaside outing, ends up in a public bath machine wearing wrong clothes. A police constable detains him believing him to be Buster Bill of Hoxton, while the bishop pleads his identity and explains the wardrobe error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Sinclair
Wanderanga
Charing Cross
Battleham-on-Sea
Manky-Panky
Portland
Panama
Buster Bill
Hoxton
Taft Avoids Speaking Tour Cites Newspaper Moments
President Taft opts not to tour but sees value in occasional remarks to reporters, as noted by the Knickerbocker Press. The snippet reflects a cautious public engagements approach while staying accessible to the press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Knickerbocker Press
Charge It and Keeping Up With Lizzie Novel Reviews
Irving Bachellor’s fiction is praised for lively character driven plots and satire. The piece discusses Keeping Up With Lizzie and its successor Charge It, featuring Socrates Potter and Harry Van Alstyne in Pointview as they explore credit driven society.
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Lizzie
Irving Bachellor
Eben Holden
Socrates Potter
Pointview
Harry van Alstyne
Harry
Socrates
St. Clare
England
St. Mary’s
Marie Benson
Betsey
Betsey Smead
New New England
Marie
Dionysian Orgies and the Future of Theater
A Russian critic argues that theater will evolve into a collective ceremony uniting actors and audience. He cites open air theaters, pageants, and Coburns Picturesque shows as signs of this shift toward spectator participation and stage synthesis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Viacheslas Ivanof
English Review
Gordon Craig
America
Coburn
California
Percy MacKeye
Maude Adams
Ivanof
Island Return Acknowledges Harry’s Change of Heart
In a tale of seaside life, Harry returns by air and wins over the skeptical Deacon Benson. The plot centers on a buoyant island community, a reforming mainspring, and a story described as thought provoking and heart warming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
New England
Marie
Benson
Looked Like Seven Cents to Bob and La Fellette
The Pittsburg Dispatch cites Senator La Fellette as optimistic that a $70,000 campaign gift to Mr Crane yielded no visible results. The remark implies scrutiny of campaign funding and its impact on outcomes.
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Bob
la Fellette
Crane
Pittsburg Dispatch
Rose Thieves Target Beloved Garden Blooms In South Park Terrace
Residents report nightly thefts and damage to rose bushes in South Park Terrace. Callous passersby cut stems and take blooms for personal use, leaving owners to salvage what remains and protect plants or abandon future decorations. Neighbors may seek measures if attitudes do not change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Park Terrace
How Dynamite Explodes and the Line of Resistance
Harper's Weekly explains dynamite explodes with instantaneous force turning rock into the line of least resistance. It contrasts black powder’s slower burn with dynamite’s sudden blast and rapid air displacement amid a thunderstorm flash analogy. The piece includes a Judge quotation about Colmhunter and Mrs Cornhunter’s poise.
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Harper’s Weekly
Mrs. Cornhunter
Colmhunter
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Watso
Learly
Gaipen
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