Roosevelt Speaks on Decency of Speech at Holy Name Meeting
President Roosevelt delivered the principal address at the Society of Holy Name quarterly meeting in Oyster Bay. He urged strong men to lead clean lives, noting speech as well as conduct reflects character and faith. He recalled naval sermon themes about decency, and urged self control and upright example for the nation.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Society of Holy Name
Brooklyn
Long Island
Society
W. H. Brownson
Naval Academy
Barnes
America
Father Power
St. Dominic's
Dean
Holy Name Society
Father Belford
Kearsarge
Navy
Lady Constance Mackenzie to Wed Captain Fitzgerald
London reports the engagement of Lady Constance Mackenzie and Captain Fitzgerald of the Eleventh Hussars. The union surprised society after years of public curiosity about her actions, including a notable earlier moment riding astride along sidewalks in Aiken South Carolina.
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Constance
London
Constance Mackenzie
Captain Fitzgerald
Hussars
United States
Aiken
S. C
Shaw Visits His Mother in Morrisville
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw traveled to Morrisville Virginia for a short visit to his mother’s home over the weekend. Local residents noted his quiet, unannounced stop as he spent time with family and avoided public appearances.
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Shaw
Morrisville
Secretary of the Treasury
Pope Receives Harty in Private Audience
The pope met Arch Bishop Harty in the Vatican apartments at five o'clock Sunday for a lengthy discussion on the Philippines. He pledged ongoing support for clergy efforts toward pacification and the triumph of Catholicism in the archipelago.
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Harty
Rome
Manila
Philippines
Nome
Root to Quit as Secretary of War May Resign January
Washington reports Secretary Elihu Root will resign as secretary of war with the resignation to take effect around January 1. He will be succeeded by Governor William H. Taft if plans do not miscarry. Root plans to remain in touch with the war department during his Alaskan boundary duty and may depart after Congress convenes.
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Washington
Root
London
Alaskan Commission
Congress
Department
Taft
War Department
United States
Ihis
New York
Cuba
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Elihu Root
William H. Taft
Philippines
Roosevelt
England
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Miles Not A Candidate For Grand Army Commander Chief
Army of the Republic event in Omaha features General Nelson A Miles who arrives amid a large welcome. Miles declares he is not a candidate for commander in chief and will support General John C Black, praising Black as a worthy representative of old soldiers. Miles recalls organizing Barbara Freiszsche post in 1868 and notes his membership in Lafayette post, expressing deep affection for the Grand Army.
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Army of the Republic
Omaha
Chicago & Northwestern
Nelson A. Miles
Grand Army of the Republic
Miles
John C Black
Dlack
John A. Logan
South Carolina
Barbara Freiszsche
Lafayette
New York Department
First International Congress on Wireless Telegraphy Convenes
Berlin reports the first International congress of wireless telegraphy has adjourned with plans to keep proceedings secret for now. The majority reportedly agreed on principles for controlling international wireless communication and a more general German conference may follow.
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Berlin
R Ad
Jeffries Defeats Corbett in Ten Round Stoppage
At Mechanics Pavilion San Francisco James J Jeffries heavyweight champion wins by knockout stopping Corbett in the tenth round after an intense nine and a half rounds. Corbett concedes Jeffries stand alone praising his speed skill and conditioning.
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Corbett
Jeffries
Jim
Tommy Ryan
Graney
Hght
Macedonian Committee Appeals for European Intervention
The Macedonian committee appeals to powers to urge Europe to intervene in the Ottoman governed region. It demands a Christian governor general independent of the porte and a joint permanent administrative board to handle disturbances, stating a continued uprising until goals are met. Signed by Doctors Tatarchaff Christo Matoff.
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Sofia
Macedonia
Adrianople
Europe
Berlin
Committee For the
Cannon and Allison Meet in Chicago Conference
Senator William B. Allison and Congressman Joseph G. Cannon held a private conference at the Auditorium Annex in Chicago. Neither would discuss the meeting with reporters. Cannon said he saw Senator Allen and was off to Nebraska. Allison lingered briefly with no other political contacts.
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Chicago
William B. Allison
Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
Auditorium Annex
Allen
Cannon
Nebraska
Allison
Congressman Cannon
Jeffries Responds After San Francisco Fight to Corbett Victory
In San Francisco Jeffries declares he is a national champion after outboxing Corbett in every round. He contests rumors of vice and says he trained faithfully for the bout, noting a glove delay benefited Corbett and that he fought with trainers to stay fresh.
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San Francisco
Jeffries
Corbett
Corbet
King Bestows Honors in Ireland Visit
London reports a large gazette of promotions and appointments to the Royal Victorian order tied to the king’s Ireland visit. Lords Londonderry and Dudley are named Knights Grand Cross, with Lord Charles Beresford Horace Curzon Plunket Sir Anthony Patrick McDonald and other Irish officials as knights commander.
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London
Royal Victorian Order
Ireland
Lord Londonderry
Lord Dudley
Charles Beresford
Horace Curzon Plunket
Anthony Patrick McDonald
Nation seeks damages after ruling revokes conviction
Carrie Nation’s Summary conviction for selling hatch ets in violation of a city ordinance was overturned by Judge Newcombe on Monday as a writ of habeas corpus was sustained due to a defective magistrate’s record. Mrs. Watson plans to refile suit in Scranton for 50,000 dollars alleging false arrest and imprisonment.
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Scranton
Carrie Nation
Newcombe
Biggest Iowa State Fair Set to Break Records in Des Moines
The Des Moines Iowa state fair opens Friday with expectations of a record turnout. Cattle entries exceed 800, likely requiring tent housing as barns hit capacity. The horse show is billed as one of the west’s greatest, with top central west importers and premier judges ready to determine winners.
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Des Moines
West
Central West
Live Stock Market Report Bids Steady to Higher Prices
The cattle market shows active demand with higher prices for desirable grades and a larger share of cornfed steers. Packers bought steadily with satisfactory prices, while grass beef appears strong. Hogs open nickel higher with mixed, late sales softer. typical ranges for various hog weights noted. Lambs and sheep show steady to strong values across grades, with feeders likewise varied.
Kansas City Live Stock Prices Mixed Across Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Kansas City market report shows cattle prices mixed with cattle fed for export and dressed beef ranges from 4.75 to 5.40 for steers, cows and heifers steady, stockers and feeders 3.00 to 4.25, bulls 2.00 to 3.36, calves 3.25 to 5.75. Hogs higher with top around 5.65 and common sales 5.20 to 5.50. Sheep and lambs steady with native lambs 3.00 to 5.60 and fed ewes 2.75 to 4.70. Texas clipped sheep 2.60 to 4.45. stockers 2.45 to 3.50.
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Texas
Opposition grows to October extraordinary session call
In Oyster Bay New York discussions among the president and aides including Shaw Hitchcock Senator Cullom and Comptroller Ridgely showed opposition to an October extraordinary session. Many lawmakers face state campaigns making a national session ill advised. No definite date set yet.
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Congress
Oyster Bay
L. I
Shaw
Hitchcock
Cullom
Ridgely
Occupation Day Observed by Manila Veterans Parade
Veterans of the Army of the Philippines marked Occupation Day with an 80 man parade in old service dress. A banquet followed where Commissioner Smith gave the main address and veterans recalled the campaign’s early occupancy of Manila and subsequent battles. Many veterans now serve in civil government roles.
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Manila
Army of the Philippines
Smith
Veterans Endorse Miles at National Encampment
At the Union Veteran Union encampment in Rochester New York a resolution commended Lieutenant General Miles for his administrative acts. The body decided to take no formal action on factional troubles stemming from the 1899 Des Moines convention. A large crowd attends and the veterans enjoy themselves.
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Rochester
N. Y
Union Veteran Union National
Miles
Bolt
Des Moines
Alaskan Boundary Commission Set to Hold First Meeting
Washington reports Ambassador Choate has informed the state department that the first meeting of the Alaskan boundary commission will be held on September 3 in the British foreign office.
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Alaskan Boundary Commission
Washington
State Department
Choate
British Foreign Office
Bank Run Ties Duluth Failure to Allied Bank Collapse
K E Johnson a trusted clerk of the Commercial Banking company is under arrest in Duluth Minn following a run on the Merchants bank. The alleged embezzlement of about 45000 funds linked the Merchants bank failure to the Commercial Banking company closure. President Smith attributed the collapse to the run triggered by the other institution's closing.
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Duluth
Minn
Commercial Banking Company
K.E. Johnson
Bank
Merchants’ Bank of
Smith
Deaf and Dumb Shave Sparks Street Laughs
A Nassau Street lawyer recounts visiting a barber shop to test if conversation could be stifled by playing deaf and dumb. Barbers exchanged quips while the shave concluded without a word spoken, and no tip given, as the jurist left.
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Nassau Street
Quack or Healer The Snake Cure Tale
A Washington Post tale recalls a physician who cured a man claiming a swallowed snake by using a colored helper and a tin bucket to induce a garter snake to emerge. Though denounced as an outlaw by peers, the physician’s practical result won public credit and fortune.
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Washington
Rock Creek Park
Washington Post
Gospel of Must: Call to Work and Moral Duty
An anonymous verse fragment from the Pittburg Dispatch extols duty and the Gospel of Must. It urges the wise to share wisdom, the good to avoid evil, and the toiler to do the right work despite coercion from societal pressures. It laments the harm of weak excuses and the costs of moral compromise.
Debt to the Bible in Fiji Folklore Tale
A visitor jeers at Fijian chiefs about missionaries and the Bible. The chief retorts by showing ceremonial sites and a stone where victims were killed and a roast wooden feast was held, claiming the missionaries and the Bible saved the visitor from the same fate.
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Fiji Islands
Courtroom Gossip Sparks Bias Denial
In a fragmentary exchange, Dolly questions a man’s presumption of influence. Madge suggests the accused tried to bias her though they are not engaged, implying past habit of visiting Dolly. The judge remains a distant reference amid the social scolding.
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Madge
Dolly
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