Roosevelt avoids rigid etiquette at White House dinners
The article notes President Roosevelt favors informal dining and homey hospitality over formal protocol. It recalls Montana rancher lacking evening dress, Speaker Cannon skipping a cabinet dinner for a gridiron event, and the general ease with which invitations are declined without disrespect.
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Washington
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
White House
Europe
Montana
Speaker Cannon
Secretary Root Sets Mission to Boost U S Trade Abroad
The article notes Secretary of State Root will visit Central and South American nations to promote United States trade and friendship. It emphasizes expanding markets for American merchants, countering European influence, and reinforcing the Monroe Doctrine through direct diplomacy with sister republics.
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Root
United States
Washington
Central
South America
South American
United States Builds Legation and Embassy Posts Abroad
American efforts to acquire and build legation and embassy properties abroad gain momentum as officials seek permanent residences for diplomats. The Boxer era in Peking underscored the need for a guarded, owned presence, with Constantinople elevated to an embassy and minister Leishman securing support through Senator Knox and Secretary Root for a suitable ambassadorial residence.
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United States
Peking
Congress
Constantinople
John G. A. Leishman
Washington
Knox
Pennsylvania
Root
Consular Service Reform Under Roosevelt and Root
The article notes a shift from political appointees to a civil service system in U S consular posts. It cites past abuses of favoritism and long forgotten officials and claims the new law will bring constant changes and promotions based on merit, with officers likely to be recognized regardless of distance from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Washington
Cleveland
Germany
Roosevelt
Root
Summer in the National Capital
The article describes Washington in mid summer as a quiet, slow city like a country town. It notes few crowds, busy hours from 8 to 9 am and 4:30 to 6:30 pm with government workers, and a late evening stir as locals go to wharves and trolley cars. Police watchfulness and a mood of weariness characterize daily life.
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Washington
At -Wookera
York
Tretreetly
Tariff Revision Debate Reflects Prosperity Under Dingley Law
Kay City Tribune cites La Crosse Leader and bureau stats to argue the Dingley tariff has boosted exports and employment. It rebuts calls for reform, warns against panic, and asserts Republicans favor careful revision after electoral outcomes.
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la Crosse
West
Shaw
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Congress
Grover Cleveland
Washington
Kay City Tribune
Tariff revision sentiment questioned by western Republicans
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat piece argues that western votes in 1906 will not turn on tariff changes or meat inspection. It notes Iowa and Wisconsin show some revisionist sentiment but may not reflect nationwide Republican policy. Governors Cummins and Perkins clash over the issue, with no broad western wave backing tariff revision.
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Washington
West
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Republican Congress
Cummins
Shaw
Allisson
Perkins
National Republican Party
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Judge Rules Union Central Must Pay Hamilton County
Judge Harry S. Hoffheimer of the superior court decreed Union Central Life Insurance Co. must pay Hamilton county 182728.88 in taxes and penalties for omitted personal property from 1897 through 1901. The opinion runs 30 typewritten pages and covers every issue, marking a landmark decision with broad business implications.
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Cincinnati
Harry S. Hoffheimer
Superior Court
Union Central Life Insurance Co
Hamilton County
Gallipolis Sailor Jumps Overboard After Attempted Assault
Charles Mitchell a cabin boy on the steamer Henry M. Stanley from Gallipolis attempted to assault a 17 year old Cincinnati girl aboard near Gallipolis. He fled after breaking from the captain and jumped overboard as the vessel halted search proved inconclusive. Police in nearby towns were alerted to locate Mitchell.
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Gallipolis
Charles Mitchell
Pomeroy
Henry M. Stanley
Cincinnati
Mitchell
West Virginia
Sister Shot by Brother in Caresholded Shooting
Mrs Moses Frazier 95 of Caeshire Galia county was shot by brother Lewis Manley with a revolver and died two hours later. Conflicting accounts say the gun discharged accidentally while a boy testifies Manley aimed the weapon. Manley was arrested for a preliminary hearing in Middleport.
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Gallipolis
Moses Frazier
Caeshire
Galia
Lewis Manley
Manley
Frazier
Exhustion Kills Youth After Long Lake Swim from Lakeside
Jermain Chandler, 19, of Toledo, died from exhaustion after swimming 4.5 miles from Lakeside to Kelley’s Island. He began at 11:28 a m and was pulled from the water at 1:53 p m. His boat pace included his parents, brother and friends. He had just set a new distance record in a long series of swims.
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Sandusky
Jermain Chandler
Toledo
Lakeside
Kelley's Islands
Lakeside Hospital
Kelley's Island
Chandler
Rockefeller at Home Plea for Public Judgment
John D. Rockefeller, at his Cleveland home, asked the public to suspend judgment on Standard Oil until both sides are heard. He promised to break his silence and maintain personal contact with the public through newspapers to improve mutual understanding.
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Cleveland, D
John D. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Standard Oil Co
Protection and tariff visions from a Providence industrialist
A Providence businessman writes to the American Economist praising absolute tariff protection. He cites past predictions from 1897 on the Dingley tariff, claiming protection made the US the leading manufacturing nation and predicting it would become the world’s financial center with continued tariffs. He notes William Jennings Bryan’s recent ideas abroad.
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Providence
Ways and Means Committee
United States
Accused Gypsies Freed After Navarre Girl Testimony
Akron witnesses Nora Rohn a 13 year old girl testified she willingly visited a Gypsy camp and invited the group to take her along. She denied being hypnotized or strapped to a wagon and said she wished to join the Gypsies because her mother was hard on her.
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Akron
Navarre
Nora Rohn
Extraditable Offense and Regional Disturbances Across Ohio
Attorney General Ellis says abandonment of children is extraditable, citing frequent violations in Madison County. Former Canton tycoon T Sny der dies in Cleveland City Hospital after health and fortune declined. Coshocton miners settle wage dispute adopting 1903 scale, Massillon field remains. Conneaut sanitarium Brunton Absorbent Treatment Co. placed under receiver.
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Columbus
Ellis
C. R. Hornbeck
Madison County
Cleveland
T. Snyder
Canton
Cleveland City Hospital
Coshocton
Coshocton, O
Massillon
Conneaut, O
Brunton Absorbent Treatment Co
Brunton
Trifler Will Wear Stripes in Ohio Court
In Clinton township John Williams received a life sentence for neglecting his children as Probation Officer McCann pressed the case. The judge suspended the term pending good behavior and Williams's return to work to support his four young children after his wife’s death.
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Columbus, O
Ohio
John Williams
McCann
Clinton Township
Williams
Samuel I. Black
Safe blowers loot Greenfield post office in broad daylight
Robbers blew the post office safe during a tri country Chautauqua crowd shortage, stealing about 4000 in stamps and 1500 in cash. They cut mail sacks, scattered letters, and fled with a horse and buggy later found in Greenfield. No crew has been identified.
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Greenfield, O
Albert Ross
Greenfield
A Lad's Narrow Escape From Fire and Fall
Kenneth Douglass fell from a tombstone in a cemetery and broke his leg. While a physician treated the fracture his sister found the house on fire and the injured boy was carried out as neighbors fought the blaze to save the home in Bellefontaine Ohio.
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Bellefontaine
O—Keneth Douglass
Put Strike Breakers to Work in Chillicothe
The B and O Railroad brought 17 strike breakers to the shops in Chillicothe Ohio to replace striking boiler makers. The workers are housed fed and guarded by special police as the boiler makers promise no disturbance.
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Chillicothe, O
Dever Sues Brother for Damages Over July Wound
John M. Dever files suit in Portsmouth Ohio seeking 15230 damages from his brother Solomon Dever for a bullet wound allegedly inflicted on July 2. The Devers are prominent farmers in the area.
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Portsmouth
John M. Dever
Solomon Dever
Capt Taggart To Wed In Manila Romance
Circulating report says Capt Elmore F Taggart famous for divorce will wed a wealthy Spaniard's daughter in Manila after returning from the Philippine Islands. The marriage reportedly follows their meeting there. The story links Taggart to a Philippine-based romance and a large dowry motive.
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Taggart
Wooater
Elmore F. Taggart
Philippine Islands
Manila
Interurban Accident Fatal. Widow Hickinback? Not sure
Mason Ohio resident John Fox was struck by an Interurban car while sleeping on a platform, dying from a crushed skull and extensive injuries. In Marion, Ohio Amy Rays and John Singers planned a wedding after a long correspondence and photograph exchanges. In Columbus, Governor Harris accepted an invitation to a Maryland retirees reunion at Spring Grove Park August 8 and 9.
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Mason, O
John Fox
Ifia
Marion
Amy Rays
John Singera
Arizona
Harris
Columbus
Maryland
Spring Grove Park
Springfield
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