Presidential Appeal on Trusts and Citizenship in Wheeling
President argues for national regulation of great corporations, citing industrial change since Wheeling’s founding. He urges a constitutional amendment if needed, stresses publicity and fact gathering, and asserts character and honesty are essential to citizenship and governance. The train tour continues through the city with large cheering crowds.
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President Roosevelt Tour Through Ohio on Sept 6
President Roosevelt arrived in Zanesville at 1 PM to a large cheering crowd and said he would return to Ohio later. In Columbus he recalled McKinley’s death and its national impact, urging Americans to keep his standard. Newark crowd greeted him as he travels toward Chattanooga.
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Roosevelt Greeting Crowds at Washington Courthouse
President Roosevelt arrived in Washington Courthouse during his Southern trip and was greeted by one of the largest crowds. He paused on the rear platform, received three cheers, and thanked the veterans in attendance before announcing no speech at that time and his plan to return to Ohio soon.
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Presidential train stop at Midland City draws cheers
A brief stop at Midland City as the presidential train arrived at 4 0 p m. A small crowd lined the station to cheer the president who bowed from his car rear platform and thanked them for their greeting before promising to return in a few weeks.
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President Roosevelt Tours Cincinnati Fete Crowd Meeting
President Roosevelt passed through Cincinnati spending a short time in the yards and greeting crowds at Eighth street station. He explained plans to deliver an address at the Cincinnati fall festival and noted he would join the Chattanooga firemen later, with a large turnout of railroad workers and officials observing the brief stop.
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A Five Cent Car Fare Opens Broad Ripple Link
The opening of College avenue will add 25 to 50 percent to lot values in the addition. People in Broad Ripple between the city and Broad Ripple pay a five cent car fare, easing commute in the area.
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President Roosevelt Visits Lexington and Muncie Stop
President Roosevelt arrived in Lexington Kentucky at 845 pm brief reception with a brass band and crowd of thousands. He praised Kentucky and recalled Civil War spirit. In Muncie Indiana a planning committee forms for a Sept 23 visit with a 15 minute stop and local officials to issue a proclamation.
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Atlanta Citizens To Urge Roosevelt Visit At Fair
A committee of Atlanta citizens with invites from Governor Candler Mayor Mims and the Chamber of Commerce will travel to Chattanooga to urge President Roosevelt to visit Atlanta during the Southern interstate fair in October A group from Rome Ga will meet the President there and present a souvenir cane carved from Chickamauga battlefield wood Roosevelt’s mother was born nearby Ome
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Tragic death of Bartholin linked to confessed love letters
A man identified as William Bartholin died by his own action after leaving a note and love letters found in his clothing. He had recently stayed at several farms, met J Cashman to discuss future work, then went to the scene where his body was discovered near a flax shock. The coroner holds the letters and confession as evidence. the body matches Bartholin’s description.
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Curious names among enslaved people in Leslie's Monthly
The piece notes that African names were rarely used by enslaved people due to pronunciation difficulty and the demand for names during cargo arrivals. It explains how days of the week months numbers animals gods heroes biblical characters and other names were adopted to name the hundreds of individuals arriving with each cargo.
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Names of the day used across districts in a historic labor context
The piece lists many Christian given names once common among sable workers, noting assignments and variations like Young and Old. It also recalls how freed African Americans adopted surnames after emancipation, then shifts to a domestic anecdote about balanced finances and household meals, ending with a humorous image of frugal yet inventive cooking.
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Prodigy Infant of Houston Dies After Sudden Growth
An infant born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Fechner of Houston displayed extraordinary intelligence at four months, talking plainly and expressing needs. Physicians warned the child’s mind would overpower the body, and despite visitors drawn by awe, the baby soon died as foretold.
Infant in Swaddling Clohes Senses Observers During Storm Death
An account from Houston describes an infant swaddled and calm as a severe electrical storm rolled in. The child spoke plainly with unusual intelligence and died peacefully just as the storm's tail end passed, leaving observers stunned by the event.
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Lightning kills and injures hundreds yearly in the United States
The article notes that annually seven to eight hundred people die from lightning and over a thousand are injured. It cites 4 233 animals killed in open fields, with property losses around six million dollars. Examples include Colorado sheep slaughtered by a single stroke and Iowa cattle struck or killed near fences.
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