President Roosevelt visitors and treasury talks in Indiana notes
The Daily Journal reports on President Roosevelt’s Michigan remarks urging generosity to Cuba and reciprocal relations while noting opposition in Congress. It also covers Morgan’s alleged opposition to Roosevelt’s trust policy and potential Democratic gains, and details a movement in Indianapolis for an army post and technical school with a Committee of Ten urging local subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Technical Institute
Army Post
P. O. Box
Indianapolis
Michigan
Cuba
Oxnard
Washington
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Financier Morgan Faces Political Backlash Over Rail Merger
A 1392 influence claim links Morgan to a syndicate securing a favorable bond contract and nearly another. He backed McKinley on the monetary issue, tying his politics to business. The President’s merger injunction against Northern Pacific Burlington Great Northern agitated Morgan, whose stake in the rail combines and distrust of federal trust supervision marks a political enmity. If true, the President may be lucky in his enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Inter Ocean
J. Pierpont Morgan
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Repub-ican
Morgan
Mr. McKinley
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Great Northern
Roosevelt injury forces cancellation of western trip
The president sustained a leg injury from a Pittsfield Massachusetts collision that developed into a small abscess. Surgical examiners concluded treatment and rest were advised, leading to the cancelation of his planned Western tour while he receives care in a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Pittsfield
Mass
Columbia Club
Washington
Secretary Hay and the Roumanian Jews
Secretary Hay’s note on Roumanian Jewish persecution draws wide praise from Nordau Rothschild and Gaster as a historic stand for human liberty. It proposes negotiations for a naturalization treaty to force citizenship protection, exposing Roumania’s practice of denying native-born Jews citizenship and treating them as aliens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Roumania
Max Nordau
Lord Rothschild
London
United States
Gaster
Israel Zangwill
Planstein
New York
Educational Alliance
Bucharest
Plevna
Bertin
What Might Have Been A Bryan Trust Smashing Vision
William J Bryan, termed the peerless leader, vows to punish trust promoters by imprisonment, proposing a Democratic code treating all corporations as public enemies. The piece muses on a 1900 presidential scenario where habeas corpus could be suspended to imprison promoters and organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Bryan
Congress
Bryan's power would punish trust magnates in stripes
The author asserts Congress under Bryan would strip trust leaders like George F. Baer of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, Lewis Nixon of shipyards, William C. Whitney, J Pierpont Morgan, E C Benedict, and Perry Belmont. It claims trials and habeas corpus would be suspended, ending the trust evil and allowing business to proceed smoothly.
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Congress
Democratic Party
Bryan
George F. Baer
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
William C. Whitney
Cleveland
Whitney
Mr. Bryan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Public Manners at President's Indianapolis Visit
The piece notes Indianapolis crowds, crowd management, and President Lincoln style politeness. It contrasts city officials smoking during a procession with the President removing his hat to greet citizens, urging mutual politeness and public decorum as key to hospitable reception.
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United States
Indianapolis
Solomon
Washington
The Humorists Collide in Witty Quips and Quarrels
A collage of quips from era papers features roasts on gossip and manners. Jests reference wireless talk, lynching, smoking, and Cromwell with playful wordplay. The humorists lampoon society through brisk exchanges and sharp one liners.
Not Afraid President Roosevelts Grit Echoes In Campaign
The article highlights President Roosevelts fearless stance on political issues and bold approach to tackling challenges. It emphasizes his unwavering resolve and readiness to confront aristocratic influence while maintaining steady leadership.
President Undergoes Leg Operation After Car Accident
President was operated on for a bruise on the left leg from a trolley collision near Pittsfield Massachusetts. Surgeons removed serum, drained two ounces, dressed the wound, and he tolerated the procedure well. He rested comfortably afterward and chatted with officials.
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Pittsfield
Mass
J. H. Oliver
Roosevelt Is Removed From St. Vincent's Hospital
Thousands gather in careful, silent crowd as President Roosevelt is moved from St. Vincent's Hospital to a private car. Secret service, militia, and police guard entrances and the stretcher bears the President to the train amid restrained, hushed anticipation.
President’s Train Arrival Marred by Militiamen Crowd Action
The President’s party was met at 7:15 PM on a Pennsylvanian tracks arrival near South Street. Secret service and militia faced a hostile crowd as officers shoved people from the coaches. Officials including Secretary Root, Senator Fairbanks, and Governor Durbin observed. a party member demanded courtesy. The militiamen later apologized after being reproved by a party member on the rear platform.
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Pensylvania
South Street
Root
War Department
Fairbanks
Durbin
Beveridge
Secret Service
Turmoil at hospital as President boards car amid security sweep
Secret service and police crowded around the President to quell a ruckus as militiamen were quieted and order restored. Captain Halls remarked on the crowd while Secretary Root, Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge, and Governor Durbin accompanied the President to his car. The party then departed, the train leaving at 7:45, heading toward Washington.
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Secret-Service
Captain Halls
Secret-Service Department
Root
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Durbin
Union Station
Washington
Presidents Surgeons In Indianapolis Recall Of Roosevelt Operation
Three Indianapolis physicians from the Medical College of Indiana, Dr. John H. Oliver, Dr. George J. Cook, and Dr. Henry Jameson, were heretofore noted as key surgeons in President Roosevelt’s operation. Oliver, chief general surgeon, prepared the official statement on the injury and treatment. Cook, secretary of the medical college, praised Oliver’s statement and joined in the consensus. Jameson, dean, recalled his long service and Harrison’s fatal illness, asserting no further statement was needed beyond the joint document.
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Oliver
George J. Cook
Henry Jameson
Lung
Richardson
Cortelyou
Loeb
Scretary
War Root
Stella
Mary Joseph
Prang
Habibh
Indianapolis
Roosevelt
Medical College of Indiana
John H. Oliver
Dandridge H. Oliver
City Hospital
Medical College of
Indiana
Cook
Louisville
Harrison
Jameson
Russell B. Harrison
Dr. Cook
President Roosevelt Feasts at Hospital Supper
President Roosevelt was served a hospital supper at 5 45 by Sister Regina a nurse of the Sisters of Charity who earlier aided during the Spanish American War at Montauk Point. The president recognized her and shared pleasant greetings noting her long service to his Rough Riders during illness and recovery.
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Roosevelt
Regina
Sister Regina
Sisters of Charity
Montauk Point
Rough Riders
Cuba
Sister of Charity
Dream Foretells Roosevelt Illness At St. Vincent’s Hospital
An intern at St. Vincent’s Hospital dreamed the President became suddenly ill and was operated on there. The vision prompted staff to prepare a room as telephoned by Dr. Oliver, with Sister Stella and Secretary Cortelyou later confirming the alert. The President’s condition proved not serious and War Secretary Root carried on to Peoria.
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Roosevelt
St. Vincent's Hospital
Mace
Sister Stella
Dr. Mace
J. H. Oliver
Root
Peoria
Lil
Farewell Train Stop Marks Campaign Journey
A brief note records a political figure leaving Peoria at 11:5 last night with Senator Fairbanks and a governor accompanying him. The party bid the President farewell as baggage was unloaded from the train, continuing his campaign in the Titinois and Ohio efforts.
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Ohio
Fairbanks
Peoria
Crowd learns President in poor health after sudden hospital move
A large Meridian crowd watched a dramatic rapid departure as the President, accompanied by Governor Durbin and Secretary Cortelyou, was rushed to St. Vincent's Hospital after a covert illness. Secret Service guards and police secured hospital entrances while false rumors of brain abscess or poisoning spread before official bulletins clarified an abdominal operation was planned.
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Roosevelt
St. Vincent's Hospital
South Street
Delaware Street
Secret Service
Battery A
Hyland
Kruger
Harry Callon
Pennsylvania
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Durbin
Lieut
van Camp
Senator Fairbanks
Governor Durbin
Russel B. Harrison
Cortelyou
Indianapolis
Sen
Columbia Club
Meridian Street
Russell B. Harrison
The Pittsfield Accident Involving Roosevelt
President Roosevelt fell ill after injuries from a Sept 3 trolley crash near Pittsfield Massachusetts. Secretary Cortelyou Governor Stone and driver D J Craft were hurt while Secret Service Officer William Craig was killed. Roosevelt suffered bruises cuts and head wounds requiring abscess drainage.
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Roosevelt
Pittsfield
Mass
Cortelyou
W. Murray Stone
Massachusetts
Secret Service
William Craig
Stone
D. J. Craft
Lenox
Reporter's dash for a scoop at St. Vincent's Hospital
A journalism frenzy surrounds President's stay at St. Vincent's Hospital. Reporters breach privacy, a hopeful observer witnesses the operation, and secret service vigilance clashes with news gathering.
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