National Waterways Plan and Park Reorganization Urged
A call for a permanent commission to coordinate waterways work, with possible division of tasks between the reclamation service and engineers. Proposes funding from revenues or bonds and shifting park control to forest officials for Yellowstone and Yosemite. Ends urging census reforms and funding for national education offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reclamation Service
Elyillans
Corps of Engineers
Forest Service
Agricultural Department
Interior Department
Army
Congress
War Department
Yellowstone Park
Yosemite
End of Agency System in Indian Service Drains Politics
The administration aims to remove Indian service from political influence, converting agencies to superintendencies and expanding classified civil service. A secret service provision hindered transfers, while reforms expose frauds in land and timber theft, enabling enforcement and penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Service
Agency
Secret Service
Postal savings banks urged to boost thrift nationwide
A policy urging postal savings banks to expand for minimal deposits argues many Americans lack access to secure saving channels. The proposal cites 61,000 post offices versus 1,453 savings banks, advocates parcel post on rural routes, and stresses national education funding as essential to improving local systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Postal Savings Banks
Comptroller
Parcel Post
Health and Welfare Reforms Urged by President
President urges major health and public welfare reforms including food adulteration safeguards, child labor protections, and stronger federal oversight. He calls for consolidating bureaus under one department, placing Soldiers' Homes under the War Department, admitting New Mexico and Arizona as states, and federal control of interstate fisheries management to preserve resources and ensure consistent protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Printing Office
Department of Commerce and Labor
Governmnt Printing Office
Joint Committee On
Congress
Executive Department
War Department
Progress Toward Self Government in the Philippines
The United States supports gradual Filipino self government while maintaining constitutional restraint. The Philippines must master self control to govern themselves, with American leadership providing justice and protection until ready for full independence. Cuba and Porto Rico discussions note orderly self rule and exit timelines as Japan prepares for a monumental Asia exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Islands
Philippine Assembly
Asia
Japan
Filip No
Albaves
Philippines
America
United States
Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
South America
Southern Neighbors and Hawaii as U S Trade Focus
A long policy piece urges Congress to expand duties toward Latin American republics and pave the way for ocean mail service and steam lines before Panama Canal opening. It praises Panamanian project speed and Goethals teams, and calls for harbor improvements and modified labor laws to boost Hawaii’s economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Goethals
South America
Asia
Philippines
Australasia
Military Reform and Navy Upgrades Advocated in Speech
The speaker urges merit based promotion over seniority in the army highlighting risks of choosing aging, mediocre officers and recommends selection boards and early retirement for underperformers. He calls for cavalry modernization, machine gun development, a general service corps, and stronger national guard integration. He also advocates navy reform toward a general staff, eight battleships, hospital ships under medical command, and peacetime preparedness to deter war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Secretary of War
General Board
North Dakota
Delaware
Florida
Utah
Pacific
Atlantic
Annapolis
Federal role in fisheries and foreign policy
The text argues interstate trade requires federal control for fisheries and similar problems beyond single states. It notes existing scientific and regulatory machinery in the United States Bureau of Fisheries and stresses Congress should handle such issues. It asserts ten years of consistent, honorable foreign policy and consistent behavior toward nations as in private life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bureau of Education
United States
Ada
Congress
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Puget Sound
Columbia River
Oregon
Washington
Hs Teeonea
Eee
International Bureau of the American Republics
Two Americas
United Staes
Bureau of Fisheries
Fortifications and land defense of naval bases
The text argues that industrial strength alone fails without land defenses for naval and merchant fleets. Fortifications must be impregnable not only to sea assault but also to land invasion, especially in insular possessions like Hawaiii, where naval stations require strong fortifications to withstand prolonged sieges and prevent landing by hostile forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Customs Service
Secret Service
Oregon
Public Service
Executive
Legislative Branch
Secret
Congress
Hawaiii
Also Mentioned on This Page
National Parks
Senate
Neet
New Mexico
Arizona
The
Porto Rito
Porto B
Cuba
Latin America
Ocean Mail Lines
Hawaii
Sewan
Navy
National Guard
the Navy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!