Conditions in Porto Rico cited by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt outlines progress under American administration in Porto Rico. He praises education, police, and self government, calls for full American citizenship for Porto Ricans, and urges combining insular administrations under one Washington bureau for efficiency. He notes droughts and economic gains, with sugar, tobacco, and coffee exports and warns Congress on coffee revival.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Senate
House of Representatives
Ponce
Cayey
San Juan
Arecibo
Switzerland
Tropic Islands
Spain
Insular Police
Board of Trade of
Department of War
Department of State
Theodore Roosevelt
The
White House
Spanish Dowry Linen Trade Shrinks In Spain
Spanish custom of dowries included linen sheets for each peasant. Rising linen costs have reduced this trade to a minor, dwindling practice.
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Spain
Behind on Rent Claim Sparks Shifter dispute
A tenant dispute is aired in Tit Bits with the landlord insisting the Shifter is only six months behind on rent, denying a claim he is ten years overdue. The remark frames a humorous misunderstanding of the timekeeper in question.
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Elly
Executioner Saves Watch in Vienna Street Theft
Public executioner Joseph Lang of Vienna wears a heavy gold watch and chain guarded by a thief proof hook. A pickpocket failed to steal the timepiece in a crowded Austrian capital street. the thief was captured and the watch preserved with its engravings marking the hangman’s official duties.
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Joseph Lang
Vienna
Post Office Deficit Falls Despite High Service Record
The Postmaster General reports 1905 revenues of 167.9 million and expenditures of 178.4 million, a deficit of 10.5 million. He touts efficiency gains in registry service, cites fraud-order activity, urges salary increases for federal workers, and notes improved rural mail and road conditions coordinated with the Agriculture Department.
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Washington
George B. Cortelyou
Post Office Department
Department
Registry Service
Lecy Cortelyou
Cortelyou
Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Iowa
Maine
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
Wisconsin
Colorado Boom Plans Big Advertising Push for State Resources
The Colorado State Commercial Association moves to 1647 California Street enlarging offices to 3100 square feet. It will host a new publicity bureau with revolving photo cabinets and an auditorium for twice daily Colorado lectures starting January. A $50,000 fundraising drive aims to support extensive exhibits, maps, statistics, and lectures across Colorado counties and cities.
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Denver
Colorado
Colorado State Commercial Association
California Street
Association
Colorado Resources
Los Angeles
John Turns
Pacific Coast
Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
Pueblo
Greeley
Grand Junction
Glenwood
Fort Collins
Leadville
Canon City
Durango
Department of Statistics
The
Commercial Association
Franchise sustained in Denver gas and electric case
Judge Peter L. Palmer cleared the quo warranto suit challenging Denver Gas and Electric’s twenty year franchise. He ruled any property owner subject to assessment qualified as a voting elector, making further prosecution unnecessary. The state rested and gave notice of appeal. Palmer issued judgment for the Light company.
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Denver
Peter L. Palmer
Denver Gas and Electric Company
The
Light Company
Palmer
Silverstein
Stidger
Supreme Court
the Light Company
Corporation
Charges Against Shea in 1905 Teamsters Strike
A witness testified in Chicago that Cornelius Shea planned using dynamite to kill strike-breakers during the 1905 strike. The conspiracy allegedly included placing strike pickets on the police as sworn special officers to guard strike-breakers.
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Chicago
Cornelius Shea
United Brotherhood of Teamsters
Shea
Horatio Mann Emulates Detectives in Small-Town Tale
In a humorous tale set in a coastal town, Horatio Mann idolizes Detective Flynn and seeks a police career. Flynn quizzes him on detective work, denigrates romantic notions, and explains the shift from chase-driven myth to methodical arrest. The exchange highlights respect for patrolmen and the old era of police work.
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Barney Flynn
Horatio Mann
Horatio
Flynn
Policeman Flynn
Prerogative Quip: Speech Talks at Home
A brief exchange from the Houston Post shows a speaker dismissing public speaking as easy and joking that he should practice speeches to his wife when alone. The remark hints at private negotiations or humor about performance in daily life.
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Houston Post
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Executioner
U. S. Post Office
Errl Cortelyou
Plans OF State Commercial Association
Joseph B. Bowles
the Century Co
Gunner
Guyer
Chicago Daily News
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