Roosevelt Speech Sparks Canal and Flood Policy Debate
The record reviews Roosevelt's speech excerpts on Panama Channel control and South American visits, notes U.S. river regulation plans under Wilson, and contrasts Newlands River Regulation Bill with the Mississippi levee approach. It cites debates between federal river authority and state levee-focused groups amid ongoing flood concerns.
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Ashurst
Arizona
United States Senate
Dayton
Ohio
Congress
Newlands
Washington
National Reclamation Association
National Irrigation Association
New Orleans
Waterways Commission
Board of River Regulation
Panama Canal
Washington Department
Wilson
War Department
Old School of Thought
Mississippi Valley Levees Association
Memphis
Cairo
The
Gulf
Mississippi River
Hawthorne Describes Atlanta Prison as “Living Hell”
Julian Hawthorne after release from the Atlanta federal penitentiary recounts life as a convict. He brands the prison under Warden Moyer as cruel and repressive with brutal conditions. Dr. W J Morton corroborates claims of inadequate food and harsh treatment, calling it near slow murder.
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Julian Hawthorne
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta
Moyer
Hawthorne
W. J. Morton
New York
Morton
Acquitted Son Struggles With Guilt After Murder Trial
In a tense dinner scene a man named Jacques is acquitted of killing his unfaithful wife but faces isolation and paranoia. He recalls his motive, vows revenge, and wanders into a garden where memories of his bride and his harsh judgment from his father haunt him. The tale ends with fragments of memory and waning hope.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Latin America
Rooseelt
Progressive National Service
Pers
C. M. Penfield
Progressive Service Board
New York Morning Papers
J. Roosevelt
Brazil
Chile
Panama
Colombia
United States
New Granada
Roosevelt
Jacques
Mme. Edmonds
Loos
Frank
Sal
Jacqui
Europe's Most Costly Hotel and Trouville Reflections
A historical column contrasts Trouville's expense with English hotel charges, noting high prices at Hotel des Roches Nores and lavish French spending. The piece shifts to a dramatic scene of a murder trial and a woodside confrontation, culminating in a suicide and letters from a sweetheart.
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Trouville
Europe
Hotel Des Roches Nores
France
Strand Magazine
Diaz and Mexico Elections Hover Over Washington Watch
A Washington letter surveys Diaz possibly returning to power in Mexico, the 1911 election date of October 26, and the stances of Huerta and rebel leaders. It notes candidates like Gamboa and Francisco de la Barra, debating eligibility rules and the succession question amid Elba fantasies and U.S. diplomacy.
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Victo
Ocheo
Mexico
Napoleon Merte
Diaz
Theodore Roosevelt
Elba
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
United States
Porfirio Riaz
Victoriano Huerta
John Lind
Mexican Republic
Wilson
Huerta
Senor Gamboa
Gamboa
Francisco de la Barra
Carranza
Coahuila
Washington
Editorial on tobacco use and gender norms sparks debate
A Colier's Weekly excerpt argues there is no logical reason to deny women cigarette or pipe smoking. The editors admit contrary feelings but defend equal liberty, noting the author would prefer restraint yet cannot deny the case for pleasure across genders.
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Stern
Logic
Tiglath-Pileser
Collier’s Weekly
There Is Danger in Dictatorship Under Huerta
The article condemns General Huerta for dissolving constitutional immunity and ruling by force. It notes President Wilson’s warning to Huerta about Mexican deputies imprisoned in Mexico City. It argues Huerta acts like a dictator and warns that this is a bad year for dictators.
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Huerta
Mexical Congress
Wilson
Mexico City
United States
New York Herald
Bronte Poems Sell For 39 Pounds Despite Low Sales
The Pall Mall Gazette notes Emily Bronte’s poems sold five copies for 39 pounds, while three sisters had printed a volume despite warnings. Over a year the publisher moved only two copies, with the rest given away or sold as waste paper.
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Bronte
Emily Bronte
Three Sisters
Charlotte
Gratis
Pall Mall Gazette
Osbornitis and prison camaraderie praised by inmate peers
The piece notes the convict's reactions to prison life, praising the fine fellows and the inmates' courage, feeling, and neighborly care. It questions how these admirable traits could have affected him or others had they shown them in the world.
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Osbornitis
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