Roosevelt Address at Oyster Bay July 1904 Campaign Speech
President Roosevelt asserts continuity of Republican policies, defends record, and urges trust in protectionist tariffs, fiscal soundness, and the Panama Canal project. He contrasts GOP unity with opponents who deny past promises, emphasizes enforcement against trusts, reciprocity with Cuba, and the value of honest governance for wage workers and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Republican Party
Peaceful World Relations Under Monroe Doctrine, Philippines Plan
The speaker describes improved relations with foreign nations and the Alaskan boundary settlement. The Caribbean actions in Cuba, Venezuela, and Panama are cited as evidence of a living Monroe Doctrine and a mission of justice, not aggrandizement. In the Philippines, self-government for Filipinos is being expanded gradually under American oversight, with native officials and a legislative assembly planned. The effort aims to balance power with rights, tempering self-government with civil liberty safeguards. The speech ties these aims to Lincoln’s spirit and asserts unwavering commitment to duties and international amity.
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Isthmian Canal
Treasury
McKinley
Cuba
Congress
Pacific
Atlantic
United States
Panama
Caribbean
Venezuela
Philippines
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Stability of Mountains and Earth Measurements
A London Telegraph report notes a unanimous resolution by the Association of Academies for international cooperation on precise level determinations in earthquake prone mountain chains to test stability or movement. It highlights gravity measurements to illuminate earth’s interior and crust, and cites New York land subsidence since 1875. Photography will aid research in these efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Academies
A. Geikie
London Telegraph
City of
New York
Etna
Vesuvius
Beachy Head
Packers Fight Unions in Chicago Stockyards War
Chicago on July 27 reports show Packers escalating the stock yards strike with 7,000 new hires and 100 additional teamsters quitting. Police protect entrances as seven hundred workers, including waitresses, shift to nonunion labor amid ongoing deadlock and two fatal clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Packing House Teamsters
Teamsters
Michael J. Donnelly
Butchers’ Union
John Stokes
Stokes
O'Neill
Carter Harrison
Our Diamond Imports and US Diamond Share in 1903
A consular report notes the United States buys most of the $40 million in diamonds from South African mines. It imported $8.4 million directly from the Cape in 1903, with total imports at $17.6 million. US production of precious stones amounts to $200,000. Global rough diamonds are cut and polished in Amsterdam Antwerp London and New York.
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United States
Cape of Good Hope
Amsterdam
Antwerp
London
New York
Pittsburg Post
Wanted 2 Chance Wealthy Man to beggar
A humorous exchange from Tit-Bits features a wealthy man lamenting his wretched state due to Indiges tion and a beggar pressing for a chance at riches. The dialogue highlights satire on wealth and illness in a clipped penny dreadful tone.
Arkansas fruits on display at World Fair fruit exhibit
Lemons weighing 18 ounces and pears at two pounds are shown in the Arkansas display of preserved fruit at the World's Fair Palace of Agriculture. The fruit is raised in Woodruff county, a leading fruit-raising area in east central Arkansas.
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St. Louis
Arkansas
Palace
of. Agricultur
Woodrutt County
Dominion Exhibition at Winnipeg Promises Wide Canadian Display
The Dominion Exhibition will be held in Winnipeg Manitoba with strong government support. It will showcase Canada's agricultural and industrial resources and attract visitors from the United States due to low railway rates. Expected opening by Hon Clifford Sefton adds prestige and ample hotel accommodations will be available for guests.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Dominion
United States
Clifford Sefton
Interior
The Family Record Joke in Cleveland Leader
The Cleveland Leader notes a witty exchange about the family Bible. Father asks for the Bible in the parlor center table and Mother explains it was moved after the girls grew up so the boys would not learn their ages.
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Cleveland
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Compound For Health Recovery
A Buffalo woman describes years of menorrhagia and back pain easing after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She reports sleep restoration, reduced pain, improved appetite, and gained weight, urging others to try the remedy. The letter notes a $5000 forfeiture if authenticity cannot be proven.
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Lydia
Nellie Holmes
Young Woman’s Temperance Association of
Buffalo
N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Packers
Lithcer
Wine
Arkansas Fruits
ILARD
Western Steam
T. Louis
Preva Steves
Kansas City
Orleans
Indianapolis
Boston
R. Paxton CO
Pope Bldg
Mass
Columbia Auto-Machine CO
N. 1Ith St
Losis
Fitzgerald & CO
Box K
Washington, D.C
Ynchester
Winchester
Gandy Cathartic
Ruth
Brecine Rem Co
We York
Tor
Southern Foundry CO
Owenstioro
Kentucky
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